US company General Electric has created a wind turbine that is so powerful that it can power a household for two full days with only one spin of its mighty blades. That’s great news, because we need to get going with creating as much clean and renewable energy as we possibly can before the ice…

Aquila European Renewables Income Fund plc (“AERIF” or “the Company”), the London-listed investment company advised by Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbH, is pleased to announce that its fully owned subsidiary, Tesseract Holdings Limited (“THL”) has entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire 89% of Desfina, an operational…

LONDON, 16 December 2020 – The Global Wind Energy Council (“GWEC”), the trade organisation representing the global wind industry, and Informa Markets, the world’s leading global events and digital business, have announced a strategic long-term partnership that will create a series of world leading wind power and energy transition events…

Fred. Olsen Renewables has welcomed the approval by Scottish Ministers of its application to develop Paul’s Hill II Wind Farm in Moray. The six turbine site, located 5km West of Upper Knockando, is an extension of the existing operational Paul’s Hill Wind Farm. Combined, the 34 turbine wind farm will…

December 11th, 2020, TRONDHEIM, NORWAY – Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced an investment of 120 million NOK (11.3 million EUR) in a new wind power research centre in Norway. The NorthWind research centre will be at the cutting edge, working on innovations to make…...

New content rules for UK offshore wind projects should spur local manufacturing growth but cross-industry collaboration is needed and compliance penalties must not endanger pricing, developers told Reuters Events. Last month, the government unveiled new renewable energy auction terms, doubling the available capacity to 12 GW and including onshore wind…

Siemens Gamesa has signed four contracts with fast growing independent renewable energy company European Energy to install four wind farms in Sweden and Poland as both firms work to further develop a strong partnership. The Kingebol wind farm (37 MW) in Sweden will see the installation of six SG 5.8-170…

The Offshore Industry Group comprising IADC, IAGC, IMCA, IOGP, ISOA and the Workboat Association (details below) welcomes the endorsement by the IMO Member States of the Framework of Protocols developed by the wider Shipping Industry to facilitate safe crew change and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The protocols include: practical…

London, 9 November 2020: Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a leader and global investor in renewable energy, has completed the acquisition of Bisaccia Wind S.r.l. and Torretta Wind S.r.l., two operational onshore wind farms, from Blunova S.r.l. The wind farms, which have a combined capacity of 16 MW, are located in Campania and Apulia. Immediately following the…

The 500MW Wambo Wind Farm project has secured planning approval from the Queensland state government. The project, located in south-west Queensland, 20km north-east of Jandowae, will comprise up to 110 wind turbines and a 50MW/200MWh battery storage and associated infrastructure. The project is being jointly developed by Cubico Sustainable Investments…