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  • China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Sprints to the Finish Line

    21 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The first set of wind turbines has been put into operation at the Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 wind farm offshore Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, China’s farthest offshore wind farm. Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 is expected to run at full capacity by the end of December and thus meet China’s Feed-in-Tariff deadline which will expire at the end of […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Substation Jacket Leaves United Arab Emirates

    21 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation and the accompanying pin piles for the Seagreen offshore substation have left the United Arab Emirates and are en route to Scotland, Petrofac said. Petrofac is in charge of designing, supplying, and installing the High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) onshore and offshore substations for the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. The […]

  • BOEM Makes Contingency Plans on Vineyard Wind Hearings

    27 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a possible postponement of the public meetings related to the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project due to a lapse in funding.

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Onshore Substation Ready for Offshore Wind Power

    7 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The onshore substation for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has been fully built and put into operation. The 220kV/380kV transformer station, built by Volker Energy Solutions, together with TenneT, is located next to the Euromax terminal in Maasvlakte. Developed by Vattenfall, the wind farm will be connected […]

  • Edda Wind’s SOV Prolongs Stay at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm at Favourable Day Rates

    14 November 2022
    Vessels

    Edda Wind and Ørsted have extended the charter agreement for the service operation vessel (SOV) Edda Passat, prolonging its deployment on the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the UK for seven months after the firm contract expires in March 2023. The contract has been extended at day rates in excess of 25 per cent […]

  • Vestas, Edda Wind Pen SOV Charter Agreement

    22 September 2023
    Vessels

    Norwegian owner and operator of vessels serving the offshore wind industry, Edda Wind, has secured a charter agreement with Vestas for its service operation vessel (SOV) Edda Passat. The SOV has operated for Ørsted at Race Bank offshore wind farm since it was built in 2018 and its charter is expiring next month. The new agreement with Vestas will […]

  • Abu Dhabi Companies Order Barge for North Sea OWF Construction

    19 June 2017
    Vessels

    Abu Dhabi-based Quality Marine Services (QMS) and Zakher Marine International (ZMI) have taken delivery of the first of three offshore barges being built in a shipyard in China, with the second one slated to be deployed on North Sea offshore wind projects.

  • Smulders Sends Off Last Moray East Upper Jackets

    5 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has sent off the final three upper jackets for the Moray East offshore wind farm from its yard in Hoboken, Belgium, to Newcastle upon Tyne. Smulders will deliver 55 turbine jacket foundations for the project, with the remaining 45 being delivered by Lamprell from its yards in the United Arab Emirates. The 55 jackets are […]

  • Cape Wind Project Is No More

    4 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Energy Management Inc. has abandoned the development of the 468MW Cape Wind offshore wind farm and notified the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that it terminated the development lease, Bloomberg reports.

  • 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 […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: SOVs to Stay In Demand (Esvagt)

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt’s Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) currently working, and those set to work, in the offshore wind sector have a bright future after their initial offshore wind contracts expire as they will still be in demand, according to Ole Ditlev Nielsen, the company’s Business Development Manager, who joined Offshore WIND Expertise Hub at the beginning of June.

  • EU Offers EUR 10 Million for New Offshore Wind O&M Solutions

    17 May 2016
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The European Commission has issued a call for project proposals for new solutions in the operation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines/farms, and has set aside EUR 10 million to fund the winner(s).  The call was launched on 11 May, as part of the Horizon 2020 programme, with the period for submission of proposals set to expire on […]

  • UK Extends Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession to April 2020

    25 April 2019
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The UK has again extended the Offshore Wind Immigration Rules concession to workers essential to the construction and maintenance of wind farms within UK territorial waters which will now run until April 2020. The concession, introduced in June 2017, and extended by a year in October 2017, and in May 2018, allows the employment of non-European Economic Area nationals who are […]

  • Sleipnir Installs HKZ Alpha Jacket

    7 September 2020
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has installed the six-legged jacket foundation for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore substation. Sleipnir transported the jacket to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea and lowered it into position over the weekend. Built by Eversendai Offshore, the jacket foundation will support the 700 MW topside […]

  • ‘Fiscal cliff’ Deal Preserves America’s Leading Source of New Electric Generation

    2 January 2013
    Authorities

    Congress has included the long-sought extension of wind energy tax credits in final passage of a bill to avert the “fiscal cliff” that now moves to President Obama for his expected signature. America’s 75,000 workers in wind energy are celebrating tonight over the continuation of policies expected to save up to 37,000 jobs and create […]

  • Mech-Tool Engineering Secures More Work on Hollandse Kust Zuid

    31 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Mech-Tool Engineering (MTE) has won a contract from DryDocks World to provide fire and blast solutions for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation. The contract award follows MTE completing a similar contract for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore platform. Under the contract, MTE designed, engineered, fabricated, and supplied its A0 fire-rated and Non-Rated […]

  • Smulders Sends Off Its First Batch of Moray East Jackets

    25 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has loaded the first two jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm onto a barge and dispatched them from its facility in Newcastle upon Tyne. The foundations are being sent to the Port of Nigg, from where DEME Offshore will transport them to the Moray East site and install the jackets at […]

  • Major Developers Join New York Offshore Wind Alliance

    27 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    EnBW North America, EDF Renewables, and Vineyard Wind have joined the New York Offshore Wind Alliance (NYOWA). NYOWA gathers environmental, business, labor, wind industry and community organizations supporting the responsible development of offshore wind power for New York. The New York State’s Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a target of 9GW of operational offshore wind capacity […]

  • US Government Shutdown Halts Vineyard Wind Meetings

    7 January 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be postponing public meetings on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vineyard Wind project, originally scheduled for 8 and 9 January, due to the government shutdown. If the government shutdown continues into the morning of 14 January, the meetings scheduled for 15-17 January will be rescheduled as […]

  • Masdar Reveals 10 GW Offshore Wind Plans, Tie-Up with RWE as UAE and Germany Sign Energy Deal

    28 September 2022
    Business & Finance

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has plans for the development of 10 GW of offshore wind capacity in the German parts of the North and Baltic Seas, and has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German developer RWE to explore collaboration on offshore wind projects both in and outside Germany. The company announced its 10 […]

  • BlueGreen Alliance Releases Statement on U.S. November Job Numbers

    9 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Department of Labor announced on December 7 that the U.S gained 146,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.7 percent, the lowest in four years. The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director David Foster: “Today’s job report shows promising signs for our economy, particularly with growth in auto […]

  • Long Island Hosts Danish Offshore Wind Delegation

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Long Island Association was playing host yesterday to a trade delegation of 19 leading Danish offshore wind companies, visiting the United States this month to explore the potential of investing in the growing American offshore wind market. The day-long visit to Long Island – organized by the Trade Council at the Consulate General of Denmark […]

  • US Congress Passes Five-Year Offshore Wind Tax Credit

    23 December 2020
    Authorities

    The U.S. Congress has passed a year-end spending package which includes a provision that would extend the Tax Credit (ITC) for offshore wind facilities at 30% through 2025. The provision is part of the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development (WIND) Act, introduced by Senator of Massachusetts Edward J. Markey, Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin last […]

  • More US Senators Join Offshore Wind Tax Credit Extension Campaign

    27 June 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Senator of Delaware Tom Carper and Maine Senator Susan Collins have introduced a bill expected to initiate investments in the U.S. offshore wind market by extending tax credits. The Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act would extend the investment tax credit (ITC) at 30% for offshore wind farms that begin construction by 1 January 2027 or the year […]

  • DolWin Beta Sails Away

    11 June 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Representatives of TenneT, Mitsubishi, ABB, Aibel and Dubai Dry Docks were present at a ceremony organized on the occasion of DolWin beta’s departure from Drydocks World. “DolWin beta is the first wind platform we have designed and built. Now that the giant is leaving its construction site, it is a milestone for Aibel,” says CEO Jan […]

  • NaiKun Wind Energy Group Announces Grant of Options and Warrants (Canada)

    8 July 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

      NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. announces that on July 5, 2011 a total of 830,000 incentive stock options and 1,660,000 warrants have been granted to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan and the Company’s Amended and Restated 2008 Warrant Plan. The options are exercisable […]