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  • US Finalizes Rule to Streamline Offshore Renewable Energy Development

    25 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The final rule is said to increase certainty and reduce the costs related to the deployment of offshore wind projects by modernising regulations, […]

  • Octopus Energy Invests in Floating Offshore Wind Tech Company

    1 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has invested in US-headquartered Ocergy to boost the development of floating offshore wind farms globally. According to Octopus, Ocergy has an innovative approach to designing and manufacturing floating foundations, reducing the time and cost of building them. Ocergy is pioneering a hyper-local supply chain approach, working with local manufacturers and creating […]

  • A new standard for offshore wind. Creating a climate of investor confidence.

    18 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Milad Sheikhi, Head of Sales and Business Development – Offshore Wind at Jumbo Offshore discusses the way forward for standardisation in offshore wind. Is regulatory restriction the way forward for offshore wind – or will a free market approach yield more rapid returns? With increasingly ambitious targets in the coming years, the pressure is on […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Taps COWI for Foundation Design

    16 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables, which is developing the 1.3 GW Codling Wind Park offshore wind farm, has contracted the engineering company COWI for the foundation design for Ireland’s Phase One project. Under the contract, COWI will deliver Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design of the wind turbine […]

  • Vattenfall to Participate in 4 GW Dutch Offshore Wind Tender

    28 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Vattenfall has decided to enter a bid for the sites, Alpha and Beta, of the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender in the Netherlands. Located 62 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands, the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone contains three sites, with IJmuiden Ver Gamma, the third site, expected to be put […]

  • Iberdrola, Rio de Janeiro Sign Offshore Wind MoU

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Iberdrola’s renewable energy development arm in Brazil, Neoenergia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Rio de Janeiro state to explore the development of offshore wind projects. Under the agreement, Neoenergia and the government of Rio de Janeiro will carry out studies regarding offshore wind generation in the state’s coastal region. […]

  • Another Norwind Offshore CSOV Order Lands at Vard’s Desk

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Fincantieri-owned Vard has signed a contract with Navigare Capital Partners, in close cooperation with Norwind Offshore, for the design and construction of one tailor-made Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The parties have also agreed on new options for two additional vessels. Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026, the vessel is of VARD […]

  • CTV Wanted for 200 MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    1 March 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG has issued a contract notice for the charter of a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in Germany. The CTV will be used for the transportation of personnel as well as material, components, and spare parts to the 200 MW […]

  • Ørsted and South Korean City Bolster Offshore Wind Ties

    22 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea, to cooperate on developing a regional offshore wind sector. The aim of the agreement is to establish a local wind power industry driven by Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind project off the coast of Incheon, the developer said. Through this collaboration, Incheon […]

  • Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm Connected to Danish Grid

    9 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has commissioned all wind turbines at the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd in Denmark, which is now fully operational and feeding power into the Danish grid. Vesterhav Syd (South) is part of Vattenfall’s 344 MW Vesterhav duo, whose Vesterhav Nord (North) wind farm the company expects to connect to the grid during the first […]

  • Offshore Wind: Both Challenges and Enormous Opportunities Lie Ahead

    8 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, R&D, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry has faced significant headwinds in the past couple of years, with most of the negative effects tracing their origin back to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the geopolitical turmoil caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This has led to supply chain instability and cost inflation which has resulted in […]

  • Ocean Winds and Australian University Join Forces on Offshore Wind

    21 June 2024
    Collaboration, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean Winds (OW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Monash University to work together on establishing a sustainable supply chain for Australia’s offshore wind sector and to explore methods for conserving the nation’s biodiversity. As Ocean Winds expands to Australia with its High Sea Wind project, awarded on 1 May 2024, the partnership […]

  • New York City’s Offshore Wind Terminal Under Construction

    11 June 2024
    Ports & Logistics, Project Updates

    Construction work on turning the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City into an offshore wind hub started on 10 June. The SBMT redevelopment is being performed by Equinor, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and terminal operator Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SSBMT). Equinor, the owner/developer of […]

  • Ampelmann and Seaway7 Partner on Their First US Offshore Wind Project

    6 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has received an order from Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway, which will support the construction of a major US coast offshore wind project. The order not only marks the first collaboration of Seaway7 and Ampelmann in the Americas but will also see the first tour of duty of the […]

  • OEG Renewables and SOMAC Forge Japanese Offshore Wind Alliance

    31 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    OEG Renewables and Sojitz Machinery Corporation (SOMAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer renewable service solutions to the growing offshore wind market in Japan. Under the MoU, the companies will provide pre-construction, operations and maintenance (O&M), and vessel services to offshore wind projects in Japan. “By partnering with SOMAC, a company with […]

  • MMT to Keep Deep Helder at US Offshore Wind Sites

    23 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    SeaMar has signed a contract extension with MMT for the Deep Helder offshore support vessel, which has been deployed off the US East Coast for survey work at Ørsted’s offshore wind sites. The new contract has a duration of two years with a one-year renewal option and follows the six-month contract under which the vessel […]

  • Deutsche Bahn Taps RWE for More Offshore Wind Power

    19 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) and RWE Supply & Trading have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity produced at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The PPA will begin in 2024 and run until 2039. The 288 MW Amrumbank West is located around 30 kilometres off the coast of Heligoland in the German […]

  • Rhode Island to Issue 600 MW Offshore Wind Call

    28 October 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The U.S. state of Rhode Island is planning to issue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to 600 MW of new offshore wind energy. A draft RFP will be filed with state regulators this fall, and if approved, a final request is expected to be issued to the marketplace in early-2021. Any […]

  • Aker Divisions Partner Up for Wind Farms Offshore Norway

    27 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Aker Offshore Wind and Aker BP have agreed to cooperate on realizing offshore wind in Norway at large scale, as well as accelerating the process of decarbonizing oil & gas assets. The parties plan to collaborate on concepts for the development of large offshore wind farms to enable effective offtake to oil & gas producing […]

  • Germans Award Hydrographic Support Contract for Offshore Wind Farms

    26 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Geo Group with a contract for hydrographic support for offshore wind projects in Germany. Geo Ingenieurservice Nord-Ost will provide hydrographic support for pre-exploration of the ground for offshore wind projects in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the research years 2020, 2021 and 2022. As part of the preliminary […]

  • IRENA: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 228 GW by 2030

    19 October 2020
    Authorities

    Global offshore wind installed capacity will reach 228 GW by 2030, according to projections from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Of the currently installed offshore wind capacity in the world, 90 per cent is located in Europe, mostly in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is attributed to regional cooperation on interconnection, […]

  • Virginia’s 12 MW of Offshore Wind Ready for Commercial Operation

    14 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project has completed reliability testing and is now ready to enter commercial service. The next significant regulatory step for the two-turbine project is to submit the final documentation to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) which will carry out a technical review, expected to be completed […]

  • HTM Helicopters Orders Airbus Choppers for Offshore Wind Operations

    21 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Germany’s HTM Helicopters has ordered two H145 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters for offshore wind operations. HTM will be the first operator to use the new five-bladed H145 helicopter in the offshore wind segment, according to Airbus Helicopters. “We thank HTM for their continued trust in Airbus Helicopters and our products,” said Thomas Hein, Head of […]

  • Construction on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Enters Final Stretch

    18 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Around three-quarters of wind turbines have been installed at the 731.5 MW Borssele III and IV wind farm off the Netherlands, MHI Vestas said. The first of the wind farm’s 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines was installed at the site some 55 kilometres off Vlissingen at the end of May. Van Oord’s installation vessel […]

  • Offshore Wind Is Coming, Scottish Ports Should Prepare – Report

    2 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Scotland should prioritise a significant expansion of its marshalling/assembly port capacity to tap into the potential created by the development of offshore wind in the years to come, according to a report launched by Crown Estate Scotland. The report, titled Ports for offshore wind: A review of the net-zero opportunity for ports in Scotland comes […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory Under Construction in Taiwan

    2 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Welcon and Century Huaxin Wind Energy (CHWE) have entered into an agreement to cooperate on a turbine tower fabrication facility for offshore wind in Taiwan. Welcon said it will provide its experience and technological know-how to CHWE who will design, build and operate the facility that will serve the Taiwanese and Asian offshore wind market. […]