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Business development, Technology
Goldwind’s GWH252-14.3MW wind turbine is now installed offshore and the installation operations took “just 30 working hours”, the company said via social media on 4 September. The fast installation was made possible by optimising several time-consuming processes, according to the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer. “Through strategies like rotor pre-assembly, modular designs, improved conditions for upending […]
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Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the environmental review of the Empire Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms, proposed to be built offshore New York by a joint venture of BP and Equinor, and plans to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) on whether to approve the project this autumn. […]
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Business development, Technology, Wind Farm Update
China Three Gorges (CTG) is currently installing a 16 MW wind turbine at a project site offshore southeast Fujian Province, according to Chinese media. The wind turbine, the world’s first with this capacity, is one of the turbines that will make up CTG’s Zhangpu Liuao Phase 2 offshore wind farm. CTG announced in February that […]
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Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update
BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters. The partners do not plan on developing the projects off the US East Coast unless they meet the ”return thresholds of 6% to 8%”, Reuters quoted bp’s CEO Bernard […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
Hellenic Cables has signed an agreement with the Swedish energy company Vattenfall to supply inter-array cables for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone in the UK. Under the agreement, the Greek cable manufacturer will provide approximately 850 kilometres of aluminium cables which will be used to connect the wind turbines to the offshore substation. “The Norfolk […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Vattenfall has appointed Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the installation of wind turbines on Vattenfall’s Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom. The agreement covers transport and installation works over a period of three years, utilizing one of Havfram Wind`s newbuild NG20000X jack-up wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) with a 3,200-ton crane. The work […]
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Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy
Spanish state-owned Navantia Seanergies and SeAH have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of offshore wind in countries on the Asian continent. The collaboration between the two companies focuses on the manufacture of complete floats, components or materials manufactured in Korea or in countries where SeAH has facilities, or could be installed, such as […]
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Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 704 MW Revolution Wind project, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm which will feed electricity into Rhode Island and Connecticut’s grids. With the ROD in place, Ørsted and Eversource may now proceed with the project’s construction. The ROD will […]
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Business & Finance, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update
Vattenfall has stopped the development of the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind power project in the UK and will review the way forward for the entire 4.2 GW Norfolk Zone, the Swedish energy company revealed in its interim report. The developer said that the decision to stop the project was made due to ”challenging market conditions”, […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The subsea export cable for the South Fork wind farm offshore New York has now been installed, according to an update Eversource Energy posted on social media. The installation work, carried out by the Belgian company DEME using its dual-fuel cable laying vessel Living Stone, started in February with seabed preparation which included relocating boulders from […]
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Operating offshore wind capacity in China has reached 31.4 GW and accounts for approximately 10 per cent of the country’s total wind capacity which has doubled from 2017 and now exceeds 310 GW, according to a report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a US-based non-profit organisation that tracks fossil and renewable energy projects worldwide. The […]
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Business development, Grid Connection, Research & Development
KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) Research Institute, together with DNV as a technical advisor, is developing a long-term plan for a power grid that will enable delivering electricity generated by offshore wind to South Korea. In February 2021, the South Korean government announced a KRW 48.5 trillion (EUR 34.8 billion) project to develop an 8.2 […]
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Business & Finance, Transition
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has entered into a collaboration with a consortium consisting of Odfjell Oceanwind and Source Galileo to explore opportunities for floating offshore wind through a pilot project at a field located in the Barents Sea off Norway. Vår Energi disclosed the deal on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, explaining that […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update
Vattenfall has selected Peel Ports as the preferred bidder, and its port at Great Yarmouth as the location for the operations and maintenance base of the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone in the UK. When completed, Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone will be able to power around 4.6 million homes making it one of the largest […]
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Technology, Wind Farm Update
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to comprise 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection
Switzerland-headquartered Allseas has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation (T&I) of Norfolk Boreas high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station in the UK. The contract was awarded by Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy which are responsible for Boreas’ engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of HVDC onshore and offshore substations and connection […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection
COWI has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall for the oversight of the detailed design phase of the onshore cable installation for the 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, COWI will review the plans – devised by J. Murphy & Sons – to install 60 kilometres of cables […]
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Iberdrola has revealed that it completed the first phase of construction for its 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with works continuing in January depending on weather conditions. A total of 65 per cent of the piles and 40 per cent of the jacket foundations that will support wind turbines have now been installed […]
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Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind offshore project in Massachusetts. The notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register on 23 December, which will open a 60-day public comment period that ends on 21 February 2023. The input […]
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Vattenfall is increasing the capacity for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone off the UK from 3.6 GW to over 4.2 GW, meaning that an additional 700,000 homes will be powered by the zone, the energy company said. This will take place with no extra impact for local residents, with its construction taking place within existing […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Environment
Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, have entered a multi-year research partnership with a nonprofit organisation Mystic Aquarium to conduct studies of the effects of offshore wind turbines on marine mammals and sea turtles. “Developing more clean, renewable energy is critical in combatting the impacts of climate change on […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) has signed a maintenance service contract with Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) for the 60MW Southwest Offshore Demonstration Wind Farm.
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Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update
US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has indicated its interest in establishing a hub on the Brooklyn waterfront to support its South Fork Wind Farm and future projects off New York, subject to necessary approvals.
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Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has signed a contract with South Korean engineering company Saman for the 400 MW SouthWest Phase II project, developed by the state-owned Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP). Under the contract, Saman and OWC will deliver owners’ engineering services for the project, including review of site conditions. The two companies will be providing […]
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The 500 MW offshore wind project in Sweden, Utposten 2, was presented to the administrative court and the environmental permit is expected to be obtained before the end of the year, according to Iberdrola, which is developing the project together with Swedish company Svea Vind Offshore. The offshore wind farm is one of the eight […]
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Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has delivered 39.6 kilometres of 220 kV export cable for the China Three Gorges New Energy (CTGNE) Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 offshore wind farm. The company was awarded a contract for the 300 MW project in July 2018, and delivered and installed the first 39.6 kilometres of export cable the following […]
