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  • DONG Picks SMC’s Site Technicians for Gode Wind

    15 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has been awarded a contract to supply site technicians to DONG Energy for its 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm. SMC and DONG Energy have been collaborating on UK offshore construction projects since 2010, but this is the first time for the UK-based offshore solutions provider to supply DONG with […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm Secures Capacity Boost

    30 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Polenergia and Equinor have secured an additional 240MW of capacity for their 600MW Bałtyk Środkowy II offshore wind project in Poland. The capacity boost is part of the terms that the two companies secured from Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) for establishing a power link between the project and the grid, a spokesperson for Polenergia told […]

  • Quonset Business Park to Become Cape Wind’s Stage

    16 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The Board of Directors of the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) yesterday awarded a lease option of nearly 14 acres at Quonset Business Park to Cape Wind Associates LLC, which will provide the company with a twelve month option-to-lease the land for one year, with the ability to extend for two additional one-year terms.  Under the terms of the agreement, the […]

  • Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy  materialized when the company established Japan Renewable Energy Co. in August last year, which focused […]

  • Vestavind Plans Wind Farm Offshore Harøya, Norway

    30 March 2012

    As reported by China daily, it appears that Norway is about to get its first full-scale offshore wind power plant, Havsul I. In September 2009 the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy granted a licence to Vestavind Offshore, to carry out the project which is expected to bring electricity to around 50,000 households. Havsul I is […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Fully Up and Running

    17 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines at the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland are fully operational and are generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid, according to SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, the owners of the project. Located 27 kilometres off the Angus coast in the North Sea’s Firth of Forth, Seagreen is […]

  • Opinion: Solving the Tow-Back Challenge in Floating Wind

    15 December 2022
    Industry

    The following is an opinion piece written by Julian Brown, Board Chair at SENSEWind. Opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed in opinion, comment, and guest articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of offshoreWIND.biz. Deployment predictions in floating wind continue to soar. By 2050, DNV predicts that floating offshore wind will generate 264 GW or 15% […]

  • NMDC, Vingroup Team Up on Offshore Wind in Vietnam

    1 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    NMDC Group and Vingroup have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the two companies collaborating on sustainable coastal land development and offshore wind projects in Vietnam. “Through this collaboration, we will undertake large-scale coastal protection, land reclamation projects, and the development of offshore wind and renewable energy in Vietnam, employing our advanced […]

  • Goldwind Launches Prototype 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    26 September 2019
    Technology

    Goldwind has launched its prototype 8MW offshore wind turbine at its facility in Fujian, China. Based on the complete test and certification, the turbine will conduct a two-month drive train test at Goldwind’s Fujian test platform. The 8MW turbine will be installed at the Xinghua Bay Project Phase II offshore wind project by the end of 2019. […]

  • California Outlines Options for Permitting Offshore Wind Projects

    11 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development

    The Californian Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a report describing various options for a coordinated, comprehensive, and efficient permitting and environmental review process of offshore wind projects off the Californian coast. The report, titled Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Energy Permitting Roadmap, was developed in response to Assembly Bill 525 which was signed into law […]

  • Denmark Opens Doors to Unsolicited Offshore Wind Bids

    23 August 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has launched a new technology-neutral tender for multiple renewable energy technologies, with an “open-door” procedure in place for offshore wind. In its third technology-neutral tender, opened on 23 August, the DEA is inviting bids for the state support of solar power, onshore wind, wave energy, hydropower, and offshore wind projects. […]

  • Examination Process Closes for SMart Wind’s Project One

    18 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The 6-month examination process for SMart Wind’s Project One was formally concluded on 10th June 2014. The Examination Authority now have up to 3 months to write a report setting out their conclusions on the application, and stating the reasons for those conclusions. The report will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for […]

  • Scots Awarding Half a Million Pounds for Offshore Wind

    3 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Crown Estate Scotland is awarding GBP 500,000 for the development of the local offshore wind market. The funds comprise GBP 300,000 for Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) projects and GBP 200,000 for environmental research. The awarding of SOWEC funding will be linked to criteria which include aligning with the goals of the Offshore Wind […]

  • Ezion, Sinotrans Form Chinese Offshore Wind Company

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Ezion Holdings and Sinotrans & CSC Holdings have established a new company, Sinomarine & Teras Offshore Co., Ltd, dedicated to the offshore wind industry in China. The opening ceremony was held in Tianjin, China, on 28 June and was attended by guests from the Chinese government, officials from the Tianjin Dongjiang Free Trade Port Area, Chinese Port Authorities, IE […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Could Help Chancellor’s Ambitions

    20 March 2013

    In the Budget today the Chancellor targeted investment in infrastructure projects as a key path to economic recovery, and talked about the need for low carbon projects to create jobs. In response, RenewableUK has pointed to the huge economic opportunities offered by renewable energy infrastructure projects such as offshore wind.  RenewableUK Director of Policy Dr […]

  • MAKE: Winds of Change in Turbine Industry Blow Offshore

    23 December 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The wind energy market continues to mature, with dramatic technology shifts remaining focused on offshore turbines, market analyst MAKE says in its latest research note. The note, titled ”Global Wind Turbine Trends 2015,” says that despite long product cycles, offshore wind defines the innovation horizon, as the most radical technological approaches continue to be applied to this segment. […]

  • E.ON to Invest in Offshore Wind Every Two Years

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    E.ON Climate & Renewables (ECR), the renewables unit of the German energy company E.ON, plans to invest in one offshore wind project every two years as the company halved its renewable energy investment pipeline due to changing market regulations, ECR’s CEO Michael Lewis told Reuters. ECR is cutting its pipeline from 10GW reported in summer 2015 to 5GW this […]

  • Europe Could See 70GW of Offshore Wind in 2030

    28 September 2017

    Europe has the potential of reaching a total of 70GW of installed offshore wind energy by 2030.

  • DNV GL and Goldwind Form Offshore Wind Connection

    21 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Goldwind International to develop a new portfolio asset management platform to support Goldwind’s international offshore and onshore wind market operations.

  • Equinor Gathers Metocean Team for US Offshore Wind

    8 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Norway’s Equinor (formerly Statoil) has contracted RPS engineers and scientists from Australia and the US to develop a long-term meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) measurement program for a potential wind farm development off the east coast of the US.

  • China to invite bidders for offshore wind power projects

    21 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    China will invite public bidding for more offshore wind power projects in the next five years to reach an installed offshore wind-power…   [mappress] Source: chinadaily, June 21, 2010;

  • Nuveen Buys Stake in Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Nuveen Infrastructure has announced an investment that will see the company acquire a 15 per cent stake in the 731.5 MW Borselle 3 and 4 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands from Partners Group. The transaction will see the fund acquire 15 per cent of the 731.5 MW offshore wind project located 22 kilometres off […]

  • New CTV to Support Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Market

    8 March 2022
    Vessels

    CWind Taiwan, a joint venture between CWind and International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC), has acquired a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The vessel, named CWind Pesanach, has already joined CWind Taiwan’s fleet and will be supporting an offshore wind project off the coast of Changhua county. […]

  • Design flaws on Dutch and UK’s Offshore wind turbines

    4 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted offshore wind energy projects being constructed in Europe: “By offering generous incentives, the U.K. already has built more offshore wind power than any other nation. Now it is planning a wave of vast new wind farms, in some of Europe’s stormiest waters.” The construction of offshore wind energy […]

  • MECAL to Advise on First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The developer of what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., has hired a Dutch-based company MECAL to act as technical advisor for the project. MECAL’s involvement focuses on wind turbine generator (WTG) procurement including technology evaluations of the various proposed WTG models, WTG tender analysis, […]

  • Head Energy Moves Closer to German Offshore Wind

    30 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Engineering and consulting company Head Energy Group has established Head Energy Germany GmbH in Hamburg as part of the expansion of its offshore wind business. Head Energy Germany GmbH will be administrated by Head Energy’s offshore wind experts in Esbjerg, Denmark,  and has obtained an AÜ license to comply with German legislation. The company has […]