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Saitec plans pilot with three 15MW floating wind turbines
Spanish engineering firm aims to install three 15MW turbines on its Sath (swinging around twin hull) concrete floating platforms
Vessel 'oil leak' halts offshore work at Saint Brieuc – updated
Iberdrola has stopped drilling work at the site off Brittany, France, after hydraulic fluid leaked from a jack-up vessel
Oil major Shell joins hunt for Norwegian offshore wind
Shell, BKK and Lyse will apply for licences in the Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord Norwegian offshore wind auctions
News and Analysis
Iberdrola targets Asian wind and solar projects
Spanish energy giant signs pact with GS Energy to build renewables projects in South Korea and other Asian markets
Chile delays power tender deadline amid new lockdown
Tender traditionally dominated by renewables pushed back by six weeks as Chilean capital enters Covid-19 lockdown
Ocean Winds JV plans 1.2GW offshore wind in South Korea
EDP Renewables and Engie announced plans for the new project at an investment forum in Madrid, according to South Korean officials
CWP plans 30GW wind and solar power-to-x in Mauritania
North African country’s government pledges to accelerate $40 billion project’s permitting and development
Vestas secures large turbine orders in Brazil and Ukraine
Danish OEM Vestas secures more than 700MW of orders for different wind turbine models in Brazil and Ukraine
In Depth
Which developers are showing the way in offshore wind?
The final part of our market status report reflects on the offshore sector's rapid progress so far and the road ahead
Baltic Insight report: Overcoming ice challenges
Installing and maintaining offshore turbines to cope with icy conditions poses additional difficulties for wind technicians
Looking back on 2020 – Part 5: Politicians pledge green post-Covid recovery
With the economic case for wind now beyond doubt, businesses and governments lined up to pledge net-zero targets and increased renewable energy deployment – which will have to go hand-in-hand with system integration measures. The final part of Windpower Monthly's review of the year looks at the policies, promises and projects
Testing sea bed conditions in the Taiwan Strait
After years of talk and planning, work begins in earnest at one of the world's highest-potential offshore wind markets
Details needed over UK's onshore wind reprieve
The UK government’s effective ban on the development of onshore wind was impossible to reconcile with a target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
