A number of development consortiums, led by Mitsubishi Corp, have been awarded the rights to operate around 1,689 MW of offshore wind farms in Japanese waters.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Plc announced that it has completed the purchase of a 71.4-MW portfolio of wind projects in Finland, marking the company\'s first foray into the Nordic country.

Massachusetts will obtain power from Mayflower Wind LLC and Vineyard Wind LLC\'s 1,600 MW offshore wind projects after selecting their bids as providing \"the greatest overall value\" to customers.

Masdar, Abu Dhabi\'s renewable energy firm, and the Taaleri SolarWind II fund have jointly launched three onshore wind farms in Poland with a total capacity of 51.4 MW.

Statkraft AS, a Norwegian renewable energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to deliver 30 GWh of onshore wind energy annually to three plants owned by Leipzig-based cement company Opterra in Germany.