News from United Kingdom
Nine European Countries Agree: North Sea to Become Europe's Green Power Plant With 120 GW Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030
29 Apr 2023 13:28 | Ostend, Belgium - In Ostend, Belgium, the heads of state and government and the energy ministers of nine countries have agreed on closer cooperation in the utilization of offshore wind energy in the North Sea. By 2030 alone, the installed offshore wind power capacity is initially to increase to 120 GW (120,000 MW), and the further utilization potential is enormous. read more...
Share Rises: Nordex Receives Major Orders From Canada And Ireland
12 Jan 2023 08:27 | Hamburg, Germany - Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex is reporting further large order receipts. read more...
British Offshore Wind Projekt Hornsea 2: The World's Largest Wind Farm Goes Into Full Operation
02 Sep 2022 08:30 | Fredericia, Denmark - Currently the world's largest installed wind farm, Hornsea 2 is now fully operational. This was announced by Ørsted. The Ørsted share is nevertheless slipping this week. read more...
Radical Cut: Shell Completely Abandons Russian Oil And Gas Business
08 Mar 2022 14:52 | London, UK - Energy giant Shell is about to make a serious cut to its energy operations in Russia. The company announced today that it will gradually withdraw from all fossil hydrocarbon businesses with Russia. That includes crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG). read more...
Milestone: Ørsted Produces First Electricity At World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea 2
23 Dec 2021 11:28 | Fredericia, Denmark - Turbine commissioning work is in full swing at the UK's Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm, following the completion of installation work on the offshore substation (OSS) and eactive compensation station (RCS) at the end of October. read more...
Deutsche Windtechnik Establishes Full-Service Offshore Unit in UK
25 Aug 2021 11:09 | Bremen, Germany / Edinburgh, UK - The UK is at the forefront of the global offshore markets and is planning long-term investments in the further expansion of offshore wind energy. Deutsche Windtechnik is strengthening its activities in the UK offshore market with a new service unit. read more...
High Demand: Siemens Gamesa Expands UK Rotor Blade Production
13 Aug 2021 11:21 | Zamudio, Spain - Siemens Gamesa is to significantly expand its offshore rotor blade manufacturing facility in Hull, England. The turbine manufacturer said the manufacturing area will be expanded by 41,600 square meters to 77,600 square meters, more than doubling its size. read more...
AEG Power Solutions Secures Power Supply for Dogger Bank Transformer Platform
08 Dec 2020 12:23 | Zwanenburg, The Netherlands - In the British North Sea, the currently world's largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank is being built. The Norwegian EPC Aibel, specialized in off-shore industries, will supply two HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) substation platforms (which converts the wind turbines' AC voltage into DC voltage for more efficient transport to the mainland) for the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B projects. read more...
Reducing Risk: Equinor Sells Shares in the British Doggerbank Offshore Wind Project
04 Dec 2020 12:49 | Stavanger, Norway - Norwegian energy company Equinor has reached an agreement with Italian energy group Eni to acquire a stake in Dogger Bank's offshore wind farm projects A and B. Eni will then acquire a 10 percent stake from Equinor for a total price of approximately GBP 202.5 million. read more...
Ballard Receives Follow-on Orders for 15 Fuel Cell Modules from Wrightbus
18 Jun 2020 15:53 | Vancouver, Canada - Ballard Power Systems announced that it has received follow-on purchase orders for 15 of its 85-kilowatt heavy-duty FCveloCity®-HD fuel cell modules from Wrightbus, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Northern Ireland. read more...
