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Offshore Wind: “The current pipeline of projects is not enough”
The offshore wind industry hit a new record for investments of €14 billion during the first half of the year – exceeding the total full-year investments in 2015 – according to offshore statistics for...
Trelleborg wins contract for Borwin-3 wind farm floatover
The Siemens/Petrofac consortium awarded the contract for the floatover installation of the HVDC converter platform of BorWin3 wind farm to Trelleborg engineered products operation.
German offshore industry is struggling with weak expansion goals
Despite all of the cuts, the European offshore wind market is still large. Nevertheless, players on the German market are preparing for lean times. The 730 MW per year that policymakers have committed...
Siemens and Gamesa intend to merge
A major merger in wind turbine manufacturing is just around the corner: Siemens Wind Power and the Spanish company Gamesa have announced binding agreements for merging the Siemens wind power business...
Blackstone Group will sell majority interest in German WindMW to China Three Gorges
The US-American Blackstone Group has entered a definitive agreement to sell its majority interest in WindMW GmbH, the owner of one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms Meerwind. Buyer is China...
Vattenfall is forging ahead with offshore wind
Vattenfall has decided to go ahead with the investment for constructing Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3. Vattenfall, Stadtwerke München and their project partner Siemens have...
SGS will be in charge of inspections at the Amrumbank West wind farm
The testing and certification company SGS will be in charge of performing regular service inspections at the Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea.Major energy companies sign offshore wind declaration
Ahead of the Energy Council in Luxembourg on June 6, 2016, 11 energy companies signed a joint declaration stating that offshore wind can be fully competitive with coal and gas by 2025, achieving a...Adwen obtains type certificate for new offshore wind turbine
Monsoon, typhoon or high temperatures and humidity – no problem for their offshore wind turbine AD 5-132, Adwen assures. Now the 5 MW turbine has received the type certification by the independent...
GE is interested in Adwen
What is going to happen to Adwen? The offshore specialist company is getting in the way of Siemens' and Gamesa's merger plans. GE has now expressed interest in the joint venture between Gamesa and...
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