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  • Floating Wind Test Site in Mediterranean Sea Fully Permitted 

    11 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    During the 3rd General Assembly of the INFLOW (INdustrialization setup of a FLoating Offshore Wind turbine) demo project, which was held on October 22nd 2014, it was announced that a key milestone of the project has been successfully reached. The offshore site for testing the novel floating vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) to be developed during the INFLOW project […]

  • Bang-Up Job Done on Pioneering Offshore Wind Project

    29 August 2014
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The companies that installed an innovative foundation on DONG Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm can mark another great milestone for their businesses after the first offshore wind Suction Bucket Jacket stands at its position. GeoSea carried out the floating load out, transport and installation, while the suction process was done by SPT Offshore. Armour stones will be installed […]

  • G9: 616 Reported Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry in 2013

    17 July 2014
    R&D

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published its first annual incident data report. This publication gives a comprehensive insight into the health and safety performance of the G9 members from 35 sites spread across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. The offshore wind industry has […]

  • India to Install First Offshore Wind Turbine in 5 Years

    9 April 2012

    In the forthcoming five years India will have its first offshore windmill, located in Dhanushkodi, executive director of Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Dr S Gomathi Nayagam announced at a two day conference on renewable energy held in Chennai last week, IBN Live informs. According to him, India will […]

  • Denmark to Build Three More Offshore Wind Farms by 2030

    3 July 2018
    Authorities

    Danish parliament unanimously voted in favour of a new energy agreement for the country on Friday, 27 June, which includes building three new offshore wind farms by 2030 with a total capacity of at least 2.4GW.

  • NIRAS to Conduct Studies for Offshore Wind Port Expansion in Philippines

    18 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    NIRAS has been selected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prepare pre-feasibility studies to assess the expansion of several ports for use as offshore wind ports. The Denmark-headquartered consultancy company has been commissioned by ADB on behalf of the Philippine government. Under the contract, NIRAS will prepare the pre-feasibility studies for the expansion of […]

  • France Starts Consultation on 1GW Wind Farm Offshore Normandy

    19 November 2019
    Authorities

    France has launched a public consultation process on a 1GW wind farm project offshore Normandy and potential future projects in the area. The National Commission of Public Debate has organized the consultation on the 1GW wind farm and the future offshore wind projects in Normandy which will run from 15 November 2019 to 15 May […]

  • World’s Largest Wind Turbine Takes On Typhoon, Comes On Top

    5 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Technology

    Goldwind’s GWH252-16MW wind turbine, installed at the Zhangpu Liuao offshore wind farm owned and developed by China Three Gorges, has produced 384.1 megawatt-hours in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record for an individual wind turbine in the given period. The record was achieved on 1 September while the wind farm offshore the Fujian […]

  • DanTysk to Certify All Offshore Wind Farm Components (Germany)

    10 February 2012

    DanTysk Offshore Wind GmbH, Hamburg, intends to build an offshore windfarm in the North Sea. In the first construction phase they are planning to build 80 wind turbines with a total output of 288 MW, an offshore substation and an offshore accommodation platform. The project is located in the German Bight area, around 75 km […]

  • DONG Energy and NaiKun Form Offshore Wind Pact in Canada

    13 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and NaiKun Wind Energy Group have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) which gives DONG Energy the exclusive rights to negotiate a joint development agreement for the Haida Energy Field Offshore Wind Project in British Columbia and explore the potential for establishing a long-term partnership with Naikun Wind Energy Group.

  • Estonia’s First Offshore Wind Farm Step Closer to Reality

    2 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Estonian wind energy developer Nelja Energia and the Hiiu municipality on the Hiiumaa Island have signed a cooperation agreement to build Estonia’s first offshore wind farm.

  • Gode Wind 1 and 2 Turbines Installation Halfway Done

    5 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s self-propelled jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has completed the installation of the 49th turbine at the 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm, marking and surpassing the halfway stage in the process. When completed, Gode Wind 1 and 2 will comprise 97 6 MW Siemens Wind Power turbines, making it the largest contiguous offshore wind farm in Germany to date. […]

  • NYC Unveils USD 191 Million Offshore Wind Vision

    27 September 2021
    Authorities

    Mayor of the City of New York Bill de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) have revealed a 15-year USD 191 million (around EUR 162 million) Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The OSW plan also includes climate goals of 100 per […]

  • Estonian Company Looking to Bid in Offshore Wind Auctions in the Baltics

    24 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Estonia-headquartered developer of wind and solar energy projects in the Baltic States and Poland, Sunly, plans to develop multiple projects in the Baltic Sea and participate in offshore wind auctions in the region. The company, which applied for a permit for the construction of four offshore wind farms in Estonia in 2020, has now signed […]

  • Maryland Enters Offshore Wind MOU with US Federal Government

    10 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the US Department of the Interior (DOI), and the State of Maryland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind in this US state. The MOU follows the announcement from December 2023, when the federal government and the Maryland state […]

  • All 102 Wind Turbines Installed at East Anglia ONE

    29 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 102nd and final wind turbine has been installed at the East Anglia ONE wind farm. DEME’s Sea Installer and Sea Challenger vessels have been installing the Siemens Gamesa 7 MW offshore wind turbines at the project site, located 43 kilometres off Suffolk, since June 2019. Wind turbine components were pre-assembled and loaded out from […]

  • China’s SPIC Puts 800 MW of Offshore Wind into Operation

    15 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has commissioned two of its offshore wind farms in Rudong, bringing 800 MW of offshore wind power more to the Chinese energy mix this year. The first of SPIC’s two wind farms that make up its 800 MW Rudong Offshore Wind Project, H4, went into production on 29 November, […]

  • Akrocean to Gauge Winds at Two German North Sea Sites

    24 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    French offshore monitoring and site assessment service provider Akrocean has won a tender to carry out meteorological measurements at two sites of the German N-10 offshore wind area. The company will perform monitoring of wind conditions and prepare a report as part of the preliminary investigation of the N-10.1 and N-10.2 sites in the N-10 […]

  • German Wind Produces 32.5 TWh in First 5 Months

    10 June 2015

    Germany’s wind power output in January-May rose 34% year on year and the country is on track for a third successive record year for new turbine installations, with the first wave of offshore wind farms finally coming online, a Platts analysis of the latest available data show. Wind turbines in Germany generated 32.5 TWh of […]

  • Octopus Energy to Pour Billions in Offshore Wind Globally by 2030

    24 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    UK green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group has announced that it will invest, through its generation arm, USD 20 billion (about GBP 15 billion) into offshore wind by 2030. The company said that this will go towards the generation of 12 GW of renewable electricity a year, enough to power 10 million homes. Octopus is targeting projects […]

  • US Democratic Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Incentives Act

    9 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US Democratic senators Edward J. Markey, representing Massachusetts, and Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, have introduced The Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development (WIND) Act which would extend the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit for offshore wind through 2025. Last year’s omnibus bill extended the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for wind until 2019, but […]

  • Borssele 1&2 World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The cost of building and operating the 700MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm is expected to be EUR 2.7 billion cheaper than previously estimated. Moreover, the wind farm will generate 22.5% more electricity than anticipated. Fierce competition between companies in the public tender to secure the permit and associated subsidy to build and operate […]

  • BVGA Builds Its Presence in U.S. Offshore Wind Market

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    BVG Associates (BVGA) and Renewable Resources International (RRI) have formed a partnership that will see RRI’s Managing Partner Andy Geissbuehler leading BVGA’s offshore wind business in the U.S.

  • UK: Port of Ardersier Submits Plans for Offshore Wind Development

    6 May 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    A renewables jobs boom could come to the Highlands of Scotland if plans to turn a former oil fabrication yard into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind get the go ahead. The Port of Ardersier has submitted plans to Highland Council, Marine Scotland and Transport Scotland for the consents needed to make the site a […]

  • First Sino-Foreign Offshore Wind Project Fully Commissioned

    9 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation have commissioned the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind farm. Located in the China Sea, off the Jiangsu coast, North of Shanghai, its construction took 20 months, France’s EDF Group said. The wind farm was put into operation on 20 November. Together with the 300 MW Dongtai […]

  • GWEC and JWPA Launch Offshore Wind Task Force in Japan

    27 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) have launched a joint Offshore Wind Task Force in Japan. The task force will address key bottlenecks to the growth of Japan’s offshore wind industry such as providing input to streamline the regulatory process for project development and building a local supply […]