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  • RWE and National Grid Answer New York Offshore Wind Call

    26 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture of RWE and National Grid Ventures, has submitted a proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop 1.3 GW of new offshore wind capacity in response to New York’s expedited fourth competitive offshore wind solicitation. This next phase of the project builds upon […]

  • BREAKING: Australia Awards First Offshore Wind Feasibility Licences, Major Developers Lined Up with 12+ GW in Generation Capacity

    1 May 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Australian government has awarded the first feasibility licences for offshore wind projects to six wind farms proposed to be built offshore Gippsland in Victoria, with a further six licences expected to be awarded, subject to First Nations consultation. The total capacity of Australia’s first six offshore wind projects to receive feasibility licences is around […]

  • Parkwind and Alinta to Jointly Develop 1+ GW Offshore Wind Farm in Australia

    24 April 2024
    Business development, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Alinta Energy and Parkwind, a subsidiary of JERA Nex, have agreed to join forces to develop the 1+ GW Spinifex offshore wind farm in the Southern Ocean Region Declared Area in South West Victoria, Australia. Under the agreement, Alinta Energy and JERA Nex, the newly launched renewable energy company created by JERA, will apply their […]

  • Sapura Energy Faces EUR 50 Million Arbitration Claim Over Taiwanese Offshore Wind Exit

    31 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Supply Chain

    Malaysia-headquartered Sapura Energy Berhad (SEB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Offshore Sdn. Bhd. (SOSB) have been served with a EUR 50 million arbitration claim from Yunneng Wind Power, the developer of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, over alleged contract breaches. The company added that Yunneng has reserved its right to further specify and […]

  • Industry Calls for ‘Bold Action’ on Offshore HVDC Grids in US to Support Offshore Wind Targets

    11 April 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Industry, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure

    DNV and its partners in a joint industry project (JIP) that is working to identify barriers to the use of HVDC transmission in the US grid have published a letter containing guidelines for the US states for the build-out of an offshore HVDC transmission network that would best support the country’s offshore wind targets. The […]

  • K2 Management Publishes Offshore Wind Energy Yield Study, Warns About ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Assessment

    11 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development

    As more countries climb the offshore wind map and, at the same time, the industry is facing uncertainties, energy yield assessment needs to be validated as widely as possible across diverse geographies, rather than assume the efficacy of a one-size-fits-all approach, according to K2 Management (K2M). The project advisory and engineering consultancy has published ‘Offshore […]

  • Estonia Receives Multiple Applications for Three New Offshore Wind Sites, Auction Expected in June

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulation Authority (CPTRA) is reviewing ten applications for three offshore wind sites west of Saaremaa. The Estonian regulatory body had already received one proposal for each of the three sites and opened a window for competing applications in January this year. The ten applications were submitted by Estonia Offshore Wind […]

  • K2 Management Wins Work on 420 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    31 January 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Denmark-headquartered K2 Management (K2M) has been selected by Pacifico Energy Korea as the Owner’s Engineer for the first phase of a 3.2 GW offshore wind project in South Korea. The MyeongRyang Offshore Wind Project is the initial phase of a larger 3.2 GW offshore wind complex off the coast of Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do in South Korea, […]

  • Acteon: Breathing New Life Into Floating Wind Using Digital Response Twin

    14 December 2023
    Innovation, Technology

    By using new technologies such as digital response twin, one of the tools developed and used successfully in the oil and gas sector, we can extend the life of floating wind farms, Tim Eyles, Vice President of UK-based company Acteon revealed. At this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), Eyles, together with Ben Andrew, […]

  • Prysmian Completes Neart na Gaoithe Cabling Job Offshore Scotland

    5 April 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live during 2024. Prysmian designed, supplied, and […]

  • EU Grid Operators Publish Offshore Network Development Plans

    24 January 2024

    The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has published EU Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDPs), the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing grid capacity and future offshore grid requirements at sea basin level. The plans could help to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind and facilitate the deployment of innovative grid solutions […]

  • Singapore Nods to 1.2 GW of Low-Carbon Electricity Imports from Vietnam

    24 October 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities (SCU), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, to import 1.2 GW of low-carbon electricity, including offshore wind power, from Vietnam. The conditional approval means the project by SCU has been preliminarily assessed to be technically and commercially viable. The approval facilitates the process […]

  • Eolus Files Revised Application for 1 GW Wind Project Offshore Sweden

    28 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Sweden-based Eolus has submitted a permit application to build the 1 GW Blekinge offshore wind farm in southern Sweden. The application for an environmental permit has been submitted to the Land and Environment Court in Växjö, according to the developer. An application was sent to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise to conduct investigations on […]

  • Innovative Vessel to Spring Into Action on EnBW Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2024
    Business development, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EnBW and Wallaby Boats have christened the offshore transfer vessel Impulse in the port of Kappeln, Germany, as the vessel gets ready to service the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm starting in May. The two companies have jointly launched the ship which is equipped with a new type of suspension system said to enable technicians […]

  • FibreMax: Next Level Synthetic Mooring & Supply Chain Solutions for Floating Offshore Wind

    7 February 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Innovation, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels

    FibreMax has launched a comprehensive range of global supply chain solutions tailored to the needs of floating offshore wind technologies. Established in 2004 as SmartRigging, FibreMax has emerged as a trailblazer in the field of lightweight precision cables. Evolving from a focus on yacht rigging, we transitioned to industrial applications and founded FibreMax in 2009. […]

  • Orion Completes Monopile Installation at Moray West, Wind Orca Arrives in Scotland Ahead of Turbine Installation

    15 April 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore construction company DEME, using its vessel Orion, has completed the installation of monopiles at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland.  Monopile installation at Moray West started in October 2023, with Boskalis’s vessel Bokalift 2 deployed for the work and Orion taking over in February. DEME’s Orion installed 29 monopiles for Ocean […]

  • Sears Island to House Maine’s Floating Offshore Wind Port

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Maine Governor Janet Mills has revealed that the state has selected a section of state-owned Sears Island reserved for port development as its preferred site for a port facility to support the floating offshore wind industry. Based on technical and engineering analyses, and input from port and offshore wind stakeholders – including the University of […]

  • ‘World’s First Floating Wind Innovation Centre’ Opens in Scotland

    19 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has opened the National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), which is said to be the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The GBP 9 million (approximately EUR 10.5 million) FLOWIC, located in Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone and delivered by ORE Catapult in collaboration with […]

  • Powering Performances: Faccin Group’s Breakthrough Wind Rolling Solution Transforms CS Wind PT in Portugal

    26 February 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Research & Development

    Written by: Diego Morbini – Faccin Wind Tower Division Manager ”With only the first Faccin rolling line we were able to witness their excellent capabilities in meeting our challenges, this is why it was an easy choice to have FACCIN as our trusted partner once again,” CS WIND PT said. ”With the successful installation of […]

  • Damen Launches World’s First Fully Electric SOV Capable of Charging Offshore at OEEC 2023

    28 November 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group officially launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities on 28 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam. The company says that the new SOV 7017 E, said to be the world’s first vessel with offshore charging capabilities, paves the way for significantly reduced […]

  • Danish Consortium Setting Up Test Lab for 20 MW Floating Wind Turbines

    26 October 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    A consortium comprising DHI, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Stiesdal Offshore, Stromning and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will establish a test lab for floating wind turbines in the 20 MW class. The project, named FloatLab and supported with DKK 15.3 million (approximately EUR 2 million) from Innovation Fund Denmark, will see the laboratory being set up […]

  • Ecowende to Install Three Monopiles at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm in ‘Silent Mode’

    12 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, and the Dutch company GBM Works have signed a contract for deploying GBM’s noise reduction technology for the installation of three monopiles at the offshore wind farm Ecowende will build at Hollandse Kust West (HKW) Site VI in the Netherlands. GBM has developed an installation method called […]

  • Statkraft Buys Swedish Company with 21 GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

    26 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Vindkraft Värmland and Njordr, the Nordic developer, have sold 100 per cent of the shares in the joint company, Njordr Offshore Wind (NOW), to Statkraft. NOW holds a pre-permit portfolio of nine offshore wind projects in the Swedish economic zone with a total potential for up to 21 GW of installed capacity. The portfolio includes […]

  • Building floating wind installation and O&M strategies on oil and gas experience

    14 November 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Floating Wind, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Storage, Transition

    Floating assets have long been installed, operated and maintained to support oil and gas (O&G) production. The emerging floating wind sector has specific challenges to overcome, but also opportunities to build strategies informed by O&G experience. Opportunities and challengesThe global offshore floating wind market is expected to soar from 60 MW to more than 25 […]

  • More Work for Fugro at RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Project

    19 October 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, has been appointed by RWE to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish coast, where RWE will build the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) up to approximately 34 kilometres […]

  • 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 […]