Wind

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

An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change.

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Dongfang Electric Corporation to supply cables for their newest 10 MW offshore wind turbine prototype in China.

ACWA Power has signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan for developing, building and operating a 240 MW wind power project.

DEME has successfully completed the installation of 58 monopile foundations and two offshore substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

Duke Energy Renewables has announced that its 200 MW Mesteño Windpower project in Starr County, Texas, US, began commercial operation on 31 December 2019.

Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo are focusing on finding ways to increase Brazil’s offshore wind power generation capacity.

SSE Renewables has welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to grant consent enabling the repowering of the Tangy wind farm on the Kintyre peninsula, Scotland.

Vestas has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in Vietnam with a 50 MW order from Tra Vinh Wind Power Co. Ltd. (TWPC).

Seven industrial partners have been awarded funding for a demonstration project in Denmark using offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy continues to demonstrate that sustainability can be present in every step it takes as a company, including its funding strategy. In less than a year, it has accumulated €1.48 billion in green guarantee lines.

In October 2018, Ørsted acquired Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE). Since then, areas of the business have been systematically integrated to ensure an effective operating model capitalising on the capabilities from both companies.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced the firm order to supply wind turbines for the 448 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind power project, being developed by the utility EDF Renewables in Scotland.

Until the offshore wind industry uses its data effectively to quantify the impact of offshore conditions over turbine lifetime, offshore wind will continue to face high operational costs, miss initially modelled power output capacity, and as a consequence suffer increased financing costs.

Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, has announced that international marine contractor Van Oord has selected the patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for Windpark Fryslân.