rss/project-development Read news & analysis of wind farm project development, wind assessment, permitting, construction & contracts on “uĺX˜äŠĘ˜ˇłÇ en Copyright 2023, Haymarket Media Group Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:56:23 +0100 /article/1834559/orsted-iberdrola-veterans-plan-5gw-australian-offshore-wind-farm Ørsted and Iberdrola veterans are planning a 5GW offshore wind project in the Bass Strait off Gippsland in Victoria, southern Australia.  Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:03:45 +0100 /article/1834559 Project announcement /article/1833687/serbia-awards-power-deals-first-400mw-onshore-wind-tender Serbia has awarded power deals for 400MW of wind power in its first contracts for difference (CfD) tender – the full quota available and enough capacity to double its existing onshore wind fleet. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:45:23 +0100 /article/1833687 Tenders / Requests for proposal /article/1833620/australian-wind-farm-unviable-environmental-report-developer-warns A planned onshore wind farm in Victoria, Australia, faces a struggle to move forward after a state environment report into the project went beyond existing guidelines to protect wildlife in the area, the company claimed. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:00:58 +0100 /article/1833620 Project development /article/1833582/offshore-wind-needs-huge-supply-chain-boost-hit-targets The offshore wind supply chain requires investment of more than $100 billion if the industry is to meet government installation targets of nearly 80GW per year, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:43:03 +0100 /article/1833582 Supply chain /article/1833563/offshore-wind-installations-hit-21gw-first-half-2023-%E2%80%94-windeurope New installations of offshore wind turbines in Europe totalled 2.1GW in the first half of 2023 as investment returns to the sector, according to a new report by industry body WindEurope. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:51:46 +0100 /article/1833563 Energy transition /article/1833431/us-maps-oregon-areas-26gw-offshore-wind The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified draft wind energy areas (WEAs) off Oregon that it believes could support 2.6GW of offshore wind capacity. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:16:42 +0100 /article/1833431 Site selection /article/1833211/vestas-15mw-wind-turbine-breaks-24-hour-power-generation-record Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas claims that a prototype of its flagship 15MW offshore wind turbine has broken a world record for the most electricity produced by a single wind turbine over a 24-hour period. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:18:41 +0100 /article/1833211 Turbine development /article/1833166/developers-dod-reach-deal-floating-offshore-wind-near-nasa-site-california Floventis Energy has reached an agreement with the US Department of Defence (DoD) to allow plans for the 60MW Cademo floating offshore wind project to proceed, even though the site is near the Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California that is used for space launches. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:13:22 +0100 /article/1833166 Project development /article/1833038/bombs-mines-cleared-uk-offshore-wind-farm-site More than 70 unexploded ordnance have been cleared from the planned site of Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:27:18 +0100 /article/1833038 Project development /article/1832945/rwe-wins-big-germanys-18gw-offshore-wind-tender RWE won three of the four North Sea sites available in Germany’s latest offshore wind tender, which for the first time used non-price criteria alongside so-called negative bidding. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:37:40 +0100 /article/1832945 Tenders / Requests for proposal /article/1832905/uncapped-offshore-wind-bidding-puts-projects-supply-chain-risk-%E2%80%93-orsted-ceo Offshore wind auctions with uncapped concession payments put projects at risk of not being built and mean extra costs could be passed on to ratepayers or to an already under-pressure supply chain, Ørsted CEO Mads Nipper warned. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:57:20 +0100 /article/1832905 Tenders / Requests for proposal /article/1832788/norway-delays-first-offshore-wind-tender-amid-wrangle-state-aid Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:04:37 +0100 /article/1832788 Tenders / Requests for proposal /article/1832575/siemens-gamesa-sold-insufficiently-tested-wind-turbines-%E2%80%93-ceo Siemens Gamesa CEO Jochen Eickholt admitted that the manufacturer had sold “insufficiently tested” turbines to customers as the company battles to fix technical failures in its onshore fleet. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:57:39 +0100 /article/1832575 Operational failure /article/1832557/nearly-1gw-wind-comes-online-us-sluggish-start-2023 Wind accounted for nearly a fifth of the renewable energy brought online in the second quarter of this year, according to a report by the American Clean Power Association (ACP). Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:45:38 +0100 /article/1832557 Business & Finance /article/1832529/offshore-wind-giants-unveil-gigawatt-bids-new-jersey-tender Four new projects have been proposed off New Jersey in the state’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:08:23 +0100 /article/1832529 Tenders / Requests for proposal /article/1832526/siemens-gamesa-warns-loss-making-offshore-wind-turbine-orders Siemens Gamesa warned that “a handful” of its offshore orders will be loss-making as it reported challenges in ramping up production at its manufacturing facilities as well as continuing cost pressures. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:50:45 +0100 /article/1832526 Business & Finance /article/1832442/romania-launch-first-2gw-wind-solar-tender Romania will launch its first round of renewable energy auctions this month as it seeks to award power deals to 2GW of wind and solar PV projects in the country.  Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:09:54 +0100 /article/1832442 Regional markets /article/1832253/uks-multi-million-pound-boost-renewables-auction-falls-far-short The UK has given more funding for its latest renewable energy auction – but industry groups have claimed the ÂŁ22 million (€25.5 million) boost "falls far short" of what is needed. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:24:03 +0100 /article/1832253 Policy & incentives /article/1831952/eni-owned-vargronn-eyes-irish-offshore-wind-tender Eni-owned Norwegian offshore wind firm VĂĽrgrønn is partnering with Irish developer Energia Renewables to target Ireland's upcoming offshore wind tenders. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:11:04 +0100 /article/1831952 Joint ventures /article/1832015/oil-major-bp-sees-optimal-value-%E2%82%AC7-billion-german-offshore-wind-tender-win Oil major BP will use electricity from the German North Sea offshore wind sites it won in a multi-billion euro auction to produce green hydrogen and to power its refineries, CEO Bernard Looney told analysts during the company’s second-quarter earnings call. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:50:40 +0100 /article/1832015 Project development