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RWE Looking for Innovators to Boost UK’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain
RWE has revealed that is seeking to attract UK companies to respond to three priority challenges within the offshore wind industry via Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Launch Academy, which is now open to new applications. Autonomous solutions and the best way to integrate them into wind f
Turbine Catches Fire at 18-Year-Old Irish Offshore Wind Farm
TenneT Issues EUR 3 Billion Senior Green Bond
Dutch-German grid operator TenneT has launched and priced a senior Green Bond issue of EUR 3 billion, with proceeds set to be used for investing in eligible green power transmission projects in the Netherlands and Germany. The transaction was split into four tranches with the first tranche running t
Baltica Offshore Wind Farms Power Ahead
The Regional Director of Environmental Protection in Gdansk has issued a decision on the environmental conditions for the connection infrastructure of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 in the Polish Baltic Sea, to be implemented in two stages. This allows the project’s investor
Estonian Energy Company Developing 1.2 GW Offshore Wind Farm
Estonian energy group Utilitas is developing an offshore wind project whose first phase would have an installed capacity of 1,200 MW and has now contracted Ramboll to a pre-FEED study for the offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built in the Gulf of Riga. Ramboll will analyse the technical sol
Asia Pacific’s Offshore Wind Developer Plans 2 GW Project in Australia
Singapore-based renewable energy developer, Vena Energy, has unveiled plans for a 2 GW offshore wind project in Australia. The offshore wind farm, named Blue Marlin, is planned to be built off the Victorian Coast in the Gippsland Basin. The wind farm would be built across four 500 MW phases, each co
Gazelle Moves Forward with Hybrid Modular Floater Design
Equinor Appoints New Head of US Offshore Wind Business
Equinor has appointed a new president of its offshore wind business in the US, the company announced on 17 October. As of 1 January 2023, Equinor Wind US will be led by Molly Morris, currently serving as Special Advisor under Siri Espedal Kindem, whom Morris will soon succeed. Espedal Kindem will ta
Vattenfall Selects Export Cable Team for 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas
Vattenfall has signed a contract with DEME Group and LS Cable & System to deliver export cables that will connect its 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm to the UK national grid. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of around 360 kilometres of h
European Developers, Technology Companies Sign Up for First US Floating Wind Auction
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has deemed 43 companies eligible to bid in the upcoming offshore wind lease sale in California, with the majority on the list being Europe-headquartered energy companies and floating wind technology developers, either as standalone entities or as part
Mubadala Acquires Stake in German Skyborn Renewables
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company has invested in Skyborn Renewables, as part of a Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) – led consortium. Skyborn Renewables is the former offshore wind unit of wpd offshore, which Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) bought earlier this year with the transa
US Mobilising USD 30 Million to Speed Up Wind Energy Deployment
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its intent to use more than USD 30 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund research and development (R&D) projects that will lower costs for bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind energy projects, as well as those on land.
Fugro Wraps Up Surveys for RWE’s Dogger Bank South
Fugro has finished fieldwork on a geophysical, geotechnical, and environmental site investigation contract for RWE Renewables’ Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm and export cable routes. The array area covers approximately 1,000 square kilometres with over 100 kilometres of proposed export c
Norwegians Developing Monopile Foundation for 100-Metre Depths
Norway’s Entrion Wind and Techano AS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) through which Techano AS will join the ongoing development and test project planned to take place in Kristiansand, Norway for the patent-pending fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology sa