Wind

BNEF publishes 2021 Global Wind Market Outlook

Wednesday, 16 June 2021 Robin Whitlock

BloombergNEF (BNEF) has published its 1H 2021 Global Wind Market Outlook outlining global wind capacity to 2030 for the first time.

Fugro Minimizes In-Person Inspections with Real-Time Monitoring Solution

Monday, 14 June 2021 REM A Fugro-led consortium that includes AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde has designed a mooring line fatigue tracker that safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines, thanks ...

Vestas secures EnVentus order for 102 MW project in Finland

Monday, 14 June 2021 Robin Whitlock

Vestas has received an order to supply EnVentus turbines to the 102 MW Närpiö Norrskogen project, being developed by EPV Energy Ltd in western Finland.

Ørsted and Eversource Partner with Mystic Aquarium in Support of Wind Energy

Wednesday, 09 June 2021 REM Joint-venture partners Ørsted and Eversource have announced a $1,250,000 grant in support of Mystic Aquarium, one of Connecticut's premier cultural and research institutions. The grant will create a brand ...

Excluding wind turbines from Britain’s top beauty spots would result in 18% less onshore wind potential, study finds

Wednesday, 09 June 2021 Robin Whitlock Data drawn from the Scenic-or-Not website, hosted by the Data Science Lab at Warwick Business School, has been used by scientists to calculate that excluding wind turbines from the top 10 per cent of Great ...

Taaleri SolarWind II Fund Invests in Wind Farms in Finland

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 REM The Taaleri SolarWind II fund and co-investors have acquired 100% ownership of the Isoneva and Murtotuuli wind farms. The Isoneva wind farm is located in the municipality of Siikajoki in northwestern Finland, ...

Business Network for Offshore Wind publishes Offshore Wind Policy Brief

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 REM The Business Network for Offshore Wind has today published its Offshore Wind Policy Brief: The US Opportunity in Floating Offshore Wind, following President Joe Biden’s announcement of an agreement to ...

Ørsted Commits to Recycling of Wind Turbine Blades

Friday, 04 June 2021 REM On Ørsted's Capital Markets Day, the company announced its new commitment to either reuse, recycle, or recover all of the wind turbine blades in Ørsted's global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind ...

RWE's Scioto Ridge Wind Farm in Operation

Wednesday, 02 June 2021 REM RWE Renewables has started commercial operation on its 250 megawatt (MW) onshore Scioto Ridge Wind Farm. The project, located in Hardin and Logan Counties, is powered by 75 Siemens Gamesa turbines ...

K2 Management calls for better alignment in offshore wind project timelines and equipment lifecycles

Tuesday, 01 June 2021 Robin Whitlock Limitations on wind turbine design lifetimes are hampering efforts to manage costs in asset lifecycles, reducing the effectiveness of long-term decision making and disrupting the effectiveness of offshore ...