UK Wind Breaks Through 20 Gigawatt Mark
The UK wind energy industry announced this week that it has surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) worth of generating capacity with the opening of Ørsted’s 659 megawatt (MW) Walney Extension off the coast of Cumbria.
The UK wind energy industry announced this week that it has surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) worth of generating capacity with the opening of Ørsted’s 659 megawatt (MW) Walney Extension off the coast of Cumbria.
Ørsted, the company formerly known as DONG Energy, has reported strong financial growth in 2017 with increased profits and plans to expand into solar and energy storage, continuing the company’s transformation from traditional energy company into renewable energy behemoth.
Renewable energy company Ørsted, formerly DONG Energy, has this week announced strong financial growth for its third quarter in line with expectations, amidst news that it has divested 50% of the 659 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
The 330 MW Walney Extension West offshore wind farm has begun wind turbine installation and will go down as the world’s first offshore wind project to use wind turbines rated at 8.25 MW.
Danish wind energy giant DONG Energy published its first quarter financial results on Thursday, and it was mixed news for investors, whose reaction caused share prices to drop 2.7%.
DONG Energy has revealed it will be constructing the 660 MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm. According to the company’s announcement on Wednesday, the 660 MW Walney Extension will make use of two different types of wind turbine: MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will provide … [continued]
The UK Government has just approved the Walney Extension offshore wind farm, an extension of the existing 367 MW Walney Offshore Wind Farm, which could add another 660 MW — and up to 750 MW — making it one of the largest offshore wind farms, and perhaps tripling its capacity. Developer … [continued]