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  • Danish Port Starting New Upgrade to Meet Increased Offshore Wind Demand in Baltic Sea

    30 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Roenne, located on the Danish island of Bornholm, has started working on an upgrade to meet the upcoming increased demand from the offshore wind sector in the Baltic Sea. On 29 June, the port said it was advancing its planned future security from the Master Plan 2050 which will begin in 2023, at the […]

  • Poland Gets EU’s Green Light to Prolong Renewable Energy Support Scheme

    1 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an existing scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources in Poland. The measure was initially approved in 2017 with a budget of approximately EUR 9.4 billion (PLN 40 billion), and was set to expire on 30 June 2021. On 17 December […]

  • GE and Toshiba Bringing Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine to Japan

    11 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in Japan and to support its commercialization in the country. The two companies said that they will leverage their collective technology, manufacturing facilities and skills, […]

  • Ex Formula One Man to Lead UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Review

    13 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The UK Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has launched a full review of the UK supply chain as part of its 30GW by 2030 offshore wind vision.

  • Vineyard Wind Connector Undergoes Environmental Review

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office has begun an environmental review of the proposed Vineyard Wind Connector transmission project.

  • Connecticut to Soon Launch 1+ GW Offshore Wind Solicitation

    5 October 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is preparing an offshore wind request for proposals (RFP) for release in the coming weeks. DEEP published a draft offshore wind RFP in July and is now working on its final version which will, once issued, offer up to 1,196 MW of total offshore wind capacity. […]

  • Portugal Zooms In on Three Offshore Wind Areas with 3.5 GW Capacity for Upcoming Auction

    14 July 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    An inter-ministerial working group on offshore wind set up by the Portuguese government as part of the process of organising the country’s first offshore wind tender has narrowed down the initially identified areas to three that would be offered for development later this year. As reported at the beginning of this year, the working group […]

  • New York Working on 6th Offshore Wind Solicitation Design for ‘Generation-Only’ Projects

    15 January 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is currently conducting consultation with the offshore wind market on the design of the state’s sixth solicitation which could be launched in the first quarter of 2026. The consultation primarily concerns the possibility of procuring “generation-only” projects where the (offshore) grid connections would be implemented […]

  • Connecticut Opens 2 GW Offshore Wind Procurement Round with Inflation-Adjusted Pricing Option

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The RFP contains a few new provisions, including an indexed pricing option that adjusts for inflation and multi-state bids under the recently signed agreement with Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The state launched […]

  • TotalEnergies, Rise to Establish Offshore Wind Training Hub in Queens

    28 April 2023
    Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Attentive Energy One, a joint venture between Rise Light & Power and TotalEnergies, has proposed USD 16 million in renewable energy training funds in Western Queens as part of its 1,400 MW offshore wind proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). This investment in an inclusive green economy will be […]

  • Cadeler Orders Second F-Class Jack-Up, Says Market Demand Strong

    22 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cadeler has placed an order to build its second F-class wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) at COSCO Heavy Industries in China. The latest newbuild will bring the number of vessels in Cadeler’s fleet to six, with the two existing O-class vessels, Wind Osprey and Wind Orca, two X-class vessels under construction, and the two F-class newbuilds. The global […]

  • 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 […]

  • Construction Begins on BalWin Delta Offshore Platform

    10 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Construction has started on the BalWin delta offshore converter platform, which is scheduled to be installed in the North Sea in 2028. Fabrication of the BalWin delta platform began last week in Batam, Indonesia, marked by a festive ceremony as block production of the topside got underway. According to the German transmission system operator (TSO) […]

  • New York PSC Gets Things Rolling on Offshore Wind Grid Connections

    26 January 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order related to offshore wind transmission systems that modifies future offshore wind energy procurements to include options for connections through “meshed” grids and requires Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. (Con Edison) to submit details of a 5-6 GW onshore interconnection hub plan. […]

  • WASP to Make Case For Autonomous Vessels in Offshore Wind

    10 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    A new joint industry project led by ASV Global is set to explore the technical, regulatory and societal issues of using autonomous surface vessels, integrated with existing manned shipping operations, to support offshore wind farm operations and maintenance.

  • Will Offshore Wind Zero-Subsidy Bids Become the ‘Norm’?

    5 November 2018

    By Jon Harman, Head of Renewable Energy and Portfolio Director, New Energy Update Germany’s first offshore wind auction, in April 2017, was a watershed for the industry. Anticipating fierce competition, Ørsted and EnBW both pitched projects that would not require subsidy support, a concept undreamt of at the time. Since then, more than 2.5 GW […]

  • As Turbines Get Bigger, Leading Offshore Wind Players Gather Around Alternative to Bolted L-Flange Connections

    5 July 2024
    Business development, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Technology

    A consortium comprising some of the world’s leading offshore wind developers and Tier 1 suppliers have initiated a joint industry project that aims to commercialise a new foundation connection technology developed by the Netherlands-based company C1 Connections. “With the increasing size of wind turbines, the traditional L-flange design has reached a point where in cases […]

  • Maersk Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to Be Built to ABS Class

    4 April 2022
    Vessels

    Sembcorp Marine will build the next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered by Maersk Supply Service to ABS Class, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) said. Two new feeder barges and two diesel-electric hybrid tugboat units will also be built to ABS Class by Kirby Offshore Wind (KOW), to supply the WTIV with towers and turbines […]

  • Operation Zero Gathers Offshore Wind Majors

    12 November 2021
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The UK Department for Transport and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have unveiled the Department’s ‘Operation Zero’, which aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels working in the North Sea’s offshore wind farms. At an event as part of COP26 in Glasgow, the UK Maritime Minister Robert Courts […]

  • Project Using Automated Drones for Offshore Wind O&M Aims for Reducing Downtime and CO2 Emissions

    20 February 2023
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A new project in Denmark is developing a concept for wind turbine inspection and repair that employs fully autonomous drones operating from service operation vessels (SOVs), which are outfitted with charging stations for drones. The solution is said to significantly reduce downtime, CO2 emissions and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs if deployed at scale. The […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Industry to Employ 3,000 Apprentices

    4 March 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The UK offshore wind industry has pledged to employ at least 3,000 apprentices between now and the end of the decade, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) said. They will work in a wide variety of jobs from turbine technicians and maintenance engineers to roles in management and finance, OWIC said. The sector also aims […]

  • MHI Vestas Plots Offshore Wind Expansion with New Top Team

    16 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Vestas Wind Systems have appointed Philippe Kavafyan to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Lars Bondo Krogsgaard to Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

  • RWE Wins Danish ‘Luck of the Draw’ Offshore Wind Tender

    1 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities and the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) have announced that Thor Wind Farm I/S (owned by RWE AG, RWE Renewables GmbH, and RWE Renewables Management UK Limited) has won the tender for the 1,000 MW Thor project, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Earlier this year, the Danish […]

  • US Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill

    12 August 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Four US Senators have introduced a bill to create offshore wind manufacturing tax credits aimed at advancing the manufacturing and offshore wind deployment in the USA. With the growing number of offshore wind leases offered in the United States, the Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act is said to boost domestic manufacturing through an investment tax […]

  • Recyclable Blades to Spin on Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    14 June 2023
    Business development, Environment, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE said it will use the ”worldwide-first” recyclable rotor blades at its Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. 40 of the 72 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades manufactured by Siemens Gamesa. Installation at sea is expected in 2026. In addition, RWE is […]

  • New York Bight Lease Sale Ends with USD 4.37 Billion Secured for US Treasury

    25 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the country’s biggest offshore wind auction after three days and 64 rounds, and the six offered lease sites gathering a total of USD 4.37 billion that will go to the US Treasury. The largest and most expensive site, which could accommodate a minimum of 1,387 […]