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Cable deals signed for two UK projects
UK: Agreements have been signed for export cable systems at two offshore wind farms off the UK with a combined capacity of more than 2GW.
Goldwind gives details on 8MW turbine
CHINA: An 8MW turbine plus a model with a 184-metre rotor diameter are among four new designs from leading Chinese manufacturer Goldwind.
Crown Estate upgrades UK round 4 to 7GW
UK: The Crown Estate said it could offer up to 7GW in new offshore wind capacity areas in its fourth leasing round.
Innogy doubles renewables spending
GERMANY: Innogy more than doubled its investment in renewables in the first nine months of the year, with the 860MW Triton Knoll wind farm one of the main recipients.
Germany's renewables act revision flatters to deceive
GERMANY: A lack of offshore tenders in Germany's revised renewable energy act could lead to no new capacity being built in 2020 and 2021, the German offshore wind agency has warned.
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United States New York launches 800MW tender
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Belgium Updated: MHI Vestas to supply Northwester 2
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Netherlands Tennet unveils new Dutch connection
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Netherlands Update: Van Oord launches marine conservation pilot
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Taiwan Deutsche Windtechnik to launch Taiwanese unit
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OPINION: Ørsted US shopping spree not just about capacity
Ørsted has spent more than $1 billion in the past two months, buying up more than just US wind capacity.
Move over, London
UK: London Array has more than twice the number of turbines, but Ørsted's Walney Extension project in the Irish Sea is now, officially, offshore wind's largest operating project at 659MW.
Floating design brings the x-factor to 10MW-plus market
FRANCE: French engineering firm Ceteal claims its x-shaped concrete floating foundation offers significant manufacturing and operational advantages over other designs currently under development for the floating offshore wind sector.
MHI Vestas' Kavafyan on staying on top
DENMARK: When Philippe Kavafyan took over from Jens Tommerup as MHI Vestas CEO earlier this year, his predecessor told him to 'learn to say no'. Windpower Monthly spoke to the former Adwen chairman about how he is picking his battles and where he plans to take the firm over the next four years.
Ten of the biggest offshore turbines
WORLDWIDE: We have focused on turbines in production or for which orders are being taken, omitting the discontinued, the test-bed prototypes for those that never made it, and the designs still on the drawing boards to examine the credentials of ten of the highest-rated capacity turbines on the market today.
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