United Kingdom Wind News
News from United Kingdom
1.1 GW Seagreen: Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Enters Full Operations
Oct 17, 2023 14:31 | Glasgow, Scotland - In Scotland, SSE Renewables and Total Energies have fully commissioned the 1.1 GW Seagreen offshore wind farm. All 114 Vestas V164-10.0 offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 10 MW, are now producing electricity. read more...
World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Dogger Bank Produces Electricity For First Time
Oct 12, 2023 15:45 | Stavanger, Norway / London, UK - An important milestone has been reached at the UK mega offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. The first Haliade-X turbine from GE Vernova has produced electricity for the first time and fed it into the grid. read more...
Octopus Energy Invests in One of The Largest Wind Farms in Europe
Sep 25, 2023 22:21 | London, UK - The British Octopus Energy had announced to invest 20 billion dollars in offshore wind farms worldwide. read more...
Milestone Reached For Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Wales
Sep 25, 2023 22:15 | London, UK - The Awel y Môr offshore wind project in Wales, which is being planned under the leadership of energy supplier RWE, has reached a milestone. read more...
Nine European Countries Agree: North Sea to Become Europe's Green Power Plant With 120 GW Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030
Apr 29, 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
Jan 12, 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
Sep 02, 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...
Milestone: Ørsted Produces First Electricity At World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea 2
Dec 23, 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
Aug 25, 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
Aug 13, 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...