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  • South Korea’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    18 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 96 MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea, jointly developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), SK Innovation E&S, and Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), has delivered its first power. Construction on the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project started in early 2023, with turbine installation commencing in September 2024. Located off the coast of […]

  • RWE Brings Local Partner Onboard for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    15 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Outlook & Strategy

    RWE has signed a joint business development agreement with Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to build a 495 MW offshore wind project in South Korea. The Seohae offshore wind farm is located 45 kilometres off the coast of Taean County in South Korea’s Chungcheongnam Province. This is the first project for which RWE obtained an Electricity […]

  • Synera Enters South Korean Offshore Wind Market

    22 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development

    Taiwan-based Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has joined forces with Moondo Wind Energy (MWE) to develop an offshore wind project in the South Sea of South Korea. The two companies have formed a joint venture called Moondo Offshore Wind Energy. This marks Synera’s entry into the South Korean market and its second expansion beyond Taiwan, following […]

  • ECE Offshore, Jan De Nul to Collaborate on TenneT 2 GW Grid Connection Projects

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    The Dutch company, ECE Offshore, has secured a contract with Jan De Nul Group to support cable laying and execution on the TenneT 2 GW grid connection projects. The scope of ECE Offshore is part of Jan De Nul’s framework agreement with the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT on the German 2 GW grid […]

  • South Korean Submarine Cable Maker to Launch Second Manufacturing Facility in 2027

    21 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

    South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution is planning to build its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, adjacent to the first one whose first phase was launched earlier this year. Taihan opened the first phase of its first submarine cable plant which focuses on producing inter-array cables, covering around 44,800 square metres behind Godae Pier at […]

  • Haewoori Offshore Wind Signs Floating Tech MoU in South Korea

    19 November 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    Haewoori Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) and Ulsan Technopark for collaboration on floating offshore wind technology and workforce development. Haewoori Offshore Wind is a project company founded in 2022 by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP). The agreement signed with KOMERI […]

  • Korea-Flagged Geotechnical Survey Vessel in New Guise Hits the Water (Gallery)

    16 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Adira Renewables, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s offshore services provider Kim Heng and Soiltech Engineering Co Ltd Korea (STE), has launched a geotechnical survey vessel, rebuilt/converted in 2024, into the water. Kim Heng announced today, 15 April, the completion of the christening ceremony for Bridgewater Discovery, a DP2 geotechnical survey vessel measuring 76 metres in length […]

  • First Suction Bucket Foundations Arrive in Taiwan for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4

    13 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of suction bucket jacket foundations, which will be installed at the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, have arrived at the Port of Taichung in Taiwan. The initial batch of foundations has arrived from HSG Sungdong in South Korea, the supplier of 33 units for the 920 MW Greater Changhua […]

  • CIP Secures Another Power Purchase Agreement for Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for Taiwan’s 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm. UMC will purchase more than 30 billion kWh of power from Fengmiao I over 30 years, marking the largest renewable energy transaction in the company’s history, UMC said. This […]

  • ‘Largest US Subsea Cable Factory’ Breaks Ground

    29 April 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Onshore Infrastructure

    Construction work on LS Cable & System’s manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, the US, has started. LS Cable & System announced that its US subsidiary, LS GreenLink, had held a groundbreaking ceremony for what the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. […]

  • Equinor, LS Cable & System Ink South Korean Floating Wind Agreement

    6 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind

    LS Cable & System has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norway’s Equinor for cooperation on the 750 MW Bandibuli/Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea. According to LS Cable & System, the company has developed South Korea’s first dynamic submarine cable for floating offshore wind, which is being considered for introduction through […]

  • Korea Floating Wind Joins Forces with Local Fishermen

    25 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a floating offshore wind project being developed by Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the East Marine Energy Fishermen’s Union. KF Wind signed the MoU for mutual cooperation with the five local fisheries’ associations comprising the East Marine Energy Fishermen’s Union, which […]

  • South Korea Launches 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender

    28 October 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has opened a tender for 2.8 GW of wind and solar energy capacity, 1.5 GW of which is being sought through offshore wind. On 25 October, Korea’s Energy Agency’s Renewable Energy Center issued an invitation to tender which seeks to award 1 GW of fixed-bottom offshore […]

  • OEG Expands APAC Fleet with New CTV Order

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    OEG Renewables has inked a contract with Strategic Marine for the order of a newbuild crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will support the company’s operations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The vessel, due to be named Wey Feng, is a BMT-designed aluminium catamaran and will be the fourth StratCat 27 ship built by Strategic […]

  • Editors’ Picks | Offshore Wind News in 2024: ‘The First, The Largest, The Record’

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Environment, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Manufacturing, Off-Grid, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Some news are important for the offshore wind industry at large, some are significant for parts of the supply chain or in certain regions, and some are just good to know. With 366 days and thousands of news in 2024 behind us, the task of choosing only a few stories was not an easy one […]

  • Equinor’s South Korean Floating Wind Farm to Feature Siemens Gamesa 15 MW Turbines

    15 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Siemens Gamesa will deliver 15 MW turbines for the 750 MW Bandibuli (Firefly) floating offshore wind project in South Korea, with plans for nacelles to be assembled locally as part of an agreement. Doosan Enerbility has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens Gamesa and Equinor for cooperation on the Bandibuli floating offshore wind […]

  • Shell Halts Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects, Partners with Equinor to Create ‘UK’s Largest Independent Oil & Gas Company’

    5 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    Shell has decided to cease investments in new offshore wind developments as part of a review of the Shell Energy business. The oil and gas major, which has built a significant portfolio of renewable energy and clean fuel projects, will not abandon its existing offshore wind projects, but investing in new offshore wind farms is […]

  • South Korean Floating Wind Project Inks Transmission Agreement with KEPCO

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    The 1,125 MW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind farm, being developed by Hexicon and Shell in South Korea, has entered into a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). MunmuBaram is collaborating with two other developers on the grid connection facilities. These facilities are said to enable the efficient transfer of clean energy […]

  • Three More Floating Offshore Wind Projects in South Korea Secure Grid Connection

    11 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Three floating offshore wind projects, being developed off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea, have entered into a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The floating offshore wind projects that signed the TSA are Gray Whale (BadaEnergy), Haewoori (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners), and Bandibuli (Equinor). This week, the 1,125 MW MunmuBaram and […]

  • MEO Group and Taihan Cable & Solution Sign Offshore Wind MoU

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Myclin Express Offshore (MEO Group) and South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects. Together, MEO Group and Taihan plan to foster collaboration on offshore wind projects, especially in South Korea, with the deployment of the Group’s vessels and Taihan’s cable-laying vessels (CLVs). Based […]

  • KF Wind Secures Grid Deal for 1.1 GW Floating Offshore Wind Project

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a floating offshore wind project being developed by Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power, has secured a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The agreement covers the first phase of the project, East Blue Power (375 MW), and the second phase, KF Wind (750 MW), with […]

  • South Korean Firm to Supply Power Equipment for Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Denmark’s Ørsted has awarded a contract to Hyosung Heavy Industries for the supply of ultra-high voltage power equipment for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the South Korean company will supply 400 kV ultra-high voltage transformers and reactors, essential components for improving power quality for the 2.4 GW Hornsea […]

  • Cyan Renewables, Blue Water Shipping Forge APAC Offshore Wind Alliance

    11 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    Singapore-headquartered Cyan Renewables and Blue Water Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing a wide range of logistical services for the offshore wind sector in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Under the MoU, the partners agree to provide a wide range of logistical services and infrastructure to facilitate the transportation of […]

  • KF Wind Wraps Up Geotechnical Survey for First Phase of Its South Korean Floating Wind Project

    1 October 2024
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), owned by Ocean Winds, Mainstream Renewable Power, and Kumyang Electric Co., has completed the geotechnical survey for the first phase of its 1,125 MW floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The first phase of the project, called East Blue Power, has a potential capacity of 375 MW and is […]

  • MSPAR Floating Wind Foundation Gets DNV Nod

    16 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The MSPAR floating offshore wind turbine foundation, developed by South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) and Netherlands-based Monobase Wind, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. The MSPAR foundation, a hybrid of semi-submersible and SPAR foundation design, is engineered for full assembly at the quayside. This foundation is capable of supporting 15-25 MW […]

  • EDF Renewables Enters South Korean Offshore Wind Market

    3 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of EDF, has acquired 100 per cent of Shell Overseas Holdings Ltd.’s shares in West Sea Energy 1, which is exploring the development of a large-scale offshore wind project in South Korea. The France-based company acquired its first offshore wind project in South Korea, located in the southwestern county of Yeonggwang. […]