(IN BRIEF) RWE and Equinor have entered into a new supply contract for 10 to 15 terawatt hours (TWh) of natural gas annually, spanning until 2028. This collaboration strengthens their longstanding partnership and aims to enhance security of supply and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola Deutschland has secured the rights to three wind energy sites in the latest tender held by Forst Baden-Württemberg (ForstBW). These wind farms, covering a total of 790 hectares, are expected to feature around 25 wind turbines and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) wpd, a leading global developer and operator of wind and solar farms, has secured grid access for two wind farms, Broboberget and Lannaberget, in Sweden. The grid connection agreement with Ellevio allows for up to 740 MW of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Broboberget, Ellevio, Green Energy, Johanna Bohn, Lannaberget, partnership, sustainability, Sweden, wind farms, WPD
(IN BRIEF) A recent survey conducted in Northumberland, north-east England, revealed surprising results about attitudes towards wind power. Contrary to popular belief, three-quarters of respondents living near wind turbines supported onshore wind farms and wished to see further growth in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A recent survey conducted in Northumberland, England, revealed that residents living in close proximity to wind farms hold a positive view of wind power. Contrary to popular belief, three-quarters of those surveyed expressed support for onshore wind farms … Read the full press release
(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) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €55 million green loan to a joint venture between Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Soria to build the Buniel wind farm in Burgos, Spain. The wind farm will have an … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Spain
Tagged Burgos, Caja Rural de Soria, Castilla, EIB, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union, green loan, green transition, Iberdrola, joint venture, Leon, renewable energy, renewable power, REPowerEU, Spain, The Buniel wind farm, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) ABL Group’s Paris office has won contracts to provide marine warranty survey services for the development of two French offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 1 GW. ABL will review and approve operations for substation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, ABL Group, ABL Group ASA, Banque des Territoires, DieppeLe Tréport, EDP Renewables, EMDT, EMYN, energy consultancy, ENGIE, Éoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport, Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier, FABIEN THOMAS, Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier, marine consultancy, Marine Warranty Survey, MWS services, Ocean Winds, offshore, offshore wind farms, Sumitomo Corporation, Vendée Energie, wind farms
Despite Challenges, 15 GW of New Wind Farms Installed, One Third More Than 2021 Onshore Wind Leads the Way in EU’s Renewable Energy Push (PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 11-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, a Brussels based association active on promoting the … Read the full press release
The company adapts its Iglesias wind project, which will be built in the Spanish province of Burgos and will have a capacity of 70 MW, to comply with all environmental requirements – It will generate enough clean energy to supply … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain
Tagged biological diversity, bird detection, clean energy, ecosystems, EIA, Iberdrola, Iglesias wind farm, onshore wind turbines, photovoltaic power plants, Siemens Gamesa, wind farms, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 29-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that the company has issued Conformity Statements for two offshore wind farms part of the Nordseecluster, a joint wind project of RWE and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Benjamin Miethling, BSH, certification, Conformity Statements, DNV, energy transition, Fabio Pollicino, German Federal Maritime, Hydrographic Agency, Juist, Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, Nordseecluster, Northland Power, Offshore wind, offshore wind farms, RWE, Sven Schulemann, wind farms, WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition
EBRD provides €43 million loan for the construction of two wind farms in Croatia New windfarms to have 111MW of total installed grid capacity Investment to boost electricity generation from renewables by more than 10 per cent (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Aug-2022 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Croatia, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged bank, clean energy, COP26, CROATIA, EBRD, electricity generation, ENCRO Kunovac d.o.o., grid, Grzegorz Zieliński, Iljko Ćurić, Kai Rintala, Kunovac d.o.o., loan, onshore windfarms, renewables subsidy scheme, SolarWind II Funds, Taaleri Energia, Taaleri Group, wind farms, Zadar, Zagrebačka banka
La BERS fornisce un prestito di 43 milioni di euro per la costruzione di due parchi eolici in Croazia Nuovi parchi eolici per avere 111 MW di capacità di rete installata totale Investimenti per aumentare di oltre il 10 per … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Croatia, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged banca, bank, BERS, clean energy, COP26, CROATIA, Croazia, EBRD, electricity generation, ENCRO Kunovac d.o.o., energia pulita, Fondi SolarWind II, generazione di elettricità, grid, Gruppo Taaleri, Grzegorz Zielinski, Iljko Ćurić, Kai Rintala, Kunovac d.o.o., loan, onshore windfarms, parchi eolici, parchi eolici onshore, prestito, regime di sussidio per le energie rinnovabili, renewables subsidy scheme, rete, SolarWind II Funds, Taaleri Energia, Taaleri Group, wind farms, Zadar, Zagrebacka Banka, Zara
(PRESS RELEASE) SAN DONATO MILANESE/ ROME, 2-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni (BIT: ENI), an Italian multinational energy company with focus on innovation, efficiency and accessibility for all, has announced that GreenIT, a joint venture of Plenitude (formerly Eni gas e … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 25-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, a Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced the release of its Annual Statistics 2021, which shows the insufficient speed of wind energy expansion … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Annual Statistics 2021, Axel Eggert, Cefic, climate targets, EU, Europe, European Green Deal, European wind energy, fossil fuel imports, Giles Dickson, Marco Mensink, Offshore wind, onshore wind, RE100, renewable energy, renewables, Sam Kimmins, Ursula von der Leyen, wind energy, wind farms, WindEurope, WindEurope Annual Statistics
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 11-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced a call for partners for a new joint industry project (JIP) for floating offshore substations. The objective is to align industry best-practice allowing … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged DNV, DNV-ST-0145 Offshore Substations, energy transition, floating offshore wind, floating substations, Floating wind, Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, Kristin Nergaard Berg, Markus Kochmann, Renewables Certification, wind farms
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 14-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, a Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced that its CEO Giles Dickson has spoken at the 11th Colloque National Éolien in Paris, organised … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged 11th Colloque National Éolien, Barbara Pompili, decarbonisation, ecological transition, energy transition, environmental protection, fossil fuels, France Énergie Éolienne, Giles Dickson, hydropower, onshore wind, PPE, Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie, renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, wind farms, WindEurope
(PRESS RELEASE) FREDERICIA, 29-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ørsted (CPH: ORSTED), a Danish leading operator of offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, has announced it secured a EUR 500 million loan from the European … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Borssele 1 & 2 wind farms off, decarbonisation, EIB, financing, Green Energy, Kasper Kiim Jensen, Kris Peeters, renewable energy, renewable energy projects, The European Investment Bank, wind farms, wind parks, wind power, wind turbines, Ørsted
(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, 9-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university located, has announced that its researcher Jebbe van der Werf (Faculty of ET and working at knowledge institute Deltares) has been awarded a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Arcadis, bedforms, climate-proof the coast, coast, coastal morphodynamics, coastal zone, Deltares, energy transition, Hydrographic Office, Jebbe van der Werf, lower shoreface, MELODY, Modeling Lower Shoreface Seabed Dynamics, MORPHODYNAMICS, NWO grant, offshore seabed, Open Technology Program, OTP, Primo Marine, RESEARCH, Rijkswaterstaat, rising sea levels, Royal HaskoningDHV, sand transport, Seabed, Tennet, University of Twente, Van Oord, waterproof, wind farms, Witteveen+Bos
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 28-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK), Germany’s leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced it will provide sustainable trade finance facility to Vestas for the supply and installation of wind … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged account receivables, Australia, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, Deutsche Bank, electricity, Glenn Sundaram, Global Power Generation SA, GPG SA, Hawkesdale wind farm, Kamran Khan, Karène Dufour, Matthew Moodey, Naturgy, power production, Purvin Patel, renewables, Ryan Corner wind farm, sustainable trade financing, Vestas, wind farms, wind turbines
Contracts cover three wind farms in the Puglia region with a total capacity of 62 MW and one in Campania for 35 MW The four wind farms will supply enough clean energy to power 80,000 households and prevent the annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alerion Clean Power, Andrea Tolai Bartali, Campania region, Cerignola, energy transition, La Ficora, Piano Nazionale Integrato Energia e Clima, Puglia, renewable energy, renewables, Renexia, Santiago De Juan, SG 3.4-132 turbines, Siemens Gamesa, Tre Confini, turbine manufacturers, turbines, wind energy, wind farms, wind power
Sustainability, environmental certification and employee safety amongst the winning requirements of the tender New substations to connect wind farms and photovoltaic plants will benefit electricity grid efficiency: the works will involve 22 specialised firms, all Italian, for the next 5 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Technology
Tagged decarbonization, electrical substations, electricity grid, Italian electricity transmission grid, photovoltaic plants, renewable sources, substations, Temporary Joint Ventures, tender, Terna, transmission grid, wind farms
(PRESS RELEASE) ZAMUDIO, 5-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens Gamesa announces that it will supply EnergieKontor UK Ltd with eight industry-leading SG 5.8-155 turbines for the subsidy-free Longhill Burn wind farm in West Lothian, near Edinburgh. The 50 MW deal with … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged CFD round 4, Edinburgh, EnergieKontor UK Ltd, Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, Longhill Burn wind farm, Offshore wind, onshore wind, renewable energy, RenewableUK, SG 5.8-155 turbines, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, wind farms, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 2-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling announces that it will supply Saipen with Framo pumping systems for the foundations of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Framo pumping systems, centrifugal separation, construction, drilling, energy sectors, engineering, fluid handling, Framo pumping systems, heat transfer, infrastructure, low-carbon energy, offshore industry, offshore oil platforms, offshore wind park, pumping systems, renewable energy, Saipem, Sameer Kalra, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm project, Seagreen, suction bucket foundations, suction bucket technology, turbines, wind farms, wind turbine platforms
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 25-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos announces partnership with HDF Energy for the development of a complete end-to-end long-term solution to supply datacenters with green hydrogen generated by renewable energy. The new Atos-HDF solution will be the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged AI, Annick Latour, Arnaud Bertrand, artificial intelligence, Atos, carbon footprint, carbon-free, Damien Havard, datacenters, Direct Liquid Coolling, DLC solution, electricity, energy consumption, fuel cells, green datacenter, green datacenter solution, GREEN HYDROGEN, hardware, HDF Energy, Hypower®, Lucie Duchateau, photovoltaic farm, power plant, renewable energy, Renewstable®, software, supercomputer, wind farms
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 15-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange announces the signing of a 15-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE, the leading developer of solar and wind power in France, to deliver a global renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged energy transition, ENGIE, environmental footprint, Fabienne Dulac, L’Epine, Orange, Orange France, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Ribeyret, Rosaline Corinthien, solar energy, solar farms, solar plants, solar power, solar projects, wind farms, wind power
Power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by Borealis with Gasum to source power from wind farm owned and operated by Stena Renewable Borealis secures Kronoberget wind farm output for next ten years to power its production operations in Stenungsund, Sweden This … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Sweden
Tagged Anders Malm, biodegradable waste, biogas, Borealis, carbon neutrality, clean energy, Eneco, energy transition, Gasum, greenhouse gas protocol, hydrocarbon, Ilmatar Energy, Kronoberget wind farm, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Martijn van Koten, natural gas, onshore wind farm, Peter Zachrisson, polyolefins, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable electricity, renewables, Stena Renewable, Stenungsund, Sustainable Living, Sweden, Virginia Mesicek, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 19-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall announces the results of a new study of birds at Klim Wind Farm in Northern Jutland in Denmark. The study shows that birds are far better at avoiding turbine blades than previously … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged cranes, DOF BirdLife Denmark, Jesper Kyed Larsen, Klim Wind Farm, Northern Jutland in Denmark, ornithologists, pink-footed geese, study of birds, Vattenfall, wind farms, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 14-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced it has analysed the National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) and compiled the most important findings for … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Law, News, Politics, Society
Tagged climate neutrality, COVID-19, EU Commission, Giles Dickson, Green Deal, MHI Vestas, National Energy & Climate Plans, NECPs, offshore wind turbines, wind energy, wind farms, wind projects, WindEurope
(PRESS RELEASE) BREMEN, 21-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German developer and operator of onshore and offshore wind farms, wpd records further success in the marketing of wind power in Poland. wpd has signed A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE Zielona … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Poland
Tagged electricity, ENERGY, ENGIE SA, ENGIE Zielona Energia, Jarocin, Jarocin Kozmin, onshore wind farms, Piotr Rogóż, Poland, Power Purchase Agreement, Poznan, PPA, Słupca-Kołaczkowo, Wielkopolskie voivodeship, Wilko Smidt, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, WPD, wpd onshore
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 24-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish Government owned multinational power group Vattenfall announced it has signed a contract with Luxembourg registered subsea engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7 S.A. for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1-4 offshore … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, News, Sweden
Tagged Catrin Jung, fossil free living, grid cables, Hollandse Kust Zuid, Offshore wind, renewables, Steph McNeill, Subsea 7 S.A., subsea engineering, subsidy-free, Vattenfall, wind farms, wind turbine, Windpark
(PRESS RELEASE) ARNHEM, Netherlands, 9-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — TenneT Holding B.V. and The European Investment Bank (EIB) sign EUR 250 million loan agreement to finance the western section of TenneT’s “Zuidwest 380 kV” project. The EIB financing will support the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News
Tagged Andrew McDowell, Borssele, EIB, European electricity markets, financing, grid, loan agreement, offshore wind energy, Otto Jager, Rilland, TenneT Holding B.V., The European Investment Bank, transmission line, wind farms, Zuidwest 380 kV project
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 21-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope report reveals that in 2018, wind energy provided 14% of the EU’s electricity, an increase from 12% in 2017. Wind power capacity rose in Europe by 11.3 GW in 2018: 8.6 GW … Read the full press release
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 25-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR recently announced the launch of its report that provides detailed assessment on the crawler cranes market. A comprehensive analysis has been offered on the key factors that are likely to shape the crawler … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Construction, Denmark, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged construction industry, Crawler Cranes Market, Crawler Cranes Sales, Crawler Cranes with Lattice Boom, Crawler Cranes with Telescopic Boom, Oil & Gas industry, Shipping & Port Building, wind farms
OSLO, 10-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, today announced that the company’s technical expertise was an important part of the due diligence of the Bjerkreim cluster, a 294-megawatt group of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Management, Norway
Tagged Bjerkreim cluster, DNV GL, Norway, Prajeev Rasiah, wind farms
The Blauwwind Consortium today announced Financial Close on the Borssele III/IV wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. This sets in motion the construction and subsequent operation of 77 V164 9.5 megawatt (MW) turbines produced by MHI Vestas, with a … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Netherlands
Tagged ENERGY, offshore_wind, PPAs, Shell, The Blauwwind Consortium, wind farms, wind_farm
Independent inspection body awards “Faire Windparkplaner SH” seal for wind farm planners with fair practices Cuxhaven, Germany, 30-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Husum-based wind energy project developer WKN AG and its subsidiary WKN WERTEWIND GmbH are the first companies to … Read the full press release
ENGIE, already leading supplier of green electricity in France, is strengthening its position in Europe as a pioneer of the energy revolution and masters the entire value chain of renewable energy. La Défense, France, 25-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE signed with … Read the full press release
PARIS, 09-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Agregio is signing an exclusive framework aggregation contract for the projects being developed by JP Energie Environnement, a subsidiary of the Nass Group, which develops and runs wind farms and solar parks in France. JP … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology
Tagged Agregio, CRE, EDF, framework aggregation, JP Energie Environnement, Nass Group, renewable, solar parks, wind farms
BILBAO, 27-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Neoenergia, was awarded 295 megawatts (MW) at the last wind power tender held by Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel). This is a major first step for Iberdrola in Brazil, after the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Spain, Technology
Tagged Iberdrola, NEOENERGIA, wind farms, wind power tender
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