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A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project removes the need for changing the design or composition of the material used for wind turbine blades to make them recyclable as it allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused to make new wind turbine blades... Continue Reading →
(OE) Heavy Lift Projects Ltd (HLP), a provider of offshore wind farm logistics, said Tuesday it had completed a funding round with private investors and opened its first office in Edinburgh. The company said that Capercaillie (Investments) Ltd and Giles W Pritchard-Gordon & Co Ltd have committed a "multi-million-pound" investment, which will be used to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Swedish utility Vattenfall on Wednesday reported an increase in underlying operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as increased wind power capacity and inflow of new customers boosted earnings. Underlying operating profit rose to 13.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.28 billion) from 9.1 billion a year earlier, the state-owned company said. "Wind power... Continue Reading →
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to comprise 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the southern... Continue Reading →
NOV's Marine and Construction business unit has come up with a "new and flexible" Modular Service and Operations Vessel (MSOV) concept to "optimize offshore wind farm operations and maintenance." NOV says the vessel's features resemble those of a sea otter. "The Enhydra series design characteristics resemble the sea otter's (Enhydra) unique and physical behavioral features.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) said on Tuesday its net loss more than doubled in the first quarter, blaming charges related to quality issues at Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) which the German firm is trying to fix via a full takeover of the wind division. Siemens Energy, which pre-released first-quarter results last month, said its net loss widened to 598 million... Continue Reading →
Norwegian energy firm Equinor and its UK partner SSE Renewables have started early scoping work to explore options for developing a fourth phase, Dogger Bank D, of the what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Equinor and SSE Renewables each own 50% of the proposed Dogger Bank D development. The Dogger Bank D... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world's No. 1 offshore wind farm developer, on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter operating profit in line with preliminary 2022 numbers but said its offshore business faced challenges. "In a year with unusual market conditions, not least the very volatile energy prices and a substantial increase in inflation, we're happy to achieve a record-high... Continue Reading →
General Electric recently filed a plan to build two new offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins enough orders from companies in the state’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.GE proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. The company said that, should... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Portugal's first offshore wind power auction is drawing interest from large utility companies, especially those in northern Europe, the economy minister said on Friday, adding that the government would speed up the process, aiming for a third quarter launch. The government last week launched a public hearing regarding proposals for the delimitation of areas... Continue Reading →
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