News
Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2023 – 2027
OVERVIEW This report highlights the opportunities for local and national governments to leverage renewable energy expansion to foster job, training and reskilling opportunities and create a skilled workforce for the energy transition. KEY INSIGHTS By the end of 2027, the worldwide wind fleet will be roughly 1,581GW, more than double the level before the COVID-19 […]
Global Wind Report 2024
OVERVIEW The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The report finds the wind industry is entering a new era of accelerated growth driven by increased political ambition, […]
Norway signs Sørlige Nordsjø 2 contract
Parkwind and the Ingka Group’s JV to develop the fixed bottom offshore wind scheme. Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Aasland and the leadership of Ventyr Nordsjø 2 have signed a contract to develop the Sørlige Nordsjø 2 project, the first major offshore wind scheme on the Norwegian continental shelf. Parkwind and the Ingka Group’s JV […]
The Ocean Charger project enables vessel charging at offshore wind parks
Vard Design has led the work together with sister companies Seaonics and Vard Electro. Charging tests in port as well as testing of the offshore connection solution have demonstrated that the Ocean Charger is an important step towards delivering zero emission ships to the wind industry. By connecting vessels to the power grid in […]
Greek steel company to execute Norway-led European floating offshore wind projects
Moreld Ocean Wind AS and Lykomitros Steel SA has signed a MOU in Athens, aiming to win floating offshore wind projects in Europe together. Wolfgang Wandl, CEO of Moreld Ocean Wind AS, and Christos Lykomitros, CEO of Lykomitros Steel SA, formally signed the Memorandum of Understanding during a Visit NOW organized by Norwegian Offshore […]
Joint Declaration on cooperation to secure critical subsea infrastructure
Norway and five other North Sea countries have signed a joint declaration on cooperation to protect energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the North Sea. ‘We have a common interest with our neighbors around the North Sea basin to secure critical infrastructure. This is essential both for energy security and resilience, and to ensure the […]