Wind

Turkey’s renewable energy production is receiving a boost with a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan of US$37 million to finance the expansion of the Kiyikoy wind farm.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a new wind analysis team.

General Electric employed FPT Global to supply electrical and mechanical technicians for the 38 unit Tsugaru Wind Farm located in Aomori, Japan.

Total and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement where Banque des Territoires will take a 50% equity stake in Total Quadran’s portfolio of solar and wind energy assets in France.

The European ‘INNTERESTING’ project aims to accelerate wind energy technology development and to extend the lifetime of wind turbine components. The kick-off meeting took place 15-16 January 2020 at KU Leuven facilities, Belgium.

Wessex Archaeology Ventures Ltd. has announced the launch of Trident Archäologie, a company which will provide marine archaeological services to the offshore renewables market.

New figures from Clir Renewables, a cloud-based AI platform, show that the company’s assets have increased three-fold since the end of 2018.

EDP Renewables has announced the signing of an agreement with ENGIE to create a co-controlled 50/50 joint-venture in fixed and floating offshore wind.

DEME Offshore has reached a milestone with the installation of turbine number 2200.

Vestas has received a 60 MW order from Eurowind Energy A/S for the Janikowo wind project which will be located in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province in Poland.

Cenergy Holdings has announced that its subsidiary Hellenic Cables has reached an agreement with Semco Maritime A/S for the supply of inter-array cables for the Mayflower Wind project, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC.

Construction is underway on offshore wind farms near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

EDF Renewables (EDF R) has announced plans to develop a wind farm called Garn Fach in partnership with 14 local farming families. The wind farm which will be located south of Newtown, Powys, Wales.

Pattern Energy Group Inc. has announced that it has closed financing and started construction on the repowering of its Gulf Wind facility located in Kenedy County, Texas, US.

Magnomatics will contribute to the ongoing growth of cleaner renewable energy through their Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator technology for offshore wind.