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Octopus Energy signs 2.4TWh PPA with Shell Energy Europe in UK

The UK-based Octopus Energy Group has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe to procure 2.4TWh of wind energy a year from the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.

read more... 19/12/2022

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UK government to ease ban on onshore wind farms to head off revolt

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Tuesday said it would ease restrictions on building onshore wind farms, heading off a revolt by his party's lawmakers who had demanded they should be permitted with local support.

read more... 08/12/2022

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France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm starts full operations

France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm started full operations on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid at a time when Europe is scrambling to secure energy supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

read more... 24/11/2022

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Equinor starts production at Norwegian floating wind farm

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off the west coast of Norway, which will supply power to oil and gas fields and cut their emissions, started producing its first power on Sunday, Norwegian energy firm Equinor said on Monday.

read more... 14/11/2022

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TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables' Seagreen wind farm up and running

TotalEnergies and partner SSE Renewables on Tuesday announced the first power generation from their Seagreen wind farm off the coast of Scotland -- a $4.3 billion project which will be Scotland's largest offshore wind farm.

read more... 24/08/2022

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