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  • Arcadis Ost 1 O&M Base Opens

    22 June 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 247 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm has officially been opened at the Port of Sassnitz–Mukran, Germany. Parkwind, the developer of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, said that the office in Mukran will serve as the base for the project and as a central […]

  • All Arcadis Ost 1 Wind Turbines Stand Complete

    17 November 2023
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind and its partners have installed the final towers and wind turbines at the 257 MW Arcadis Ost offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The final three turbines of Parkwind’s 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm were installed during the stormy autumn in less than eight days at the project site in […]

  • 50Hertz Completes Baltic Eagle Cable Pull-In

    31 May 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    50Hertz has completed the pull-in of two 220 kV subsea cable systems into Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle platform. The two 220 kV subsea cable systems were previously laid on the seabed in a safe area next to the destination of the substation platform. In February of this year, the substation platform was installed at its intended […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturer to Acquire Bladt Industries

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Nordic Capital has reached an agreement to sell Denmark-based Bladt Industries to the wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind. During the Nordic Capital ownership, the company completed a companywide strategic pivot to focus solely on the growing offshore wind industry, becoming a pureplay renewable energy supplier, according to the press release. “Our company has undertaken […]

  • JERA Completes Acquisition of Belgium’s Leading Offshore Wind Developer

    27 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    JERA has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind NV from Belgium’s Virya Energy. The initial agreement between JERA Green, an affiliate of Japan’s JERA, and Virya Energy was signed in March this year. The transaction, which JERA said marks a significant milestone for the company and Parkwind and signals […]

  • WindEurope: ‘European Governments Should Not Follow German Example of Negative Bidding’

    13 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry

    Following the results of the latest German offshore wind auction, which went into the so-called negative bidding stage and ended up earning the State billions from the winning developers, WindEurope warned that this would be passed on to consumers and the supply chain, and called on the German government to avoid this approach in future […]

  • Danish Government Postpones Tender for North Sea Energy Island, Current Concept Found to Be Too Expensive

    28 June 2023
    Authorities

    The Danish government has postponed the decision to initiate the tender for the artificial energy island it plans to build in the North Sea. The reason behind the move is that the current concept for the North Sea Energy Island is too expensive, so the government wants to look into other concepts. The government said […]

  • ABP Plans to Turn Port Talbot Into a Floating Wind Hub, Upgrade to Cost GBP 500 Million

    9 November 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    ABP plans to invest around GBP 500 million (approximately EUR 573 million) to upgrade a site in Port Talbot and turn it into a major floating offshore wind hub. The investment is part of a sustainability strategy ABP launched in February, which sets out the port operator’s plans to achieve net zero from its own […]

  • NSEC Countries ‘Unlikely’ to Meet 2030 Offshore Wind Target Without Immediate Action on Port Development, Study Says

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    A new report from the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) calls for “immediate action” on developing new port infrastructure and upgrading existing port facilities as the study behind the report found the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries for 2030 is unlikely to be met otherwise. In this article: The North Seas […]

  • First South Fork Wind Turbine Ready for Offshore Installation

    31 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    New York is days away from having its first offshore wind turbine. The first wind turbine components for the South Fork offshore wind farm have been loaded onto a barge and the installation vessel Aeolus is already in the project site area. The South Fork team has loaded out the components for the first wind […]

  • US Needs USD 36 Billion Investment in Offshore Wind Port Development – Report

    26 September 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The US will need around USD 36 billion (around EUR 34 billion) over the next decade to meet the nation’s offshore wind port infrastructure gap, according to a report released by the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The report, called Building a National Network of Offshore Wind Ports: A $36B Plan for Domestic Clean Energy […]

  • Smulders Loads Out First Moray West OTM

    28 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has loaded out the first of the two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) for the Moray West offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK, readying the OTM for sail-out at the end of the next month. The company will load the second OTM onto a barge in the second half of October and […]

  • Offshore Wind CAPEX Could Go Up USD 280 Billion in Light of Inflation

    15 June 2023
    Industry

    A new survey and analysis, conducted by Westwood Global Energy Group, has found that recent cost inflation could add roughly USD 280 billion in capital expenditure (CAPEX) for the offshore wind industry over the next decade. Nearly three-quarters of respondents indicated that they began to review the viability of their projects in light of recent […]

  • Scale Up Smarter, Not Harder – Why Offshore Wind Ambitions Can Be Met More Efficiently if Turbine Growth Is Paused

    28 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Manufacturing, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels, Wind Turbines

    The following article is a guest post by Fred van Beers, CEO Sif Netherlands B.V., & Anne Vedel, SVP Product Solutions & Integration, Vestas. The looming climate crisis and an acute need for independence from Russian oil and gas have massively accelerated European appetite for offshore wind. Governments keep raising ambitions and underlining the importance […]

  • New York Rejects Bids to Renegotiate Offshore Wind Contracts

    13 October 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The New York State Public Service Commission has denied petitions filed by a group of offshore wind developers and a state renewable energy trade association seeking financial relief for four proposed offshore wind projects and 86 land-based renewable projects. The petitions denied were submitted by Empire Offshore Wind LLC and Beacon Wind LLC, Sunrise Wind […]

  • Ørsted ‘First’ to Use Giant Autonomous Drones to Transport Cargo to Wind Turbines

    30 October 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Ørsted has become “the first offshore wind company in the world” to use giant autonomous drones to transport cargo to wind turbines. The Danish offshore wind giant is testing the drones to transport cargo from vessels to its 1.2 GW Hornsea One project in the UK. Building on its previous experience using smaller drones in […]

  • Polish Region’s Report Focused on Maritime Sector Spotlights Offshore Wind

    7 June 2023
    Business development, Industry

    A new report from Invest in Pomerania, a Polish investment promotion initiative in the Pomerania region, has been published with a focus on the region’s maritime sector and, within it, the region’s growing offshore wind industry and supply chain capabilities have taken centre stage. “When we decided that the subject of the next FOCUS ON […]

  • EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Pick Floating Tech for Norwegian Offshore Wind Project

    4 July 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, R&D, Technology

    EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Offshore are cooperating with Moreld Ocean Wind for the floating solution at the offshore wind development on Utsira Nord in the Norwegian North Sea. EDF Renewables has been working with Deep Wind Offshore on the first offshore wind projects in Norway since 2021. This work includes producing a competitive bid […]

  • UK Increases Offshore Wind Strike Price Ahead of Next Auction

    16 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The government of the United Kingdom has increased the maximum strike price for offshore wind projects in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by 66 per cent for fixed-bottom and by 52 per cent for floating wind projects. The maximum strike price for fixed bottom offshore wind projects has been increased from GBP 44/MWh […]

  • First Wind Turbines Being Installed at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    20 July 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived at the offshore construction site of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland as the installation of the project’s wind turbines has now begun. Earlier this month, the crane vessel Thialf completed the second phase of the installation of wind turbine jacket foundations. The work on […]

  • Insights into Wind Turbine Blades in North America: A Conversation with Ken Lee, Fleet Engineering Manager at EDF Renewables

    18 September 2023
    Business development, Industry, Market Outlooks, Research & Development, Wind Turbines

    The rapid growth of wind power in North America is driving requirements for longer blades, particularly with the rise of offshore installations. Developing a local supply chain to meet these demands is critical to support the booming industry. Ken Lee, is a Fleet Engineering Manager at EDF Renewables, with years of expertise in Europe and […]

  • Live from Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    29 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Welcome to the Live Blog! #OEEC2023 in a nutshell. Enjoy the highlights of the event in this video: Thanks to all participants, partners, sponsors and media partners for making this event such a great success! See you next year on 26 & 27 November 2024! Drinks at Navingo stand Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is almost coming […]

  • Octopus Energy to Pour Billions in Offshore Wind Globally by 2030

    24 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    UK green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group has announced that it will invest, through its generation arm, USD 20 billion (about GBP 15 billion) into offshore wind by 2030. The company said that this will go towards the generation of 12 GW of renewable electricity a year, enough to power 10 million homes. Octopus is targeting projects […]

  • First Floating OSS Expected by 2030, But There Are Still Some Challenges, Semco Maritime Says

    10 July 2023
    Business development, Environment, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Technology

    Semco Maritime is expecting the first floating offshore substation to happen by 2030, however, there are still some challenges to overcome before this becomes a reality, according to Jacob Øbo Sørensen, Senior Vice President for Renewables at the Danish company. Semco Maritime, together with ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark, and Inocean, secured […]

  • Bold Tern Installs Half of Changfang & Xidao Wind Turbines Offshore Taiwan

    23 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel, Bold Tern, has installed 31 out of 62 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines at the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind project in Taiwan. The first wind turbine was installed in July 2022 by the jack-up vessel Bold Tern some 15 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County. The project aims […]

  • HAV Design to Develop Another Hybrid SOV for Ørsted

    17 July 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    ESVAGT has chosen Norway-headquartered HAV Design to develop another methanol-fuelled service operation vessel (SOV) that will become an integral part of Ørsted’s UK East Coast Hub. HAV Design will deliver both the ship design and an integrated equipment package including the propulsion system, engines, propellers, and positioning system. The newbuild hybrid vessel is of HAV […]