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  • Irish Offshore Wind Farm Seeks Tier 1 Contractors

    7 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has issued contract notices seeking Tier 1 contractors for the Arklow Bank Phase 2 wind farm project offshore Ireland. Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 is located approximately 6 to 15 kilometres off the coast of Arklow, Co. Wicklow and covers an area approximately 27 kilometres long and 2.5 kilometres wide. The wind […]

  • Edda Wind Orders More Commissioning Service Operation Vessels

    31 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Edda Wind has ordered three more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six vessels the company has under construction. The vessels are specially designed for service operations during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms. The three CSOVs will be prepared for the installation of zero-emission technology in the same way […]

  • JERA Presses Ahead with Happo-Noshiro Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese energy company JERA has submitted the Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for the Happo Town and Noshiro City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project in Akita Prefecture to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. JERA believes that the favorable wind conditions and shallow seabed off Happo and Noshiro make the area suitable for the […]

  • Scottish Demo to Test Floating Wind Innovations with Government Funding

    25 January 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Demonstrator has been awarded GBP 9.6 million of UK government funding to develop and demonstrate a suite of UK-manufactured innovative floating wind technologies for the first time. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstrator Programme funding provided through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio will help accelerate technologies to support the roll-out […]

  • Ørsted Enters Another Offshore Wind Agreement in South Korea

    21 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    After signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea’s state-owned utility provider Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) for joint development of a 800 MW wind project offshore Incheon City a few days ago, Ørsted has also signed an MoU for the project with Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), both part of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). Under […]

  • US Announces Record-Breaking Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    12 January 2022
    Authorities

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) informed on 12 January that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind auction for the New York Bight next month, which could lead to up to 7 GW of offshore wind energy capacity being brought to the country’s energy mix. BOEM, which has […]

  • Study Recommends Connecticut to Up Its Offshore Wind Game

    23 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    A study into the offshore wind opportunities and challenges in the US State of Connecticut has found that, while the state can already meet many of the industry’s requirements, Connecticut needs to quickly add other elements to attract and fully accommodate the industry, and to position itself higher on the ladder as some other states […]

  • RWE Working on 1.6 GW Offshore Wind Project in Sweden

    20 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables has completed geophysical and environmental surveys for the Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, for which the German-based developer is preparing an application for a Natura 2000 permit. “Despite some tough winter conditions in the Baltic Sea the project reached this important milestone before the end […]

  • Finland Sets Stage for Offshore Wind Auction in 2023/24

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Finnish government’s Committee on Economic Policy has approved a proposal for an auction model to be applied to the leasing of public water areas controlled by Metsähallitus for the development of offshore wind farms. The first auction is expected to take place in 2023–2024 and will cover three to four areas suitable for offshore […]

  • Developer Cancels Offshore Wind Project over Turbine Size

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    A Denmark-based developer has decided to cancel an offshore wind project after not managing to find a turbine model that would fit the project’s original design parameters. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the link below:

  • Danes Open Public Consultation on Aflandshage Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Hvidovre Municipality have opened public consultation on the environmental impact report for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, an up to 300 MW project being developed by HOFOR in the Øresund Strait, some ten kilometres from the southern tip of Amager. The DEA and Hvidovre Municipality have invited the public […]

  • Taylor Hopkinson to Support Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Commissioning

    8 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Taylor Hopkinson has been awarded a contract to supply freelance on-site commissioning services at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The company will supply electrical safety personnel throughout the commissioning phase including, but not limited to, SAPs, Control Engineers, SCADA Supervisors and WTG Commissioning Supervisors. The works will commence next month and will run […]

  • UK to Invest in Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Ports

    1 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government is setting aside up to GBP 160 million for the development of new large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories in Wales and Scotland, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed. Developers and manufacturers looking to invest in this emerging industry will be able to bid for a share of funds to […]

  • 100 Turbines Up at Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm

    8 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has installed 100 turbines on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, with 65 more of Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW units left to be put into place. The jack-up vessel Sea Challenger installed the first wind turbine at the end of May and in less than three months later the project had 50 wind turbines installed […]

  • Cadeler to Install Turbines at Ørsted’s German Offshore Wind Farms

    7 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Cadeler A/S as a preferred wind turbine installation vessel supplier for the combined Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 projects in the German North Sea. The award covers the transport and installation of a minimum of 48 x 11 MW turbines, which will be located adjacent to Ørsted’s existing offshore wind […]

  • Gazelle Hybrid Floating Wind Platform Gets DNV Nod

    22 September 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Dublin-headquartered Gazelle Wind Power Limited has received a statement of feasibility from DNV for its hybrid floating offshore wind platform with a mobile mooring system. The system is said to combine the best features of tension-leg and semi-submersible platforms, enabling wind farms to be placed in deep waters as far out as 400 metres. The […]

  • Uniper and Ørsted Form Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Partnership in Germany

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Power producer and gas trader Uniper has formed a strategic partnership with Ørsted to jointly develop combined offshore wind and hydrogen projects on a large scale in Germany. This is to be achieved in particular through a system-serving direct integration of hydrogen production from offshore wind power at Uniper’s Wilhelmshaven site in Lower Saxony, the […]

  • Vattenfall Officially Opens Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    6 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark, together with Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Simon Kollerup, has inaugurated Vattenfall’s 604 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. With 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines and a capacity corresponding to the annual energy consumption of approximately 600,000 Danish households, Kriegers Flak is Denmark’s […]

  • BOEM Mulls Wind Area Lease Sale Offshore the Carolinas

    16 August 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering a lease sale for the Wilmington East wind energy area located in the Long Bay, offshore North and South Carolina. BOEM is now preparing a supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider additional wind leasing options offshore North Carolina and South Carolina and is seeking public […]

  • Rudong H5 Offshore Wind Farm Takes Final Shape

    13 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    All 75 wind turbines have been installed at the 300 MW Rudong H5 wind farm offshore Rudong County in China, ZTT Submarine Cable & System said. The 4 MW wind turbines, supplied by Shanghai Electric, were transported and installed by Zhongtian Technology Ocean Engineering utilizing ZTT’s specially fitted barges – the ZHONGTIAN No.7 and ZHONGTIAN […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Targets Fully Recyclable Wind Turbines by 2040

    22 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Siemens Gamesa has announced commitment to make its wind turbines fully recyclable by 2040, with blades fully recyclable by 2030, as well as an ambition to have net-zero emissions ten years earlier (in 2040), including emissions from its supply chain. The company has set out its net-zero goals in its Sustainability Vision strategy, launched on […]

  • Massachusetts Backs Offshore Wind Training with USD 1.6 Million

    22 July 2021
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced USD 1.6 million (around EUR 1.4 million) in grant funding to eight Massachusetts organisations to support offshore wind workforce training and reducing barriers to job entry within the emerging offshore wind industry. The funding is being awarded through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC) Expanding Access to Opportunity in […]

  • SeAH Wind, Smulders Investment in UK to Create 1,000 Jobs

    7 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    New investments to be made by offshore wind foundation manufacturers SeAH Wind and Smulders, backed by the UK government, in their production facilities in the UK are set to create and safeguard more than 1,000 jobs across the North-East of England and the Humber. The companies’ facilities on the Humber and at Wallsend in Newcastle-upon-Tyne […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Takes Final Shape

    5 July 2021

    The fifth and final 9.525 MW floating wind turbine has been connected to its moorings some 15 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Kincardine 05 floating platform was connected to its moorings over the past weekend, First Subsea said. First Subsea, who provided platform mooring connectors and the Cable Protection Systems for the project, said […]

  • GE Renewable Energy Names New Offshore Wind CEO

    29 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy has appointed Jan Kjaersgaard as the new CEO of its Offshore Wind business. Kjaersgaard will succeed John Lavelle who is retiring after a 40-year career and plans to stay on board to assist with a transition over the next several months. Kjaersgaard joins GE from FLSmidth, where he was most recently President […]

  • BOEM to Start Environmental Review of 2+ GW Empire Wind

    17 June 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting an environmental review of the Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey. On 18 June, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Empire Wind, LLC, […]