The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a Strategic Plan for Offshore Wind that will guide the development of offshore wind energy in this US state. The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off California’s central and northern coasts with a planning goal of 2
The UK Planning Inspectorate has accepted into the examination phase the Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) Offshore Wind Farms developed by RWE and Masdar. The DBS East and DBS West offshore wind farms, which could provide electricity for up to three million
Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, will be using a new welding technique in the production process of XXXL monopiles in its new production halls on the Maasvlakte, Rotterdam. The Cold Wire Tandem-Twin Narrow Gap SAW (CWTT-NGSAW) process is said to make welded joints stronger and welde
Pulse Structural Monitoring, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has signed a contract with Ørsted Taiwan to provide measurement and associated data acquisition systems for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The company, which is part of Act
Dutch engineering company Iv has designed more than a quarter of all offshore wind platforms in the European Union, the company said on 9 July, citing offshore wind statistics from a WindEurope report. Of the 19 GW of offshore wind energy the EU had installed at the end of 2023, Iv has worked on off
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium comprising DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has submitted the offshore scoping report for the Ayre floating offshore wind project to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. The report was submitted to the Marine Directorate – Licensing & Operations Team to re
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has projected there will be approximately 14 GW of offshore wind capacity deployed by 2030, falling short of the 30 GW goal set by the Biden Administration in 2021. ACP’s recent report also outlines USD 65 billion (approximately EUR 60 billion) in investmen
South Korea-based offshore wind cable manufacturer, LS Cable & System, has decided to build a manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, which the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. The factory will be built on a
Ørsted and Eversource have finalized the transaction for Eversource’s share in the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project, initially announced in January. Ørsted has acquired its former partner’s stake for USD 78 million (approximately EUR 72 million) less than the originally agreed price earlier this y
Iberdrola, through its US subsidiary Avangrid, and Virginia Electric and Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy, have signed an agreement under which Dominion will acquire the Kitty Hawk North Wind offshore wind lease area. The site, located some 40 kilometres north of the under
The auction for Saare 3, Estonia’s third offshore wind farm area, received no bids, as announced by the country’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) on July 4th. In its most recent offshore wind tender, Estonia aimed to grant the Saare 3 sea area, covering 20.1 square kil
SSE and APG (acting on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP), which last month jointly secured the rights to develop the IJmuiden Ver Alpha offshore wind site in the Netherlands, now confirmed they are moving forward with the 2 GW project whose focus, in line with the tender requirements, is biodiversit
Scotland-headquartered Sulmara has completed a site characterization survey for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan, developed by Synera Renewable Energy (SRE). To overcome challenging environmental site conditions, Sulmara said it employed an industry-first, multi-platform approach runnin
Huisman has signed two contracts to provide cranes and installation equipment for Cadeler’s A-Class offshore wind farm installation vessels. The first contract, awarded by COSCO, is for a 3,000+-mt leg-encircling crane and a 40-mt pedestal-mounted crane for Cadeler’s latest A-Class vessel. The ship
