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  • A new standard for offshore wind. Creating a climate of investor confidence.

    18 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Milad Sheikhi, Head of Sales and Business Development – Offshore Wind at Jumbo Offshore discusses the way forward for standardisation in offshore wind. Is regulatory restriction the way forward for offshore wind – or will a free market approach yield more rapid returns? With increasingly ambitious targets in the coming years, the pressure is on […]

  • Equinor Strikes Sino-European Offshore Wind Partnership with CPIH

    25 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    China Power International Holding (CPIH) and Norway’s Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe. The MoU also opens possibilities for potentially expanding the collaboration between the two companies. “China is rapidly increasing its use of renewables and natural gas. The country is set to become […]

  • VIDEO: Creating Symbiosis Between Offshore Wind and Marine Life

    5 February 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    What does ocean biology have to do with offshore wind energy? Quite a lot, according to this video by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which explains how scientists carefully study underwater areas to map out the best locations for potential future wind energy projects. The outer continental shelf of North Carolina supports some of the […]

  • Eni Buys More of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Italian oil and gas major Eni has agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore the UK. Eni will buy a 10 per cent stake in the project from Equinor, and the remaining 10 per cent stake from SSE Renewables. The transactions have a combined […]

  • Anbaric Pitches Downstate New York Offshore Wind Powerlink

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    US electric transmission project developer Anbaric has proposed the Downstate Clean Powerlink in response to the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) solicitation for proposed solutions to improve transmission capacity that will deliver energy from New York offshore wind farms to the downstate region. The Downstate Clean Powerlink is said to improve downstate New York’s […]

  • CIP Targets More Offshore Wind with New Investment Fund

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which has already received commitment of DKK 8.8 billion (around 1.2bn EUR).

  • Tekmar Reveals Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Roles

    26 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Tekmar Group has revealed the involvement of its operating companies in the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the U.S. Tekmar Energy supplied Seaway 7 with TekLink cable protection systems and TekDuct cable crossing protection for the construction phase of the project. AgileTek Engineering performed product design verification analysis on behalf of […]

  • Walney Offshore Wind Turbines to Undergo Standard Testing (UK)

    22 November 2011

    The first power from the Walney 2 Offshore Windfarm was generated on Thursday 1 November 2011 as turbine F14 was put into operation, and its first power was supplied to the national grid via the Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool. Since then, a total of ten turbines have been put into operation, and the […]

  • RWE Invites Welsh Communities to Tap Into Offshore Wind Funds

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK has invited local community groups working in Rhyl, Prestatyn and Meliden, Wales, to apply for grants from their local offshore wind farms. The North Hoyle and Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farms Community Funds in these areas are now open for applications. The combined funds are now worth over GBP 190,000 annually. Applicants can apply […]

  • Germany’s BSH Opens Tender for Offshore Wind Geophysical Investigations

    25 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the North Sea. The geophysical survey is set to be carried out this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas. The work includes the measurement of approximately 1,100km using […]

  • Taiwan: POSH, Kerry TJ Team Up for Offshore Wind

    12 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Singapore-headquartered offshore marine services provider, PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd. (POSH), and Taiwan-based logistics firm Kerry TJ Logistics have established a joint venture (JV) company POSH Kerry Renewables to provide integrated supply chain and marine solutions to the offshore wind sector in Taiwan. 

  • Ramboll Joins BRUNEL Floating Offshore Wind Foundation Project

    17 February 2023
    Innovation, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Brunel Floating AS, a Fred. Olsen 1848 company, has appointed Ramboll to initiate the design scope to accelerate the technological maturity of the BRUNEL floating foundation towards commercial application. BRUNEL is a semi-submersible steel foundation with a modular design of tubulars that can tap into the existing global supply chain, and is said to be […]

  • Moody’s: Paris Climate Agreement to Boost Wind Turbine Sales

    13 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in emerging markets, directed towards renewable energies such as wind and solar energy […]

  • Japanese Utility Buys Into Formosa I Offshore Wind Farm

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility JERA has entered into an agreement with Macquarie Capital and Swancor to acquire a combined 32.5% equity interest in the Formosa 1 offshore wind power project located off the north-western coast of Taiwan.

  • German Offshore Wind Industry Repeats 2GW Tender Call

    4 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    German offshore wind industry associations have once again called for a special tender to be launched for the development of up to 2GW of capacity. As reported in July, BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB are urging the government to raise the expansion targets and set up a reliable framework for the development […]

  • New York’s Offshore Wind Keeps BOEM Busy in June

    14 June 2016
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding public meetings and an auction seminar on New York’s offshore wind energy this month. BOEM released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for commercial wind lease issuance, site characterization activities, and site assessment activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York after US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell […]

  • USA: Groundbreaking Research Identifies IP Arms Race in Wind

    1 February 2013

    A new research report published at EWEA 2013 by consultancy Totaro & Associates has catalogued over 27,500 global patent filings related to horizontal-axis, utility-scale wind turbine technology. The report indicates that GE, Vestas, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Enercon and Gamesa together control almost 50% of all global patent filings. Other Tier 1 global turbine manufacturers, such as […]

  • IRENA: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 228 GW by 2030

    19 October 2020
    Authorities

    Global offshore wind installed capacity will reach 228 GW by 2030, according to projections from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Of the currently installed offshore wind capacity in the world, 90 per cent is located in Europe, mostly in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is attributed to regional cooperation on interconnection, […]

  • Virginia’s 12 MW of Offshore Wind Ready for Commercial Operation

    14 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project has completed reliability testing and is now ready to enter commercial service. The next significant regulatory step for the two-turbine project is to submit the final documentation to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) which will carry out a technical review, expected to be completed […]

  • DeepOcean to Install Offshore Wind Cables off Belgian Coast

    17 July 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has been awarded the inter array cable installation contract for the Bligh Bank Phase II Offshore Wind Farm offshore Belgium. Nobelwind NV is developing the Bligh Bank Phase II Offshore Wind Farm with fifty 3.3MW wind turbines offshore Belgium, with an estimated installed […]

  • Hitachi Zosen and Naval Energies Form Floating Wind Pact

    8 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Japanese industrial and engineering corporation Hitachi Zosen and French offshore renewable energy technology developer Naval Energies have agreed to cooperate in the field of floating wind energy. The project between the two companies is based on a feasibility study to jointly design and build floating wind turbines with a capacity of several hundred megawatts using Naval […]

  • INNAS and Hydrautrans Developing Transmission for 12MW+ Offshore Wind Turbines

    13 July 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The engineering company INNAS and technology company Hydrautrans are developing a mechanical-hydraulic transmission for offshore wind turbines with a capacity of more than 12MW.

  • Huisman Signs Contract for American Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    23 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with Keppel AmFELS to deliver a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for Dominion Energy’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Charybdis. The crane will be able to lift 2,200 tons, will have a 130m long boom, and will allow the installation of the new generation of offshore wind turbines, Huisman said. It […]

  • Researchers to Test if Fish eDNA Makes Offshore Wind Cheaper

    11 March 2022
    R&D

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power, with partners EDF Renewables and NatureMetrics, has started a “first of its kind” research project to explore the use of offshore fish environmental DNA (eDNA) in survey methods for offshore wind farm environmental impact assessments. The research project is expected to commence in March 2022 at the […]

  • New Wind Projects Lead E.ON’s Renewables Figures Rise

    13 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    E.ON has reported an increase in earnings in the renewables segment for the 2018 financial year, principally due to the commissioning of a new offshore wind project in the UK and the inclusion of wind farms in the U.S. The company’s renewables segment saw EUR 521 million in adjusted EBIT, a EUR 67 million rise, […]

  • US and Norway to Discuss Offshore Wind Under New MOU

    19 August 2020
    Authorities

    The U.S. Department of Interior and Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in offshore oil and gas, offshore wind energy and seabed minerals activities. Under the MOU, the two countries’ authorities agreed on the exchange of scientific and technical information, and cooperation regarding research and […]