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CGN buys 75% stake in Sweden's Markbygden
SWEDEN: China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has acquired a 75% stake in the 650MW Markbygden project, which is part of a 4GW-plus wind cluster in the northern Piteå municipality.
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LM to acquire Dutch test facility
NETHERLANDS: GE's blade subsidiary LM Wind Power has agreed to acquire the WMC test facility in Wieringerwerf in the north of the country.
Belgium's 'largest battery' connected to wind turbines
BELGIUM: Printing company Peleman has connected a battery, reported to be the country's largest, to two wind turbines at its manufacturing site in northern Belgium.
Secondary finance driving offshore investments
WORLDWIDE: Investments in offshore wind reached a record high in 2017, while spending on onshore wind fell by nearly 15%, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
EnBW invests in first Swedish wind farm
SWEDEN: German developer-utility EnBW has opened an office and invested in its first wind farm in the country.
Ørsted launches Ocean Wind lidar buoy
UNITED STATES: Developer Ørsted has started measuring wind and wave conditions to determine the best turbine locations for its Ocean Wind project off the coast of New Jersey.
Startups launch turbine listening products
AUSTRALIA: Two technology startup companies have joined forces to offer a product that monitors wind projects by listening to turbines.
Investor and trader launch €200m wind fund
EUROPE: Investment firm Low Carbon and energy and commodity trader Vitol have closed a fund to invest in European renewable energy projects, including onshore and offshore wind.
First turbine installed at Beatrice
UK: The first Siemens Gamesa turbine has been installed at the Beatrice offshore wind project in Scotland.
Offshore decommissioning could cost UK £3.6bn
UK: Decommissioning 37 offshore wind farms in various stages of development in UK waters could cost the government between £1.28 billion (€1.44 billion) and £3.64 billion (€4.12 billion), a new report has revealed.
Service rivals carve up MPI Offshore
UK: Van Oord and Jan De Nul have acquired MPI Offshore staff and a number of its vessels.
Project updates
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United States NY sets 800MW procurement date
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Canada Ontario government cancels wind farm contracts
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United States Duke Energy rejects RFP wind farms
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Australia Vestas awarded Serbia and Australia orders
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Argentina Senvion to supply 50.4MW Argentina site
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Indian banks find wind a 'safe bet'
INDIA: The Indian wind industry can see the annual market size reaching 8-10GW in the next couple of years but with this scale of growth, resources will be strained. However, the industry is confident it can cope even if permitting problems continue.
Vessels go supersize
WORLDWIDE: The latest fossil-fuel player to move into renewables is the owner of one of the world's largest crane vessels, capable of lifting 14,000 tonnes. As offshore wind turbines grow bigger and move into deeper water, could Saipem's oil and gas background give it an advantage over established players?
Germany entangled in onshore auction dilemma
GERMANY: Slow permitting and undersubscribed auctions is raising concerns in Europe's largest wind market.
Floating offshore takes to the skies
NETHERLANDS: Airborne wind energy systems (AWES) are seeing growing wind industry interest, but it remains an emerging technology set against conventional wind power's track record, production volumes and readiness for market.
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OPINION: Making the most of the offshore wind boom
With the pace of offshore deployment increasing, the supply chain needs to keep pace. Here, vessel supplier Seajack's crewing manager, Ian Robertson, sets out the three major challenges facing the sector.
OPINION: Offshore plan falling on deaf ears
The optics, as they say in political circles, were not good. The UK's offshore wind industry leaders gathered at Manchester for the sector's annual conference, confident that their ambitious growth plans would be supported by an address from the government's energy and clean growth minister.
OPINION: CfD access is only the first step for UK onshore wind
Allowing onshore wind power in the UK access to existing support schemes would certainly be a step in the right direction. But enabling the deployment of the latest technology is key to ensuring that the support is minimal and the sector grows.
OPINION: US coal, nuclear subsidy plans go against the grain
The latest move by the US administration to prop up coal and nuclear capacity is at odds with the momentum of the industry, as well as with Trump rhetoric.
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