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Training Capacities to be Expanded: Deutsche Windtechnik Opens New Training Center Near Osnabrück

Oct 31, 2024 10:36 | Bissendorf, Bremen / Germany - Deutsche Windtechnik is further expanding its training capacities. The new Training Center in Bissendorf near Osnabrück has officially opened now. The new facility provides the steadily growing company with important new capacities for the technical qualification of its employees - both nationally and internationally. read more...


Farm-Down Program: Ørsted Sells Shares in Four Uk Offshore Wind Farms To Brookfield

Oct 30, 2024 11:35 | Fredericia, Denmark - Ørsted announced in February that it will accelerate divestments in the form of farm-downs and divestments with the aim of generating proceeds in the order of DKK 115 billion (approx. EUR 15.4 billion) by 2030. read more...


Next Milestone: First Foundations For Danish RWE Offshore Wind Farm Thor Arrive in Eemshaven

Oct 22, 2024 17:04 | Essen, Germany - The energy group RWE is making further progress with the construction of the Thor offshore wind project, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm to date. read more...


Baltic Eagle Complete: Germany Reaches 2024 Expansion Target For Offshore Wind Energy Ahead of Schedule

Oct 17, 2024 10:47 | Muenster, Germany - The expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany is fully on schedule for 2024. In addition to the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm (253 MW), the commissioning of the Baltic Eagle wind farm (476 MW) is planned for the current year. According to Iberdrola, all 50 wind turbines of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm have now been installed. read more...


China: Dongfang Electric Presents The World's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine With a Capacity of 26 MW

Oct 14, 2024 19:15 | Chengdu, China - China is once again raising the bar in the competition for the most powerful wind turbines. Most recently, Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy ushered in the era of the 20 MW power class with a 20 MW turbine at the beginning of September 2024. The new offshore wind turbine from the Chinese state-owned Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) with an output of 26 MW per turbine, on the other hand, is entering completely new performance dimensions. read more...


Scottish Wind Market: PNE Group Sells Wind Farm in Sallachy, Scotland

Oct 11, 2024 14:32 | Münster, Germany - In addition to offshore wind energy, the development of onshore wind energy is a central pillar in the expansion of renewable energies in Scotland. The renewable project developer PNE, which has been active on the Scottish wind market for many years, is also benefiting from this. read more...


Arbitration Proceedings Ended: Vestas And Fortum Reach Agreement In Legal Dispute Over Russian Wind Energy Projects

Oct 11, 2024 12:30 | Aarhus, Denmark - Vestas and the majority state-owned Finnish energy company Fortum have settled their legal dispute in connection with wind energy projects in Russia. read more...


Stable Sales Prices: Nordex Already Increases Order Intake to 5.1 GW in 2024

Oct 09, 2024 16:24 | Hamburg, Germany - Business is booming at the Nordex Group, with the company winning orders for 5,083 MW in the first nine months of 2024. This is an increase of 4 percent compared to the previous year (9M/2023: 4,892 MW) and also represents a new record in the last seven years (since 2018). read more...


RWE And Total Energies Jointly Realize 4,000 MW of Offshore Wind Farm Capacity Off The German Coast

Oct 09, 2024 08:19 | Essen, Germany - The expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany will continue to gain momentum in the near future. By 2030 alone, the German government plans to expand the capacity to 30,000 MW. One of the key players is the energy group RWE, which will realize two of the planned offshore projects with Total Energies as an additional partner. read more...


Canada: Nordex Receives Major Orders For 500 MW of Wind Power Capacity

Oct 08, 2024 08:31 | Hamburg, Germany - At the end of September, the Nordex Group received orders from Canada for 74 N163 turbines with a total wind power capacity of 500 MW. The orders also include Premium Service for the maintenance of the turbines for between 15 and 30 years, Nordex announced. read more...


Over 100 Billion kWh of Wind Power in 2024: Wind Energy Expands its Leading Position in Germany - Coal-fired Power Collapses

Oct 08, 2024 06:57 | Muenster, Germany - Wind energy is by far the most important source of energy in the electricity sector in Germany. Today, on October 7, 2024, the mark of 100 billion kWh of wind power was exceeded in the current year 2024, earlier than ever before in one year. In the previous year 2023, this mark was only reached on 19.10.2023. read more...


Saudi Arabia Releases Next Round of Tenders For Wind And Solar Projects

Oct 06, 2024 12:16 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The public perception of the desert state of Saudi Arabia has so far been that of an oil nation. However, the Saudi government has set itself ambitious targets for the expansion of renewable energies by 2030. The sixth round of tenders has now been released as part of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). read more...


Siemens Gamesa Manufactures First Rotor Blade For Giant British Offshore Wind Farm Sofia

Oct 05, 2024 17:18 | Swindon, UK - With the closure of the UK's last coal-fired power station earlier this week and the end of UK coal-fired power generation, the expansion of offshore wind energy in the UK continues to gain momentum. An important milestone has now been reached at RWE's Sofia offshore wind farm with the manufacture of the first British-made rotor blade. read more...


RWE Secures Capacities: RWE Signs Framework Agreement For Monopile Foundations With Steelwind

Oct 02, 2024 13:50 | Essen, Germany - RWE has signed a framework agreement with Steelwind Nordenham, a company of the Dillinger Group, for the production of up to 300 monopile foundations for RWE offshore wind projects. With this contract, the energy group secures production capacities in a market characterized by scarce resources in the supply chain. read more...


Nordex Stock Loses: Nordex Successful in The British Wind market

Oct 02, 2024 11:04 | Hamburg, Germany - At the end of September, wind turbine manufacturer Nordex received an order for 66 MW of wind power capacity from Scotland. Nordex will be supplying twelve N149/5.X turbines to Capital Dynamics for the construction of a new onshore wind farm. The wind turbines will be installed in summer 2025. read more...