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  • France Considers Third Offshore Wind Farm Tender

    22 January 2013
    Contracts & Tenders

    In order to step up efforts to attain its energy transition goals, France is thinking about launching another round of tenders just few weeks after launching the second offshore wind tender. “We are thinking about a third tender,” said French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Reuters reports. The tender would be launched after six-month national energy […]

  • MHI Vestas Inks Conditional Agreement for Seagreen Offshore Wind Project

    2 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the delivery of turbines for the Seagreen offshore wind project in the UK. In October last year, the company entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Seagreen Wind Energy Limited to supply and service up to 114 turbines for the project. Situated over 27km off the Angus […]

  • Germany: Foundation Pouring for M5000-135 Offshore Wind Turbine

    16 April 2013

    With guests from politics and industry, AREVA Wind celebrated the pouring of concrete for the foundation intended for the wind turbine prototype M5000-135. The event took place close to the motorway A27 in Bremerhaven. M5000-135 is the new version of the M5000, which has already proven itself at German first offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus. […]

  • Record Offshore Activity Lifts Siemens Gamesa Figures

    30 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa reported a 12% year-on-year increase in revenue in the first nine months of the 2019 fiscal year, to EUR 7,283 million, driven by record activity in offshore wind. Siemens Gamesa also saw a 23% rise in revenue year-on-year in the third quarter, amounting to EUR 2,632 million, said to be driven by strong performance in all […]

  • WPD Signs 1+ GW Corporate Power Purchase Agreement in Taiwan

    23 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German wind and solar specialist wpd has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with a company from Taiwan’s semiconductor industry for over 1 GW of wind capacity, with around half of it coming from offshore wind. This is the largest green CPPA in Asia, according to wpd, which has not revealed the name of […]

  • Dogger Bank C First UK Offshore Wind Farm to Support Network Stabilisation

    8 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank C will become the first UK offshore wind farm to use the functionality of its transmission assets to help stabilise voltage on the grid and support multi-million-pound consumer savings, according to National Grid ESO, which selected Dogger Bank C following a competitive tender process. The 1.2 GW project, which is the third phase […]

  • Largest Ever Offshore Wind Project Financing Complete

    2 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equinor have reached financial close on Dogger Bank Wind Farm C, the third phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in March 2026. SSE Renewables and Equinor are already constructing the first two phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm with Eni, a joint […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Splits Offshore Wind Areas for Upcoming Tender Into Four 1 GW Sites

    3 September 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth has decided to split the sites for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I wind farms into four smaller 1 GW sites to reduce the financial risks for offshore wind farm developers, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The Dutch Government decided to divide the […]

  • Aker Solutions Wins EUR 309 Million Offshore Wind Contract in US

    27 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has won a contract for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project in the US, valued at more than NOK 3 billion (approx. EUR 309 million / USD 358 million). Under the contract secured with Ørsted and Eversource, the company will provide the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for their offshore wind farm […]

  • Fugro to Survey New Dutch Offshore Wind Zones

    16 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro Netherlands Marine has won the contract to carry out geophysical investigations at the IJmuiden Ver V and VI offshore wind sites in the Dutch North Sea. The IJmuiden Ver V and VI areas are located in the northern part of the IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone, and the investigation area covers approximately 250 square […]

  • Northland Power to Bid in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Auction

    10 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power is planning to submit applications for two new proposed development sites in the upcoming Round 3 offshore wind auction in Taiwan. Referred to as NorthWind and CanWind, the proposed sites can accommodate a total capacity of up to 1,800 MW and are located off the coasts of Taichung county and Chunghwa, respectively. Northland […]

  • UK Company Wins Major Two-in-One Deal for Onshore Cable Works

    18 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    UK-based engineering and construction company J. Murphy & Sons (Murphy) has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract for onshore civil works on the export cables for both the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm and 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C. Although the two large-scale offshore wind farms are being built by different developers, RWE (the owner of […]

  • Nass & Wind, Siemens Team Up for French Offshore Wind

    13 September 2013

    The French renewable energy company Nass & Wind is about to finalise its deal with Siemens to join forces on the next French offshore wind tender. There is a possibility of a third partner in this consortium, however, Nass & Wind did not want to disclose any details concerning the name of the third party […]

  • BEIS Faces CfD Legal Challenge, Postpones Closing Date

    14 August 2019

    The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is facing a legal dispute regarding the current Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. According to BEIS, the National Grid has contacted qualifying applicants to inform them of the legal challenge and has extended the bidding window which will now close on 29 August. “Our Contracts for Difference […]

  • Building an offshore wind industry (UK)

    30 June 2010
    Training & Education

    Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. David Still, managing director of CBE talked today on Offshore Wind 2010 Conference about building the industry and offshore wind supply chain. Supply chain is all about timing, we can’t relie on given time frames. He also added they are building the Britannia 10MW turbine which is […]

  • Germany: Unexploded Bombs Pose Threat to Offshore Wind Farms

    8 November 2012

    Old munitions from the Second World War are polluting the German coast thus posing a threat to the offshore wind farm developers, writes DW. “There are some one point 6 million tons of munitions in German seas,” according to Bernd Scherer, who is responsible for marine protection at the Schleswig-Holstein’s Environment Ministry. After the war […]

  • Massachusetts Starts Largest Offshore Wind Solicitation

    10 May 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US State of Massachusetts and the state’s utilities have issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) to procure at least 400 MW and up to 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity. Bidders are allowed to offer proposals from 200 MW to up to 1600 MW, the RfP said. This is the state’s third offshore wind […]

  • New Name Emerges in Offshore Wind Development Market

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has announced plans to launch a new specialist offshore wind business named Corio Generation (Corio). The new company, to be headquartered in London and led by ex-Iberdrola offshore CEO Jonathan Cole, will operate on a standalone basis and take projects from origination, through development and construction, and into operations. Corio […]

  • UK: Gravitas Offshore Secures Innovation Funding from DECC and TSB

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gravitas Offshore Limited is the latest UK company to secure innovation funding from a DECC and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) innovation scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology.  Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “The Coalition is committed to driving green growth and spurring on low carbon innovation. This […]

  • Third Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge Opens for Applications

    27 August 2019
    R&D

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has opened the third edition of the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge for applications. In the first challenge, TKI Wind op Zee and Maritiem Nederland seek solutions for climate-neutral shipping for offshore wind in the area of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and service […]

  • Forewind Kicks of Community Consultations on Proposed Dogger Bank Creyke Beck (UK)

    5 December 2011

    Forewind, development partner for the world’s largest offshore wind farm, will today kick off five days community consultations for proposed Dogger Bank Creyke Beck. Developers plan to connect Dogger Bank Creyke Beck into the national grid at an existing substation at Creyke Beck, near Cottingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Community consultations will be […]

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm Onshore Cabling Work Starts

    9 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Delivery of onshore cables for Dogger Bank Wind Farm has started, according to Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK, the company responsible for installing the cables for the first two phases of the offshore wind project. The first drum with the cables has already arrived and Jones Bros are set to commence installation this month. In […]

  • UK: First Wind Turbine at Gwynt y Môr OWF

    17 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    THE FIRST of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the flagship North Wales Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables. It marks a major milestone in the construction of the €2billion windfarm which, once fully operational, will be capable of generating enough energy from the […]

  • Moray West Says Show Must Go On

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Moray West offshore wind farm remains viable despite not having been selected in the UK’s third Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round, the project developer confirmed. The project team stated that it recognizes an opportunity for Moray West to be awarded a CfD in the next auction round in 2021 and would be on course to […]

  • Bidding Starts on UK Offshore Wind Seabed Rights

    28 January 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    UK seabed manager The Crown Estate has launched the third and final stage in the tender process to award up to 8.5 GW of new offshore wind projects. The Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 has now entered the multi-cycle bidding process under Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage 2. Once all bidding cycles have concluded, The […]

  • Aker Wins ‘Major’ Offshore Converter Platform Contract

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Aker Solutions has reported that the company won an EPCI contract for an offshore HVDC converter platform as part of a consortium that was awarded and EPCI contract for a HVDC transmission system for a large offshore wind project. The company did not name its customer, consortium, or the offshore wind project, saying that more […]