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  • BW Ideol Unveils Mass Production-Ready Floating Wind Foundation

    26 April 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    France-based BW Ideol has unveiled its standardised floating foundation product and a blueprint for mass production that could drive costs down across projects. With over 22 GW already awarded in Scotland, around 8 GW in the US, and several GW currently being awarded or in the tendering phase elsewhere in the world, the floating wind […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Install Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Turbines

    3 January 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between Ørsted and PGE has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier a contract for the installation of wind turbines at the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. “Installation of wind turbines for Baltica 2 has been divided into two stages, and a contractor for each stage is selected in a separate tender procedure. The […]

  • Octopus Energy Forays Into German Offshore Wind Market with Butendiek Acquisition

    13 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has made its first offshore wind investment in Germany with the acquisition of a 5 per cent stake in the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm from Ewz, the Zurich Municipal Electric Utility. Located 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the North Sea, the Butendiek offshore wind farm features 80 […]

  • Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    13 November 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 170 MW Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm, developed by Vattenfall in Denmark, has delivered its first green power. The installation of 20 8.4 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines took place from July to September this year, and Vattenfall’s initial plan was to connect the turbines to the grid immediately after the installation. However, the plan […]

  • Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm to Power Green Hydrogen Production in Germany

    31 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    In an announcement on acquiring a further stake in the German Butendiek offshore wind farm earlier this month, Ireland-based Greencoat Renewables said that the project had signed one of the largest renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Germany. It has now been revealed the electricity under that PPA will be used to produce green hydrogen. […]

  • Japan’s Kansai Comes Onboard Norwegian Floating Offshore Wind Project

    7 December 2023
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility, the Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai), has joined the Source Galileo, Odfjell Oceanwind, and Vår Energi partnership which is developing a floating offshore wind project at the Goliat platform outside Hammerfest in Norway. Located approximately 95 kilometres from Hammerfest at a depth of 300-400 metres, the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project could add […]

  • DNV Kicks Off JIP on Standards for Offshore Wind Concrete Floaters

    4 December 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    DNV has secured partners to launch a new project to enhance technology development and prepare for scale/industralisation of concrete substructures for floating offshore wind. With the launch of a new joint industry project (JIP), called Concrete FLOW, DNV aims to optimise requirements for concrete floaters, specifically tailored for floating offshore wind farms. The project encompasses […]

  • Octopus Energy Creates GBP 3 Billion Offshore Wind Fund

    17 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has launched a dedicated fund with Japan’s Tokyo Gas to invest GBP 3 billion (approximately EUR 3.5 billion) in offshore wind globally by 2030. The fund, set up with a GBP 190 million (about EUR 217 million) cornerstone investment from Tokyo Gas, will invest in the development, construction, and operational stage […]

  • SeAH Wind Goes on Recruitment Spree for UK Monopile Factory

    22 January 2024
    Jobs & Recruitment

    South Korea’s SeAH Wind has started its large-scale drive to recruit for positions including welders, platers, roll bending machine operatives, mechanical and electrical technicians, supervisors, and general operatives for its XXL monopile manufacturing facility on Teesworks, the UK. Applications will be accepted via the company’s dedicated recruitment website where individuals can sign up for job […]

  • Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Wind Turbines Connected to Taiwanese Grid

    3 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms have achieved first power and been connected to the Taiwanese national grid. Offshore construction at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a commenced in the summer of 2021 with the installation of the first wind […]

  • Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Project Clears Onshore Planning Hurdle

    4 April 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, being developed by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, has been granted full onshore planning approval. The developers of the floating offshore wind project submitted the offshore consent application to the Scottish Government Marine Directorate on 20 January 2023 and […]

  • Masdar Secures Financing for Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Stake

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

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has achieved close on the financing of its 49 per cent shareholding in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. According to Masdar, the total lending package amounted to EUR 488 million, with participation from ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole CIB, ING, Santander, and Siemens Bank. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind […]

  • 500 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Entering Home Stretch

    9 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    70 per cent or a total of 50 out of 71 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines have been installed at the Fécamp offshore wind farm site in Normandy, France. The wind turbine installation work is being carried out by DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation which is currently located at the offshore site, according to […]

  • Japan Achieves 153.5 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity in 2023

    8 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Japan has added 572.3 megawatts of new wind capacity in 2023, resulting in a total operational wind energy capacity of 5,213.4 megawatts for the first time, according to preliminary data published by the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). As for offshore wind, the country had 153.5 MW of installed capacity at the end of last […]

  • Equinor Secures Development Consent for UK Offshore Wind Extension Projects

    18 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to Equinor’s Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects off the North Norfolk coast. The projects are extensions to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, which currently power around 710,000 UK homes. The consent enables […]

  • 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 […]

  • RWE’s UK Offshore Wind Farm Extension Project Moves Forward

    24 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has accepted RWE’s application for the Five Estuaries offshore wind farm for examination. The final planning decision for the project is expected in the summer of 2025. The project now moves into the pre-examination phase of the consenting process, with the examination phase expected to commence later in the summer and […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Feed First Power Into Massachusetts Grid by Year-End

    7 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have installed the first five GE Haliade-X turbines at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project and are preparing to deliver first power from their wind farm to the electric grid in Massachusetts, the US. Once energized in the coming weeks, Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project […]

  • Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind Offshore Project Gets Federal Approval

    22 November 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind, the sixth commercial-scale offshore wind farm to receive federal approval. Empire Wind US LLC, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, plans to develop two offshore wind farms known as Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2. Located approximately 12 nautical miles […]

  • First Turbine Stands at New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    21 November 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York. The first of South Fork Wind’s twelve Siemens Gamesa wind turbines was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk, New York. First approved by the Long Island […]

  • UK Increases Offshore Wind Strike Price Ahead of Next Auction

    16 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The government of the United Kingdom has increased the maximum strike price for offshore wind projects in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by 66 per cent for fixed-bottom and by 52 per cent for floating wind projects. The maximum strike price for fixed bottom offshore wind projects has been increased from GBP 44/MWh […]

  • German Post-Subsidy Offshore Wind Farm Secures Another PPA

    18 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm situated in the German North Sea has secured a second long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Under the new agreement, BKW Energie AG, a Swiss energy utility, will purchase 18 per cent of the wind farm’s total production, equivalent to over 200 GWh annually, over the long-term. Amanda Niklaus, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Salamander Wind Project Partners with Scottish Universities on Marine Environment Study

    5 March 2024
    Business development, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems. The PREDICT 2.0 initiative forms part of a research programme led by experts at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Environmental Research Institute […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany Kicks Off 5.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender

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

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for three centrally pre-investigated areas in the North Sea with a combined offshore wind offshore wind capacity of 5.5 GW. The three sites, with a combined 5,500 MW of projected generating capacity, are situated about 110 kilometres northwest of Borkum Island, bordering the Netherlands’ exclusive economic zone. […]