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  • California Coastal Commission Approves Upcoming Offshore Wind Activities

    13 June 2022
    Authorities

    The California Coastal Commission has approved offshore wind activities in Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay that will result from the upcoming lease sale for five areas located in the waters offshore central and northern California. Under its federal consistency review authority, the Coastal Commission evaluated whether the leasing process proposed by the US Bureau of […]

  • Construction Starts on New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    14 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    South Fork Wind, a 50-50 joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource, has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm. This final investment solidifies the companies’ commitment to the 132 MW offshore wind farm. The FID also marked the start of the construction phase of […]

  • Greece Opens Public Consultation on Offshore Wind Legislative Framework

    22 January 2021
    Authorities

    The Greek wind energy association ELETAEN has launched public consultation for a legislative framework for the development of offshore wind in Greece. The consultation period will run until 1 February and is part of the implementation of the project “Necessary legislative adjustments to promote offshore wind energy in Greece”, funded by the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 […]

  • Germany: Two Studies Commissioned to Boost Offshore Wind Development

    21 March 2013
    Environment

    Together with associations and companies in the offshore wind industry, including RWE Innogy, the OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY Foundation has commissioned two studies in an effort to create a strong basis for the current discussion and a meaningful adjustment of the renewable energy act. Both studies will be closely coordinated. The results are to be presented […]

  • Vestas Notches Fourth Intertidal Wind Turbine Order in Vietnam

    27 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a contract to provide wind turbines for the 29MW Ben Tre V1-3 intertidal wind farm in Vietnam. Vestas has now secured its fourth intertidal project in Vietnam with this order placed by Sigma Engineering Joint Stock Company. The Ben Tre V1-3 wind project will be located in Ba […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Comes Equipped with Lidar

    21 June 2022
    Technology

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has released details of new wind Lidar technology now installed on the company’s SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine. The ‘ZX TM’ Continuous Wave Lidar system has been integrated by Siemens Gamesa and is now a standard option for the turbine allowing for a fully IEC-compliant power curve measurement to […]

  • 50Hertz Sees Offshore Wind Growth in Baltic Sea, Germany

    27 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    As the issues on grid connection of German offshore wind farms hold back the development in the North Sea, German power network operator 50Hertz expects a shift of investor interest to offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Reuters quotes the company’s CEO as saying that the expected offshore wind power capacity in the German Baltic […]

  • USTDA Continues Support for Vietnam’s Offshore Wind with New Grant

    17 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2), a Vietnamese power engineering company, to support development of the 100MW Tan Thuan nearshore wind farm in southern Vietnam.

  • Vestas and OutSmart to Run First Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    8 April 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    NoordzeeWind has selected Vestas and Dutch-German OutSmart to operate and maintain the Egmond aan Zee wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Egmond aan Zee is the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm, consisting of 36 Vestas V90-3.0 MW wind turbines located ten to eighteen kilometers off the Dutch coast. Originally built as a demonstration project […]

  • CIP’s Changfang-Xidao Wind Project Completed Offshore Taiwan

    22 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has completed the construction of the 600 MW Changfang-Xidao project in Taiwan, the company’s first offshore wind farms in the Asia Pacific. Located 11 kilometres off the west coast of Taiwan, the Changfang-Xidao offshore wind project is majority-owned by CIP’s Flagship funds CI II and CI III. Minority stakes are held by […]

  • UK: DONG to Build Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm

    30 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Westermost Rough in the North Sea on the British east coast. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, the transmission assets will be sold to an […]

  • Offshore Wind to Become Significant Part of Poland’s Energy Mix

    3 December 2012
    Authorities

    Polish Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, Slawomir Nowak, was speaking about the country’s plans for offshore wind development at the 7th Energy Forum in Sopot.  “Plans of coastal countries are impressive and offshore wind power is likely to become a significant part of the energy mix in coming years,” said Sławomir Nowak, Minister of […]

  • Sassnitz to Become Base Port for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    23 December 2011

      The Sassnitz will expand into a base port for a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The offshore terminal with a 410 meter long quay wall is planned to be completed by the summer 2012, port of Sassnitz said on Thursday. For the purpose of the project, a six-hectare area will be […]

  • GlobalData: Denmark’s Offshore Wind Power among Best in World

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Extensive government support and wind turbine technology modernization will assist the continued growth of Denmark’s cumulative offshore wind power installed capacity, from 1.27 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 2.24 GW by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s report states that Denmark, excluding Greenland, is one of the leading wind power markets […]

  • ZPMC Launches China’s Largest Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    30 October 2017
    Vessels

    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) launched a new self-propelled offshore wind installation vessel on 28 October. The vessel, named Longyuan Zhenhua 3, has a lifting capacity of 2,000t and a maximum lifting height of 120m.

  • Fécamp Wind Turbine Components Gathering at Cherbourg Assembly Site

    28 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first components for wind turbines which will spin at the Fécamp offshore wind farm are being transported to the storage and assembly site at the Port of Cherbourg, France, ahead of the installation at the offshore site that is scheduled to start in the late Spring.  The 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm will […]

  • Construction Begins on China’s Qingzhou 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    9 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy and partners have launched the construction of the 500 MW Quingzhou 4 offshore wind project in the South China Sea. The project, located off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong Province, will feature 25 MingYang’s MySE 11-230 and 18 MySE 12-242 offshore wind turbines. MingYang will also deliver a floating turbine for […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Releases Nearshore Wind Tender Material

    6 May 2015
    Contracts & Tenders

    With the publication of the contract notice in February, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) officially launched the tender of nearshore wind farms totaling 350 MW in up to six sites. The six sites are Vesterhav Nord, Vesterhav Syd, Sæby, Sejerø Bugt, Smålandsfarvandet and Bornholm. This is now followed by the preliminary tender documents, which are […]

  • France’s Calvados Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction Phase

    22 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Construction activity has started on the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The start of the construction phase follows the finalisation of financing agreements between the Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados (EODC) consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd, and its financial partners. The Calvados offshore wind farm, also known as Courseulles-sur-Mer, will comprise […]

  • More Work for Fugro at RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Project

    19 October 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, has been appointed by RWE to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish coast, where RWE will build the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) up to approximately 34 kilometres […]

  • New Jersey Opens Solicitation for Offshore Wind Transmission Solutions

    16 April 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), has launched solicitation for qualified developers to submit potential transmission solutions that would help deliver offshore wind energy to the existing power grid in New Jersey. The 120-day solicitation period, launched on 15 April, will enable NJBPU to evaluate […]

  • Maine Joins National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

    26 February 2021
    Authorities, R&D

    Maine has joined the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC), a non-profit public-private alliance that is dedicated to responsible, cost-effective offshore wind energy and technology research in the United States. As a member of the consortium, Maine will have access to innovation, research, and added resources for its offshore wind program, which will […]

  • Great Support for Future Wind Turbines Offshore Maryland (USA)

    16 February 2012

    Gov. Martin O’Malley is getting a lot of support for his incentive to erect wind turbines offshore Maryland’s coast. Former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver came on Tuesday to Annapolis to testify in support of O’Malley’s offshore wind bill. He said that wind turbines in Iowa have helped stabilize electricity costs and have created 4,300 jobs, […]

  • France Opens Public Consultation on Floating Wind Offshore Brittany

    21 July 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP) has launched a public consultation on future floating wind projects offshore southern Brittany. The country’s Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) calls for 8.75 GW of offshore wind capacity to be put out to tender between 2020 and 2028, and for the development of up to […]

  • Plans Emerge for New Floating Wind Farm Offshore Sicily

    2 February 2023

    Milan-based developer Ninfea Rinnovabili has submitted a maritime concession application for a 750 MW floating wind project off the southeast of Sicily. Located in the Malta Channel, at least 27 kilometres off the coast of Sicily, the Scicli wind farm will feature 50 15 MW wind turbines and two floating offshore substations. The wind farm’s […]

  • LOC Nets Another Offshore Wind Contract in Far East

    2 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    A couple of days after securing a marine warranty job on a Vietnamese project, and on top of the recently won contracts for offshore wind farms in China and Taiwan, LOC Group informed it was also awarded a contract for the Zhanjiang Wailuo II and X offshore wind farms in China. Under the contract, which […]