offshore wind
Wind turbine repairs at Siemens Gamesa amplify Siemens Energy’s multibillion loss
08 August 2023 - Siemens Gamesa took out EUR 2.2 billion from Siemens Energy's results due to quality issues and rising costs in the wind power business
Sweden blocks Vattenfall’s offshore wind project to protect nature, shipping
31 July 2023 - The proposed wind farm would have produced between 2.5 TWh and 3 TWh a year, an equivalent of 1.5% of Sweden’s electricity consumption
WindEurope to keep pushing back against uncapped negative bidding in auctions
18 July 2023 - BP and TotalEnergies have to pay vast sums to build offshore wind plants in Germany, which unsettled the industry. Giles Dickson says WindEurope would keep opposing the model.
BP, TotalEnergies win German auctions with EUR 12.6 billion in bids for offshore wind farms of 7 GW
13 July 2023 - The results confirm the attractiveness of investing in offshore wind energy in Germany, said Klaus Müller, President of the Bundesnetzagentur
Turkey targets over 20 GW in nuclear power capacity by 2050s
12 July 2023 - Turkey is making plans for its second and third nuclear power plants and the deployment of several small modular reactors
Permitting starts for power link for planned offshore wind farms in Black Sea
07 July 2023 - The investment will deliver the first power corridor in the Romanian Black Sea, according to Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG)
Global Wind Day: Wind power capacity to pass 1 TW milestone by end-2023
15 June 2023 - Global Wind Day, celebrated on June 15, is dedicated to the power of wind and its potential to reshape energy systems
Abazović: Montenegro to achieve energy independence in 2030
02 June 2023 - Outgoing Prime Minister Dritan Abazović said his pre-election coalition is pledging to make Montenegro energy independent in 2030
Oil companies in Southeastern Europe accelerate renewable energy investments
30 May 2023 - INA, OMV Petrom, Motor Oil and MOL revealed a series of investments that indicate a shift in the sector toward renewables in the region
BEF 2023: Flexibility services are business opportunity for renewables producers
17 May 2023 - The flexibility and digitalization panel at BEF 2023 acknowledged how difficult it is to integrate hundreds of gigawatts from new solar and wind power plants, but it also pointed to business opportunities in the emerging ancillary and system services
First offshore wind farms in Greece to be installed in five zones in Aegean Sea
16 May 2023 - Greece aims to install its first offshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 2.1 GW, in five regions of the Aegean Sea
Croatia’s offshore wind potential estimated at 25 GW
15 May 2023 - It is the result of the Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources at Sea in Croatia, the first such study prepared in the country
Turkey introduces subsidies for wave, tidal energy, offshore wind
04 May 2023 - Wave and tidal energy facilities and offshore wind were included for the first time in Turkey's YEKDEM feed-in tariff scheme for renewables
This is how world’s largest floating wind farm is built
26 April 2023 - Mammoet, which is installing the largest floating wind farm, claims they would become the most cost-effective renewable energy technology
Wind industry set for record growth until 2025 but bottlenecks are looming
27 March 2023 - After a disappointing 2022, the wind industry can expect record installations in both onshore and offshore markets by 2025, GWEC said
Popescu: Government of Romania to pass offshore wind energy bill next month
27 March 2023 - The Government of Romania is set to approve the offshore wind energy law in April, according to Minister of Energy Virgil Popescu.