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  • Dutch Government: Several Bids In for IJmuiden Ver, 85 Pct of Tender Points Concern Qualitative Criteria

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

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has received several applications in the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind tender, according to the government agency which closed the application period at 5 p.m. (CET) on 28 March. RVO will now assess the applications in collaboration with two expert committees and expects to announce the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Collaborate to Standardise Equipment for Transportation of Wind Turbine Towers

    13 December 2023
    Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy

    Building on a previous collaboration focused on tower foundations and lifting guidelines, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas, facilitated by Energy Cluster Denmark, have signed a new partnership agreement to increase standardisation within the wind industry. Initially, the partners will standardise equipment for the transportation of wind turbine towers. “Currently, whenever a wind turbine tower is shipped […]

  • IMCA Publishes Standard Contract for Offshore Wind Projects

    1 December 2023
    Industry, Supply Chain

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published the “industry’s first” standard contract for transport and installation (T&I) works in offshore wind projects. The contract has been written to ensure a fairer allocation of risk, IMCA said. Building on the organisation’s contracting principles release in January, its publication comes on the heels of an IMCA-led […]

  • Thai Conglomerate Invests in 740 MW Wind Projects Offshore South Korea

    13 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Thailand-based multinational conglomerate B. Grimm Power (BGRIM) has decided to expand its renewable energy business through investments in Nakwol Wind and Hanbit Wind, two offshore wind projects in South Korea that have a combined installed capacity of 740 MW. According to the CEO of BGRIM, Harald Link, B. Grimm Power Korea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

  • Cenos Floating Wind Project to Perform Surveys to Revalidate NorthConnect Data from 2017

    6 March 2024
    Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the 1.4 GW Cenos floating offshore wind project in Scotland are set to run a nearshore survey campaign in March to revalidate data collected in 2017 by NorthConnect, an interconnector project whose infrastructure Cenos planned to use to connect to the grid. Starting on 11 March, the export cable corridor surveys will […]

  • 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 […]

  • Drydocks World Cuts First Steel for Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Substations

    18 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Drydocks World has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the official start of work on the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind platforms project. The steel cutting ceremony for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East HVDC Platforms was held at Drydocks World’s yard in Dubai and included the joint venture partner for the project, Aker Solutions, the […]

  • Five 20-Year-Old Danish Offshore Wind Farms Seeking Lifetime Extension

    11 December 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has resumed case processing of all pending applications for lifetime extension of existing offshore wind farms, which was paused due to the ongoing review the Danish authorities are conducting to determine if the country’s ‘open-door’ scheme is in breach of EU law. If the applications are approved, the Danish government […]

  • BREAKING: Finland Opens 3 GW Offshore Wind Auction Round

    23 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Finnish Government has adopted a resolution to launch the tendering procedure for five offshore wind projects in public water areas. With the government resolution, Metsähallitus will immediately launch the process to select the implementing partners for two offshore wind power projects. The competitive tendering procedures to be launched this year will concern the offshore […]

  • Countdown Begins: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 Opens in One Week

    21 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels

    Industry giants, experts, policymakers, innovators and start-ups from the offshore energy sector will meet at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) in Amsterdam one week from now. The backdrop to two full days of discussions, insights and updates is the exhibition floor that will be home to companies and technologies that push […]

  • Vattenfall and Air Liquide Sign Another PPA for Subsidy-Free Hollandse Kust Zuid

    24 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and France-based Air Liquide have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) covering 115 MW of capacity of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Contracted over a 15-year period beginning in 2026, the PPA will bring the overall renewable power capacity available to Air Liquide […]

  • ‘Collaborate with Non-Obvious Partners’ – Offshore Energy Industry Talks Innovation and Speeding Things Up 

    30 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry, now the linchpin between several offshore energy industries, is calling for both innovation and accelerating deployment, while also making sure one does not impede the progress of the other.  

  • All Turbines Up at Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms

    19 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 21st and final wind turbine was installed at the Vesterhav Nord wind farm in the Danish North Sea on Wednesday, 18 October, Vattenfall, the owner and developer of the project, said. The milestone completes the wind turbine installation scope at the Vesterhavn Nord, and the 20-turbine Vesterhavn Syd wind farm. Vattenfall expects to be […]

  • Out with Financial Bid Criteria, in with Unrestrained Innovation in Offshore Wind

    15 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Environment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    A healthy market framework is necessary for offshore wind projects to be sustainable and future-proof, and changes to the tendering framework can help ensure that, Ireen Geerbex, Director Market Development the Netherlands at Vattenfall, said during this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ”We need quality and we need added value, […]

  • Oceantic Network CEO: ‘There Comes a Time When We Have to Say Enough Is Enough’

    18 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Manufacturing, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Turbines

    As new offshore wind markets keep emerging and targets in established markets keep increasing, questions on how much capacity can actually be installed, especially until 2030 which is just around the corner, have come to the sector’s foreground. The most vocal on the (un)likeliness of the national and regional targets for 2030 being met – […]

  • Clarksons Seminar Shares Positive Prospects for the Offshore Wind Industry

    20 October 2023
    Business development, Contribution, Industry, Market Outlooks, Supply Chain, Training & Education, Wind Turbines

    Industry experts convene at Clarksons HQ to address challenges and explore opportunities amid turbulent times. Clarksons Securities, Clarksons Offshore & Renewables, and Green Giraffe Advisory jointly hosted the “Offshore Wind Investment: Mind The Gap” seminar at Clarksons’ headquarters in London. The event brought together key stakeholders, including investors, developers, and suppliers, to provide valuable insights […]

  • DEME Offshore Bags Hollandse Kust Zuid Rock Installation Contract

    21 September 2023
    Cables, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall has contracted DEME Offshore to carry out rock berm installation works at Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm site in the Netherlands. According to Vattenfall, rock installation works will take place between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2025. “Based on lessons learned in the offshore wind industry, Vattenfall are […]

  • Ocean Winds Partners with Banque des Territoires on Another Offshore Wind Project in France

    4 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Ocean Winds has joined forces with Banque des Territoires for the French AO7 South Atlantic offshore wind tender, through which the French government will select a developer for a 1 GW wind farm off the Ile d’Oléron. Earlier this year, France prequalified developers for the competitive dialogues for the two offshore wind farm projects located […]

  • Vattenfall Exercises Step-In Right for Offshore Wind Site Germany Provisionally Awarded to RWE

    14 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Vattenfall today (14 September) informed the German Federal Network Agency (BSH) that it is invoking its right of entry for the N-6.6 offshore wind site that BSH provisionally awarded to RWE last month. Vattenfall, which holds a step-in right for the site following changes to the German offshore wind tendering process, had until today to notify […]

  • AI Tech Tracking Seabirds at Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm

    14 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Innovation, Project Updates, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Vattenfall, Norwegian AI technology start-up Spoor, and British Trust for Ornithology have teamed up on a project that will test AI technology in tracking 3D flight paths of seabirds flying near the wind turbine blades at the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland. The project has already started, with four cameras already installed and […]

  • Dutch King Inaugurates 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

    29 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch King Willem-Alexander and board members of Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz officially inaugurated the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 on 29 September. Having 139 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 1.5 GW, Hollandse Kust Zuid is one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. The subsidy-free 1.5 GW wind farm, […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Stromar Wind Project Site Offshore Scotland

    15 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been launched at the Stromar floating wind farm site offshore Scotland. The E38 EOLOS LiDAR was deployed at the Stromar site off the coast of Caithness, approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick on 8 September. Equipped with fully independent and remote sensing devices, the […]

  • World’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Turns 20

    29 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Wind Farm Update

    The 160 MW Horns Rev 1, the world’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, has marked a 20-year anniversary of all of the 80 turbines being installed at the site offshore Denmark. Horns Rev 1, built off the western coast of Jutland between 2002 and 2003, was also the first wind farm to be installed in […]

  • OX2 Reveals Plans for New Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

    5 September 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Sweden-headquartered OX2 has unveiled plans to develop a new offshore wind farm, named Ran, approximately twelve kilometres off Gotland’s east coast within Swedish territorial waters. Ran offshore wind project will be developed together with the Pleione offshore wind farm, which is located approximately 35 kilometres off Gotland’s east coast in Sweden’s economic zone (SEZ). OX2 […]

  • EGS Wraps Up Muir Mhòr Survey Works Offshore Scotland

    22 August 2023
    Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall have revealed that the preliminary geophysical and environmental surveys have been completed for their Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. With marine survey services provider EGS International mobilising survey work on the EGS Ventus in April 2023, the four-month campaign was completed in early August. Utilising high-spec marine […]

  • Germany Awards Four More Offshore Wind Sites for EUR 784 Million

    10 August 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After awarding four offshore wind areas to BP and TotalEnergies for EUR 12.6 billion through its first dynamic bidding process last month, the German Federal Network Agency (BSH) has now awarded further sites for a total of EUR 784 million in the process organised for four centrally pre-investigated areas. Three of the new four areas […]