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Ofgem OKs Transmission Investments Needed for UK’s 2030 Offshore Wind Target
Ofgem has approved the strategic electricity transmission reinforcements required to deliver the UK Government’s 50 GW offshore wind by 2030 target, set out as part of the regulator’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework. The decision confirms that all SSEN Transmission pro
Dogger Bank A & B Array Sites to Be Cleared of UXO in February
Several unexploded ordnance (UXO) items have been identified within Dogger Bank A & B array areas during a UXO inspection campaign. The UXO items will be addressed during a separate UXO Clearance phase of work estimated to be performed around February 2023. The Dogger Bank A, B, and C UXO inspection
Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On
This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significan
Edda Wind Expects Delays for Its Newbuild Vessels
Edda Wind has revealed that it expects delays for its newbuild Commissioning Service Vessel (CSOV) Edda Breeze and Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) Edda Brint and Edda Goelo (C416). Edda Breeze and Edda Brint have both been delivered from the respective yards and are currently in the process of inst
Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2022
With over 2,000 articles published on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022 and several million pageviews, there are some news that garnered more attention than others. Read the top ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022.
Hitachi Energy Wins Work on Polish Offshore Wind Projects
Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind projects in Poland. Under the awarded contract, Hitachi Energy will be responsible for the electrical system design for the whole offshore wind farm
Taiwanese Gov’t Awards Offshore Wind Capacity to 7 Projects
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has narrowed down the list of offshore wind projects selected in the latest allocation round and has now awarded capacity to seven out of the initially chosen ten future offshore wind farms. On 14 December, MOEA announced that ten projects were selected i
Vestas 15 MW Prototype Turbine Produces First Power
Vestas’ V236-15.0 MW prototype wind turbine has produced its first kWh after being fully assembled at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. The wind turbine prototype will now undergo an extensive test and verification programme to ensure reliability
Danes Issue EUR 13 Million Floating LiDAR Call for Tenders
Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has launched a tender for the provision of several floating LiDARs that will be installed at the new offshore wind farm sites in Denmark. The tender, valued at a total of EUR 13 million, includes multiple floating LiDARs per site for both deploymen
Moray West to Start 2023 with Export Cable Route UXO Work
A dive vessel, DSV Curtis Marshall, is scheduled to soon begin investigations and disposal of potential unexploded ordnance (pUXO) at the nearshore part of the export cable corridor of the Moray West offshore wind farm, close to the town of Portsoy. This work will be followed by the commencement of
Swedish Company Moves Forward with Wind Projects Offshore Finland
The Finnish Government has given consent regarding research permits to the Swedish developer Eolus Vind for Wellamo and Tuulia offshore wind projects in the Bothnian Sea. The construction of offshore wind farms requires an environmental impact assessment (EIA), during which Eolus investigates the di
SPIC Puts First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Using 11 MW Turbines Into Operation
State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) connected the fully capacity of its Shenquan Phase 2 (Jieyang Shenquan 2) offshore wind farm to the grid on 28 December, according to Chinese media. The 502 MW project, which comprises 34 11 MW wind turbines and 16 units with a nominal output of 8 MW, is sai
Neptune Energy, Ørsted Explore Powering North Sea Energy Hubs with Offshore Wind
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have partnered up to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. The two parties and Goal7 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to examine the potential to s
China’s Largest Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind Farm Now Up and Running
China General Nuclear (CGN) Power Corporation has now connected its entire 900 MW Shanwei Jiazi offshore wind project to the Chinese grid. The project, which reaches a total of 1.4 GW of installed capacity together with CGN’s operational Shanwei Houhu wind farm, is the country’s largest unsubsidised