Press Releases
WAB Press Release on offshore wind + hydrogen collaboration of WAB e.V. and Team Norway
Norway/Germany, 12 December 2022 – The Wind Energy and green Hydrogen Cluster WAB e.V. signed a cooperation agreement with Team Norway, represented by Norwegian Energy Partners. Both parties agreed to collaborate with a focus on offshore wind development and green hydrogen and respective supply chains. The cooperation will focus on the 20th WINDFORCE in June… Read more »
Wood Thilsted wins design contract for Ocean Winds first offshore wind project in Poland and opens Warsaw Office
London, UK – Wood Thilsted is excited to make two key announcements. The first, its appointment as the foundation and offshore substation concept designer for Ocean Winds first offshore windfarm in Poland, BC-Wind. The second, the opening of WT’s first Polish branch in Warsaw. BC-Wind offshore wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds, the… Read more »
EDP Renewables and Engie’s joint venture partnered with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to develop a floating offshore project in California
London, UK, 9th December 2022 – Ocean Winds (OW) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through their 50/50 offshore wind joint venture Golden State Wind, were awarded a 32,500 hectares lease area by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the Morro Bay area off the central coast of California…. Read more »
WinGD wins engine diagnostics orders as ship owners look to reduce OPEX
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service. Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven vessels, which include a recently delivered LNG carrier and six under construction. CoolCo, formed in 2021 with Eastern Pacific Shipping… Read more »
Climate Change Committee Progress Report 2022
The Climate Change Committee today (December 7) published its Progress Report for 2022 and also its first five-yearly review of Scottish Emissions Targets. Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “The Climate Change Committee is right to highlight the need to accelerate our transition to net-zero and for The Scottish Government to… Read more »
ONSHORE WIND BAN LIFTED – Vattenfall response
Vattenfall’s Head of UK Onshore Development, Frank Elsworth, said: “If this is a genuine move which will put onshore wind on a level playing field with other infrastructure in England, it will send a very positive signal that the Government is serious about harnessing the benefits which onshore development can unleash for the environment ,… Read more »
Natural Power HSEQ Director appointed to SafetyOn leadership
Natural Power’s HSEQ Director, Frank Monaghan, has been appointed to the leadership board of SafetyOn, the UK’s onshore wind safety organisation. He’s joined by Stewart Reid, Natural Power’s Manager of HSEQ, who has been appointed as vice chair of the technical advisory committee (TAC). Frank Monaghan said: “Having been part of the founding team at… Read more »
Apricum acts as sell-side M&A financial advisor for depsys’ deal with Kraken
Apricum, the transaction and advisory firm specialized in clean technologies, acted as the exclusive sell-side M&A financial advisor to depsys for its M&A transaction with Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken. The resulting acquisition of depsys and its GridEye solution is expected to help drive the global renewable energy transition by accelerating the penetration of digital energy… Read more »
Ideematec Selected for Texas Solar Portfolio
Horizon L:TEC® 1P trackers chosen for bankability and ability to deploy in extreme weather environments Phoenix, Arizona December 1, 2022 – Following a successful RE+ show, Ideematec, a leading provider of utility-scale solar tracking systems has the great pleasure to announce reaching an agreement to support Solar Proponent’s approximate 7GW pipeline of projects in Texas using… Read more »
New programme examines pathways for integrated floating offshore wind technology
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre will examine potential pathways for the delivery of innovative floating offshore wind technology integrated with existing energy infrastructure, as part of their five year collaboration under the Energy Transition Alliance banner The WINTOG programme will drive collaboration across energy technologies to foster innovative… Read more »
