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Almost unrecognisable – optimism prevails at Windforce
The number one discussion topic at this year's Windforce Conference was the results of the first German tender round. The zero-cent bids have revived the self-confidence of a whole industry.
MHI Vestas expands manufacturing facility at Port of Esbjerg
Construction of a 5,600 square meter facility at the Port of Esbjerg is underway to house manufacturing of power converter modules (PCM) exclusively for MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.
Wind energy hub planned for the North Sea
The transmission system operators TenneT and Energinet.dk have initiated a futuristic project to create an artificial island in the North Sea to inexpensively distribute electricity from offshore wind...
Germany: Offshore wind farms with extremely low subsidies
The eagerly awaited results of the first auction for offshore wind farms in Germany are in. The average subsidy was only 0.44 cents/kWh. But there were also successful bids for 0.0 cents as well as 6...
Offshore industry calls for higher installation targets
The offshore wind industry is warning of a break in the further development of technology if current expansion targets are not revised upwards significantly. At the 14th Hamburg Offshore Wind...
MHI Vestas creates more than 400 new jobs in Denmark
After recently recruiting over 100 manufacturing jobs in the UK, MHI Vestas is turning its attention to manufacturing sites at Lindø and Nakskov, and is now recruiting 414 additional employees at the...
nkt cables takes over ABB’s high-voltage cables business
nkt cables and ABB Group have closed the acquisition whereby nkt cables takes over ABB’s high-voltage cables business.Total offshore wind capacity in Europe stands at 12.631 MW
WindEurope released its report on the European offshore wind key trends and statistics for 2016. Offshore wind investments in 2016 reached a record € 18.2 billion with 4.9 GW of new capacity financed...
MHI Vestas launches 9 MW wind turbine
Today, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveiled its uprated 8 MW wind turbine, enabling its 8 MW platform to reach 9 MW at specific site conditions. The company’s prototype at Østerild broke the energy...VBMS awarded inter-array cabling contract for East Anglia ONE OWF
VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 100 million by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE...
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