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  • DBJ Acquires Stake in Gunfleet Sands OWFs

    27 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) has decided to co-invest with Marubeni Corporation in the UK’s Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farms 1 and 2. According to the DBJ site, the bank and Marubeni will each own 24.95 percent stake in the offshore wind farms while Dong Energy will retain its majority ownership share of 50.1 […]

  • Atlas Professionals to Study Star of the South Labor Needs

    4 July 2019
    R&D

    Atlas Professionals is set to conduct a market study on the availability of the required labor and vessel resources for the Star of the South offshore wind project in Australia, together with the project developer. The report will analyze the labor requirements that are necessary during the development, construction and maintenance phases of the what will be […]

  • Germany: GL Garrad Hassan Advises Mitsubishi Corporation on Successful BorWin Acquisitions

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    GL Garrad Hassan has acted as technical adviser to Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) on their recent acquisition of a 49% stake in the BorWin1 and BorWin2 German offshore high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) links. The company acted as the sole technical advisor to MC providing due diligence assessment of the BorWin assets and follow on support to […]

  • Ideol, CSC Hook Up for Taiwanese Floating Offshore Wind

    13 November 2015

    Ideol and Group China Steel Corporation (CSC) have agreed to collaborate on floating offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The collaboration includes designing, engineering and constructing floating offshore wind turbines by using the Damping Pool technology, developed by the French floating foundation specialist. Areas that have been identified for the first offshore wind projects in Taiwan have water depths ranging […]

  • Swancor Renewable Energy Signs Floating Wind MOU in Taiwan

    19 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Swancor Renewable Energy and Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on floating offshore wind. Under the MOU, the two parties will cooperate on advancing the deployment of floating wind technology in Taiwanese waters and supporting the development of a local supply chain for floating wind. The […]

  • Kokusai Cable Ship Readies for Asia’s Offshore Wind Farms with New Vessel

    15 November 2017
    Vessels

    Japan’s Kokusai Cable Ship will add a new Vard-designed cable laying vessel to its fleet in 2019. The vessel, currently being built at Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka, will be capable of carrying out cable installation for future offshore wind projects in Asia. 

  • CIP to Sell Stake in 495 MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm to Japan’s MOL

    9 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has entered into an agreement to divest a 10 per cent stake in the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, filing for Foreign Investment Approval […]

  • Building Materials Manufacturer to Buy Electricity from Iberdrola’s German Offshore Wind Farm

    20 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Iberdrola and Schwenk Zement have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for output from the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. During the contract duration, 1,500 GWh will be supplied to Schwenk from the offshore wind farm currently under construction in the Baltic Sea. With the supply from the Windanker, the building […]

  • UK Export Finance Supports Formosa 2 with GBP 230 Million

    5 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided an NT$ 9.2 billion (GBP 230 million) project finance guarantee to support the construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As a result of the support, UK companies will be involved in the construction of the 376MW wind farm, helping unlock the export potential of the […]

  • White & Case Takes Advisor Role in Yunlin Financing

    19 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Law firm White & Case LLP has advised the export credit agencies (ECAs) and the syndicate of commercial banks on the financing of the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. A financing group comprising 19 banks and three ECAs from Denmark (EKF), Germany (Euler Hermes) and the Netherlands (Atradius) closed the EUR 2.7 billion (NTD […]

  • SMC Returns to Gunfleet Sands

    10 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has completed confined space and structural inspection works at the Gunfleet Sands Windfarm Offshore Substation. The inspection was carried out on behalf of Transmission Investment and TC Gunfleet Sands OFTO Ltd. SMC Operations Director, Dean Coates, said: “We were extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with Transmission Investment on this […]

  • Northwester 2 Reaches Financial Close

    8 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northwester 2 has reached the official close of financial agreements with all key stakeholders and banks for the construction of the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • GL Garrad Hassan Supports Japanese Investment in Offshore Wind Market

    28 January 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan has supported Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi) in making a major investment in the European offshore wind sector by providing strategic advice and technical due-diligence as part of a wider structure advisory team. Mitsubishi, Japan’s largest trading group has acquired a 50% interest in the 129 MW Luchterduinen project off the coast of the […]

  • Northland Power to Bid in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Auction

    10 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power is planning to submit applications for two new proposed development sites in the upcoming Round 3 offshore wind auction in Taiwan. Referred to as NorthWind and CanWind, the proposed sites can accommodate a total capacity of up to 1,800 MW and are located off the coasts of Taichung county and Chunghwa, respectively. Northland […]

  • Zephyrus Unveils Plans for Zero-Carbon Wind Farm Vessel Service Hub in Japan

    5 April 2023
    Business development, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Vessels

    Canada-based Zephyrus Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese shipyard Mirai Ships to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel which is designed to support electric vessel operations offshore Japan. Ad Hoc Marine Designs will be providing the design for the zero-emission Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) which will incorporate Shift […]

  • Strategic Marine Hands Over CTV Duo to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

    2 June 2025
    Vessels

    Strategic Marine has delivered two new StratCat 27 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, expanding their high-specification offshore wind support fleet. Built at Strategic Marine’s shipyard in Singapore, the 27-metre aluminium catamarans are based on the StratCat 27 design and tailored to meet the demanding operational needs of offshore renewables.  The newly delivered […]

  • Japan: Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum Undergoes Total Renovation of Environment/Energy Zone

    30 January 2013

    On February 24 the Environment/Energy Zone of the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum, established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) in Yokohama in 1994, will reopen following a complete renovation of its exhibits. Organized under the theme of “energy diversity,” the newly refurbished zone will feature actual exhibits, scale models and video presentations introducing MHI’s various […]

  • Marubeni, Doosan Partner for Offshore Wind Development in Vietnam

    1 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Japan’s Marubeni Group and Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop offshore wind power in Vietnam. Following the execution of the MoU, Doosan Vina and Marubeni will jointly study and explore the feasibility and viability of collaboration in Vietnam. Doosan Vina said it plans to manufacture wind turbine […]

  • Iberdrola Makes Offshore Wind Power Play in the Philippines

    12 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Triconti ECC Renewables, the Philippines’ largest independent wind developer, and Stream Invest Holding AG, a Swiss renewable energy group, sealing an option to enter five offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of up to 3.5 GW. All projects have secured a Wind Energy Service Contract from the Philippines […]

  • Ideol Secures EU Funds for Leadfloat Project

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    French floating offshore wind specialist Ideol has received a EUR 2.5 million grant from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument programme.

  • DNV GL Shares Floating Wind Turbine Vision for 2050

    6 October 2014

    Last Friday, Johan Sandberg, service line leader for offshore renewable energy at DNV GL, held a presentation about a global vision for floating offshore wind power in 2050 at the University of Maine campus at the Advanced Structures and Composite Center. Sandberg said: “As the industry began in 2000, Germany built a turbine that started […]

  • Scour Prevention Systems Secures US Patent for SPM

    23 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Scour Prevention Systems has won a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM), designed to protect offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.

  • Osbit MaXccess T12 System Reaches China’s Binhai OWFs

    9 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Osbit has secured a contract for the delivery of its MaXccess T12 crew-transfer ‘walk-to-work’ access system for a vessel that will be deployed at Binhai offshore wind farms in China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).

  • Moray East OWF Gets Funding

    29 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited consortium has secured financing for the construction of its 950MW offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • EUROS Wraps Up Testing of Its 81.6 Offshore Turbine Blade

    20 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    EUROS Company has completed a full scale test campaign of its 81.6m offshore wind turbine blade. The final step of the test campaign, the so-called post fatigue static test, was successfully completed according to IEC and GL standards. Last week, IWES performed all Flapwise and Edgewise tests under supervision of the Germanischer Lloyd. All tests were carried […]

  • Japanese Company Takes Stake in 1.2 GW Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm

    14 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure, a strategic investment arm of Daiwa Securities Group, has acquired a minority stake in the 1.2 GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK. Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure announced the transaction on 10 March, saying that it is constructed on the company’s partnership with Equitix, which has been cultivated […]