WindEurope Warns Against Negative Bidding (Again) as Germany, Netherlands Bag EUR 4 Billion Through Offshore Wind Tenders

(offshoreWIND.biz) European wind energy industry organisation, WindEurope, has warned that the negative bidding approach will lead to the bid costs falling onto the supply chain and/or electricity consumers after Germany and the Netherlands closed their latest offshore wind tenders, securing nearly EUR 4 billion in total through winning bids. In both countries, the offshore wind... Continue Reading →

June 27, 2024 0

Iberdrola Gives Go-Ahead for Its Third Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

(OE) Iberdrola has taken the final investment decision (FID) for its Windanker offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea, advancing the 315 MW project to delivery phase. Windanker wind farm will reinforce Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub, which will add more than 1,100 MW of installed offshore wind capacity, comprising also the Wikinger project with 350 MW,... Continue Reading →

June 27, 2024 0

EnBW, TotalEnergies Win in 2.5 GW German Offshore Wind Auction as RWE Bows Out

(offshoreWIND.biz) Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 2.5 GW of offshore wind across two areas in its latest auction that saw two bidders collectively pay EUR 3 billion for the opportunity to develop in the North Sea. EnBW has secured the 1 GW N-12.3 area in the German North Sea. The company won the site at... Continue Reading →

June 24, 2024 0

Vestas Gets Offshore Wind Turbines Order for RWE’s 600MW Project in Germany

(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured an order to supply 44 offshore wind turbines, each rated at 14 MW, for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany. The Nordseecluster is being implemented in two phases – Nordseecluster A and B. For the first phase of the project, Vestas will be supplying 44... Continue Reading →

June 14, 2024 0

Iberdrola to Triple Offshore Wind Assets

(Reuters) Europe's largest utility Iberdrola will keep betting on offshore wind in the coming years, roughly tripling the value of its assets in the sector to 17 billion euros ($18 billion), Executive Chairman Ignacio Sanchez Galan told shareholders on Friday. In the past couple of years, the Spanish firm has shifted its focus to upgrading... Continue Reading →

May 17, 2024 0

Hy2gen USA and Ocean Connect to Explore Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind

(OE) Hy2gen USA, the U.S. subsidiary of German-based green hydrogen producer Hy2gen, and Ocean Connect Energy (OCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly investigate the potential to power renewable hydrogen production from offshore wind. The MoU formalizes a collaboration between the two companies to identify, evaluate, and develop favorable locations to power... Continue Reading →

May 17, 2024 0

RWE posts better than expected Q1 profit on strong winds, trading

(Reuters) - RWE , Germany's largest electricity producer, on Wednesday posted better-than-expected core profit for the first quarter, boosted by stronger winds and a better than expected performance at its trading division. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the period fell more than a quarter to 1.71 billion euros ($1.85 billion), while... Continue Reading →

May 15, 2024 0

First Turbine Stands Tall at Iberdrola’s 476MW Offshore Wind Farm

(OE) The first of a total of 50 wind turbines has been installed at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), located off the German Baltic coast. Working in partnership with Vestas, the remaining wind turbines will now be transported to the... Continue Reading →

May 9, 2024 0

Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

(offshoreWind.biz) The first Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine has been installed at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. In addition, the 253 MW project has started producing electricity for the first time and delivering it to the transmission network. On 23 April, the first of 23 Siemens Gamesa turbines was... Continue Reading →

May 8, 2024 0

Siemens Energy shakes up troubled wind unit after strong results

(Reuters) - Siemens Energy unveiled sweeping changes at its struggling wind division on Wednesday, including job cuts and a new CEO, tightening its grip on a loss-making business as the provider of power equipment emerges from its biggest crisis to date. The announcement, which was flanked by a raised full-year outlook and a fourfold increase... Continue Reading →

May 8, 2024 0