Windpower monthly magazine

  1. European countries must make new investments in new offshore wind manufacturing or face bottlenecks from 2030 that will cripple the west’s ability to match expected demand, according to a new report from offshore wind intelligence firm Aegir Insights. 
  2. The Fred Olsen.Seawind and Hafslund consortium have jointly decided not to participate in Utsira Nord – Norway’s first floating offshore wind tender. 
  3. Windpower Monthly rounds up the latest patents for wind power technology granted and applied for in the last week.
  4. Denmark’s largest ever offshore wind auction has so far failed to attract a single bidder as developers turned their back on a potential 3GW-plus of project capacity in the Danish North Sea. 
  5. Rising power demand from AI data centers could increase pressure on renewable energy development and grid stability, according to representatives from Hitachi Energy and TotalEnergies. 
  6. Oil major Shell will not lead the development of any new offshore wind projects after concluding a wide-ranging review of its operations and strategy. 
  7. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $2.2 billion in funding for two regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) led by HyVelocity and the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2).
  8. Germany-based energy company Uniper has begun a public consultation on its plans to develop a new green hydrogen production facility at Killingholme, in north-east England’s Humber region, which is an offshore wind hub.
  9. Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe has partnered with software and energy optimisation company Energy Pool to use electrolyser capacity to provide services in balancing the French electricity grid.
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