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  • Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power Merge, Aker Horizons Becomes Mainstream’s Majority Shareholder

    10 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    The transaction to integrate Aker Offshore Wind into Mainstream Renewable Power has closed, creating a renewable energy company with a 27 GW portfolio including solar, and onshore and offshore wind projects. The closing of the transaction follows the announcement from 12 July, when Aker Horizons said it had entered into an agreement with Aker Mainstream […]

  • South Korea to Launch Offshore Wind Tender in October, Two More After That Under New Roadmap

    9 August 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    South Korea will launch the first in a series of offshore wind tenders this October and (at least) two more until the first half of 2026, according to an Offshore Wind Power Competitive Bidding Roadmap the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) unveiled on 8 August. The tenders from 2025, initially planned to […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Floating Foundation for 10 MW Wind Turbines

    28 July 2021
    Technology

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed a semi-submersible floating foundation for 10 MW-class wind turbines together with the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO). On 26 July, HHI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the two organisations for technical cooperation on floating platform design, project […]

  • Wind Energy Asia Kicks Off Today

    19 February 2014

    Wind Energy Asia 2014 has kicked off today on Jeju Island, South Korea and it will last until 21st of February. The WEA 2014 is organized by Creativity Institute, Asia Wind Energy Association, International Convention Center Jeju, KOTRA and the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association. The nation’s leading wind generator manufacturers, power companies, and developers […]

  • Foundation Production for Changhua Phase 1 Nears Completion

    1 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The fabrication of foundations for Taiwan Power Company‘s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project has neared completion, Jan De Nul reported. The project will feature 21 5.2MW turbines located off the coast of Fangyuan in Central Western Taiwan. The jackets are being manufactured at the South Korean shipyard company Samkang. Construction started last summer and […]

  • Block Island Subsea Cable Reaches Rhode Island

    13 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A 20-mile long, 34.5kV submarine cable for the first US offshore wind farm arrived last weekend from South Korea to Quonset Point, Rhode Island. This custom-designed transmission cable, developed by South Korean LS Cable & System Ltd., will interconnect to the 30MW Block Island offshore wind farm and will transport energy from Block Island to Narragansett. The cable […]

  • EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions Buy Into South Korean Floating Wind Project

    18 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    WindPower Korea, EDP Renewables, and Aker Solutions have formed a consortium with the ambition to develop an initial 500MW floating wind farm off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Korea. The consortium was formed as EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions have invested in the development company Korea Floating Wind Power (KFWind), joining the […]

  • Asia Pacific to Become Largest Wind Market by 2016

    4 December 2013
    R&D

    With an expected addition of 221GW of new wind capacity from 2013-2020, wind development in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remains solid. The lion’s share of capacity growth will continue to be supplied by China and India, but high growth rates will be expected from emerging markets in South-East Asia and the Pacific. Energy produced […]

  • PTSC Sends Off First Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Jacket Foundations

    2 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of four jacket foundations, manufactured by Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), has set sail from Vietnam. The units will be installed at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. To celebrate this milestone, PTSC and others held a special ceremony on 1 December, with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phạm […]

  • Thai Conglomerate Invests in 740 MW Wind Projects Offshore South Korea

    13 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Thailand-based multinational conglomerate B. Grimm Power (BGRIM) has decided to expand its renewable energy business through investments in Nakwol Wind and Hanbit Wind, two offshore wind projects in South Korea that have a combined installed capacity of 740 MW. According to the CEO of BGRIM, Harald Link, B. Grimm Power Korea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

  • Marine Coordinators Form International Alliance

    21 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    SeaRoc Group has launched its Strategic Alliance Program where it will be working with a number of industry partners to expand its range of marine coordination services.

  • South Korea Awards First Floating Wind Electric Business License

    12 August 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and TotalEnergies have obtained an electric business license (EBL) for their floating offshore wind project located off the coast of Ulsan, Korea. According to the developers, this is the first floating offshore wind project in Korea to be awarded an EBL by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Electricity […]

  • South Korea to Set Up 96.8MW Offshore Wind Farm at Saemangeum

    9 January 2017

    An offshore wind project with a total capacity of up to 96.8MW will be built at South Korea’s estuarine tidal flat Saemangeum. On 6 January, the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency (SDIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saemangeum Offshore Wind Power, a special purpose company established between KEPCO KPS and Mirae Asset, as well as […]

  • Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland

    1 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Clegg that it was “actively considering” this step, […]

  • South Korea: Jeju to Get 84 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    15 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won an order to build an 84MW wind farm off the Jeju Island, the company announced on Sunday. Last month, SHI and Korea Southern Power Corporation (KOSPO) partnered up to establish a special purpose company Daejeong Offshore Wind Power, from which SHI has obtained this order. The project will comprise […]

  • Japan, Taiwan and South Korea to Focus on Offshore Wind, Report Says

    20 August 2014
    R&D

    MAKE’s 2014 inaugural APeC Wind Power Outlook 2014 is now available. The 65-page report contains over 85 charts, tables and graphs providing in-depth analysis of 10+ markets in the region. The report studies key drivers and barriers for new wind power installations in Asia Pacific (excl. China), regional macro conditions, regulatory frameworks as well as 10-year […]

  • GL Issues Type Certificate for Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea)

    22 November 2010
    Technology

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) received a Type Certificate from GL Renewables Cerification (GL) for their wind turbine SHI 2.5 MW, load class IEC 2A. Based in Geoje, South Korea, SHI is one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, a global leader in turnkey power plants and offshore projects, and also a global supplier in the wind […]

  • South Korea: KR Launches Subsidiary Aimed at New and Renewable Energies

    28 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 26 February 2013, in Seoul, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) launched “Innovation KR” (iKR), a new subsidiary company established to manage all non-traditional work. iKR will undertake engineering, consulting and, in particular, a wide range of R&D activity aimed at new and renewable energies and environmental issues. The new subsidiary will operate from […]

  • GustoMSC Signs Floating Foundation Development Pact in Korea

    29 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch design and engineering company GustoMSC, South Korean offshore wind developer Halla Wind Energy, and Korean Maritime Consultants (KOMAC) signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to mutually develop and design the GustoMSC Tri-Floater, a floating foundation for wind turbines. The companies will jointly develop and design GustoMSC Tri-Floater for the Dongbu […]

  • Jeolla Province to Get 500 Offshore Wind Turbines (South Korea)

    11 January 2011

    Currently, research is in the stage of a project to build offshore wind farm consisting of 500 wind turbines, that will be implanted in… (instalbiz) [mappress] Source: instalbiz, January 11, 2011

  • Deep Wind Offshore to Use Spoor’s AI Bird-Tracking Tech in Sweden, South Korea

    22 March 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    After completing the first full-year bird survey in Norway using the AI bird-tracking technology developed by the Norwegian start-up Spoor, Deep Wind Offshore will introduce the technology to the Swedish and South Korean offshore wind markets. Spoor has been tracking birds at the Utsira Nord floating wind area in Norway on behalf of Deep Wind […]

  • Hexicon Increases Stake in 1.3 GW South Korean Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    4 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-based Hexicon has decided to increase its direct ownership to 20 per cent in the MunmuBaram floating wind project off the southeast coast of South Korea. Hexicon Korea, a joint venture between Hexicon and Korean company Coens & Co where Hexicon holds 49 per cent, owned 20 per cent of the MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. which […]

  • South Korea: Swire Blue Ocean’s Two WIVs Continue on Schedule

    1 June 2012

    Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) is currently building two sister Windfarm Installation Vessels (WIVs) at the Samsung yard in South Korea. The SBO vessel design focuses on safety, efficiency and reliability and will provide clients with a significantly improved operating weather window. The advanced specification features a usable deck area in excess of 4,000 m2, DP […]

  • South Korean Government Unveils Offshore Wind Plans

    5 July 2018
    Authorities

    South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.

  • Glamox Inks Several Offshore Wind Contracts in Asia

    18 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Norway’s Glamox has secured three separate orders for LED lighting for the turbine foundation transition pieces for offshore wind farms in Taiwan and South Korea. SK Oceanplant awarded Glamox a contract to provide 468 linear Glamox TL60-1200 LED luminaries and 52 Glamox RLX80 floodlights to light 52 transition pieces at the 1,044 MW Hai Long […]

  • K2 Management Enters South Korean Offshore Wind Deal

    28 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    K2 Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taean Wind Power and Dohwa Engineering for the Taean offshore wind farm in South Korea. K2 Management will work as the owner’s engineer and consult on the financing and construction of the offshore wind project located in the Yellow Sea. The company has also entered a service contract […]