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  • Equinor Dishes Out Offshore Wind Contracts

    1 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy major Equinor has awarded Nokia and NetNordic, and separately Origo Solutions with contracts to provide services on the company’s offshore wind farms. Origo Solutions will be responsible for the complete delivery of the common Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system which will be used to operate wind farms from Equinor’s new UK […]

  • Statoil Signals Greener Future with Name Change

    15 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Statoil’s Board of Directors is proposing to change the name of the company to Equinor in support of its strategy and development as a broad energy company.

  • Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Doubles in a Year

    22 June 2022
    Industry, R&D

    The global pipeline of offshore wind projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from 429 GW in 2021 to 846 GW today, new research published by RenewableUK shows. Europe has a pipeline of 350 GW (with 26 GW fully operational) and the pipeline in […]

  • 2016: When Great Things Happened

    30 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    We are leaving what has arguably been the best year for offshore wind so far with a hope that the one ahead of us will be at least as eventful and successful as 2016 was, if not better. The Eurocents This year, we saw several tenders resulting in remarkably low prices. First, there was Borssele […]

  • Proserv Wins More Work on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Proserv has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore to de-risk offshore wind operations at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in the UK. According to Proserv, the company will utilise its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) system to identify signs of transmission cable failure far earlier, […]

  • Statoil Secures New York Offshore Wind Lease at Price of USD 42.5 Million

    16 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil Wind US came out as the winner of the New York offshore wind lease sale, agreeing to pay USD 42.5 million for rights to build an offshore wind farm at the 79,350-acre area. The lease comprises an area that could potentially accommodate more than 1GW of offshore wind, with a phased development expected to start with […]

  • Abu Dhabi Companies to Explore Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Development in UAE

    24 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar and National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on offshore wind and green hydrogen project development in the UAE. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed this month, the two companies will initially focus on collaboration in offshore wind and will also extend their efforts to cover […]

  • Masdar Reveals 10 GW Offshore Wind Plans, Tie-Up with RWE as UAE and Germany Sign Energy Deal

    28 September 2022
    Business & Finance

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has plans for the development of 10 GW of offshore wind capacity in the German parts of the North and Baltic Seas, and has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German developer RWE to explore collaboration on offshore wind projects both in and outside Germany. The company announced its 10 […]

  • Two-Year Wind Data Collection Completed for Ossian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    6 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A campaign to gather more than two years of wind data crucial for the development of the Scottish Ossian floating offshore wind farm has been completed. Two floating LiDAR buoys (FLiDAR) have been deployed to survey the 858-square-kilometre site, 84 kilometres off the east coast of Scotland, since August 2022. Using profiling lasers, the buoys […]

  • Highlights of the Month: July 2017

    1 August 2017

    One Missing After 19 Workers Jump Off Binhai North H2 Offshore Substation on Fire One person is missing as 19 people jumped off of the Binhai North Phase 2 wind farm’s offshore substation into the sea after a fire broke out on 14 July.  Siemens Gamesa Integrates Adwen in Its Offshore Business Siemens Gamesa has […]

  • DNV GL: Floating Wind in Need of Comprehensive Industry Standards

    1 December 2020
    R&D

    Floating wind will account for 2 per cent of the world’s power supply by 2050 and its cost will drop some 70 per cent by that time. Still, a more comprehensive industry standards and risk management are required for the technology to scale, according to a new report from DNV GL. The report discusses how […]

  • Equinor and Naturgy to Bid in Spain’s First Offshore Wind Auction

    6 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Naturgy have partnered up and entered a development agreement prior to Spain’s first upcoming offshore wind auction off the coast of the Canary Islands. The Spanish government aims to transform its energy mix and plans to develop up to 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The first Spanish offshore wind auction is […]

  • Offshore Wind Market Size to Surpass 60GW by 2024, GM Insights Report Says

    30 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Offshore wind market size will surpass 60GW by 2024, according to the latest report by Global Market Insights.

  • Equinor and Technip Energies Start Floating Offshore Wind Collaboration

    16 June 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Equinor and Technip Energies have entered a strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of floating offshore wind during the Seanergy conference in Normandie, France. The two companies come together to develop floating wind steel semi substructures that aim to accelerate technology development for floating offshore wind, enable cost reductions and develop local value opportunities. The […]

  • Azerbaijan Partners with Masdar on Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Projects

    6 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to cooperate on offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects with a total of 2 GW in capacity. The agreement also includes steps to create offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects for production and export purposes. The agreement was signed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy […]

  • Moray West Officially at Full Power

    24 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray, switched on full power at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm, built by Ocean Winds some 20 kilometres off the coast of Buckie. Moray West comprises 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines, each of which can generate up to 14.7 MW with […]

  • How to Commercialise Floating Offshore Wind?

    17 October 2018

    By Jon Harman, Head of Renewable Energy and Portfolio Director, New Energy Update Floating offshore wind may still be in the demonstration phase, but the success of early pilot schemes and the plunging prices of fixed foundation machines mean investors are already eyeing the vast new markets the technology will open. According to the latest […]

  • Equinor and Naturgy Launch Floating Wind Project Offshore Spain

    21 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Naturgy and Equinor have unveiled the 200 MW Floating Offshore Wind Canarias (FOWCA) project located in the maritime area of ​​eastern Gran Canaria. The FOWCA project, which would be connected to the Barranco de Tirajana substation of Red Eléctrica Española, will be developed using semi-submersible floating platform technology that, among other advantages, allows the […]

  • BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020

    20 March 2017
    Floating Wind

    The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Offshore Wind Debuts and Final Bows

    2 January 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    From the commissioning of the world’s first commercial floating wind farm, to the dismantling of the world’s first offshore wind farm, 2017 was a year of major industry milestones. Here we bring you a list of wind farms that were put into operation last year, as well as those that disappeared from the horizon. Sandbank […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • Equinor’s Bandibuli Floating Offshore Wind Project All Set for Auction in Korea

    17 July 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has obtained approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Bandibuli floating offshore wind project off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea. The EIA approval now allows the Bandibuli project to participate in the fixed-price contract auction for wind power projects. ”With the successful completion of the EIA, the Bandibuli project is now […]

  • Construction Starts on World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    1 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The construction has started on the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, at Kværner Stord in Norway, Equinor said. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga started the cutting robot on the project’s first sheet of steel on Thursday, 1 October. Kværner’s assignment will include building eleven floating concrete hulls […]

  • Top News of 2017 – Editors’ Picks

    2 January 2018

    The Offshore WIND editorial team brings you a list of what, in our opinion, were the most significant developments in the offshore wind industry in 2017. Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Auction Bid Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for […]

  • Researchers to Test if Wake Steering Makes Floating Offshore Wind Cheaper

    8 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    A UK-US research team has started a project to investigate the application of wake steering on floating offshore wind farms. The UK team, led by DNV, is cooperating with the US National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC) on the project funded by Innovate UK. The research project – running up to March 2023 […]

  • Cuomo Backs Statoil’s NY Project, Proposes 2.4GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    11 January 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    In his State of the State address delivered yesterday, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo expressed support for the development of offshore wind power in the lease area for which Statoil won the rights at the government’s lease sale in December, and proposed a commitment to develop up to 2.4GW of offshore wind by 2030. To ensure the […]