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1 week ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
Developers like Vattenfall should be 'heavily punished' for quitting offshore wind contractsOil majors and utilities investing in offshore wind spend too much time 'whining and crying' about projects, WindEurope delegates gathered in Copenhagen heardComments were made during a panel discussion on de-risking projects at WindEurope's annual summit.Photo: WindEurope/Tim Buelens
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2 weeks ago | 
upstreamonline.com | Cosmo Sanderson
Wind industry 'naive' over security of offshore infrastructure, warn expertsOrsted, Vestas and NATO security experts featured on WindEurope panel discussion on security of offshore power infrastructurePanellists speaking during the debate over maritime security during the WindEurope summit in Copenhagen.Photo: WINDEUROPE
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'End the experiment, back CfDs': Orsted unveils plan to revive offshore windEurope would benefit from more alignment in its offshore wind auction designs and while CfDs are 'not the only way, they will work,' says Orsted executiveDuncan Clark speaking at the opening of the WindEurope summit, which is taking place this week in Copenhagen and for which he is event ambassador.Photo: WindEurope/Tim Buelens
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
Wind industry 'naive' over security of offshore infrastructure, warn expertsOrsted, Vestas and NATO security experts featured on WindEurope panel discussion on security of offshore power infrastructurePanellists speaking during the debate over maritime security during the WindEurope summit in Copenhagen.Photo: WindEurope
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'Less time at port, more at sea': Siemens Gamesa and Vestas team up on turbine transportWind giants have had support from vessel owners including Cadeler and developers RWE, Equinor and Vattenfall on industry projectCadeler wind power installation vessels.Photo: Cadeler
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'We had to rehome 2,000 sand lizards': Why wind repowering isn't as easy as it seemsRepowering wind farms with bigger and better turbines may appear a 'no-brainer' but can resemble greenfield development project with extra hassle, WindEurope panel hearsGerman developer VSB spent half a year collecting 2,000 sand lizards that it later rehomed under the conditions in its permit for a repowering project.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/George Chernilevsky
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'China’s running laps around us': Orsted CEO’s call for action on electrificationOrsted CEO calls for Europe to speed up grids rollout, get rid of barriers to electrification and commit to de-risking wind power projectsRasmus Errboe was named Orsted CEO in January and vice-chair of industry body WindEurope last month.Photo: WindEurope
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'Why would Putin bomb 50 wind turbines when he can bomb one gas plant?'Senior Vestas executive praises resilience of distributed clean tech at launch ceremony for Danish-Ukrainian partnershipUkraine has continued to deploy wind turbines despite its ongoing war with Russia.Photo: DTEK
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'China’s running laps around us': Orsted CEO’s call for action on gridOrsted CEO calls for Europe to speed up grids rollout, get rid of barriers to electrification and commit to de-risking wind power projectsRasmus Errboe was named Orsted CEO in January and vice-chair of industry body WindEurope last month.Photo: WindEurope
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2 weeks ago | 
rechargenews.com | Cosmo Sanderson
'Everyone knew, they didn't': Why Chinese OEMs struggle to get project financeANALYSIS | Western lenders still prefer financing Vestas and Siemens Gamesa wind projects, with transparency, quality and political concerns all weighing against the ChineseEnvision is China's most successful turbine maker in international markets but has barely made a dent in Europe, where securing project finance is still a major barrier for Chinese manufacturers.Photo: Envision Energy
