Vestas shakes-up China structure ahead of shift to auctions
Wind OEM says new sub-regions and sales management set-up will 'increase agility and local presence' as nation adopts price competitionWind rechargenews.com 03 Jul 12:55 GMT
Australian offshore wind plans set to move into higher gear
Star of the South CEO says backing of CIP has taken planning for nation's first offshore wind farm to next levelWind rechargenews.com 03 Jul 10:43 GMT
Eni pushes ahead with renewables in Italy with new PV plant
Italian player to supply power to local company with 26MW solar farmTransition rechargenews.com 03 Jul 10:40 GMT
Engie and SUSI strike finance deals for 208MW Tonstad
Wind farm signs 25-year power purchase agreement with Norwegian player Hydro EnergiWind rechargenews.com 03 Jul 09:52 GMT
Indonesia enters wind power era with 75MW Sidrap
Siemens Gamesa-equipped project is first of several utility-scale developments planned in Southeast Asian nationWind rechargenews.com 03 Jul 09:44 GMT
'Denmark's long-term outlook helps the wind industry to plan'
OPINION | Denmark's cross-party energy agreement sends the right signals to investors, writes Joël MeggelaarsCircuit rechargenews.com 03 Jul 08:32 GMT
Spanish wind industry looks for 1.5GW annual tenders in 2020s
Spain’s new socialist-led government urged to seek up to 5GW of new renewable capacity annuallyTransition rechargenews.com 03 Jul 08:05 GMT
‘Gas needs green strategies to have long term role in EU’
Natural gas can play role in European transition but long term future depends on alternative approach, conference toldTransition rechargenews.com 03 Jul 06:49 GMT
Poland amends renewables law to kick-start wind power
Damaging distance rule for onshore wind not yet reversed, but industry hails progress in dialogue with governmentTransition rechargenews.com 02 Jul 15:41 GMT
Universal Foundation suction bucket gets Danish boost
Consortium wins €3.8m to prove next-generation offshore foundation concept with trial installation campaignWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 15:06 GMT
Esvagt gets new SOV to serve the energy market
Offshore services provider gets newbuilt Dana vessel that will serve the Merkur wind farm in the German sector of the North SeaWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 12:10 GMT
Renewables jump to 41.5% of German power generation
Wind and solar combined for the first time exceeded the output of lignite-based generation in the first halfTransition rechargenews.com 02 Jul 11:57 GMT
Gas executives pitch role as ‘ideal partner’ to renewables
World Gas Conference told fossil source and renewables are ‘match made in heaven’ but panelists admit case has yet to be madeTransition rechargenews.com 02 Jul 10:24 GMT
First power flows from Vattenfall’s EOWDC off Scotland
Next-generation 93.2MW offshore wind array developed using world’s most powerful turbines, new-look foundations and high-voltage cablesWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 10:12 GMT
Vestas bags 398MW in orders from Americas and Europe
End of Q2 deals include 216MW repowering order from PacifiCorp in US and 108MW market entry into BoliviaWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 08:43 GMT
Orsted gets green light for Borssele 1&2 O&M hub
Danish group to build centre in Vlissingen Buitenhaven to serve North Sea offshore wind projectWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 07:57 GMT
EDF Renewables sells 49% stake in 550MW of UK wind farms
Dalmore Capital and Pensions Infrastructure Platform takes minority position in portfolio for £701mWind rechargenews.com 02 Jul 07:51 GMT
Danish energy plan to add 2.4GW more offshore wind
Bipartisan agreement will also see nation stage technology-neutral auctions as it chases 55% renewables share by 2030Transition rechargenews.com 29 Jun 15:55 GMT
Offshore wind focus could cost UK extra £330m a year: Aurora
Modelling by Aurora Energy Research shows that a mix of solar, onshore and offshore wind will work out far cheaperWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 14:50 GMT
TÜV SÜD wins certification for 1GW of Danish offshore
Vattenfall contract is for the Kriegers Flak, and Vesterhav North and South projectsWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 14:25 GMT
First order for Nordex 4MW class turbines from ABO Wind
OEM will supply two of its N149/4.0-4.5 machines for a repowering project in GermanyWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 13:59 GMT
World-first reactive compensation station in at Hornsea 1
Power loss-reducing installation a potential game-changer as offshore wind farms built further out to seaWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 13:44 GMT
China's Goldwind enters Brazil with $270m Energimp deal
Chinese OEM giant to make debut in key South American market replacing and repairing 363MW Impsa fleetWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 13:07 GMT
WindEurope hails 500GW potential of continent's southeast
Stable regulation, policy visibility and coherent planning keys to unlock region's huge untapped resources, says industry bodyWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 11:27 GMT
‘Two-thirds’ of world's power renewable by 2050: BNEF
Global energy system will have ‘flipped’ away from fossils by mid-century, says analyst group, powered by $8.4trn spend on wind and solarTransition rechargenews.com 29 Jun 11:10 GMT
Vattenfall's road less travelled to a clean energy future
IN DEPTH | Vattenfall boss Magnus Hall tells Leigh Collins about his company’s plans for the energy transition, the role of offshore wind and the electrification of heat, transport and industrial processesTransition rechargenews.com 29 Jun 09:23 GMT
Omnes Capital and Ilmatar in JV to build 1GW of Nordic wind
Venture has already bought 200MW onshore wind project to be built on state-owned land in FinlandWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 08:43 GMT
Doosan Heavy to develop 8MW offshore wind turbine for Korea
Industrial group to lead state-backed project with ambitions to meet demand at home and abroadWind rechargenews.com 29 Jun 07:59 GMT
WEC Energy to buy 80% stake in Invenergy's Bishop Hill III
Invenergy commissioned the latest phase of the Bishop Hill wind complex last month in its home state of IllinoisWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 19:56 GMT
Vineyard eyes Brayton Point as second US offshore staging site
Offshore developer Vineyard Wind confirms it's considering the site of a retired Massachusetts coal-fired plant for work at its 800MW projectWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 15:58 GMT
Vietnam faces challenges to fulfill wind power potential
IN DEPTH | Vietnam has good wind resources and needs to clean up its air quality, but the nation must get its policy framework fixed if it's to see large-scale development, writes Yuki YuWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 15:47 GMT
Orsted confirms 1.4GW Siemens Gamesa order for Hornsea 2
Installation at 165-turbine project off eastern England expected to start in 2021 after record-setting order with OEMWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 15:21 GMT
Financial close for Borssele 3&4 as Shell and Eneco sign PPAs
Dutch offshore project will use MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbines to supply power to consortium partners under 15-year dealsWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 15:02 GMT
Sempra launches sale of multi-gigawatt US renewables portfolio
Sempra, which owns utilities from California and Texas down to Peru, appears to be bowing to pressure from an activist investor to streamline its businessWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 14:32 GMT
NKT lands Norwegian high voltage grid-upgrade order
Mjøsa project in the Hedmark and Oppland regions designed to boost network for more renewablesTransition rechargenews.com 28 Jun 13:37 GMT
Green Investment Group opens doors in North America
Macquarie Capital unit claims global coverage as it makes debut deals in US wind and solar marketsTransition rechargenews.com 28 Jun 13:03 GMT
BlackRock buys construction-ready Guleslettene
Near-200MW wind farm on Norway’s west coast will power neighbouring Alcoa aluminium plant under 15-year PPAWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 12:04 GMT
GE skills up in Cherbourg for big wind turbine blades
Centre of excellence will recruit 100 managers, technicians and operators as OEM gears up for start to Haliade-X prototype phase in 2019Wind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 11:34 GMT
GES to build 244MW Dolores wind in Mexico
Spanish group will help Enel deliver one of four projects won in Mexican tenders last yearWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 10:13 GMT
Southeast Asian floating wind hopes shape up for Hexicon
Swedish technology designer inks second deal with Korean partners to advance plans to build first multi-turbine unitsWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 10:00 GMT
CTG talking to European utilities over EDPR US assets: report
Chinese energy giant could try to separate off US assets as part of takeover plan for Portuguese utility, with Engie said to be interestedWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 09:27 GMT
'Open way for cheap onshore wind' urges UK climate adviser
Committee on Climate Change says route to market for 'low cost, low risk' source among measures needed to get emissions policy back on trackWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 08:41 GMT
Vestas links with Maersk Supply Service for 'Vertical Installer'
Wind OEM joins offshore service specialist and MHI Vestas for crane system project claimed to offer big cost-saving potential on land and seaWind rechargenews.com 28 Jun 06:48 GMT
New York nears key decision on how it will procure offshore wind
Developers are watching closely as regulators prepare to make a critical decision on how the Empire State will buy its first 800MW of offshore windWind rechargenews.com 27 Jun 16:27 GMT
An uphill trek, but Argentine RE on right path for finance
IN DEPTH | There's still work to do, but Argentina's renewables sector is inching towards the stability that can unlock much-needed project finance, writes Alexandre SpatuzzaTransition rechargenews.com 27 Jun 13:26 GMT
‘To make offshore wind typhoon resistant, look at the entire system’
FACE TO FACE | Tim Camp, director of turbine engineering at LOC Renewables, tells Bernd Radowitz that companies operating in typhoon prone offshore wind regions need to take into account possible damages not only to turbines, but also to support structures and the grid connection.Wind rechargenews.com 27 Jun 12:35 GMT
SGRE wins 471MW turbine order from Iberdrola unit in Brazil
The OEM’s largest-ever contract in the country is for 136 SG3.4-132 turbines for 15 projects in Paraíba stateWind rechargenews.com 27 Jun 10:39 GMT
Batwind battery installed for Hywind Scotland array
‘Intelligent’ 1.2MW storage system part of developer Equinor’s plan to boost economics of global offshore wind build-outWind rechargenews.com 27 Jun 09:39 GMT
Largest wind project in Serbia reaches financial close
The 158MW Cibuk 1 project northeast of Belgrade is slated to be commissioned by 2020Markets rechargenews.com 27 Jun 08:36 GMT
India fires starting pistol for 2.5GW wind-solar hybrid auction
SECI issues RFS inviting bids ahead of auction to secure 25-year power deal capped at $0.043/kWhWind rechargenews.com 27 Jun 07:55 GMT
Eurelectric urges action to avoid post-Brexit disruption
Utilities' body says EU and UK should forge new relationship to allow vital projects to continueTransition rechargenews.com 26 Jun 15:00 GMT
Adwen halves jobs as it focuses on offshore wind service
Parent SGRE plans to cut 260 of 480 remaining positions but keep Adwen’s Bremerhaven site for service activitiesWind rechargenews.com 26 Jun 14:44 GMT
Germany starts planning coal exit amid protests and job fears
ANALYSIS | Green groups push for a rapid transition away from coal and lignite, while state politicians warn of a structural collapse in affected regionsTransition rechargenews.com 26 Jun 12:20 GMT
Renewable energy core focus of slimmed-down General Electric
Renewables, power and aviation will be pillars of future as US industrial giant separates from oil & gas and healthcareTransition rechargenews.com 26 Jun 10:38 GMT
Germany caps third onshore wind tender of 2018 at €63/MWh
Volume of 670MW is lower than usual as pilot installations are subtracted from standard 700MW roundWind rechargenews.com 26 Jun 09:24 GMT
E.ON completes €3.8bn Uniper stake sale to Fortum
German utility completes sale of 46.65% stake as it proceeds with share and asset swap plan with rival RWETransition rechargenews.com 26 Jun 09:03 GMT
UK government refuses to back Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
Energy secretary says £1.3bn, 320MW scheme offers poor value for money compared to offshore wind and nuclearWind rechargenews.com 26 Jun 08:36 GMT
Engie denies bid for EDPR but leaves door ajar for future
French group says no decision in relation to Iberian renewables giant, but it is 'constantly assessing investment opportunities'Transition rechargenews.com 26 Jun 07:55 GMT
Globally-focused Orsted puts Danish operations up for sale
Offshore wind market leader says domestic power distribution and residential businesses don't fit into international strategyWind rechargenews.com 26 Jun 07:20 GMT
Utility CMS Energy to acquire 250MW of wind projects in US Midwest
CMS, owner of utility Consumers Energy, will buy projects in Michigan and Ohio from developers Tradewind and StarwoodWind rechargenews.com 25 Jun 19:07 GMT
US renewables sector keeps calm amid cascading trade spats
The industry remains confident it can withstand the Trump administration's current tariffs, but uncertainty is on the riseWind rechargenews.com 25 Jun 16:24 GMT
Vestas debuts V136-4.2MW in Norway with 50MW order
OEM is scheduled to commission the 12 4.2MW machines for Falck Renewables in the third quarter of 2019Wind rechargenews.com 25 Jun 12:58 GMT
New direct current circuit-breaker breakthrough
European project designing HVDC offshore meshed grid passes ‘major milestone’ for key technology’s developmentWind rechargenews.com 25 Jun 12:45 GMT
'The focus for CEZ is onshore wind in Germany and France'
FACE TO FACE | Martin Pacovský, head of renewables at Czech energy group CEZ, updates Anamaria Deduleasa on the group's evolving European strategyTransition rechargenews.com 25 Jun 09:23 GMT
EDF opens innovation-led Blyth and West Burton in UK
French group cuts ribbon at offshore wind storage facilities it says will help shape clean-power future for British networkTransition rechargenews.com 25 Jun 08:22 GMT
Nordex wins 123MW Brazil order from Furnas
OEM slated to supply 41 AW125/3000 turbines to Eletrobras unit Furnas for Fortim project in CearáWind rechargenews.com 25 Jun 07:58 GMT