Wind

Vestas has secured a 21 MW order with wpd AG in Taiwan that includes five V117-4.2 MW turbines with 91.5 m towers in two wind projects.

Global industry organisations representing wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long duration energy storage and geothermal energy industries have officially joined forces under one Global Renewables Alliance, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding at COP27.

The Board of Directors appoints Christian Bruch as new Chairman of Siemens Gamesa.

COWI has been awarded a master service agreement by Equinor, focusing on support with offshore wind projects and low-carbon solutions.

Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development.

The 86 MW wind farm in southern Sweden has achieved commercial operation on schedule. The site consists of 20 Vestas V150 turbines, each with an installed capacity of 4.3 MW.

ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Sovereign Fund of Egypt to explore a joint investment in the 1.1 GW wind energy project, located in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.

Certex UK has partnered with its sister company, Mennens, to win a major construction project contract on the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm.

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.