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  • Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Hits Major Construction Milestones

    21 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Formosa 2 offshore wind farm has passed two significant construction milestones, completing the installation of twelve turbines and transmitting power to the national grid. According to Formosa 2, the offshore wind farm has now completed more than half of the foundation installations and more than a quarter of the wind turbines have been installed […]

  • Scottish Start-Up Unveils Floating Offshore Wind Installation Solution

    5 October 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Encomara, a Scottish newcomer, has launched a solution for the installation of floating offshore wind turbines. The company’s turbine installation technology, designed to enhance life-cycle efficiency, safety, sustainability, and reliability, is applicable regardless of water depth, according to Encomara. The company’s pioneering Strategic Wind InFrastructure (SWIFT) system is said to integrate new and established technologies […]

  • 5,500 MW Wind Project Offshore Sweden Reaches Development Milestone

    14 March 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish wind farm developer OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Baltic Sea Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The name of the wind farm is Aurora and it will be located 20 kilometers south of Gotland and 30 kilometers east of […]

  • The hidden costs of cutting corners in the early phases of offshore wind projects

    9 March 2022

    James Hunt (Interconnectors & Cables Lead, Xodus) and Matt Blythe (Co-Founder, Continuum Industries), explain why offshore wind developers need to understand how more detailed and early optioneering on marine export cable routes can generate financial value at EVERY stage of their project The first priority for offshore wind developers that have secured sites in recent […]

  • Fixed, Floating, or Both? Major Offshore Wind Project Weighing Options

    7 March 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the 2 GW West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland have shared more information on the project through the recently published documents. In January, the Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium comprising Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies, and Scottish offshore wind developer RIDG secured rights in the Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind leasing […]

  • Masdar Joins BP’s UK Offshore Wind-to-Green Hydrogen Project

    24 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BP to acquire a stake in the company’s proposed green hydrogen project, HyGreen Teeside. Announced in November 2021, HyGreen Teeside is expected to produce 60 megawatt electrical input (MWe) of hydrogen at start-up in 2025, increasing to up to 500 MWe by 2030. Initially, […]

  • EDF Performs Autonomous Foundation Inspection at Blyth Offshore Wind Farm

    23 May 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    EDF Renewables has carried out what is believed to be the first autonomous wind farm foundation inspection by deploying a customised remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at the Blyth offshore wind farm in the UK. Equipped and operated from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) Hub, the ROV carried out visual inspections of the […]

  • DEME, Fugro Starting Surveys at Two Irish Offshore Wind Farms

    20 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    At the end of this month, offshore surveys will start at two wind farm sites off Ireland: Arklow Bank and North Irish Sea Array. For the Arklow Bank project, DEME’s Neptune will be deployed off the Wicklow coast for a geotechnical survey that will be taking place until the end of August, subject to weather […]

  • Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Receives Feasibility Study Permit

    11 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued a feasibility study permit to Thor Wind Farm I/S for the 1,000 MW Thor project, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. The purpose of the permit is to technically qualify the specific project so that the project’s technical design, including turbine foundation design and cable design, can […]

  • Construction to Start on First US Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Plant

    6 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    US-based CDMG Metal Buildings has been awarded a USD 42.7 million contract by the Port of Albany to supply four metal buildings for the nation’s first offshore wind tower manufacturing plant. The contract was signed during a meeting of the port district commission to allow a joint venture to begin manufacturing wind towers and other […]

  • UK Study Illustrates Offshore Wind-Powered Path to Net Zero

    28 April 2022
    Authorities, R&D

    The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), The Crown Estate, and Crown Estate Scotland have released a study that on the future of offshore wind in the UK, which shows the scale of potential for future deployment and helps understand and address how to best manage the various demands on the marine […]

  • Japan’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Nears Construction Phase

    26 April 2022
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore Japan is scheduled to start in September and the wind farm is expected to be commissioned in January 2024, the consortium behind the project said. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC Consortium was selected as the winner of Japan’s first offshore wind auction since […]

  • Tender for 700 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Site Pushed Back

    12 April 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Tendering process for one of the offshore wind areas the Dutch Government planned to auction this year has been postponed and will be launched at a later time, with the specific timeline expected to be announced later this year. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You […]

  • RPS Floating LiDAR Deployed at Bałtyk I Offshore Wind Farm

    11 April 2022
    R&D

    RPS Group has deployed one of its Floating LiDAR buoys off Poland for Equinor and Polenergia’s offshore wind project, Bałtyk I. The Floating LiDAR buoy will measure wind resource data above the sea surface as part of a one-year wind resource measurement project. RPS managed the entire deployment, from logistics, assembly, and testing to launch, […]

  • European Governments and Industry Join Forces to Accelerate Offshore Wind Deployment

    7 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Thirty parties ranging from wind energy companies to national governments, grid operators, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have signed an agreement outlining their commitment to work together for the accelerated deployment of offshore wind in Europe. The Governments of Spain, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Estonia and Lithuania, alongside the TSOs National Grid Ventures, Elia, […]

  • Geological Models Sought for Danish Energy Island Offshore Wind Farms

    5 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice for the provision of integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to the Energy Island projects. Denmark plans to build an artificial Energy Island in the North Sea and another Energy Island on the existing Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea. The North Sea […]

  • Lithuania Risks Pricier Offshore Wind with Recent Auction Changes – WindEurope

    16 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    WindEurope has urged Lithuanian lawmakers to remove the recently introduced changes to the offshore wind auction design and opt for double-side Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions based solely on a strike price. Lithuania is currently preparing its regulatory framework for the development of offshore wind in its waters. And new proposed auction rules have recently […]

  • Offshore Wind Cable Market to Grow Six-Fold This Decade – RenewableUK

    16 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The market for offshore wind farm cables is set to grow six-fold over the course of this decade, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The global market for subsea power cables is divided between array cables which run between the turbines of an offshore wind farm connecting them to the offshore substation, and […]

  • NKT Targets Polish Offshore Wind with Local Power Cable Center

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    NKT is expanding its presence in Poland with an execution center to prepare for the growing demand for offshore and onshore power cables driven by the development of the local offshore wind market.

  • BOEM to Gauge Interest in Revised Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Area

    29 October 2021
    Authorities

    The US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations to further assess commercial interest in wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico, after publishing Request for Interest (RFI) in June. The RFI focused on the Western and Central Planning Areas of the […]

  • All Substations, Foundations Installed at Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using the installation vessel Sleipnir, has installed both of the substations at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. After recently installing the topside of the project’s offshore substation (OSS), the vessel has now also put the Reactive Compensation Station (RCS) in place. With the 165th and final monopile foundation […]

  • Malaysian Utility Enters Offshore Wind, Buys Stake in UK Projects

    20 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has acquired a 49 per cent stake in the existing Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm and a yet-to-be-built floating wind farm in northeast England from EDF Renewables UK. TNB acquired the stake in the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Limited (BODL) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vantage RE Ltd. EDF Renewables UK […]

  • Iberian Energy Giants Reaffirm UK Offshore Wind Investment Commitments

    19 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spanish renewable energy major Iberdrola and its Portuguese counterpart EDP have reaffirmed their investment plans for offshore wind projects in the UK, as well as other renewable energy and energy transition initiatives in the country. Iberdrola has confirmed its intent to invest GBP 6 billion in the 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex […]

  • Asia’s First 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China

    15 October 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Chinese turbine manufacturer Shanghai Electric has launched its latest offshore wind turbine model, the Petrel platform SEW11.0-208. Shanghai Electric’s flagship direct-drive turbine, for which the company has full proprietary intellectual property, features a nameplate capacity of 11 MW, the largest of its kind in Asia. SEW11.0-208 is the first offshore wind turbine to take full […]

  • US to Hold Seven Offshore Wind Auctions in Next Three Years

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to organise up to seven new offshore wind lease sales by 2025, according to the country’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Offshore wind auctions are expected to be held for Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, Central Atlantic, and Gulf […]

  • UK Offshore Wind O&M Market for Robotics to Double by 2050

    23 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Accelerating the development of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) will be a significant enabler to reaching net-zero targets, according to new research from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, which estimates that the global robotics market in the wind energy industry, both offshore and onshore, will be worth GBP 1.3 billion (around EUR 1.5 billion) […]