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  • MECAL to Advise on First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The developer of what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., has hired a Dutch-based company MECAL to act as technical advisor for the project. MECAL’s involvement focuses on wind turbine generator (WTG) procurement including technology evaluations of the various proposed WTG models, WTG tender analysis, […]

  • European Offshore Wind Draws Record Investment in 2020

    8 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent […]

  • Report: UK Offshore Wind Could Grow Five-Fold by 2030s

    18 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The UK could see a five-fold increase in its installed offshore wind capacity by the 2030s, with the industry maturing to the zero-subsidy level by mid-2020s, a new study by Aurora Energy Research shows.

  • BOEM Puts Avangrid’s Kitty Hawk Lease Into Effect

    16 October 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) signed Avangrid’s offshore wind lease for the 122,405-acre Kitty Hawk site off North Carolina on 10 October. The lease will go into effect on 1 November 2017.

  • Top News of 2020 – Editors’ Picks

    1 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    As we said our goodbyes to 2020, a lot of us will look back on a challenging year, but also a year which drew resilience, agility and the power of powering through into the spotlight. The same goes for the offshore wind industry, which met its fair share of challenges, but continued delivering in the […]

  • First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Americas Can Enter Construction

    20 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 800 MW wind farm. By issuing this permit, […]

  • BSH Approves Suction Bucket at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    26 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the suction bucket jacket foundation, which is installed without noisy pile driving. “We were particularly pleased with this foundation,” stated the President of BSH Monika Breuch-Moritz. “It shows that the authorities, academia and industry are continuously looking for solutions that strike a balance between protection […]

  • Smulders Begins Assembling EOWDC Foundations

    10 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has started the assembly of the suction bucket jacket foundations for Vattenfall’s 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in its manufacturing facility in Newcastle, UK.

  • Germany Gives Thumbs Up to 50Hertz 300 MW Offshore Grid Connection Project

    8 January 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a planning approval decision for 50Hertz’s Ostwind 3 offshore wind grid connection in the Baltic Sea. According to BSH, the new standard for connecting offshore wind farms, the so-called 66 kV direct connection concept, is being implemented, that does not require the construction of additional substation platforms […]

  • Energinet Awards Geological and Geophysical Survey Contracts

    3 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Fugro, Ocean Infinity, and GEO.xyz have been awarded contracts by Energinet to provide geological and geophysical consultancy services for the potential development of offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Danish Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The total value of the procurement, excluding VAT, is approximately EUR 49 million. The tender concerning the performance […]

  • Countdown Begins: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 Opens in One Week

    21 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels

    Industry giants, experts, policymakers, innovators and start-ups from the offshore energy sector will meet at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) in Amsterdam one week from now. The backdrop to two full days of discussions, insights and updates is the exhibition floor that will be home to companies and technologies that push […]

  • Magnora and Hiraeth Energy Form Celtic Sea Floating Wind Partnership

    26 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    Magnora Offshore Wind AS has agreed Heads of Terms (HoT) on cooperation with Hiraeth Energy LLP for the development of two floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea with a total capacity of approximately 700 MW. The UK seabed manager, The Crown Estate, is planning a leasing process in the area that could see […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis Ink Exclusivity Agreements for Scottish Floaters

    19 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership has signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland to develop its Sinclair and Scaraben innovation projects which will now be part of a phased delivery of the partnership’s Broadshore project. The two 99.5 MW floating offshore wind farms will now be developed as part of a phased delivery of […]

  • CWind Taiwan Teams Up with E&Y Electronics

    20 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    CWind Taiwan has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with E&Y Electronics, a Taiwanese power cable service provider specialised in cable testing and termination, to develop its cable maintenance services in the Taiwanese offshore wind market. The services under the cooperation agreement include low and high voltage inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) solutions, as well as […]

  • Investors Snap Up TenneT’s EUR 1 Billion Green Hybrid Bond

    16 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    TenneT has issued a EUR 1 billion Green Hybrid Bond, from which the proceeds will be used to connect large-scale offshore wind to the electricity grid, with investors showing “keen interest” and the issue being 2.5 times oversubscribed. On 15 July, the transmission system operator priced its EUR 1 billion Green Hybrid Bond issue with […]

  • DEME Looking Into Drones

    15 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    DEME Group’s offshore wind division is looking into the possibility of using drones to inspect the foundations of the offshore wind turbines for corrosion.

  • RWE, Sarens, and Tugdock to Test Floating Wind Deployment and Integration Solutions

    4 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Industry, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Supply Chain

    RWE has funded a study in Wales to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next-generation wind turbines onto these platforms. The aim is to maximise local supply chain opportunities by utilising local port infrastructure such as […]

  • CWind to Care For Vattenfall Cables

    24 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Swedish offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall has signed a five-year cable repair framework agreement with power cable and asset management services provider CWind covering Vattenfall’s European assets.

  • Study: Boom Lock Cuts LCOE by 1.3%, Brings First Generation Closer

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Using High Wind’s Boom Lock tool to increase the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts from 11m/s to 16m/s leads to an average of 1.3% decrease in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), a study carried out by BVG Associates on a representative 500MW wind farm has shown. An increase in the wind speed limit for […]

  • 1 GW Hai Long Offshore Wind Project Nears Financial Close

    22 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind Project, a joint venture between Northland Power and Mitsui & Co., has signed a credit agreement to secure TWD 118 billion (approximately EUR 3.4 billion) long-term over 20-year non-recourse financing for the 1 GW offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The non-recourse project financing will be provided by over 15 international and […]

  • Ørsted Reveals Dutch Offshore Wind+Hydrogen Pitch

    14 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted will be submitting a bid in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3&4 (Holland Coast South 3&4). As part of its proposal to the Dutch government, Ørsted has already taken the final investment decision on the project and is working to establish green hydrogen projects based on power from its […]

  • Three Projects Selected in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

    27 July 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has selected three floating offshore wind demonstration projects through its recently launched leasing opportunity for early commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea.   The three projects have been proposed by two joint ventures, Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL), a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, and Floventis Energy Limited, a newly established joint […]

  • EirGrid, RTE Push Ireland-France Interconnector Forward

    21 July 2016
    Grid Connection

    In the presence of the French President Francois Hollande and An Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny, EirGrid and RTE today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to move to the next phase of development of the Celtic Interconnector Project. Following the completion of feasibility studies over the past five years, EirGrid and RTE today agreed to progress […]

  • Vineyard Wind Places Two Bids in Massachusetts Offshore Wind Call

    20 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has submitted two proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy projects in Massachusetts, offering options of approximately 800 MW and 1,200 MW. The developer’s proposals, named Commonwealth Wind, include the development of an offshore wind project in an area just south of the Vineyard Wind 1 and […]

  • RWE Signs PPA for Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    12 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Ocean Breeze Energy have entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm in Germany, under which RWE Supply & Trading will market the wind farm’s electricity production under the direct marketing scheme, starting this month. RWE also plans to use the wind farm’s electricity to […]

  • RES Offshore Signs EPC Contract for West of Duddon Sands Met Mast (UK)

    22 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RES Offshore has signed an Engineer Procure Construct (EPC) contract for the design and installation of a power performance met mast for the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm for ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy. The power performance met mast will record weather data to support the construction and operation phases of the wind […]