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South Korean Tamra offshore wind farm was officially opened today (17 November) at a ceremony attended by South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Paik Ungyu, and the officials from Korea South-East Power, the wind farm’s developer.
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Seven wind turbines have been installed at the Tamra offshore wind farm site, located off the coast of Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea. The Tamra Offshore Wind Farm Project will feature ten 3MW wind turbines, manufactured by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction. The installation of subsea cables at the wind farm has also been completed. This […]
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Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016, KBS World Radio reports. The first power was generated by three out of the ten 3MW turbines installed at the 30MW Tamra offshore wind farm off Geumdeung-ri in Jeju Island, located about 0.5 – 1 km from the shore. The power produced by the […]
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Portugal-based WavEC Offshore Renewables and LOC Group, headquartered in London, UK, have entered a partnership with a focus on marine renewable energies, especially offshore wind.
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Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries has appointed Vos Prodect Innovations as preferred supplier for engineering, testing and supply of cable hang-off systems for the Tamra offshore wind power plant in the Republic of Korea. Vos Prodect will design and supply the systems for the infield cables of 30MW project. Vos Prodect cable hang-off systems will […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
TÜV SÜD has won a contract for wind condition analysis and annual energy production (AEP) assessment services for the next phase of the Southwest Offshore Wind Project in South Korea. The project, developed by the state-owned Korea Offshore Wind Power and also known as Seonam Offshore Wind Farm, is planned to have an installed capacity […]
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South Korea’s Jeju Hanlim Offshore Wind Co. has selected Dutch engineering consultancy Pondera and Korean engineering company Hanmi Global to provide owner’s engineering services for the Jeju Hanlim offshore wind project. The Jeju Hanlim project is the third offshore wind project in the Korean waters and the second one on a commercial scale. It is […]
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Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Swiss Re have awarded LOC Group a contract for marine warranty surveying (MWS) services on the 60MW test phase of Korea’s Southwest Offshore Windfarm Project.
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
KEPCO E&C in South Korea has appointed KCI the Engineers as an engineering consultant for wind turbine foundations for the Jeju Hanlim offshore wind project. The Netherlands-based engineering consultancy will review and provide technical advice on wind turbine substructures from concept to detailed design phase. On the Jeju Hanlim project, KEPCO E&C is working as […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
South Korean energy company Korea South-East Power (KOEN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 600MW offshore wind farm off the Wando Island as part of the Jeonnam Wando Island 5GW Wind Power Generation project.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
UK-based Offshore Design Engineering Limited (ODE) has been selected as the Owner’s Engineer for Vena Energy’s 384 MW Yokji offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the two-year contract, ODE will provide a range of services including basic engineering, wind turbine generators (WTG) package support as well as EPC preparation support. According to the company, […]
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South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, elected last month, today announced plans for the country’s transition to renewables and phase-out of nuclear and coal plants in a speech during the official ceremony of the permanent shutdown of the country’s oldest nuclear power plant. Moon added he will focus on developing solar and offshore wind power.
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
SPT Offshore has made its first entry into the Korean offshore wind industry by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Wind Energy on 15 June 2017.
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International engineering and technical service provider Offshore Design Engineering (ODE) Ltd, together with South Korean project management company Hanmi Global, has been awarded with an Owner’s Engineer contract for a 400 MW offshore wind farm in South Korea by an unnamed client. ODE and HanmiGlobal are partnering for owner’s engineer services for the first time […]
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Following a record 2015, the offshore wind industry will see fewer additions in 2016. However, the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected in 2016 bodes well for a larger global market in the years to come, Douglas-Westwood (DW) said. Capacity additions will grow significantly post-2016, peaking at 9.2GW in 2022, according to DW’s […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a long-term agreement with Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) to provide operations & maintenance (O&M) services for the 100 MW Jeju Hallim offshore wind farm. The Jeju Hallim offshore wind farm is being developed in the waters near Hallim Port, located in the northwestern part of Jeju […]
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Swedish floating multi-turbine platform designer Hexicon AB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Busan Techno Park and Renewable Energy Center for the development of floating offshore wind in South Korea.
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Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) for technical cooperation in the development and construction of offshore wind projects. One of the projects that KEPCO is currently working on is a 2.7 GW offshore wind farm which the company plans to build by 2029, near the […]
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Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) for the promotion of offshore wind projects in South Korea. The two companies agreed to cooperate on offshore wind farm projects with a combined capacity of 2 GW being developed by KOEN in Gyeongin, Southwestern regions, and Jeju […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and Korean Register (KR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on floating offshore wind development in Korea’s East Sea. The two companies aim to share technologies, information, and experiences in the field of floating offshore wind farms in the East Sea of the Republic of Korea. According to […]
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South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) has received a type certificate for its 5.56MW offshore wind turbine from the international certification agency UL DEWI-OCC. A type certificate is issued after a comprehensive evaluation of the system’s design, performance test of both the parts and the finished product, and evaluation of the related manufacturing […]
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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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With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide 2017, the new Business Focus articles will update you on the companies that appeared in the news every two weeks. A2SEA A2SEA’s vessel Sea Installer has installed the first of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind […]
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Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology
Siemens Gamesa and South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to investigate strategic cooperation within offshore wind power activities. The MoU, signed in Copenhagen, Denmark, covers investigations of potential collaboration between the two companies on several Korea-focused fronts. They are related to collaboration on large-scale offshore wind turbines, sharing of […]
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From the commissioning of the world’s first commercial floating wind farm, to the dismantling of the world’s first offshore wind farm, 2017 was a year of major industry milestones. Here we bring you a list of wind farms that were put into operation last year, as well as those that disappeared from the horizon. Sandbank […]
