The SOV will provide service and maintenance for in the offshore wind parks Global Tech I and Trianel Windpark Borkum I in the North Sea. The home port is Bremerhaven, Germany. Siemens Gamesa is deeply committed to sustainability and has set the ambitious target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040. This includes emissions produced by … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa continues on its path to zero emissions by 2040 with commissioning of new hydrogen-ready Service Operation Vessel
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EDPR is awarded with 25 MW for a PV project located in Hungary
EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, has been awarded with 25 MW for its Nyirseg PV project located in Hungary. The award means that the project will benefit from a CfD valued at 15.73 HUF/MWh (circa 42.5€/MWh) for a period of 15 years. The construction of the project will start … Continue reading EDPR is awarded with 25 MW for a PV project located in Hungary
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Achieving BOEM’s Offshore Wind Path Forward Will Create New Federal Revenue and U.S. Jobs
Offshore wind is set to become America’s newest domestic source of clean energy and a key part of our nation’s clean power future, and as ACP’s latest report demonstrates, that also means American jobs, economic growth, and billions in federal revenue. This year, the Biden administration set an ambitious but achievable goal of reaching 30 … Continue reading Achieving BOEM’s Offshore Wind Path Forward Will Create New Federal Revenue and U.S. Jobs
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ENGIE & Equinor launch the H2BE project to kick-start low-carbon hydrogen market in Belgium
In February, energy groups ENGIE and Equinor announced an MoU to develop low carbon hydrogen projects together. Now the two companies move forward and announce the H2BE project which aims to develop production of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in Belgium. The Belgian federal government released its Hydrogen Strategy on 29 October and the H2BE … Continue reading ENGIE & Equinor launch the H2BE project to kick-start low-carbon hydrogen market in Belgium
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Norway needs more onshore and offshore wind power to keep up with growing energy demand
In November WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the Norwegian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and met with Energy State Secretary Amund Vik, Secretary General in the Energy Mnistry Andreas Eriksen and the Energy Regulator Kjetil Lund. Norway is set to install 1GW of onshore wind this year, bringing it to almost 5GW – up … Continue reading Norway needs more onshore and offshore wind power to keep up with growing energy demand
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Spain issues plan for up to 3 GW offshore wind energy by 2030
Spain approved its first Offshore Wind Roadmap last week. It aims to kickstart the deployment of offshore wind with a view to having up to 3 GW operating by 2030. Given Spain’s geography it’ll all be floating offshore wind. Ports and shipyards across Spain already play a key role in the supply chain for offshore … Continue reading Spain issues plan for up to 3 GW offshore wind energy by 2030
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Vestas wins a 235 MW wind turbine order from Invenergy in the US
Vestas has secured a 235 MW order for V150-4.2 MW wind turbines and V136-3.45 MW turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode from Invenergy to power the Sapphire Sky wind project in Illinois, USA. “We are pleased to once again partner with Invenergy, a world leader in sustainable energy, and expand the renewable energy sector in … Continue reading Vestas wins a 235 MW wind turbine order from Invenergy in the US
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Vestas wins an order for 99 MW of wind turbines in Brazil
Vestas received an order for a wind farm in Brazil that includes the supply of 22 V150-4.5 MW turbines, as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service contract. Deliveries are scheduled for 2023 and commissioning for 2024. Client and project are not disclosed.Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner in sustainable … Continue reading Vestas wins an order for 99 MW of wind turbines in Brazil
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Chinese companies to build largest wind farm in Bosnia
A consortium of Chinese companies will build an 84 megawatt (MW) wind farm in southwestern Bosnia, which will be the largest in the Balkan country, at a cost of about 100 million euros ($112.6 million), a regional official said on Wednesday. “The works on the Ivovik wind farm should begin in the spring,” Ivan Vukadin, … Continue reading Chinese companies to build largest wind farm in Bosnia
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Photovoltaic and concentrated solar power production and wind energy production
The new rise in gas prices and CO2 records bring futures to maximum prices again. The consecutive CO2 prices records of recent weeks and a new rebound in gas prices are driving electricity futures prices to historical prices in markets of central Europe, or close to historical highs in others markets such as the Iberian. … Continue reading Photovoltaic and concentrated solar power production and wind energy production
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Offshore wind power generation in Japan
Japan has declared its goal to be carbon neutral by 2050, and the government intends to increase the number of offshore wind power plants (OWPPs) to the greatest extent possible. It has completed public tenders to produce 1.57GW in general sea areas other than ports (ippan kaiiki). It also plans to pursue projects to produce … Continue reading Offshore wind power generation in Japan
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China to add 70% of new global wind power up to 2030
China is forecast to account nearly 70% of new wind power capacity additions globally within a decade boosted by the country’s robust electricity demand. Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie in its fourth quarter forecast expects a 69 gigawatts (GW) increase in new wind power capacity additions globally for the period of 2021 to 2030 with 48GW … Continue reading China to add 70% of new global wind power up to 2030
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Rio Tinto breaks ground on solar, wind power project at QMM in Madagascar
In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner, CrossBoundary Energy (CBE), have laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, southern Madagascar. The ceremony took place in the Ehoala Park area, … Continue reading Rio Tinto breaks ground on solar, wind power project at QMM in Madagascar
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Siemens Gamesa to install two offshore wind power plants in Denmark
Swedish power company Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Vesterhav Nord (176 MW) and Vesterhav Syd (168 MW) offshore projects. Both wind farms will be equipped with 41 SG 8.0-167 Direct Drive wind turbines and their installation will be completed during 2023.The agreement with Vattenfall includes a three-year service contract. Siemens Gamesa … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa to install two offshore wind power plants in Denmark
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ENOVA acquires two wind farms from Danish energy supplier EWII
Wind pioneer ENOVA has bought two wind farms with a total capacity of 26 megawatts from Danish energy supplier EWII. In Görlitz, Saxony, the 18-MW Ludwigsdorf wind farm consists of ten Enercon E-66 turbines dating from 2004. At the 8-MW Meschede wind farm, four Vestas V-90 turbines have been producing environmentally friendly electricity in the … Continue reading ENOVA acquires two wind farms from Danish energy supplier EWII
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Vattenfall gives go-ahead for Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farms
Vattenfall has taken the final investment decision for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord adding 344 MW of fossil free electricity capacity to the Danish energy system towards 2023. With the final investment decision at a value of 769 MEUR Vattenfall and its suppliers will initiate the last stage of the development of the two offshore … Continue reading Vattenfall gives go-ahead for Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farms
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Swift Current Energy secures 196 MW of wind power from Nordex
Swift Current Energy (“Swift Current”), a leading North American clean energy platform, has signed an agreement with the Nordex Group to purchase 41 N149 / 4.X wind turbines for Swift Current’s Castle Gap wind project downtown. from Texas. Both parties have also signed a service contract that covers five years of operation and maintenance. Nordex … Continue reading Swift Current Energy secures 196 MW of wind power from Nordex
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Serbia to develop 11.3 GW of solar and wind energy projects
Serbia’s draft program of economic reforms for the period 2022-2024 envisages the implementation of state projects for the construction of wind farms with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) and solar power plants with a capacity of 8,300 MW. Serbia drafts the economic reforms program every year as a candidate country for EU membership in … Continue reading Serbia to develop 11.3 GW of solar and wind energy projects
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The first 5 Green Hydrogen storage tanks arrive in Puertollano
These tanks manufactured in Asturias are specifically designed for this plant, with a special thickness to withstand the pressure of about 60 Bars and store 2,700 kilos of H2. Each tank has a volume of 133 m3 and dimensions of 23 metres high and 2.8 metres in diameter and weighs 77 tonnes empty. Two cranes … Continue reading The first 5 Green Hydrogen storage tanks arrive in Puertollano
Continue readingWind power is already the first technology in the electrical system
The wind energy sector is a key element for Spain’s economic recovery in the short term and for industrial and business competitiveness, which generates quality employment, puts downward pressure on electricity prices and exports services, goods and equipment, positioning our country as an international reference.In 2020, even with the pandemic situation, the wind sector has … Continue reading Wind power is already the first technology in the electrical system
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