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  • Honeycomb-Inspired Floating Wind Solution Attracts Major Backer

    15 February 2022
    R&D

    French energy major TotalEnergies has partnered with the Norwegian engineering consultant company Semar in the development of the Honeymooring solution for floating offshore wind turbines. The mooring design is based on the traditional technologies from the mooring of oil & gas floating structures. Once a turbine is installed on a floater, it is anchored to […]

  • Cable Team Returning to France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    10 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Louis Dreyfus TravOcean (LDTVO) plans to start the second inter-array cable installation campaign at the Saint-Nazaire offshore France in mid-March. Back in September 2018, a consortium of LDTVO and Prysmian officially secured a contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables at the France offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, Prysmian is responsible for […]

  • TenneT and 50Hertz Form North Sea Offshore Wind Pact

    17 January 2022
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operators 50Hertz and TenneT are planning to jointly transport 4 GW of wind power from the North Sea into the German power grid. The two companies have signed a cooperation agreement to realise a multi-terminal hub in the area of Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, and an extra-high voltage direct current link (HVDC) to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The […]

  • Fugro to Start Surveys at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    10 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to begin nearshore surveys at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, located 15-22 kilometres off the Angus coastline in Scotland. The information gathered will be used to inform detailed design work and ultimately the construction process, according to Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between the Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power Limited […]

  • Ming Yang Secures First Offshore Wind Order in Japan

    29 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy has notched its first order for an offshore wind project in Japan. Ming Yang signed a contract to deliver three MySE 3.0MW typhoon-proof turbines for an undisclosed 9 MW offshore wind farm in the Japanese Sea. Construction will begin in 2022, Ming Yang said. The company is […]

  • RWE’s Offshore Wind Plans in Japan Expand to New Area

    28 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables has emerged as a developer behind another wind project planned offshore Japan. The German company which, after its entry into the Japanese offshore wind market, first focused on feasibility studies and project development in the area of the Kyushu island and off Akita and Niigata prefectures on Honshu is looking at a new […]

  • China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Sprints to the Finish Line

    21 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The first set of wind turbines has been put into operation at the Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 wind farm offshore Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, China’s farthest offshore wind farm. Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 is expected to run at full capacity by the end of December and thus meet China’s Feed-in-Tariff deadline which will expire at the end of […]

  • Lithuanian TSO Starts Offshore Wind Integration Feasibility Probe

    21 December 2021
    Grid Connection

    Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has, in cooperation with Japan’s TEPCO Power Grid, started preparing a study intended to assess technical and economic alternatives for the integration of offshore wind into the power supply system. Lithuania plans to carry out the auction for the integration of the first 700 MW of offshore wind into […]

  • Swancor, Shizen Energy Eye Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

    8 December 2021
    Business & Finance

    Shizen Energy and Swancor Renewable Energy have entered into an agreement to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Japan’s Kyushu region. According to Swancor, the developer of Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, Japan’s waters are similar to Taiwan’s in terms of geological and weather conditions. “Unlike the waters of Europe, where offshore wind […]

  • Scotland Labeled Hotspot for Production of Concrete Floating Wind Foundations

    7 December 2021
    R&D

    Scotland could become a world leader in producing low carbon concrete foundations for floating offshore wind farms, according to a study funded by RWE, which is now increasingly involved in floating wind. Based on the findings, RWE said that Scotland was well placed to manufacture low carbon concrete foundations, attracting significant investment into the Scottish […]

  • Construction Starts on US Offshore Wind Foundation Components Factory

    3 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource have started constructing a manufacturing facility for offshore wind foundation components at ProvPort in Rhode Island, United States. Once complete, the new facility will be used to support the construction of advanced foundation components integral to foundations for Ørsted and Eversource’s portfolio of offshore wind farms serving Rhode Island, […]

  • Spain’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Presses Forward

    2 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Greenalia has obtained the authorization in terms of aeronautical easements by AESA (State Aviation Safety Agency) for the assembly of four 12.4 MW wind turbines at the Gofio floating wind farm off the Gran Canaria. With this permit, Greenalia has the approval for Gofio floating offshore wind farm in the port of Arinaga and […]

  • Boskalis Wins EUR 450 Million Offshore Wind Contract

    15 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Boskalis has been awarded an approximately EUR 450 million contract for transportation and installation of monopile foundations and substations for an offshore wind project. The company informed about the new contract on 15 November without disclosing any specific details about its client or the offshore wind project, other than information that engineering and pre-construction work […]

  • Ørsted Gives Construction Update on Major Offshore Wind Farms

    3 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    116 out of 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines have been installed at Hornsea Two, soon to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world, Ørsted said. 142 inter-array cables have also been installed at the site some 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, the UK. As reported earlier, both offshore substation topsides […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Global Wind Service Team Up in Taiwan

    2 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service Taiwan (GWS) with the pre-assembly scope for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The 900 MW project is developed by Ørsted and is the first large-scale, far-offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project’s 111 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines will be assembled […]

  • Wpd, Vattenfall and BlueFloat Name Their Floating Wind Project in France

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The consortium formed by wpd, Vattenfall, and BlueFloat Energy has revealed the name of the project it will bid with in the upcoming floating offshore wind tender for a site off the coast of Southern Brittany in France, for which the consortium prequalified last month. The proposed floating wind farm is called Triskéol, with an […]

  • KenzFigee Crane for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm’s Converter Platform

    25 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    KenzFigee has signed a contract with Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver an electric hydraulic Ram Luffing offshore crane for the high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform of RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, to be built on Dogger Bank, 195 kilometres from the nearest point on the UK’s North East coast. According to KenzFigee, […]

  • Belgium Boosts Offshore Wind Zone, Nods to Energy Island

    18 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium plans to increase the capacity to be offered at the upcoming tenders for the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone from the initially planned 2.25 GW to between 3.15 GW and 3.5 GW. The wind farms will be connected to the mainland via an energy island. The proposal, submitted by Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgium’s Deputy […]

  • BOEM Starts Review of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Projects

    29 September 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of two wind energy development projects proposed offshore New Jersey by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC. Atlantic Shores, a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US, submitted a plan to construct and operate two commercial-scale offshore […]

  • ORE Catapult, HonuWorx to Bring Subsea Robots to Offshore Wind

    22 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and HonuWorx are set to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership to be used at offshore wind farms. The project, funded by Innovate UK, will develop Ridley, a submersible platform that can transport large robots and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to offshore sites and release them directly under the […]

  • Ørsted Posts Several Offshore Wind Job Vacancies in US

    8 September 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted has posted almost 30 job vacancies for its operations in the US, including several positions related to offshore wind. The positions in offshore wind operations span across a range of fields, from commercial project management, contract management, offshore cable installation and geoscience construction management, to electrical and grid connection engineering. Furthermore, some of the […]

  • Vestas Nears Finish Line at Vietnamese Intertidal Wind Farm

    1 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has installed eight out of twelve V150-4.2 MW turbines at the 48 MW Korea- Tra Vinh (Phase 1) nearshore wind farm in Vietnam. This is according to Waves Group Ltd who is acting as the project’s Marine Warranty Surveyors (MWS) for the installation of the wind farm’s foundations and the wind turbines. Vestas is […]

  • Iberdrola to Submit Bid for New Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    31 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola will submit a bid for the construction of a new offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in the ongoing offshore wind auction in Germany, the company said on 30 August. The Spain-headquartered offshore wind developer said it would file its proposal for the Windanker project on 1 September as part of a plan […]

  • Shell to Power Malaysian Offshore Wellhead Platform with Wind and Solar

    30 August 2021
    Environment, Technology

    Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi gas development project offshore Malaysia which will feature a wellhead platform powered by a solar and wind hybrid renewable power system. SSB is developing the Timi project jointly with its partners PETRONAS Carigali Sdn […]

  • 1.4 GW Sofia Wind Farm Seeks Offshore Contractors

    25 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from potential suppliers to provide a range of goods and services related to the project’s offshore construction works. The list of requirements includes aids to navigation; satellite communication system; marine management system; metocean buoys and LiDar; onshore site establishment; […]

  • UK to Study How Offshore Wind Affects Marine Ecosystems

    23 August 2021
    Environment

    A new research programme has been launched in the UK to address the gap in understanding how marine ecosystems will respond to the continued growth of offshore wind as the UK sector ramps up to deliver 40 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The GBP 7 million programme – known as ECOWind – is a […]