(IN BRIEF) Equinor has secured over USD 3 billion in financing for its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in the U.S., with financial close reached in December 2024. The project, which will power 500,000 homes in New York by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Norway
Tagged BP, capital investment, construction jobs, Empire Wind, Empire Wind 1, energy security, Equinor, financial close, financing, Jens Økland, Long Island, Molly Morris, New York, New York City grid, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, offshore wind farm, PSA, renewable energy, SBMT, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, tax credits, U.S. offshore wind, union jobs, USD 3 billion, wind energy, wind power
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank off England’s northeast coast, is set to deliver £760 million in economic value during its development and construction phases, including significant contributions to Yorkshire, Humber, and the North East. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged offshore wind farm, RWE, Sofia, Tom Glover, UK
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft has applied for a permit to develop the 2.1 GW Baltic Offshore Delta North wind farm in the Baltic Sea, located 100 kilometers east of Stockholm. This bottom-fixed offshore wind project, designed to generate up to 8 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) EDF Renewables, a prominent player in renewable energy, is proposing Béatrice Buffon as its new Chairman and CEO. This change follows the decision of Bruno Bensasson, the current Chairman and CEO, to step down to pursue other opportunities. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management
Tagged appointment, Béatrice Buffon, Bruno Bensasson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Hydro, EDF Renewables, Emmanuelle Verger, fight against climate change, French hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power, leadership, Luc Rémont, offshore wind farm, solar energy
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm marks a significant shift in offshore wind turbine construction with the introduction of reusable monopile covers. Traditionally, covers were disposed of after use, but this innovative solution, developed by CCM B.V., … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Sweden
Tagged CCM B.V., construction, Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ), Michiel Kraak, Monopile Covers, Netherlands, offshore wind farm, Olaf Rick, partnership, sustainability, Vattenfall
(IN BRIEF) Amazon has expanded its commitment to renewable energy by signing a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with ENGIE. This agreement increases Amazon’s share of the energy output from the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland to 473MW, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Amazon, Bautista Rodriguez, clean energy, CPPA, EDP Renewables, ENGIE, Lindsay McQuade, Moray West, Ocean Winds, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, Paulo Almirante, renewable energy, Scotland
(IN BRIEF) DHL Group has signed a significant 10-year green energy agreement with RWE Supply & Trading, starting in 2026, to purchase approximately 104 gigawatt-hours of renewable electricity annually. This move aligns with DHL Group’s commitment to decarbonization and sustainability, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Amrumbank West, Anna Spinelli, DHL Group, electricity, green electricity, Hendrik Niebaum, Kaskasi offshore wind farm, logistics, Nordsee Ost, offshore wind farm, recyclable rotor blades, renewable energies, RWE, RWE wind farms
(IN BRIEF) Danish researchers are embarking on a groundbreaking project called WIN@sea in Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm, Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak. This initiative, involving multiple Danish universities and companies, seeks to simultaneously produce fossil-free energy and sustainable food while … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Sweden
Tagged AAGE V. JENSEN NATURFOND, Aarhus University, Annette Bruhn, biodiversity, cod stocks, Danish Kriegers Flak, food production, Green Energy, Kerteminde Seafarm, marine environment, mussels, offshore wind farm, offshore windfarm, OLAMUR, seaweed, seaweed pasta, the Danish Technological University, the Kattegat Centre, the University of Copenhagen, Tim Wilms, Vattenfall, VELUX FONDEN, WIN@sea project, WIN@sea's family cooking school, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) The Baltic Power offshore wind farm, a collaboration between ORLEN Group and Northland Power, is set to become the world’s first to construct wind turbines using low-emission steel produced predominantly from recycled materials in an electric arc furnace … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Poland
Tagged Baltic Power, Daniel Obajtek, Dieter Dehoorne, Low-Emission Steel, Mike Crawley, Northland Power, offshore wind farm, ORLEN, partnership, recycled materials, sustainabilty, turbines
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall has achieved a significant milestone by completing the Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm, connecting it to the Danish power grid. All 20 wind turbines at the site are now operational, supplying fossil-free electricity to approximately 170,000 Danish … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has commenced the commissioning of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm, marking the first major offshore wind project of its kind in the United States. With a capacity of 806 MW, the facility has begun supplying … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) RWE has entered into an agreement with Masdar, a clean energy leader, to collaborate on the UK Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind development projects. Masdar will acquire a 49% stake in the projects, while RWE will retain … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s Swedish offshore wind farm, Kårehamn, located in the Baltic Sea near the Island of Öland, has marked a decade of successful operation since its commissioning in October 2013. This offshore wind facility consists of 16 turbines, each … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged 10 Years, Green Energy, Kårehamn, Matilda Machacek, offshore wind farm, RWE, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark has launched a research project to cultivate low-carbon foods like seaweed and mussels while protecting the marine environment. The project aims to address both the climate crisis and marine conservation by … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial
Tagged Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, biodiversity, Boulder reefs, climate crisis, climate-friendly foods, Denmark, Dewi Dylander, Drones, DTU, Ingrid Reumert, Jan Kæraa Rasmussen, Jens Kjerulf Petersen, Kattegat, marine ecosystem, marine environment, offshore wind farm, PensionDanmark, PKA, renewable electricity, seaweed, Technical University of Denmark, ULTFARMS project, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) Dutch King Willem-Alexander, alongside board members of Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz, has officially inaugurated the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Located 18-36 kilometers off the Dutch coast, the wind farm features 139 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Sweden
Tagged Allianz, BASF, Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Helene Biström, Hollandse Kust Zuid, offshore wind farm, Oliver Bäte, partnership, sustainability, Vattenfall, Willem-Alexander
(IN BRIEF) Boskalis has secured two significant contracts for the transportation and installation of export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm located off the coast of Poland. The contracts were awarded by a joint venture between … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has provided a £95.5 million loan to Moray West, an offshore wind farm development in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The project aims to supply 50 percent of Scotland’s electricity, powering approximately 1.33 million homes and reducing CO2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Morrison, Barclays, Jamie Grant, Moray West, offshore wind farm
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall proudly announces the completion of turbine installation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. After nearly two years of construction, the final turbine has been installed, bringing the total count to 139 out of the originally … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Renewable energy company RWE has begun construction on the onshore substation for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. The wind farm is set to become Denmark’s largest to date, producing over 1,000 MW of green electricity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged Danish Rødsand 2, green electricity, Green Power Denmark, green transition, GreenerTowers, Kristian Jensen, MT Højgaard Danmark, offshore wind farm, onshore substation, Peter Weinreich-Jensen, Pia Lanken, RWE, RWE Renewables Denmark, Siemens Energy, Siemens Energy Denmark, Steffen Damsgaard, Thor, Troels Ranis
(IN BRIEF) Swedish energy company Vattenfall has announced the development of Nordlicht I, a state-of-the-art offshore wind farm with a capacity of 980 MW, located in the North Sea. The wind farm, formerly known as N-7.2, is expected to come … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden
Tagged alpha ventus, DanTysk, E.ON, electricity, EWE, fossil-free wind power, Matthias Buko, N-7.2, Nordlicht I, North Sea, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, Sandbank, Stadtwerke München, Vattenfall, wind power, Wind Project
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