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Iberdrola and Kansai extend strategic partnership
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Iberdrola and Japanese electricity company Kansai have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to advance global electrification. The partnership will focus on exploring new opportunities in electricity grid infrastructure and renewable energy projects across Iberdrola’s operating regions.
RES submits planning application for Blair Hill wind farm in Scotland
- Category: Projects and Contracts
RES has submitted an application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for its proposed 14-turbine Blair Hill Wind Farm. The development, located 2.7 km north of Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway, could generate enough electricity to power more than 115,000 homes annually if approved.
Masdar, TotalEnergies and EPointZero collaborate on clean energy initiatives in Africa and Asia
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Masdar, TotalEnergies, and EPointZero have signed a Framework for Action (FFA) agreement to expand access to clean energy in emerging markets and developing economies across Africa and Asia.
Japan’s wind power capacity reaches 5,840MW
- Category: Industry News
Cumulative installed capacity of wind power in Japan reached 5,840.4 MW at the end of December 2024, according to preliminary figures compiled by the Japan Wind Power Association. In 2024, new installations added a gross capacity of 703.3 MW from 170 units across 23 windfarms nationwide. When excluding windfarms that have been removed, the net installed capacity for the year was 663.0 MW from 120 units at 15 windfarms, resulting in a cumulative total of 5,840.4 MW from 2,720 units.
Renewable Energy Institute collaborates with EU on offshore wind studies
- Category: Industry News
The Renewable Energy Institute (Japan) has worked with European experts on two studies commissioned by the European Commission focusing on offshore wind: Technical Standards and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) and Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP).
Eurazeo invests in offshore service vessel platform
- Category: Product News
MPC Capital has announced that Eurazeo is investing in its recently launched offshore service vessel platform. Developed through a joint venture between MPC Capital and O.S. Energy, the platform focuses on designing, building, and managing service vessels specifically for offshore wind farms.
Huisman launches Performance Insights for equipment monitoring
- Category: Product News
Huisman has introduced Performance Insights, a new data-driven application designed to analyse equipment data and provide actionable insights. Accessible via the client portal myHuisman, the platform offers analysis across key areas, including equipment performance, alarms and warnings, energy consumption, and component usage.
Vaisala announces revised pricing and warranty terms for WindCube
- Category: Product News
Vaisala has updated its vertical profiling lidar offering with revised pricing and extended warranty terms. The catalogue price of the WindCube has been reduced, and the standard warranty period is now five years instead of three, in order to support customers carrying out measurement campaigns over a five‐year period.
New programme launched to support oil and gas technicians transitioning to wind energy
- Category: Industry News
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has launched a cross-skilling programme to support the transferability of workers between oil and gas and wind operations and maintenance.
SSE’s Chaintrix onshore wind farm in France now fully operational
- Category: Projects and Contracts
- Windward Offshore secures financing for four offshore wind service vessels
- Belgian energy co-operatives launch 'Our Energy' platform aiming for 500,000 citizen participants by 2030
- Hexicon increases revenue and advances offshore wind projects in South Korea and Sweden
- Natural Power acquires stake in Italian renewable energy firm
- QBlade introduces QBlade 2.0.8
- Modus Asset Management rebrands as Envolve Capital
- Acciona Energía completes wind turbine installation in Canada
- James Fisher & Sons establishes new legal entity in Japan
- Envision Energy signs wind turbine contract for Philippine wind project
- Nord/LB and W.E.B Group announce operation of Italian wind farms
- Salzgitter supplies steel for Siemens Gamesa’s GreenerTower
- Balmoral Comtec signs MoU for floating offshore wind collaboration in Korea
- Siemens Gamesa expands offshore wind blade facility in France
- Ørsted begins offshore construction of 920 MW wind farms in Taiwan
- Unique Group appoints Fraser Moonie as Global Commercial and Strategy Development Director
- João Manso Neto reappointed as Greenvolt CEO
- Ofgem plans to fast-track clean energy grid connections in the UK
- New York approves transmission facilities for Empire Wind 1
- Envision Energy, launches fully integrated drivetrain for offshore wind turbines
- Canada joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance
- Global Energy Services establishes new services division
- BNP Paribas and European Investment Bank partner to support wind energy funding
- Nordex signs service agreements for 8,500 MW of wind energy
- Full Circle to maintain Enercon turbines in England
- Germany launches wind and ocean measurement campaign 280 km from shore
- Norway to prioritise floating offshore wind with radial grid connections
- Pritchard-Gordon group of companies enters renewables market
- US tariffs could raise onshore wind costs by 7%
- NRG Systems supports wind resource assessment for Monsoon wind power project in Laos
- Report outlines recommendations to extend offshore wind farm lifespan
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