Wind

Mammoet Wind Projects Support South Africa’s Renewable Energy Goals

Monday, 02 August 2021 REM

Mammoet South Africa, a branch of the global heavy lifting and transport specialists, has supported construction of three wind farm projects in South Africa: Roggeveld, Garob and Copperton wind farms

Next Steps for First Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore North Carolina

Friday, 30 July 2021 REM As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs through developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced ...

GE Renewable Energy and partners complete successful trials in automated blade finishing programme

Friday, 30 July 2021 Robin Whitlock GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and GE Research in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) launched the “Automated Blade Finishing” program in 2020, aiming to improve throughput, ...

RES and Octopus Renewables sign new agreement for management of wind assets

Thursday, 29 July 2021 Robin Whitlock RES and Octopus Renewables have signed a new agreement for the management of nine wind assets representing a portfolio of 234.4MW, with four of the nine sites being new to the RES portfolio and the other ...

WEC Energy Group to Acquire 90% of Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 REM WEC Energy Group has announced that the company has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center. Located in McLean County, Illinois, the project is being developed ...

GE Renewable Energy announces joint development agreement for weather technology with Whiffle

Friday, 23 July 2021 Robin Whitlock GE Renewable Energy has announced it has entered into an Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Whiffle, a Netherlands-based weather forecasting technology firm, for application of Whiffle’s ultra-fine ...

Gazelle Wind Power Names Energy Industry Veterans to Board of Directors

Thursday, 22 July 2021 REM Gazelle Wind Power Limited has named a group of energy industry veterans to its board of directors, including some of the sector’s leading global policymakers, government officials, engineers, and ...

Portugal

Onex Renewables appoints Exus as asset manager after Portuguese wind acquisition

Thursday, 22 July 2021 Robin Whitlock Exus Management Partners (Exus) has advised on the acquisition of a 221MW wind portfolio in northern Portugal and has also now been chosen by Onex Renewables (Onex) to deliver its full suite of asset and ...

Siemens Gamesa embarks on new sustainability strategy

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 Robin Whitlock Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has launched a new Sustainability Vision with the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, including emissions produced by the company’s ...

Leading Wind Energy CEOs Call for G20 to ‘Get Serious’ About Renewables

Monday, 19 July 2021 REM The leading CEOs of the global wind industry have united to call on G20 members to show leadership in the climate crisis by raising national ambitions and urgently laying out concrete plans for increased ...