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  • Next-Gen Transmission Tech Under Development in Germany; Multiterminal Hubs to Enable Feeding Vast Amount of Offshore Wind Electricity Into Grid

    17 July 2024
    Grid Connection, Industry, Innovation, Onshore Infrastructure

    The four German transmission system operators (TSOs), 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT, and TransnetBW, and transmission system suppliers Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, and Hitachi Energy, have entered into a partnership to develop direct current (DC) multiterminal hubs that are said to enable an efficient utilisation and distribution of large amounts of electricity generated by offshore wind farms. […]

  • CIP Chooses Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore for Fengmiao 1 CSOV

    22 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has been awarded a charter for a newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2027, the new CSOV will be used to support the Fengmiao 1 project’s operations […]

  • Port San Luis, CET to Assess Offshore Wind O&M Port Potential in California

    25 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The US Port San Luis Harbor District has entered into a project evaluation agreement with Clean Energy Terminals (CET), a developer of offshore wind port facilities across the US, to jointly evaluate the feasibility of an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) port facility in California’s San Luis Obispo Bay. Project evaluation is expected to […]

  • Irish TSO Awards EUR 300 Million Multi-Party Survey Contract for Phase Two Offshore Wind Farms

    15 July 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has awarded a multi-party framework agreement for surveys that the TSO will perform at the offshore wind area(s) the Irish government will put up for tender next. The companies that secured long-term contracts, valued at EUR 300 million in total, are Fugro, RINA Consulting, UTEC (an Acteon company), and […]

  • Eolink’s Floater Gets Bureau Veritas Seal of Approval

    13 May 2022
    Technology

    Bureau Veritas has issued a Design Evaluation Conformity Statement to Eolink for its 5 MW pre-commercial floating wind turbine platform to be installed at the SEM-REV test site in France. According to the floating wind technology developer, this certification is a requirement for the final investment decision of its pre-commercial floating wind turbine. The certification […]

  • Assembly of ‘Largest Floating Wind Turbine on French Atlantic Coast’ to Start This Spring

    23 February 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Construction work on Eolink’s 5 MW floating wind turbine that will be installed at the French SEM-REV test site off the coast of Le Croisic is set to begin this Spring following the arrival of the first components at the Port of Brest on 20 February. The floater, which will be installed offshore as part of […]

  • Ocean DEMO Greenlights Three Floating Wind Projects

    1 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Ocean DEMO, a EUR 13 million Interreg-funded project, has recommended two floating wind technology developers for support packages under the second call.

  • France Grants EUR 14.9 Million for Eolink’s Floating Wind Demo

    3 November 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Eolink, Valorem, and Centrale Nantes have been awarded EUR 14.9 million from the funding programme “France 2030” for the manufacturing of Eolink’s floating wind turbine and its deployment at the SEM-REV test site offshore Le Croisic in France. The 5 MW, pre-commercial floating wind turbine will be commissioned in 2024 at the test site which […]

  • EOLINK Tests +10MW Floating Wind Concept, Expects 25% LCOE Reduction

    6 October 2016
    R&D, Technology

    EOLINK is performing tank testing of a 1:50 scale model of its floating wind turbine, which would allow for the utilization of +10MW wind turbines and reduction of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of 25%. So far, the tests validated that the floating wind turbine is able to withstand very harsh seastates with low mooring lines tensions (Hs>12m) and also that […]

  • First Offshore Wind Project Announced for Bulgaria to Use Floating Wind Technology and Power Gas Platform

    25 January 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    France-based floating wind technology developer, Eolink, and 15 European renewable energy partners have launched an EU-backed project named Black sea fLoating Offshore Wind (BLOW). The project aims to install a 5 MW floating wind turbine offshore Bulgaria and link it to a gas platform in the Black Sea. BLOW will use Eolink’s floating offshore wind […]

  • EOLINK Floater Readying For Sea Trials

    26 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Bretagne-based startup EOLINK has secured funds to install and test a 1/10 scale floating wind turbine prototype off France.

  • French Floating Wind Prototype Completes Offshore Trials

    17 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    French startup Eolink has towed the 1/10 scale floating wind turbine prototype to the Brest harbour after the unit was tested offshore for over a year. The Eolink prototype was anchored and connected to the grid in April 2018. During that time, the unit underwent a series of tests including the ”maximum power, enhanced control strategies, behavior […]

  • EOLINK Floating Prototype Goes Into Operation

    20 April 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EOLINK anchored and connected its 1/10 scale 12MW floating wind turbine prototype to the French grid on 19 April.

  • Acciona Energía Puts Money Behind Four-Armed Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    30 May 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Spain’s Acciona Energía has acquired 24 per cent of the capital of Eolink, a French company specializing in the development of floating offshore wind foundations, becoming the main shareholder in the process. The operation, subject to certain conditions, follows a financing round launched by the French startup to boost its floating offshore wind technology and […]

  • Eolink, Kranendonk Eye Floating Wind Foundation Gigafactory

    27 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    French floating wind foundation developer Eolink and Dutch robotics company Kranendonk are looking into setting up a gigafactory for automated production of floating wind foundations. Eolink said it had slightly adapted its detailed design to be fully compatible with automated welding robots which would be used in Kranendonk production line. The flow-rate and the infrastructural […]

  • Principle Power, HSG Sungdong Join Forces to Produce WindFloat Foundations in South Korea

    20 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Principle Power and South Korea’s HSG Sungdong have agreed to a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance engineering efforts for the scalable production and assembly of WindFloat technologies. According to Principle Power, the agreement furthers the development of a sustainable domestic supply chain in South Korea and supports the country’s ambition to achieve […]

  • Export Cables for RWE’s Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Installed at Landfall Point

    25 June 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    A consortium of Boskalis and Orient Cable (NBOS) has completed the pull-in and burial of the second export cable for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore grid connection at the landfall location in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. The 700 MW grid connection will link the offshore wind farm that RWE will build in the Dutch North […]

  • Two Offshore Wind Projects Take a Piece of France’s EMR ITE 2015 Grant

    25 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Two offshore wind-related research projects will receive a portion of a EUR 10 million grant through the Investment for the Future program (EMR ITE 2015) launched jointly by France’s Institute for Energy Transition and National Research Agency (ANR). The first offshore wind-related project that will receive part of the funds is research into modeling the role of […]

  • Bulgarian Offshore Wind Bill Passes First Parliament Reading, Faces Strong Opposition

    21 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    An offshore renewable energy bill that was introduced in the Bulgarian Parliament in December 2023 is expected to soon be up for a second reading, after passing the first reading last month. The bill, which aims to facilitate offshore wind build-out in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea, is seeing a backlash from the […]

  • Acciona Develops Mass Production-Friendly Floating Foundations

    12 October 2022
    Technology

    Spain-based renewable energy developer Acciona Energía, together with its compatriot engineering company BlueNewables, has developed two floating foundation solutions for offshore wind turbines, for which the company says can be mass-produced and reduce manufacturing costs and carbon footprint. The two solutions are S-bos (semi-submersible) and CT-bos (TLP), both of which can be easily adapted to […]

  • European Offshore Wind Substations to Require USD 20 Billion Investment by 2030, Rystad Energy Says

    19 June 2024
    Grid Connection, Industry, Market Outlooks, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy

    According to a recent report from Rystad Energy, continental Europe will see the installation of 137 offshore substations over the coming decade, with an estimated total investment of USD 20 billion (approximately EUR 18.6 billion). According to the report, over 120 substations will be installed between 2024 and 2030 at a cost of around USD […]

  • Belgium, Germany to Explore Building Hybrid Offshore Wind Link

    3 June 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Belgian energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten and German energy state secretary Philipp Nimmermann have agreed to investigate the development of a hybrid interconnection between the offshore wind farms of both countries. Although the two countries don’t share a direct sea border because the Netherlands is situated between them, they have announced plans for future […]

  • Ørsted and Acciona Team Up to Industrialise Fabrication of Carbon-Neutral Concrete Floating Wind Foundations

    19 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Ørsted and the infrastructure division of Spanish Acciona have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore options for floating wind foundations, including using carbon-neutral materials and industrialising the fabrication of concrete foundations. Under the MoU, the two companies’ focus will be on the use of carbon-neutral bio-cement, bio-concrete, and other materials and solutions, with […]

  • 3rd Engineer Officer

    16 January 2025

    3rd Engineer Officer For 150 years, Holland America Line has been a recognized leader in cruising. Our fleet of 11 modern classic ships offers more than 500 sailings a year visiting all seven continents. We are currently seeking for a 3rd Engineer Officer that performs as a Supervising Engineer. The Engine Department is responsible for […]

  • Malaysian Contractor to Build Nederwiek 1 HVDC Offshore Platform

    4 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract to build an offshore substation (OSS) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW programme in the Netherlands. Under the subcontract awarded by Petrofac, the Malaysian company will be responsible for […]

  • 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 […]