offshore wind
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.
Adriatic peninsula Istria intends to use offshore wind to achieve energy independence
27 March 2023 - Offshore wind farms are seen as the only significant source capable of ensuring the energy self-sufficiency of Istria
Galileo, Hope eye 1,100 MW floating wind farm in Adriatic Sea
27 February 2023 - Galileo and Hope Group have launched Barium Bay, their second joint venture in Italy for the development of floating offshore wind farms
Ørsted building seabird nesting structures within project for world’s largest wind farm
08 February 2023 - The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm project in the North Sea includes environmental compensation measures for the black-legged kittiwake
BLOW project – pioneering 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine in Black Sea
03 February 2023 - Renewable energy company Eolink announced it is launching a 5 MW floating offshore wind project off the Bulgarian coast in the Black Sea
Germany to build two green hydrogen pipelines with other EU countries
26 January 2023 - Germany joined the H2Med project and is also working on a green hydrogen pipeline project with Belgium in the North Sea
Greece adds only 230 MW in wind capacity in 2022, aims at 7 GW by 2030
25 January 2023 - Greece connected wind farms with a combined 230 MW to the network last year. Total installed capacity rose by just 5.2% to 4.68 GW.
Artificial energy island would help Romania, Bulgaria tap offshore wind in Black Sea
20 January 2023 - Bucharest-based think tank Energy Policy Group has presented a report titled Offshore wind – the enabler of Romania’s decarbonisation
New wind installations in EU jump 33% despite challenges
11 January 2023 - Wind farm developers in the European Union added a total of 15 GW in capacity last year, or a third more than in 2021
Chinese company CSSC Haizhuang unveils world’s largest wind turbine prototype
10 January 2023 - CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power is assembling the prototype of what would now be the biggest wind turbine on the planet
RWE, Equinor plan hydrogen pipeline, joint power plants in Germany
09 January 2023 - RWE and Equinor are working on a plan to produce and transport hydrogen through a proposed pipeline from Norway to Germany
China completes world’s first hybrid offshore wind-solar power plant
04 November 2022 - Using Ocean Sun's technology, China's SPIC commissioned what they say is the first hybrid offshore wind-solar power plant in the world
Renewable energy industry hits major milestones
12 October 2022 - Renewables fully covered electricity demand in Greece for five consecutive hours and Siemens Gamesa broke a world record