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Siemens Gamesa Launches 14MW Offshore Wind Turbine, World’s Largest

The new machine can be dialed up to 15 megawatts, and an even larger version is in the works, says Siemens Gamesa’s head of offshore technology. Siemens Gamesa on Tuesday launched the largest wind turbine ever publicly announced, a 14-megawatt model with a 222-meter rotor diameter meant for offshore wind farms. Morten Pilgaard Rasmussen, head […]

Europe & UK

Northwester 2 wind farm is now fully operational, producing 9.5 MW from 23 wind turbines

May 15, 2020 Anand Gupta

Just under ten months from the start of the offshore works, the 219 MW Northwester 2 wind farm is now supplying the Belgian grid with green energy from all of its 23 fully operational wind turbines, producing 9.5 MW each. This wind farm is the first to use the deploy MHI Vestas’ highest rated V164-9.5 […]

Americas

Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

May 13, 2020 Anand Gupta

French power giant plans to ramp up investments into U.S. batteries, hybrid renewables and offshore wind — but gas plants are off the menu. Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, […]

Renewable Energy

Dominion Targets 24GW of Renewables and Storage in Move Toward Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

May 5, 2020 Anand Gupta

The utility embraces solar and offshore wind, but critics say its plan is too reliant on fracked gas and pipelines. Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s ambitious new clean energy law. Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents […]

Americas

Dominion Energy Remains on Schedule to Build Largest Offshore Wind Project in United States

April 28, 2020 Anand Gupta

– Survey vessels in April started studies of the 112,800-acre Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind lease area – Virginia Beach fishermen will be employed to ‘scout’ operational areas during survey activities – Dominion Energy focused on working to develop a U.S.-based offshore wind supply chain anchored in Hampton Roads RICHMOND, Va.: Dominion Energy and its contractors […]

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Northland Power acquires Canadian offshore wind project in Hecate Strait

March 31, 2020 Anand Gupta

Northland Power has entered into an agreement to acquire an offshore wind development project owned by NaiKun Wind Energy Group The project is in the Hecate Strait off the coast of British Columbia. On completion of the transaction, Northland will be responsible for all aspects of developing the project. The transaction will occur by way […]

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BlackRock Targets Storage With New Multibillion-Dollar Renewables Fund

January 28, 2020 Anand Gupta

Martin Torres, Americas chief for renewables at BlackRock Real Assets, talks batteries, offshore wind — and why things may be easier once subsidies disappear. The world’s largest asset manager has a new multibillion-dollar renewable energy fund in the works, and a good chunk of it may go to batteries. Long a major global investor in […]

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LATE SURGE IN OFFSHORE WIND FINANCINGS HELPS 2019 RENEWABLES INVESTMENT TO OVERTAKE 2018

January 16, 2020 Anand Gupta

A string of billion-dollar deals off coasts of mainland China and Taiwan, and in British, French and Dutch waters, made 2019 an all-time high for offshore wind London and New York: Investment in renewable energy capacity worldwide was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from 2018’s $280.2 billion, with the world’s biggest market (China) […]

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How Europe’s Energy Islands Could Internationalize Offshore Wind Planning

December 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

European grid operators want to combine 10-gigawatt offshore turbine clusters, interconnectors and hydrogen. It no longer looks like a pipe dream. Proposals for Europe’s offshore energy islands are gaining momentum, with regulatory issues rather than technology now looking like the largest barrier. If massive offshore wind hubs are going to be built at scale, Europe […]

Europe & UK

Europe’s Energy Giants Line Up to Endorse Green Deal

December 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

The power sector sees huge opportunity, while the proposed “carbon border” raises questions for EU oil and gas imports. The European Union’s newly proposed Green Deal raises “significant questions” for the oil and gas industry, analysts said, but the plan was broadly welcomed by companies across the energy sector. On Wednesday the European Commission presented […]

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