(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola, a prominent energy company, is making significant progress in its offshore wind initiatives with notable achievements in the Saint-Brieuc and Baltic Eagle projects. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, the second-largest in France, is near completion despite challenges … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged Baltic Eagle, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, leadership, Offshore wind, Projects, Saint-Brieuc
(IN BRIEF) DNV has secured a contract to provide quality assurance, quality control, and technical support to Intercontinental Wind Energy Co., Ltd. (IWE) in Taiwan. This collaboration aims to assist IWE in becoming a Tier-1 supplier for offshore wind projects … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) RWE, a leading global offshore wind company, has secured a lease in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s first Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease auction. The company won Lease Area OCS-G 37334 with a bid of $5.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Auction, Gulf of Mexico, John Bel Edwards, Louisiana, Offshore wind, RWE, Sven Utermöhlen
(IN BRIEF) Europe’s offshore wind sector is making progress in terms of investments and installations, with 2.1 GW of new offshore wind capacity added in the first half of 2023, bringing the total capacity to 32 GW. However, this growth … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN’s Supervisory Board has given a conditional investment approval for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, allowing the design phase to be finalized. ORLEN and Northland Power’s joint investment represents the most advanced offshore wind project in Poland. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged Baltic Power Project, Daniel Obajtek, investment, Offshore wind, ORLEN, partnership, Poland
(IN BRIEF) Navantia Seanergies and SeAH have signed a collaboration agreement to develop offshore wind energy in Asian countries, with a focus on South Korea and the American west coast. South Korea has set a target of 12 GW of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Spain
Tagged Abel Méndez, ASIA, Australia, Javier Herrador, Juan Kim, Kwonhan Lee, Navantia Seanergies, Offshore wind, partnership, SeAH, South Korea, sustainability, United States
(IN BRIEF) The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has released new statistics showing that renewables generated a record-breaking amount of electricity in 2022, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year. Renewable sources accounted for 41.5% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, United Kingdom
Tagged clean power, Dan McGrail, electricity, fossil fuels, Offshore wind, renewables, RenewableUK
(IN BRIEF) RWE, the European energy company, is rapidly implementing its Growing Green strategy with substantial investments in the first quarter of 2023. The company added 4.9 GW to its green portfolio, spending €8.0 billion on acquisitions, including the Con … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Biomass, Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, financial results, gas, Growing Green, Hydro, JBM Solar, Michael Müller, Offshore wind, offshore wind farms, Onshore, onshore wind, RWE, Sofia, Solar, solar energy, Thor, Wind, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €29 million loan to a special-purpose vehicle owned by France’s Voltalia to develop the 140 MW Karavasta solar plant in Albania. The project marks Albania’s first major … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Albania, Constantin von Alvensleben, EBRD, EBRD Renewable Energy Auctions Programme, Grzegorz Zielinski, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Karavasta solar plant, Matteo Colangeli, Offshore wind, onshore wind auction, Privredna Banka Zagreb, renewable auctions, renewable energy, Solar, solar auction, solar photovoltaic plant, solar PV auction, Spitalla, Voltalia
(IN BRIEF) The Albanian government, as part of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Renewable Energy Auction program, is set to launch a tender for 300 MW of solar power, with the goal of adding at least 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged Albania, EBRD, Ekaterina Solovova, Gianpiero Nacci, Offshore wind, onshore wind auction, Renewable Energy Auction, renewable energy supply, renewable solar, SECO, solar power, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, tender, wind power
(IN BRIEF) DNV has released an updated version of its service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190, which is the first of its kind to address the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland. The update incorporates country-specific … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Norway, Poland
Tagged certification, certification of energy islands, DNV, DNV-SE-0190, energy islands, Fabio Pollicino, Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, offshore renewable energy, Offshore wind, offshore wind farms, offshore wind power plants, Poland, Polish Maritime Safety Act, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, has announced a €2.5 billion investment in the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind project off the coast of France. With a capacity of around 500 MW, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Banque des Territoires, Dieppe-Le Tréport farm, EDP Renewables, EMYN, EMYN wind farm, ENGIE, Gulf of Lion floating pilot farm, Îles d'Yeu, joint venture, Noirmoutier, Ocean Winds, Offshore wind, Paulo Almirante, Siemens Gamesa, Sumitomo Corporation, Vendée coast, Vendée Energie, wind farm
(IN BRIEF) Swedish energy company Vattenfall has launched a new collaboration called ‘Win@Sea’ to investigate the production of sustainable food in offshore wind farms, while also improving the marine environment and biodiversity in the same area. Vattenfall has made Scandinavia’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Matthieu Povidis-Delefosse, Offshore wind, partnership, sustainable food production, Sweden, Vattenfall, Win@Sea
(IN BRIEF) DNV has been authorized by the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure to issue certificates for offshore wind farms and assembly of power output equipment in Poland. This certification will be carried out in line with Polish law requirements reflected … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged certified, DNV, Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, Krystian Słodzinka, Offshore wind, Poland
(IN BRIEF) Bert Nordberg, the Chair of the Board of Directors at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, will not be seeking re-election as a board member during the Annual General Meeting scheduled for April 12, 2023. Nordberg has been the Chair … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Equinor UK Limited has agreed to acquire Suncor Energy UK Limited for $850 million, which includes a non-operated interest in the Buzzard oil field (29.89%) and an additional operated interest in the Rosebank development (40%). The acquisition will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BP has formed a joint venture with Deep Wind Offshore to develop offshore wind opportunities in South Korea. As part of the agreement, BP has acquired a 55% stake in Deep Wind Offshore’s early-stage offshore wind portfolio, which … Read the full press release
(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
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 29-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH: VWS), a Danish global leader in sustainable energy solutions, has announced that the company has been selected by MunmuBaram Co., Ltd., the joint venture of Shell and HEXICON … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged floating offshore wind project, Floating wind, HEXICON AB, MunmuBaram, MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project, Offshore wind, offshore wind energy, offshore wind power, Purvin Patel, renewable energy, Shell, Srdan Cenic, Vestas, wind turbine, YoungKyu Ju
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 14-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced the first electricity generated from the floating wind farm Hywind Tampen in … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway
Tagged Arne Reidar Mortensen, electricity, energy transition, Equinor, floating wind farm, gas, Geir Tungesvik, Gullfaks, Gullfaks A platform, Hywind Tampen, Kjetil Hove, Offshore wind, oil, power production, Snorre, sustainable energy, turbine, wind farm
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