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(Reuters) - GE Vernova on Wednesday reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit, helped by strong performance in its grid equipment and services segment, but missed its revenue estimates. The U.S. government has awarded grants and loans worth billions of dollars to utilities to strengthen their grids, benefiting grid equipment firms such as GE Vernova, after... Continue Reading →
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s December 2024 Record of Decision. “We are proud to announce BOEM’s final approval of the... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is currently conducting consultation with the offshore wind market on the design of the state’s sixth solicitation which could be launched in the first quarter of 2026. The consultation primarily concerns the possibility of procuring “generation-only” projects where the (offshore) grid connections would be... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Denmark's failure to attract any bids in an offshore wind power tender last week stems from a rigid auction model, a failure to adapt to a changed economic reality for renewable energy projects and rising competition, analysts said on Friday. The outcome was a blow to Denmark, home to turbine maker Vestas and offshore wind... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The first of three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France has started delivering megawatt-hours of power to the national electricity grid. Located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, the Provence Grand Large floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief of Europe's largest utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC), opens new tab gave a bullish outlook for the coming years on Wednesday, pledging to build on a strategy to focus investment on expanding and upgrading grids in Britain, the United States and elsewhere. While pouring billions into power grids and taking a more selective approach to... Continue Reading →
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has supported Atlas Renewable Energy in securing $289 million in financing for its first standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Chile. The financing package, backed by senior loans and credit lines from BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole CIB, will fund the development of Battery Energy... Continue Reading →
It has been announced that Inyanga Marine Energy Group is taking over the D10 tidal turbine in France. The D10 tidal turbine was the first grid-connected tidal turbine in France, initially deployed in 2015. It is located in the Fromveur Passage, off the coast of Brittany, and provides clean sustainable energy to the remote island... Continue Reading →
KF Wind floating wind project, being developed by Aker Horizons majority-owned Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds, has secured a transmission service agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The agreement covers the first phase of the project, East Blue Power (375 MW) and the second phase, KF Wind (750 MW) with the interconnection... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects at various stages: fully... Continue Reading →
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