Danish offshore wind energy giant DONG Energy reported a massive 119% increase in operating profit in 2016, reported this week, and accompanied by the news that the company would completely phase-out coal by 2023.
DONG Energy has announced it has acquired the Hornsea offshore wind development zone, as well as the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three. Earlier this year, the Danish energy giant announced that it had acquired the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm development from the SMart Wind consortium. … [continued]
The Westermost Rough offshore wind park was inaugurated on Wednesday, bringing into operation the first commercial offshore project based on the Siemens 6 MW turbines. The 210 MW Westermost Rough offshore wind park is located approximately 8 kilometers off the east coast of Britain in the North Sea, and is the first development … [continued]
Danish wind energy giant DONG Energy announced Monday that it had completed the divestment of its onshore wind energy holdings, allowing the company to now focus solely on offshore wind energy. DONG Energy agreed Monday to divest its shareholding in the Swedish onshore wind farm Storrun, a 30 MW wind farm which … [continued]
The 367 MW Walney offshore wind farm that opened last summer is now going to be significantly expanded upon. The wind farm will be approximately tripled in size, reaching a total capacity of just over 1.1 GW. Once the expansion is completed, the Walney wind farm is likely to once … [continued]
Dong Energy, a large European energy company, has received full consent to test Siemens’ new 6-MW offshore wind turbines. It will install two test turbines at its Gunfleet Sands wind farm in South East England. This will mark Dong’s first UK demonstration project and the first time this large wind … [continued]
Activity in Europe’s offshore wind sector continues to increase, as European government and industry continue to follow through on plans to make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Offshore wind installations are a big part of Germany’s groundbreaking plans to phase out nuclear power, while world wind energy leader Denmark intends to increase its already high percentage of wind power by tapping more offshore wind energy.
OK, one more roundup post here — following up on my roundups of 10 new cleantech projects, 10 new cleantech consumer products, and 7 green jobs stories roundups, this one is on 10 new cleantech technologies in the works or just out. Zep Solar recently released an innovative mounting system for … [continued]
