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Victor Castro appointed CEO of Brüel & Kjær Vibro
- Category: Company News
Brüel & Kjær Vibro has appointed Victor Castro as its new Chief Executive Officer. Castro, who will be based at the company’s headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, joined Brüel & Kjær Vibro in 2023 as Chief Financial Officer.
USA clean power sector adds 7.4 GW in Q1 2025
- Category: Industry News
The American Clean Power Association has released its Q1 2025 Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, highlighting sustained private sector investment in utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage. Developers installed 7.4 GW of new capacity during the quarter, making it the second-strongest first quarter on record for the USA.
CIP and PensionDanmark establish Plexar Energy to develop microgrid projects
- Category: Company News
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Danish pension fund PensionDanmark have launched Plexar Energy, a company that will develop, install and operate microgrids powered by renewable energy sources. Plexar Energy aims to standardise and deliver end-to-end, on-site microgrid solutions that integrate with the local electricity grid. The company will focus on developing commercial-scale microgrid systems that enhance energy independence, mitigate electricity price volatility, and provide additional grid capacity to support electrification.
Executive leadership update at Gurit
- Category: Company News
MEASNET publishes report on anemometer calibration proficiency test
- Category: Industry News
MEASNET, the International Network of Wind Energy Measurement Institutes, has published the final report on the 20ac01 Anemometer Calibration Proficiency Test. The report presents the results of an intercomparison exercise involving 14 technical laboratories from countries including Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain and the USA.
PNE Group launches Wattmate platform for wind and solar contract management
- Category: Product News
PNE Group has launched Wattmate, a digital platform designed to help wind and solar farm operators manage short- and long-term electricity marketing contracts. The platform aims to support economically optimised electricity sales by matching plant characteristics with current market conditions. Available options include traditional direct marketing as well as long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
SeaTwirl’s “Verti-Go” project selected for Horizon Europe grant preparation
- Category: Product News
SeaTwirl’s floating wind project “Verti-Go” has been selected by Horizon Europe to enter the grant preparation stage for a €15 million funding call. The application was submitted under the programme’s call for “Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts”, managed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Acen collaborate on offshore wind project in the Philippines
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its Growth Markets Fund II, has signed an agreement with Acen, the energy company of the Ayala group, to sell a 25% minority stake in the San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Offshore wind converter station construction begins in Lingen
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Amprion has laid the foundation stone for a new converter station in Lingen, Lower Saxony, to support the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection projects. Both projects are scheduled to be operational by 2028. The two connections will integrate 1.8 GW of offshore wind capacity into the electricity grid at Lingen.
Wind Energy Ireland warns urgent action needed to safeguard offshore wind ambitions
- Category: Industry News
Wind Energy Ireland has issued a warning that Ireland’s offshore wind targets face significant risk without immediate and decisive government intervention. The alert accompanies the publication of a new Offshore Wind Action Plan developed by Wind Energy Ireland. The plan outlines key government priorities necessary to realise Ireland’s offshore wind potential and restore confidence in the country’s ability to develop a competitive, sustainable and resilient offshore wind industry.
- ZX Lidars deploys ZX TM wind Lidar at South African wind farm
- Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam sign agreement to explore cross-border renewable electricity trade
- Enel Green Power North America restructures wind portfolio with asset swap
- Hexicon reports first quarter 2025 results and project developments
- European Energy sells wind portfolio in Poland to Enea Group
- Searenergy partners with Tethys Robotics on subsea inspection technology
- Nordex receives 65 MW turbine orders in France
- Wind power gains ground in USA electricity mix in early 2025
- EuroWindWakes project launched to improve offshore wind wake modelling in the North Sea
- TenneT begins directional drilling under dunes for offshore wind cable route
- Royal HaskoningDHV changes name to Haskoning
- Lamprell and Dong Fang Offshore plan new wind turbine installation vessel for Asia Pacific
- Appeals rejected for Jammerland Bugt and Lillebælt Syd offshore wind farms
- Dogger Bank C completes HVDC offshore substation platform installation
- Equinor and Polenergia reach financial close on Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind projects
- Qair and Plenitude launch Eolbleu to compete in French offshore wind tender
- New York signs contracts for 26 new large-scale renewable energy projects
- ACP criticises House vote to cut clean energy tax credits
- Precision flange milling introduced for Vestas 15 MW turbine towers
- Cadeler expands fleet with acquisition of new jack-up vessel
- Jan De Nul reports record revenue for third consecutive year
- BW Ideol awared design certification for 15MW+ floating wind platform
- VSB connects Racibórz wind farm to the grid in Poland
- Floating wind developers scale back as confidence drops amid delays and financial barriers
- New vessel design proposed for floating wind installation in UK waters
- New system offers continuous cable joint monitoring for offshore wind and grid applications
- New study warns of major risks in Germany’s current offshore wind auction model
- Over 6,500 new offshore wind jobs needed in East of England by 2030, report finds
- New digital torque wrench offers enhanced control for precision bolting in wind energy applications
- TensionPro expands Quantum smart tensioning system with new models
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