Equinor is planning to become a global offshore wind major by setting up an ambition to grow its renewable energy capacity tenfold by 2026, to up to 6GW.
Bech-Bruun has advised Marubeni Corporation and its partners on the legal and commercial matters in relation to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan.
Ørsted has applied for a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the 752MW Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The project will finance the construction and the operation of the wind farm. The proposed EIB financing is about EUR 500 million, and the estimated value of the
Europe installed 3.6GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, which is a new record in annual installations, according to WindEurope.
Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms generated 6.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, a near 31 percent increase compared to 5.2TWh generated in 2018. The increase was mainly attributed to the full commissioning of the 407MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Vattenfall’s operating
AqualisBraemar has appointed John MacAskill from Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) as its first group marketing director.
Siemens AG is acquiring all Iberdrola’s shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE).
Engie Fabricom has joined Energi Coast, the North East of England’s Offshore Wind Cluster.
Ørsted is launching a program aimed at engaging its supply chain in becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
Siemens Gamesa has doubled the order intake in the offshore segment in 2019 compared to 2018, partly due to the company’s strongest ever results reported in the last quarter of the calendar year. The world-leading wind turbine manufacturer saw the order intake in the offshore segment double to 3,343
The construction of the onshore substations and transmission lines is scheduled to start in February 2020, and the commercial operations are expected to start in 2022, according to Marubeni.
The Dutch SeaMar Group has acquired the vessel owning company Alaborg Offshore Services BV.
Principle Power has unveiled a new brand identity and logo as part of a rebranding initiative that embodies the company’s new stage in the deployment and commercialization of its floating wind technology.
The Triton Knoll Community Fund has allocated a windfall of GBP 101,670 to thirteen community projects as part of the third funding round.
