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German Gov’t, Coastal States, TSOs Firm Up 2030 Commitment to 30 GW of Offshore Wind
Germany’s federal government, two Hanseatic cities, and four coastal states have signed an agreement with three transmission system operators (TSOs) to more closely coordinate the necessary steps to connect 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, after the country raised its target at the beginning of this
First Steel Cut for Hai Long Offshore Substations
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and the consortium of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) held the ceremonial first cut of steel in Vietnam in early November for the two offshore substations of Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3. The ceremony marked the start of the early construction
Sembcorp Marine Stays on Hornsea 2
Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembmarine SLP, has been awarded the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) contract by Ørsted for the offshore substation and the reactive compensation station at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. Hornsea 2 is currently the largest fully commissioned offsh
Shell Buys Electricity from Thanet Offshore Wind Farm in UK
Vattenfall has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell in the UK, where the oil and gas major will be using some of the electricity produced by the Thanet offshore wind farm. The companies have signed a five-year agreement for the delivery of 300,000 MWh of electricity from Thanet,
Oysters Get New Home at Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm
Four oyster tables made of concrete and other material on which live oysters are placed have been installed at the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm as part of a mission to restore oyster reefs in the Dutch North Sea. The new oyster table design, which was developed under The Rich North Sea pro
Prysmian to Work on French Offshore Wind Projects
Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and r
France Grants EUR 14.9 Million for Eolink’s Floating Wind Demo
Eolink, Valorem, and Centrale Nantes have been awarded EUR 14.9 million from the funding programme “France 2030” for the manufacturing of Eolink’s floating wind turbine and its deployment at the SEM-REV test site offshore Le Croisic in France. The 5 MW, pre-commercial floating wind turbine will be c
EnBW Secures Another Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Subsidy-Free He Dreiht
German chemicals company Evonik has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EnBW for electricity generated at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The PPA provides Evonik with 100 MW of electricity per year from He Dreiht, enabling Evonik to cover around a
Taiwan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Entering Home Stretch
71 out of the 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines have been installed at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm project offshore Taiwan. In April, the first batch of turbine components was transported from the Port of Taichung, and the first turbine was installed at the site by Seaj
Arcadis Ost 1 Readies for Wind Turbine Installation
DEME has completed the installation of the secondary steel on all the XXL monopiles at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea, with the project now ready to enter the next stage of construction. The offshore construction specialist installed the final XXL mo
James Fisher Wins Work on Ørsted’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project
James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables) has partnered with Ho Lung Power Engineering (HLPE) to provide technical support for cable termination and testing (T&T) of Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan. In the new collaboration, JF Renewables will provide planning, reporting, engine
Farm-Downs Lift Ørsted’s Numbers
Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has recorded an operating profit (EBITDA) of DKK 25.4 billion (EUR 3.41 billion) for the first nine months of the year, of which DKK 10.9 billion related to the 50 per cent farm-downs of the Hornsea 2 and the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms. EBITDA exclu
Vattenfall Places Esbjerg as Its ‘Logistics Capital’ With New Port Expansion
Vattenfall has opened its new international central warehouse at Port of Esbjerg in Denmark which will serve not only Danish but also Dutch and British offshore wind farms. Vattenfall’s new international central warehouse facilities cover a 2,220 square metre indoor warehouse and an outdoor storage
More Green Hydrogen Plans Emerge in Italy with 3.6 GW of Floating Wind Proposed Offshore Barletta
Waters offshore Italian municipality of Barletta have attracted three developers with plans to build floating wind farms. One of the projects, whose concession applications are currently being processed, is planned to have a capacity of 2.2 GW and to incorporate green hydrogen production. This is an