Victoria identifies transmission route for first offshore wind projects
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The Victorian Government has identified a preferred transmission route to connect the state’s first offshore wind projects off the Gippsland coast to the electricity grid. The approximately 60-kilometre route will run between the Loy Yang Power Station switchyard and a proposed new terminal station at Giffard. The corridor, around 200 metres wide, will provide space for shared transmission infrastructure.
Subsea Micropiles collaborates with Pentland floating offshore wind farm
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Subsea Micropiles has entered into an agreement with Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) covering site investigation, anchor design and offshore installation. The collaboration will include cyclic loading analysis for anchor design and aims to address technical and cost considerations associated with floating offshore wind.
High-altitude wind turbine reaches 365 metres in Germany
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A high-altitude wind turbine in Schipkau, in the Lausitz region of eastern Germany, has reached its final height of 365 metres. With a hub height of 300 metres, the turbine is the tallest wind energy installation currently built.
Camera system provides data on bird collisions offshore
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A year-long pilot at an offshore wind turbine has shown that thermal cameras combined with artificial intelligence can be used to observe potential bird collisions offshore. Initiated by Vattenfall, the pilot was carried out at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in collaboration with Wildlife Imaging Systems (WIS) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
Ukraine wind auction attracts 1.22 GW of bids
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Ukraine’s 700 MW auction for support for new wind power projects attracted 93 bids from nine companies, with a combined proposed capacity of more than 1.22 GW. The auction allocated an annual support quota of 700 MW for wind generation.
US senators agree permitting reforms for energy projects
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Four US senators have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to reform federal environmental review and permitting processes for energy and infrastructure projects. The legislation aims to shorten the time required to approve energy and infrastructure projects while retaining environmental review requirements.
European Commission approves three cross-border renewable energy projects
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The European Commission has approved three new cross-border renewable energy projects under the fifth call for Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) status: Wind, Deploy and Zega-Linnk. Wind: This project between Ukraine and Romania plans to deploy 650 MW of onshore wind capacity near Poltavska, Ukraine. It is expected to generate around 2 TWh of electricity annually.
Rezolv Energy energises first phase of Vifor wind farm in Romania
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Rezolv Energy has energised Phase 1 of the Vifor wind farm in Buzău County, Romania. The project is backed by Actis and Mubadala. Phase 1 has an installed capacity of 192 MW and comprises 30 Vestas V162 EnVentus turbines, each with a capacity of 6.4 MW. The turbines have a tower height of 166 metres and a rotor diameter of 162 metres. Vestas was also the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner for Phase 1.
Nexans expands high-voltage cable production in Belgium
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Nexans has inaugurated a 53-metre-high high-voltage tower at its Charleroi facility in Belgium as part of an investment programme to expand its European manufacturing capacity for high-voltage cables. The new facility will support the production of high-voltage land cables, including 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable systems with copper conductors of up to 3,000 mm². It will also prepare the facility for future high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) cable systems with aluminium conductors of up to 3,500 mm².
EWE, RWE and Vattenfall sell alpha ventus shares to Ocean Breeze Energy
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EWE, RWE and Vattenfall are selling their shares in the alpha ventus offshore wind farm to Ocean Breeze Energy. Located around 45 kilometres north of Borkum, the wind farm was commissioned in 2010 with 12 turbines and a total capacity of 60 MW. As a demonstration and testing platform, the project provided experience with offshore wind technologies and operation and maintenance concepts.
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