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  • Spain: Gamesa G128-5.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 July 2013

    Gamesa has commissioned their G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine at the Arinaga Quay, Canary Islands. Check out this video about about the 5MW wind turbine. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, July 25, 2013; Image: gamesa  

  • Heavy Hitters Join South Korean Floating Wind Project

    10 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed agreements with Korea National Oil Corporation to join the Donghae 1 floating offshore wind project in South Korea. Under the agreements signed this week, Doosan Heavy will provide wind turbines for the project, and HHI, the world’s largest shipbuilding company, will deliver floating foundations. […]

  • Scotland and England Strive to Create Hub for Offshore Wind Industry

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Scotland and England are competing to create hub for $52 billion offshore wind industry. Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and the northeast English coastal town of Hartlepool are striving for an investment worth 150 million-pound ($237 million) from a Spanish wind-turbine maker Gamesa Corp Tecnologica SA. It is estimated that the […]

  • UK: OGN Submits Wind Turbine Factory Planning Application

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) has submitted the planning application for a GBP 50 million wind turbine factory, reports NeBusiness. The 36,000 square metre facility would replace the company’s existing factory at Hadrian Yard and create thousands of jobs in Tyne. Construction of the prototype Triton jacket is to begin later this year. Investing in construction […]

  • New Budget Proposal, Harwich to Become Wind Port? (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    A new budget proposal has increased a chance for Harwich to become a wind port. More than 100 MPs have written to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut to the £500 million a year subsidies for onshore wind farms and more influence for the local people to stop them being built. […]

  • UK: Lundy Island Residents Fear Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 August 2012

    Lundy Island residents are concerned about the possible wind power development offshore their coast, reports the North Devon Gazette 24. Last week, representatives from RWE npower renewables held a meeting at the Lundy Island to brief the residents about the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm plans. After the briefing, the visitors were concerned that the […]

  • New York to Study European Offshore Wind Transmission Models

    9 August 2018
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    New York power agencies and partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a study of successful offshore wind transmission models with a specific focus on largescale European projects.

  • UK to Set Sail to Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farms

    16 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    As the UK government is scheduled to announce the winners of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction in autumn, projections on the offshore wind prices are emerging, with results of the latest offshore wind tender in Germany setting a benchmark.

  • 15+ MW Floating Wind Turbines to Be Tested at Norway’s METCentre

    8 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Three companies have signed contracts with Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test new technology aimed at reducing the costs of floating offshore wind by demonstrating floaters equipped with 15+ MW turbines. According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this is the turbine size that will be relevant for future floating offshore wind farms. The test […]

  • HST and Boluda to Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture in France

    11 January 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Boluda France and HST Marine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture company providing crew transfer services to the offshore wind market in France. The UK-based HST owns and operates seven crew transfer vessels and has so far carried out over 50,000 technician transfers to offshore structures across the European […]

  • France Urged to Set 5GW by 2030 Floating Wind Goal

    21 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Six floating wind companies have called on the French Government to include up to 5GW of floating wind capacity in the country’s revised multiannual energy program, to be brought online by 2030. 

  • EnBW Picks Emden as North Sea Wind Farm Base

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has decided to build an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base on an airfield in Emden, Germany, for the company’s offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

  • Norway’s METCentre to Test Four New Offshore Wind Turbines

    21 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) has been licensed to test four new offshore wind turbines on the Norwegian west coast. According to METCentre, agreements have already been signed with companies for the expanded test capacity and the offshore wind turbines are expected to be installed by 2026. “The expansion of the METCentre is very […]

  • J.R. Rix & Sons Becomes Sole Owner of BostonRix Wind

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    J.R. Rix & Sons has agreed to acquire Boston Energy’s 50% stake in their joint venture company BostonRix Wind Ltd, therefore obtaining sole ownership of the business.

  • UK Leads Europe to 1.1GW of Offshore Wind in H1 2018

    26 July 2018

    Europe added 1.1GW of offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2018, with the UK being the main contributor with 911MW, according to WindEurope’s recent report.

  • Formosa 2 Wind Farm Stands Complete Offshore Taiwan

    1 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    All 47 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 376 MW Formosa 2 wind farm off the Miaoli coast in Taiwan. The last wind turbine was successfully installed on Tuesday, 31 January. The AIS data shows Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-ups Blue Tern and Bold Tern working on the wind farm at […]

  • Japanese Investors to Acquire Stake in Yunlin Offshore Wind Project

    5 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore wind developer wpd has signed a share purchase agreement with Starwind Offshore GmbH to sell a 27% stake in the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. Starwind Offshore GmbH is a German holding company established jointly between the Japanese companies Sojitz; JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation; The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and Chudenko […]

  • Vestas and Maersk to Build Offshore Wind Hub in South Korea

    22 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has revealed plans to build a nacelle factory and a logistic base for offshore wind turbines in South Korea in partnership with A.P. Moller – Maersk. The plan, part of a wider agreement, is dependent on the pace of market growth and awarded volume for Vestas, the company said. Other signatories […]

  • New Energy Funding Bill Backs Maine Offshore Wind

    13 September 2019
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has advanced the fiscal year 2020 energy and water funding bill, which includes support for the Aqua Ventus demonstration offshore wind project. The legislation, advanced by a vote of 31-0, includes provisions led by Senator Susan Collins to support several R&D projects at the University of Maine (UMaine), including the Aqua Ventus […]

  • GL Shop Approval for Chinese Wind Turbine Blade Production

    26 January 2011

    Tianjin Dongqi Wind Turbine Blade Co. LTD received their first GL Shop Approval from GL Renewables Certification (GL) for the production of rotor blades fabricated from fibre reinforced plastics. Based in Tianjin, China, Dongqi at present is the only rotor blade manufacturer in China with GL Shop Approval, certifying the high standard of their rotor […]

  • French Floating Offshore Wind Project Reaches Financial Close

    6 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Qair, TotalEnergies, and BW Ideol, the partners behind the EolMed project, have made a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the 30 MW floating wind farm in the French Mediterranean. The FID comes shortly after the partners secured EUR 85 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB). Fully consented in February 2021, EolMed will […]

  • Vattenfall Pushes Danish Nearshore Wind Farms Farther Offshore

    30 January 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has placed the wind turbines on the Vesterhav Syd and Nord nearshore wind farms as far from the Danish North Sea coast as possible within the two areas designated by the state, the latest design drafts show. In the new drafts, the wind turbines are placed in rows approximately nine kilometres from the coast, […]

  • December Winds Bring Down Power Prices Across Europe

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Continental European power prices tumbled again in December as exceptional wind power output combined with mild temperatures and falling demand, according to data released by Platts. European power prices, according to the Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI), fell 13.29% to EUR 33.08 per megawatt hour (MWh) in December compared to November, itself down 9.4% on […]

  • Dutch Government Pinpoints Two Areas for 2.1GW of Offshore Wind

    5 July 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) and Hollandse Kust Noord (North) offshore wind zones, totalling 2.1GW of potential offshore wind capacity, have been selected for the construction of offshore wind farms by the Dutch government in an effort to reach the goal of 16% of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix by 2023. Hollandse Kust Zuid, covering […]

  • Poland: Environment Ministry Gives Gas Advantage over Wind

    2 May 2012
    Authorities

    The Polish Environment Ministry and the State Geological Institute say that the most of the Baltic Sea area is rich in shale gas and reserves of aggregates. Therefore, it says that the area should be excluded from the offshore wind activity, according to Windpower Monthly. The Infrastructure Ministry has been reviewing applications from 59 investors that […]

  • Floating Offshore Wind Project INFLOW Kicks-Off in France

    6 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Ten partners from six European countries gathered in Paris on June 19 to kick-off a research project on offshore wind energy, featuring a world premiere: The INFLOW (INdustrialization setup of a FLoating Offshore Wind turbine) demo project, directed by French engineering company Technip, will see the deployment of a novel design commercial size floating vertical […]