RWE Renewables’ El Algodon Alto, a 200-megawatt (MW) onshore wind farm, located in San Patricio County, Texas, is in operation. The project, located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) south market, is powered by 91 Vestas turbines and will generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 homes. In total, the project spent more … Continue reading RWE’s onshore wind farm El Algodon Alto in the U.S. in operation
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RWE charters two floating LNG terminals and takes over operational responsibility
In the effort to free Germany from its dependency on Russian gas, an important milestone has now been reached: on behalf of and in the name of the German government, RWE has chartered two so-called Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU). FSRUs are special ships that offer a rapid interim solution for landing liquefied natural … Continue reading RWE charters two floating LNG terminals and takes over operational responsibility
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RWE receives funding approval for 14-megawatt electrolyser test facility in Lingen
An €8 million commitment by the government of Lower Saxony has brought RWE’s plans to set up a test electrolyser to generate green hydrogen in Lingen within reach. Olaf Lies, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection for the State of Lower Saxony, handed over the funding documentation to Sopna Sury, Chief Operating … Continue reading RWE receives funding approval for 14-megawatt electrolyser test facility in Lingen
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RWE starts approval procedure for hydrogen storage facility in Gronau
RWE Gas Storage West is contributing towards ramping up the European hydrogen economy as part of the GET H2 initiative. In this context, a new section for hydrogen is to be constructed at the natural gas cavern storage facilities at Kottiger Hook by 2026. Most of Germany’s first commercial hydrogen cavern storage facility is to … Continue reading RWE starts approval procedure for hydrogen storage facility in Gronau
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RWE to deliver solar power produced at Inden opencast mine from summer
In only a few weeks’ time, RWE’s Inden Opencast Mine will no longer produce just lignite, but also solar power. After officially breaking ground, building work has commenced for a utility-scale photovoltaics system with integrated battery storage. The solar modules will produce a peak electric output of 14.4 megawatts (MW). The “RWE indeland Solarpark” is the … Continue reading RWE to deliver solar power produced at Inden opencast mine from summer
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RWE puts Krusemark-Ellingen wind farm into operation
More power for the Krusemark-Ellingen wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt: The decision has recently been taken to “repower” this project, which was initially constructed between 1998 and 2004, and the sixth and last new wind turbine has been put in place. The state-of-the-art Nordex turbines, each with a generation capacity of 3.3 megawatts (MW), replace the 15 existing Enercon … Continue reading RWE puts Krusemark-Ellingen wind farm into operation
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RWE selects Port of Thorsminde as Operations & Maintenance base for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
RWE has selected Port of Thorsminde from which to carry out the operation and maintenance of its Thor Offshore Wind Farm. Both companies have now signed a corresponding Letter of Intent (LoI) to support the arrangement. With a planned capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. The wind … Continue reading RWE selects Port of Thorsminde as Operations & Maintenance base for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
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Local MPs visit RWE Grimsby Hub to hear about RWE offshore wind investment plans
Local MPs Lia Nici and Martin Vickers last week visited RWE’s offshore wind operations base in Grimsby to hear about the company’s plans for further investment in the local facility. RWE is #2 in the world for offshore wind and is driving the development of one of the largest offshore wind pipelines in the UK; … Continue reading Local MPs visit RWE Grimsby Hub to hear about RWE offshore wind investment plans
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RWE targets up to 1.5 billion Euros gross investments by 2030 to help deliver Ireland’s net zero ambitions
RWE, a global leader in renewable energy with a clear ambition to be carbon neutral by 2040, is committed to investing €50 billion gross through to 2030 to expand its powerful and green generation capacity to 50 gigawatts, with up to €1.5 billion gross already earmarked for Ireland through current projects being developed. The company … Continue reading RWE targets up to 1.5 billion Euros gross investments by 2030 to help deliver Ireland’s net zero ambitions
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RWE stands ready to support the British Energy Security Strategy
RWE will play a key role in helping achieve net zero ambitions in the UK, one of its most strategically important markets. The release of the British Energy Security Strategy encourages further large-scale green energy investment and gives investors such as RWE the confidence to grow its business even further. It is reassuring to see … Continue reading RWE stands ready to support the British Energy Security Strategy
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RWE signs grid connection agreement with Energinet for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
RWE has signed an agreement with the Danish grid operator Energinet for its Thor Offshore Wind Farm. The agreement regulates the technical set-up, the power quality and the cooperation between RWE and Energinet, at the point of connection (POC) in Volder Mark. With a planned capacity of around 1,000 megawatts (MW) Thor will be Denmark’s … Continue reading RWE signs grid connection agreement with Energinet for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
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WindEurope elects Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Renewables as its new Chair
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Sven Utermöhlen, CEO Offshore Wind at RWE Renewables, as the Association’s new Chair for an 18-month term. The Board also appointed Kresten Ørnbjerg, VP Head of Global Public Affairs at Vestas, as the new Vice-Chair. The election comes at a critical time for wind energy in Europe. Europe needs … Continue reading WindEurope elects Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Renewables as its new Chair
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RWE forges partnerships with ABP and Port of Milford Haven to deliver Floating Wind Power for Wales
RWE, Wales’ biggest power producer, is partnering with the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) and UK’s largest energy port, the Port of Milford Haven, to investigate the scaling-up of port facilities in support of a pipeline of gigawatt-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Working together under a Memorandum of Understanding … Continue reading RWE forges partnerships with ABP and Port of Milford Haven to deliver Floating Wind Power for Wales
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RWE boosts sustainability: new projects to promote biodiversity
RWE is further refining its commitment to biodiversity and has joined a global initiative by the Science Based Target Network (SBTN). Around 100 companies, associations and experts are working on developing scientific criteria to measure the effects on biodiversity as part of the SBTN’s “Corporate Engagement Program”. RWE’s target for 2030 is for new assets … Continue reading RWE boosts sustainability: new projects to promote biodiversity
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1,400 tonne substation for RWE Kaskasi wind farm installed
Installation of wind turbine foundations and transition pieces underway. Test of innovative foundation solutions and recyclable rotor blades. 342-megawatt wind farm to supply green electricity to over 400,000 households. Kaskasi is RWE’s sixth wind farm off the German coast, the 342 megawatt project is being built 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and … Continue reading 1,400 tonne substation for RWE Kaskasi wind farm installed
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Hydrogen fast track: OGE and RWE present national infrastructure concept “H2ercules”
Germany is facing tremendous challenges in the decarbonisation and diversification of its energy supply. Quick solutions that will ensure security of supply as well as support the path towards climate neutrality are needed. In this context it is essential to ramp up the hydrogen economy as quickly as possible. In order to speed up the … Continue reading Hydrogen fast track: OGE and RWE present national infrastructure concept “H2ercules”
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RWE’s Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm community fund makes first awards to local businesses
RWE’s largest onshore wind farm in the UK, Clocaenog Forest (96MW) near Denbigh, has made its first awards to local businesses. The fund will open for applications from businesses once a year – a first for the Wales renewable energy leader. The wind farm’s community fund is already the largest to be delivered from any … Continue reading RWE’s Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm community fund makes first awards to local businesses
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RWE and ADNOC sign MoU on collaboration in low carbon and green hydrogen
RWE and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration in low carbon and green hydrogen. Both companies agreed to explore the potential for importing low carbon and green hydrogen as well as hydrogen derivatives, such as ammonia, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Germany. Furthermore, RWE … Continue reading RWE and ADNOC sign MoU on collaboration in low carbon and green hydrogen
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RWE builds ammonia terminal in Brunsbüttel
Only a few days ago, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to quickly build the first German LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel near Hamburg. Now RWE is following suit. The company wants to realise another project in the immediate vicinity: a terminal for the import of green energy. RWE is relying on green ammonia* as the most competitive hydrogen … Continue reading RWE builds ammonia terminal in Brunsbüttel
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Impact of the war in Ukraine is hitting the energy markets with full force
RWE wants to provide support on short-, medium- and long-term measures to ensure security of supply, diversification of fuel supplies, rapid expansion of renewables, ramp-up of hydrogen economy and import infrastructures for green energies. At its Annual Press Conference today, RWE also commented on the impact of the war in Ukraine on energy supply. The … Continue reading Impact of the war in Ukraine is hitting the energy markets with full force
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