Natural Power supports Greencoat double wind farm acquisition in Ireland
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence to Greencoat Renewables in support of its agreement to acquire two Irish windfarms from Statkraft Ireland under a forward sale model for a combined value of €123 million. The deal comprises Cloghan wind farm (37.8MW) which is located in County Offaly, […]
The expansion of the Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform picks up speed with 81 MW move into Finland
Siemens Gamesa to supply 14 SG 5.8-155 turbines optimized for the Alajoki-Peuralinna site in central Finland, with high towers for maximum wind production, with a total height reaching 240 meters. The deal strengthens partnership with wind power company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, following both onshore and offshore projects between the two companies Deal in Finland adds […]
LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER PARTNERS WITH CLIR RENEWABLES TO OPTIMIZE AFRICA’S LARGEST WIND FARM
Clir will provide Lake Turkana Wind Power with a full assessment of project performance and avenues for optimization Vancouver, 18 January 2021 – Clir Renewables, the leading provider of performance assessment software for renewable energy, has today announced a partnership agreement with Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), leaders in African renewable energy generation. Clir will […]
Maritime industry players join forces to realize the decarbonization potential of solid oxide fuel cells
Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint project to accelerate the development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. Funded by a grant from Danish EUDP (Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program), the partners will pursue a high-efficiency solution with […]
Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council welcomes opening of ScotWind Leasing application window
Crown Estate Scotland has today (Jan 15) officially opened the application window for ScotWind Leasing, the new offshore wind leasing round for Scottish waters, paving the way for developers to apply for the rights to build Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms. Responding, Brian McFarlane, Co-Chair of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council and SSE […]
Nordex Group repeats annual order intake of more than 6 gigawatts in financial year 2020
Order intake for 2020 almost on a par with the previous year despite coronavirus pandemic Delta4000 series share of all orders increases to 81 percent for the full year Fourth quarter orders total 2.3 gigawatts, making it the strongest quarter in the financial year ended Hamburg, 15 January 2021. Driven by strong demand seen towards […]
Global Drone Inspection to take on specialist demand for drone and ROV services from RIMS BV
RIMS (Robotics in Maintenance Strategies) BV, an established class approved supplier of UAV inspections in the maritime industry have created Global Drone Inspection (GDI), to focus on the drone and ROV element of the business. GDI will sit alongside RIMS, but with a different service portfolio offering. GDI will provide all the services around inspections […]
RWE expands market presence in France and Poland: Construction of four onshore wind farms
Investment decision for three onshore wind projects in France and one in Poland RWE enters French market after acquisition of Nordex pipeline and expands European portfolio in onshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 76 megawatts Total investment about €95 million RWE’s European renewables business has gained further impetus with decisions taken to invest […]
Deutsche Windtechnik signs long-term full service contract for Enercon turbines in Poland
Deutsche Windtechnik’s Polish unit has added 21 Enercon E82 turbines to its full-service portfolio. The wind farm Kiesilice, located in the northern area of Warmian-Masurian, receives maintenance for a period of 20 years starting in January 2021 as part of a full-maintenance contract with Equitix, a UK-based asset owner. This new contract will strengthen the […]
Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy to unlock a new era of offshore green hydrogen production
• Projects target a total investment of approximately EUR 120 million over five years in developments leading to a fully integrated offshore wind-to-hydrogen solution • Projects are first major step to develop an industrial-scale system capable of harvesting green hydrogen from offshore wind • Developments will enable decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors such as transport and […]
