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  • Offshore Wind Farms Could Spark EUR 65 Billion Economic Boom in South Korea – Report

    17 May 2024
    Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The construction of offshore wind farms in South Korea could introduce over 770,000 job opportunities and contribute KRW 87 trillion (approximately EUR 65 billion) worth of investments into the economy, according to two reports from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). GWEC’s new reports reveal that offshore wind development supports local economic growth, especially in […]

  • New Offshore Wind Partnership Targets Ireland

    22 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Corio Generation and Bord Gáis Energy have joined forces to explore offshore wind opportunities in Ireland. The agreement represents Bord Gáis Energy’s entry into the offshore wind market while Corio Generation is already involved in the sector and is currently developing the 450 MW Sceirde Rocks wind farm off the west coast of Ireland. “With […]

  • France Names Winner of Country’s First Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Tender

    16 May 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    A consortium between Belgium-based Elicio and BayWa r.e. has won the AO5 tender in France to develop and operate the country’s first floating offshore wind farm, the 250 MW Pennavel project, off the south coast of Brittany. In 2021, France opened the first tender for a commercial floating offshore wind project off the south of Brittany with […]

  • Onshore Cabling Works Progressing at 99 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    7 May 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The landfall of the first submarine cable circuit has been completed by LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution in the construction of the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea. Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power was founded in 2020 as a 51-49 joint venture between SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The […]

  • Cyan, Hyundai Asset Team Up to Strengthen Supply Chain of South Korea’s Offshore Wind Sector

    13 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Cyan Renewables has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seoul-headquartered Hyundai Asset Management to facilitate the strategic investment in South Korea’s offshore wind supply chain. Under the MoU, Cyan Renewables and Hyundai Asset Management seek to build vessel capacity and strengthen the supply chain for South Korea’s growing offshore wind sector. In doing so, […]

  • Sweden Designates Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm Sites as Energy Areas in Baltic Sea Plans

    20 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Several areas offshore Sweden where Ørsted is planning to build wind farms have been designated as energy areas by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management in the review version of the country’s new marine plans for the Baltic Sea. Ørsted has identified several locations in Sweden for the construction of offshore wind farms. […]

  • New York Gives Final Go-Ahead for Empire Wind 1 Construction to Commence

    17 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Norway’s Equinor has received final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to begin construction on its 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 16 May. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued on 16 May authorized the construction and operation of transmission facilities for […]

  • Seaway7 Starts Dogger Bank B Foundation Installation Work

    14 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7’s vessels, Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Alfa Lift, have commenced the installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. The monopiles and TPs, […]

  • US Gets Its First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Construction has been completed and all twelve wind turbines have been powered up at the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, the 132 MW South Fork Wind. The project has started delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways, offshore New York, with commissioning in its final stage. “When I broke ground on […]

  • Skanska Wins USD 861 Million Offshore Wind Port Contract in USA

    29 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Sweden-headquartered construction and development company Skanska has won a contract worth USD 861 million to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into one of the largest dedicated offshore wind ports in the USA. This infrastructure project will support the Empire Wind offshore wind farm project, which is currently being developed by Equinor 15 […]

  • BOEM Clears BP to Test Suction Bucket Foundations at Beacon Wind Project Site

    7 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the testing of suction bucket jacket foundations at the Beacon Wind offshore wind lease area, owned by BP, which filed an application to perform the tests last year together with its then-joint venture partner Equinor. In March 2023, the Beacon Wind joint venture submitted a […]

  • US Selects Five Floating Wind Technologies Enabling Mass Production and Deployment in Second FLOWIN Phase

    16 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Principle Power’s WindFloat, PelaStar, Technip Energies’ INO15, Stiesdal’s Tetra Triple-One, and Esteyco’s WHEEL floating wind platforms are the winners of the second phase of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize in the United States, set up to support technologies that can facilitate mass production and deployment of floating wind turbines. Each of the five […]

  • Ørsted, Eversource Greenlight 924 MW Sunrise Wind After Securing US Approval

    27 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm has received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In addition, the project’s developers, Ørsted and Eversource, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on Sunrise Wind and will now advance with onshore construction activities. Located approximately […]

  • 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 […]

  • Irish Developer Eyeing 500 MW Offshore Wind Project in Croatia’s Istria County

    9 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Western Power, an Ireland- and UK-based wind energy developer, is studying potential offshore wind areas in Croatia’s sector of the Adriatic Sea. Subject to plans taking off, as this is currently at an early stage, the company could develop a 500 MW offshore wind project off the coast of the country’s Istria County. In this […]

  • Equinor Contracts DNV to Verify Substation FEED Work for South Korean Floating Wind Farm

    16 April 2024
    Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has selected DNV to provide verification services for FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) of the substation for the 750 MW Firefly/Bandibuli floating wind farm in South Korea. Announcing the contract for the South Korean project, DNV said that designing and installing floating substations present distinct challenges, including the need for high-voltage dynamic cables and […]

  • Petrobras to Assess Offshore Wind Pilot Project in Rio Grande do Norte

    30 April 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras and the government of Rio Grande do Norte have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a feasibility study for a pilot offshore wind project in the state. The MoU foresees that the Brazilian state will promote actions such as aligning the project with state programmes and policies, supporting […]

  • 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 […]

  • CBED Signs SOV Deal with Siemens Gamesa

    24 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Offshore wind service provider CBED has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for their new service operations vessel, Wind Creation, which will join the commissioning of an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The project will commence by the end of the second quarter of 2024 and run for the remainder of the […]

  • Significant Offshore Wind Growth Brings Fugro Strong Start of the Year

    26 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, reported a 9 per cent revenue growth for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was EUR […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Sets Sights on Scottish Floating Offshore Wind

    18 April 2024
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Industry, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain, Transition

    Major South Korean shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two Scottish enterprise agencies which is expected to unlock expertise in the design and manufacture of floating offshore wind substructures. Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) signed the MoU with Hyundai Heavy in Edinburgh, described as a […]

  • Ørsted Has 6.7 GW of Offshore Wind Under Construction

    1 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted has 6.7 GW of offshore wind under construction in 2024 across several projects worldwide, more than ever before in the company’s history, according to a recent newsletter from the global offshore wind developer. The capacity the company has under construction this year is significantly contributed by the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the […]

  • New Heavy Lift Quay Supporting SeAH’s UK Monopile Factory to Go Into Operation This Summer

    12 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A new quay in the UK’s Tees Valley that will support SeAH Wind’s new XXL monopile manufacturing facility is set to be operational in early summer 2024. Construction work on the first 450-metre phase of the South Bank Heavy Lift Quay, which started in 2021, is now complete, according to Teesworks Ltd, a private-public partnership […]

  • CS Wind Vietnam Rolls Out First Towers for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2024
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    CS Wind’s yard in Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam, has produced the first wind turbine tower for an offshore wind farm that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and SK E&S are building in South Korea. According to a social media post by Stuart Livesey, CEO of Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) Vietnam, CS Wind is manufacturing towers […]

  • New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    22 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The twelfth and final wind turbine has been installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm. A couple of days ago, South Fork Wind, the joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource Energy, said via social media that the final wind turbine set sail to the project site from the State Pier Terminal in New […]

  • Onshore Cabling Work for Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Starts

    15 April 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Work on the onshore cable route for RWE’s offshore wind farm Thor has started near the onshore substation located south of Lemvig, Denmark. The activities, scheduled to be underway from mid-April until the end of October, are starting with horizontal directional drilling under the dune and a field immediately south of Tuskær. The landfall work, […]