Iberdrola’s record global offshore wind drive continues to move forward at pace as the company has announced that the €1 billion Windanker project in Germany has advanced to the delivery phase. All supply chain contracts for major components are now locked-in for the 315-megawatt (MW) project and fabrication work is set to get underway next … Continue reading Windanker, Iberdrola’s third offshore wind power project in the German Baltic Sea, is advancing at a good pace
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Eolus and Simply Blue Group in partnership to develop four offshore floating wind projects in the Baltic Sea
The joint venture named SeaSapphire, powered by Eolus and Simply Blue Group, is commencing the early development of four commercial scale floating offshore wind parks in The Baltic Sea – two projects in Sweden and two in Finland. Simply Blue Group is an Irish blue economy project developer, developing pioneering projects in floating offshore wind, … Continue reading Eolus and Simply Blue Group in partnership to develop four offshore floating wind projects in the Baltic Sea
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RWE and Latvenergo team up on offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea of Latvia
RWE, a global leading renewables player, and Latvenergo, one of the largest power suppliers in the Baltic States, have joined forces to develop, construct and operate offshore wind projects off the Latvian coast. Today, a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two companies. The equal partnership represents a strong combination of experience and expertise … Continue reading RWE and Latvenergo team up on offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea of Latvia
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OX2 applies for a Natura 2000-permit for a wind farm in the Baltic Sea, Sweden
OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland.The name of the wind farm is Aurora and it will be located 20 kilometers south of Gotland and 30 kilometers east of Öland. The wind farm will consist of … Continue reading OX2 applies for a Natura 2000-permit for a wind farm in the Baltic Sea, Sweden
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Iberdrola awards Windar a wind energy contract for Baltic Eagle, in the Baltic Sea
It will manufacture the 50 transition pieces for the wind turbines for this offshore wind farm, which will provide wind power to 475,000 homes. Iberdrola has finalised the procurement process for Baltic Eagle with the award of the project’s last key contract, the manufacturing of offshore foundations, to EEW SPC and Windar. German company EEW … Continue reading Iberdrola awards Windar a wind energy contract for Baltic Eagle, in the Baltic Sea
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E.ON and Equinor launch the largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea
The Arkona offshore wind farm of E.ON and Equinor went into operation with a festive event in the port of Sassnitz-Mukran on the island of Rügen. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig and Norway’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum Kjell-Børge Freiberg launched power generation together with E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen and other … Continue reading E.ON and Equinor launch the largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea
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TÜV SÜD undertakes inspections for E.ON wind farms in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
TÜV SÜD has been commissioned by E.ON Climate & Renewables to provide periodic inspection services at E.ON’s two offshore wind farms, Amrumbank West and Arkona. The two parks have 140 turbines with a combined capacity of 687 MW. Testing will be conducted in accordance with the specifications of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of … Continue reading TÜV SÜD undertakes inspections for E.ON wind farms in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
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Exploring the potential for wind energy in the Baltic Sea
On Friday 16 March WindEurope spoke at the Baltic Integrid project event “A meshed offshore wind grid in the Baltic Sea: opportunities and obstacles in the policy, legal and regulatory framework.” The event took place at the Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. Participants included representatives of governments, TSOs, wind energy associations, research centres and consultancies. … Continue reading Exploring the potential for wind energy in the Baltic Sea
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Wind power uses virtually no water, and since wind turbines uses zero fuel, its cost is immune to inflation once a wind farm is built, protecting consumers’ pocketbooks.
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China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that it was “highly concerned” about the US decision to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to study the subsidies to the Chinese wind power equipment makers.
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