Wind

Global Offshore Wind Energy Compact signed by IRENA and GWEC

Thursday, 23 September 2021 REM The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) today announce an agenda to ensure sustainable energy for all that helps the global battle against climate change. ...

Ørsted Signs Monopile Foundation Contracts for Offshore Wind Projects

Monday, 06 September 2021 REM Following an EU tender, Ørsted has signed strategic volume contracts with Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham who will be supplying monopile foundations for Ørsted's German offshore wind farms Gode ...

First hybrid Chartwell 24 handed over to HST Marine

Monday, 16 August 2021 Robin Whitlock Innovative offshore vessel operator HST Marine has taken delivery of HST Ella, a new hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by pioneering naval architect Chartwell Marine, following her completion ...

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. Contracted ...

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 ...

TOWT to launch the construction of four industrial sailing cargo ships

Friday, 16 July 2021 Robin Whitlock Founded in 2011, TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) is to launch the first fleet of industrially-scale decarbonised ships, propelled by a full set of sails measuring over 23,000 square feet capturing the ...

Seacat Services champions offshore wind decarbonisation as first adopter of carbon management plan

Friday, 02 July 2021 Robin Whitlock OESV operator Seacat Services (Seacat) has set the standard for low-emissions offshore wind support as the first business to adopt the Carbon Management Plan; a first of its kind emissions reduction strategy ...

Wind sector must resolve data access issues if it wants to be competitive finds Onyx Insight report

Tuesday, 22 June 2021 Robin Whitlock

For the wind energy sector to become truly competitive and maximise its contribution to the energy transition, it needs to get better at sharing operational data, finds a new report by Onyx Insight.

Ørsted and POSCO Sign MoU to Collaborate on Wind and Hydrogen in Korea

Thursday, 27 May 2021 REM Korea has set an ambitious target of installing 12 GW offshore wind capacity by 2030. In September 2020, Korean President Moon Jae-in further announced the Green New Deal which targets net zero emissions ...

South Korea

Taean Wind Power extends relationship with K2 Management for 504 MW offshore wind farm

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 Robin Whitlock Renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy K2 Management (K2M) has been selected for design and owner’s engineering services at Taean Wind Power’s 504MW offshore wind farm in South ...