Wind

DNV GL, based in Norway, has established a Renewables Certification office in the United States to provide certification services for the nascent offshore wind industry

Castrol, provider of lubricants to the wind energy industry, has announced the launch of the Castrol Wind Academy.

ALE and Giant Taiwan have undertaken a joint venture to provide the onshore handling, transportation and storage of wind turbine foundations for phase 2 of Taiwan’s Formosa 1 wind farm project.

Germany’s Nordex Group is further extending its product portfolio in the market segment of turbines with a nominal capacity of more than 5 MW with its N163/5.X turbine.

Oman’s first wind farm, the 50-MW Dhofar Wind Farm, has produced its first kilowatt hour of electricity, marking a major milestone for the GCC region’s first utility-scale wind farm.

Shareholders in Vineyard Wind have affirmed their commitment to deliver a proposed 800-MW wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, albeit with a delayed project schedule.

Leading renewable energy consultancy Dulas has warned that the current UK regulatory and policy framework hampers onshore renewables development at the most critical period of the climate crisis.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its first order in India with Alfanar for the supply of 206 units of the SG 2.2-122 wind turbines for two wind farms, totalling 453 MW.