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  • Lamprell Eyeing Floating Wind, US Offshore Wind Market

    30 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Dubai-based offshore wind foundation manufacturer Lamprell is looking to tap into the opportunities in the growing floating wind market and the upcoming projects in the US. Lamprell has just published its annual financial results for 2020, with the company’s Chief Executive Officer Christopher McDonald highlighting the goal of becoming part of energy transition through Lamprell’s […]

  • GE Renewable Energy Names New Offshore Wind CEO

    29 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy has appointed Jan Kjaersgaard as the new CEO of its Offshore Wind business. Kjaersgaard will succeed John Lavelle who is retiring after a 40-year career and plans to stay on board to assist with a transition over the next several months. Kjaersgaard joins GE from FLSmidth, where he was most recently President […]

  • Oil Giant BP Announces Offshore Wind Bid in Norway

    14 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    British oil and gas major BP is joining the recently established consortium between Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind, which is preparing a bid to build an offshore wind farm in Norway. The consortium will propose to develop an offshore wind project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II (SN2) area, with a plan to also explore opportunities […]

  • Iberdrola Requests Permits for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Spain

    7 June 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has submitted applications for two 490 MW wind farms off Galicia, according to the local media. The Spanish renewable energy giant filed the necessary documentation to the Ministry of the Ecological Transition on 27 May, Galiciapress reported, saying that one 490 MW wind farm is planned to be built off San Cibrao (Cervo, Lugo) […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Certify Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    2 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bureau Veritas has won a contract for project certification of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company will be providing independent verification and deliver full project certification including design review, manufacturing surveillance, transport and installation surveillance, and commissioning surveillance. The 850 MW Moray West, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise up to […]

  • Shell Adds Worley to Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project Team

    1 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Technology

    Dutch energy major Shell has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley a services contract to support the development of a new 200 MW electrolysis-based hydrogen plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The new plant will be powered by renewable energy from an offshore wind farm that is currently in development, Worley said. Once complete, the green […]

  • Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Substation Jacket Stands

    24 August 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s vessel Orion has completed the installation of the jacket foundation for Tennet’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha platform in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The installation of the 2,300-tonne jacket began last week after the unit arrived at the offshore construction site from the Port of Vlissingen on 14 August, a few weeks […]

  • EMEC Verifies Dublin Offshore’s Floating Wind Mooring Component

    12 March 2021
    Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has inspected Dublin Offshore’s mooring load reduction device (LRD) and verified that the system is in compliance with the International Electrotechnical Commission’s technical specification (IEC TS) 62600-10. Dublin Offshore has been developing the passive LRD for use on floating wind turbines, where it reduces the tension in mooring lines […]

  • China Close to Overtaking UK in Offshore Wind Capacity Rankings

    25 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    China installed a record 3,060 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2020, corresponding to over half of the offshore wind capacity added globally last year, according to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence. Overall, China had 9,898 MW of installed offshore wind capacity at the end of 2020 and was just 308 […]

  • Construction of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Stays On Track

    11 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Around 20 per cent of foundations has been installed at the 1.4 GW Hornsea Two, which is soon to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Ørsted said. The export cable installation works are on schedule and turbine installation is set to commence in the second half of this year, the project’s owner and developer […]

  • German Offshore Wind Production Reaches New Peak in 2020

    20 January 2021
    Grid Connection

    In 2020, Germany’s total offshore wind generation was 26.89 terawatt hours (TWh), of which wind farms in the North Sea generated 22.76 TWh and those in the German sector of the Baltic Sea produced 4.13 TWh of electricity. A year earlier, wind farms operating offshore Germany generated 24.16 TWh, with 20.25 TWh coming from the […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Generate 6.7 TWh in 2020

    4 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind farms generated 6.7 TWh of electricity in 2020, which represented 8.4 per cent of total electricity consumption in Belgium, or the electricity consumption of around 1.9 million families. Eight offshore wind farms are currently operational in the Belgian North Sea, with a total installed capacity of almost 2.3 GW. This includes Northwester […]

  • Denmark and Netherlands Exploring Opportunities for Joint Offshore Energy Hub

    16 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Netherlands and Denmark have signed an Agreement of Intent (AoI) to together explore opportunities for an offshore energy hub in the North Sea. Under the deal, TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet will carry out further research on the development of the joint energy hub for connecting offshore wind farms. On the basis of these analyses, […]

  • Jan De Nul Adds Connector to Offshore Installation Fleet

    10 December 2020
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul has agreed to acquire the offshore construction and cable-lay vessel Connector from Ocean Yield ASA. The vessel will be officially transferred during the fourth quarter of 2020. The acquisition is part of Jan De Nul’s strategic investment programme in the offshore installation fleet. It follows the last year’s orders of the new-build […]

  • Teesworks Offshore Wind Manufacturing Site Secures Planning Permit

    8 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Planning permission has been granted for an offshore wind manufacturing site at Teesworks on the site of the former SSI steelworks in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The development of the 4.5 million sq ft manufacturing space will see more than 430 acres of land alongside the River Tees remediated and developed into a manufacturing zone […]

  • PKN ORLEN Schedules Offshore Wind Supply Chain Meeting

    3 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Polish energy company PKN ORLEN is holding an online meeting with potential supply chain companies for its offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. PKN Orlen, through its subsidiary Baltic Power, holds a license to build wind farms with a maximum total capacity of up to 1,200 MW at a circa 131 km2 area […]

  • Victoria Sets Massive Budget for Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen

    30 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Australia’s state of Victoria is pouring the first AUD 108 million (around EUR 67 million) from its clean energy 2020/21 budget into the first steps toward bringing new renewable energy and hydrogen projects, such as the country’s first offshore wind farm, to realisation. The funds will support research, start-ups and innovation, and […]

  • EU to Set 2050 Offshore Wind Target at 300 GW?

    16 November 2020
    Authorities

    Rumour has it that the European Commission is considering a massive increase in installed offshore wind capacity by 2050, with as much as 300 GW to be in place by that time. According to media reports from Reuters and Euractiv, a draft of the EU Commission’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, expected to be published on […]

  • Online session ‘Careers in Offshore Wind’- Powered by Navingo Career

    16 November 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    On 10 December 2020, the online session ‘Careers in Offshore Wind – Powered by Navingo Career’ takes place. Discover career opportunities and impressive projects of the companies in the sector and start connecting. Participate for free in this thematic session by the Navingo Career Event. In Holland, the wind blows often and hard. Wind never […]

  • ENGIE Fabricom Starts Cathodic Protection Inspection Offshore UK

    9 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    ENGIE Fabricom has secured a contract to analyse the current performance and suitability of over 50 monopile foundations at a wind farm off the UK. Operating from five sites located across the UK, the company has been commissioned to carry out complete cathodic protection and pH monitoring of the internal water within each monopile on […]

  • LOC Singapore Bags New Offshore Wind Contract in Vietnam

    9 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    PowerChina HuaDong Engineering has awarded LOC Singapore with a contract for marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the transportation and installation operations at the Binh Dai Phase 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam. LOC will provide MWS services, including suitability surveys of the proposed support fleet, as well as its expertise in a range of […]

  • Germany Sets Offshore Wind Targets, Tweaks Tendering Procedure

    6 November 2020
    Authorities

    German federal parliament (Bundestag) has passed an amendment to the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG) which sets the country’s operational capacity targets to 20 GW by 2030 and 40 GW by 2040. The amendment was introduced by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). “With the target increase for offshore wind farms, it […]

  • Equinor Gathers Public Feedback for UK Offshore Wind Extensions

    3 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has published the summary reports from the first phase of community consultations for the extensions of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in the UK. As part of the development process, early-stage proposals were presented locally and online for feedback from the community and key stakeholders. Phase one community consultation ran from […]

  • Van Oord Takes Stake in Estonian Offshore Wind Developer

    20 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has acquired a stake in the Estonian offshore wind developer Saare Wind Energy. Saare Wind Energy is developing the Saaremaa offshore wind farm at an area covering up to 200 square kilometres south-west of the Estonian island Saaremaa. The area could facilitate an offshore wind farm of over 1,000 MW. The development of […]

  • GDG to Advise on Offshore Wind in Ireland’s Seabed Mapping Programme

    13 October 2020
    R&D

    Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) will carry out a review of data and information requirements of offshore renewable energy within the INFOMAR seabed mapping programme that has been underway in Ireland. The Irish geotechnical engineering consultancy has been commissioned by Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), a division of the Department of the Environment Climate and Communications […]

  • DNV GL and DHI Secure Offshore Wind Work in Poland

    8 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Baltica has hired DNV GL and DHI to assist in the development of the 1,498 MW Baltica 2 and the 1,045 MW Baltica 3 wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. DHI will be in charge of carrying out a meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) study for the two projects. The study will be performed […]