Wind

The first of the new wind farms to start generating electrically will be Šilale II in Lithuania where 11 wind turbines are already standing.

COP27 has seen nine new countries join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, pledging to a rapid ramp up of offshore wind in order to tackle the climate and energy security crises.

After working together on several projects dating back 25 years, this partnership will focus on servicing the renewable offshore wind requirements of the North-eastern US.

Stora Enso and Voodin Blade Technology GmbH have signed a partnership agreement to develop sustainable wind turbine blades from wood.

Consortium partners Orascom Construction PLC, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and ENGIE, along with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the New & Renewable Energy Authority, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build, own, and operate a new 3 GW wind farm in Egypt.

Power production from the first turbine in the floating wind farm Hywind Tampen in the North Sea has started. The power was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea.

Located in the municipality of Ljusdal, the 70 MW Riberget wind project will be equipped with 11 of Siemens Gamesa’s SG 6.6-170 wind turbines.

Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Mayflower Wind, succeeding Michael Brown.

The company has received the permit to build a large scale offshore wind farm – Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VII.

WindESCo recently worked alongside Greencoat Capital and its turbine original equipment manufacturer to further increase the output and profitability of its wind farm.

Peterson has been awarded a contract to provide facilities management for shared access to the onshore converter stations for two major offshore wind farms, Dogger Bank C and Sofia.

Horizon Ocean Management and Rovco have signed a memorandum of understanding for through-life subsea asset integrity and balance of plant survey solutions for the Japanese offshore wind market.

The nine Siemens Gamesa SG114 turbines have a total output of 20 MW and supply as much green electricity as approximately 15 000 households consume.

Source Energie and Galileo have entered into a long-term joint development venture, named Source Galileo, with a plan to develop over 5 GW of offshore and onshore renewable energy and storage projects in Ireland, Norway, and the UK.

The order from Apex Clean Energy consists of 50 V162-6.2 MW turbines delivered in 6 MW operating mode.