The construction of offshore wind farms in South Korea could introduce over 770,000 job opportunities and contribute KRW 87 trillion (approximately EUR 65 billion) worth of investments into the economy, according to two reports from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). GWEC’s new reports reveal th
Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, has started the production of monopile foundations for the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm under construction. According to a trading update Sif issued on 17 May, the company — which is deliv
Norway’s Equinor has received final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to begin construction on its 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 16 May. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued on 16 May authorized the c
RWE and Masdar have signed a contract with marine technology and data acquisition company, Ocean Infinity, for 3D ultra high-resolution seismic (UHRS) geophysical surveys at the Dogger Bank South (DBS) West offshore wind farm in the UK. Located over 100 kilometres off the northeastern coast of Engla
Construction work has started on one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, the 960 MW He Dreiht project. In the next few days, Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Thialf, will install the first foundations at EnBW’s offshore wind farm, being built in the German North Sea. The He Dreiht off
Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif, has revealed plans to build a monopile recycling factory as part of a goal to make monopiles fully circular. With the same aim, the company has also signed an addendum to its existing framework agreement with Dillinger to secure access to its low
The 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm, owned by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture between the French company EDF Renouvelables; EIH S.à.rl, owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments; and Skyborn Renewables (formerly wpd offshore), is now fully operational. The inauguration ceremony was h
A consortium between Belgium-based Elicio and BayWa r.e. has won the AO5 tender in France to develop and operate the country’s first floating offshore wind farm, the 250 MW Pennavel project, off the south coast of Brittany. In 2021, France opened the first tender for a commercial floating offshore w
Principle Power’s WindFloat, PelaStar, Technip Energies’ INO15, Stiesdal’s Tetra Triple-One, and Esteyco’s WHEEL floating wind platforms are the winners of the second phase of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize in the United States, set up to support technologies that can facilitate
Føn Energy Services has unveiled its plans to acquire Dutch offshore wind farm services company, C-Ventus, as part of a merger expected to bolster its offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) capabilities. Føn Energy Services will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in C-Ventus from current own
Ports from across Scotland have launched the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA) which aims to optimise the opportunities from offshore wind. The alliance comprises 13 ports, including Kishorn Port, the Port of Nigg, Ardersier Port, Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, and Scrabster
Navantia Seanergies has completed the construction of the substation jacket foundation for the Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. The unit has been loaded onto a barge at the Puerto Real shipyard in Cádiz, Spain, and is ready for transport. The jacket foundation for the offsh
