Renewable Energy Magazine-Wind newsletter

EU Leaders Agree to Rapid Build-Out of Offshore Wind in the North Seas

Nine Heads of State and Government and the president of the EU Commission met on April 24 in Ostend to agree to new commitments on the build-out of offshore wind in the North Seas. This is a follow-up to last year’s Summit of Belgium, Demark, Germany and the Netherlands in Esbjerg. 

BOEM announces Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has this week (25th April) announced the publication of the Gulf of Maine’s Call for Information and Nominations which invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

The Floating Foundation BRUNEL Overcomes O&M Challenge 

Based on a holistic approach to floating wind, Fred. Olsen 1848 is developing a complete O&M solution and operational procedure for major component exchange that is optimized for the floating foundation BRUNEL. The BRUNEL Maintenance Solution will enable large component exchange directly at the floating offshore wind site in a safe and cost-efficient manner. 

Octopus Energy launches ‘Fan Club’ in US and Germany

Octopus Energy Group is launching a green tariff ‘Fan Club’ in both the US and Germany following its widely lauded rollout in the UK.

Wärtsilä Preferred Contractor on Australian Energy Storage Project

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by Origin Energy as the preferred contractor to deliver the first phase, 460 megawatts (MW) and 920 megawatt hours (MWh), of what will be one of Australia’s largest energy storage projects. The Eraring battery will be installed at Origin’s Eraring Power Station. Origin may elect to expand the battery to 700 MW and 2,800 MWh in the future.

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