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  • Offshore Wind One of Options to Power Amazon’s Data Centres in Japan

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Amazon is in talks with power utilities and trading houses in Japan as the tech giant is looking to build a renewable energy plant that would power its data centers in the country, Nikkei reported on 13 May. One of the options reported to be on the table is an offshore wind farm. A Japanese trading […]

  • O&M Personnel Wanted for Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

    29 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds is launching a recruitment process for the operations and maintenance of the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. Over 20 new posts, including apprenticeships, are open, in addition to the circa 60 positions that will be needed to service the project’s turbines. Jack-up vessel Bold Tern has so far installed 28 of […]

  • TenneT Seeks Construction Team for 2 GW Offshore Grid Platforms

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has launched a qualification system for construction work on 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore platforms. The scope of this qualification system covers the Dutch offshore platforms, topsides and jackets, including auxiliary systems, together with the HVDC converter systems for the platform and the land station, and optional maintenance. […]

  • US Identifies New Offshore Wind Areas in New York Bight

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified new priority wind energy areas in the New York Bight covering nearly 800,000 acres of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The agency will now initiate an environmental review, with public input, on these areas in federal waters for potential offshore […]

  • CROWN Spar Floating Offshore Wind Platform Gets DNV Nod

    24 March 2021
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has issued a Statement of Feasibility for the CROWN Spar offshore wind floating platform concept developed by the Spanish ship design and offshore engineering company Seaplace. DNV’s Statement of Feasibility verifies new concepts and opens the door to innovative platform designs with a potential to further reduce the costs of offshore floating wind, DNV […]

  • UK Team Developing Drone Fleet for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

    18 March 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Ocean Infinity, in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, Airborne Robotics and Bentley Telecom, is developing an autonomous fleet of drones for offshore wind farm inspection. The aim of the Drone Swarm for Unmanned Inspection of Wind Turbines (Dr-SUIT) project is to develop an autonomous offshore wind farm inspection fleet consisting of unmanned drone swarms […]

  • Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Staging Center Starts Taking Shape

    18 March 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted and Tradepoint Atlantic have completed the initial phase of Maryland’s first offshore wind staging center at the 3,300-acre global logistics center in Baltimore County. Ørsted has now completed USD 13.2 million in port infrastructure upgrades, establishing both a lift-on/lift-off and roll-on/roll-off berth within Tradepoint Atlantic’s port facility for handling offshore […]

  • Wärtsilä Designs Multi-Purpose SOV for US Offshore Wind Market

    15 February 2021
    Vessels

    The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has designed the world’s first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant hybrid multi-purpose service operation vessel (SOV) to serve the needs of the US offshore wind power market. The 76-metre vessel can accommodate up to 60 crew and wind-farm technicians in 55 single and five state cabins. The vessel’s double-decked cargo space is […]

  • DEME Books BOA SUB C for French Offshore Wind Job

    2 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    BOA OCV has secured a contract with DEME Offshore to deploy its subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. BOA Sub C will begin working at Saint-Nazaire in the second quarter of the year for a period of 220 days firm plus options. The two companies previously worked […]

  • 1.1 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close

    25 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.1 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, being developed jointly by the Polish energy company Orlen and Canadian Northland Power, has reached financial close for its 20-year CAD 5.2 billion (around EUR 3.6 billion) non-recourse green financing. The project’s total capital costs are said to be CAD 6.5 billion (around EUR 4.5 […]

  • SK Ecoplant to Install Jackets for South Korean Offshore Wind Project

    25 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    SK ecoplant has been selected as the preferred supplier for the transportation and installation of jacket foundations at the Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the preferred supplier agreement, SK ecoplant will carry out the transportation and installation of 38 jackets to the project’s offshore construction site some 40 kilometres west of the […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Stromar Wind Project Site Offshore Scotland

    15 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been launched at the Stromar floating wind farm site offshore Scotland. The E38 EOLOS LiDAR was deployed at the Stromar site off the coast of Caithness, approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick on 8 September. Equipped with fully independent and remote sensing devices, the […]

  • Petrobras Unveils 23 GW Wind Power Play Offshore Brazil

    14 September 2023
    Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Petrobras has unveiled plans to develop wind farms offshore Brazil with a potential capacity of up to 23 GW, including a floating wind project in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian state oil and gas group has submitted a request with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) to start the environmental licensing process for ten […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Secure Scottish Green Hydrogen Potential – Report

    5 September 2023
    Green Hydrogen, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X

    New and existing offshore wind farms could help generate large amounts of green hydrogen and support the UK and EU meet their net zero targets, if the necessary infrastructure can be put in place, according to a new report commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland. The “Commercial Models for Future Hydrogen Production” report, written by Xodus […]

  • First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale Underway

    29 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has kicked off the offshore wind energy lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico. As of 9:00 EST (15:00 CET), BOEM will be receiving bids for three areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Louisiana and Texas. Also in this article: Full list of prequalified bidders for […]

  • GE, ORE Catapult to Work on Enhancing Offshore Wind Turbine Performance

    7 August 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business have signed a GBP 4 million (approximately EUR 4.6 million) agreement on a new research collaboration that will focus on enhancing turbine performance and improved operations and maintenance through smart technological solutions. The agreement, which follows GE and ORE Catapult’s ‘Stay Ashore’ programme, […]

  • Final Jacket Foundation Built for Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Farms

    13 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Dennis Sanou, CEO of Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Farms at Copenhagen Offshore Partners, said that the last jacket foundation was fabricated for the 589 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan. In 2018, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the majority owner of the project, contracted Century Wind Power (CWP) to manufacture jacket foundations for the Changfang and […]

  • Eolus Pushes Ahead with 1+ GW Offshore Wind Project in Sweden

    19 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish company Eolus Vind has submitted an application for the Najaderna offshore wind project outside Tierp, Sweden with a planned capacity of 1 GW-1.7 GW. The fixed-bottom Najaderna offshore wind project is located approximately 17 kilometres off the coast within Tierp municipality in Uppsala County and extends into Sweden’s economic zone. Since the site is […]

  • RWE and Partners Secure 684 MW Japanese Offshore Wind Site

    13 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    RWE Offshore Wind Japan Murakami-Tainai K.K. has been selected in a consortium together with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) to deliver a 684 MW commercial-scale offshore wind project in Japan. The Japanese Government has appointed the consortium to develop, construct, and operate a fixed-bottom offshore wind farm off […]

  • Nova Scotia Moves Forward with Setting Up Offshore Wind Regulations

    23 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Nova Scotia has decided to focus first on building the regulatory framework for offshore wind energy development in areas jointly managed with the federal government before considering waters under solely provincial jurisdiction. The Province, Natural Resources Canada, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada are working together on the regional assessment in jointly managed waters. […]

  • 50 Developers Express Interest to Build Wind Farms Offshore Portugal

    16 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Fifty entities, including individual companies and consortia, from more than ten countries have submitted their expressions of interest to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal as the country prepares for its first auction. The number of interested parties reflects the high interest and attractiveness that the Portuguese offshore wind market presents on the international scene, […]

  • RWE and Hyundai Partner on Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen in South Korea

    15 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Green Hydrogen, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    RWE and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C), a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of offshore wind and green hydrogen. The partners said they will work together to jointly develop offshore wind projects in South Korea in line with the country’s […]

  • Siemens Energy, Smulders Deliver Moray West Offshore Substation Topsides

    2 November 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders and Siemens Energy have sent off the first of the two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) for the Moray West offshore wind farm from the Smulders yard on the Tyne at Wallsend. The second OTM has also been loaded onto a barge and is ready to be transported to Scotland. The OTMs have been delivered […]

  • IKEA Parent Company Invests in Source Galileo Offshore Wind Portfolio

    17 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns retailer IKEA, has invested in Source Galileo’s portfolio of offshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK. Ingka Investments has secured a 20 per cent stake in the offshore wind project portfolio of Source Galileo. The London and Dublin-based company is developing 10 GW of […]

  • HOFOR Orders Offshore Wind Foundations with Nature-Inclusive Design at Aarsleff

    4 July 2023
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen’s power supply company HOFOR has contracted Per Aarsleff A/S (Aarsleff) for the supply of foundations for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm that will be built in the Øresund Strait. The contract includes Nature-Inclusive Design, which will see artificial reefs being built at Aflandshage to house cod, crabs and other small marine wildlife. The artificial […]

  • Hitachi Energy Secures Deal for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Farms

    29 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed their third conditional agreement with a supplier for two of their offshore wind projects in Sweden, Triton and Galene, this time with Hitachi Energy for high-voltage equipment and systems, and power quality solutions for two onshore substations and up to eight offshore substations. The two project owners are developing […]