Wind

NTR plc announces commitments for NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II

Thursday, 03 January 2019 Robin Whitlock

NTR has secured commitments of 229 million euros for its second renewable energy income fund of which 145 million euros has been secured for the fund’s first close.

Ørsted Selected as Preferred Bidder for Offshore Wind Farm in Connecticut

Monday, 31 December 2018 REM Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has selected Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project to move forward to negotiate a fixed-price power purchase agreement with the state’s ...

Vestas Secures Largest Repowering Order to Date in U.S.

Thursday, 27 December 2018 REM

Vestas has received its largest repowering order to date -- a 359 MW order to repower a portfolio of three Texas projects owned by investment asset manager Ares Management Corporation.

DTBird Successfully Tests its V4D4 Module in the United States

Thursday, 27 December 2018 REM DTBird’s ability to detect and deter large raptors, particularly golden eagles, and to reduce the risk of collisions with wind turbines (WTG) was evaluated in the US by H.T. Harvey & Associates for ...

BayWa r.e. Sells Scottish Wind Farm to Gresham House

Thursday, 20 December 2018 REM BayWa r.e. has sold its Wathegar 2 wind farm to the British Strategic Investment Fund LP (BSIF) which is managed by London-based specialist asset manager, Gresham House Asset Management. The wind farm ...

Brazil

Casa dos Ventos places order for 151 MW Vestas turbines in Brazil

Thursday, 20 December 2018 Robin Whitlock Vestas has received a 151 MW firm and unconditional order for V150-4.2 MW turbines for the Folha Larga wind farm in the State of Bahia, taking total order intake for the wind turbine in Brazil to 252 MW. ...

Vineyard Wind Nears Final Stage in Permitting Process

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 REM Vineyard Wind has submitted a Final Environmental Impact Report to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Earlier in the month, the United States’ Bureau of Ocean Energy ...

Alpha Offshore Provides Boost to Sparrows Group

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 REM Sparrows Group, headquartered in Aberdeen, UK, has seen its position in the renewables market strengthened one year after the acquisition of Alpha Offshore Service. The company confirmed that Danish-based ...

France

ENGIE and EDPR partner with Sumitomo to develop offshore wind projects at Yeu-Noirmoutier and Dieppe-Le Tréport

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 Robin Whitlock As part of a new alliance with ENGIE, Sumitomo Corporation is investing 29.5 percent in offshore wind projects at Dieppe Le Tréport and 29.5 percent in Yeu Noirmoutier, and is providing the consortium ...

Germany

Vestas secures first order from enercity Erneuerbare GmbH in Germany

Monday, 17 December 2018 Robin Whitlock Vestas has received a 33 MW order from German municipal utility enercity Erneuerbare GmbH, a subsidiary of Hannover-based utility enercity AG, for the Klettwitz III B.A. 2.2 project located in Klettwitz ...