The German government has drawn up an action plan to ensure a “level playing field” and create value in the domestic wind industry. 

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is pumping $1.5 billion into four transmission projects that will improve grid reliability and resilience and relieve transmission congestion.

Kema Consulting, part of Cesi Group, and cable supplier NKT have secured long-term agreements to help the Netherlands expand and upgrade the country’s grid network to enable more wind power use.

Five South Korean floating wind projects with a combined capacity of 6GW have secured grid connection agreements with Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco).

Offshore wind contractor SeaRenergy has secured a multi-year contract with Siemens Energy to provide offshore infrastructure services for a minimum of 13 offshore wind converter platforms.

The first stage of the onshore connection for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland has been completed, paving the way for connecting the project to its onshore substation.

Japanese utility J-Power has unveiled designs for a new offshore wind turbine foundation it claims can withstand earthquakes and be cost-effectively drilled into the hard bedrock often found in Japan’s waters.