Wind

Wood Mackenzie discusses the achievements and challenges of the wind industry in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Black & Veatch provided ING Bank with technical assessment and construction monitoring services to help the deal reach financial close.

Glasgow Caledonian University students have designed a VR game which will help wind turbine technicians to regularly refresh their safety training.

In central US, the Southwest Power Pool recorded that wind supplied 62% of electricity demand on Saturday 7 March 2020.

Siemens will provide equipment for the ESP of Mayflower Wind, an offshore wind project in the US.

Lamprell is set to provide WTG substructures for the Seagreen offshore wind farm, once the contract has been finalised.

PGNiG has stated that they will be updating their company strategy to include a renewables business segment.

A consortium consisting of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Saipem and Boskalis will design, construct and install the foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm.

According to Rystad Energy, the offshore wind market is on course to overtake offshore oil and gas due to a slump in oil demand and ambitious renewables targets.

Subsea 7 will transport and install foundations and inner array cables for Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1 – 4 offshore wind farm.

EDF Renewables North America and ONYX InSight are to collaborate on wind turbine monitoring systems.

DNV GL has continued to inspect wind turbines in the US, Poland, China, Sweden and the UK, despite the difficulties of COVID-19 imposed travel restrictions.

The transmission assets of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm, UK, is to be sold to Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension, as chosen by Ofgem.

EDF Renewables, Enbridge Inc. and wpd have finalised financial agreements and will proceed to construct the Fécamp offshore wind farm off the coast of Northwest France.

DEME Offshore, part of DEME Group will join Neptune Energy’s PosHYdon hydrogen project in the North Sea.