Wind

  • BOEM publishes EA of proposed data collection facility

    Apr 7, 2014

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the US last week published its environmental assessment (EA) of an application for a wind energy resource assessment lease offshore Tybee Island, Georgia.
  • ABB bags $40m order

    Apr 7, 2014

    ABB has bagged an order worth around $40m from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator.
  • Vestas completes 5-year revolving €1bn credit facility

    Apr 7, 2014

    Vestas last week confirmed the signing and completion of its new five-year revolving credit facility at €1bn.
  • Deal major step for Dong partnership model

    Apr 7, 2014

    Danish utility Dong Energy has taken a major step to support its partnership model by signing an agreement to sell 50% of the 210MW UK offshore wind construction project, Westermost Rough, to Marubeni and UK Green Investment Bank.
  • UK Green Investment Bank to invest £461m

    Apr 7, 2014

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has confirmed two equity investments in the UK offshore wind sector. The bank, which was launched in November 2012, has now invested over £600m in five offshore wind farms and mobilised £1.3bn of total funding.
  • Meerwind Süd│Ost project achieves milestone

    Apr 7, 2014

    Bremerhaven, Germany-based WindMW, the entity responsible for the planning, construction and operation of the offshore wind farms Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost, has shared that construction has been completed on Germany’s first privately-financed...
  • End of warranty handover: how to ease impacts on profitability

    Apr 7, 2014

    End-of-warranty handover strategy planning calls for a close scrutiny since it can improve the profitability of any wind farm project. Wind Energy Update’s Ritesh Gupta takes a detailed look.
  • Dogger Bank Teesside A&B application submitted

    Mar 31, 2014

    Forewind last week submitted its development consent order application for the 2.4 GW Dogger Bank Teesside A&B offshore wind energy proposal to the Planning Inspectorate in the United Kingdom.
  • Gamesa installs 5 MW prototype

    Mar 31, 2014

    Gamesa has completed the installation of the first prototype of its G128-5.0MW onshore turbine at its R&D facility in Alaiz.
  • Invenergy 94MW project powers up

    Mar 31, 2014

    Invenergy Wind has completed the construction work and also announced the start of commercial operations of its 94 MW Orangeville Wind Farm in Wyoming County, New York.
  • Siemens to invest £160m in UK turbine production

    Mar 31, 2014

    Siemens is to invest £160min wind turbine production and installation facilities in Yorkshire.
  • Cape Wind achieves financing milestone

    Mar 31, 2014

    A major initiative has been finalised to complete a financing package for the construction of the Cape Wind Project in the United States.
  • Dong Energy fleet hits record capacity

    Mar 31, 2014

    Danish utility Dong Energy has reported that its offshore wind farms have set a new capacity record in January – and then again in February.
  • Virginia announces awards for research

    Mar 31, 2014

    US Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced awards totalling $860,000 for research, having a total value of more than $3m. A major objective is to lower costs and risks for commercial offshore wind power development.
  • SSE narrows offshore plans

    Mar 31, 2014

    SSE has chosen to “narrow significantly” the focus of its near term development plans for its offshore wind development portfolio.

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