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  • Poland’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Readies for 2025 Auction

    10 April 2024
    Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia have applied for environmental approval for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. The Bałtyk I offshore wind farm is one of three projects jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia in the Polish Baltic Sea. Bałtyk I, […]

  • 50 Turbines Stand at Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm

    12 August 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    50 of the 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 1,386 MW Hornsea Two, soon to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. DEME Offshore’s jack-ups Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are transporting the turbines from Siemens Gamesa’s facilities in the Port of Hull and installing them at […]

  • Vestas Goes Modular on World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine

    9 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The two side-compartments for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype wind turbine nacelle have arrived in Denmark. The side-compartments were then transported to Vestas’ factory in Esbjerg, where the full power converter system will be installed. According to Vestas, the modular nacelle components take full advantage of industrial standards, as the side-compartments are dimensionally designed to […]

  • Bergen Group AAK, Bladena Partner Up on Wind Mission

    26 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Bergen Group AAK and Bladena ApS have established a cooperation agreement on future assignments towards the wind market, which opens for collaboration on deliveries to new installations, both offshore and onshore.

  • EU Disputes Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Local Content Regulations

    29 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The European Union (EU) has requested dispute settlement consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning Taiwan’s use of local content criteria for offshore wind projects. In 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) published a localisation policy for the first phase of its Round 3 offshore wind tenders which was completed in December 2022. […]

  • Germany to Interconnect 10 GW of Offshore Wind in North Sea

    27 February 2023
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operators, 50Hertz, Amprion, and TenneT, have, together with Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, presented initial plans for interconnecting offshore wind farms in the North Sea. In the future, connection lines from offshore wind farms with a total output of 10 GW are to be inter-connected, the Ministry said. In […]

  • Doug Selsam’s out of the box wind turbine ideas (USA)

    13 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Offshore looks like the next big expansion area for the wind industry. Conventional ideas extended to offshore tasks will mount turbines on… [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, May 13, 2010;

  • UK: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Application Accepted for Examination

    9 April 2013

    Proposals for E.ON’s Rampion Offshore Wind Farm have been accepted for consideration by the Planning Inspectorate. Consultation feedback from over 1500 people and organisations in Sussex has been used to shape the wind farm proposals. Chris Tomlinson, E.ON Development Manager for the project, said: “We’re delighted to reach this important milestone and that the application […]

  • USA: Maryland Senate Fails to Pass Offshore Wind Bill

    10 April 2012

    Executive Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell, released the statement regarding the Maryland Senate not voting for O’Malley’s offshore wind bill. “In the face of increasingly extreme weather linked to climate change and in light of new studies showing Maryland is outrageously vulnerable to sea-level rise, it is totally unacceptable that the […]

  • Crown Estate Opens Offshore Wind Market Engagement Window

    1 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has invited registration for a second market engagement event for a potential new offshore wind leasing round in the UK on Monday 26 November 2018.

  • Beatrice Growing Wind Turbine Legs, 24 Jackets Installed

    26 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessels Stanislav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov are working full-steam at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site and have installed 78 pile sets and 24 jacket foundations so far, according to the project’s latest Notice to Mariners.

  • Government Rejects Accusations of Stalling Offshore Wind Development (UK)

    14 September 2011
    Authorities

    The government has rejected accusations that its policies are stalling offshore wind development and that the UK could lose its lead in…   By Will Nichols (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 14, 2011

  • TÜV SÜD, Tractebel DOC Join Forces in Offshore Wind

    16 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    The international provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, TÜV SÜD, has signed an agreement with the German-based company Tractebel DOC, under which the two companies will collaborate on offshore wind focusing on joint project implementation and the development of new services. Both partners will bring their special strengths to the venture to win new projects […]

  • Finland’s TSO Pinpoints Five Offshore Wind Connection Areas

    13 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Finland’s transmission system operator (TSO) Fingrid Oyj has identified five preliminary areas along the country’s west coast where offshore wind farms could be connected to the mainland grid by the 2030s. Now, the TSO is seeking feedback from stakeholders on defining the connection points more precisely. The five areas that Fingrid has identified, as part […]

  • PGE and Orlen Group Sign Deal for Polish Offshore Wind

    11 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    PGE Group and Orlen Group have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to cooperate on the development of offshore wind in Poland. Under the deal, the parties intend to exchange offshore wind know-how, prepare for investments in maritime infrastructure and supply logistics and assess the key parameters of the accessibility of Polish ports. Additionally, the […]

  • Wind Energy Sector Employs 1.1 Million People Worldwide

    15 June 2016

    With Global Wind Day being celebrated today (15 June), it is only appropriate to bring out the statistics from IRENA’s “Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2016” report, which shows that wind energy saw an employment increase of 5% in 2015 and that there are now 1.1 million people working in the sector. Renewable energy in […]

  • Offshore Wind to Meet Space, Defence and Oil & Gas at OrbisEnergy

    15 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels

    Sharing technologies and solutions between the growing offshore wind industry and the space, defence and oil & gas sectors will be the theme of an event at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft. Lessons learned in the more mature industries to help the developing offshore wind business across the UK will be aired by experts at the event which will […]

  • OWS Takes Over BARD Offshore 1 Wind Farm

    20 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    In early 2014, Offshore Wind Solutions GmbH (OWS) will assume responsibility for the operation and servicing of the offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1, situated some 90 kilometres off the coast of Borkum. OWS aims to establish itself on the wind energy market and provide services to third parties both offshore and onshore. These services […]

  • Ramboll, Projmors Join Bałtyk 1 Offshore Wind Team

    9 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Polenergia and Equinor have signed an agreement with a consortium of Ramboll and Projmors for consulting services related to the design works and securing all necessary permits for the construction of the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind project in Poland. The contract covers the entire Bałtyk 1 project until it reaches the “ready-to-build” status. Bałtyk 1, […]

  • UK: FoundOcean to Pile Grout World’s Largest Wind Turbine

    12 June 2013

    FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, making them the […]

  • RWE Assembling Offshore Wind Supply Chain Team in Poland

    1 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables, through its Polish subsidiary Baltic Trade & Invest Sp. z o.o., has signed Letters of Intent (LoI) with three Polish companies from the maritime sector, which will support the construction of the FEW Baltic II 350 MW offshore wind project in Poland. RWE has entered into cooperation with LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A., the Polish […]

  • Deutsche Bank Closes Hedge for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    1 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Bank has closed a deal contingent interest rate swap on TWD 90 billion (around EUR 2.7 billion) project finance for the development of the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farm off Changhua County, Taiwan. The investment consortium, led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its funds CI II and CI III, with two […]

  • AvenHexicon Moves Forward with Floating Wind Projects Offshore Italy

    14 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon has unveiled that its Italian joint venture secured priority rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy. The first area, located south of Sicily, is 346 square kilometres and has the potential for about 1.2 GW of capacity, while the second area, located northwest of Sardinia, extends for 364 […]

  • Estonia and Latvia Reveal Locations for Joint Offshore Wind Project

    27 October 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The governments of Estonia and Latvia have selected the locations in their respective parts of the Baltic Sea where their joint offshore wind energy project – ELWIND – will be built. Based on research and analysis, the most suitable development area for the implementation of a joint project in Estonian waters is the sea area […]

  • Estonia Reviewing Two More Offshore Wind Building Permits

    31 December 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Estonian government has initiated a construction permit process for two more offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Riga, in addition to the 1GW project proposed by Eesti Energia. The government has started the construction permit procedure for a 380MW project proposed by Tuuletraal OÜ. The wind farm comprises up to 76 turbines in […]

  • Tokyo Gas Joins Chiba Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    25 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo Gas has joined the offshore wind joint venture established by Northland Power and Shizen Energy in 2019 and will become a shareholder in the project company Chiba Offshore Wind (COW). COW is developing offshore wind projects off the Pacific Ocean coastline of Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Now, with Tokyo Gas on board, there is […]