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  • Copenhagen Offshore Partners Installs Floating LiDAR in South Korea

    24 September 2020
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-headquartered offshore wind developer Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has installed a floating LiDAR off South Korea. According to the company’s post on social media, the LiDAR was “finally” deployed on 18 September following a series of typhoons in Korea. The floating LiDAR will carry out a range of measurements, including collecting offshore wind data that […]

  • RenewableUK Signs MoU with Korean Wind Energy Association

    30 April 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has signed an unprecedented Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Wind Energy Association. At a signing ceremony in London, the two associations committed to an agreement to work together to increase trade by “pursuing mutually beneficial business opportunities”. RenewableUK and the […]

  • Denmark: Vestas to Build Partnership at South Korean Expo 2012

    10 May 2012

    Building partnerships and promoting wind energy for the future will be Vestas’ focus at the Danish Pavilion in the upcoming Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea.  Offshore wind holds vast potential as a sustainable energy source for rapidly growing countries, such as South Korea with its substantial coastal areas. EXPO 2012 provides an opportunity to […]

  • GE and Hyundai Electric Bringing Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine to South Korea

    16 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems are planning to establish a strategic industrial partnership to support the growth of offshore wind in South Korea. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the strategic offshore wind partnership in South Korea on Wednesday, 16 February. South Korea has set a […]

  • 532 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    28 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Anma Offshore Wind has completed the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in relation to its 532 MW offshore wind farm, in consultation with South Korea’s Ministry of Environment. This is the result of a 15-month-long consultation process which began with the submission of the draft EIA in April 2022. With the final EIA consultation completed, […]

  • South Korea on OW Fact-Finding Trip to Denmark

    21 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A delegation from the Korean National Assembly has paid a visit to the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) to study Denmark’s experience in the development of offshore wind.

  • South Korea, UK Strenghten Offshore Wind Ties

    24 November 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning cooperation on offshore wind energy. The UK and ROK already have a proven relationship in offshore wind, with large-scale investments in the UK’s supply chain and in the development of ROK’s offshore wind sector. This MoU emphasises the will […]

  • Equinor Floats 800 MW Wind Project Offshore South Korea

    3 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has started conducting wind measurements to investigate the possibility of developing and constructing an 800 MW floating offshore wind project in South Korea. Two floating wind speed measurement installations using LiDAR technology have been deployed in the East Sea from Ulsan to conduct metocean data measurements for what will be the Firefly offshore wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Coming to South Korea

    25 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in South Korea to support the local offshore wind market. “We continue our expansion into key emerging markets such as South Korea. We believe a local presence is central to leveraging our global expertise and providing the best possible local support to wind farm developers,” said […]

  • Global Offshore Wind to Top 520 GW by 2040, Floating Wind to Play Major Role – Rystad Energy

    23 August 2024
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    According to Rystad Energy, global offshore wind capacity will surpass 520 GW by 2040, with floating wind installations nearing 90 GW by that time. In 2023, the offshore wind sector saw a seven per cent increase in new capacity additions compared to the previous year, said Rystad Energy. This momentum is expected to accelerate this […]

  • Ramboll Names South Korea Country Director

    9 February 2023
    Industry

    Ramboll has appointed Inho Cho as Country Director for the new office in Seoul, South Korea, which the company opened in 2022. With the appointment of Inho Cho as Country Director, Ramboll brings in a well-regarded senior expert, the company said. Prior to joining Ramboll, he held various senior positions in technical sales and marketing […]

  • South Korean Floating Wind Attracts Big Names

    28 January 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The City of Ulsan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four domestic and foreign partnerships and investors to build and maintain floating wind farms, as well as to create a local supply chain in South Korea. The four developers include a partnership between Royal Dutch Shell and CoensHexicon, which is a joint venture between […]

  • Geoview Completes Geophysical Survey for Equinor’s Floating Wind Project Offshore South Korea

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea’s ocean exploration company, Geoview, has completed the marine geophysical survey for Equinor’s Firefly floating offshore wind farm in Ulsan. In the first half of 2022, Geoview won an ocean exploration project from Equinor for the first time as a Korean company. Geoview specializes in marine surveys such as seabed topography mapping, geophysical surveys, […]

  • Equinor Bolsters South Korea Floating Wind Ties

    6 May 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Norway’s Equinor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Ulsan City to cooperate on the development of floating wind projects in South Korea. Under the MoU, Equinor and Ulsan City will jointly explore the opportunities for the development of floating wind projects in South Korea. According to Ulsan City, Equinor, the operator […]

  • ABS Officially Opens KETC in South Korea

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leading classification society ABS officially inaugurated the ABS Korea Energy Technology Center (KETC) in Busan, South Korea, on 19 October 2012. ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki joined senior representatives of the Korean shipping and shipbuilding sectors and academia to celebrate the official opening of the ABS KETC, ABS’ first global energy center. Researchers […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Representative Covers South Korea

    18 November 2010

    South Korea is expanding its activities in the renewable energy business. Inter alia, the government plans to install 500 wind turbines with a capacity of 2,500 MW off the country’s west coast. As a consequence, GL Garrad Hassan has now a representative on-site in Seoul, South Korea to provide locally services and support for designer, […]

  • South Korean O&M Provider Consults with RES

    11 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    RES (Renewable Energy Systems Ltd) has delivered offshore consultancy services to KLEM, an independent South Korean operations and maintenance (O&M) service provider. The scope of work consisted of a gap analysis of KLEM’s existing resources and skill-sets to help expand their O&M services in the offshore wind industry. The analysis will allow KLEM to develop its […]

  • Shell Starts Wind Measurement Campaign off South Korea, Deploys EOLOS Floating LiDAR

    25 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    An EOLOS floating LiDAR has been deployed off the South Korean coast, as part of a measurement campaign for an offshore wind project being developed by Shell and CoensHexicon. The FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy has been deployed some 60 kilometres off the coast of Ulsan in South Korea, following EOLOS being chosen to provide the […]

  • AMSC Receives First Offshore Wind Order from Doosan

    25 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    South Korean wind turbine manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has ordered first 5.5MW electrical control systems from Massachusetts-based AMSC.

  • South Korea Starts Wind Training Programme with BZEE Standard

    5 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The development of wind energy, both onshore and offshore, in South Korea is gathering pace and the demand for qualified service and maintenance personnel for wind parks is growing. With this development in mind, Husum-based BZEE signed a cooperation agreement with the vocational training college Korea Polytechnic III based in Chuncheon City in July 2013. […]

  • South Korean President Announces Nuclear, Coal Phase-Out. Looks to Offshore Wind.

    19 June 2017
    Authorities

    South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, elected last month, today announced plans for the country’s transition to renewables and phase-out of nuclear and coal plants in a speech during the official ceremony of the permanent shutdown of the country’s oldest nuclear power plant. Moon added he will focus on developing solar and offshore wind power.

  • GE and Hyundai Electric to Manufacture Haliade-X Wind Turbine Components in South Korea

    14 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    GE Renewable Energy and Hyundai Electric have signed a strategic partnership agreement to help localise the assembly of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines and generators in South Korea. The agreement outlines plans for the establishment of a factory in South Korea for producing the nacelles and the generators used in Haliade-X turbines, with the potential […]

  • Fugro to Keep Supporting Wind Expansion Offshore South Korea

    25 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Fugro has extended its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Underwater Survey Technology 21 (UST21) to support South Korea’s expansion of wind power assets. According to Fugro, the MoU was extended due to the strong demand for combined geophysical, geotechnical, and metocean data services. The parties signed the initial MoU back in 2019, marking Fugro’s entry […]

  • South Korea Launches EUR 36 Billion Offshore Wind Project

    5 February 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea has unveiled a KRW 48.5 trillion (EUR 36 billion) project to develop an 8.2 GW wind complex offshore the Sinan County, South Jeolla Province. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in oversaw the signing of the agreement to build the offshore wind complex in the country’s southwest. The agreement is said to involve 33 public […]

  • Newly Established Japanese-Korean Joint Venture Sets Sights on Offshore Wind

    10 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    Japan-based Shizen International, a Shizen Energy Group company, has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s INMARK Asset Management and DOHWA Engineering to form a joint venture that will develop energy storage, onshore renewables and offshore wind projects in South Korea.  The joint venture, which will be called Inmark Jayeon Energy, has already identified 2,000 […]

  • Fugro on Survey Duty Offshore South Korea

    30 November 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, has been picked by KREDO Offshore to support its offshore wind development in South Korea. Fugro will carry out a metocean and wind resource measurement campaign on the west coast of South Korea, offshore Yeonggwang County. The project site is currently in the initial investigation stage to assess its suitability for investment, […]