EDPR will invest 20 billion euros until 2026 to boost renewable additions, forecasting to add more than 4GW per year in capacity during this period and doubling installed capacity in Solar Utility Scale and Wind. Growth partially funded by a 1bn capital increase. EDPR today presented its revised Business Plan 23-26 in London, forecasting … Continue reading EDPR scales up global ambition with growth plan of more than 4GW/year
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GE Renewable Energy continues to add wind power to Lithuania
GE Renewable Energy selected by Inikti to supply four onshore wind turbines for the Otada wind farm. GE enjoys a growing position in Lithuania with an installed onshore wind energy capacity of close to 500 MW. GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Inikti as the supplier for the Otada wind … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy continues to add wind power to Lithuania
Continue readingNaturgy advances in the construction of the second wind farm in Extremadura
The Minister of Ecological Transition and Sustainability of the Junta de Extremadura, Olga García, and the mayor of Plasencia, Fernando Pizarro, visited today the works of the Merengue II wind farm and the Puerta del Jerte photovoltaic plant, which the energy company is promoting in the plasentino municipal term.The Merengue II wind turbines will be … Continue reading Naturgy advances in the construction of the second wind farm in Extremadura
Continue readingRWE becomes a top tier renewable energy company in the United States
RWE AG, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, successfully closed the acquisition of all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. (Con Edison CEB), from Consolidated Edison, Inc. after only five months from the announcement of the transaction. All relevant authorities have approved the acquisition. The transaction makes RWE the number four … Continue reading RWE becomes a top tier renewable energy company in the United States
Continue readingRWE renews three wind farms
RWE has been awarded three projects in the German Federal Network Agency’s auction for onshore wind. The company will renew existing wind farms in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia and replace them with modern turbines. This so-called repowering will almost double the installed capacity of the wind farms – from 37.4 to 73.2 megawatts. Thanks to … Continue reading RWE renews three wind farms
Continue readingVestas selected as preferred supplier for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind project in South Korea
The offshore wind industry continues to grow in Asia Pacific and to underline Vestas’ key role in the expansion of offshore wind in the region, Vestas is proud to announce the signing of preferred supplier agreement with Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind project in Wando-Gun, South Jeolla … Continue reading Vestas selected as preferred supplier for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind project in South Korea
Continue readingNordex receives WPD orders for 109 MW of wind power in Sweden and Finland
Nordex has received two orders for a total of 109.3 MW in WPD Sweden and Finland. The Nordex Group is providing ten wind turbines N163/6.x for the Tomasliden wind farm in Sweden. For the Finnish project “Olainen”, WPD made an order with the Nordex group for the delivery of seven N163/5.x wind turbines. Both orders … Continue reading Nordex receives WPD orders for 109 MW of wind power in Sweden and Finland
Continue readingVestas has signed a conditional agreement for onshore wind projects in Brazil with a total capacity of 1.3 GW
Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for two wind power projects in Brazil with a combined capacity of 1.3 GW. As long as the projects result in a firm and unconditional order for wind turbines as defined by Vestas, the company will disclose a company announcement about this.
Continue readingEDP Renewables recurring net profit increased 2% in 2022
EDPR invested over five billion euros in 2022 to accelerate the energy transition, almost doubling gross investment year-on-year. Renewable generation growth and asset rotations completed contributed to recurring net profits of €671 million. EDP Renewables (EDPR), the fourth largest producer of wind and solar energy globally, ended 2022 with a 2% growth in its net … Continue reading EDP Renewables recurring net profit increased 2% in 2022
Continue readingBirds avoid wind turbine blades
Seabirds deliberately avoid wind turbine rotor blades offshore – that is the main finding of a new study that mapped the flightpaths of thousands of birds around wind turbines in the North Sea. Most importantly, during two years of monitoring using cameras and radar, not a single bird was recorded colliding with a rotor blade. … Continue reading Birds avoid wind turbine blades
Continue readingVestas selected as preferred supplier for 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany
Vestas has been appointed as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the up to 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind farm in Germany, a joint venture between RWE and Northland Power. The cluster consists of four offshore wind project sites in the German North Sea, North of the island of Juist. Subject to the project reaching a … Continue reading Vestas selected as preferred supplier for 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany
Continue readingEnefit Green awards Nordex an order for 80 MW of wind power in Lithuania
Nordex has received another order from Enefit Green, one of the leading renewable energy producers in the Baltic region, for a wind farm in the Baltic states. The company will supply 14 N163/5.X wind turbines for the 80 MW Kelme I wind farm in Lithuania. The order includes a Premium Service contract for the service … Continue reading Enefit Green awards Nordex an order for 80 MW of wind power in Lithuania
Continue readingLithuania will tender 700 MW of offshore wind power
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy is preparing to announce a tender to develop an offshore wind farm. The ministry has submitted draft government resolutions for public consultation, covering the location in the Baltic Sea where a 700 MW offshore wind farm would be developed, as well as the requirements for bidders. According to the plan, … Continue reading Lithuania will tender 700 MW of offshore wind power
Continue readingHow much land would it take to get most of our electricity from solar and wind power?
Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little. A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48 — that’s an area … Continue reading How much land would it take to get most of our electricity from solar and wind power?
Continue readingStatkraft supplies wind power to SCHOTT
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, and SCHOTT have signed a power purchase agreement. Over a period of two years, Statkraft will supply the technology group with approximately 30 gigawatt hours of regional green electricity from a wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate, thereby supporting SCHOTT in achieving its sustainability goals of climate-neutral production by 2030. … Continue reading Statkraft supplies wind power to SCHOTT
Continue readingEurope must get its Electricity Market Design right
The EU is on its way to reform its electricity market design. The EU Commission will table legislative proposals in March. And the Commission has only one chance to get this right. Because Europe is in a global race for renewable energy investments. Investors need clear and robust long-term investment signals that Europe wants their wind farms. … Continue reading Europe must get its Electricity Market Design right
Continue readingEurope must boost the competitiveness of its wind supply chain
The new EU energy security strategy REPowerEU wants wind energy to more than double the 200 GW installed today by 2030. This requires massive investments in new and existing industrial production capacities, and across the whole supply chain – from installation vessels to cranes, ports, research and innovation, grids, and skilled workers. But the wind … Continue reading Europe must boost the competitiveness of its wind supply chain
Continue readingNordex starts series production of its 6MW wind turbines in Rostock
Accompanied by Jochen Schulte, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, plant manager, Alexander Farnkopf, and in the presence of around 800 colleagues, our CEO José Luis Blanco today pressed the start button for the series production of the 6MW class wind turbine nacelles. … Continue reading Nordex starts series production of its 6MW wind turbines in Rostock
Continue readingDenmark will auction a total of 9 GW of offshore wind energy in 2023
Denmark plans to tender 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity to increase its offshore wind capacity fivefold by 2030. The government and authorities are working to ensure it is quickly clarified whether offshore wind turbine projects and other renewable energy projects under the open door scheme break EU law, the ministry said.However, in parallel … Continue reading Denmark will auction a total of 9 GW of offshore wind energy in 2023
Continue readingEDF Renewables acquires a floating offshore wind project in Australia
The Australian subsidiary of EDF Renewables has acquired the Newcastle Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore project under development near the Port of Newcastle, Australia. The project is planned for the Hunter?Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) as part of the NSW Government Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. It will be developed in stages to support the … Continue reading EDF Renewables acquires a floating offshore wind project in Australia
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