Wind

GE has signed a contract with Phuong Mai Wind Power JSC to provide turbines and technical advisory services to the Phuong Mai 1 wind farm, Vietnam.

Incus-owned Scana Offshore AS has been awarded a mooring contract by Kvaerner ASA to provide anchoring equipment to Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm.

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has announced the launch of a tender process for a new 100 MW wind power plant, as part of Uzbekistan’s renewable energy strategy.

The signing of the 15-year contract between Ørsted and Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. will help build a service operation vessel to maintain and operate Ørsted's Greater Changhua offshore wind farms.

The California Energy Commission has awarded Aker Solutions and Cognite a US$2 million grant for their NextWind Real Time Condition Monitoring project.

According to Frost & Sullivan, volatile oil prices and the increasing demand for energy worldwide is encouraging governments to harness renewable energy potential, driving the global market for wind turbine materials.

Clir Renewables emphasises the importance of monitoring and optimising wind assets to avoid performance shortfalls.

Equinor’s plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm have been approved by The Ministry of Petroleum and Industry.

Oceaneering International Services Ltd has been awarded a contract from Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited to complete seabed route and debris clearance for a wind farm in Scotland.

The completion of Sage Draw Wind project brings Ørsted's onshore operational installed capacity to 1.3GW.

Van Oord is completing the final tests of its new Deep Dig-It trenching machine, designed and engineered in collaboration with sub-sea technology experts Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.

Fugro’s Houston laboratory has recently doubled its advanced soil testing capacity to meet the growing demand from offshore wind projects in the US.

Brayton Point is being transformed from a coal-fired power plant to a sustainable logistics and manufacturing centre, a renewable energy hub and an international seaport.

India could face over 21.6% or 3 GW of solar PV and wind installations being delayed as a result of the country’s lockdown, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Iberdrola is strengthening its position in the floating offshore sector with the development of two innovative demonstration projects.