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  • MMS Offshore Takes Delivery of MMS Superior

    30 October 2019
    Vessels

    UK-based MMS Offshore Renewable Services Ltd has taken delivery of a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 from Damen Shipyards Group. The new vessel – to be called MMS Superior – will be deployed in a variety of roles in the offshore renewables, oil & gas, and marine civil engineering sectors. MMS Offshore Renewable Services is […]

  • BNEF: Offshore Wind Financing Skyrockets in 2020

    13 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind financings in the first six months of 2020 totaled USD 35 billion, up by a record 319% year-on-year, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF). The BNEF data shows that offshore wind had by far its busiest half-year ever for final investment decisions, well above 2019’s record full-year figure, a revised USD 31.9 billion. The first […]

  • NABU Objects to Gennaker Offshore Wind Project

    14 February 2020
    Environment

    The German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has filed an objection against the building permit for the Gennaker offshore wind project.

  • UK: Ofgem Plots Offshore Grid Expansion

    3 February 2020
    Authorities

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem launched its Decarbonisation Action Plan on 3 February 2020. The plan aims to ensure a path to UK’s net zero future, which includes supporting the development of an offshore grid to accommodate the UK offshore wind ambitions. The Decarbonisation Action Plan comprises nine actions that would lead to building a […]

  • Japanese Companies Forge Offshore Wind Pact

    15 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA and the engineering firm Shimizu Corporation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate within the offshore wind power generation business. JERA and Shimizu will explore ways to utilize their respective know-how and resources in the offshore wind power generation business to collaborate on related projects in Japan and overseas. Based […]

  • US Territories Step Closer to Offshore Wind

    7 September 2018
    Authorities, Environment

    The US House Committee on Natural Resources has unanimously passed the Offshore Wind for Territories Act that would amend federal law to authorize offshore wind energy development in the Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to all five US territories. The Natural Resources Committee has unanimously reported the bill to the full House of Representatives for consideration. […]

  • UK and China Bolster Offshore Wind Ties

    5 September 2018
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is partnering with China’s Tus-Wind to establish the TUS-ORE Catapult Technology Research Centre in Yantai, Shandong Province.

  • Horns Rev 3 Buzzing with Offshore Activity

    16 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Eight out of 49 MHI Vestas 8.3MW wind turbines have so far been installed on Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Opens Taiwan Branch

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The UK-based Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has opened a new office in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the local offshore wind sector.

  • Deepwater Wind Deploys Offshore Survey Teams

    6 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind is beginning a new phase of work that will help inform the design and locations of the turbines at the South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind projects.

  • Mitsui Seals Taiwanese Offshore Wind Deal

    3 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Tokio-headquartered Mitsui & Co., Ltd.has completed all necessary procedures to enter into a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% share of Yushan Energy Taiwan Co., from Singapore’s Yushan Energy Co., a subsidiary of Enterprize Energy Group.

  • EIB Bankrolls Seamade Offshore Wind Farm

    3 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide an undisclosed amount of funding for the construction of the Seamade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Manor to Power Arkona Offshore Wind Farm

    23 July 2018
    Grid Connection

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd will provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels for E.ON during the turbine installation of the Arkona offshore wind farm.

  • Offshore Wind Lobbying Spikes in New Jersey

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Firms hoping to install wind turbines off the New Jersey coast increased lobbying-related spending 234 percent from USD 261,664 in 2017 to USD 874,679 in 2018, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Several firms ramped up their lobbying activity in 2018 in anticipation of the deep sea “gold rush” that will create […]

  • Offshore Wind Boosts Siemens Gamesa Numbers

    29 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has reported a 76% increase in offshore wind turbine volume in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2019 with the sale of 609MWe. The offshore segment contributed to a 7% rise year-on-year of the company’s total wind turbine volume, which amounted to 2,129MWe. In the period of October-November, Siemens Gamesa saw a EUR 2.262 […]

  • China’s Oil Major Taps Into Offshore Wind

    25 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Ltd has entered the offshore wind sector with recent involvement in a project offshore East China’s Jiangsu province. The Chinese company unveiled it entered the project this month, however, details on the size or scope of the development have not been disclosed. Offshore wind aligns with CNOOC’s business due to […]

  • Connecticut Issues 2GW Offshore Wind Call

    20 August 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 2,000MW of offshore wind power. This RFP represents the US state’s first solicitation dedicated specifically to offshore wind development. It builds off of multi-resource solicitations in 2018 in which Connecticut bought 304MW of offshore wind from […]

  • Cargostore and Rhenus Come to Taiwan for Offshore Wind

    16 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Cargostore is expanding into Taiwan in conjunction with Rhenus Offshore to support the local offshore wind market. The companies will open a DNV 2.7-1 CCU depot in the Taiwanese Port of Taichung, planned to be operational in the fourth quarter of the year. To remind, Taiwan plans to achieve 5.5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2025 […]

  • Japan Identifies Eleven Offshore Wind Areas

    31 July 2019
    Authorities

    The Japanese government has designated eleven areas as potentially suitable for the development of offshore wind farms. The areas have been identified jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and the Port Authority of Japan. Four areas lie offshore Akita prefecture: Noshiro (Mitane and […]

  • Europe Sees 1.9GW Offshore Wind Boost

    25 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Europe added 1.9GW of new offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2019, up from the 1.1GW installed in the same period last year, according to WindEurope. Countries that contributed to the new installations are the UK with 931MW, including Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, Denmark with 374MW, Belgium with 370MW and Germany […]

  • Japanese Powerhouses Start Offshore Wind Surveys

    16 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have begun an offshore ground investigation around Hirashima and Enoshima islands off the coast of Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to explore the possibility of developing an offshore wind farm. The Japanese government is currently in the process of determining areas to be designated as offshore […]

  • MMT to Survey Dutch Offshore Wind Zone

    3 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has awarded MMT with a contract to perform a geophysical soil investigation of the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zone. Project preparations are currently underway, with the fieldwork planned to be performed in July and August from MMT’s survey vessel Franklin. The geophysical survey comprises the collection of high-resolution bathymetry […]

  • Vineyard Wind Selects Offshore Substation Team

    26 June 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Bladt Industries has signed a contract with the US-based Vineyard Wind LLC for fabrication and delivery of an offshore substation for the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The EPC contract covers the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 3,000-ton offshore substation and a 1,500 ton jacket foundation. Bladt Industries will execute the project in […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Portfolio Tops 121GW

    26 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The global market for offshore wind has grown by 16% in the last twelve months, with the largest gains coming from the USA, new figures from RenewableUK show. The biggest single growth market over the last year has been the USA, which accounted for nearly half (48%) of growth globally, RenewableUK said. Globally, the portfolio […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2019: Linking the Grid

    3 October 2019

    How will offshore wind play its part in the energy transition? Find out during Offshore Wind Conference 2019. This animation delves into the session Linking the grid. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Vimeo. Jasper Vis, Senior Advisor at TenneT, Cornelis Plet, Project Coordinator at PROMOTioN (DNV GL Energy), […]

  • Anbaric Backs Massachusetts Offshore Wind Development

    25 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    U.S. offshore transmission system developer Anbaric has filed testimony in support of a bill expected to help set the stage for the expansion of offshore wind in Massachusetts. H 2814, An Act relative to the transmission for offshore wind energy, would create a separate bidding process for the transmission lines that would deliver offshore wind energy to […]