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  • Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 20 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Noshiro Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind project have been put into operation, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) said. ”We are pleased to announce that we started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy at the Noshiro […]

  • Asia Pacific’s Offshore Wind Developer Plans 2 GW Project in Australia

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based renewable energy developer, Vena Energy, has unveiled plans for a 2 GW offshore wind project in Australia. The offshore wind farm, named Blue Marlin, is planned to be built off the Victorian Coast in the Gippsland Basin. The wind farm would be built across four 500 MW phases, each comprising up to 35 wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2019

    2 January 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of December 2019. Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ming Yang Rolls Out First 10MW Turbine Nacelle China’s Ming […]

  • Offshore Wind One of Options to Power Amazon’s Data Centres in Japan

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Amazon is in talks with power utilities and trading houses in Japan as the tech giant is looking to build a renewable energy plant that would power its data centers in the country, Nikkei reported on 13 May. One of the options reported to be on the table is an offshore wind farm. A Japanese trading […]

  • Nearthlab Takes Off Offshore Taiwan

    25 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    South Korean autonomous drone solutions provider Nearthlab has completed a turbine inspection at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. In partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Formosa I Wind Power, Nearthlab performed the inspection on the wind farm’s Siemens Gamesa 6 MW wind turbines. Drone inspection has become a favorable option […]

  • Palfinger Receives Crane Order for Another Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has officially been commissioned to deliver 25 of its stiff boom cranes for the Kitakyusyu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm in Japan. The deliveries of the service platform cranes are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024. The Austrian-based company said that the design of the stiff boom cranes with an outreach of […]

  • Japan: Yokogawa to Release Enhanced Version of Network-Based Control System

    5 June 2012
    Technology

    Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release an enhanced version of the STARDOM™ network-based control system on May 31. This enhanced version includes new modules that enable the FCN autonomous controller to communicate directly with facilities and devices that use the PROFIBUS-DP and CANopen industrial communication protocols※. An IT security setting tool is also […]

  • Top Economies to Double Use of Renewables by 2030

    6 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030, 18 percent higher than previously projected growth rates, spurred on by new national climate and energy plans,  according to new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI’s analysis, Assessing the Post-2020 Clean Energy Landscape, looks at plans from eight of the 10 […]

  • Ideol: California Ports and Harbors Ready For Commercial Floating Wind Projects

    27 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Ideol’s concrete hulls for commercial-scale floating wind farms could be built and launched in at least five construction sites in California, with two being immediately suitable without any upgrades, the French company said. In addition, four sites were identified as suitable for wind turbine assembly and eight harbors are capable of storing mooring lines as […]

  • MHI Vestas Planning 10 MW Turbine?

    11 July 2014
    Authorities

    Vestas revealed it is planning to test what could be the world’s largest offshore wind turbine. In papers submitted to the local government, the Danish wind turbine developer wrote it wants to test wind turbines of up to 10 MW in the waters west of Jutland. According to Reuters, Vestas said it has no immediate […]

  • Marubeni, GIB Sign GBP 370 Mln Project Financing Deal for Westermost Rough

    11 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Marubeni Corporation today announced that an agreement concerning project financing for the Westernmost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project has been reached with a consortium of lenders and WMR JV Investco Limited, a UK company jointly owned by Marubeni and wholly state-owned UK Green Investment Bank plc. Approximately £370million of project financing will secure the funds for […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 5 -11, 2015

    11 January 2015

    MPI Acquires RWE’s Victoria Mathias WTIV  MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Suzlon in Talks over Its German Subsidiary Indian wind energy manufacturer, Suzlon, is in talks over the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion. V164-8.0 MW Scoops Best Offshore Wind Turbine Award MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s […]

  • Japanese Test Combined Water-Air Drone for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

    14 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Japan’s KDDI, KDDI R&D Laboratories, and Prodrone have carried out a demonstration flight and dive of a combined water-air drone for inspection of wind turbines both above and under water. The drone, which supports mobile communication and autonomous flight and remote control, transmits video imagery from aerial and underwater cameras in real time and features […]

  • Sumitomo Joins French Offshore Wind Duo

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Engie and EDP Renewables have entered into an alliance with the Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for the development of the Dieppe et Le Tréport and Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind projects in France.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Names APAC Head

    12 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Offshore Wind Consultants has appointed Tom Whittle to the newly created role of Asia Pacific regional director. Whittle, previously OWC’s country manager in Taiwan, has worked as a project director, project manager and package manager on a number of offshore wind projects in the UK, Europe and Asia, the company said. The APAC regional director […]

  • TEPCO Testing Japanese Seabed

    12 November 2018
    R&D

    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has begun a seabed survey off the coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to ascertain the bedrock structure of the seabed for a possible offshore wind farm.

  • Marseilles to Host Floating Offshore Wind Players in March

    5 February 2016

    Third international conference dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines will be held in Marseilles from 10 to 11 March this year.  Representatives from a large number of French and international companies and organisations involved in the sector will discuss their activities, present recent research and analysis and exchange information on the principal challenges in this domain. French Environment and Energy Management […]

  • Maintaining Momentum: Why Supply Chain Collaboration Is Key in Europe’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

    8 September 2022
    Industry

    The following article is a guest post by Wayne Mulhall, Managing Director at James Fisher Renewables. The global offshore wind market is at an inflection point. On the one hand, megaprojects around the world are transitioning from a subsidy to a merchant development and finance model. On the other hand, floating offshore wind (FOW) is still in the […]

  • France Receives First Offshore Wind Power

    19 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Floating offshore wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, has started delivering electricity to the grid.

  • Japan: MODEC Develops Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System

    5 March 2013
    Technology

    MODEC Inc, based in Japan, has developed a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, called SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus). The SKWID is a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundant power. By harvesting the renewable energy from never-ending currents […]

  • Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Fully Up and Running

    31 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The remaining 13 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Akita Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm have been put into commercial operation. Marubeni started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff (FIT) programme for renewable energy at the Akita Port offshore wind farm on January 31, 2023. Noshiro […]

  • VARD to Deliver Hybrid Cable Lay and Construction Vessel for Japan’s OW Market

    11 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Environment, Grid Connection, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has secured a contract worth over USD 200 million to deliver a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel to what it says is a leading Japanese construction company. The contract was signed with Toyo Construction, a Japanese general construction company that operates civil and architecture construction businesses domestically and internationally, […]

  • Kyocera Decides to Install Floating Solar Project

    22 December 2014
    Technology

    Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, will develop and operate a 13.4-megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir, managed by the Public Enterprises Agency of Chiba Prefecture in Japan for industrial water services. The plant […]

  • Octopus Energy Creates GBP 3 Billion Offshore Wind Fund

    17 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has launched a dedicated fund with Japan’s Tokyo Gas to invest GBP 3 billion (approximately EUR 3.5 billion) in offshore wind globally by 2030. The fund, set up with a GBP 190 million (about EUR 217 million) cornerstone investment from Tokyo Gas, will invest in the development, construction, and operational stage […]

  • Swire Pacific’s Platform Supply Vessel Supporting Construction of Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    17 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Swire Pacific Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Pacific Hornbill has been deployed on the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan to support the ongoing construction activities. The vessel, which departed from the Port of Taichung to the project site on 16 August (according to the available AIS data), has been hired for […]

  • Ørsted and TEPCO to Jointly Bid in Japan’s Round 1 Offshore Wind Auction

    18 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) have agreed to establish a joint venture company, Choshi Offshore Wind Farm K.K., to work together on the Choshi offshore wind project in Japan. The companies will submit a joint bid in the Round 1 auction once the Japanese government officially designates the Choshi-city offshore wind promotion […]