Low-level jet streams, also known as low-level jets (LLJs), behave in powerful and complex ways that can impact numerous American lives and livelihoods. Winds that blow along the U.S. coastline hit the homes of over 128 million people; that same wind energy has the potential to bring ashore a tidal wave of clean, renewable electricity … Continue reading NREL, GE Research Team Find Critical Adjustments To Improve Wind Turbine Design
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OX2 enters conditional contract for the delivery of monopile foundations to two offshore wind farms in Sweden
OX2 has entered a conditional agreement with EEW SPC on delivering monopile foundations for two of the offshore wind farms OX2 is developing in Sweden together with Ingka Investments. The agreement will enable OX2 and Ingka Investments to start realising the projects following grant of final permit. According to the agreement, EEW Special Pipe Constructions … Continue reading OX2 enters conditional contract for the delivery of monopile foundations to two offshore wind farms in Sweden
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RWE and Northland Power choose Havfram Wind to transport wind turbines for Nordseecluster
RWE and Northland Power select the Norwegian company Havfram Wind as preferred supplier for their 1.6-GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast.Havfram Wind will provide transport and installation support of a minimum of 104 Vestas offshore wind turbines starting in 2026. The Nordseecluster is expected to supply green electricity to the equivalent of 1,600,000 … Continue reading RWE and Northland Power choose Havfram Wind to transport wind turbines for Nordseecluster
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EDP Renewables and Vestas join forces to boost local employment in Southern Italy
The two companies launch the ‘Keep it Local’ program which offers 20 young people from Southern Italian regions professional training in the wind energy sector. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the fourth largest wind and solar energy producer worldwide with a presence in 28 markets, and Vestas, a leading company in the manufacture, sale, installation, and … Continue reading EDP Renewables and Vestas join forces to boost local employment in Southern Italy
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Nordex achieves orders for 1.0 GW of wind power in the first quarter of 2023
Nordex achieves wind turbine order intake of 1.0 GW in the first quarter of 2023.Nordex recorded an order intake for 177 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,021 MW in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1/2022: 1,165 MW). The average sales price in euros per megawatt of capacity (ASP) was EUR 0.90 million/MW and … Continue reading Nordex achieves orders for 1.0 GW of wind power in the first quarter of 2023
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Anticipation of Wind Energy Growth Across Africa
The Global Wind Energy Council and EnergyNet, the organisers of the Africa Energy Forum, have entered into a partnership that offers Africa’s wind energy industry a crucial platform to advocate for the technology as part of Africa’s present and future energy mix. As such, GWEC’s Africa WindPower initiative, supported by GET.invest, has been made the … Continue reading Anticipation of Wind Energy Growth Across Africa
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Wind energy and solar power industry is the new driving force for development in North China
Outside the wind power wind turbine factory in Hohhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a truck loaded with wind turbine components moves slowly. In the factory, workers walk around the wind turbines and tighten the bolts with wrenches. The plant is operated by the Inner Mongolia Dongfang Wind Company. It mainly assembles wind turbine … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power industry is the new driving force for development in North China
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Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022
Ember’s fourth annual Global Electricity Review aims to provide the most transparent and up-to-date overview of changes in global electricity generation in 2022 and a realistic summary of how “on track” the electricity transition is for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees. The report analyses electricity data from 78 countries representing 93% of global electricity … Continue reading Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022
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DoE Announces Strategy for Offshore Wind Deployment
On Thursday March 29, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced its offshore wind strategy to advance the deployment of offshore wind energy in the United States. The strategy reflects the DOE’s comprehensive approach for accelerating a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035 and a net-zero economy by 2050. The Opportunity and the VisionThe wind atop … Continue reading DoE Announces Strategy for Offshore Wind Deployment
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World’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundation is installed in Scottish waters
The world’s deepest wind turbine foundation has been installed at what will be Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm – Seagreen – off the coast of Angus. On Friday, the foundation (or ‘jacket’ as is the industry term) was transported to the project site on a barge operated by main contractor Seaway 7 where it was met … Continue reading World’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundation is installed in Scottish waters
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RWE and Ocean Breeze Energy sign green PPA for Offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1
RWE Supply & Trading and Ocean Breeze Energy, owner and operator of the offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1, have entered into a long-term green power purchase agreement. As early as April 2023, RWE Supply & Trading will market the wind farm’s electricity production under the direct marketing scheme. From 2026, the wind turbines are … Continue reading RWE and Ocean Breeze Energy sign green PPA for Offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1
Continue readingNordex receives an order for 62 MW of wind power from RWE in Germany
At the end of March, the Nordex Group received an order from RWE to supply and install eleven Delta4000 wind turbines for two projects in Lower Saxony, Germany, totaling 61.8 MW. Seven N149/5.X wind turbines and one N133/4800 machine will be supplied for the 44.7 MW Lesse wind farm. The 17.1 MW Barbecke wind farm … Continue reading Nordex receives an order for 62 MW of wind power from RWE in Germany
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TEN-T must acknowledge the strategic role of ports in offshore wind
All the relevant equipment for offshore wind deployment is stored in and transported via ports. The EU must recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T). With an ongoing revision the EU wants its TEN-T to better support the transition to a cleaner, greener and smarter mobility in … Continue reading TEN-T must acknowledge the strategic role of ports in offshore wind
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Photovoltaic, wind energy and concentrated solar power during Easter
In the first week of April, record highs of solar photovoltaic energy production were reached in Spain, France and Portugal. However, European electricity markets prices increased, influenced by the increase in gas and CO2 emission rights prices, as well as by the general drop in wind energy production compared to the previous week. On the … Continue reading Photovoltaic, wind energy and concentrated solar power during Easter
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Siemens Gamesa and ArcelorMittal subsidiary in India strike major wind power deal
Siemens Gamesa has signed a supply agreement with leading steel company ArcelorMittal’s subsidiary in India to supply 46 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for a wind farm totaling 166 MW in Andhra Pradesh. The clean electricity produced will be used by one of its steel plants, providing a much-needed boost to the industry’s decarbonization efforts in … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa and ArcelorMittal subsidiary in India strike major wind power deal
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Sembcorp awards 50.4 MW wind order to Suzlon
Supply 24 wind turbines with a nominal power of 2.1 MW each. Wind farm to be installed in Karnataka with a total installed capacity of 50.40 MW. This order is part of the winning bid from Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for Sembcorp.Sembcorp has generation assets in 13 states and a presence in 18 … Continue reading Sembcorp awards 50.4 MW wind order to Suzlon
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Global wind energy to top 1 TW threshold by the end of 2023
The global wind energy market will pass the one terawatt (TW) threshold for installed capacity by the end of 2023, according to the latest market outlook from Wood Mackenzie. “After needing more than 40 years to reach one TW of installations, the wind industry will reach the next TW of installations within the next eight … Continue reading Global wind energy to top 1 TW threshold by the end of 2023
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PowerChina achieves completion milestone for Vietnam offshore wind power project
Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has completed hoisting all fans in Area 1A of the Ca Mau 1 wind power project in Ca Mau, the southernmost province of Vietnam. The largest offshore wind power project in southeast Asia, with a total installed capacity of 350 megawatts (MW), is divided into four wind farms: A, … Continue reading PowerChina achieves completion milestone for Vietnam offshore wind power project
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IberBlue Wind Announces the first cross-border offshore wind project on the Spanish-Portuguese border
IberBlue Wind, a joint venture operating in the Iberian market, has announced two floating offshore wind projects on the North Atlantic coast. They will be located on the border between Spain and Portugal and, have a combined capacity of up to 1.96 GW. The projects, named Juan Sebastián Elcano and Creoula, will have approximately 109 … Continue reading IberBlue Wind Announces the first cross-border offshore wind project on the Spanish-Portuguese border
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Maryland offshore wind target quadruples
The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 0781 / House Bill 0793), that sets new and ambitious targets. The bill is on its way to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk, where he is expected to sign the legislation into law. The legislation would quadruple Maryland’s … Continue reading Maryland offshore wind target quadruples
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