Wind Energy

EDF to furlough Hinkley Point workers due to Covid-19

Hinkley Point C has announced further steps (April 1) to ensure the safety of its remaining critical workers and the community during the Coronavirus pandemic. It follows a wide range of measures already put in place, including a very...

Siemens Gamesa’s 170m rotor onshore turbine to debut in Sweden

The first deployment of the wind turbine with the largest rotor in the onshore industry is to be in Sweden. Siemens Gamesa has won an order for eight of its the 5.8-170 turbines from Danish developer Eurowind Energy for...

Iberdrola to boost floating offshore wind in Europe

Iberdrola is strengthening its position in the floating offshore sector with the development of two innovative demonstration projects. The company will lead an international consortium that aims to install a floating turbine in excess of 10 MW in Norway, and...

Mitsubishi and Chubu Complete EUR 4.1 Bn Acquisition of Eneco

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Chubu Electric were selected as the preferred buyers in a bid for the Dutch Energy Company – Eneco. Both firms had since been completing the acquisition procedures, and on March 25, 2020, the two firms...

ACCIONA to build a 1,026MW wind farm in Queensland

ACCIONA will build its largest ever wind farm in Australia, the MacIntyre complex in Queensland, with a total capacity of 1,026MW. The project will boost the Queensland government's decarbonisation strategy, mobilising total investments of AU$1.96 billion (€1 billion). The...

EM-POWER 2020: Small wind turbines for the energy supply of the future

Small-scale wind energy is still in the beginning phases in Germany. Yet interest in this technology is gaining traction in light of rising electricity prices and the sociopolitical direction we are heading in to invest more in renewable energies...

Five French ABO Wind projects ready to start construction

ABO Wind has completed the development of five French wind farms with a total of 16 turbines and a capacity of 41 megawatts, which are now entering their construction phase. The construction of the projects has already started or...

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