DNV Inspection names offshore wind specialists

LONDON, ENGLAND (By DNV, 1.Dec.2025, Words: 545) — DNV Inspection, the independent assurance and risk management provider, has appointed Iván Jaramillo González to drive its global offshore wind capabilities and support the company’s continued growth across the low-carbon energy sector.  Iván, who takes on a project manager position in DNV’s Inspection […]

Big firms abandon wind energy plans in Colombia amid regulatory shifts, social issues and grid gaps

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Steven Grattan, AP, 3.Jun.2025, Words: 761) — Colombia’s ambitious plans for wind energy development, especially in the resource-rich La Guajira region, are facing serious setbacks as major companies pull out and projects stall, industry experts say. Margarita Nieves, director of the Colombian Offshore Wind Research Network, told […]

Colombia Eyes Country’s First Offshore Wind Auction

(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Oct.2023) — Colombia government expects to reveal detail about the first offshore wind energy auction in Colombia and Latin America. The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Maritime Authority (Dimar) and the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) invite all those interested in the first seabed allocation competitive […]

Equinor Expands Renewable Portfolio in Poland

(Equinor, 5.Sep.2023) — Equinor has acquired a 26 MW onshore wind farm in Poland from the Helios Group. With this investment, Equinor expands its broad energy offering in Poland and delivers on its market-driven power producer strategy. The Wilko wind farm is located in the Wielkopolska province and will be […]

Boralex Buys 50% Stake in Five US Wind Farms

(Boralex, 29.Dec.2022) — Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX), a leader in renewable energy, today announced it has completed the acquisition of EDF Renewables North America’s interest in five operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of 894 megawatts (MW), located in Texas and New Mexico. EDF Renewables’ interest represents 447 […]

TotalEnergies Reveals Initial Power at Scotland Offshore Wind Farm

(TotalEnergies, 23.Aug.2022) — TotalEnergies and its partner SSE Renewables, announced first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27km off the coast of Angus in Scotland.  The first turbine, of a total of 114, was commissioned in the early hours of Monday morning. The aim is for the 1075 […]

Siemens Gamesa and Greenalia Push Energy Transition in Spain

(Siemens, 30.May.2022) — Siemens Gamesa and independent power producer Greenalia will install a hat-trick of wind farms in the province of A Coruña, northwest of Spain, for a total capacity of 110MW. The three wind farms will be equipped with 22 SG 5.0-145 turbines, one of the company’s most powerful […]

TotalEnergies Boost Offshore Wind Investments

(TotalEnergies, 14.Jun.2021) — Renewable energy has a critical role to play in meeting rising global electricity demand while helping to combat global warming. Wind power, a low-carbon, naturally renewable solution, has a particularly bright future. That’s why we are leveraging our expertise to develop this resource. In particular, we are […]

Petrobras Inks Contract To Divest Mangue Seco 2

(Petrobras, 26.Feb.2021) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, informs that it signed today with Fundo de Investimento em Participações MultiestratĂ©gia Pirineus (FIP Pirineus), a contract for the sale of its entire 51% interest in the capital of EĂłlica Mangue Seco 2 – Geradora e Comercializadora de […]

Pattern Starts Building Wind Projects In NM

(Pattern Energy, 4.Jan.2021) — Pattern Energy Group LP completed financing and started the full construction process of its Western Spirit Transmission line and its suite of Western Spirit Wind power projects totaling more than 1,050 megawatts (MW), located in Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance Counties in central New Mexico. The projects […]

Webinar: Developing Wind Projects

(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Nov.2020) — The webinar will highlight issues around developing wind resources and panelists will discuss developing wind projects in different parts of the world, financing and available technologies. Feature speakers include: — Nicholas Jackman, CFO Ansa McAl Ltd. — Martin Voght, Managing Director Renewable Energies, MPC Capital […]

Repsol Begins Producing At Its Delta Wind Project

(Repsol, 1.Oct.2020) — Repsol, as part of its commitment to an efficient and sustainable energy transition, has reached a new milestone and started to generate wind power with the connection to the grid of the first wind turbines at Delta, one of its two major wind projects located in the […]

ENAP To Move Forward With Wind Park

(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Sep.2020) — Chile’s state oil and gas entity ENAP plans to start up a wind park located in Cabo Negro, the company announced 29 September 2020 via its Twitter feed, without providing details. __________ By Aaron Simonsky. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.

Total Enters Into North Sea Wind Farm Project

(Total, 3.Jun.2020) — Total has entered into an agreement with SSE Renewables, to acquire a 51% stake in the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm project for an upfront payment at closing of 70mÂŁ and earn-outs up to 60mÂŁ in aggregate subject to performance conditions. The 1,140 megawatts (MW) project has […]

Petrobras Releases Wind Power Plant Teaser

(Petrobras, 31.Jan.2020) — Petrobras has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sales of all of its equity stakes in the companies EĂłlica Mangue Seco 1 and EĂłlica Mangue Seco 2, owners of wind power generation plants. The teasers, which contain key information about the assets, as well as […]

WindFloat Atlantic Project Supplies Energy To Portugal

(WindFloat, 2.Jan.2020) — WindFloat Atlantic wind farm is now operational. After the energisation of the 20-km cable connecting the offshore wind farm and the substation of Viana do Castello, the first of the three platforms comprising the Windplus consortium’s wind farm, was successfully connected on 31st December. The other two […]

Wigton Windfarm To List On Jamaica Stock Exchange

(JIS, 3.Dec.2018) — The Wigton Windfarm (WWF) initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is expected for March 2019. General Manager of Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation Services at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Denise Arana noted that the process is progressing smoothly and IPO activities will […]