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  • Vietnamese Offshore Wind Farm Breaks Ground

    3 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Vietnam’s Tra Vinh Wind Power has held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the 48MW Korea- Tra Vinh wind farm (Phase 1). The Korea- Tra Vinh intertidal wind farm (Phase 1) will comprise 24 2MW wind turbines installed offshore the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. The project will reportedly feature Vestas wind turbines […]

  • Ingeteam Marks 20 Years in Wind Industry

    10 December 2015

    Ingeteam’s wind business unit today celebrates its 20th anniversary. The company manufactured its first power converter named INGECON ® WIND in 1995. Ingeteam said that, since then, it has commissioned more than 20,000 wind power converters, accounting for 30GW of installed wind power capacity worldwide and a 7.4% market share. During the first semester of 2015, […]

  • Regulations for Wolfe Island wind farm are on the way

    15 April 2010
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Kingston was approved for Ontario’s first offshore wind power project last week, yet no regulations exist governing where turbines can be…   [mappress] Source: thewhig, April 14, 2010;

  • Vattenfall Forms Offshore Wind Top Team

    22 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall has hired Siemens Gamesa’s Chief Executive Officer in North America, Jacob Nørgaard Andersen, and Senior Vice President from Ørsted Energy, Mats Vikholm to help the Swedish energy company develop the next generation of offshore wind farms.

  • Green Wind to Help Albatros Take Off

    17 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has selected Green Wind to organise and supervise all switching operations during the commissioning of the offshore transformer platform and the wind turbines at the 112MW EnBW Albatros wind farm in the German North Sea. The transformer platform and the wind farm’s 16 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines are scheduled to be commissioned by […]

  • Arup Names US Offshore Wind Head

    9 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Arup has appointed Saygin Oytan to head its offshore wind team in the U.S. As an associate principal in the Boston office, Oytan will lead strategic business development initiatives aimed at expanding Arup’s presence in the U.S. offshore wind market. “We are anticipating major growth in the offshore wind market in the US in coming years,” said Brian Swett, […]

  • Palfinger Cracks French Offshore Wind Market

    21 January 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger has won a contract to provide 73 boom cranes for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The order marks Palfinger’s entry into the French offshore wind market. The 71 PF14000-4.5 LDB fixed boom cranes will lift materials and tools from the supply vessel onto the laydown area of the transition deck during the […]

  • AFRY to Support Colombia’s Offshore Wind Commercialisation

    20 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Swedish supplier of engineering, design, and advisory services, AFRY, has revealed that it will support the Colombian Government in the identification of offtake mechanism for commercialisation of offshore wind energy in the country. According to AFRY, the company’s support will allow the Colombian Government to formulate the mechanism that supports offshore wind energy commercialisation with […]

  • Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project Launched in Ireland

    9 July 2021
    Business & Finance

    A new project aiming to advance development of green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind has been launched in Ireland. The H-Wind project, led by UCC MaREI Research Centre, is being co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and four industry partners: Gas Networks Ireland, DP Energy, ESB, and Equinor. The project will look to position green […]

  • OWC to Assess Wind Conditions Offshore Germany

    8 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) to analyse and assess wind conditions for two future German offshore wind tendering sites. OWC a subsidiary of AqualisBraemar LOC, has selected a team including Fraunhofer IWES and ProPlanEn, to assess the historic wind potential across the German Exclusive Economic Zone in the […]

  • Wind Power Poland 2016 Kicks Off

    8 March 2016

    The Wind Power Poland 2016 event, organised by the Polish Wind Energy Association and supported by EWEA, opened its door today.  GE and Vestas are headlining as the two event ambassadors. Poland has installed a total of 1.3GW in new capacity as developers pushed forward on projects. To date, the wind industry in Poland supports […]

  • Offshore Wind Powers Ørsted’s Green Switch

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted reported a 74% jump in wind power division’s operating profit (EBITDA) in 2017, largely due to farm-downs of 50% of the Walney Extension and the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farms.

  • NJ Offshore Wind Discussed at Stockton University

    29 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Stockton University is today playing host to a forum to discuss how New Jersey can benefit from expanding offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast. The Offshore Wind Energy Forum kicks off after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) federal sale last November of two leases for offshore wind energy development of 344,000 […]

  • US OMSA Forms Offshore Wind Committee

    5 June 2019

    The U.S. Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has formed the OMSA Wind Committee said to be dedicated to supporting the local offshore wind industry and the Jones Act. The OMSA Board of Directors unanimously adopted the resolution to create the committee and charged it with making recommendations on strategies and initiatives that increase U.S. maritime industry involvement in […]

  • Photo of the Day: Offshore Wind Bonanza at Eemshaven

    13 January 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Our latest photo of the day shows four vessels at berth in Beatrixhaven, one of Eemshaven Port’s docking basins, getting ready for or returning from their respective offshore wind projects. Erik Bertholet, Business Manager Offshore Wind at Groningen Seaports, said the photo was taken on Thursday, 12 January. At the forefront, we have the service operations vessel […]

  • Poland Could Run on Offshore Wind – PWEA

    30 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind could cover close to 60 per cent of Poland’s forecasted electricity demand by 2050, according to a report by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA). According to the report, Poland would need to develop 28 GW of operating offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea to achieve this. This capacity would be enough […]

  • Victoria Issues Offshore Wind Implementation Statement

    16 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has released the Victorian Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 2 which sets out how this Australian State will leverage industry-led investment in offshore wind for the first tranche of projects that will deliver at least 2 GW by 2032. The strategy confirms the location of the Victorian Renewable […]

  • Azerbaijan and WindEurope Form Offshore Wind Pact

    5 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the deployment of onshore and offshore wind energy in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian Sea area.  By signing the memorandum WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency pledge to cooperate in several different areas including the establishment of competition criteria […]

  • MEA Allots Five Offshore Wind Grants

    12 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has awarded grants to five companies under its two initiatives to prepare Maryland’s businesses and workforce to participate in the two offshore wind projects approved by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) in May 2017.

  • New Jersey Postpones Offshore Wind Solicitation

    2 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) will release the third solicitation for New Jersey’s offshore wind development by January 2023, rather than the previously anticipated September 2022. The 1,200 MW solicitation is expected to close by the end of 2023 and the project or projects awarded are scheduled to come online by 2030. […]

  • ABB Develops New Wind Turbine Converter

    7 March 2014
    Technology

    ABB has launched a low voltage wind turbine converter, targeting onshore and offshore utility-scale wind turbines.  The ACS880 wind turbine converter is rated from 0.8 to 8 megawatt (MW), with the highest powers being assembled using parallel-connected sub-converters. The liquid-cooled full power converter is available in in-line and back-to-back configurations and for operation with induction […]

  • TRIG to Enter Offshore Wind Investment Market

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Guernsey-based investment company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG), has received approval from its shareholders to partly shift its focus from onshore wind and solar PV and invest up to 20% of its portfolio in a broader array of projects including offshore wind. Looking ahead, TRIG believes that politically-driven constraints mean that the next Contracts-for-Difference (CfDs) in the […]

  • Chinese Province Approves 6.7GW of Offshore Wind

    21 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Jiangsu Province in China has approved 24 offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 6.7GW. The total investment in the projects will amount to CNY 122.29 billion, which is approximately USD 18 billion, the provincial authorities stated. According to the government-supported Xinhua Daily news site, the announcement is part of the province’s 10GW offshore […]

  • New York Blueprints Offshore Wind Development

    16 September 2016
    Authorities

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the release of the New York State Offshore Wind Blueprint that creates a framework for the development of wind energy generation off the coast of New York through a comprehensive Offshore Wind Master Plan. The Blueprint has been developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of the […]

  • Maritime UK Launches Offshore Wind Plan

    8 March 2023
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Maritime UK has unveiled its Offshore Wind Plan which makes a series of recommendations for how the maritime sector, the offshore wind sector, and governments can work together to maximise growth. The plan outlines how the growth of offshore wind can provide opportunities across the maritime supply chain in sectors like ports, shipbuilding, crewing, and […]

  • Japan Launches 1.42GW Offshore Wind Study

    18 March 2015
    Authorities

    In a bid to develop more offshore wind the Japanese Environment Ministry has selected three sites with combined capacity of 1.42GW. Iwate Prefecture and the town of Hirono were selected by the ministry to study community acceptance and environmental impact on the construction of a 200MW offshore wind farm. Also, the authorities in the city […]