Synera Renewable Energy Group (SRE Group) has submitted the administrative contract for the 800 MW Formosa 6 offshore wind project to Taiwan’s Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. The submission of the administrative contract, which is said to be on schedule, comes at a critical junc
During the opening day of the World Leaders Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new strategy aimed at motivating offshore wind developers to invest in the country’s industrial heartlands, coastal areas, and oil and gas communities. According to the go
Philippine renewable energy holding company Alternergy Holdings Corporation (ALTER) has acquired full ownership of three offshore wind projects in the Philippines which the company owned together with Shell. Through its subsidiary Alternergy Wind Holdings Corporation, Alternergy bought Shell’s 40 pe
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme for the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project. In line with the exemption provision in the Offshore Energy Act, GoliatVIND will shortly submit a licence application. If granted, the project is said
ScottishPower has awarded Siemens Gamesa a turbine contract worth more than GBP 1 billion for its 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 236 metres, for Scottish
Northumberland County Council has granted outline planning permission for the Berwick Bank offshore wind project’s onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection. The decision by Northumberland County Council approves the onshore export cables, converter station, and associated grid connect
Ørsted has awarded MMA Offshore an offshore wind site survey contract off the coast of Australia. On behalf of its client, Ørsted, the scope is said to be one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland offshore wind zone since the award of feasibility licenses. The compan
Seatrium has revealed that its subsidiary has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) to build a heavy lift vessel to serve the Japanese offshore wind market. Seatrium’s subsidiary signed a LoI with the Japanese company to carry out early engineering work for a 5,000-tonn
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has made available the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind project. The SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC proposal includes up to 147 wind turbines, up to five offshore substation platforms located at a maximum of 149 position
RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control centre for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase. In additio
On 6 November, the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved the financing for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, being developed by Polenergia and Norway’s Equinor. According to a recent social media post by EIB vice president Teresa Czerwińska, the funds will be used to redu
The European Union and Taiwan have reached an understanding on a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that was initiated by the EU over Taiwan’s offshore wind auctions, more specifically, the requirements for domestic content. In July this year, the EU requested consultations at the WTO con
German engineering company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann (JBO) has been awarded new contracts by EnBW for the geotechnical work and pre-FEED design for the Dreekant offshore wind project in Germany. EnBW secured the rights to develop an offshore wind farm in the N-12.3 area in the German North Sea in June t
Production of the last transition piece (TP) for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, is underway at Smulders facility in Hoboken, Belgium. The consortium comprising Sif and Smulders was awarded contracts for the manufacture of all monopiles an
