Wind

South East europe could unlock massive wind energy potential

Monday, 02 July 2018 Robin Whitlock According to Windeurope, 500 GW of wind energy is available in South East europe and is currently not being realised. Windeurope CEO Giles Dickson, speaking at a Central and South Eastern europe Connectivity ...

Windar Renovables Expands Into Russia

Monday, 25 June 2018 Dan McCue Spanish company, Windar Renovables, is opening its fourth manufacturing center outside of Spain. The center will be located in Russia to supply wind towers for developers from that country, a market with ...

Vattenfall and ORE Catapult collaborate to demonstrate new offshore wind technology at EOWDC

Thursday, 21 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Offshore wind companies Vattenfall and ORE Catapult have formed an alliance to help deploy new technology at a cutting-edge UK green energy project.

New York State to Lead Wind Energy Research Group

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Dan McCue Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D-NY) announced the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority received an $18.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to lead a nationwide research and development ...

DNV GL, EU and Indian Government Partner on Bringing Offshore Wind to Indian Market

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 Dan McCue Norway-based DNV GL has released the final reports in a study which demonstrates the commercial and technical feasibility of the offshore wind market In India. Co-funded by the european Union (EU), GPCL ...

LOC Renewables expands its geotechnical team to enhance offshore development capabilities

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Marine and engineering consultancy LOC Renewables has invested in geological and geotechnical services to underpin technical consulting for offshore wind farm construction.

IRENA Report Addresses Need for Offshore Wind Industry to Go Global

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 REM The UK, Denmark and Germany were pioneers in the offshore wind energy sector and now are established leaders, and China has recently emerged as a key player having installed 1.1GW of capacity last year. ...

Finland

New-generation wind turbines are also efficient in low winds finds VTT report

Monday, 11 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Finland’s VTT Research Centre of Technology has found that new wind power technology enables higher towers, longer blades and reasonable efficiency in low wind conditions.

Offshore Wind Community Benefit Scheme Gears Up For Autumn Launch

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Dan McCue Local residents in the Northeast of Scotland are being given the chance to get involved with the next stage of the offshore wind community benefit scheme for the european Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. ...

GGF Helps Finance Two Wind Farms in Serbia

Tuesday, 05 June 2018 REM The Green for Growth Fund has invested in two of the first large-scale wind farms in Serbia– the Alibunar wind farm and the Čibuk 1 wind farm. These projects mark the rollout of wind farms as a primary ...