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  • UMass Dartmouth to Measure US Offshore Wind Economics

    12 April 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center (PPC) has launched a new project which will monitor the offshore wind industry in the United States and analyze its economic development and workforce implications.

  • Greece’s Largest Power Utility Buys Into Offshore Wind

    27 December 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), the largest electric power company in Greece, has agreed to acquire the developer of a 216 MW wind farm located in the offshore area of Alexandroupolis. PPC Renewables, the utility’s renewables arm, and the Copelouzos and Samaras Groups have signed an agreement for the acquisition of shares of the […]

  • Saudi Fund Buys Into GIP’s Offshore Wind Business

    28 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has acquired a stake of up to 9.5 per cent in German offshore wind developer and operator Skyborn Renewables. PIF said that the investment is in line with its goal to achieve sustainable returns and unlock promising economic opportunities globally. “This investment opportunity enhances our objectives to increase our […]

  • French Floating Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    12 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final wind turbine of the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project was installed 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France. Less than a month after the first departure from the Port of Marseille Fos, the other two wind turbines were in turn towed offshore and anchored at a depth of […]

  • France’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Turbine Stands

    11 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    France is currently one blade short of having its first commercial offshore wind turbine as the team on board the vessel Vole au vent is completing the installation of the first GE Haliade 150-6MW unit at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm site. Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel sailed out of the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Port last […]

  • Lithuanian Parliament Gauging New Offshore Wind Scheme

    30 September 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A draft offshore wind bill in Lithuania that recently began its journey through the system to get approved is now before the Lithuanian parliament (the Seimas), which is considering its amendments to the current laws that would set up conditions for the development of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. Early this summer, the […]

  • USA: Lake Michigan Wind Surveying to Resume this Week

    5 April 2012

    Based on the information provided by the Michigan Radio, the surveying of the Lake Michigan will be resumed with the sending of the floating buoy about 35 miles west of Muskegon, near the Michigan-Wisconsin border which is to take place later this week. The state regulators and researchers already headed to the location to inspect […]

  • Conference on Offshore Wind in Adriatic Sea to Be Held in Italy

    28 May 2013
    R&D

    The Polytechnic University of Marche along with the Marche Region, as a partner of the project POWERED, is organizing a conference entitled “The Development of Offshore Wind Energy in the Adriatic Sea: the Project POWERED as a Planning Tool” on May 29 in Ancona. The event will be hosted in the great hall “Guido Bossi” […]

  • LOC Renewables Inks Taiwanese Offshore Wind MoU

    7 September 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four other parties to work together on furthering offshore wind farm development and construction in Taiwan.

  • Siemens’ Offshore Wind Hub to Impact Neighbouring Places

    4 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Mayor of Hedon, Councillor John Dennis, has warned that the manufacturing facilities in Hull, planned by Siemens, could have a negative impact on the countryside. Mr. Dennis has pointed out that he is not against the project itself, but that its impact in terms of emissions, noise and industrialization of the area has to […]

  • RWE Submits Five Offshore Wind Applications in Poland

    26 October 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has submitted bids for five offshore wind seabed permits in the Polish Baltic Sea which the Polish Government has opened for a competitive process. The Germany-based developer submitted bids for all five areas with a total capacity of 7.8 GW, including site 44.E1, located in the direct vicinity of its F.E.W. Baltic II offshore […]

  • Wind Turbines Offshore Netherlands Open to Sea Life

    4 April 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Vattenfall and De Rijke Noordzee (The Rich North Sea) are jointly investigating the effect of water replenishment holes in wind turbine foundations on the surrounding sea life. The research is being carried out on Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm, the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. Hollandse Kust Zuid […]

  • RenewableUK Signs MoU with Korean Wind Energy Association

    30 April 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has signed an unprecedented Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Wind Energy Association. At a signing ceremony in London, the two associations committed to an agreement to work together to increase trade by “pursuing mutually beneficial business opportunities”. RenewableUK and the […]

  • Avanti Accredited for Global Wind Industry Standard Trainings

    23 June 2014
    Training & Education

    Avanti Wind System announce that 4 of its existing trainers have now been accredited for The Global Wind Industry Standard (GWO) of Manual Handling, First Aid, Working at Heights and Fire Awareness by Lloyds. The company is now accredited to execute the following GWO best safety trainings: 4 hour Manual Handling 4 hour Fire Awareness […]

  • Beleolico Offshore Wind Farm Ready for Italian Grid

    12 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Beleolico offshore wind farm in Italy is now ready to connect to the national electricity grid after all commissioning operations have been completed. The 30 MW offshore wind farm, also known as Taranto, is developer by Renexia and represents the first project of this kind to be built and put into operation in the Mediterranean. […]

  • DEME to Install Foundations at Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms

    17 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has chosen DEME Offshore to transport and install the monopile foundations at the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord wind farms in the Danish North Sea. The Vesterhav offshore wind farms are located 10 kilometres off the West coast of Jutland near Thyborøn (Nord) and Søndervig (Syd) in water depths of approximately 20 metres. The […]

  • First Borssele 1+2 Wind Turbine Stands

    13 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine has been installed on the 752 MW Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The team working on DEME’s jack-up Sea Challenger installed the wind farm’s first turbine over the weekend, Ørsted said. In total, the wind farm will comprise 94 of the Siemens Gamesa […]

  • THEMA Studies Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Potential

    14 March 2019
    R&D

    THEMA Consulting Group, in cooperation with COWI and EA Energy Analyses, has conducted a study on offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea and the barriers to its development. Carried out for the European Commission, the study identifies potential offshore wind sites and examines the impacts of different levels of both offshore wind deployment and […]

  • Enventi to Study Benefits of Floating Wind Solution (UK)

    1 November 2011
    R&D

    In response to the UK Government’s £100/MWh target cost for offshore wind, UK-based engineering and consultancy company Enventi have announced the launch of a comprehensive study to examine the benefits of a floating wind solution. The UK Government’s recent Electricity Market Reform (EMR) proposals highlighted the key role that offshore wind can play in future […]

  • Wind-Solar Hybrid Takes Aim at Offshore Platforms

    13 June 2018
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Rotterdam-based Amphibious Energy is testing the Hybrid EnergyPod, a container designed to generate, store and convert solar and wind power, at the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2.

  • Cyan Bolsters South Korea Offshore Wind Ties

    29 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain

    Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DRS KWP to support the offshore wind industry in South Korea. South Korea’s DRS KWP, a subsidiary established by the Dae-Ryuk Shipping (DRS) Group, is currently serving as a provider of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and offshore tugboat services. […]

  • Germans Appealing for 2 GW Offshore Wind Tender

    25 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s WAB, Greenpeace Energy and H2BX are calling for the special 2 GW offshore wind tender to be implemented quickly and that areas be put out to tender before the end of the year. In a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier, the parties claim that long-term framework […]

  • New Jersey Gathers Offshore Wind Strategy Team

    17 August 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) has selected the Copenhagen-headquartered engineering, design and consulting firm Ramboll to coordinate and facilitate the development of the state’s Offshore Wind (OSW) Strategic Plan. 

  • Spain: GES Installs Gamesa’s 5MW Wind Turbine

    16 October 2013

    As part of its offshore strategy, Gamesa has recently developed its first offshore prototype. GES has provided services for the installation and commission of the wind turbine for Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer. The G128-5.0 turbine has been assembled in the Arigana Quay. The different components of the 5 MW were produced in Spain and shipped […]

  • 18 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China

    6 January 2023
    Technology

    CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has rolled out the nacelle of the H260-18MW offshore wind turbine prototype. The H260-18MW has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and an individual capacity of 18 MW, making it the largest and the most powerful wind turbine currently on the market or […]

  • Norwegian Company Positioning for Upcoming Offshore Wind Projects

    1 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian company Caera has acquired its compatriot Energy Innovation as it plans to set up a skilled personnel base at the Egersund Energy Hub as part of the offshore wind supply chain in Norway. Caera is a supplier of skilled professionals in electrical and mechanical sciences, and Energy Innovation is an education and certification center. […]