Wind

A six-week pilot programme transitioning skills from oil and gas to the wind industry has seen success in Grangemouth and Aberdeen.

Ares Management Alternative Credit funds has signed an agreement with Eni to acquire a stake in Plenitude’s share capital.

RWE Renewables Australia’s 1 GW Theodore wind farm project has received state planning approval from the Queensland Government.

Construction is underway on the extensions to ScottishPower Renewables’ Arecleoch and Kilgallioch wind farms, enhancing the energy capacity and environmental enrichment of both sites.

BayWa r.e. has been commissioned by Stora Enso to jointly develop several onshore wind projects on Stora Enso’s land in Sweden.

Fugro is set to provide integrated site characterisation for TotalEnergies and RWE’s Windbostel offshore wind projects.

Ventyr has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation on Sørlige Nordsjø II in Norway.

Van Oord's new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas has been christened in Rotterdam.

Muir Mhòr offshore wind farm has received planning approval for onshore infrastructure to connect the project to the National Grid.

The Crown Estate has announced the award of rights to develop a new generation of floating offshore wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England, with new opportunities for job creation and economic growth.

Energinet’s part of the Thor offshore wind project is complete, meaning green electricity for 1 million households can be fed into the electricity grid.

RenewableUK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council have released a new report showing that the number of people working in the offshore wind industry has risen from just over 32 000 two years ago to nearly 40 000 today – an increase of 24%.

TotalEnergies has been awarded an offshore sea concession in the North Sea, enabling the development of 1 GW of offshore wind capacity.

BeWild has completed the first fully remote ecology survey at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

RenewableUK has revealed that global operational offshore wind capacity is up 14% in the last 12 months, reaching 85 GW.