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Status of wind power development in Africa

Status of wind power development in Africa

October 22, 2023 |

At the end of 2020 IRENA estimated that 6.5 GW of wind was installed in Africa with the main markets being South Africa, Morocco and Egypt, and secondary markets being Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tunisia. The identified capacity in this study is 9 GW considering plants that are installed and under construction and scheduled to be commissioned in 2023. Apart from the aforementioned countries, new capacity is being built in Senegal, Réunion, Nigeria, Tanzania and Djibouti.

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India announces strategy for offshore wind development

India announces strategy for offshore wind development

October 22, 2023 |

On August 17, 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released a revised strategy for the development of offshore wind energy projects in India. The policy provides a framework for offshore wind power development up to a seaward distance of 200 nautical miles from the country’s exclusive economic zone. Based on a multi-criteria ap­p­roach that involved the assessment of various parameters such as wind resource and bathymetry, the consortium identified eight zones each off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as potential offshore wind energy zones.

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Eolus offloads 125 MW Swedish wind projects to BKW

Eolus offloads 125 MW Swedish wind projects to BKW

June 27, 2023 |

Eolus, a Swedish renewables developer, has divested three Swedish wind projects totaling 125 MW to Swiss power provider BKW. Skallberget/Utterberget, Tjärnäs and Rosenskog are under construction and will begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2023. The three projects are powered by 19 wind turbines and will generate 330 GWh of clean energy annually. The deal includes all the shares at an enterprise value of €189 million, along with €19 million in the share purchase price.

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<strong>Enefit Green awards Nordex Group order for 255 MW in Estonia</strong>

Enefit Green awards Nordex Group order for 255 MW in Estonia

February 13, 2023 |

Nordex Group, a German wind turbine manufacturer, has received a turbine order from Enefit Green for a 255 MW onshore wind cluster in Estonia. As part of the agreement, Nordex will provide 38 of its N163/6.X wind turbines to the Tootsi, Sopi I, and Sopi II wind farms.  Sopi I, Sopi II, and Tootsi will be built in Nord Pärnu, forming the most powerful wind project cluster in the Baltic states to date.

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US Offshore Wind Supply Chain Roadmap

US Offshore Wind Supply Chain Roadmap

January 25, 2023 | ,

The national offshore wind energy target of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 referenced the potential benefits of establishing a domestic supply chain. NREL led the 30 GW by 2030: A Supply Chain Road Map for Offshore Wind in the United States project to create a road map that identifies challenges and solutions to developing a nationally focused offshore wind energy supply chain that has the potential to manufacture all major components domestically by 2030.

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Vestas to supply turbines for 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project

Vestas to supply turbines for 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project

September 27, 2022 |

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine company, has been chosen as the preferred turbine supplier for Baltic Power, a 1.2 GW offshore wind project in Poland. Baltic Power is being built by a partnership between PKN ORLEN and Northland Power. Vestas will deliver 76 of its V236-15.0 MW turbines for the wind project, which is located 23 km from the Polish Baltic Sea coastline.

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Increasing Innovation: Emerging trends in wind turbine drivetrains and towers

Increasing Innovation: Emerging trends in wind turbine drivetrains and towers

September 11, 2022 |

A range of wind turbine drivetrains with various costs, techno­logies, physical features, efficiencies, deg­rees of reliability and materials currently exist in the market. Another crucial component of a wind energy system is the turbine tower. The material, height and size of turbine towers are key determinants of the power outcomes and economic returns of wind energy projects.

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Nordex Group receives wind turbine supply order in Finland

Nordex Group receives wind turbine supply order in Finland

July 27, 2022 |

Nordex Group, a German wind turbine manufacturer, has won a wind turbine supply contract from a partnership that includes Helen, a Finnish energy utility, and the landsbanken Wind Power Fund. For the 147.5 MW Karahka wind farm, Nordex will deliver and install 25 of its N163/5.X turbines. The Karahka wind facility will be developed in the north of Oulainen, a town in Finland’s North Ostrobothnia region.

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Siemens Gamesa to supply turbines for Moray West wind farm in Scotland 

Siemens Gamesa to supply turbines for Moray West wind farm in Scotland 

June 24, 2022 |

Siemens Gamesa, a Spanish energy company, has been awarded a contract to supply 60 wind turbine units for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind power project in Scotland. According to the agreement, the company will deliver its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines, each having a capacity of 14.7MW. Each SG 14-222 DD turbine will have a 222 metre rotor diameter and use Siemens Gamesa’s 108 metre-long IntegralBlades.

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Celsia orders 369 MW of Nordex wind turbines for projects in Colombia

Celsia orders 369 MW of Nordex wind turbines for projects in Colombia

June 20, 2022 |

Celsia, a power distribution company, has received a 369 MW wind turbine supply order with German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group for three wind projects in Colombia. Nordex will deliver 63 wind turbines to the Acacia II, Camelias, and Carreto wind farms as part of the contract. The Acacia II and Camelias wind projects are in the Guajira region of Colombia, while the Carreto wind project is in Atlantico.

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Nordex Group receives 105 MW wind turbine contract in Serbia

Nordex Group receives 105 MW wind turbine contract in Serbia

June 15, 2022 |

Nordex Group, a German wind turbine manufacturer, has secured a 105 MW turbine supply order for the Krivaca wind farm in Serbia. The Krivaca wind project is located in the municipalities of Golubac, Kucevo, and Veliko Gradiste in eastern Serbia. It will have the capacity to generate 310 GWh of clean energy per year, which is approximately 1 per cent of the country’s total power consumption.

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Vestas to supply turbines for German offshore wind farm

Vestas to supply turbines for German offshore wind farm

June 9, 2022 |

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine maker, has signed an agreement to supply wind turbines to EnBW for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore project in Germany on a conditional basis. The agreement was reached after EnBW pre-selected Vestas to supply the offshore wind turbines for the project through an EU tender process in July 2021.

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US Offshore Wind Supply Chain: Report by NREL

US Offshore Wind Supply Chain: Report by NREL

May 31, 2022 | ,

NREL released a report outlining supply chain needs required to reach the United States’ national offshore wind goal of 30 gigawatts by 2030. With international offshore wind supply chains already near capacity, there is an immediate need to develop a domestic network to scale up this industry. This report estimates achieving 30 GW of offshore wind capacity will require at least 2,100 wind turbines and foundations and 6,800 miles of cable.

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Vattenfall inaugurates a 353 MW onshore wind farm in Sweden

Vattenfall inaugurates a 353 MW onshore wind farm in Sweden

May 18, 2022 |

Vattenfall, Sweden’s state-owned power company, is set to open its Blakliden Fäbodberget onshore wind farm in the municipalities of Sele and Lycksele. Vattenfall owns a 30 per cent stake in the 353 MW wind farm, which is jointly owned by Vattenfall, Vestas, and AIP Management. The facility is equipped with 84 wind turbines and has the capacity to generate 1 tWh of clean energy, enough to power almost 220,000 homes in the area. 

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China remains the global wind powerhouse

China remains the global wind powerhouse

May 11, 2022 |

China’s transition to a subsidy-free market in 2021 resulted in 34% less capacity installed in the country YoY (-24 GW), which heavily impacted the global total. However, the nearly 48 GW installed in China in 2021 indicates that strong market fundamentals remain despite the shift in policy. If we exclude China, the rest of the world added more than 47 GW of new capacity, a 14% increase YoY, driven primarily by significant growth in Asia Pacific (+134%), Northern Europe (+100%), and Latin America (+82%).

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ORIT to acquire stake in 270 MW offshore wind farm in UK

ORIT to acquire stake in 270 MW offshore wind farm in UK

May 2, 2022 |

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), a UK-based renewable investment firm, has agreed to acquire a 7.75 per cent stake in the Lincs offshore wind farm. Lincs, with a capacity of 270MW, is located offshore from England’s east coast and has been operational since 2013. The offshore wind facility, which spans 35 km sq, is equipped with 75 wind turbines, each with a 3.6MW capacity.

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Automation Era: Digital solutions set to transform the wind sector

Automation Era: Digital solutions set to transform the wind sector

April 12, 2022 |

Digitalisation presents several advantages to wind energy systems in terms of improved safety, greater reliability and accuracy in data collection, spee­dy dissemination of data, lower operatio­nal cos­ts and greater flexibility in undertaking ma­in­tenance activities. The development of digital technologies for operation and ma­in­tenance (O&M) has given rise to new business models in the energy sector due to redu­ced dependence on hu­man interventions.

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Envision to supply turbines for wind project in Laos

Envision to supply turbines for wind project in Laos

April 7, 2022 |

Envision Group, a Chinese energy company, has signed a letter of intent with Impact Energy Asia Development (IEAD) to supply wind turbines for the Monsoon Wind Project in Laos. For the 600 MW project, the company intends to deliver 133 EN-171 wind turbines, each having a capacity of 4.51 MW. The project is being developed by IEAD, and once fully operational, it will generate over 1,700 GWh of green energy each year.

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Unlocking onshore wind in Poland

Unlocking onshore wind in Poland

March 24, 2022 |

Poland’s restrictive onshore wind law limits the deployment of new wind projects to a value that is not compatible with EU’s climate targets. An update to Poland’s problematic onshore wind law is already on the table, yet the government is delaying the amendment despite huge public support. Being the cheapest energy source, onshore wind could also help lower the extremely high coal-and-gas-driven electricity prices, currently wreaking havoc in the country’s economy.

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