A scheme by Greece to expand the production of electricity from renewable energy and combined heat and power (CHP) will be supported by €2.27 billion ($2.58 billion) in funding from the European Commission. The scheme will enable Greece to expand its capacity from onshore wind, photovoltaic, wind, and solar with [...]

Wind farm planned off Normandy will have a capacity of around 1GW. The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, support for an offshore wind project off the coast of Normandy, France. The project will have a capacity of around 1GW to produce 4.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) of renewable [...]

Agreement is part of a strategic initiative to ‘streamline processes’ for future OSS projects. Keppel Offshore & Marine has signed a global framework agreement with Orsted on potential future offshore substation (OSS) projects. The agreement, between Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary Keppel FELS and Orsted, is part of a strategic [...]

Shell New Energies NL BV and RWE Generation SE have agreed to cooperate in the field of green hydrogen production, consumption and distribution in Europe, they announced this week. The two companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines their plan to identify specific project options to [...]

A wind turbine owned by hundreds of people across the UK is being built in Wales. The 907 owners crowdfunded £2.2m for the turbine, which will start providing them with energy in the new year. It will be built in Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and will be run by Ripple [...]

Seaway 7 lined up for Dogger Bank C foundations job Seaway 7 ASA has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces on the 1200MW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm off east England. The company will use its specialist heavy lift vessel [...]

Cable outfit completes three-year job to install than 180 km of cables for the 950MW Scottish wind project NKT has commissioned the power cables for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind project off Scotland. The power cable installation comprises three 220 kV high voltage AC power cable systems for the [...]

CDPQ and Cathay PE will now own half of 605MW Taiwanese offshore project Orsted has completed the divestment of a 50% stake in the 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm to global investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Cathay PE. CDPQ will be the majority [...]

Education and research agreement between German developer and University of Gdansk RWE Renewables and the University of Gdansk has joined forces to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, based on education and research. A corresponding Framework Cooperation Agreement was signed last week between RWE’s Polish subsidiary Baltic Trade & [...]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak also confirmed the £160m investment in hubs The UK Government has pledged £230m (€272m) in fresh funding for offshore wind in its Autumn Budget. Industry sources said the funding would go towards offshore wind manufacturing, comprising £220m of new funding and the remaining unspent £10m from the UK Government's Offshore [...]

Agreement contributes to pipeline security for manufacturer’s Hull factory if converted to a firm order Siemens Gamesa has been chosen as the preferred bidder for turbines for the 860MW Moray West offshore wind farm, off Scotland. The project would feature Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore wind turbines, including blades manufactured in [...]

All 165 foundations in place at 1.4GW offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea Orsted has completed installation of all 165 foundations and the project’s offshore substation at its 1.4GW Hornsea 2 wind farm, 89km off the UK North Sea coast. The installation of the monopile foundations means that [...]