3224 results found for 'ocean wind'

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  • Ocean Winds and Australian University Join Forces on Offshore Wind

    21 June 2024
    Collaboration, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean Winds (OW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Monash University to work together on establishing a sustainable supply chain for Australia’s offshore wind sector and to explore methods for conserving the nation’s biodiversity. As Ocean Winds expands to Australia with its High Sea Wind project, awarded on 1 May 2024, the partnership […]

  • Brazilian University and Ocean Winds Team Up for Offshore Wind

    28 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Winds has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) to promote the exchange of knowledge related to offshore wind energy. According to Ocean Winds, the agreement seeks to align essential elements for the growth of the offshore wind energy industry in Brazil, including sustainable regulatory […]

  • Ocean Winds Gets Environmental Nod for BC-Wind Transmission Line

    3 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has secured the environmental decision for the transmission infrastructure for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Issued by the Regional Director of Environmental Protection in Gdańsk, the decision covers both the offshore and onshore components of the transmission infrastructure. “Obtaining the environmental decision for the transmission infrastructure is a […]

  • Ocean Winds Picks Certification Partner for Polish Offshore Wind Project

    22 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas Poland for the certification of the up to 500 MW BC-Wind offshore wind project. The certification will include a comprehensive assessment of the project at every stage of implementation, including design, production, installation, transport, and commissioning. The BC-Wind […]

  • Ocean Winds Opens Moray West O&M Base in Scotland

    10 September 2024
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ocean Winds has opened its new operations & maintenance (O&M) base in Buckie, Scotland, that will service the Moray West offshore wind farm once it becomes fully operational in 2025. The First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, visited the facility on 9 September to mark the opening of the Ocean Winds’ O&M base with associated […]

  • Ocean Winds, Martifer Join Forces for Portugal’s First Offshore Wind Tender

    24 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Winds and Martifer Renewables & Energy have formed a strategic partnership to jointly participate in Portugal’s first tender for offshore wind farms, set to take place this year. As the industry anticipates the final criteria for the tender, Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, and Martifer are preparing comprehensive proposals, […]

  • New Jersey Grants Ørsted’s Motions to Vacate Orders for Cancelled Ocean Wind Projects

    16 August 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has granted a motion submitted by Ørsted on 1 July, requesting the BPU vacate the orders issued for the two Ocean Wind projects offshore New Jersey after the developer cancelled the projects last year. On 14 August, the BPU accepted Ørsted’s motions to vacate the BPU order […]

  • Ocean Winds Multi-State Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Approvals

    28 October 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    SouthCoast Wind 1, being developed by Ocean Winds, has secured approvals from the state of Massachusetts for the construction and operation of onshore transmission facilities at Brayton Point in Somerset, the US. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) approved SouthCoast Wind’s request to construct and operate transmission facilities at Brayton Point in […]

  • Ocean Winds, Eneco, and Otary to Jointly Bid in Belgian Offshore Wind Tender

    12 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, Eneco, and Otary have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly compete in the tender for the offshore wind Princess Elisabeth concessions in Belgium. The consortium was formed to compete in the upcoming tenders for the Princess Elisabeth Zone, with the first one expected in […]

  • Ocean Winds, Latin America’s Largest Power Utility Company Join Forces on Brazilian Offshore Wind

    23 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, and Eletrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the development of offshore wind in Brazil. The agreement was signed during a ceremony attended by Elio Wolff, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of Eletrobras, and Rafael Munilla, Chief Business Development Officer […]

  • Ørsted and New Jersey Reach USD 125 Million Settlement Over Scrapped Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted will pay New Jersey USD 125 million (approximately EUR 115 million) to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farm projects, Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2, last year. The state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) said the USD 125 million it will receive will be […]

  • Tokyo Gas Makes First Investment in Overseas Floating Wind Project

    6 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Tokyo Gas has acquired a 21.2 per cent stake in WindFloat Atlantic, the 25.2 MW floating offshore wind farm in Portugal. WindFloat Atlantic, operated by Windplus, a majority-owned subsidiary of Ocean Winds, has been operational since 2020. According to the Japanese company, this is Tokyo Gas’s first direct investment in an overseas floating offshore wind […]

  • Last Siemens Gamesa Turbine In Place at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    18 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 60th and final turbine has been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, located in northern Scotland. The Moray West offshore wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational during 2025, in line with the originally projected commercial operations date, […]

  • Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Power

    3 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm has delivered first power from the first series of wind turbines and exported to Scotland’s National Electricity Transmission System (NETS), Ocean Winds said. The wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational in 2025 in line with the originally projected […]

  • World’s First Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Tops Production Expectations

    5 September 2024
    Floating Wind

    In its four years of operation, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, WindFloat Atlantic, has surpassed anticipated production figures, achieving a total cumulative output of 320 GWh. Connected to the grid by the end of 2019 and fully commissioned in 2020, the floating offshore wind farm was developed by the Windplus consortium formed […]

  • Wood Thilsted Wins Work on 2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Project

    19 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Caledonia Offshore Windfarm has selected the engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted to develop the structural concept design for the 2 GW project’s turbine foundations. The Caledonia offshore wind farm is being developed in the Moray Firth by Ocean Winds and is scheduled to be operational by 2030. Wood Thilsted will use the ground and metocean data […]

  • Norwegian Oil & Gas Service Provider Enters Offshore Wind Market with Floating Wind Company Takeover

    2 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Norwegian service provider to the oil and gas industry, Archer, is taking over its compatriot Moreld Ocean Wind (MOW), a floating wind engineering and technology company. Once the acquisition transaction is completed, MOW will be renamed Archer Wind. Archer acquired a 100 stake in MOW through an agreement with HitecVision. The deal also comes with […]

  • Seaway7 Wraps Up Cable Work at 882 MW Moray West Project

    10 October 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7 has finished the full engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) work for the cables at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. Seaway7 has installed 118 kilometres of 66 kV inter-array cables, linking the wind farm’s 60 turbines to two offshore substations, along with an additional 15 kilometres of 66 kV […]

  • Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward with Onshore Application

    14 November 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Caledonia offshore wind farm and has started the process of submitting applications for its 2 GW Scottish project. The project’s first consent application is for the onshore transmission works (substation and underground cables). This has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council, who have started their […]

  • BOEM Grants Environmental Approval to SouthCoast Wind Project

    11 November 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has made available the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind project. The SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC proposal includes up to 147 wind turbines, up to five offshore substation platforms located at a maximum of 149 positions, and up to eight offshore export cables potentially […]

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Installation Nearing Halfway Mark

    31 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UPDATE: On 16 August, the Moray West project developer, Ocean Winds, said via social media that more than half of the wind turbines were now installed. The Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland is nearing the halfway point of its wind turbine installation, according to the latest Notice to Mariners issued by the Moray […]

  • Final Turbine Installations Underway at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    1 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler heavy lift vessel Wind Orca is nearing completion of turbine installations at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland, with just six turbines remaining to be installed, according to the latest Notice to Mariners. Moray West, part of Ocean Winds’ 6 GW portfolio of secured offshore wind farms in the UK, features 60 […]

  • 2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Could be Delivered in Two Phases as Project Advances

    20 November 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has completed three years of development work and submitted applications for offshore planning consent to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland. Caledonia, located in the outer Moray Firth, was awarded the site in 2022 as part of the Scottish government’s ScotWind process. The offshore […]

  • Lamprell Delivers Final TPs for 882 MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Lamprell has completed the final delivery of transition pieces (TPs) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. All 62 TPs, including the penultimate and final batch destined for Scotland, have been delivered and handed over to Lamprell’s client Ocean Winds. According to the UAE-based company, the project was completed on schedule and […]

  • KF Wind Secures Grid Deal for 1.1 GW Floating Offshore Wind Project

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a floating offshore wind project being developed by Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power, has secured a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The agreement covers the first phase of the project, East Blue Power (375 MW), and the second phase, KF Wind (750 MW), with […]

  • DEME’s Innovation Installs First Monopile at 488 MW French Offshore Wind Project

    7 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s installation vessel, Innovation, has installed the first monopile foundation at the îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Arriving in the Port of La Rochelle on 26 May, the vessel set sail for the project area loaded with two monopile foundations and two transition pieces, which will then be used to attach […]