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Yunneng Wind Power joint venture partners have inaugurated the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is now fully operational and generating renewable electricity at its planned capacity of 640 MW. Yunneng Wind Power joint venture consists of TotalEnergies with 29.46% stake, Skyborn Renewables with 31.98%, EGCO Group with 26.56%, and Sojitz with 12%. The... Continue Reading →
(evwind.es) Colombia announced that it managed to obtain 69 areas for the first round of wind energy in the Colombian sea, an initiative led by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR) and the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the deadline established for the... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The European Union has unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformational business plan outlining concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into ‘a driver of growth‘ for European industries by supporting renewable energy sources. Specifically, the plan aims to lower energy prices, create ‘quality’ jobs and the ‘right’ conditions for companies to thrive, accelerating decarbonisation while at... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Companies from around the world have proposed to develop 69 offshore areas in Colombia's first offshore wind energy auction, the South American country's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) said on Thursday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The auction is a significant step toward President Gustavo Petro's goal of diversifying the energy sector and reducing dependency on oil and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief of Europe's largest utility, Iberdrola, said it will not begin any renewables projects in the United States this year, as part of a broader strategy shift unrelated to possible U.S. tariffs that should not impact the company. Executive Chairman Ignacio Galan said on Thursday the company has already secured agreements for its renewable... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Danish Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has signed a transaction to take full ownership of the Morecambe offshore wind farm from Cobra Group and Flotation Energy, owned by TEPCO Renewable Power. The financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Flotation Energy will remain involved... Continue Reading →
(offshreWIND.biz) The sea trials have commenced and are in progress for Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), built in the US. Under construction at Seatrium’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the vessel also recently completed the jacking trial and main crane load testing. Commissioned by Dominion Energy, the vessel is 96 per... Continue Reading →
by Gabriel Chiappini (exios.com.br) The review of the incentive policies of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United States and the withdrawal of the world's largest economy from the Paris Agreement, under the Donald Trump administration, opens up new opportunities for Brazil to attract investments in green projects, such as wind generation and green... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) A geophysical and geotechnical survey conducted offshore Viana do Castelo by Portugal’s WavEC Offshore Renewables has provided data on the seabed’s characteristics, supporting the development of floating offshore renewable energy projects. The study, carried out within the Technological Free Zone (ZLT), is part of the EU-SCORES initiative and was commissioned by WavEC to Instituto Hidrográfico –... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast. The transmission line for the project runs about 17.5 miles (28.2 kilometers) from the boundary of New York State... Continue Reading →
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