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  • Phase 1 of Floating Offshore Wind Substation Standard JIP Completed

    7 November 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    DNV has concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) focused on establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector. According to DNV’s 2023 Energy Transition Outlook (ETO), floating offshore wind capacity is projected to exceed 260 GW by 2050. Offshore substations play a crucial role in the scaling of floating offshore […]

  • Energinet Seeks Metocean Measurement Teams for Danish Offshore Wind Areas

    24 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    The Danish Energy Agency has tasked Energinet with undertaking site conditions assessments for the development of five future offshore wind farm areas within the Danish EEZ, namely North Sea I, Hesselø South, Kriegers Flak II North, Kriegers Flak II South, and Kattegat. The metocean conditions assessment will result in a report for each area, which […]

  • BREAKING: Finland Opens 3 GW Offshore Wind Auction Round

    23 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Finnish Government has adopted a resolution to launch the tendering procedure for five offshore wind projects in public water areas. With the government resolution, Metsähallitus will immediately launch the process to select the implementing partners for two offshore wind power projects. The competitive tendering procedures to be launched this year will concern the offshore […]

  • France Pinpoints Location of Floating Offshore Wind Farms in the Mediterranean Sea

    23 November 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The French Government has specified the location of two floating wind projects, around 250 MW each, and their subsequent extensions in the Mediterranean Sea. The two sets of projects of around 750 MW each, which should include a maximum of around 50 wind turbines, will be located within zones 1 and 2. In zone 1 off […]

  • US Gives Revolution Wind Green Light to Start Offshore Construction

    21 November 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, has secured the final approval needed from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to move the project toward the start of offshore construction. Revolution Wind, being developed by Ørsted and Eversource, has received approval of the project’s […]

  • New York Unveils Plans About Upcoming Offshore Wind Solicitation

    17 November 2023
    Authorities, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul has revealed that expedited offshore wind solicitations for the state will be held early next year. The forthcoming Requests for Proposals will be released on 30 November 2023. Final proposals will be due on 25 January 2024, with award announcements expected by the end of February 2024. These solicitations support […]

  • Japan Puts Two New Offshore Wind Areas Out to Tender

    22 January 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Japanese government has opened a tender for two new offshore wind areas, for which the country will designate developers by the end of this year. On 19 January, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism launched the tender for an offshore wind site in the […]

  • Taihan Buys ‘Korea’s Only Cable-Layer for Offshore Wind’

    27 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has acquired what is said to be Korea’s only cable-laying vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. Taihan, which announced the purchase on December 20, bought the vessel for approximately USD 38.4 million (EUR 34.7 million). The CLV, equipped with self-propulsion and a DP2 system, can load up to […]

  • Shell and Eneco Tap Van Oord for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    25 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has awarded Van Oord a contract for the construction of the 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. As Ecowende’s contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations and will also lay, connect, and bury the cables between […]

  • Six Energy Companies Unite to Accelerate Offshore Wind Development in Philippines

    20 December 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Six energy companies have joined forces and formed the Philippine-based offshore wind industry organisation to provide expertise and technical resource to accelerate the development of offshore wind projects in the country. The organisation, named Pilipinas Offshore Wind Energy Resource Inc. (POWER), is formed by the following energy companies: Acen Corporation (ACEN), The Blue Circle (TBC), […]

  • Equinor, Polenergia Tap RockWave for Polish Offshore Wind Project

    7 March 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Equinor and Polenergia have awarded RockWave a contract for subsurface data reprocessing for the 1,560 MW Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm in Poland. The contract scope involves the reprocessing of sparker ultra-high resolution seismic (UHRS) data to create an optimised subsurface image. The new data will play a “crucial role” in upgrading the engineering ground […]

  • DEA Kicks Off Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm Public Consultation

    5 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened an eight-week public consultation on the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of the plan for the revised southern location of the Hesselø offshore wind farm. The public consultation of the revised SEA of the plan for the offshore wind project is planned to run from 5 February to 5 […]

  • BP Considering Suction Bucket Foundations for US Offshore Wind Farm

    5 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The Beacon Wind offshore wind project in the US could feature suction bucket jacket foundations as the developer – a joint venture between BP and Equinor which is in the process of moving towards BP taking full ownership of Beacon Wind – requested approval to perform suction bucket tests as part of the site investigation […]

  • 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 […]

  • Californian Port to Get USD 400+ Million for Floating Wind Terminal

    25 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District will receive USD 426.7 million to build a terminal that will serve the construction and maintenance of floating offshore wind farms. The grant is for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind MVP (Minimum Viable Port) project and was awarded by the US Department of Transportation through its Nationally […]

  • Concession Sought for New 540 MW Floating Wind Farm in Italy

    22 January 2024
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    An Italy-registered company SCS 27 Srl has requested a 40-year concession from the Italian authorities for a floating offshore wind farm in the Ionian Sea. Currently in public consultation at the Port Authority of Gallipoli, the floating wind farm is proposed to be built approximately 20 kilometres off the coast south-west of the municipality of […]

  • Orlen, Northland Set Up Offshore Wind Services Company in Poland

    13 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Energa Wytwarzanie, an Orlen Group subsidiary, and Northland Power have established a company, Baltic Offshore Service Solution, to provide a range of offshore wind services in Poland. The new company will offer a range of services tailored to the offshore wind energy sector, encompassing technical, operational, commercial, and contractual aspects. Additionally, Baltic Offshore Service Solution […]

  • Part of Damaged Blade MIA at Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

    9 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    [This article was last updated on 10 January following a statement received from RWE.] A part of a blade from one of the wind turbines at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK has broken off after the wind turbine blade sustained damage. According to information in a Notice to Mariners from Humber […]

  • Ignitis Submits Bid to Build Second Wind Farm Offshore Lithuania

    15 April 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Ignitis Renewables, part of Ignitis Group, has submitted a bid for the rights to develop around 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea as part of the second offshore wind tender in Lithuania. Under the tender regulations, the potential developer can submit either the development fee or request support in the form […]

  • Axess to Deliver Cable Pull-In System for US Offshore Wind Project

    9 April 2024
    Equipment, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Axess Technologies has signed a contract for the supply of an export cable pull-in system that will be mounted on the offshore substation at the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US. The offshore substation will be delivered by the Singapore-based company Seatrium. Under the contract with Seatrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine […]

  • New York Plans to Launch Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation This Summer

    24 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled plans to launch the fifth offshore wind solicitation (NY5) this summer. In addition, Governor Hochul announced on 23 April that a USD 200 million Supportive Manufacturing and Logistics Request for Proposals (RFP) is open to support infrastructure investments in the state’s domestic offshore wind supply chain. The news […]

  • US Proposes Auctions for Over 18 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity

    30 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. The two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have the potential to generate more than 18 GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more […]

  • Ocean Surveys Completed for 450 MW Irish Offshore Wind Project

    19 December 2023
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm, developed by Irish Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), a joint venture owned by Corio Generation and global infrastructure investor, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has completed geophysical and metocean surveys that will inform its forthcoming planning application. The surveys were conducted between September and early November using purpose-built survey vessels operated by Green […]

  • Fashion Companies Pledge to Invest in Bangladesh First Offshore Wind Project

    6 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Fashion companies, BESTSELLER and H&M Group have pledged to invest in the first utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Bangladesh, which is being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) together with local partner Summit Power. The announcement was made Tuesday at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai. The 500 MW offshore wind project, which is in […]

  • Ørsted Offloads 50 Pct of Gode Wind 3 to UK Investor

    6 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed the divestment of 50 per cent of its 253 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany to funds managed by Glennmont Partners from Nuveen. The two companies signed an agreement for the 253 MW offshore wind project in October this year. The Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm was awarded […]

  • Metocean Campaign Starts at Floating Wind Farm Site Offshore Scotland

    21 November 2023
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has launched floating LiDAR and wave buoys as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind project off the northeast of Scotland. The survey, conducted by Fugro, will run for twelve months and produce insights that will inform the project’s design, […]