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Ming Yang plans wind turbine manufacturing hub in Scotland
- Category: Company News
Ming Yang Smart Energy has announced plans to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland. Several sites have been shortlisted, with Ardersier Port near Inverness currently identified as the preferred location.
Offshore Connect conference in Rostock to focus on Baltic Sea wind expansion
- Category: Conferences and Exhibitions
The second Offshore Connect conference will take place on 17 October in Rostock-Warnemünde, bringing together representatives from politics, industry and research to discuss the expansion of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. Hosted at the Hotel Neptun, the conference aims to strengthen cooperation across the offshore wind and maritime sectors and to identify ways to accelerate renewable energy development in the region.
TU Delft develops dynamic open-source model to improve wind farm performance
- Category: Product News
A research team led by TU Delft has developed a new dynamic open-source model, called OFF, to improve understanding and optimisation of wind farm performance. Unlike conventional steady-state models, OFF captures the time-varying behaviour of turbine wakes, allowing more realistic simulations of wind flow and control strategies.
Port of Long Beach receives funding for Pier Wind terminal
- Category: Company News
The Port of Long Beach has received state support to advance the development of Pier Wind, a planned 400-acre terminal designed for the assembly and deployment of floating offshore wind turbines. The project aims to strengthen California’s offshore wind supply chain and support future large-scale developments along the state’s coastline.
Hytech Imaging develops solar-powered drone system for biodiversity monitoring at offshore wind farms
- Category: Product News
Hytech Imaging (France) has developed a solar-powered drone system to support environmental monitoring at offshore wind farms. The company recently completed test flights of its SolarStormm system, which integrates with the SolarXOne drone developed by French company XSun.
Schaeffler and LORC commission large-scale rotor bearing test rig in Denmark
- Category: Company News
Schaeffler, in partnership with the Lindø Offshore Renewables Center (LORC), has commissioned a new large-scale test rig for rotor bearings in Lindø, Denmark. Developed together with LORC and R&D Test Systems, the installation will be used by Schaeffler to test rotor bearing arrangements for the next generation of wind turbines in collaboration with turbine manufacturers.
Palfinger outlines Strategy 2030+ with updated financial and operational targets
- Category: Company News
Palfinger has presented its updated long-term business plan, Strategy 2030+, which sets new financial and operational objectives and outlines three main strategic directions for the coming years. Strategy 2030+ builds on three main focus areas: Lifting Customer Value, Balanced Profitable Growth and Execution Excellence. These priorities are supported by five key action fields and 13 strategic programmes designed to strengthen implementation across the organisation.
Final turbine installed at SSE wind farm in Puglia
- Category: Projects and Contracts
SSE has completed installation of the final turbine at its 17.3 MW onshore wind project in Puglia, southern Italy, six months after construction began. The project covers the Castel Favorito and Masseria la Cattiva sites, where five Siemens Gamesa 132-3.4 MW turbines have been installed.
Ørsted to reduce workforce as part of new strategic plan
- Category: Company News
Ørsted has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by around 2,000 positions by the end of 2027 as part of its updated business plan and strategic priorities. The adjustment aims to strengthen competitiveness and reflects a sharper focus on offshore wind and the European market.
Jan De Nul to install export cables for Formosa 4 wind farm
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the installation of export cables at the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company will transport, install, and protect around 60 kilometres of subsea high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) cables to bring electricity ashore.
- Rystad Energy: China to dominate offshore wind as US faces setbacks
- Minnesota regulators approve Allete partnership with CPP Investments and GIP
- Lloyd’s Register grants approval to Samsung’s SnapWind Float design
- Palfinger Marine supplies nacelle cranes for Vestas 15 MW turbines
- Ørsted completes rights issue
- Nordex reports 2.2 GW order intake in third quarter
- Bureau Veritas certifies Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project
- Deutsche Windtechnik strengthens offshore management team
- DNV report: US policy shifts to have limited effect on global energy transition
- Nordex to supply turbines for 236 MW of wind projects in North America
- Biome Renewables and Enercon collaborate on wind turbine noise reduction technology
- Negative bidding for offshore wind fading in Europe, says WindEurope
- Global renewable capacity expected to more than double by 2030
- Envision Energy to supply turbines for Kazakhstan’s 1 GW Mirny wind project
- Nordex receives new orders from wpd in Germany
- Flender expands service centre in Canada
- BOA completes launch of floating substructures for EOLMED offshore wind project
- Eiffage awarded contract by RTE for three offshore substations in France
- Japan identifies new areas for offshore wind development
- GBM Works completes second close of Seed funding round
- WWEC2025 in Shantou: Programme outline released
- Nordex receives orders from Okko Group in Ukraine
- US administration to review approval of Equinor’s Empire Wind 2 project
- Pacifico Energy Korea secures licence for 420MW Myeong Ryang offshore wind project
- OS Energy adopts Sonardyne Sprint-Nav DP for offshore vessels
- Iver names Joaquín Morón Managing Director of Spain
- Nordex launches N175/6.X turbine in Canada
- Y-MatTec plans UK grout facility at Port of Montrose
- CC&L Infrastructure grows renewable portfolio to 2.4 GW
- EIB and CaixaBank back Navantia Seanergies with green trade finance
