Wind

MHI Vestas confirmed a key localisation component in Taiwan as it signed a contract with Swancor for the supply of materials used in blade manufacturing.

GE Renewable Energy has announced its plan to recruit more than 200 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France.

Equinor, Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and the Korean power company Korea East-West Power (EWP) have formed a consortium to develop the floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea.

The region anticipates 9.5 GW of additional wind power development through 2028

Over the past few months, the consortium has been analysing the possibility and conditions required to build one or several wind power hubs in the North Sea.

Global wind power capacity additions are expected to sit at an annual average of 71 GW from 2019–2023 and 76 GW from 2024–2028, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Company for the Rolling Hills wind power project for a total of 429.3 MW, the largest repowering order to date in North America.

Forbes has reported that renewable energy sources have surpassed coal for the first time in the US since the inception of the US electrical power system in the nation’s monthly electricity generation mix.

The National Trust is set to sell all of its £1 billion fossil fuel assets, saying it no longer wants to be invested in companies that are not contributing to the effort to tackle climate change.

WindEurope, Cefic and the European Composites Industry Association have created a cross-sector platform to advance novel approaches to the recycling of wind turbine blades.

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has expressed its support for two bills introduced in the US Senate that would extend the offshore wind investment tax credit.

GE Renewable Energy has announced its plan to recruit more than 200 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France.

RTE is reporting that the energy company Energia has announced a €3 billion investment in renewable energy generation in Ireland over the next 5 years. It will create 200 direct jobs and 3000–5000 construction jobs.

Repsol will develop two wind farms and a solar power plant with a combined installed capacity of 800 MW.

Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Co. for the rolling hills wind power project for a total of 429.3 MW, the largest repowering order to date in North America.