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  • Cadeler and Eneti Wrap Up Merger

    22 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy

    Cadeler and Eneti have rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange as one entity, marking the merger of the two companies and creating a leading offshore wind installation firm. Following the business combination of Cadeler and Eneti, the combined group will be named Cadeler and be headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices across […]

  • EU to Implement Cybersecurity and Offshore Wind Infrastructure Surveillance Measures

    20 December 2023
    Authorities, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    After energy ministers of 26 EU Member States signed the European Wind Charter on 19 December, a dive into the EU Wind Power Package documents shows that, besides the new EU offshore renewable energy target and plans to streamline permitting and strengthen the supply chain, the EU will also be implementing cybersecurity measures and surveilling […]

  • Wind Measurement Campaign Kicks Off at Corio’s Wind Sites Offshore Philippines

    6 March 2024
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation has deployed Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems for offshore wind projects in the vicinity of sites in Guimaras and Cavite, the Philippines. Designed to withstand the harsh coastal environment with a backup power and monitoring system, the LiDARs will collect detailed information on the wind resources of two potential offshore wind farms. […]

  • Energinet Seeks Metocean Measurement Teams for Danish Offshore Wind Areas

    24 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    The Danish Energy Agency has tasked Energinet with undertaking site conditions assessments for the development of five future offshore wind farm areas within the Danish EEZ, namely North Sea I, Hesselø South, Kriegers Flak II North, Kriegers Flak II South, and Kattegat. The metocean conditions assessment will result in a report for each area, which […]

  • Brazil Installs Largest Offshore Wind Resource Measurement Network in Equatorial Margin Region

    8 April 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) installed a LiDAR in the Paracuru municipality in the state of Ceará on 3 April, the last piece of equipment of what is said to be the largest offshore wind resource monitoring network in Brazil. Through an agreement with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation […]

  • Oil & Gas Majors Eye Brazil’s Pre-Salt Region for Floating Wind

    16 January 2024
    Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras – together with partners Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, China’s CNPC and CNOOC, and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) – has kicked off a series of wind measurements in Brazil’s pre-salt region to collect data for potential offshore wind projects in Búzios and Mero fields. Initial data […]

  • Elia Plans Several Measures to Boost Biodiversity Around World’s First Artificial Energy Island

    13 November 2023
    Business development, Energy Islands, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Research & Development

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has developed seven measures to boost biodiversity around Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. The artificial Princess Elisabeth Island will be an energy hub 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast connecting new wind farms and additional interconnections, to the UK and Denmark, to Belgium’s onshore power […]

  • Danish Consortium Setting Up Test Lab for 20 MW Floating Wind Turbines

    26 October 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    A consortium comprising DHI, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Stiesdal Offshore, Stromning and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will establish a test lab for floating wind turbines in the 20 MW class. The project, named FloatLab and supported with DKK 15.3 million (approximately EUR 2 million) from Innovation Fund Denmark, will see the laboratory being set up […]

  • RWE Continues Taking Part in Wake Effect Research Projects in Anticipation of Increasingly Densely Built Offshore Wind Farms

    14 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development

    In its annual results for 2023, RWE reported on last year’s financial performance and many of its offshore wind developments, but also on research projects related to the wake effect at offshore wind farms. Last year, RWE, together with various project partners, completed two wake-effect studies and embarked on a new research project in the […]

  • Fugro’s LiDAR Buoy Deployed Offshore Lithuania for 700 MW Wind Project

    5 March 2024
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has deployed one of its floating LiDAR buoys in the maritime area of Lithuania’s future offshore wind farm to gather wind and meteorological measurements in the Baltic Sea, which are necessary for the development of the 700 MW project. The measuring station, which was put on a special buoy, will provide environmental monitoring data […]

  • Neoenergia Deploys Floating LiDAR Offshore Brazil

    1 April 2024
    Business development, Research & Development

    Iberdrola’s renewable energy development arm in Brazil, Neoenergia, has deployed a floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor for wind measurement in an area on the north coast of Rio de Janeiro. The LiDAR system will collect data on wind and sea characteristics in an area located approximately 40 kilometres from the coast. Among other […]

  • Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

    29 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has prepared an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme for the first offshore wind farm in Lithuania. The EIA itself will be prepared on the basis of this programme, said the company. “When we develop renewable energy projects, the environment is inevitably affected, but to achieve a balance between […]

  • Fugro on Survey Duty Offshore South Korea

    30 November 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, has been picked by KREDO Offshore to support its offshore wind development in South Korea. Fugro will carry out a metocean and wind resource measurement campaign on the west coast of South Korea, offshore Yeonggwang County. The project site is currently in the initial investigation stage to assess its suitability for investment, […]

  • Shell and Eneco Tap Van Oord for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    25 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has awarded Van Oord a contract for the construction of the 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. As Ecowende’s contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations and will also lay, connect, and bury the cables between […]

  • New Huisman Crane for Heerema’s Aegir

    24 November 2023
    Vessels

    Huisman has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the offshore mast crane onboard the Aegir, owned by Heerema. The project will enhance the second main hoist capacity from 2,000mt to 3,200mt at a height of 110 metres, making the upgrade suitable for the installation of large jacket foundations, said Huisman. The upgraded crane […]

  • EU Greenlights RWE, Mitsui, and Osaka Gas Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    13 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has cleared, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between Mitsui & Co., Osaka Gas, and a subsidiary of RWE AG, all three established in Japan, to develop a 684 MW offshore wind project in Japan. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, […]

  • Deep Wind Offshore to Use Spoor’s AI Bird-Tracking Tech in Sweden, South Korea

    22 March 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    After completing the first full-year bird survey in Norway using the AI bird-tracking technology developed by the Norwegian start-up Spoor, Deep Wind Offshore will introduce the technology to the Swedish and South Korean offshore wind markets. Spoor has been tracking birds at the Utsira Nord floating wind area in Norway on behalf of Deep Wind […]

  • J.P. Morgan to Add Two Methanol-Ready Vessels to Its Fleet

    5 January 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    J.P. Morgan has contracted Norway-based Ulstein Verft to deliver two methanol-ready commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). In July 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two CSOVs from Ulstein, a contract that included options for two + two vessels. These options have been transferred to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, […]

  • Cadeler Inks Wind Turbine Installation Deal for Wind Scylla

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Denmark’s Cadeler has signed an offshore wind turbine installation contract for the vessel, Wind Scylla, with an undisclosed client. The contract has a value between USD 75 million and USD 150 million, including both the firm period and potential options. The installation work is planned to commence in 2025. During the project duration, spanning between […]

  • Cadeler Launches Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Wind Peak

    4 January 2024
    Vessels

    Cadeler’s offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Peak, has been launched at Cosco Shipyard in Qidong, China. According to the Danish company, the launching of Wind Peak is a critical milestone that marks the completion of the vessel’s hull. The construction of the vessel was a result of two years of intricate engineering and […]

  • EOLOS Nets Its Largest Floating LiDAR Contract with RVO, Secures First Project in Japan

    7 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has been awarded three of the four lots in the Dutch government’s tender for wind and ocean site assessments at two new offshore wind areas. This is the largest single project award for EOLOS to date, according to the Spain-based company, which recently also secured a contract in Japan. The Netherlands Enterprise […]

  • Eneco Signs Long-Term PPA for 760 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    8 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch utility company, Eneco, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Albert Heijn to supply the company with power from the 760 MW Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The 15-year PPA will help the supermarket chain Albert Heijn meet half of its power needs from 2027, according to Eneco. The […]

  • Japan Awards Fourth Site from 2023 Tender to JRE-Iberdrola-Tohoku Consortium

    26 March 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    A consortium comprising Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE), Iberdrola, and Tohoku Electric Power has secured the fourth site in Japan’s latest offshore wind tender. Three of the four sites put up for auction were awarded in December 2023, when the government said the results for the fourth site would be announced in March this year. […]

  • RWE and DHL Sign Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement

    29 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    German logistics company DHL Group has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with RWE Supply & Trading for electricity generated at the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea. Under the ten-year agreement, DHL will be offtaking around 104 GWh of electricity produced by Kaskasi per year, starting in […]

  • Norwegian Companies Join Forces to Construct Methanol-Powered Vessel

    19 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore joins forces with its compatriot Agalas to build a construction support vessel (CSV) to perform subsea and offshore wind operations. Equipped with methanol engines and a battery hybrid system, the vessel will be “the world’s most environmentally friendly vessel within its operating segments”, said the partners. The vessel is set to be […]

  • Coming Up This Spring: First Seaweed Harvest at Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    19 January 2024
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom

    Vattenfall and its partners in the WIN@sea project are preparing to harvest the first seaweed grown at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. After the harvest, scheduled for this Spring, the seaweed will be analysed for its quality as a foodstuff. Win@Sea, including Vattenfall, Aarhus University, the Danish Technological University, the University of […]