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  • US Offshore Wind and Fisheries Alliance Names First Executive Director

    2 March 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) has appointed Lyndie Hice-Dunton as its first executive director. Hice-Dunton officially assumed the role of Executive Director on 10 February. According to ROSA, the new appointment has over a decade of experience in fisheries science and environmental policy as a specialist on projects focusing on coastal and offshore energy, […]

  • UK Round 2 Offshore Wind Projects Pass First Milestone

    19 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The three offshore wind projects selected in the UK’s second Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round have passed their 12-month milestone requirement, Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) said.

  • First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm Delayed Further

    12 February 2020
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    According to the new timeline, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to issue final permits for the project by mid-march 2021.

  • Asia’s First 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China

    15 October 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Chinese turbine manufacturer Shanghai Electric has launched its latest offshore wind turbine model, the Petrel platform SEW11.0-208. Shanghai Electric’s flagship direct-drive turbine, for which the company has full proprietary intellectual property, features a nameplate capacity of 11 MW, the largest of its kind in Asia. SEW11.0-208 is the first offshore wind turbine to take full […]

  • RWE Signs PPA for Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    12 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Ocean Breeze Energy have entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm in Germany, under which RWE Supply & Trading will market the wind farm’s electricity production under the direct marketing scheme, starting this month. RWE also plans to use the wind farm’s electricity to […]

  • Structural Defects Delay Japan’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    22 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Goto Floating Wind Farm Consortium has postponed the commissioning of the Goto City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project by two years following the discovery of defects in the floating structures to be used for the project. The project’s commercial operation date was initially scheduled for January 2024. However, the construction process was delayed due […]

  • World’s First Offshore Vessel Charging Project Expands to SOVs and PSVs

    6 October 2022
    Technology, Vessels

    MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), and […]

  • Gael Force Wins First Contract for New Mooring Device (UK)

    6 September 2011

    Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, has launched its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based… (middleeastevents) [mappress] Source: middleeastevents, September 06, 2011

  • Six UK Offshore Wind Projects Pass First CfD Milestone

    6 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Six offshore wind projects under development in the UK, with a total installed capacity 5.5 GW, have passed their Milestone Requirement (MR), Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) reported. The MR is the first significant milestone for projects awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs), as it requires developers to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the project. The […]

  • Europe connects 118 offshore wind turbines in first half 2010

    12 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    New offshore wind turbines total 333 MW, well over half the 577 MW installed offshore last year, continuing growth in offshore wind power… by KRemington (windpowerengineering) [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, August 12, 2010;

  • Department of Interior Initiates Offer For First Commercial Wind Lease (USA)

    30 March 2011

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael… (professionalmariner) [mappress]   Source: professionalmariner , March 30, 2011

  • Scottish Floating Wind Farm Clears First Step for Onshore Infrastructure

    26 January 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Highland Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle for the onshore infrastructure of the 100 MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) in Scotland. The developer, Highland Wind Limited, majority owned by a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with Hexicon AB as a minority shareholder, submitted the onshore planning application to the […]

  • PGE Baltica Secures First Polish Offshore Lease Area Permit

    11 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    PGE Baltica 4 has received the most points in the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for area 43.E.1 in the Baltic Sea off the Polish coast. Other applicants who also qualified for the Phase 2 site auction included EDF Renewable Offshore Polska I, who were the runners-up, followed by Cormano […]

  • Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 20 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Noshiro Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind project have been put into operation, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) said. ”We are pleased to announce that we started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy at the Noshiro […]

  • First Hohe See TPs Start Arriving at SIF Terminal Maasvlakte

    7 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Manora Logistics has started transporting the transition pieces for the 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm from Antwerp, Belgium, to SIF’s terminal at Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.

  • Dutch Govt to Launch First Subsidy-Free Tender on 15 December

    18 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has published the Ministerial Order for permitting offshore wind energy for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) sites I and II, stating that the application period will start on 15 December and close on 21 December 2017.

  • Italy Approves Fixed Price Tariff for First Offshore Wind Project

    28 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Italy’s renewable energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has awarded a 30MW near shore wind project off Taranto with a 25-year fixed price tariff. Belenergia S.A., the developer of the Beleolico 30MW offshore wind farm, secured the tariff at a maximum price of EUR 161.7/MWh, a 2% decrease compared to the starting price of EUR165/MWh set out in the June 2016 auction. […]

  • Iberdrola Expects Saint-Brieuc Construction Permit in First Half of 2017

    22 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola expects to receive a construction permit for the 500MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project by 30 June, 2017.

  • DONG Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1, Its First German OWF

    9 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant are celebrating the inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark who officially opened the wind farm. With a nominal power per turbine of 4.0 MW, the 78 wind turbines will produce enough environmentally friendly […]

  • Ventyr Taps Norconsult for Sørlige Nordsjø II Onshore Grid Design

    11 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Ventyr Energy (Ventyr Energi), a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has selected Norconsult to carry out the design and planning of the onshore grid infrastructure for the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. Just over a year after Ventyr secured the rights to develop Norway’s first large-scale […]

  • Fabrication Starts on Germany’s First 2 GW Offshore Grid Connection System

    3 March 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The first steel has been cut for BalWin4, Germany’s first 2 GW offshore grid connection, at Sangsangin Ship Machinery’s factory in South Korea. The fabrication of the foundation for the topside that will later bring renewable energy from the North Sea to Germany has started. According to Daniel Birkenstock, project director at TenneT, this is […]

  • First Turbine Up at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first of 66 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind turbines that will make up the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan has been installed. The major milestone for Ørsted’s 920 MW offshore wind project also marks a milestone for Siemens Gamesa, whose SG 14-236 DD wind turbine model is installed offshore […]

  • Pelamis Wave: World’s First Wave Power Generated Ten Years Ago

    19 August 2014
    Technology

    Pelamis Wave Power is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the world’s first offshore wave power generated to the national grid. Following installation of the prototype Pelamis machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, the first electricity from offshore waves was generated to the UK grid at 9.55pm on Sunday 15th August 2004. […]

  • First CETO 5 Clocks 700 Hours, Second Unit on Its Way

    16 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited’s CETO 5 Unit has now been operating for approximately 700 hours. Also, its second CETO 5 wave energy units is ready for deployment. The first CETO 5 Unit was installed four weeks ago and has now clocked up 700 in ocean operating hours. It has experienced a range […]

  • Carnegie Wave Energy Receives AUD 50,000 for First CETO 6 Milestone

    11 August 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has received its first payment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion of the first milestone of the CETO 6 Project. Carnegie has received $50,000 for the first milestone of the CETO 6 Project, the completion of a Knowledge Sharing Plan and detailed Project Plan. […]

  • Crown Estate Announces Appointment of First Head of Offshore Wind Energy (UK)

    6 January 2012

    The Crown Estate has today (6 January 2012) announced the appointment of Huub den Rooijen as its first Head of Offshore Wind Energy. Huub will take up the post in the spring of 2012. He has played a major role in some of the biggest offshore wind projects in Europe and advised many of the […]