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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
Dutch energy company Eneco Holding NV is dividing its business operations between two separate, independent companies. As of 1 February 2017, Eneco Holding NV will be unbundled into the sustainable energy company Eneco Group, and the network company Stedin Group, each with its own supervisory board and management board. The new appointments to the boards will become final […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has published the Ministerial Order for permitting offshore wind energy for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) sites I and II, stating that the application period will start on 15 December and close on 21 December 2017.
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Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Vessels
Van Oord has signed an agreement with Vroon Group to acquire MPI Offshore, a specialist offshore wind installation contractor.
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Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update
The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has received a motion to look into the possibility of adding new offshore wind farm zones to the country’s list of projects scheduled for commissioning by 2023.
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
The Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands plans to publish the tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) I and II offshore wind farm development sites in early October.
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Dutch energy major Shell has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) as a board level member.
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Shell Energy Europe has entered into an offtake agreement for 100% of the power generated from the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm, the Netherlands’ first large-scale offshore wind farm, in which Shell holds a 50% stake. The wind farm, which began operations in 2006, is operated by NoordzeeWind, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell and Nuon, part […]
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Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education
The second day of the Offshore WIND Conference held in Amsterdam on 25 October kicked off with a presentation by Jasper Vis, Country Manager Netherlands at Dong Energy. Vis discussed the result of the Borssele 1 and 2 tender in the perspective of international cost reduction of offshore wind. “First the offshore wind industry needs […]
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
The editorial team at Offshore WIND have compiled a list of what we thought were the most important developments within the offshore wind industry in 2016. Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part […]
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Update: Another bidder drops out of the race for the North Carolina offshore wind lease area in Round 17. The winning bid was USD 9,066,650.
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Mitsubishi Corporation and Eneco have reached an agreement to establish a new fifty-fifty joint venture that will invest in Belgian Norther offshore wind farm. The news comes after the two companies won the Dutch Borssele III & IV tender as part of a consortium also comprising Van Oord and Shell. The new joint venture will hold 50% […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
Oil and gas giant Shell plans on increasing investments in its newly-established New Energies division to up to USD 1 billion a year by the end of the decade, according to our sister site Offshore Energy Today.
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The announcement of the Borssele auction results was greeted by the offshore wind industry with a mixture of astonishment, delight and (from competitors) a little concern. DONG had beaten not just the 37 other bidders but also smashed the €100/MWh levellised cost of energy (LCOE) barrier well ahead of schedule! The offshore wind community was astonished that this […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market.
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Van Oord’s offshore wind business unit posted record revenue of EUR 706 million in 2018, a 75.2% increase compared to the revenue of EUR 403 million reported in 2017. The increase was attributed to a simultaneous start of four major offshore wind projects: Deutsche Bucht in Germany, Norther in Belgium, East Anglia ONE in the UK, […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
Oil & gas giant Shell has filed the required documents to qualify for bidding at an upcoming offshore wind lease sale in Massachusetts, due to take place this fall, according to Bloomberg Environment.
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Operations & Maintenance, Vessels
The Esvagt Dana Service Operation Vessel (SOV) is currently preparing for assignments at the Borssele III & IV and the Northwester offshore wind farms in the Netherlands and Belgium, respectively. This is according to SMST, which shared an update on the SOV via social media on 17 September. “In these wind farms more height is […]
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Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment
Shell New Energies has selected Taylor Hopkinson as the preferred recruitment partner for global offshore wind activities.
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Contracts & Tenders, Vessels
With the ever-increasing size of the offshore wind turbine components, the vessels installing them need to catch up with the industry. For this purpose, Van Oord has been upgrading two of its installation vessels working in the offshore wind sector.
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind generated a net profit of EUR 26 million and secured an order intake of 3,180MW in 2018. 2018 was the first year in which MHI Vestas generated a positive net profit on a stand-alone basis since the launch of the joint venture by Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2014, highlighting […]
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Van Oord reported a decline in its 2016 revenue and net profit amid challenging dredging and offshore oil & gas markets. However, same as other similar companies, Van Oord said it sees opportunities for growth in the offshore wind sector.
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
The Offshore WIND editorial staff wish our readers a happy and prosperous New Year! May it be at least as eventful for the offshore wind industry as 2016 was. To remind you of just how interesting 2016 was, we compiled a list of what was read the most throughout the year behind us. Oil & […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels
Dutch offshore specialist Van Oord reported EUR 403 million revenue coming from offshore wind activities in 2017, a 2.3% increase compared to EUR 394 million revenue recorded in 2016.
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After Northland Power withdrew from the upcoming US offshore wind auction for a site off Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Outer Banks Ocean Energy and Shell, which are also among the nine eligible bidders for the area, will not participate in the commercial lease sale to be held on 16 March, the Triangle Business Journal writes.
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. Borssele […]
