Europe – For the first time, new offshore wind capacity additions in Europe are set to top 4 gigawatts (GW) this year, according to Rystad Energy research. That’s more than double what was added in 2021, which was only 1 GW.
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Denmark – RWE has chosen the Port of Thorsminde as the location for its Thor Offshore Wind Farm’s operation and maintenance.
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Europe – SSE Renewables has agreed to pay €580 million to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for its existing European renewable energy development platform.
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France – The first offshore wind turbine in France has been installed by GE at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm.
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United Kingdom – Ørsted and Simply Blue Group have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop the 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland.
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Spain – Repsol and Ørsted have joined forces to develop floating offshore wind energy in Spain.
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Germany – Greencoat Renewables has agreed to purchase 50% of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in Germany from Kirkbi (31.5%) and William Demant Invest (18.5%) for a total cash consideration of approximately €350 million.
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France – Vestas has secured two new orders from Ocean Winds and H2Air for wind projects in France.
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Denmark/USA – Ørsted announced the acquisition of Lincoln Land Wind, a 302 MW onshore wind farm in Morgan County, Illinois, from Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy (‘Ares’). Ørsted enters the US MISO market, which includes 15 states in the Midwest and South, with the acquisition of the 302 MW operational wind farm. Lincoln […]
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Italy – Vestas has been awarded a 42 MW contract to repower the Monreale Partinico wind farm in Sicily, Italy. The contract is for the procurement and installation of ten V136-4.2 MW wind turbines to replace the existing 19 V52-850 kW turbines at the site. Vestas will also provide support to the wind farm via […]
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