The global offshore wind turbine market is expected to grow to $68,869.3 million by 2026, from $24,683.3 million in 2019, according to P&S Intelligence. According to their analysis, Asia-Pacific would account for a considerable share in the offshore wind turbine market going forward because of the high dependence on fossil fuels for electricity.
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Falck Renewables has that it has connected its 74.1 MW Brattmyrliden wind farm in Sweden to the grid. The project is located in the Ornskoldsvik municipality and is set to generate 263.5 GWh annually which will power about 52,700 homes in the country. The project is owned by Falck Renewables’ subsidiary Brattmyrliden Vind AB and consists of 19 N133 wind turbines supplied by Nordex SE. The turbines are currently in the final testing phase before it reaches full commercial operations by the end of June 2021.
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Just 1% of the world’s offshore wind resource could provide 10% of our electricity demand. By 2030, it’s expected that over 230 GW of offshore wind will be operating globally; a seven-fold increase from the 32 GW today. New, emerging markets will contribute to this increasing capacity and offshore wind can play a significant role in their future economic growth.
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The global wind turbine operations and maintenance market is expected to reach $27.6 billion by 2027 from $17.9 billion in 2020 growing at a CAGR of 6.4 per cent over the period, according to Research and Markets. The onshore wind turbine O&M market, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a CAGR of 4.7 per cent and reach $22.3 billion by the end of the analysis period.
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BP and Equinor have completed the formation of their strategic partnership for offshore wind projects in the US. This includes BP’s $1.1 billion purchase from Equinor of a 50 per cent stake in two major lease areas off the US East Coast. The new partnership will develop up to two projects with a cumulative capacity of 4.4 GW.
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California Energy & Power (CE&P), a US vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) wind turbine company, has secured its first commercial purchase orders from the Hansei Corporation, an engineering, procurement, and construction company in the Philippines. Initial turbines will be deployed in strategic locations in the Philippines, with plans to deploy the company’s CALI series VAWTs along a newly built expressway project to provide electricity for lighting systems, signaling/protection, and electronic vehicle charging stations.
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Avangrid Renewables announced the commissioning of its 154.8 MW Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm. The project consists of 56 wind turbines and is located in Deuel County, S.D., northeast of Brookings. Further, the wind farm is owned by Tatanka Ridge Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and WEC Energy Group. The wind farm has penned a power purchase agreement with the Dairyland Power Cooperative for 51.6 MW of its capacity.
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Siemens Gamesa has secured its largest order to date in Vietnam for a 117 MW wind farm. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2021 and will generate enough electricity to power the demands of 248,000 people.
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Consumers Energy has completed its Gratiot Farms Wind Project, which is now operational in Michigan. The project consists of 60 wind turbines with a cumulative capacity of150 MW capacity, which is enough to supply power to about 58,000 residents.
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GE Renewable Energy has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of its 3 MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam. A consortium of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation, Henste Engineering and IPC Group will provide full engineering, procurement and construction services for the project.
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Acciona has started operation of the 198 MW La Chalupa wind farm located in Texas, US. This is Acciona’s tenth wind farm in the US. With the commissioning of this wind farm, Acciona’s installed wind capacity in the country now exceeds 1,000 MW.
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South Africa faced an acute economic crisis due to the global pandemic. Due to the fall in power demand, the economic crisis impacted the country’s power sector which was already facing persistent issues with power cuts. in a bid to recover from the economic turmoil and promote cleaner sources of energy, the country is focusing on a just energy transition.
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Vestas has secured a 96 MW deal for the Hawkesdale Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia in partnership with Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of Naturgy Group. Vestas’ will supply and install 23 of its V136-4.2 MW wind turbines.
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Senvion GmbH has agreed to sell 100 per cent of its Indian operations (Senvion India) to Global Renewable Energy Development Holding Company Limited (GREDHCL). Subject to regulatory approvals, the sale is proposed to close in the first quarter of 2021.
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PUSPOK Group has selected GE Renewable Energy to supply 30 of its Cypress onshore wind turbines for two wind farms located in the Burgenland region in Austria. The deal also includes a multi-year service contract.
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GE Renewable Energy has completed the installation and commissioning of the 53 MW Kirazli and 32 MW Meryem wind farms in Turkey.
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Global mining group BHP has signed a power purchasing agreement (PPA) to meet 50 per cent of its electricity needs across its Queensland Coal mines from green power sources. The said PPA has been signed with CleanCo, Queensland’s state-owned clean energy generator and retailer.
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GE Renewable Energy has announced that it will supply 13 wind turbines to the 68.9 MW E energija Telšiai onshore wind farm in Lithuania. As part of the partnership, GE will also provide a 25-year full services agreement for the wind project.
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CMS Energy has acquired a 51 per cent stake in 525 MW Aviator wind energy project located in Texas, US. The wind project is expected to start operations by fall 2020. The power generated from this project will be purchased by Facebook and McDonald’s to achieve their clean energy goals.
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The US has made substantial progress towards a low-carbon economy over the past several years. According to research, the benefits of US climate action in today’s economic reality are evident. Strong climate action and investments in low-carbon infrastructure can be effective ways to recover from Covid-19 and secure the economy’s long-term success.
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