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  • Second Irish Offshore Wind Auction Coming Up in Early 2025, Government Approves T&Cs

    1 November 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Irish government has approved the terms and conditions of Ireland’s second offshore wind auction under the Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS). The qualification phase for the auction is expected to open in the first quarter of 2025, with the bidding phase planned for the second quarter of next year. The site the government […]

  • Heerema’s Thialf Lowers Seagreen Topside Into Place

    8 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 4,800-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed at the 1,075 GW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland. At 40 metres long, 45 metres wide, and 15 metres high, the topside will collect and manage the power generated by the 114 Vestas 10 MW wind turbines before transferring it ashore via around 60 kilometres of offshore […]

  • Four Bidder Shortlisted for Offshore Transmission Links (UK)

    28 April 2011

      – Strong competition to own and operate over £1bn of high-voltage transmission links for three offshore wind farms – Shortlist of bidders follows strong interest in the first round of tenders which attracted £4bn investment appetite – Preferred bidders for links will be announced from autumn 2011 Ofgem E-Serve has today announced a short […]

  • Half of Gwynt y Môr Generating Power

    3 September 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the 160 turbines at RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, off the North Wales coast, have been commissioned and are generating electricity.    The milestone was reached last week with the 81st turbine connected to the National Grid. Construction of the world’s second largest offshore wind farm […]

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Hub Clears Final Hurdle

    22 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors has authorized a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. The Department of the Army through the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, issued to the Connecticut Port Authority a Department […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power Exiting Offshore Wind

    4 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its annual results for 2015, Mainstream Renewable Power marked the sale of the Hornsea Project One to DONG Energy in Q1 2015 as part of its strategy to exit the offshore wind market. The company, which reported a profit after tax of € 96.0 million in 2015 (compared to a loss of € 46.6 million in […]

  • Dudgeon Halfway Done

    3 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation works on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm are progressing according to plan and the project is halfway to being completed, according to Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm Limited (DOWL). The wind farm’s export cables were laid and the jacket for the offshore substation was installed in May. The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed half of […]

  • Gael Force Wins Award for SeaLimpet Mooring Device (UK)

    4 October 2011

      Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, is celebrating after winning the best subsea industry service supply title at the Energy North awards in Inverness. The company won the award for the development of its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based mooring device, designed for the subsea and renewables sectors. It recently announced […]

  • Dominion Energy Says 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Farm On Budget and Schedule, Plans to Bring In Project Partner

    7 September 2023

    While a number of US offshore wind projects are now seeking to alleviate financial pressures, Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project remains on budget and on schedule, according to the company, which also plans to bring in a minority shareholder to “de-risk” the project. On 5 September, Dominion announced that […]

  • Why do People Oppose Wind Energy Development? (USA)

    2 June 2011

      An industry that is often affected by local opposition in the United States is that of wind energy development. It seems odd that businesses that attempt to bring clean energy and preserve the environment are frequently faced with disapproval from local communities. We talk about the necessary changes in our lifestyles in order to […]

  • Environmentalists Call Governor Cuomo to go Green (USA)

    7 October 2011
    Authorities

    Environmentalists and clean energy supporters are calling on Governor Cuomo to replace power from the Indian Point Energy Center with clean energy resources, including solar power, onshore wind, energy efficiency initiatives, and especially large-scale offshore wind power, if he is successful in his quest to close Indian Point. In a letter endorsed by the Alliance […]

  • South Fork Wind Onshore Cable System All Done

    16 May 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The onshore cable system for the South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm under construction, has been completed. Crews have demobilized all equipment from the project’s cable route and completed restoration, including “edge to edge” repaving of the Town roads and reseeding of the grassy shoulders, Ørsted and Eversource, the owners and developers […]

  • New Developments in Field of Structural Health Monitoring

    15 November 2013

    The interest in structural health monitoring (SHM) in industry has increased significantly in recent years. Failure of a mechanical structure can indeed occur suddenly and provide a lot of damage. With SHM it is possible to follow up (online or offline) defects with permanently attached sensors. Damage to mechanical structures may consist of (small) changes […]

  • Offshore Wind Powerhouses Call For 4GW-a-Year Tempo Post 2020

    6 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The governments of Germany, Belgium and Denmark came together with offshore wind industry captains in signing a Joint Statement to further the deployment of offshore wind energy in Europe.

  • Ingka Buys Stake in 6 GW Finnish Offshore Wind Portfolio from OX2

    12 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish developer OX2 has agreed with Ingka Investments to sell a 49 per cent stake in its three offshore wind projects in Finland with a total installed capacity of about 6,000 MW. The three projects are Halla, Laine, and Tyrsky located in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone. With a combined […]

  • Ørsted Sells 50 Per Cent of Greater Changhua 1

    29 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    A consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Taiwanese private equity fund Cathay PE is acquiring a 50 per cent ownership share in Ørsted’s 605 MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for approximately TWD 75 billion (around EUR 2.2 billion). Under the agreements Ørsted signed with the consortium […]

  • European and U.S. OEMs Dominate Global Wind Energy Market

    26 March 2013

    After 2 consecutive years of climbing up the global market share rankings, the Chinese OEMs slipped back down the rankings, according to MAKE Consulting’s Global Wind Turbine OEM 2012 Market Share study. A 26% decline in Chinese installations and a decline in market share in China from the top 3 leading Chinese OEMs were responsible […]

  • Philippines to Launch Offshore Wind Auction in Q3 2025

    16 December 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines (DOE) has revealed that the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), exclusively dedicated to offshore wind projects, will commence in the third quarter of 2025. According to DOE, the GEA-5 will provide offshore wind developers with secure market access, ensuring long-term demand for […]

  • Japanese Companies Make First Offshore Wind Foray Abroad

    4 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Toho Gas, and Hokuriku Electric Power Company have agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Formosa I International Investment from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group in order to participate in Taiwan’s offshore wind power business. This will mark the first investment made into the offshore wind power generation space […]

  • Orkney School Pupils Demonstrate Tidal Energy Expertise

    11 June 2014
    R&D

    A group of Orkney school pupils have proved they have what it takes to become renewable energy experts of the future. Sanday Community School claimed the top prize in the S1 to S3 category of the 2014 Junior Saltire Awards for their tidal powered generator. The competition is managed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), in […]

  • Offshoretronic Presents Installation Solution for Ultra Long XXL Monopiles

    30 July 2021
    Vessels

    After unveiling its dual crane wind turbine installation solution for turbines of up to 11 MW last year, Offshoretronic has now introduced vessel design for the installation of the next-generation, ultra long XXL monopiles that will support wind turbines of up to 20 MW. The vessel design involves conversion of obsolete ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillships. Offshoretronic’s Project […]

  • Port of Nigg Making Room for More Offshore Wind

    28 January 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved an investment of up to GBP 8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an GBP 18.9 million project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. Owned by Global Energy Group (GEG), Port of Nigg is home to the largest graving dock […]

  • TenneT Unveils Electricity Grid Plans for 2045

    13 April 2023
    Grid Connection

    The transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has unveiled a new approach for the electricity grid for 2045 which is designed to cope with the challenges of the energy transition. With Target Grid, TenneT is proposing a network of direct current (DC) superhighways and energy hubs, the DC grid (electricity superhighways), and an improved existing alternating […]

  • Report: Offshore Wind Power Demand to Grow Sixfold by 2027

    29 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global offshore wind power demand will increase almost sixfold over the coming 10 years with projects deployed commercially across 18 countries by 2027, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables. The deployment of next-generation turbines will double average turbine ratings globally over the next 10 years and in turn subdue growing demand […]

  • Atkins Joins SNC-Lavalin Team

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group has completed the acquisition of WS Atkins plc, a UK-based design, engineering and project management consultancy.

  • Siemens Cuts Ribbon at Hull Wind Turbine Blade Factory

    30 November 2016

    Today, Siemens officially opened its wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Hull. The factory has been delivered ahead of programme and within budget, according to the company. For the occasion of the official launch, Siemens unveiled a 75m blade, the first of hundreds to be manufactured at its Hull factory. The opening ceremony is marked with a visit from […]