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  • Offshore Wind Industry Council Launches Online Educational Modules

    13 April 2022
    Industry, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has launched a series of online modules to support those new to the offshore wind industry by covering topics from project inception to decommissioning. The publicly available online modules explain how offshore wind farms are planned, the consenting processes involved in building and operating them, and the role offshore […]

  • Turbine Parts Fall Into Sea at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    7 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine rotor including three blades has separated from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines and fallen into the sea at the Anholt wind farm offshore Denmark, Ørsted, the owner and operator of the wind farm, said. There have been no injuries in the incident and the relevant authorities have been […]

  • HeliService Orders Additional AW169 Helicopters for Offshore Wind Ops

    4 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    German-based HeliService International GmbH has signed a contract with Leonardo S.p.A for the delivery of two additional AW169 light intermediate twin-engine helicopters to support the offshore wind farm operations in Taiwan. The contract brings the total number of AW169s ordered by HeliService to five since its first purchase back in 2015 and marks the entrance […]

  • TotalEnergies and Sempra Set Stage for Offshore Wind Partnership in US

    1 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    TotalEnergies and Sempra have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop several onshore and offshore renewable projects in North America. TotalEnergies said in a statement it is expanding its North American strategic alliance with Sempra. The MoU outlines Sempra’s potential acquisition of 30 per cent of TotalEnergie’s equity interest in an offshore wind project […]

  • Eneco and OCI Join NortH2 Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Consortium

    31 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Energy company Eneco and OCI N.V., a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, have joined the NortH2 green hydrogen consortium as collaborative partners. Eneco is joining the NortH2 consortium of Equinor, RWE, Shell, and Gasunie as an investment partner. Groningen Seaports is a support partner on the project. OCI, on the other hand, intends […]

  • VLCV Spotlights Turnkey Drilling Solutions for Offshore Wind Industry

    4 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    In a short interview with Arvid de Groot, Manager at Dutch-based VLCV, we hear about turnkey drilling solutions the company is offering to the offshore energy industry – specifically to offshore wind sector. VL Specials, part of Van Leeuwen Trenchless Technology, formed a joint venture with C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services, part of DISA International, named […]

  • Taiwan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Entering Home Stretch

    3 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    71 out of the 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines have been installed at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm project offshore Taiwan. In April, the first batch of turbine components was transported from the Port of Taichung, and the first turbine was installed at the site by Seajack Scylla, […]

  • RWE Adds Siemens Energy, HSM Offshore to Thor Team

    14 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Siemens Energy and HSM Offshore Energy as preferred suppliers for the electrical transmission system and entered into early works agreements in relation to the construction of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Siemens Energy was selected as the preferred supplier for the design construction, and installation of the onshore […]

  • Portugal Preparing 10 GW Offshore Wind Auction for 2023

    22 September 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Portugal will offer 10 GW of capacity through the country’s first offshore wind auction expected to take place in 2023, according to Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro. Portugal had originally planned to offer between 6 GW and 8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the first auction. The increase in the capacity target is part […]

  • Environmental Surveys Start on Baltica 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 September 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Poland’s PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company, has entered the stage of environmental surveys for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm located approximately 80 kilometres from the Polish Baltic coast. The research will be carried out by a consortium of the Gdynia Maritime University and MEWO S.A., which will also prepare an environmental report and […]

  • Sunly Homeports Its Offshore Wind Plans at Port of Tallinn

    8 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Estonian renewable energy developer, Sunly, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Tallinn on realising its offshore wind projects in the Baltic States by using Port of Tallinn-owned harbours to build and maintain its planned wind farms offshore Estonia, as well as Latvia and Lithuania. Sunly is developing offshore wind projects west […]

  • TotalEnergies Has Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Plans in Denmark

    5 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies, the France-headquartered oil & gas and energy major, has multi-gigawatt offshore wind plans in Denmark. There, the company is eyeing the development of a minimum of 1.3 GW and a maximum of some 5.8 GW of offshore wind through two projects. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site […]

  • Foundation Installation Starts at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Installation of jacket foundations has started at the site of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, the country’s second project of this kind and the first to use jacket foundations. Five vessels have been mobilised for this work. Seven Borealis is being used for the lifting and installation of the foundations, North Sea Giant for […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Innovation Site Gets New Owner

    29 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of sellers, including Van Oord, has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm to Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s largest investors in renewables. According to Van Oord, the sale confirms the success of innovations demonstrated in Borssele V, including the world’s first submerged slip joint, a new method for securing […]

  • US Designates Offshore Wind Vessels as Vessels of National Interest

    29 June 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Maritime Administration (MARAD) has designated offshore wind vessels as Vessels of National Interest making them eligible for financial support through the Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program. This designation will facilitate more offshore wind construction and will prioritize applications for such projects for review and funding through Title XI, […]

  • Shell Enters Race to Build Wind Farms Offshore Poland

    14 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Amber Baltic Wind Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell, has submitted proposals for new offshore wind locations in the Polish Baltic Sea zone as part of the government’s latest tender. The sites included in the tender will help deliver Poland’s ambition of reaching 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2040, Shell said. The […]

  • Azerbaijan Partners with Masdar on Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Projects

    6 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to cooperate on offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects with a total of 2 GW in capacity. The agreement also includes steps to create offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects for production and export purposes. The agreement was signed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy […]

  • Wison Receives Offshore Wind Farm Installation Vessel Order

    25 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Shanghai-headquartered Wison Offshore & Marine has won a contract from China’s Shandong Lankun Offshore Engineering for the construction of an offshore wind farm installation vessel that will be able to handle offshore wind turbines of up to 16 MW. Under the contract, Wison Nantong Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Wison Offshore Engineering, will provide engineering, […]

  • JERA Presses Ahead with Happo-Noshiro Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese energy company JERA has submitted the Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for the Happo Town and Noshiro City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project in Akita Prefecture to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. JERA believes that the favorable wind conditions and shallow seabed off Happo and Noshiro make the area suitable for the […]

  • Ørsted Enters Another Offshore Wind Agreement in South Korea

    21 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    After signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea’s state-owned utility provider Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) for joint development of a 800 MW wind project offshore Incheon City a few days ago, Ørsted has also signed an MoU for the project with Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), both part of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). Under […]

  • Northland Power and RWE Reforge Step-In Pact Offshore Germany

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

    Northland Power Inc. and RWE Renewables GmbH have agreed to co-develop a cluster of offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a total gross capacity of 1.3 GW. The partners signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company through which they plan to jointly develop, construct, and operate the cluster of three […]

  • RWE Working on 1.6 GW Offshore Wind Project in Sweden

    20 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables has completed geophysical and environmental surveys for the Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, for which the German-based developer is preparing an application for a Natura 2000 permit. “Despite some tough winter conditions in the Baltic Sea the project reached this important milestone before the end […]

  • Finland Sets Stage for Offshore Wind Auction in 2023/24

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Finnish government’s Committee on Economic Policy has approved a proposal for an auction model to be applied to the leasing of public water areas controlled by Metsähallitus for the development of offshore wind farms. The first auction is expected to take place in 2023–2024 and will cover three to four areas suitable for offshore […]

  • Developer Cancels Offshore Wind Project over Turbine Size

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    A Denmark-based developer has decided to cancel an offshore wind project after not managing to find a turbine model that would fit the project’s original design parameters. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the link below:

  • Siemens Gamesa Looks Into Replacing Offshore Power Cables with Pipes

    7 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Strohm, a manufacturer of fully bonded, Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCPs), to jointly develop transfer solutions for the hydrogen produced at offshore wind turbines. In this concept power cables are replaced by a pipe infrastructure, storing and transferring hydrogen. Siemens Gamesa has a technical advisory role. […]

  • Danes Open Public Consultation on Aflandshage Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Hvidovre Municipality have opened public consultation on the environmental impact report for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, an up to 300 MW project being developed by HOFOR in the Øresund Strait, some ten kilometres from the southern tip of Amager. The DEA and Hvidovre Municipality have invited the public […]