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  • UK: Application for Swansea Bay Tidal Power Project Could Be Submitted Next Year

    26 October 2012

    Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd expects to submit a planning application for a tidal power project in Swansea Bay next year, according to BBC. The company plans to build and operate a multimillion-pound tidal lagoon, which would generate enough electricity to supply 100,000 homes and have a lifespan of 100 years. The first attempts to […]

  • VIDEO: ABB’s Wind Power Solutions

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ABB, which has over 30 years of wind power experience, released a video that shows its wind power solutions.  The company says that it delivers wind economy in every wind energy project it is involved in. ABB developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC), which brought the company to be […]

  • Siemens 4MW Turbines to Spin off Taiwanese Coast

    2 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd has signed a turbine supply deal with Siemens Wind Power for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm test project, Taiwan’s first utility-size offshore wind farm.  Siemens will deliver two 4 MW turbines to be installed in 2016 for the Phase 1 of the project. K2 Management has supported the negotiations and helped […]

  • China: Jiangsu Rudong Test Wind Farm Hosts CSIC Haizhuang 5MW Turbine

    3 August 2012

    Jiangsu rudong test wind power farm expansion project was started on July 2, 2012. CSIC Haizhuang-5.0MW prototype was put into the test project for the first time. NTOC, the site construction team, adopted steel pipe piling technique for the piling work and got successful. Finally the team finished the work in the program assigned dates […]

  • Spanish Developer Proposes Three Floating Wind Farms in Portugal

    27 September 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates

    Capital Energy, a renewable energy project developer based in Spain, has submitted applications for environmental assessments for three floating offshore wind farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 2 GW. Named Parque Eólico Offshore Barlavento, Parque Eólico Offshore Carvela and Parque Eólico Offshore Âncora, the first two are proposed to have 40 wind turbines and […]

  • EIB Bankrolls Three Floating Wind Farms Offshore France

    28 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has concluded three financing agreements, with the support of the European Commission, for installing and commissioning three floating offshore wind farms off the French Mediterranean coast. These facilities in the Mediterranean are the first floating offshore wind farms to be deployed in France, each using different innovative technologies, EIB said. […]

  • Lithuanian Port to Undergo Upgrades for Offshore Wind Development

    10 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port Authority has commenced the construction of the infrastructure for the offshore wind projects, signing a contract for the reconstruction of quays on Smeltė peninsula. UAB Tilsta has been contracted to reconstruct the quays at the former International Ferry Port. As the reconstructed quays will be used for the assembly, handling, storage, and […]

  • Sif Logs Upcoming Order as UK Closes Sixth CfD Round; Launches New Production Line at ‘World’s Largest Monopile Factory’

    3 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Sif is in exclusive negotiations for a 140-kilotonne monopile foundation project for an offshore wind farm that was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK’s Allocation Round 6 (AR6), the Dutch company informed following the announcement of the AR6 results. “It is expected that a final contract will be reached before the end […]

  • BOEM Opens Public Consultation on New York Bight Lease Areas

    9 January 2024
    Business development, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a public consultation on the potential development of six wind lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey, in an area known as the New York Bight. In February 2022, BOEM held an auction that brought in over USD 4.3 billion for the rights to […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Provide Component Quality Control for South Korean Offshore Wind Project

    9 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Bureau Veritas has been awarded a contract to provide Quality Control services for the Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the contract, Bureau Veritas will provide Quality Control services during the fabrication, manufacture, and installation of all major components, including wind turbines, offshore and onshore substations, foundations and cables (both array and export), […]

  • DORIS Leads Design Work on Two Floating Wind Projects Offshore Scotland

    3 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind

    BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership have appointed DORIS as Principal Designer on its Broadshore and Bellrock floating offshore wind farms in Scotland. As Principal Designer, DORIS will use its knowledge of Construction, Design, and Management (CDM) 2015 regulations plan to plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate design risk management activities, support contractor selection and appointments, and […]

  • SeAH, Navantia Seanergies Form Offshore Wind Ties

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Spanish state-owned Navantia Seanergies and SeAH have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of offshore wind in countries on the Asian continent. The collaboration between the two companies focuses on the manufacture of complete floats, components or materials manufactured in Korea or in countries where SeAH has facilities, or could be installed, such as […]

  • Fécamp Offshore Substation In Place

    12 August 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm offshore France. After being constructed at the end of June, the 2,200-tonne topside for the offshore substation left the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard a month later. Atlantique Offshore Energy, a marine business unit of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, secured the […]

  • Danes Open Public Consultation on Aflandshage Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Hvidovre Municipality have opened public consultation on the environmental impact report for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, an up to 300 MW project being developed by HOFOR in the Øresund Strait, some ten kilometres from the southern tip of Amager. The DEA and Hvidovre Municipality have invited the public […]

  • New Offshore Green Hydrogen Project Aims to Link Converted Jack-Up Rig to Wind Turbines

    21 September 2021
    R&D

    Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy, renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe, and offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling have entered into a partnership to develop an industrial scale offshore green hydrogen production concept which would use a converted jack-up rig and offshore wind turbines in the North Sea. The project, called Project Haldane, involves the deployment of an […]

  • Parkwind Orders Arcadis Ost 1 Inter-Array Cables at JDR

    10 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind has awarded JDR with a contract to supply, test, and terminate 33kV subsea cables for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The UK-based JDR will supply the 45 kilometres of 33kV array cable that will connect the wind farm’s 27 MHI Vestas V174-9.5MW wind turbines. The company […]

  • Vineyard Wind Opts For Made in USA Onshore Cables

    13 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has selected the US-based Southwire to design, manufacture, and install the onshore cables for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale wind farm in the United States. Southwire’s facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, will manufacture the high voltage cable for the onshore portion of Vineyard Wind 1. ”We’re proud to partner with Southwire, a […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm to Feature GE Haliade-X Turbines

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has signed supply and service contracts for the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind farm in New Jersey, which will use the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines. The contracts, subject to final notice to proceed, cover the GE Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine with an option for Ocean Wind to utilise the […]

  • Ørsted Returns to New Jersey with Ocean Wind 2 Bid

    11 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has submitted a bid to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to develop its Ocean Wind 2 project in response to New Jersey’s second request for proposals. This solicitation will award up to 2,400 MW. The New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s plan calls for 7,500 MW of offshore wind by 2035. Ørsted is […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS ‘Black Starts’ Rostock Power Plant

    9 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz and Energinet, together with the coal-fired power plant Rostock have performed a live simulation of a restart of the power grid after a power outage in Continental Europe with voltage supplied from Denmark through Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). According to 50Hertz, a land and sea cable connection between two countries and offshore […]

  • Energy Island Could Power All Ships and Aircraft in Denmark – Study

    1 December 2020
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Denmark’s fully-developed energy island in the North Sea could provide enough green fuel to supply all ships and aircraft refueling in Denmark, a study by the country’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Public Utilities shows. As reported earlier, Denmark plans to develop two energy islands, one in the Baltic Sea and one in the North […]

  • UK Targets 12 GW of Renewables in Round 4 CfD Auction

    24 November 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK government aims to support up to 12 GW of renewable energy projects in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. Set to open in late 2021, the Round 4 CfD auction will divide renewable technologies into three so-called ‘pots’. Pot 1 is reserved for established technologies such as onshore wind […]

  • Manora Transporting Upper Jacket Parts from Spain, Belgium to UK

    13 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Over the past few weeks, Manora Logistics has been transporting upper jacket foundation sections from Spain and Belgium to Newcastle, UK. Given the facts at hand, OffshoreWIND.biz inquired about the jacket parts being for the Moray East offshore wind farm. However, Manora Logistics declined to confirm this. Namely, on 12 May, the company dispatched the […]

  • Far Offshore Pioneer Turns Ten

    17 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm has marked a ten year anniversary since its official inauguration by HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark on 17 September 2009. At the time of the inauguration, the 209MW Horns Rev 2 was the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Located in the Danish North Sea at a distance […]

  • WIN WIN Concept Prototype-Ready

    9 May 2019
    R&D, Technology

    The WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection) project is now ready for prototype development after two joint industry projects have shown the concept to be both cost-efficient and technically feasible, the project leader DNV GL said.    The WIN WIN concept includes a floating wind turbine, which supplies power to a typical water injection process that […]

  • Turkey Getting on Offshore Wind Radar

    20 June 2016
    R&D

    Offshore wind market that has yet to emerge in Turkey is being eyed by companies already involved in the industry in Europe, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to Turkish media. The country got on the offshore wind map following the first offshore wind meeting held by the Antalya International […]