Wind

Following an international tender process, Vestas has secured a 75 MW order for the Cloncreen wind project in County Offaly, Ireland.

Diab plans to use SABIC’s LNP™ COLORCOMP™ compound to refine the core material of wind turbine blades, which will result in greater energy generation.

Rystad Energy projects 2021 will have a global installed offshore wind capacity rise of 37% from 2020 figures, with China contributing 63% of this expected growth.

According to a new report published by FTI CL Consulting, the interconnector between the UK and Germany will play a key role in meeting net-zero targets.

The company has won a 36 MW order for the Sandy Knowe wind project in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

Phase two of EDF Renewables’ Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm will use floating wind technology.

Magnora has entered into an agreement to establish a floating wind company: Magnora Floating Wind.

Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados SAS has awarded Saipem a contract for the Courseulles-sur-Mer Offshore Wind Farm in Normandy, France.

The company has acquired a 49% interest in the 1200 MW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project, after signing an agreement with PKN ORLEN.

Fortum’s two newly commissioned wind power parks in Finland and Norway have now commenced production of clean energy.

bp and Equinor are set to develop the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind projects together in the US.

SABIC has released a new compound which is based on nanotechnology, and can be utilised in the wind energy industry.

Shell is to acquire a 51% stake in Simply Blue Energy’s Emerald Project, a floating wind farm located in the Celtic sea, Ireland.

The companies are planning to fly a kite to a significant height in order to utilise high-altitude winds for generating clean-electricity.

The first turbine at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm – located in the Danish North Sea – is now in place, and will soon begin to deliver fossil-free electricity.