Wind

ONYX InSight has signed a deal with Rio Energy to bring advanced predictive maintenance to the Brazilian market.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners enter into joint venture to develop offshore wind in Hokkaido, Japan.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won an order to connect the Shetlands to the UK transmission system, meaning wind energy generated on the islands will contribute to the UK’s decarbonisation target.

According to Sarens, full offshore wind energy potential could be unlocked through floating offshore wind, as wind farms would not be restricted to shallower waters.

Tri Global Energy has achieved the status of the number one developer of wind projects in Texas, US for 2Q20.

A scarecrow system for wind farms has proven effective in a year-long trial with Galloper Wind Farm in the UK.

CMS Energy has announced it has purchased a majority stake in Aviator Wind, a 525 MW wind energy project in Texas, US.

Dropsafe has called for more to be done about dropped object prevention in the offshore wind industry following the release of G+ Global Offshore Wind Safety Organisation 2019 statistics.

GIEK (The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency) has quadrupled its offshore wind portfolio.

Avangrid Renewables has sold 85% ownership of the Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm to WEC Energy Group for approximately US$235 million.

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership announces £2 million support package for UK offshore wind supply chain.

Jan De Nul Group has started transportation of the pin piles for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm.

DNV GL provides technical and market advice to Tokyo Gas on US$22 million investment in Principle Power floating wind technology.

Maxime Degaldi has been appointed as Airswift’s China Country Manager, with the aim to help the company with its expansion into the Asian renewables market.

Geoquip will deploy three of its vessels to drill boreholes and carry out tests for a US windfarm project.