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  • Estonia’s Latest Offshore Wind Lease Auction Attracts Zero Bids

    9 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The auction for Saare 3, Estonia’s third offshore wind farm area, received no bids, as announced by the country’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) on July 4th. In its most recent offshore wind tender, Estonia aimed to grant the Saare 3 sea area, covering 20.1 square kilometres, with a starting bid price of […]

  • UK’s First Offshore Hydrogen Production Trials Kick Off in South Wales

    3 July 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South Wales, […]

  • Green Marine UK’s Hydrogen CTV Retrofit Initiative Receives RINA’s Blessing

    30 July 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Green Hydrogen, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Green Marine UK’s initiative aiming to retrofit CTVs with hydrogen, fuel cells and battery, to cut emissions while servicing offshore wind farms, has been granted AiP by RINA.

  • Cyan, Ocean Infinity Partner for APAC Offshore Wind Projects

    23 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, and Ocean Infinity have teamed up to provide geophysical and geotechnical services for offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The companies have formalized their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), underscoring their shared commitment to work together on delivering geophysical and geotechnical […]

  • US Cancels Second Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    26 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has cancelled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico as there was no competitive interest. The first lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico was held in August 2023 and one lease was awarded to RWE for the Lake Charles Lease Area off […]

  • Marubeni, Doosan Partner for Offshore Wind Development in Vietnam

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

    Japan’s Marubeni Group and Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop offshore wind power in Vietnam. Following the execution of the MoU, Doosan Vina and Marubeni will jointly study and explore the feasibility and viability of collaboration in Vietnam. Doosan Vina said it plans to manufacture wind turbine […]

  • South Korean Firm to Supply Power Equipment for Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Denmark’s Ørsted has awarded a contract to Hyosung Heavy Industries for the supply of ultra-high voltage power equipment for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the South Korean company will supply 400 kV ultra-high voltage transformers and reactors, essential components for improving power quality for the 2.4 GW Hornsea […]

  • RWE Brings Local Partner Onboard for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    15 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Outlook & Strategy

    RWE has signed a joint business development agreement with Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to build a 495 MW offshore wind project in South Korea. The Seohae offshore wind farm is located 45 kilometres off the coast of Taean County in South Korea’s Chungcheongnam Province. This is the first project for which RWE obtained an Electricity […]

  • Masdar, ACWA, and SOCAR Eye 3.5 GW of Wind Projects Offshore Azerbaijan

    14 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have teamed up to explore the development of 3.5 GW of offshore wind projects in Azerbaijan. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Expanding on existing partnerships, the MoU aims to […]

  • UK Boosts Sixth CfD Auction Budget, Earmarks GBP 1.1 Billion for Offshore Wind

    31 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has decided to increase the budget for the next Allocation Round 6 (AR6) to GBP 1.5 billion, including GBP 1.1 billion for offshore wind. The funding uplift represents more than a 50 per cent increase on the budget previously set in March this year. At the beginning of this year, the UK […]

  • Japan Identifies Three New Offshore Wind Preparation Areas

    1 October 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has designated three new areas as offshore wind preparation zones. The three areas that were designated as preparation areas are Akita City, Akita Prefecture, East Side of Wakayama Prefecture, and West Side of Wakayama Prefecture (floating wind). These regions have been identified as preparation zones for establishing […]

  • UK Planning Inspectorate Completes Rampion 2 Examination, Next Stop Secretary of State

    7 August 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of RWE’s application for a development consent order (DCO) for Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the existing 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex.  The Examining Authority (ExA) at the Inspectorate now has three months to make a recommendation on whether to approve […]

  • UK’s Tidal Transit Orders Battery-Ready CTV Couple

    20 September 2024
    Vessels

    UK-based Tidal Transit has ordered two battery-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) newbuilds from Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard, designed for the offshore wind sector. The CTVs will be fitted with Volvo Penta IPS30 propulsion – the same as is used in Tidal Transit’s eGinny 100 per cent electric retrofit project – for its fuel efficiency and readiness […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Vessel Owner Orders Another CSOV at Vard

    23 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norway’s Vard has signed a contract with its compatriot Rem Offshore to design and construct another commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The VARD 4 19 design CSOV, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund, will be the third vessel Vard delivers to Rem Offshore. The first two, REM Power and REM Wind, were delivered in 2023 […]

  • Technology Centres Launch INTOG Network to Drive Innovation in Floating Offshore Wind

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have launched the INTOG Innovation Network, focusing on maximising the impact of commercial, pilot scale, innovative, floating wind projects through the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing process. The INTOG leasing round, managed by Crown Estate Scotland, is designed both […]

  • Dutch Government to Soon Announce Results of 4 GW IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Tender

    6 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plan to announce the results of the tender for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind sites on 11 June. The application period for the two IJmuiden Ver sites, totalling 4 GW in capacity, was opened on 29 February and closed […]

  • Skyborn Files for Permit for 3 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden

    3 June 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Germany-headquartered Skyborn Renewables has submitted a permit application to the Swedish government and Land and Environment for the construction of a 3 GW offshore wind farm. Named Polargrund Offshore, the project is planned to have between 70 and 120 wind turbines. Located 35 kilometres off the coast, south of Kalix and Haparanda, Polargrund Offshore is […]

  • CS WIND Offshore Rolls Out Last Borkum Riffgrund 3 Monopile

    11 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    CS WIND Offshore has completed the fabrication of the last monopile foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany and has marked the milestone with its loadout. CS WIND Offshore, which acquired Denmark’s Bladt Industries in 2023, has manufactured 40 XXL wind turbine foundations for the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3, which will become […]

  • IWS Adds Third Skywalker-Class CSOV to Its Fleet

    23 August 2024
    Vessels

    Norway’s Integrated Wind Solutions has taken delivery of its third Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) in the Skywalker class series, named IWS Seawalker. IWS Fleet, a fully owned subsidiary of IWS, signed newbuild contracts with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for two purpose-built, walk-to-work CSOVs in March 2021 through IWS’s then subsidiary Awind. In March 2022, IWS […]

  • EIB Grants EUR 1.2 Billion Loan to RWE for 1 GW Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    25 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to providing a EUR 1.2 billion loan to support RWE’s development of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. According to EIB, the loan will help finance monopile foundations, turbines, inter-array cabling, an offshore converter station, export cables, a section of onshore cables, and an onshore […]

  • OEG Renewables and SOMAC Forge Japanese Offshore Wind Alliance

    31 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    OEG Renewables and Sojitz Machinery Corporation (SOMAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer renewable service solutions to the growing offshore wind market in Japan. Under the MoU, the companies will provide pre-construction, operations and maintenance (O&M), and vessel services to offshore wind projects in Japan. “By partnering with SOMAC, a company with […]

  • First Power Flows from 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

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

    The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located 15.5 kilometres off the coast of Fife, Scotland, has started generating power into the national grid. When complete, the offshore wind farm will consist of 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines generating up to 450 MW of renewable energy, enough to power 375,000 […]

  • Acteon, TAISEI Form Floating Offshore Wind Pact in Japan

    8 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Acteon, a global provider of marine energy and infrastructure services, has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TAISEI Corporation to collaborate on floating offshore wind projects in Japan by utilising each other’s skills and services. For TAISEI’s floating offshore wind projects in Japan, Acteon aims to provide services throughout the project’s lifecycle, from […]

  • Damen Hands Over Third Hybrid Vessel to Purus

    30 May 2024
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the third Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid in an order of three to the offshore wind services provider, Purus. The vessels have been designed to provide low crew transfer services to the offshore wind sector. The contract for the three vessels was signed in October 2022 during the Damen […]

  • UK Energy Secretary to Decide on Rampion 2 by Early February 2025

    7 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has submitted its recommendation report on Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the existing 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex, to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who now has three months to issue a decision. The inspectorate closed the examination period in […]

  • US Offshore Wind Port Developer Lands USD 50 Million Investment

    30 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics

    Homecoming Capital, an investor in zero-emission infrastructure, has made an initial USD 50 million (approximately EUR 46.2 million) commitment to Clean Energy Terminals (CET), a developer of US offshore wind port infrastructure. Under the agreement, CET will leverage Homecoming’s investment to execute early-stage development work on a portfolio of newbuild and redeveloped offshore wind ports […]