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  • Skyborn Reaches Major Milestone on Swedish Offshore Wind Project

    14 September 2023
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables (Skyborn) has received an environmental permit from the Swedish Land and Environment Court to build the Storgrundet offshore wind farm. The permit allows for a maximum of 51 wind turbines, which when fully operational, will have a capacity of about 1 GW. The project area is in Gävleborg county, situated approximately 15 kilometers […]

  • Palfinger Cranes for Japanese Offshore Wind and Battery Storage Project

    1 June 2023
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    Austrian crane specialist Palfinger Marine has revealed that 14 of its PF 200 fixed boom cranes are set to be installed at the Ishikari offshore wind farm in Hokkaido, Japan. Each crane features a lifting capacity of 1,000 kilograms and has an outreach of seven metres – the maximum outreach among PALFINGER PF cranes. The company […]

  • New York College to Offer Offshore Wind Training Programs

    14 September 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College has received USD 230,000 from the New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s office to promote offshore energy workforce development and training programs in New York.

  • Hjelmsted, NIRAS Dive into New York’s Offshore Wind Development

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Hjelmsted Consulting and NIRAS will act as strategic advisors to the State of New York to secure that a significant part of the state’s electric supply will come from offshore wind in 2030. The two companies said they are among the first European advisors to expand their consulting activities in offshore wind to North America. They […]

  • Saitec Joins Atlantic Region Floating Wind Research Project

    16 December 2019
    R&D

    Saitec Offshore is taking part in the EU-funded ArcWind project focused on boosting floating offshore wind energy in the Atlantic Region. The Adaptation and Implementation of Floating Wind Energy Conversion Technology for the Atlantic Region (ArcWind) project aims to drive the floating wind energy forward to become a major contributor of green energy in the […]

  • Offshore Second Cheapest after Onshore Wind, Says DEA

    21 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Danish Energy Association (DEA) has investigated what it costs to set up different types of plants for electricity generation. According to the research, electricity generated by onshore wind turbines is the cheapest with just over 30 ører (4 cents) per kWh. Offshore wind power, new centralised coal and natural gas power plants and decentralised combined […]

  • Connecticut Plans State Pier Upgrades to Support Offshore Wind

    30 May 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Governor of Connecticut Dannel P. Malloy is requesting an approval from the State Bond Commission for a USD 15 million investment to upgrade the State Pier in New London and enable it to be used for seven offshore wind projects planned in the northeast.

  • Welsh Government Greenlights Erebus Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Welsh Government has granted consent for the country’s first floating offshore wind farm located 40 kilometres off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Project Erebus will feature seven next-generation 14 MW turbines on floating platforms, providing enough renewable energy to power 93,000 homes. Erebus is part of a first phase of a 4 GW renewable energy […]

  • New Floating Wind R&D Project Launches in France

    5 July 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    A research and development (R&D) project focused on reusable floating wind anchoring systems, high and low connectors, and tendons for tension line systems, has been launched in France. The project is led by Technip Energies in partnership with Université Gustave Eiffel, Valeco, and OPEN-C Foundation, and funded by the French State as part of France […]

  • Ampelmann and Seaway7 Partner on Their First US Offshore Wind Project

    6 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has received an order from Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway, which will support the construction of a major US coast offshore wind project. The order not only marks the first collaboration of Seaway7 and Ampelmann in the Americas but will also see the first tour of duty of the […]

  • Belgium: DONG Selects FLiDAR for Accurate Offshore Wind Measurements

    29 January 2013

    Following months of analysis DONG Energy has selected FLiDAR to implement the latest generation of wind resource measurement technology. The partnership initially involves a one year measurement campaign in the Irish Sea. Benj Sykes, UK Country Manager for DONG Energy’s Wind business said; “FLIDAR represents a step forward in how we are developing offshore wind […]

  • Equinor and KNOC Embark on South Korean Floating Wind Mission

    15 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor and the state-owned Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for floating offshore wind in South Korea. Under the MoU, the two parties will jointly explore the opportunities of developing commercial floating offshore wind, Equinor said. According to KNOC’s Senior Vice President Jae-Heon Shim, executing the agreement will become a […]

  • New German Study Calls for 20GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    13 December 2017
    R&D

    Fraunhofer IWES has released an updated study, commissioned by German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie), which shows that the availability of offshore wind farms has increased compared to the investigations in the previous version of the study, and points out that the Federal Government should raise the installed capacity target to at least 20GW for 2030, and at least 30GW for 2035 to achieve the energy transition goals. 

  • Met Office Modelling Offshore Wind Data for Crown Estate

    14 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The Met Office is supplying new modelled datasets for the UK’s offshore wind resource to The Crown Estate. The Met Office said the new data is more accurate than previous modelled datasets and backed up by 30 years of historic data. It provides a higher resolution picture of the UK’s offshore wind resource that will […]

  • Germany: Cuxport Takes Advantage of Booming Offshore Wind Industry

    8 November 2013

    Terminal operator Cuxport has taken advantage of the booming offshore wind industry by becoming  a supply base for Regina Baltica, an accommodation vessel working for BARD Group over the last seven months. A variety of technicians and skilled workers were needed this year for the completion of  the BARD Offshore I wind park’s construction on […]

  • Offshore Wind Innovators Sets Up Financial Services for SMEs

    10 April 2018

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has launched a tailor-made package of financial services for SMEs to increase private investment opportunities and help bring their innovations to the market.

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Smash Annual Generation Record

    29 March 2017
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea generated 12.09 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2016, a 45.7 percent jump compared to 8.3 TWh generated by wind farms off Germany in 2015, TenneT reports.

  • Cadeler Secures More Wind Farm Work Offshore Poland

    13 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Denmark’s Cadeler has secured vessel reservation agreements with both MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z.o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z.o.o., special purpose companies owned by Polenergia and Equinor. According to Cadeler, the aggregate potential value of the vessel reservation agreements is expected to be between EUR 110 million and EUR 130 million. Cadeler’s project covers […]

  • Sweden Greenlights Construction of Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    19 May 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Swedish government has granted a construction permit to Vattenfall for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. Located in the south of the Baltic Sea some 30 kilometres off Trelleborg, Kriegers Flak is one of Vattenfall’s Swedish offshore wind projects that has come the furthest in its development. Vattenfall’s application covers 40 to 50 wind […]

  • German Partners Shake Hands for Autonomous Offshore Wind Surveys

    14 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    German offshore wind services provider WINDEA Offshore and marine data acquisition company Subsea Europe Services have entered a strategic sales partnership to provide autonomous surveying for the offshore wind industry. The two companies plan to deliver hydrographic survey and underwater inspection technology and related services for the European offshore wind market, including marine data acquisition […]

  • Germany: TÜV NORD to Certify Sinovel’s Offshore Wind Turbine

    11 July 2012

    TÜV NORD has won the contract to perform type certification of an offshore wind turbine from Chinese manufacturer Sinovel. The six-megawatt turbine will be one of the first Chinese-designed offshore wind power systems with internationally recognised type certification.  “With the support of our colleagues at TÜV NORD China, we have identified considerable demand for internationally-recognised […]

  • Taiwan’s NCKU Launches Floating LiDAR to Assess Offshore Wind

    28 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, launched its floating LiDAR, an offshore wind resource assessment buoy, May 24, at Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory. “It is the Asia No. 1 and World No.4 of Floating LiDAR applications in wind profiler measurement at sea,” said NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung at the launching ceremony. He added, “This will […]

  • Semco Maritime Lands Offshore Wind Service Deal in Germany

    16 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Semco Maritime has been awarded a 10-year service contract from Siemens Gamesa for the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The balance-of-plant contract covers operations and maintenance on the wind farm located 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the North Sea. Semco Maritime has entered the 10-year agreement from 1 January 2024 […]

  • Denmark: Bladt to Provide Northwind Offshore Wind Farm Substation

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries, the Danish steel contractor, has won the EPCI contract for the delivery of a substation for the Northwind Offshore Wind Farm on Bank Zonder Naam off the coast of the Belgian town Zeebrugge. The substation is due to be finished on 1 June 2013, and the installation is planned to take place during June 2013, […]

  • ESB Applies for Offshore Wind Site Investigation Permit in Ireland

    22 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    ESB Wind Development Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Irish utility company ESB, has applied for a licence to carry out site investigations for its Sea Stacks Offshore Wind project, one of the projects on which the company was joined by Equinor, before the Norwegian developer decided to withdraw from offshore wind development in Ireland […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Calls for Support at Final Public Hearings

    18 May 2012

    As Cape Wind is coming closer to its finalisation,it calls for public support at the last set of public hearings which will be held in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) public hearings on NSTAR’s contract to purchase 27.5 % of Cape Wind’s power will be held on May 30 in Boston. The DPU […]