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  • UK Bankrolls Self-Installing Floating Offshore Wind Project

    25 January 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP 10 million to technology partners – SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and construct a SENSE PelaStar floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland. The SENSE concept (stands for Self-Erecting Nacelle and Service) looks to […]

  • Six Key Offshore Wind Themes to Watch in 2022 – Westwood

    20 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    The following is a guest post by Westwood Global Energy Group’s Senior Analysts Michelle Gomez, Bahzad Ayoub and Ruth Chen. The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.   Mainland China’s push to bring capacity […]

  • Another Gigawatt-Scale Wind Project Emerges Offshore Philippines

    20 January 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Blue Circle and its partner CleanTech Global Renewables, Inc. have signed their first wind energy service contract for an offshore wind project in the Philippines – the 1.2 GW project in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro. The Blue Circle and CleanTech have succeeded in securing the exclusivity for the Bulalacao site development through a service contract […]

  • US State Enters Offshore Wind Cooperation Agreement with Denmark

    11 January 2022
    Authorities

    Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has entered into a cooperation agreement on offshore wind with the US state of Virginia, after a few months of working on the agreement with the government of Virginia, together with the Danish Energy Agency and with assistance from the Danish embassy in the US. According to the […]

  • Final Turbines Head to World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    31 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up Sea Installer has left the Port of Hull loaded with the last batch of turbine components to be installed at the 1.32 GW Hornsea Two – soon to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation. Sea Installer and Sea Challenger have been transporting the wind farm’s 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 […]

  • BREAKING: France Preparing 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Auction

    31 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France is opening a period of public consultation on a second wind farm project located within the ‘Centre Manche’ zone offshore Normandy. The Centre Manche covers an area of 500 square kilometres in the Channel off the Cotentin Peninsula which was identified in 2020. The competitive tendering procedure for the first wind farm within the […]

  • Plans In Motion for 1.8 GW Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

    30 December 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish developer OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for the 1.8 GW Triton offshore wind farm located within the Swedish economic zone off the coast of Skåne. The wind farm is located some 30 kilometres south of Ystad and will comprise between 68 and 129 wind turbines with a maximum height of 370 […]

  • Largest Offshore Wind Farm in China Fully Grid Connected

    27 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 802 MW Jiangsu Qidong, China’s largest offshore wind farm, achieved a full capacity grid connection on Saturday, 25 December. The Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind farm comprises three projects; H1, H2, and H3, each with an accompanying offshore booster station. The wind farm is located between 31 and 40 kilometres off the coast of Qidong, […]

  • Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Feature UK Steel

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Steel manufactured in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is set to play a role in the foundations that will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank. Sif and Smulders were awarded contracts to provide the monopiles and transition pieces for the first two phases of Dogger Bank […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project Ready to Take Off

    14 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that the GROW consortium FlexH2 project was awarded a grant as part of the MOOI-SIGOHE tender scheme. The Shell-led research project FlexH2, which stands for Flexible Offshore Wind Hydrogen Power Plant Module, intends to develop and demonstrate technology that will accelerate the scale-up of offshore wind to green […]

  • Saipem Books Giant Hammer for French Offshore Wind Project

    10 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch manufacturer of foundation equipment, Dieseko, has secured a contract with Saipem for the supply of the Vibratory Hammer to be used to install the monopiles on the Calvados wind farm offshore France. The start of the offshore monopile installation works is expected in the third quarter of 2022. The project scope for Dieseko includes […]

  • Taiwanese Bulk Cargo Shipping Specialist Enters Offshore Wind

    28 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Taiwanese bulk carrier company U‐Ming Marine Transport Corporation has entered into a joint venture agreement with Denmark’s World Marine Offshore to jointly establish U‐Ming Marine Offshore Company Limited (UMO). The two companies will through UMO pursue activities within the offshore wind sector in Taiwan. UMO has signed a contract for the construction of two Inertia […]

  • Vessels Reshuffle as Taiwanese Wind Farm Nears Offshore Construction

    7 June 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Major offshore wind projects in Taiwan have entered or are about to enter offshore construction and the vessels involved have started mobilising and departing for this increasingly active offshore wind market. As one of these projects is reaching this stage, one of the contractors seems to have had to deploy a substitute vessel to carry […]

  • Belgian-Norwegian Consortium Unveils Offshore Wind Bid in Norway

    2 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind and the Norwegian company NorSea have joined forces to apply for a licence for offshore wind acreage in Norway. “Together with our Norwegian partners, we are able to offer a competitive value proposition by matching local expertise with over a decade of offshore wind experience”, said Francois Van Leeuw, co-CEO […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction Attracts More Domestic Companies

    2 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Two Norwegian investment companies have teamed up to establish an offshore wind company and compete in Norway’s upcoming licensing round. Arendals Fossekompani ASA (AFK) and Ferd AS (Ferd) established Seagust AS to compete in the offshore wind licensing round. Seagust Eyes Both Offshore Wind Areas The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two […]

  • Construction Starts on NEBT Intertidal Wind Farm Offshore Vietnam

    1 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Australian and South East Asian power company Nexif Energy has formed a 50:50 partnership with Thailand’s RATCH Group for the construction and operation of the Nexif Energy Ben Tre nearshore wind farm (NEBT) in Vietnam. The 80 MW NEBT intertidal wind farm is located in Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district of Ben Tre Province, […]

  • First Turbine Up at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    28 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total 165 wind turbines has been installed on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, where the wind turbine installation phase began this week, as reported in our Premium news on 27 May. DEME’s installation vessel Sea Challenger, loaded with the first set of turbine components, arrived at the […]

  • Shandong Province Gets Its First Offshore Wind Turbine

    19 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine has been installed at the Huaneng Shandong Peninsula South 4 offshore wind farm off Shandong Province, China. This is the first wind turbine to be installed off Shandong, the Chinese province which aims to develop 12.6 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. The 301.6 MW Huaneng Shandong Peninsula South 4 wind […]

  • Irish Government Puts EirGrid in Charge of Offshore Grid Assets

    13 May 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) has published a framework for the country’s future offshore electricity transmission system, which includes appointing EirGrid as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and the Transmission Asset Owner for Offshore Grid Assets. Together with an associated policy for Ireland’s future offshore electricity transmission system which was approved […]

  • US Approves First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project

    11 May 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo have announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. The Record of Decision (ROD) grants Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines […]

  • Taiwan Drafts Plan for Further 5 GW of Offshore Wind

    11 May 2021
    Authorities

    Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy (BoE) and Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) have held a meeting on the draft regulation for the 3rd Round of offshore wind auctions, including a new target for 2035. From 2026 until 2035, 1.5 GW of offshore wind capacity would be added each year, instead of previously planned 1 GW. From 2026 […]

  • Wiking Heads Far Offshore with Global Tech I Deal

    26 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH has signed a multi-year service contract with Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH to provide personal and material helicopter transport services to the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. As part of this contract, Wiking will carry out helicopter crew change service from its base in […]

  • SLPE Design for Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Substation

    22 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Sea and Land Project Engineering (SLPE) has been awarded a contract for the detailed design of the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore substation jacket and foundations. SLPE signed a contract earlier this year with Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, who, in a joint venture with ENGIE, will deliver this offshore substation as a complete turn-key […]

  • New Jersey Opens Solicitation for Offshore Wind Transmission Solutions

    16 April 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), has launched solicitation for qualified developers to submit potential transmission solutions that would help deliver offshore wind energy to the existing power grid in New Jersey. The 120-day solicitation period, launched on 15 April, will enable NJBPU to evaluate […]

  • Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry Signs Offshore Wind MoU with IFC

    14 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to cooperate on offshore wind development. The aim of the cooperation is to assess the potential of offshore wind in Azerbaijan and the development of a roadmap, and later, tender management related to relevant projects, the definition of […]

  • Norwegian Seismic Company Wins First Offshore Wind Contract

    14 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian seismic company SeaBird Exploration has secured its first contract in the offshore wind sector. SeaBird will provide its survey vessel Petrel Explorer as an accommodation vessel for a wind farm maintenance campaign in the Baltic Sea. The company did not disclose the name of the project, but did say that the contract will start in […]