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  • European TSOs: ‘Energy Independence Must Begin at Sea’

    16 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry

    The Offshore TSO Collaboration (OTC), an initiative established in 2022 that gathers transmission system operators (TSOs) from the European Northern Seas, says that a unified and efficient offshore grid development strategy is needed for the North Sea to maximise benefits for Europe’s energy security, independence and competitiveness. Earlier this month, twelve offshore TSOs said that […]

  • Developers Nominate 69 Offshore Wind Sites in Colombia

    3 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Colombian government has received nominations for 69 sites from the companies that pre-qualified last year to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender. The area nomination procedure, whose deadline was 31 January, allowed the pre-qualified companies to propose sites to be evaluated and verified by the authorities, who will determine which of the […]

  • US Opens Public Consultation on 15 GW Offshore Wind Energy Area in Gulf of Maine

    27 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The WEA spans the federal waters off Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire and includes eight potential leasing areas that could house 15 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The […]

  • Ørsted Reshuffling Exec Team Amid ‘Challenging Business Environment’ in the Industry

    14 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    Ørsted’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) are leaving the company, and with immediate effect, as a result of “a challenging and volatile business environment” in the industry, according to the offshore wind major. Ørsted is already head-hunting for the new CFO and COO. Daniel Lerup and Richard Hunter, Ørsted’s now-former CFO […]

  • Brazilian Senate Passes Offshore Wind Bill Amended to Include Gas, Coal Provisions; President Expected to Veto Fossil Fuel Additions

    13 December 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Brazilian Senate has adopted a bill regulating offshore wind licensing, development and operation. The bill also includes subsidies for coal and natural gas power plants, provisions that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to veto. The bill (PL 576/2021) was first introduced in 2021 with a focus on offshore wind and other […]

  • Norway Starts Work on Opening Three New Offshore Wind Areas It Plans to Auction Off in 2025

    14 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Norwegian government has commissioned the country’s Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to carry out strategic impact assessments of three offshore wind areas that may be opened and put out to tender in 2025. For the tendering round in 2025, NVE has recommended that the government consider the possibility of the already open areas […]

  • WTIVs: Wind Turbine Installation Vessels: New optimism

    2 December 2015

    The rugby world cup tournament is about to start in England as this article is being written. Just as the rugby fans will have waited 4 years for the whistle to announce the start of the first match, England versus Fiji, so the offshore wind industry has waited eagerly for the whistle to start for […]

  • GDF SUEZ Publishes First-half Robust Results with EBITDA up 8.2 pct (France)

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ reported robust results for first-half 2011, with EUR 45.7 billion in revenues, an increase of +7.9% despite very unfavorable impact of weather conditions in the Group’s domestic markets. Growth in operating activities was solid with EBITDA increasing +8.2%. This strong increase came mainly from the contribution of International Power since February 2011, the […]

  • EDF Files Applications for 10+ GW of Offshore Wind in Brazil, Lists 21 MW Turbines as Preferred

    16 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    EDF Renewables has applied for environmental investigations for five offshore wind projects in Brazil, totalling over 10 GW in potential installed capacity. The developer also plans another 2 GW project in the country in partnership with the Brazilian company Internacional Energias Renováveis. According to documents from Brazil’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA), […]

  • 6.2MW SEAWIND 6

    1 June 2015

    Dutch offshore wind solutions provider Seawind has developed a novel 6.2MW two-bladed upwind turbine with a 126 metre rotor diameter, plus additional technology for bottom-fixed and floating installations together aimed at driving down the cost of energy decisively. Offshore WIND spoke with chief technical officer Silvestro Caruso about product design philosophy, dedicated technology features and […]

  • FEEDER SYSTEM: “Feeder to serve for the match”

    19 January 2016

    HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk is a marine logistics company acting as an independent shipbroker and Heavy Lift Agency based in Hamburg, Germany. An integrated part of HBB’s business is to develop coastal concept studies for transportation of Offshore Wind foundations and components. Foundation installation likely to become bottleneck The installation part of Offshore Wind turbines, […]

  • UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO): Unexploded ordnance does not go away

    6 April 2015

    The threat of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment never completely goes away. The types of munitions that might be encountered in the North Sea today consist of High Explosive (HE) bombs and sea mines, which are there not only as a result of military activities associated with both World Wars, but also extensive […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Case: Nass & Wind Disputes Award Decision

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its main legal action against the government’s decision to award the site to another consortium. This case is currently being processed at the Court of Appeals in Nantes.

  • WIND FARM OPTIMALISATION: Accurate wind measurement for optimal wind farm design

    23 March 2015

    In the design phase of an offshore wind farm, met data will be one of the influencing factors that play a part in the choice of WTG. The meteorological services that can be involved in the decision at this stage are detailed model data sets of wave and wind conditions to input into Computational Fluid […]

  • Parkwind Teams Up with New Zealand Power Company to Explore Joint Offshore Wind Development

    12 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    New Zealand power generation company Meridian Energy and Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which they will explore joint development of offshore wind projects in New Zealand, primarily off the Taranaki coast. In April 2022, the Belgium-based developer revealed that it had appointed a country manager for Aotearoa […]

  • Portugal Launches Initial Stage of Offshore Wind Tendering Process

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Portuguese government launched the initial stage of the offshore wind competitive procedure on 31 October by issuing a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) that will stay open until 14 November. An expression of interest is not binding and does not constitute a precondition for proceeding with the remaining stages of the competitive procedure, […]

  • Australian Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward Despite Lack of Licence

    19 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to start environmental surveys in the Bass Strait region in Australia despite licences for potential offshore wind projects not being awarded until later this year. Flotation Energy signed a USD 22 million contract with RPS to commence its two-and-a-half-year programme of environmental surveys for the 1.5 GW Seadragon […]

  • BP, JERA Forming ‘One of Largest Global Offshore Wind Developers’

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    BP and Japanese global renewable energy developer JERA have signed an agreement to combine their offshore wind businesses to establish a new standalone company. The two partners say the new company will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators with 13 GW in operational and in-development assets and USD 5.8 […]

  • Sarens PSG, Aventus Energy Establish Integrated Port Marshalling Service Joint Venture

    29 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Sarens PSG and Aventus Energy have entered into an agreement under which the two companies will provide integrated port marshalling services to the offshore wind sector through a joint venture. The two companies are already working together on the Moray West offshore wind project, for which Sarens PSG is currently executing a port marshalling contract […]

  • Safety: At what risk?

    9 October 2012

    With offshore wind having become a busy and fast emerging business over the past few years, in which money seems to be present in abundance, the industry seems to be blind for lessons learned. Even to the point that fatal accidents have been accepted at a very early stage, in the development phase. Recent fatalities […]

  • SHL: Offshore Wind Industry Maturing in Europe (Interview)

    21 October 2015

    During the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2015, Offshore WIND met with Yarco Hoddenbach, Business Analyst at Seaway Heavy Lifting. As the offshore wind market is maturing in Europe, we looked into how government is supporting the further expansion of the industry. Also, we bring you a glimpse of other regions with aspiration towards developing offshore wind. […]

  • Philippine Company Acquires Shell’s Stake in 3 Offshore Wind Projects, Becomes Sole Owner

    12 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Philippine renewable energy holding company Alternergy Holdings Corporation (ALTER) has acquired full ownership of three offshore wind projects in the Philippines which the company owned together with Shell. Through its subsidiary Alternergy Wind Holdings Corporation, Alternergy bought Shell’s 40 per cent interest in the Tablas Strait Offshore Wind Power Corporation, the company developing the Tablas […]

  • 1 Pct of Global Offshore Wind Investments Could Restore Millions of Square Kilometres of Marine Ecosystems, Study Finds

    8 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Allocating just 1 per cent of the global offshore wind investments from now until 2050, which are projected to be USD 6 trillion (approximately EUR 5.1 trillion), to marine conservation and restoration could restore millions of square kilometres of marine ecosystems, a new international study has found. The scientists who conducted the study have urged […]

  • New Generators Changing Rules for Wave Power (UK)

    12 September 2011

    New Scientist has highlighted some of the latest technologies being developed to harness power from the sea.   (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, September 12, 2011

  • Siemens Gamesa to Soon Install 21 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype at Danish Test Site — Reports

    10 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa is transporting a nacelle from its facility in Brande, Denmark, to the Østerild wind turbine test centre, a company spokesperson confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz. The spokesperson declined to reveal any specifics about the wind turbine but Danish media writes that it is the new prototype which Bloomberg reported earlier this year to have a […]

  • Marine Energy Event: “Marine Energy Is Not a Niche Market”

    16 October 2017

    Marine Energy Event, held on October 11, 2017, as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2017 in Amsterdam, gathered a great number of industry experts who discussed the latest in marine energy with a focus on conditions for commercial success which was also the topic of this year’s event.