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  • New Drone Prototype to Start Offshore Wind Trials Next Year

    10 December 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Falco Drone Technologies will commence trials of a prototype of its new drone in 2021, which is said to play a vital role in floating offshore wind inspection and maintenance.  In summer 2021, launch and recovery trials will begin at ORE Catapult’s Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine off the Fife coast. The newly developed drone addresses limitations […]

  • RWE Sells 49% Stake in Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

    23 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed an agreement with Greencoat to sell a 49% stake in the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. With a 51% share in the project, RWE will remain the majority shareholder and will continue operating the 219 MW wind farm. The agreed cash consideration amounts to GBP 648 million. The disposal is […]

  • Most Powerful Wind Turbine Installed Offshore Secures Type Certificate

    20 November 2020
    Technology

    Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has received the type certificate from the China Quality Certification Center for its 10 MW offshore wind turbine. This is China’s first type certificate for a wind turbine with a double-digit capacity, DEC said. DEC installed the prototype 10 MW anti-typhoon offshore wind turbine at Xinghua Bay Wind Farm Phase II […]

  • New European Coalition Targets More Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Eighteen offshore wind companies, transmission system operators and environmental NGOs have launched a new coalition dedicated to ensuring that Europe delivers its planned expansion of offshore wind energy while preserving nature and marine ecosystems. The aim of the Offshore Energy and Nature Coalition is to help the EU and national governments reach their climate goals […]

  • Eni Ready for Norwegian Offshore Wind Tenders with Newly Established Company

    11 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Eni has set up a joint venture company named Vårgrønn together with Norwegian energy investor HitecVision, with offshore wind being the first item on the to-do list of the newly established business in which the Italian oil & gas major holds a 69.6 per cent stake. Namely, Vårgrønn’s first step will be pursuing opportunities in […]

  • Ireland’s First Wind Farm Service Catamaran Starts Taking Shape

    11 November 2020
    Vessels

    The Dublin-based vessel operator Farra Marine has ordered what will be the first catamaran wind farm service vessel operating under the Irish flag. The Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard started building the 27-metre Farra Orla in early September. The expected delivery is in the second quarter of 2021. Farra Orla is the third in Penguin’s Windflex 27 […]

  • Exclusive: CIMC to Build Next-Gen Wind Installation Vessel for OIM

    6 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based OIM Wind, together with its financial partners, has signed an EPC contract with the CIMC Yantai Raffles Offshore shipyard in China for the construction of an installation vessel capable of installing giant next-generation offshore wind turbines. The vessel, currently referred to as BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit, will enter into service by the end of […]

  • UK Prime Minister: Offshore Wind to Power Every Home by 2030

    6 October 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out commitments to ensure that offshore wind will produce more than enough electricity to power every home in the country by 2030, based on current electricity usage, boosting the government’s previous 30 GW target to 40 GW. The commitments, part of the Build Back Greener initiative, also include […]

  • Germans Pick Met Services Provider for North Sea Wind Zone

    4 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded UL International with a contract to provide meteorological measurement and reporting services at the N-6.7 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. The aim is to generate the most accurate information possible about the wind conditions in the area intended for the construction of an […]

  • Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig Under Construction in Netherlands

    24 August 2020
    R&D, Technology

    A consortium comprising GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and TNO is building a test facility for wind turbine rotors, which will be largest of its kind once built at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands. The test rig, being constructed under the three-year STRETCH project which is partially funded by […]

  • MingYang Unveils Hybrid-Drive 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    7 July 2020
    Technology

    MingYang Smart Energy Group introduced its new MySE11-203 offshore wind turbine on 7 July. Featuring hybrid drive, nameplate capacity of 11 MW, and a rotor diameter of 203 meters, MySE11-203 is said to be the world’s biggest hybrid-drive wind turbine. The company plans to install a prototype of the new wind turbine in 2021 and […]

  • Magnora Fast Tracks 500 MW Swedish Offshore Wind Project

    3 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Norwegian wind developer Magnora ASA has, together with Kustvind AB, decided to accelerate growth plans and the development of the 500 MW Sydkustens Vind offshore wind project in southern Sweden. The shallow water project has now entered its development phase, and physical studies of the seabed and project area in general will also commence. […]

  • Wpd Awards Bird Survey Contract for Yunlin Offshore Wind Project

    9 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Wpd Taiwan and WeatherRisk Explore Inc. have signed a turnkey bird survey contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This March, wpd appointed WeatherRisk Explore to be responsible for the long-term and continuous bird surveys to understand the relationship between the wind farm’s operations and the surrounding bird ecology. According to the companies, […]

  • BSH Awards Ecological Survey Contract for German Offshore Wind Zone

    8 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded BioConsult SH with a contract for ecological investigations of benthos and fish in the N-6.6 and N-6.7 offshore wind areas. The company will carry out the preliminary investigation of the areas to assess their suitability for the construction of offshore wind farms and to prepare them for a […]

  • German Cabinet Approves 40 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Target

    3 June 2020
    Authorities

    Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved the amendment to the Offshore Wind Act (WindSeeG) which establishes a goal of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The core of the bill is an increase in the 2030 offshore wind expansion target from 15 GW to 20 GW. In addition, the new amendment for the first […]

  • France: Siemens Gamesa Awards Wind Turbine Plant Construction Contract

    2 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has selected a consortium led by GTM Normandie-Centre for the construction of its offshore wind turbine plant in Le Havre, France. The 20-hectare factory, to be built on the Quai Joannès Couvert in the Port of Le Havre, will be the first in the world to manufacture all main offshore wind turbine components […]

  • MHI Vestas Inks Conditional Agreement for Seagreen Offshore Wind Project

    2 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the delivery of turbines for the Seagreen offshore wind project in the UK. In October last year, the company entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Seagreen Wind Energy Limited to supply and service up to 114 turbines for the project. Situated over 27km off the Angus […]

  • 15 MW Siemens Gamesa Turbines for US Offshore Wind Farm

    26 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will conditionally supply SG 14-222 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines to the 2,640 MW Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project. This project will be home to Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore turbine variant having the capability to produce up to 15 MW with a 222-metre rotor. The exact quantity […]

  • New York to Procure up to 2.5 GW of Offshore Wind in 2020

    24 April 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) authorised the state’s Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to issue a solicitation for 1,000 MW or more of offshore wind capacity in 2020. The authorisation comes with the flexibility for NYSERDA to evaluate a range of bids for up to 2,500 MW of capacity. Still, it is […]

  • Offshore Wind Gets First Guidance for UXO and Boulders Geophysical Surveying

    8 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published guidance for the geophysical surveying for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and boulders that is being carried out to support subsea cable installation at offshore wind farm sites.

  • Northern HeliCopter Secures HEMS Contract for German Offshore Wind Farms

    7 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Northern HeliCopter GmbH has won a contract to provide rescue services for the Riffgat and Alpha Ventus offshore wind farms in Germany. Northern HeliCopter will carry out helicopter rescue services (HEMS) for offshore personnel in connection with the operation of the projects. The contract includes both the flying and the medical components, as well as a […]

  • Vattenfall Not Participating in Dutch Offshore Wind Tender due to COVID-19

    3 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to participate in the tender for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, citing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. ”In light of the current COVID-19 situation, we have carefully evaluated our risk-reward balance against the remainder of our strong pipeline and the […]

  • JDR Delivers Cables for Changhua Phase 1 Offshore Wind Project

    1 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    JDR Cable Systems has completed the delivery of subsea power cables and accessories to Jan De Nul for Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project. JDR designed and manufactured 65km of inter-array and export cable to transmit power from the wind turbines to the shore. The 33kV cables were manufactured at JDR’s facility […]

  • Tekmar Cracks French Offshore Wind Market with Saint-Nazaire Order

    12 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Tekmar Energy Limited has won a contract from French cable installation specialist Louis Dreyfus TravOcean to supply TekLink® cable protection systems (CPS) for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. Saint-Nazaire is a 480MW offshore wind farm set for construction off France’s Atlantic Coast and owned by EDF Renewables and Enbridge. It will be the […]

  • Largest Offshore Wind Project Pays Homage to Historic Construction Site

    27 February 2020

    SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have changed the names of the project’s phases to recognise their link to the historic Doggerland area where the wind farm will be built. The location used to be home to a Mesolithic community who lived across the Doggerland area around 12,000 […]

  • AsiaWEA and DOB-Academy to Set Up Offshore Wind Academy in Singapore

    31 January 2020
    Training & Education

    The Asia Wind Energy Association (AsiaWEA) and De Oude Bibliotheek Academy (DOB-Academy) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Asia-Pacific Offshore Wind Academy in Singapore. The Asia-Pacific regional Academy will be the first dedicated academy for the offshore wind industry in Asia-Pacific focused on higher-level education, offering offshore wind education for professionals throughout […]