U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that wind is now the top renewable source of electricity generation in the US, with annual wind generation totalling 300 million MWh in 2019, exceeding hydroelectric generation by 26 million MWh.
In a joint pilot project called 'DemoSATH', the RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies will start testing a floating platform for wind turbines off the Basque Coast in 2021.
In line with its commitment to deliver cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy in Africa, Siemens Gamesa has sealed a contract to build the first renewable energy installation in the Republic of Djibouti.
RWE and European Energy A/S have entered into a multiyear offtake agreement, that the Danish developer of renewable projects will deliver 3000 GWh of green energy to RWE.
Clir Renewables, a provider of performance assessment software for wind energy, has announced the recruitment of Didier Frávega, as the firm expands the reach of its wind optimisation platform across Latin America.
Fugro’s multipurpose vessel ‘Fugro Pioneer’ left the Port of Sunderland in the UK in early February to kick off a 6-month offshore cable route site investigation and survey campaign for innogy’s Sofia offshore wind farm.
A recent analysis by Rystad Energy showed that global offshore wind projects starting up in 2020 will make it the year with the highest ever use of steel jacket foundations for new developments.
Petrofrac has successfully handed over the BorWin3 offshore wind grid connection project in the German North Sea to the German/Dutch transmission grid operator, TenneT.
The JP¥100 billion Akita offshore wind farm project in Japan has successfully reached financial close.
Clearway Energy Group, through its ownership interest in Repowering Partnership II LLC, has completed its second wind repowering project.
The EDF Group has bought a 50% interest in the Codling offshore wind farm project in Ireland from Hazel Shore.
Corvalent has announces CAT-APM. Short for ‘Connected Asset Technologies-Application Performance Management’, CAT-APM’s Well-Monitoring system is well-suited for the remote monitoring of Wind and Solar energy production using a customer’s existing sensors, or those provided by Corvalent.
Enel has bought software from Powel to increase their revenues from power generation.
The 63 MW Herrera Complex will contain the first SG 4.5-145 wind turbines and have a 4.5 MW power rating.
Enel Green Power has been awarded 80 MW in the first renewable tender held by the Italian state-owned energy service company Gestore Servizi Energetici.