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  • Highlights of the Month – December 2018

    4 January 2019

    Offshore WIND’s ten most read news in December 2018.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Settling in Japan

    18 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in Tokyo to support the Japanese offshore wind market. OWC stated that it had previously worked in Japan’s offshore wind sector from its office in Taipei, Taiwan. “The Japanese government has announced big ambitions when it comes to renewables in general and offshore wind specifically. We […]

  • Huisman Receives Crane Order from Boskalis

    6 November 2019
    Vessels

    Huisman has received an order from Boskalis to deliver an offshore mast crane (OMC) for its crane vessel Bokalift 2. With a lifting capacity of 4,000mt at 100m above deck, this crane is capable of lifting jackets for wind turbines off the deck of the vessel, Huisman said. According to the company, a fly jib […]

  • Jumbo Secures Yunlin Turbine Foundation Work

    13 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Jumbo has secured a contract for the transportation and installation of turbine foundations at the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. Preparation and planning works have already begun, with the first transportation commencing in the fourth quarter of the year and installation in mid-2020. Jumbo is responsible for transporting 40 monopiles and 120 monopile sections […]

  • Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Hits Major Construction Milestones

    21 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm has passed two significant construction milestones, completing the installation of twelve turbines and transmitting power to the national grid. According to Formosa 2, the offshore wind farm has now completed more than half of the foundation installations and more than a quarter of the wind turbines have been installed […]

  • Marco Polo Marine Enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    6 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Line Wind Service (KWS) to explore suitable vessel opportunities in the Japanese offshore wind market. Through the new entity, both parties aim to own and operate suitable offshore support vessels targeting customers in the offshore wind sector. The agreement marks Marco Polo […]

  • James Fisher Subsea Excavation Carries Out First Contract in Taiwan (VIDEO)

    7 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher’s mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) company James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has completed its first project in Taiwan by deploying the Twin R2000 tool to de-bury and retrench a cable for maintenance at the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm.

  • Formosa 1 Service Fleet Under Construction

    20 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The construction of a Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel (SATV) and a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) which will service the Formosa 1 wind farm in Taiwan is well underway, BMT, the designer of the vessels, said. BMT has partnered with the Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International (PSI) for the 36m SATV and the 26m CTV. The keel […]

  • Tekmar Secures Yunlin CPS Order

    27 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway 7 has awarded Tekmar Energy with a contract to provide cable protection systems (CPSs) for wpd’s 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, Tekmar will be supplying 150 of their patented CPSs which protect the subsea power cables as they transition from the offshore structures into burial. The Yunlin offshore wind […]

  • SeaPlanner Joins Yunlin Construction Phase

    29 October 2019
    Technology

    SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine management system, has been selected to support the construction of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. SeaRoc said that the agreement is part of its strategic partnership with Mercuries Data System (MDS), which is contracted to deliver communications and marine coordination software and hardware for the 640MW project. SeaPlanner will be used […]

  • Ørsted Orders Changhua Jackets in South Korea

    11 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed contracts with South Korea’s Samkang M&T and Hyundai Steel Industries for the supply of jacket foundations for the 900MW Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. Samkang M&T will manufacture and deliver 28 jacket foundations, and Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries 27 units, according to Korean media. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 8MW Prototype Up and Running

    18 September 2018
    R&D

    Siemens Gamesa has installed and commissioned the first prototype of the SG 8.0 167 DD offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark.

  • Ørsted Opens Geotechnical Investigation Qualifiers

    17 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Following the launch of qualification for geophysical investigation services, Ørsted has now invited geotechnical investigation providers to register at its qualification platform, so they could be pre-qualified for participation in the future tenders. 

  • Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Orders Wind Turbine Installation Vessel at ZPMC

    26 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Marine Engineering has ordered a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) at Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC). The wind turbine installation vessel will be 101 metres long, 43 metres wide, with a draft of 8.4 metres. The vessel will have a lifting capacity of 2,000 tons and will be delivered in 2018, ZPMC said. This is the […]

  • Ad Hoc Contracts Its CTV Design

    13 March 2015
    Vessels

    Ad Hoc Marine Designs Ltd has signed a design contract for a 26m Typhoon Class SWATH Crew Transfer Vessel with Lung Teh Shipbuilding (LTS) in Taiwan. The 26m Typhoon Class SWATH has been ordered by Renewable Energy Support Ltd (RES Ltd) and will be operated by Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS). The contract is […]

  • Ørsted Posts All-Time High Offshore Wind Earnings

    3 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer, Ørsted, has reported DKK 6.9 billion (EUR 926 million) operating profit (EBITDA) for the first quarter of 2023, DKK 2.5 billion less compared to the same period a year earlier. EBITDA excluding new partnerships in Q1 2023 was DKK 0.9 billion lower than Q1 2022, as Q1 2022 was positively […]

  • Offshore Wind in Asia: Following in Europe’s Footsteps?

    23 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The following article is a guest post by Peter Thompson, East Asia Energy Leader at Arup, a global engineering and consultancy company. The article discusses the growing offshore wind sector in Asia, applying and refining lessons learned from Europe, as well as the region’s potential in floating wind. Asia’s offshore wind market is expected to […]

  • Taiwan Steel Structure & Offshore Foundations Leader manufacturer chooses again Faccin Plate Rolling Machines

    1 November 2019

      Over recent years, the focus of offshore wind investments has started to shift from Europe to Asia. Taiwan was able to capture the trend and thanks to his green friendly policies has become one the most dynamic hubs for the wind investments in Asia. Only the most important and fully equipped Taiwanese OEMs have […]

  • wpd Closes Yunlin Offshore Wind Financing Syndication

    1 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer wpd group has confirmed the closing of the syndication for its EUR 2.5 billion Yunlin offshore wind financing in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in the Asia Pacific, reached financial close on 30 May. “wpd is very happy about the successful closing of […]

  • Asia in stats: Big ambitions ahead for Asian offshore wind

    6 August 2013

    Today just over 6GW of offshore wind generation capacity is inst alled world wide, with an equal amount in development or under construction. While the top offshore wind markets are still found in Europe, representing more than 90% of the current installed capacity, a number of Asian countries including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India, have ambitious plans, some of […]

  • Highlights of the Month: December 2017

    3 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall Gives Reasons for Choosing Siemens Gamesa 8MW Turbine Vattenfall has chosen the new 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for its Danish offshore wind farms because it “was simply the cheapest choice in the market measured by cost per generated megawatt-hour electricity,” Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind and Country Manager for Vattenfall in Denmark, said. Spain: […]

  • Japanese Shipping Giant Sails Into Floating Offshore Wind

    3 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), one of the largest ocean shipping companies in the world, and Scotland’s Flotation Energy plc. have agreed to jointly evaluate offshore wind development opportunities in Japan. The agreement builds on the 2 GW portfolio of offshore floating wind projects in Japan being developed by Flotation Energy (Japan) Co. Ltd., […]

  • Report: Over 77,000 Trained On-Site Workers Needed in Emerging Offshore Wind Markets by 2024

    16 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    The offshore wind industry will need 77,000 GWO-trained on-site workers to deliver forecast installations in six key emerging markets for offshore wind between 2020-2024, a new report has found. Published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Global Wind Organisation (GWO), Powering the Future: Global Offshore Wind Workforce Outlook 2020-2024 provides a qualitative analysis […]

  • MacArtney Expands Its Offshore Services in Asian Markets

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    MacArtney Group is significantly growing its presence and activities in all Asian markets for underwater technology, driven by a major strategic expansion of its operations in Singapore.  Over the next few months, MacArtney Singapore is securing several new staff members, implementing a major expansion of stock and workshop facilities and opening a dedicated slip ring […]

  • Ørsted a Couple of Gigawatts Away from Its 2025 Offshore Wind Ambition

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted’s current installed and decided offshore wind capacity accounts for almost 9GW out of its ambition of 11-12GW by the end of 2025, announced at the beginning of this year.

  • 2023 Installation Campaign Nears Completion at Yunlin Wind Farm Offshore Taiwan

    24 November 2023
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables Taiwan has revealed that the 2023 installation campaign of the Yunlin offshore wind farm is nearing completion. The offshore construction team has installed 45 monopile foundations, 26 inner array grids, and 12 export cables as well as 34 wind turbines in 2023. According to Skyborn, the preparations for the 2024 installation campaign are […]