OnPath Energy, previously known as Banks Renewables, has received approval for a wind farm extension in Scotland. Taking feedback from community consultations onboard, OnPath Energy will now be installing a further 10 turbines at its 132MW Lethan's site. The additional turbines are up to 251m tall and up to 170m in diameter [...]

UK pension manager Railpen and Scottish independent renewable energy business GreenPower have formed a JV to co-develop the circa 66MW Barachander onshore wind project in North Argyll. This latest investment initiative extends the existing partnership under which Railpen and GreenPower are co-owners of the 46MW operational Carraig Gheal Wind Farm [...]

RWE has emerged as the big winner in the latest German offshore wind auction. The German developer has won two of the three sites on offer, with the Essen headquartered outfit taking 4GW of the 5.5GW up for grabs. The zones are the 2GW N-9.1 and 2GW N-9.2, both in [...]

A report published by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) explores how developers can maximise opportunities for nature within and around offshore wind farms. Measures that provide habitat for shelter, feeding and spawning can be incorporated within wind turbine foundation options to help enhance biodiversity in the decade ahead [...]

Vestas has received a 41MW turbine order for the Barranco del Agua 2 and the Carrugueiro wind parks in Spain. The order is placed by Green Mind Ventures, part of GreenVolt, and includes the supply and installation of six V163-4.5MW (pictured) and three V136-4.5MW machines, as well as a 20-year Active Output [...]

Ocean Winds and Martifer Renewables & Energy have formed a strategic partnership to jointly participate in Portugal's first tender for offshore wind farms, set to take place this year. This collaboration brings together Ocean Winds’ experience, including operating the WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind farm in Portugal, with Martifer Renewable [...]

Coriolis Energy and ESB are preparing a planning application for the 80MW Foel Fach wind farm in north Wales. The scheme would comprise 11 turbines with up to 220-metre tip heights located at a site near Bala in Gwynedd. Based on 7.2MW units, the project would deliver around 79.2MW of [...]

A total of 36 turbines with a capacity of 377MW were fed into the power grid for the first time in Germany in the first half of 2024 and 73 further foundations were built. The German offshore wind industry associations and the non-profit foundation Offshore-Windenergie figures show that in total 29 offshore [...]

A total of 36 turbines with a capacity of 377MW were fed into the power grid for the first time in Germany in the first half of 2024 and 73 further foundations were built. The German offshore wind industry associations and the non-profit foundation Offshore-Windenergie figures show that in total 29 offshore [...]

Anma Offshore Wind Energy has selected engineering and advisory company Ramboll for detailed foundation design and certification support for South Korea’s first utility-scale offshore wind project.   Ramboll, having established its first office in South Korea end of 2022, has secured the contract for WTG Foundation Detailed Design of the [...]

The development and construction of Moray East and Moray West created over 8000 full-time equivalent (FTE) years of employment and contributed over £700m in GVA to the UK economy, according to modelling work commissioned by Ocean Winds.   Carried out by BVG Associates, the study forecasts suggest that over its lifetime, [...]

Whichever government comes next following the UK’s general election this summer, it will need to establish a plan for a grid that will handle ever-increasing renewables capacity, RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester has heard.   A new approach to grid planning would include, according to National Grid interconnectors [...]