“The Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) project will be installed in two phases. The first 96 MW (megawatt) phase is expected to achieve first power in 2022 and the second 499 MW phase in 2023,” GPSC chief executive Worawat Pitayasiri said. Thai energy company, Global Power Synergy Pcl (GPSC), on Thursday said it had acquired a […]
Vestas’ Giant Turbine Picked For Germany’s First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm
Colossal turbines, which will dwarf many skyscrapers, are key for the offshore wind industry to remain profitable after countries phase out subsidies that have defined the green industry since the 1990s. Vestas said on Friday that EnBW had picked its new turbine, which will be the world’s biggest, as the preferred option for the 900 […]
Eurus Kicks Off Commercial Operation of 21-MW Wind Farm in S Korea
Japan’s Eurus Energy Group said today it has commenced the commercial operation of a 21-MW wind park in South Korea. The company, which owns a 56.7% interest in the plant, partnered up with Daehan Green Energy Co Ltd and Korea South-East Power Co Ltd to build the facility. The Korean partners hold respective stakes of […]
Orsted Selects POSCO as Partner for Wind Farm and Green Hydrogen Projects
SEOUL : Orsted, a Danish power company involved in major offshore wind power projects in the world, selected POSCO as a crucial business partner for green hydrogen and offshore wind power businesses. The Danish company has promised to shape a competitive supply chain with local companies for a major offshore wind power complex to be […]
Ayala Group, UPC Start Construction of Philippines’ Biggest Wind Farm
An AC Energy wind turbine in Iloilo.The Ayala Group’s energy arm AC Energy Corporation and its partner UPC Renewables have started the construction of a P11.4-billion wind farm in Ilocos Norte, set to be the country’s biggest wind farm to date. Located in Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, the 160-megawatt Balaoi & Caunayan wind farm is […]
AC Energy and UPC Renewables Start Building Wind Farm in Philippines
AC Energy and UPC Renewables begin construction works on the Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm in the Philippines. Philippines-based energy company AC Energy and its partner, UPC Renewables, have started construction works on the Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm.Built with a PHP11.4bn ($238m) investment, the 160MW wind farm is located in Pagudpud in the Philippines’ […]
Yandin Wind Farm opened in Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia opens a 214MW wind farm jointly owned by Alinta Energy and RATCH-Australia. The Government of Western Australia has officially opened the Yandin Wind Farm, jointly owned by Alinta Energy and RATCH-Australia.Located 175km north of Perth, the 214MW wind farm has been built with an A$450m ($348m) investment.The site was chosen […]
AC Energy to Build Philippines’ Largest Wind Farm at Cost of $239 mln
AC Energy aims to complete the project in the last quarter of 2022 and put the wind farm, which will consist of 32 wind turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa, into full commercial operation by 2023. AC Energy Corp, the power generation unit of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp, will build an 11.4 billion-peso ($239 million) wind […]
South Korea to Spend $40 Billion on World’s Biggest Floating Wind Farm
Just three months after the South Korean government announced it was building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, it has now announced a new ambition: to build the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm. According to reports in Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, the new wind farm will cost $US32 billion ($A40 […]
Building Australia’s First-Ever Offshore Wind Farm
It is very hard to give up on one’s own resource bounty and Australia knows it only too well. Endowed with the world’s third-largest coal reserves coupled with ample hydrocarbon plays in offshore deposits, many of which are still yet to be assessed and located, Australia’s energy transition to include more of renewables into its […]