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  • Ireland Consulting on Offshore Wind Grid Development Policy

    10 June 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Ireland’s Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) has launched consultation on the country’s grid development policy for offshore wind. The consultation period was opened on 10 June and will close on 1 July. In its Climate Action Plan published in June 2019, the Irish government committed to having at least 3.5 GW of offshore […]

  • ScotWind Offshore Wind Leasing Round Kicks Off

    10 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Crown Estate Scotland has launched the ScotWind seabed leasing round for offshore wind projects. Investors and developers can now register interest in obtaining an option agreement with Crown Estate Scotland, which can then lead to the signing of leases for areas to be outlined as suitable in the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy.   As part of […]

  • UK Firm to Design Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    15 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Polish energy company PKN Orlen has selected the UK-based Offshore Design Engineering (ODE) to carry out preliminary technical and construction design of an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. As part of the contract, ODE has agreed to work with Polish companies on the project. The project will include, among others, a preliminary turbine […]

  • Underwater Surveys Needed for North Sea Offshore Platforms

    9 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German offshore grid operator TenneT is seeking underwater survey services for its offshore platforms. TenneT manages the operations of the German and Dutch high voltage cable connections from land to the offshore wind farms, the so-called grid connection systems. The contract covers the underwater inspections of TenneT’s fixed steel structures in the Dutch and the […]

  • Lithuania Opts For CfD Offshore Wind Auction Scheme

    3 September 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Lithuania plans to finance and develop offshore wind projects using the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, according to the draft legislation prepared and submitted by the country’s Ministry of Energy. A transmission system operator (TSO) will be responsible for providing grid connection infrastructure for the projects, according to the draft law package. “Taking into account […]

  • SPT Installs Suction Pile Jacket Offshore China

    21 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    SPT Offshore has installed the first suction pile jacket foundation at the 300 MW CTGNE Yangxi Shaba Phase I offshore wind farm in China. Earlier this year, Guangzhou Salvage Bureau appointed SPT Offshore to perform the suction installation services for what is the first such foundation in the South Chinese Sea. The Netherlands-based company said […]

  • German Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project Takes Off

    3 August 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Ørsted and its partners have secured funding for the Westküste 100 renewable hydrogen project in Germany. The partners received funding confirmation from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy as the first large-scale hydrogen project in Germany within the Reallabor (real-world laboratory) framework. The Westküste 100 project aims to research and develop an […]

  • Van Oord Reveals French Offshore Wind Connection

    16 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has signed a preparatory works agreement with Iberdrola for the installation of 62 jacket foundations at the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. Located approximately 16 kilometres off the coast of Brittany, the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will comprise 62 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed over an area covering 75 square […]

  • US Voters Strongly Favour Offshore Wind – Survey

    10 April 2020
    R&D

    Over 80 percent of the voters in the United States favour offshore wind energy, with widespread support coming from both major political parties and every demographic group across the country, according to a recent national survey. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies in March and released this week by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the […]

  • Oceaneering to Work on Moray East Offshore Wind Project

    8 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Oceaneering International Services Ltd (OISL) has secured a contract to complete seabed route and debris clearance at the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. OISL said it will provide a full suite of services, including vessel, route preparation tools, remotely operated vehicle (ROV), survey, and personnel to complete the operations for the wind farm’s […]

  • Obayashi Picks Ramboll Foundations Design Offshore Japan

    6 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ramboll has secured a contract with the Obayashi Corporation to provide the foundation design for a new offshore wind project in Japan. Ramboll said its engineers will perform the detailed foundation design for the entire offshore wind farm which will be one of the largest in Japan. The design team will be employed on the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order to deliver its SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines for innogy’s 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In total, Siemens Gamesa will manufacture and deliver 38 wind turbines for the project. The order also comes with a two-year service and maintenance contract. The […]

  • Germany Marks Three Areas as Suitable for Offshore Wind

    30 March 2020
    Authorities

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has marked three new areas as suitable for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.

  • SPT to Install Suction Pile Jackets Offshore China

    20 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Guangzhou Salvage Bureau has appointed SPT Offshore to install three suction pile jacket foundations at the CTGNE Yangxi Shaba Phase I offshore wind farm in China. SPT Offshore will perform the suction installation services including all related engineering preparations, such as suction installation procedures and suction pile penetration analysis and grouting consultation.  The Netherlands-based company […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Smash Production Record

    4 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind farms in Belgium broke a record in February as they produced 804GWh of electricity, according to the Belgian Offshore Platform (BOP). The 804GWh, measured at the Elia grid connection point, corresponds to the annual consumption of 230,000 households, at 3,500kWh per year per family. The last reported monthly record was in December 2019 […]

  • First SeaMade Offshore Substation Topside Hits the Water

    28 February 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the two offshore substation topsides to be installed on the SeaMade wind farm in the Belgian North Sea has been loaded onto a barge at ENGIE Fabricom’s yard in Hoboken, Belgium. The 487MW SeaMade is a combination of two offshore wind projects previously known as Mermaid and Seastar. The 1,200-tonne topside will now be […]

  • Construction Starts on Chinese Offshore Wind Super Projects

    24 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    China Three Gorges (CTG) has started construction on what the state-owned utility describes as offshore wind ‘’super projects’’ with a combined capacity of 2,200MW. The two wind farms in question are the 1,400MW Yangjiang Shapa Phases 2-5 project off the city of Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, and the Jiangsu Rudong 800MW (H6, H10) wind farm offshore […]

  • TenneT Gathers 2GW Offshore Grid Connection Team

    13 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission systems operator TenneT has entered into an ”innovation partnership” with a number of companies to develop a 2GW offshore grid connection system. Given that such a platform does not exist, a new platform design and a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system that allows increased power transfer is required, TenneT said. To realise […]

  • Europe Installs Record 3.6GW of Offshore Wind in 2019

    6 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Europe installed 3.6GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, which is a new record in annual installations, according to WindEurope.

  • BNEF: 2019 a Record Year for Offshore Wind Investment

    16 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Investment in offshore wind reached USD 29.9 billion in 2019, up 19% on 2018 and USD 2 billion more than in the previous record year of 2016, the latest data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) shows. The last quarter of the year was particularly busy and saw a number of offshore wind deals, according to […]

  • 450GW Offshore Wind by 2050 in Europe Achievable – Report

    26 November 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The EU Commission’s goals for offshore wind of between 230 and 450 GW by 2050 are achievable provided the right investments in electricity grids and governments take the right approach to maritime spatial planning, according to a new WindEurope report. According to the report, ‘Our energy, our future’, building 450GW offshore wind by 2050 requires […]

  • New Jersey Gets Offshore Wind Working Group

    25 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has established an environmental resources working group aimed at providing guidance for achieving the state’s offshore wind goals. The offshore wind working group will include representatives from commercial and recreational fishing industries, conservation organizations, maritime industry, and fisheries councils to provide guidance for the overall strategy and […]

  • GRS and COLI Join Forces for Offshore Wind in Japan

    4 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) and COLI Schiffahrt & Transport have entered a strategic partnership that will see the two companies jointly offering services in the offshore wind market in Japan. “With COLI a competent and experienced partner in the field of break bulk and project cargo – especially between Europe and Far East – is […]

  • RWE Renewables Bets Big on Polish Offshore Wind

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    RWE Renewables has acquired a pipeline of up to 4 offshore wind projects in Poland with a total generation capacity of more than 1.5 gigawatts. The company has acquired the shares in the project companies from private owners and developers. RWE intends to further develop, build, and operate the projects. The four projects, which are […]

  • Denmark to Help Vietnam Chart Offshore Wind Roadmap

    14 October 2019
    R&D

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of Vietnam have initiated a partnership with the purpose of mapping the potential for offshore wind off the coast of Vietnam. The next step in the cooperation between DEA and EREA will be to develop a roadmap to Vietnamese authorities presenting solutions on […]

  • MMT and CSA Ocean Sciences Partner Offshore America

    9 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    MMT and CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) have joined forces to provide combined services for the American offshore industry, including the offshore wind sector. MMT and CSA said they plan to offer combined geophysical/geotechnical and environmental services on a high specification survey vessel. The vessel will be available to support the Americas region, from offshore wind farms […]