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  • 200 MW Floating Wind Farm in South Korea Moves Forward

    7 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A 200 MW floating wind project in South Korea, developed by Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), Korea East-West Power (EWP), and Equinor completed the preliminary feasibility study on 4 May. With the completion of the study, conducted by the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the project – called Donghae 1 – will now gain momentum to […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Capacity Reaches 14.4GW in 2016

    10 February 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D

    2,219MW of installed offshore wind capacity was added worldwide in 2016, bringing the total to 14,384MW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). 2016 brought a significant slowdown in momentum when compared to the record-breaking 2015 when 3,443MW of installed capacity was added, almost two thirds of which was commissioned in Germany. However, 2017 is […]

  • Offshore Wind Talk Hannover Wrap-up (Germany)

    19 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    The highly successful 64th annual Hannover Messe trade show drew to a close last Friday in Germany at the largest exhibition center in the world. Before heading back to the States, AWEA Director of Business Development Jeff Anthony participated in one of the 60 educational sessions offered for Messe attendees. The strategic dialogue on Investments […]

  • Germany and Netherlands Unite Forces for Offshore Wind

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Development of the offshore wind industry in North-West Europe was the central topic at the Dutch – German – American Offshore Wind Summit held on 19th of May 2014 in Hamburg. The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (EEHH) alongside the Dutch network Cleantech Holland, organized the workshop, which was attended by over 100 company representatives from […]

  • Innogy Gives Dublin Array Status Report

    21 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Innogy is planning to commence stakeholder and community consultations for the Dublin Array offshore wind project in Ireland early this autumn. The wind farm is currently in the development phase, and data gathering will continue until the summer to refresh the environmental reporting and project design, innogy said. Ecological surveys are also underway in the […]

  • Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Needs Estonian Push

    28 September 2017

    WindEurope signed the Baltic Sea Declaration on offshore wind in Tallinn, Estonia, on 28 September.

  • GIEK’s Offshore Wind Portfolio Quadruples in H1 2020

    21 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind portfolio of the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) has quadrupled since the end of last year, the agency reported on 21 July. GIEK’s offshore wind portfolio since the end of 2019 until now amounts to NOK 4.2 billion (approximately EUR 399 million), while the state-owned agency is actively seeking new business […]

  • Exclusive: OWS’ “Offshore Waddenzee” Vessel Christened

    20 August 2014

    Just a few moments ago, Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) vessel Offshore Waddenzee was christened at Damen Shipyards.  The FCS 2008 is the second vessel ordered by the company from Damen this year. Damen Shipyards Den Helder in the Netherlands has outfitted the vessel with a second generator set and an offshore crane. The vessel is going to be working […]

  • DeepOcean Wins Vineyard Wind 1 Contract

    2 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Norway-based DeepOcean has been awarded a contract to provide subsea services to Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the US. Under the contract, DeepOcean will provide a range of subsea services including project management, engineering, ROV, tooling, and survey activities. The company will lead the project out of its office in […]

  • Offshore Wind Breaks Records in UK

    28 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind generation in the UK rose by 28% percent in 2018, providing a record-breaking 8% of the UK’s electricity, according to the latest report by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). UK’s offshore wind capacity increased by 1.2GW due to several large projects opening or continuing to expand, including the 659MW Walney Extension […]

  • Fishermen to Benefit from Tidal Energy, Study Says

    4 November 2015

    Tidal energy developments will provide a significant opportunities for the fishing sector in North Wales according to a recent Marine Services Supply Chain Study. Menter Môn is the third party manager for the Anglesey Tidal Demonstration Zone and commissioned the study in order to identify local supply chain opportunities. The findings of the study were […]

  • MAKE: European Offshore Wind Heading toward 2016 Cliff

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    As the offshore wind industry is making important progress to reduce cost of energy in support of an outlook for global average annual growth of 22% to 2023, the European near term outlook shows a sharp decline of more than 60% in grid connected offshore wind capacity in 2016 compared to 2015, as the UK […]

  • NKT Signs Major Export Cable Preferred Supplier Agreement

    23 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as the main contractor to deliver and install export cable systems on an unnamed European offshore wind farm. Under the contract, NKT will deliver and install high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems for the project. The potential order for NKT will comprise the manufacture […]

  • Vestas Lowers Full-Year Guidance, Cites Project Delays

    2 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas expects the company’s full-year revenue for 2022 to range between EUR 14.5 billion and EUR 15.5 billion, as compared to the previously expected EUR 14.5 billion to EUR 16 billion. The adjustment of the full-year guidance follows the release of the company’s results for the third quarter of 2022 with revenue […]

  • US Offshore Wind Development a State Matter, Trump Has Little Say In It

    11 November 2016
    Authorities

    Offshore wind is a state-level matter in the United States and Donald Trump will not have any real impact on its development, the Danish Wind Industry Association said.

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Gets Royal Treatment

    7 March 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have reviewed the concept and plans for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) as part of the German-Dutch trade delegation meeting. At the meeting, held on 6 March in Bremerhaven, TenneT CEO Manon van Beek presented the vision and current plans for the hub based on an interactive virtual model. […]

  • Worldwide Wind Capacity Hits 336GW

    19 September 2014

    The worldwide wind capacity reached 336,327 MW by the end of June 2014, out of which 17,613 MW were added in the first six months of 2014. This increase is a substantially higher than in the first half of 2013 and 2012, when 13,9 GW respectively 16,4 GW were added. All wind turbines installed worldwide […]

  • Cathie Associates to Support US Offshore Wind from Boston, MA

    30 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK-based offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, Cathie Associates, has established a US entity – Cathie Associates Inc – in Boston, Massachusetts, to serve offshore wind development in the United States.

  • “Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” Opens Up New Perspectives for Offshore Wind Projects (USA)

    7 July 2010
    Authorities

    Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” was established: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and […]

  • High Speed Transfers Takes Delivery of HST Euan

    27 January 2020
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers (HST) has taken delivery of HST Euan, its fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel, from Damen Shipyards. HST Euan was loaded onto a heavy-lift vessel at Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey in mid-January bound for Rotterdam, the Netherlands. To remind, Damen floated out the vessel at the beginning of November 2019 and a […]

  • Apollo Secures Fit for Offshore Renewables Status

    14 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-headquartered engineering and technology consultants, Apollo, has been granted Fit for Offshore Renewables (F4OR) status under the F4OR Programme run by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. Apollo’s Renewable and Offshore Director Nigel Robinson said: “I am delighted with this award, which reflects well on our established track […]

  • Glennmont Mulls Offshore Wind Investment

    17 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Glennmont Partners has expanded its investment capacity in the clean energy infrastructure space and with the addition of a third investment fund.

  • Iberdrola Takes Full Ownership of French Offshore Wind Farm

    9 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has concluded an agreement to take 100% ownership of Ailes Marines, the developer of the 496MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. Iberdrola, which previously owned 70% of the consortium’s capital, has acquired the remaining 30% from Avel Vor (RES and Caisse des Dépôts), after receiving the green light from the […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Government’s Guarantee Scheme

    22 October 2013

    The Government has today announced that two major offshore renewable energy projects have been earmarked to receive a share of the £40 Billion government infrastructure guarantee scheme. Able Marine Energy Park, a port facility to support the manufacture, assembly and installation of offshore renewable technologies on Humberside, and Mainstream Renewable Power’s Neart na Gaoithe Offshore […]

  • Seafloor Carpet to Harness Wave Energy

    30 January 2014
    Technology

    Assistant professor Reza Alam, an expert in wave mechanics, proposes the seafloor “carpet” which will convert ocean waves into usable energy. “There is a vast amount of untapped energy in the oceans, and with increasing worldwide demand for power, the need to find cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels is critical,” said Alam. Marcus Lehmann, a […]

  • EUR 2.5 Million to Put PivotBuoy Floater Development on Fast Track

    22 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    X1 Wind has won a EUR 2.5 million grant through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, which the company will use to speed up the detailed design and certification process of its first commercial large-scale floating wind platform. “The cash injection will be specifically used to fast-track the detailed design and certification of our […]