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  • New Report Proposes Measures for Nature-Inclusive Design of Scottish Offshore Wind Projects

    8 August 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    A new report published in Scotland has put forward several recommendations for a nature-inclusive design framework for offshore wind projects. The report was commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland and prepared by the global consultancy company Xodus and the Dutch nature enhancement initiative The Rich North Sea as part of the Collaboration for Environmental Mitigation & […]

  • UK Unveils GBP 50 Million Fund to Boost Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    24 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has initiated a Supply Chain Accelerator to stimulate early-stage investment in the UK offshore wind supply chain. The accelerator is a new GBP 50 million (approximately EUR 58.7 million) fund created to accelerate and de-risk the early-stage development of projects linked to offshore wind. An initial GBP 10 million round of funding […]

  • Sulmara Secures Geo Work at 1 GW Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Project

    19 March 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Stromar, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has awarded Sulmara a contract to conduct site characterisation work at the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. For this work, Sulmara will utilise the 60-metre multi-purpose subsea vessel Vos Gorgeous to carry out a geophysical investigation across the proposed wind farm site […]

  • Finnish Company Eyes Demerger of Offshore Wind Projects

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Finland’s Suomen Hyötytuuli will conduct a full demerger, transferring its wind farms to a new firm of the same name, while Tahkoluoto Offshore Oy will take ownership of the Tahkoluoto demonstration and extension project as part of efforts to strengthen offshore wind production. To prepare for a significant rise in energy production and investments in […]

  • Corio Enters Offshore Wind Partnership with Vietnam’s State-Owned Power Company

    11 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Corio Generation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Power Generation Joint Stock Corporation 3 (EVNGENCO3), a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), to collaborate in preparing long-term strategies for offshore wind project development. The MOU between Corio, a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, and the subsidiary of Vietnam’s largest state-owned power company, is […]

  • LS Cable & System to Build ‘Largest US Subsea Cable Factory’ in Virginia

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    South Korea-based offshore wind cable manufacturer, LS Cable & System, has decided to build a manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, which the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. The factory will be built on a brownfield site in Chesapeake that spans some […]

  • 500 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Fully Up and Running

    16 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm, owned by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture between the French company EDF Renouvelables; EIH S.à.rl, owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments; and Skyborn Renewables (formerly wpd offshore), is now fully operational. The inauguration ceremony was held by the project partners and Roland Lescure, French delegated […]

  • Ten UK Companies to Take Part in ORE Catapult’s Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme

    7 March 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has commenced its latest Launch Academy accelerator programme with ten companies from across the UK joining the programme to develop technology solutions to address the challenges within offshore wind. The ten companies that joined the Launch Academy programme are Anstee Indication Systems, Crondall Energy, Indeximate, Kavaken, Auxetec, Perceptual Robotics, Pulcea, […]

  • Thai Conglomerate Invests in 740 MW Wind Projects Offshore South Korea

    13 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Thailand-based multinational conglomerate B. Grimm Power (BGRIM) has decided to expand its renewable energy business through investments in Nakwol Wind and Hanbit Wind, two offshore wind projects in South Korea that have a combined installed capacity of 740 MW. According to the CEO of BGRIM, Harald Link, B. Grimm Power Korea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

  • Azerbaijan and WindEurope Form Offshore Wind Pact

    5 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the deployment of onshore and offshore wind energy in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian Sea area.  By signing the memorandum WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency pledge to cooperate in several different areas including the establishment of competition criteria […]

  • Offshore Wind Farms Could Spark EUR 65 Billion Economic Boom in South Korea – Report

    17 May 2024
    Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The construction of offshore wind farms in South Korea could introduce over 770,000 job opportunities and contribute KRW 87 trillion (approximately EUR 65 billion) worth of investments into the economy, according to two reports from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). GWEC’s new reports reveal that offshore wind development supports local economic growth, especially in […]

  • New Marine Research Project to Tackle Underwater Noise from Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    31 May 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development

    A new collaborative marine research initiative has started, focusing on identifying innovative designs and best practices for monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind farms. Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) will work alongside project partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science […]

  • RWE to Start Survey Work at Floating Wind Site Offshore California

    13 June 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Site investigation survey work will soon start at RWE’s floating wind project site off the coast of Northern California, where the Germany-based offshore wind developer plans to build its first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm, Canopy. RWE will be performing initial site investigation surveys during 2024 and 2025, with the first activities beginning in June […]

  • Baltic Eagle Wind Turbine Installation Crew Flying on 40 Pct SAF-Fuelled Helicopters

    23 May 2024
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Vestas, together with the helicopter service provider HeliService, has initiated a pilot project that involves Vestas technicians and jack-up crew being transported to and from Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany by helicopters using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The pilot project at the 50-turbine Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, which is currently under […]

  • First Turbine Up at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

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

    The first Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine has been installed at the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Located approximately 72 kilometres off the coast of Lower Saxony, the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm will feature a total of 83 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, each with a rated […]

  • EOLOS Nets Its Largest Floating LiDAR Contract with RVO, Secures First Project in Japan

    7 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has been awarded three of the four lots in the Dutch government’s tender for wind and ocean site assessments at two new offshore wind areas. This is the largest single project award for EOLOS to date, according to the Spain-based company, which recently also secured a contract in Japan. The Netherlands Enterprise […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters Marco Polo Marine’s CTVs for Offshore Wind Projects in Taiwan, Korea

    21 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Vessels

    Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwanese subsidiary company PKR Offshore has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that will serve offshore wind projects in Taiwan and South Korea. The agreement will go into effect this year, including a CTV charter in Korea that will start in the fourth quarter of this […]

  • ORE Catapult Picks Seven Scottish Companies for Supply Chain Growth Programme

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Seven companies from the north of Scotland and Orkney have been selected by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in the region. The chosen firms come from a wide range of sectors including engineering, marine renewables, offshore operations and maintenance, and subsea monitoring. The seven selected […]

  • As Turbines Get Bigger, Leading Offshore Wind Players Gather Around Alternative to Bolted L-Flange Connections

    5 July 2024
    Business development, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Technology

    A consortium comprising some of the world’s leading offshore wind developers and Tier 1 suppliers have initiated a joint industry project that aims to commercialise a new foundation connection technology developed by the Netherlands-based company C1 Connections. “With the increasing size of wind turbines, the traditional L-flange design has reached a point where in cases […]

  • Nexans Wraps Up Moray West Export Cable Pull-In Work Offshore Scotland

    11 March 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    France-headquartered Nexans has completed the offshore export cable pull-ins for both offshore substation platforms at the 882 MW Moray West wind farm, located in the Moray Firth in the northeast of Scotland. The cable-laying vessel Nexans Aurora took advantage of a recent period of favorable weather to carry out the task, according to Ocean Winds’ […]

  • GE Vernova: ‘Manufacturing Deviation’ Led to Vineyard Wind 1 Blade Failure; Earlier Incident at Dogger Bank A Caused by Installation Error

    25 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The breakage of the blade on one of GE Vernova’s Haliade-X wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US was caused by a manufacturing deviation, the company’s CEO Scott Strazik revealed during an earnings call on 24 July. Strazik also pointed out that a blade event that happened on a […]

  • First Turbine Up at 704 MW Revolution Wind Project in US

    4 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed at Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm will utilise 65 Siemens Gamesa turbines, the same 11 MW turbine model used at the recently completed South Fork Wind. Once in operation, the […]

  • Interview with Rovco CEO: New Technologies Can Close Huge Offshore Wind Skills Gap

    31 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    New technologies have the ability to massively close the huge skills gap and shortage of workers that is looming over the offshore wind industry, allowing 10 to 17 times more work to be done by one person, according to Brian Allen, CEO of Rovco, a UK company focused on automating offshore wind services by creating […]

  • Establishment Permit Application Submitted for Danish Little Belt South Offshore Wind Project

    4 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has initiated a public consultation on the 165 MW Lillebælt Syd (Little Belt South) offshore wind farm, planned to be built in the Little Belt strait between the islands of Als and Helnæs. On 7 February 2024, the DEA approved the feasibility study report for the project and said that, […]

  • Masdar Secures Financing for Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Stake

    18 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has achieved close on the financing of its 49 per cent shareholding in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. According to Masdar, the total lending package amounted to EUR 488 million, with participation from ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole CIB, ING, Santander, and Siemens Bank. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind […]

  • Australia Declares Third Offshore Wind Zone, Initial Area Size Reduced

    6 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Australian federal government has declared an area in the Southern Ocean off western Victoria as the country’s third offshore wind development zone, though with a considerable reduction in both size and power generation capacity. The final area is located at least 15-20 kilometres from Victoria’s coast and covers 1,030 square kilometres, one-fifth of the […]