Just a few years ago, a handful of northern European utilities, including Dong Energy, Vattenfall, and Centrica, held an almost exclusive position on the offshore wind market in Europe, with just a few pension funds on the sidelines. But the market is now influenced by a long line of different players, and over an incredibly short period of time a Canadian energy company has claimed a solid portion of the offshore wind expansion in Germany and the Netherlands.
Northland Power, native of Toronto, Canada, has just announced the acquisition of German wind farm Deutsche Bucht, as EnergyWatch reported Monday. Deutsche Bucht, with its 252 MW, will launch Northland Power beyond 1 GW of offshore wind power in Europe.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Read the whole article
Get access for 14 days for free.
No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.
- Access all locked articles
- Receive our daily newsletters
- Access our app
Get full access for you and your coworkers.
Start a free company trial todayMore from EnergyWatch
H2 Energy calls for political courage, high carbon levy
Swiss firm H2 Energy, set to establish a 1GW hydrogen facility in Denmark, sees the transformation of heavy transport as a low-hanging fruit and calls for political courage to secure offtakers.
WindEurope warns against negative auction bids
If more countries introduce negative bids, where firms pay to establish wind projects, it could lead to higher electricity bills or more pressure on the supply chain, says the industry association.
BW Offshore halved bottom line in Q1
The Norwegian firm reports decline in several items compared to the same quarter of 2021 but predicts fine advancement in the rest of 2022, for which both floating wind projects and high energy prices show promise.
Equinor exits Russia
Norwegian oil company Equinor has taken its final step out of the Russian market by transferring joint venture assets to Rosneft.
Better Energy enters 1GW Finnish collaboration
Solar panel developer Forus is teaming up with Better Energy on the sustainable development of solar farms in Finland.
We are looking for project managers who will help shape the green transition and develop the business area "Sustainable Energy" 
Senior Risk Analyst 
Senior Market Director, Offshore wind 
Experienced Contract Manager for one of the world's most important green projects 
Data analyst / data scientist to develop the Danish electricity distribution network and support green transformation of Denmark 
Project Developer 
Engineer or physicist with an interest in energy, international work, supervision and regulation 
Director of technological development and projects in gas transmission 
IT supporter for the full range of support tasks 
Strategic project manager for the green transition 
Marine Sales Executive - Performance Coatings 
Team Manager