Siemens Gamesa has struck an 81 MW deal with long-term customer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy to supply its most powerful onshore wind turbine, the SG 5.8-155 model, marking a first take up of this new technology in Finland. In total, 14 turbines with a 155-meter rotor will be supplied to the…

The European Investment Bank (EIB)  will provide €65 million and BPI an additional €47 million to EDP Renováveis S.A. (EDPR), one of the main producer of wind energy in the world, to finance the construction and operation of two onshore wind farms with a total nominal capacity of 125 MW…

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…