China added a record amount of offshore wind last year as the country added massive amounts of renewable energy to help meet climate goals. The country now has the largest fleet of offshore wind turbines in the world after adding 16.9 gigawatts in 2021, state-owned CCTV reported, citing National Energy …
Read More »Denmark Launches World’s Largest Wind Turbine amid Wind Power Arms Race
The 271-metre-high wind turbine in Thy can deliver electricity for 18,000 households, but will be eclipsed by competitors by the end of this year. Denmark, one of the acknowledged international leaders in wind power, has launched the world’s largest wind turbine. The turbine spanning 271.4 metres measured from the ground …
Read More »Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Gets Cracking with Its First Wind Farms in Poland
Abu Dhabi’s renewables energy company Masdar has commissioned its first wind farms in Poland. These ‘farms’ are jointly owned with Taaleri SolarWind II Fund. In January, Masdar and Taaleri SolarWind II Fund each acquired a 50 per cent stake in the projects, marking their first investment in the Polish renewable …
Read More »Offshore Wind Projects Increase Significantly in 2021
The world’s wind project pipeline increased significantly from the second quarter and fourth quarter of this year as efforts to mitigate climate change spur the adoption of renewables, according to a report by Fitch Solutions. The pipeline of wind projects has risen sharply to 423 gigawatts from 320 gigawatts in …
Read More »US Greenlights Second Major Offshore Wind Project
Just a few days after the go-ahead of a giant commercial-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in the US state of Massachusetts, the US Interior Department approved the second major offshore wind farm. The approximately 130MW South Fork Wind project will be located 19 miles southeast …
Read More »Germany Plans to Install 30GW of Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030
Germany’s new coalition government has reportedly set a target of installing 30GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, up from the country’s previous target of 20GW. The coalition agreement signed by the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats pledges to install 40GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 70GW …
Read More »Germany Eyes World-First Tender for Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Pilot in 2022
Germany’s economics and energy ministry has published an ordinance for the allocation of areas for the production of green hydrogen in Germany’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. The rule that entered into force today in practice creates the opportunity to test H2 output from offshore wind power. …
Read More »World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Developer Moves into Japan
SSE Plc formed a joint venture in Japan to gain a foothold in one of the most promising markets for offshore wind. The Scottish utility, one of the companies behind the world’s largest offshore wind park, will pay $208 million to take an 80% stake in a joint venture with …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm Starts Power Generation
Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm, with capacity of 400 MW, has started power generation as the world’s biggest oil exporter boosts its renewable projects amid plans to diversify its energy mix and free up crude used in the electricity sector for export. Dumat al-Jandal, which is being developed by UAE …
Read More »Masdar Contributes to Launch of Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm
Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF …
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