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  • Offshore Surveys Starting at Shell & Ocean Winds’ Lease Area Off Massachusetts

    13 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Furgo, using its vessel Fugro Explorer, will perform a geotechnical survey campaign at the SouthCoast Wind lease area offshore Massachusetts, formerly known as Mayflower Wind, where the joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds plans to install up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. A geophysical site investigation is also scheduled to start soon. […]

  • BOEM Issues Final EIS for Atlantic Shores South Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    24 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDF-RE Offshore Development. If approved, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and Atlantic Shores Offshore […]

  • TEPCO Renewable Power Reveals Big Spend on Offshore Wind

    11 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    TEPCO Holdings’ renewable energy unit, which commenced business operation as an independent company on 1 April under the name TEPCO Renewable Power, has revealed a big investment in offshore wind projects. The company plans to invest JPY 1-2 trillion (EUR 8.22 billion to EUR 16.44 billion) in 6-7 GW of offshore wind and hydroelectric projects […]

  • East of England Ideally Placed to Support Massive Offshore Wind Development

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Delegates to the EEEGR2013 conference went home enthused by more evidence of the renewed dash for gas and a fresh blast of windpower to boost the East of England energy industry. Experts from three world-leading wind turbine producers agreed that the East of England was ideally placed to support the development of the massive wind […]

  • The Netherlands: VSMC Secures Over EUR 150m in New Orders

    11 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Visser & Smit Marine Contracting, a VolkerWessels company, has recently signed four contracts related to the installation of cables for offshore wind parks with a combined value of over € 150 million. This underlines the excellent qualities of VSMC as one of the leading European companies in the field of electrical energy connections for […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Prototype Now at Full Throttle

    3 April 2023
    Business development, Technology

    Last week, three months after it was installed at the National Test Center for large wind turbines in Østerild, Denmark, Vestas’s V236-15.0 MW prototype wind turbine reached its nominal power rating of 15 MW. The company’s new flagship wind turbine produced its first electricity shortly after being installed in December 2022 and has started operating at […]

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • Petrobras Unveils 23 GW Wind Power Play Offshore Brazil

    14 September 2023
    Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Petrobras has unveiled plans to develop wind farms offshore Brazil with a potential capacity of up to 23 GW, including a floating wind project in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian state oil and gas group has submitted a request with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) to start the environmental licensing process for ten […]

  • JDR to Supply Cables for French Floating Offshore Wind Project

    14 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has been awarded the contract to supply, test, and terminate the 66 kV dynamic inter-array cables (IAC) for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind project offshore France. JDR will design and manufacture the 66 kV dynamic cables, with the cable cores being produced at TFK’s Bydgoszcz plant in Poland. The assets […]

  • UAE: GPC to Construct Levingston’s 320EX Self-Elevating MOU

    9 November 2012

    Levingston Middle East, FZE, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Piping Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, announced today that they have signed a contract to build a Levingston 320EX liftboat with construction to start immediately. The Levingston 320EX Self-elevating, MOU (Mobile Offshore Unit) will be a world class liftboat with 320 feet (97.5 […]

  • Israel, El Salvador Form Alliance to Execute Wave Power Projects

    29 July 2012
    Technology

    Israel’s SDE Wave Power Plants company and El Salvador’s El Esplendor Development Corp have announced an alliance to execute Wave Power Technology in El Salvador and California. SDE is a world leader in the planning, building and marketing of power stations that produce power from sea waves. SDE was recently selected by a team of […]

  • Great Yarmouth Inks O&M Base Deal for Dudgeon Offshore Wind

    3 June 2014

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd and Great Yarmouth Port Company Ltd have signed an Agreement for Lease giving Dudgeon the right to 1,7 acres of land on South Denes Road, a warehouse on the demise and access to the river harbour quay. The Lease will have an initial period of 25 years and will be exercised […]

  • Doosan Secures O&M Work Offshore South Korea

    13 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) has signed a maintenance service contract with Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) for the 60MW Southwest Offshore Demonstration Wind Farm.

  • GE-BOND Consortium to Build High-Voltage Electrical Systems for Empire Wind 1

    22 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A specially formed consortium between GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract to supply a digital onshore substation for Empire Wind 1 wind farm offshore New York, USA. Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, awarded […]

  • Responses Due Next Week for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B

    12 December 2013
    R&D

    Consultation responses on the proposals for Forewind’s 2.4 GW wind energy development, Dogger Bank Teesside A & B are due next week (Friday, 20 December). The organisation’s second and final stage of consultation for this development started in early November with the publication of documents, plans and maps about the proposals on its website. Hundreds […]

  • HaskoningDHV to Back Kentish Flats Extension Development

    22 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Royal HaskoningDHV has been contracted by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd (VWPL) to continue into the next phase of the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Kent in South East England. Construction has now commenced on the project, which extends the existing capacity from 90MW to 140MW through the installation of fifteen […]

  • Vineyard Wind Adds Fisheries Liaison Officer to Its Team

    30 July 2018
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind has appointed Crista Bank as Fisheries Liaison to lead the project’s regional engagement with fishing industry representatives on Cape and Islands, the South Coast, Rhode Island, and along the East Coast in the US.

  • Shell and Ocean Winds Joint Venture Seeks to Terminate and Rebid US Offshore Wind Contracts

    6 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    SouthCoast Wind, the developer of an offshore wind lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, has started discussions with this US state’s representatives and utilities to terminate its existing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) citing ”material and unforeseen supply chain and financing cost increases affecting the whole offshore wind industry.” The SouthCoast Wind, a 2.4 GW […]

  • Empire Wind 1 Cleared to Start Construction

    23 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York, the US. With this approval secured, the developer is planning to start the construction of Empire Wind 1 later this year. The approved plan includes the construction and operation […]

  • The Netherlands: Royal Haskoning Reports USD 3 Million Net Loss

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Engineers and consultants Royal Haskoning achieved a worldwide turnover of € 312 million in 2011 compared with € 335 million in 2010, a decrease of 7%. EBITA amounted to € 2.8 million (including € 10 million restructuring costs) versus an EBITA of € 13.7 million in 2010. One-off charges have contributed to a net loss […]

  • Construction Starts on America’s Largest Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub

    20 April 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Ocean Wind and EEW have broken ground for the EEW monopile manufacturing facility at the Port of Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S. The start of construction marks a significant milestone in delivering the largest industrial offshore wind manufacturing facility in the U.S. to date, Ocean Wind said. Construction of the facility […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway at Irish Offshore Wind Project

    21 November 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical survey has commenced at the Oriel Wind Park project off County Louth in the Irish Sea. The ultra-high-resolution geophysical survey started in November and is expected to be completed by mid-December, subject to weather and operational constraints. The goal of the survey, which will be carried out by the shallow draft vessel Fastnet […]

  • Mainstream and Maple Power to Team Up Ahead of Celtic Sea Floating Wind Tender

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Mainstream Renewable Power and Maple Power are jointly exploring the upcoming Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Tender in the UK, which will be launched in 2023. The Crown Estate is advancing the Celtic Sea seabed leasing tender for floating wind, which is anticipated to deliver a total of 4 GW of renewable energy by 2035. […]

  • Equinor Freezes Empire Wind 1 Construction, Considers Appealing US Gov’t Order

    17 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following an order to halt construction activities issued by the US government, Equinor said it will suspend the offshore construction “in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project.” Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), the project company owned by Equinor, received a notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on […]

  • OpenHydro Plans Jobs Expansion Over Next 15 Months (Ireland)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

      OpenHydro, an Irish energy technology company, whose business is the design and manufacture of marine turbines for generating renewable energy from tidal streams has announced plans to recruit a number of additional positions over the next 12 – 18 months. This latest recruitment drive by OpenHydro to attract up to 20 new employees coincides […]

  • Geophysical Survey to Start at Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm

    17 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Alpha Marine is set to commence a geophysical survey campaign at the Clogherhead offshore wind farm site in Ireland, off the coast of County Louth. The survey, to be carried out by the vessel Baltic Explorer, will start around 25 May and will last until 27 July, subject to weather conditions. Alpha Marine will utilise […]