Windpower monthly magazine

1. WindEurope elects Nordex CEO as new chairman

   Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco called for urgent action on project permitting, auction design and access to finance after wind industry body WindEurope elected him as its new chairman.

2. German wind sector fears military radar law could restrict turbines

   The German wind industry fears that a new transport law could enable the military to slow or prevent development of wind farms in up to a third of the country, including in some coastal regions with the best wind resources.

3. Xcel Energy eyes 3.4GW new wind in $15 billion Colorado energy transition plan

   US utility Xcel Energy has announced plans to invest up to $15 billion in renewable energy infrastructure across the state of Colorado, including in 3.4GW of new wind energy capacity. 

4. Amprion advances plans for German wind transmission corridors

   Transmission system operator Amprion and technology firm Hitachi Energy have concluded a strategic agreement for the preferential delivery of four converter stations to be used for Germany’s direct-current Korridor B project.

5. Mammoth German SuedLink underground line starts construction

   After an extensive planning and approval phase, construction work has started on SuedLink, an underground cable connection to transport wind power from north Germany to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in the south.

6. Con Edison breaks ground on 1.5GW NY offshore wind gateway

   Con Edison has broken ground on the Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub, a transmission substation that will strengthen New York’s power grid and serve as a gateway for 1.5GW of offshore wind power.

7. Subsea cable laying starts at 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm

8. HVDC converter supplier chosen for UK’s Eastern Green Link 1

9. Hellenic secures cable contracts for three European projects

   Hellenic Cables, the Greece-based cables segment of Belgium’s Cenergy Holdings, has won contracts to supply export and inter-array cable systems to three European offshore wind projects located in Polish, French and German waters.

10. RWE and Tennet agree OranjeWind offshore wind farm connection

    Network operator Tennet and energy company RWE have signed agreements for an offshore grid connection for the OranjeWind offshore wind farm to be built 53 kilometres off the coast in the Dutch North Sea.