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  • Offshore Wind Backs Up Dutch Maritime Sector

    21 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch maritime technology sector has had a good year. Turnover increased by 17%, from € 6.4 billion in 2013 to € 7.5 billion in 2014. The sector employed 31,680 FTEs, up from 29,361 in 2013. “Overall we see a nuanced picture, with ups and downs,” said Hans Voorneveld, chairman of trade association Netherlands Maritime […]

  • Salazar making condition For Final Decision On Cape Wind

    3 March 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Ken Salazar, secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), has concluded the historic preservation consultation process for the…   [mappress] Source: nawindpower, March 02, 2010; Image: abc.net, December 10, 2008

  • Cape Wind Opponents Get Lot of Donations (USA)

    18 November 2011

      Cape Wind’s main opposition group said contributions to its cause surged by 22 percent last year as its donor base broadened amid…   By Greg Turner (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 18,2011

  • Maine Officials Jet to Decide on Offshore Wind (USA)

    15 June 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Gov. Paul LePage’s top energy official says he may have spoke prematurely when he recently expressed concern over the high price of … By Tom Porter (mpbn) [mappress mapid=”4000″] Source: mpbn, June 15, 2011:

  • Huhne says that UK could export wind energy

    30 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    RenewableUK, the country’s leading energy trade association has welcomed comments today from Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris… [mappress] Source: evwind, May 28, 2010;

  • Offshore wind energy creates overseas jobs (UK)

    25 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    The government has pledged to back a Green Investment Bank in what should be seen as the most positive measure to come out of this week’s…   Jasper Cullen [mappress] Source: northerngasheating, June 25, 2010;

  • New Jersey Set for Offshore Wind Gust (USA)

    10 February 2011
    Authorities

    Fresh on the heels of Barack Obama’s call for clean energy development in his latest State of the Union address, Secretary of Energy Steven… By John Romano (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, February 10, 2011

  • UK to attract investitures for wind power cable plans

    10 August 2010
    Grid Connection

    INPP could invest in building new offshore power cables. Government seeks to expand schemes beyond operation. Financial investors needed to…   By Greg Roumeliotis (forexyard) [mappress] Source: forexyard, August 10, 2010;

  • Funding for Offshore Wind Research Also in Doubt (USA)

    20 December 2010
    Authorities

    The scrapping of a massive federal spending bill Thursday will have a varied impact on education, transportation and other projects…   By Rebekah Metzler (kjonline) [mappress] Source: kjonline, December 20, 2010

  • NJ on track to get offshore wind turbines (USA)

    9 August 2010
    Authorities

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal government and nine other East Coast… By Michael Drewniak (enviro) [mappress] Source: enviro, August 09, 2010;

  • O.F.A.H. Applauds Scrapping of Offshore Wind Projects (Canada)

    15 February 2011

    The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) is pleased that the Government of Ontario has announced it will not proceed with… (ofah) [mappress] Source: ofah, February 15, 2011

  • Wind energy will dominate next decade trends show

    23 September 2010
    R&D

    Without any public announcement, the European Commission published new EU energy scenarios (see link below). “EU energy trends to 2030″… (energyportal) [mappress] Source: energyportal, September 23, 2010;

  • Eurocopter Provides Support for Wind Farm Sector (UK)

    2 February 2011
    Technology

    Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training,… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, February 02, 2011

  • Brazil’s Oil & Gas Major Opens Offshore Wind Tender

    11 June 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company, has issued tenders for geophysical and geotechnical studies to explore the feasibility of an offshore wind pilot project off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The first tender covers the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of geophysical data in ultra-shallow waters near João da Barra, including electrical tomography […]

  • 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 […]

  • Skyborn Wins Rights to Develop 2 GW Wind Farm Offshore Finland

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables and state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus have entered into a reservation agreement, granting five years of exclusive rights to develop the 2 GW Pooki wind farm offshore Finland. Development works are scheduled to commence as early as August 2023. The reservation agreement gives Skyborn Renewables the exclusive right to continue surveys in the area, where the […]

  • Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms Enter Construction Phase

    30 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland have entered the construction phase, with work on the onshore infrastructure now underway. After the final investment decisions were made in May this year, Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms have entered the implementation phase. Almost 200 people took part […]

  • FairWind Wins Pre-Assembly Contract for Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Pair

    16 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has been awarded a turnkey pre-assembly contract for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Under the contract, FairWind will be responsible for the pre-assembly erection of 41 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines. Each direct drive (DD) wind turbine will have a power generating […]

  • Poland: PGE, PKN Orlen to Win Rights for Baltic Sea Wind Farms

    12 April 2012

    Citing an unidentified source Rp.pl reported that Polish integrated electric company PGE SA and oil refiner PKN Orlen (PKN) are the winners of permits for construction of wind farms on the Baltic Sea, adding that the formal decision will be made public in a matter of days. Apparently the remaining 59 applications for the project […]

  • Dominion Wins Grant to Work on Cost Reduction of Offshore Wind Electricity (USA)

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

      Dominion has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to look for ways to reduce the cost of offshore wind electricity generation by at least 25 percent. “One of the biggest challenges to off-shore wind generation is bringing down the cost so it can be more competitive with other forms […]

  • NKT Installs Power Cables at TenneT’s BorWin5 Offshore Grid Connection

    28 August 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Denmark’s NKT has finalised the installation of a 320 kV high-voltage DC (HVDC) power cable system at the 900 MW BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The pull-in work to the offshore platform was carried out by the company’s NKT Victoria vessel. NKT was responsible for the delivery and installation of 230 kilometres of 320 […]

  • Prysmian wins GBP 15m contract to connect wind farm in Wales (UK)

    7 October 2010
    Grid Connection

    Prysmian Cables & Systems has won the contract to supply and install the land connection route for Gwynt y Mor – one of the largest offshore… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide,October 07, 2010;

  • CS Wind Offshore to Make Job Cuts in Odense

    23 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Denmark-based CS Wind Offshore has announced it is contemplating the layoff of approximately 220 employees at its Odense Port facility due to recent offshore wind project cancellations and market challenges. According to the company, several offshore wind projects are being either postponed or cancelled due to political interventions and unfavourable terms of business cases, which […]

  • Geophysical Survey Tender for ELWIND Offshore Wind Project Launched

    30 May 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    A tender has been launched seeking geophysical survey services for the Estonian-Latvian cross-border offshore wind project. The tender submission date is 27 June, and the estimated duration for the ELWIND offshore wind project is from 15 August 2025 to 31 March 2027. The objective of the survey is to enhance the understanding of the geological […]

  • Ørsted Finalises EUR 2.6 Billion Financing for Taiwan’s Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Project

    10 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has secured a finance package of approximately TWD 90 billion (about EUR 2.64 billion) for the 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The developer reached financial close on the project finance package with 25 banks and five Export Credit Agencies (ECAs). This is part of the financing structure for the […]

  • Australian State to Open Offshore Wind Auction in September

    15 April 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Victorian government will launch an offshore wind auction in September of this year and expects to award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2026. This is according to the Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4), released by Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio on 9 April, which outlines the next steps […]