Qualitas Energy, a Spanish renewables investor, has purchased a 96 MW wind energy project pipeline in Germany. Four wind projects are included in the portfolio: two in the Heidekreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, one in the Uelzen region of Lower Saxony, and one in the Cologne region. The portfolio has the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 64,000 households.
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OX2 and Ingka Investments have applied to build Neptunus, a 3.1 GW offshore energy hub off Blekinge, Sweden. Located 50 km offshore, the Neptunus offshore wind project will be a major energy hub, with 207 wind turbines reaching heights of 420 m. The project will cover the needs of the Skåne and Blekinge districts by producing 13–15 TWh of power annually.
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QEnergy, a European renewable energy developer, has sold a 73.2 MW French renewable energy project portfolio to Italian energy company ERG. The portfolio sold by Q Energy includes two operational solar photovoltaic farms, one in the Gironde area and the other in the Pyrénées Orientales, with a combined installed capacity of 20.4 MWp.
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The Senator for Rhode Island in the US has released a discussion draft of his bill to improve the offshore wind development process in the state. The discussion draft seeks feedback from federal, state and local agencies, as well as industries, developers and surrounding communities.
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Vestas has announced plans to establish a new blade factory in Szczecin, Poland. The factory is planned to produce blades for Vestas’ flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW, and is expected to start operations in 2026, creating more than 1,000 direct jobs.
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This report “Enabling factors of social acceptance of wind energy projects in La Guajira” by the Stockholm Environment Institute aims to identify enabling factors of social acceptance and, more broadly, of a just energy transition in La Guajira. Actors such as community advisers, national and regional public officials, and the environmental authority also play a crucial role in these processes.
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Squadron Energy has officially commenced work on the Uungula Wind Farm in New South Wales. The project will feature 69 turbines. It is being built near Wellington within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone and has an approved connection to the existing transmission grid.
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Pattern Energy has ordered 2.4 GW turbines from GE Vernova’s onshore wind business for its SunZia wind project in New Mexico, US. Pattern is developing the SunZia Wind project, which has a capacity of over 3.5 GW overall. The wind project will be connected to SunZia Transmission, a 3 GW-capable, 885 km-long, 525 kV HVDC line. The wind project is situated in the New Mexico counties of San Miguel, Lincoln, and Torrance.
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Vattenfall has completed the commissioning of the 168 MW Vesterhav Syd offshore wind project in Denmark. Currently, 170,000 homes are receiving some of their energy needs from the wind farm. Vesterhav Syd’s 20 turbines were installed in July and September of 2023. In November 2023, the project’s first power was fed into the Danish grid.
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Equinor and bp have announced an agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to terminate the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) Agreement for the Empire Wind 2 project, an offshore wind project in the US with a total capacity of 1,260 MW.
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OMV Petrom will acquire a 50 per cent stake in Electrocentrale Borzesti from RNV Infrastructure. The company holds approximately 1 GW capacity of renewable projects. The project comprises 950 MW wind and 50 MW photovoltaic. The projects will be further developed, built and operated in partnership with RNV Infrastructure.
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Vestas has sold a 656 MW wind portfolio to PLT Energia, an Italian renewable energy producer. Rothschild & Co. acted as the sole financial adviser to Vestas, while L & B acted as its legal advisor in the acquisition process. Reportedly, Bonelli-Erede acted as a legal advisor and Fichtner as a technical advisor for PLT Energia.
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Gentari, through its subsidiary Gentari International Renewables Pte Ltd has added offshore wind capacity into its portfolio, following an investment into the Hai Long offshore wind project located off the Changhua coast in the Taiwan Straits. Gentari has bought a 49 per cent stake in the project owned by Northland Power Inc.
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Pattern Energy has concluded an $11 billion non-recourse financing and begun full construction of SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind project. SunZia Transmission is a 550-mile ±525 kV high-voltage direct current transmission line.
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ERG is entering the US market through an alliance with Apex Clean Energy, which will see it acquire 317 MW of wind and solar assets. A US-based holding company, including a wind farm and a solar plant, will be set up under the agreement. The portfolio includes 317 MW of installed capacity.
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The assessment of the wind resource across the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ, Project site) was performed, situated approximately 62 km from the west mainland coast of the Netherlands. This work was undertaken by OWC and partners, which included ProPlanEn, ArcVera, and Innosea.
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RWE has acquired the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone portfolio from Vattenfall. The portfolio comprises three offshore wind development projects off the east coast of England – Norfolk Vanguard West, Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Boreas. The three projects, each with a planned capacity of 1.4 GW, are located 50 to 80 km off the coast of Norfolk in East Anglia.
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BlueFloat Energy and Origin Energy have announced a partnership and applied for a Feasibility Licence to develop the Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project in the declared Hunter offshore wind zone, Australia. The proposed project is located off the Hunter-Port Stephens coast and has the capacity to generate 1.725 GW of renewable electricity.
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Uganda’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) is a strategic roadmap for the development and modernisation of Uganda’s energy sector. It charts an ambitious, yet feasible pathway to achieve universal access to modern energy and power the country’s economic transformation in a sustainable and secure way. The plan was developed by Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, with support from the International Energy Agency, and provides the groundwork for the government’s upcoming Integrated Energy Resource Master Plan.
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Hawaiian Electric will commence negotiations for contracts with the developers of 15 renewable energy projects on Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui, which will lower Hawaii’s reliance on imported oil for electricity generation substantially. A number of Oahu and Hawaii island projects make use of stable renewable energy sources, which can generate clean electricity even in the absence of wind or sunshine.
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