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  • Taiwan Drafts Plan for Further 5 GW of Offshore Wind

    11 May 2021
    Authorities

    Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy (BoE) and Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) have held a meeting on the draft regulation for the 3rd Round of offshore wind auctions, including a new target for 2035. From 2026 until 2035, 1.5 GW of offshore wind capacity would be added each year, instead of previously planned 1 GW. From 2026 […]

  • Critical Group Boosts Efficiency of Poseidon, Floating Power Plant (Denmark)

    22 September 2011
    Technology

      Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software (PT) and Critical Materials (PT) are working with Floating Power Plant to help the company adopt a proactive approach to monitoring the condition and structural health of its Poseidon off-shore plant. Critical’s work on the Poseidon prototype, situated off the coast of Lolland in Denmark, will open up […]

  • ABB Wins $180 Million Order for Norway-Denmark Power Transmission Link

    10 February 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $180 million from utilities Statnett of Norway and Energinet.dk of Denmark to supply an HVDC Light® (high-voltage direct current) converter solution to support the interconnection of the Norwegian and Danish power grids.The 500 kV (kilovolt) link is a new record in […]

  • European Commission Approves Contracts for Difference

    23 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has concluded that a UK scheme called “Contracts for Difference” that promotes the generation of electricity from renewable sources is in line with EU state aid rules. In separate investigations, the Commission has also found that public support worth GBP 9.7 billion (around € 12.3 billion) to five offshore wind farms is […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2017

    1 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. France Pre-Selects 10 Dunkerque Offshore Wind Bidders France’s […]

  • Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub

    17 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”, will help expand the quayside area by an additional 117 metres […]

  • Germany: Windreich Appoints New Management Board Member

    27 June 2012

    Anil Srivastava has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a new member of the Management Board at Windreich AG. The 51 year-old energy manager, who most recently worked as CEO of the Renewable Energies Business Group at the French energy giant AREVA. He will head up the Technology, Projects, International Sales, and […]

  • Falck: Training = Awareness = Minimising risks

    13 August 2013

    When working offshore there should be one golden rule: Safety first! All kinds of legislation and regulations have been set up to ensure that both the health and safety of the employees are respected, in facet of their work, and rest time, offshore. However these rules can vary by country and also by the different […]

  • Dutch offshore wind experience shows Japan way forward

    13 March 2017

    By Kjeld Duits The remarkable success of offshore wind development in the Netherlands has caught the attention of the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). The Japanese organization believes the small European country is a much better model for Japan than the far larger markets of Germany and the UK. “Japan has learned a lot from […]

  • Tower Conference 2011 Wraps up (USA)

    18 October 2011

      The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc. and the Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse were proudly gathered in the main auditorium after the 2nd Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) Conference had been carried out successfully. Rounding up top industry leaders and experts, the 2nd annual TOWER Conference was enhanced by […]

  • Offshore Wind Investments to Reach USD 810 Billion by 2030 – Rystad Energy

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    With the global installed offshore wind capacity expected to exceed 250 GW by 2030, the combined capital and operational expenditure (capex and opex) for the decade is set to reach USD 810 billion (approx. EUR 670.2 billion), signaling an increasing shift of investments from oil and gas to renewable energy technologies, according to a report […]

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • Deepwater Wind Resumes Work on Proposed Wind Farm off Block Island (USA)

    29 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    When the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued a ruling earlier this month upholding a long-term contract for the sale of power from Deepwater Wind’s proposed wind farm off Block Island, it was a green light for the company to resume work on the project. As the case dragged on for nearly a year, with the […]

  • Zero Investments in Offshore Wind Farms in Europe in 2022 – WindEurope

    1 February 2023

    Not a single investment in an offshore wind farm in Europe was made in 2022, apart from a few small floating wind projects, according to WindEurope. Several offshore wind farms were expected to reach financial close last year, but final investment decisions were delayed due to inflation, market interventions, and uncertainty about future revenues, WindEurope […]

  • WINDENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

    18 November 2016

    Following Japan s 2011 Fukushima disaster, the German government decided to move away from largely nuclear power and carbon-based energy toward clean renewables such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. Offshore wind energy will play a great role in this transition. Last year alone Germany connected 2,282.4MW of new offshore wind power capacity representing 75.4 […]

  • Equinor Advances UK Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects

    5 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has applied to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate for permission to build extensions to both the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon offshore wind farms situated off the North Norfolk coast. Equinor’s Development Consent Order (DCO) submission for the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project (SEP) and the Dudgeon Extension Project (DEP) comprises a detailed description of the […]

  • Mega Jack-Up to Officially Debut on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    7 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed a contract with Jan De Nul Group for the transport and installation of GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The installation of the 12 MW units at the site some 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast will start in 2023. Turbine transport […]

  • Construction Starts on First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm

    19 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has broken ground for its 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project in Barnstable, Massachusetts, setting the US on a road to its first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, which is also the first such project in the Americas region. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 18 November at Covell’s Beach, where the offshore wind […]

  • Germany: Prince Joachim of Denmark and Minister Altmaier to Visit HUSUM WindEnergy

    10 September 2012

    This year HUSUM WindEnergy is expecting high-ranking visitors: Germany’s environment minister Peter Altmaier and H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark will be visiting the world’s biggest wind trade fair. His Royal Highness Prince Joachim’s attendance on 19 September 2012 emphasises Husum’s long association with neighbouring Denmark, which from the very first has been a partner of […]

  • Energy Skills Initiative Beginning to Bear Fruit (UK)

    28 May 2013
    Training & Education

    A concerted campaign across the East of England to generate the skills needed for the region’s future energy sector is beginning to bear fruit. Demand for skilled workers is rising dramatically with the new projects and development for the extended life of the Southern North Sea gas industry, the prospect of a new nuclear power […]

  • Spain: Repsol Eyes Renewable Energy Sources

    24 July 2012

    Repsol is no stranger to offshore activity, having operated in the most demanding of environments for the exploration and production of oil and gas. However one of the challenges for Repsol as an energy company has been to increase its knowledge and experience by investing further in the research and development of renewable energy sources. […]

  • UK: Siemens Joins Newcastle University and ALE in Offshore R&D Programme

    21 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens the world leader in offshore wind energy solutions is collaborating with the Newcastle University and offshore specialist ALE in an innovative offshore R&D programme. Focused on ensuring the future energy transmission needs of the offshore wind industry are met effectively, wave tank modeling is part of the wider Offshore Platform Reference Design (AC and […]

  • UK: RWE Wins All-Energy-Sponsored Award

    12 December 2012

    All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, congratulates RWE npower renewables for their win in the All-Energy-sponsored ‘Contribution to Supply Chain Development’ award at the annual Scottish Green Energy Awards attended by a thousand guests in Edinburgh (6 December). No sooner had that award been presented, than the All-Energy team was in for […]

  • EMS Opens Berthing Jetty for Offshore Vessels

    6 October 2015
    Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) opened its Offshore Wind Terminal on 26 September in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. As the first step, a non-tidal floating jetty has been inaugurated in the Beatrix Harbour, where soon up to ten Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) may berth and can be supplied at the same time. Marijke van Beek, Mayor […]

  • Need for Windfarm Construction Vessels Growing Rapidly (UAE)

    9 January 2013

    This year marks the start of a period of rapid growth in the windfarm construction vessel market and it coincides with new operational demands that require careful consideration, particularly in the design of jack-up systems. DNV highlights the need for owners and yards to consider both class and flag state requirements when evaluating limited operation […]

  • Alstom Grid pioneers

    2 January 2012

    Alstom Grid has been pioneering the way for offshore wind grid connections from the very early days when it built the first substations for both UK and Germany. Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids and ranks among the top three in the electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover […]