TotalEnergies and RWE have applied for the competitive bidding procedure for the Center Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind project in Normandy, France. The bid was placed as part of the partnership between the two companies aimed at jointly responding to calls for tenders for the development of wind proje
Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have joined forces to respond to France’s A06 tender for floating offshore wind sites in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the A06 tender, two sites for floating offshore wind will be developed, each with a planned installed capacity of about 250 MW with potential e
Parkwind’s first offshore wind farm outside Belgium, the 247 MW Arcadis Ost 1 in Germany, has started producing first electricity and feeding it into the grid after the first set of wind turbines were powered up. The installation of wind turbines started in November 2022, when the crane vessel Thial
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and Samkang M&T have held a ceremonial first cut of steel for jacket foundations fabrication for the Hai Long offshore wind farms. In August 2022, Hai Long and Samkang M&T signed a foundations fabrication contract, by which the latter will supply a total of 52 jackets
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S (CI IV) and Statkraft have signed an agreement which will see CIP acquiring 50 per cent in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in Ireland. Under the deal, the financial terms of which have not been disclosed, CIP will ho
Spain’s Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables have started production of the first of the 14 XXL monopiles for the Moray West offshore wind project, with the bending of the first sheet. The monopiles will have an approximate length of 90 metres, a maximum diameter of 10 metres, and a maximum wei
Japan-headquartered JERA has submitted the Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for the Oga City, Katagami City and Akita City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document summarizes
Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy (DfE) and The Crown Estate have agreed a Statement of Intent to express their commitment towards establishing offshore wind leasing for Northern Ireland. The Statement of Intent outlines the ways in which DfE and The Crown Estate will work together to cr
Germany said goodbye to 2022 with 8,100 MW of offshore wind capacity connected to the grid after all wind turbines at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm (342 MW) went into operation mid-December. Although this is a step forward, the country is still 22 GW away from its 2030 target and the government n
RWE has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with eleven German industrial clients and one large municipal utility to supply them with green electricity generated by its Nordsee Ost and Amrumbank West offshore wind farms. The relevant agreements were signed between RWE Supply & Trading and Badisc
Vattenfall AB has issued a contract notice seeking providers of blade repair services for its offshore wind farms located in Germany. Vattenfall is looking to award a framework agreement signed with maximum of two contractors for the services related to blade repair on wind farms offshore Germany. T
The Italian offshore wind developer, Regolo Rinnovabili, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has applied for a 30-year maritime concession to build and operate a 510 MW floating wind farm off the northwest of Sardinia. Regolo Rinnovabili submitted the application with the Guardia Costiera di Porto Torres to
The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have entered into a partnership on offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Azerbaijan. Under a joint development agreement, signed in Abu Dhabi on 15 January within the framework of Azerbaijan’s Pre
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has won a contract with an undisclosed client to construct a large wind farm offshore the USA. Under the contract, Boskalis will transport and install the wind turbine foundations and power cables for which two crane vessels, and several transport and cable-
