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  • TotalEnergies Plans Further 9 GW of Offshore Wind in Americas

    19 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    TotalEnergies plans to install 9 GW of offshore wind capacity in Brazil, according to local media, which reports the France-headquartered oil major is looking to develop three projects in the country, each with an installed capacity of 3 GW. EPBR reports that TotalEnergies is eyeing building wind farms offshore the states of Ceará, Rio de […]

  • Damen Fast Crew Supplier 7011 Makes Offshore Connections

    19 April 2022
    Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has completed crew change trials on its Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 vessel in the North Sea, using the Ampelmann S-type motion-compensated gangway. Following this move, the 74-metre Aqua Helix will undergo “a shakedown of all her systems during the sea trials”, Damen said. According to the company, the vessel is able […]

  • Hexicon and EAMAA Start Floating Wind Venture Offshore Greece

    11 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Swedish floating wind specialist Hexicon has created a joint venture, Hexicon Power SA, with Greece’s EAMAA, described as a first step to start the development of floating offshore wind projects off the coast of Greece. A new legal framework for offshore wind is expected this year and Hexicon is now set to establish a presence […]

  • GWO, GWEC to Outline Offshore Wind Workforce Training Needs

    12 April 2022
    Industry

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) have signed an agreement to map out workforce training needs in support of renewable energy development. According to the organisations, the two-year agreement outlines the importance of safety, training, and job creation to support wind energy development and the global energy transition. GWO […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons Float Merger Plans

    30 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Aker Offshore Wind AS (AOW) has announced an all-stock merger plan with Aker Horizons ASA that will reposition the company as a privately held subsidiary of Aker Horizons. The transaction will be carried out as a triangular merger between AOW, Aker Horizons’ subsidiary AH Tretten AS as the surviving entity, and Aker Horizons as the […]

  • TÜV SÜD Certifies Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    11 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    TÜV SÜD has completed certification of Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, built in the Danish sector of the Baltic Sea and operational since September of this year. “Certification confirms that Kriegers Flak wind farm is in compliance with Danish regulations and that the safety of the wind farm is ensured”, said Liana Tatar, the […]

  • MingYang Secures Second Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Europe

    29 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    MingYang Smart Energy has secured a contract for a floating offshore wind project in Europe, for which the company will supply its 11 MW hybrid drive offshore wind model. This is the second wind turbine supply contract for the Chinese manufacturer in Europe, following the Taranto offshore wind farm, currently under construction in Italy. MingYang […]

  • Turbine Parts Dropped Into Sea at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm

    21 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A hub, three 61-metre blades, and blade clamping tool have fallen into the sea during major component exchange at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the UK, with majority of the parts and tools now resting on the seabed and debris from one broken blade reported to be on the sea surface. The MPI Adventure […]

  • Heerema Tests Floating Installation of XXL Turbines Method Offshore

    15 October 2021
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the first offshore test of a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir. Heerema performed the demonstration project, known as Floating Offshore installation of XXL […]

  • Breaking: Germany Opening Offshore Areas for Green Hydrogen Production

    1 October 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Germany plans to auction off sites in its North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the purpose of producing green hydrogen offshore, with auctions expected to start as early as 2022. The Ordinance on Auctioning Sites for Alternative Energy Generation in the German Exclusive Economic Zone entered into force on Friday, 1 October 2021. The […]

  • NYC Unveils USD 191 Million Offshore Wind Vision

    27 September 2021
    Authorities

    Mayor of the City of New York Bill de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) have revealed a 15-year USD 191 million (around EUR 162 million) Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The OSW plan also includes climate goals of 100 per […]

  • Foundations In at Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    21 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    All 33 monopile foundations have been installed at the 140 MW Akita Noshiro wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture, Japan. The final monopile and the transition piece were installed off Akita Port by Seajacks Zaratan on 19 September, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, the owner and the developer of the project, said. 20 units were installed off […]

  • Corio and Fecon to Jointly Build Wind Farm Offshore Vietnam

    22 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation has signed a joint development agreement with Fecon, a Vietnamese construction and infrastructure group, for a proposed 500 MW offshore wind farm in Ba Ria, Vung Tau province, Vietnam. The proposed 500 MW Vung Tau offshore wind farm, located 23-35 kilometres from the coast, could be among the first large-scale offshore wind projects […]

  • Danes Go Virtual to Share Offshore Wind Know-How

    20 June 2022
    Authorities, Contribution, Industry, R&D, Technology

    The Danish Energy Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark have launched a new virtual platform, www.offshorewindtour.org, to share Danish experiences with offshore wind in an effort to help accelerate the development of the industry globally. Sharing Danish experiences and expertise accumulated over the last thirty plus years with upcoming offshore wind nations […]

  • Ocean Winds Books Navantia for French Offshore Wind Job

    7 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    OW Ocean Winds has confirmed a capacity reservation agreement with Spain’s Navantia to build two jacket-type foundations and the associated piles for the substations of two offshore wind farms in France. The two wind farms are the 496 MW Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier and the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport. The reservation agreement is […]

  • First Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    3 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW floating wind turbines has started its journey from the Wergeland Base in Gulen towards the installation site some 140 kilometres offshore the Norwegian coast. The wind turbines are being assembled at the Wergeland Base in Gulen in western Norway prior to being towed to the installation […]

  • Crowdfunding Campaign Starts for French Floating Offshore Wind Project

    24 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Qair, TotalEnergies, and BW Ideol, the partners behind the EolMed project, have launched a new crowdfunding campaign on 12 May targeting EUR 3 million (approximately USD 3.2 million) to finance the 30 MW floating wind farm in the French Mediterranean. Supported by Enerfip, the French crowdfunding platform dedicated to renewables, the campaign is initially running […]

  • BlueFloat Energy Launches Floating Wind Project Offshore Taiwan

    24 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain-headquartered BlueFloat Energy has entered the Taiwanese offshore wind market, unveiling a 1 GW floating wind project off the coast of Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City. Named after the strong winds blowing in the Hsinchu region every September, the Winds of September project is located 25 kilometres offshore in an area of around 125 square […]

  • SSE Renewables to Compete in Next Dutch Offshore Wind Tender

    13 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK energy company SSE Renewables plans to enter bids into the upcoming tenders for the 1.4 GW Hollandse Kust (west) wind farm zone in the Netherlands which are set to take place in the first half of 2022. The Dutch Government has recently issued revised draft Ministerial Orders which included tender assessment criteria for the […]

  • California Offshore Wind Energy Area Reaches New Milestone

    12 January 2022
    Authorities, Environment

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the potential impacts from future commercial leasing and related site characterization and assessment activities within the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore California. The Humboldt WEA is approximately 206 square miles that, if developed, could bring up to 1.6 […]

  • French-Japanese Floating Offshore Wind Partnership Forges Ahead

    5 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    BW Ideol AS has executed an investment agreement with Japan’s JERA and France’s ADEME Investissement to create an investment company for financing the co-development of floating offshore wind projects using BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology over the next five years. BW Ideol will hold 51 per cent of the new entity, with JERA and […]

  • RWE Investigating Floating Offshore Wind – Green Hydrogen Combo

    17 December 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    RWE has signed a contract with professional services firm Jacobs to investigate the production and supply of green hydrogen at the Pembroke Power Station site in Wales, the UK. The study will take four months, completing in March 2022, and include investigations into the feasibility of initially installing a 100 MW electrolyser to produce green […]

  • China’s SPIC Puts 800 MW of Offshore Wind into Operation

    15 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has commissioned two of its offshore wind farms in Rudong, bringing 800 MW of offshore wind power more to the Chinese energy mix this year. The first of SPIC’s two wind farms that make up its 800 MW Rudong Offshore Wind Project, H4, went into production on 29 November, […]

  • Autonomous Zero-Emission Offshore Fleet to Hit Water by 2030

    14 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    British marine operator Attollo has unveiled designs for USD 100 million zero-emission autonomous hydrogen vessels to support the next generation of offshore marine projects including offshore wind. The futuristic concepts are part of a multi-generational Research & Development mission known as ‘Project Zero’ – with the vessels named after the three pillars of the project: […]

  • First Sino-Foreign Offshore Wind Project Fully Commissioned

    9 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation have commissioned the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind farm. Located in the China Sea, off the Jiangsu coast, North of Shanghai, its construction took 20 months, France’s EDF Group said. The wind farm was put into operation on 20 November. Together with the 300 MW Dongtai […]

  • Financial Close Reached for Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm

    8 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind project in Taiwan, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and China Steel Corporation (CSC), has reached financial close. The financial close for the wind farm follows the recent signing of a project financing agreement with 20 banks. Zhong Neng is located next to CIP’s Changfang and Xidao offshore […]