459 results found for 'European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre'

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  • Trump Calls On UK to ‘Get Rid’ of Offshore Wind Farms in Favour of Oil & Gas; Gets Invited to Hull

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Donald Trump has urged the UK government to “get rid of windmills” in the North Sea and open it up for oil & gas, which earned the US president-elect an open invitation from Humber Marine and Renewables, a UK regional industry organisation, to visit Hull and witness the effects of offshore wind on the economy […]

  • Will Trump Venture to Impose ‘No New (Offshore) Wind Turbines’ Policy and Bring US Industry Supporting 120,000 Jobs to Halt?

    8 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    During his presidential campaign in 2024, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to stop offshore wind farms from being built in the US “on day one”. On 7 January, the US president-elect reiterated the plan which now seems to apply to wind energy on land too, saying he would look into implementing […]

  • All Eyes on EU as It Presents Clean Industrial Deal to Future-Proof Energy Sector

    28 February 2025
    Authorities, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Transition

    The European Union has unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformational business plan outlining concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into ‘a driver of growth‘ for European industries by supporting renewable energy sources. Specifically, the plan aims to lower energy prices, create ‘quality’ jobs and the ‘right’ conditions for companies to thrive, accelerating decarbonisation while at […]

  • EIB, EBRD Lend EUR 600 Million to Build ‘EU’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm’

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have entered into agreements with the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm developer(s) to provide a total of EUR 600 million in financing for the 1.5 GW Polish offshore wind project, EUR 400 million coming from EIB and EUR 200 million from EBRD. Ørsted […]

  • New European Project to Tackle Offshore Energy Storage Challenges

    13 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Power-to-X, R&D, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Sixteen partners from across the European offshore renewable energy sector have launched the Offshore Electricity Storage Technology Research (OESTER) project to accelerate the development of offshore electricity storage. Several major energy industry players, such as RWE, Vattenfall, and the Dutch research organisation TNO, are part of this three-year initiative, which aims to accelerate the development […]

  • Europe Installed 15 GW of Wind in 2024, But Needs More to Meet Its 2030 Targets, WindEurope Says

    10 January 2025
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Europe installed 15 GW of new wind energy in 2024, with the EU accounting for 13 GW, yet 30 GW per year is required to meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, according to WindEurope’s initial estimates. According to WindEurope, Europe built 15 GW of new energy last year: 13 GW onshore and 2.3 GW […]

  • Offshore Wind Common Goal in Netherlands as 75 Pct of Electricity in 2032 Expected to Come from Wind Farms in Dutch North Sea

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Vessels

    In 2032, 75 per cent of all electricity produced in the Netherlands will come from offshore wind as the country will continue powering ahead with permitting and deploying wind farms in its North Sea waters, even with the change of cabinet. This is according to Jan Vos, Chairman of NedZero, who discussed the Dutch offshore […]

  • Global Offshore Wind to Rebound in 2025, Adding 19 GW of Capacity – Rystad Energy

    4 March 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    According to research from Norway-headquartered Rystad Energy, the global offshore wind industry is set for a rebound in 2025, with capacity additions expected to reach 19 GW and sector-wide expenditure projected to hit USD 80 billion (approximately EUR 76 billion). A record wave of lease auctions is driving the resurgence, said Rystad Energy, with the […]

  • Extending Construction Window for Offshore Wind Farms Will Cut Cost and Risk, Vattenfall’s Ireen Geerbex Says

    5 February 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain, Technology, Transition

    Innovation in wind energy has been one of the main pillars driving the upscale of the sector, enabling better components, larger and stronger turbines, faster and more cost-effective logistics, but what about its integration into tenders? Innovative approaches in tender designs can have a major impact on facilitating a successful rollout of the sector. According […]

  • “Little Giants” of Tower & Foundation Production: Defying Expectations Without Compromising Expertise 

    30 April 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Industry

    The BIG 5 alliance defies all odds without compromising on quality or expertise. This bold coalition, featuring LINSINGER Maschinenbau GmbH, MIBA Group, HAEUSLER AG, ENABL A/S, and partners, unites decades of expertise to transform manufacturers’ production efficiency, enhance their competitiveness, and reduce the levelized cost of energy. Producing wind turbine towers and foundations is no […]

  • Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Projects Get USD 18 Million Boost from US 

    6 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated over USD 18 million for 27 research and development (R&D) projects to advance marine energy and offshore wind technologies. According to the US DOE, these initiatives, which will be undertaken across 17 universities, including five minority-serving institutions, aim to tackle challenges facing marine and ocean renewable energy […]

  • Scottish Govt OKs European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre

    29 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Government has issued a marine licence for the construction of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay. The EOWDC is being developed by Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL) – a joint venture between Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) – plus development consortium partner Technip. The 11-turbine […]

  • European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Calls for Innovators (Scotland)

    19 May 2011

    The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, is calling for innovators to bring their…   (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, May 19, 2011;

  • Thumbs up for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (UK)

    30 January 2012

    Aberdeenshire Council has given the offshore wind farm proposal near Aberdeenshire the thumbs up. The proposal, as well as the details of all project related concerns will be sent to the body that manages Scotland’s waters, Marine Scotland. Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), a GBP 150 million joint venture behind the cutting […]

  • Romania Issues Offshore Wind Roadmap

    27 September 2024
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Transition

    The European Commission and the World Bank Group have supported the Government of Romania in publishing a new roadmap to help realize the potential of offshore wind in Romania. The roadmap was produced as part of the project ‘Internal energy market and energy transition in Romania’ which received technical support from the European Commission’s Directorate […]

  • Vattenfall Releases Consultation Dates for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre

    16 August 2011

    Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the joint venture (JV) partners behind a cutting edge Wind Deployment Centre in Scottish waters – the 11-wind turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen Bay – have announced dates for forthcoming public consultation events. David Hodkinson, UK Country Manager of Vattenfall, said: “The public […]

  • Scottish Renewable Energy Report Highlights Importance of EOWDC

    23 November 2012

    The partners behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) today welcomed the report on the achievability of the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets. The report makes the following references to the EOWDC: 39. The Committee is strongly of the view that grid-connected test facilities, such as the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Applauds EOWDC’s Consents from Government

    26 March 2013

    In response to consent being given by the Scottish Government to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will be a unique testing facility for the development of offshore wind turbines and technology. It will create an opportunity […]

  • Game Not Over for Trump

    17 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the decision by the UK’s Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal by Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd, Donald Trump might take the case against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) to European courts, according to BBC.  In June, Trump announced he will take the fight to European courts if he loses in the Supreme Court. “We […]

  • Vattenfall’s EOWDC FID Does Not Stop Trump

    22 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Even though Vattenfall yesterday informed it made a final investment decision to build the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), this did not mark an end of the fight against the project for Donald Trump, whose company Trump International Golf Links said it will file “formal written objections” in an effort to stop the project’s construction.  Trump plans to start another […]

  • Trump Loses Offshore Wind Fight

    11 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Scottish Court of Session has rejected Trump’s objection to a planned GBP 230 million offshore wind farm. The U.S. billionaire claims that the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeenshire would ruin the view from his golf course at Menie. Lord Doherty said that he was “not persuaded that it could be fairly […]

  • Vattenfall Applies to Extend EOWDC Operational Lease

    16 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy group Vattenfall is applying to the Scottish Government to extend its operational lease for the 93.2MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay by three additional years. “We have submitted to Marine Scotland an application to prolong the lease of the innovative European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre from 22-years to 25-years,” Kevin […]

  • UK: Trump Calls First Minister ‘Mad Max’ Over Wind Farm

    13 March 2012

    As part of his struggle against the proposed wind farm off his £1bn luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire, the US businessman Donald Trump wrote a letter to Mr. Salmond, saying he would be known as “the man who destroyed Scotland.” “Do you want to be known for centuries to come as ‘Mad Alex – the […]

  • Vattenfall Surveying Hydrogen Pipeline Route at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted Fugro to carry out a geoscience survey and subsequent data processing and reporting for a proposed hydrogen pipeline route connecting the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) and Aberdeen Port. The route runs from a proposed landfall in Nigg Bay and the wind farm’s turbine B06, within which area […]

  • Donald Trump vs EOWDC at UK’s Supreme Court

    8 October 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Donald Trump has taken the fight against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project to the Supreme Court in London, which held a hearing today.  After losing a couple of times in the Scottish courts, the Trump Organization decided to file a lawsuit against the 11-turbine project to the UK’s Supreme Court, saying that it was “impossible to have […]

  • Vattenfall Working on Hydrogen Demo Project at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    5 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is working on a hydrogen demonstrator project named Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1), which involves installing hydrogen production equipment on one of the wind turbines at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Scotland. The company has already submitted a couple of applications for pipeline route surveys with Marine Scotland, as […]