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  • Petrobras Reveals 4 GW Offshore Wind Power Play in Brazil

    19 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Brazilian oil & gas major Petrobras announced on 18 May that it was evaluating the environmental feasibility of building an offshore wind farm in Aracatu, Brazil, together with Equinor. The partnership on the up to 4 GW project follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the two companies signed in 2018, two years before Equinor submitted an application for environmental […]

  • Dong Contracts SPT for Suction Buckets Installation

    15 May 2014

    DongEnergy Wind Power A/S has contracted SPT Offshore for the installation and installation engineering of the suction buckets for Dong’sdemonstration tripod suction bucket jacket (SBJ) foundation as per of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm. The suction bucket jacket foundation will support a 3.6 MW Siemens wind turbine generator. The local water depth is 25m. […]

  • Denmark and USA Ink Offshore Wind MOU

    16 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Denmark and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their cooperation on offshore wind energy projects. On 4 May 2016 at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., Danish Ambassador Lars Gert Lose and BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper signed the MOU to recognize their countries’ common interests in developing […]

  • J.R. Rix & Sons Becomes Sole Owner of BostonRix Wind

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    J.R. Rix & Sons has agreed to acquire Boston Energy’s 50% stake in their joint venture company BostonRix Wind Ltd, therefore obtaining sole ownership of the business.

  • Esvagt Accepts Delayed SOV Delivery from Havyard

    12 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Danish offshore support specialist Esvagt has contributed to an economic rescue package for the Havyard shipyard, the builder of the company’s next three Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), and has accepted a delay in delivery. The delay in the delivery was caused by the Norwegian shipbuilder experiencing ”financial whirlwinds” , Esvagt said. Offshore WIND reached out […]

  • UK: TSB Appoints Chairman of Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

    8 August 2012

    The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has announced the appointment of Colin Hood as Chairman of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre. The new Catapult will focus on technologies applicable to offshore wind, tidal and wave power. Bringing together knowledge, expertise and state of the art facilities to help UK businesses innovate, finding new ways to […]

  • USA: LIPA Trustees Approve Actions to Meet Long Island’s Long-Term Energy Needs

    26 October 2012
    Authorities

    The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Board of Trustees voted yesterday to authorize staff to begin negotiating potential power purchase agreements (PPA) for new generating resources consistent with LIPA’s Electric Resource Energy Plan. The Trustees also authorized actions related to diversifying LIPA’s resource portfolio, including efforts and investments to improve energy efficiency through the Efficiency […]

  • Massachusetts Senator Calls for Offshore Wind Project Labor Agreements

    31 December 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Senator of Massachusetts Edward J. Markey has called on Ørsted and Vineyard Wind to enter into Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for wind energy projects offshore Massachusetts and the larger East Coast. In his letters to the two offshore wind developers, Markey stated that a PLA would ensure newly created jobs in the industry are good-paying, safe […]

  • US Senator to Float RE Investment Tax Credit Extension Proposal

    2 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US Senator Edward J. Markey will soon introduce legislation to extend a federal investment tax credit for renewable energy projects until 2025, expected to encourage further development of offshore wind projects in US waters, Bloomberg reports. Back in December, the US government extended the production tax credit and alternate investment tax credit for renewable energy projects […]

  • Germany: KfW Might Fund Expansion of Offshore Wind Parks

    21 March 2012

    Germany’s development bank KfW and its electricity consumers may have to cover certain offshore wind park expansion costs, Reuters reports. Germany is going to install approximately 7,600 MW in offshore capacity by 2020 and 25,000 MW by 2030. However, legal liability risks create one major problem in the expansion of offshore wind parks. Grid operators, […]

  • Northland Power Gets EUR 125 Mln from EDC to Buy 60 Pct Stake in Gemini OWF

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced financing of EUR 125 million for Toronto-based clean energy company Northland Power, the largest loan EDC has ever provided in the wind power sector. The financing will be used by Northland to purchase a 60 per cent ownership stake in Project Gemini, a 600 MW offshore wind farm in […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES director expects: “Wind will become one of the cheapest resources”

    9 August 2012

    Critics, who argue that both on and offshore wind energy will remain cost intensive, will be proven wrong. That is the opinion of Andreas Reuter, Director at Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Systems North-West. The research institute for wind energy and energy system technology is focussed on wind and solar energy and the integration of renewable energies into energy supply […]

  • UK: RWE Changes Atlantic Array Plans

    30 May 2012

    According to BBC, RWE npower renewables has redesigned their plans for the GBP 3 billion Atlantic Array offshore wind farm. The developer stated they have reduced the proposed number of wind turbines in Bristol Channel from 417 to 278. In order to maintain the total capacity of 1.5 GW, the wind turbines will need to […]

  • TenneT Invites Subsea Cable Market Input for Upcoming Tenders

    20 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    TenneT has opened market consultation on subsea cabling for the projects Hollandse Kust (west) Beta and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden.

  • Norway: DNV, Fedem Technology Develop Offshore Wind Design Analysis Software

    15 April 2013

    The offshore wind turbine industry will benefit from this new and innovative, user-friendly software solution including dynamic simulations, advanced fatigue calculation and code check in one complete analysis package. The new module for coupled analysis is powered by FEDEM Windpower, and is well integrated with Sesam. It is the most recent addition to DNV Software’s […]

  • Vattenfall and Synthos Set Sights on Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Projects

    16 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall and the Polish chemical manufacturing company Synthos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for co-operation within the offshore wind industry in Poland and the Baltic states. The MoU comes just days after the Baltic bordering countries signed a declaration to co-operate in the field of offshore wind. “We believe collaborations between […]

  • NKT Puts Kriegers Flak CGS Cable Into Operation

    5 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    NKT has commissioned the 170kV high-voltage cable system at the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) connecting Denmark and Germany. According to NKT, the work on the CGS cable connecting the Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 offshore wind farms was completed on schedule and on budget. The high-voltage cable system connects the Danish region of […]

  • Sif & Smulders Bag Albatros OWF Foundations Deal

    19 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has awarded Sif the production of all monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • RenewableUK Welcomes DECC’s Energy Statistics

    28 February 2014
    Authorities

    Provisional statistics released today by the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that the amount of electricity produced by wind grew 38% from 2012 to 2013. In total the amount of energy generated by wind grew from 5.5% in the mix in 2012 to 7.7% in 2013. The initial conclusions suggest that […]

  • RWE Buys Vattenfall’s Norfolk Trio for EUR 1.1 Billion, Restarts Paused Norfolk Boreas Project

    22 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Shortly after changing the preferred wind turbine supplier, the three projects in the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone in the UK have now also changed hands as RWE will acquire Vattenfall’s 4.2 GW Norfolk portfolio for GBP 963 million (approximately EUR 1.1 billion). The new owner says it will also resume the development of the Norfolk Boreas […]

  • RSE Wants Scottish Offshore Wind Bar Set Higher

    3 April 2020
    Authorities

    The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has called for a more ambitious offshore wind target than that proposed in Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft Offshore Wind Policy Statement.

  • Belgium: New Strategy to Increase Competitiveness of European Maritime Technology Presented

    22 February 2013
    Authorities

    The new LeaderSHIP 2020 strategy to increase the competitiveness of European maritime technology was presented by Vice President of the European Commission responsible for enterprise and industry policy Antonio Tajani, together with SEA Europe, the European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association. The new strategy is the result of a close co-operation between the industry, the […]

  • US Team Developing Mega Turbines Inspired by Palm Trees

    28 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A US-based team of scientists plans to use a USD 3.56 million grant to develop wind turbines able to protect themselves in severe weather by folding in their rotor blades like palm trees in a hurricane. The team, led by Professor Eric Loth, Chair of the University of Virginia’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will spend the three-year grant […]

  • 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 […]

  • Siemens Financial Services Sells Its Stake in Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm

    11 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Commerz Real, Ingka Group and KGAL have acquired the remaining 20 per cent stake in the Veja Mate wind farm offshore Germany, after a consortium comprising Commerz Real and Ingka Group as the largest shareholders, together with KGAL and ALH Group, bought an 80 per cent stake in Veja Mate three years ago.  In 2019, […]

  • UK Plans Put Offshore Wind Investment under Risk, Says Eneco

    25 July 2012

    Managing Director of Eneco Wind U.K. Ltd., Guy Madgwick, has commented on the UK’s plans to change how it supports the development of offshore wind for Bloomberg. A day before Mr. Madgwick’s comments, officials realized that the plans to overhaul the power market were “unworkable”. According to Eneco, the government’s plans to provide contracts for […]