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Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Sign Offshore Wind MoU
Siemens Gamesa and South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to investigate strategic cooperation within offshore wind power activities. The MoU, signed in Copenhagen, Denmark, covers investigations of potential collaboration between the two companie
Denmark Rejects Several Offshore Wind Project Applications
The Danish Energy Agency has rejected several applications for new offshore wind farm projects under the open door scheme as they overlap with the areas that have been identified and reserved for future state auctions. In the period between the beginning of April 2022 and 20 June 2022, the Danish En
Mingyang Rolls Out 111.5-Metre Anti-Typhoon Wind Turbine Blade
Wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy has rolled out the first 111.5-metre, anti-typhoon blade at its production facility in Yangjiang, China. The blade, described as Asia’s longest anti-typhoon offshore blade, is Mingyang’s first in the 100+ metre range. The company’s most powerful commer
Danes Exploring Power-to-X Production on Bornholm Energy Island
Denmark-based Port of Roenne has announced a new study that will investigate the possibility of using renewable energy from the upcoming Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea, to produce green fuels on Bornholm. The study will be led by Port of Roenne and will include a number of local and nation
Subsea 7 Starts Floating Offshore Green Hydrogen Collaboration with OneSea
Subsea 7 has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dutch hydrogen technology developer, OneSea Energy, to collaborate in the field of floating offshore green hydrogen production. The Memorandum of Understanding provides that OneSea and Subsea 7 will move forward together in exploring a
Iberdrola Secures EUR 1 Billion Loan to Buy Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Wind Turbines
EKF Denmark´s Export Credit Agency (EKF) has approved a EUR 1 billion credit facility to the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the purchase of wind turbines from Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. This is the largest credit facility ever granted by EKF and was done in cooperation with Santander Corporate
North Star Orders Additional Daughter Craft to Dogger Bank Vessel Fleet
UK-based offshore vessel operator North Star has awarded a GBP 2 million contract to Alicat Workboats for the construction of two new Chartwell-designed daughter craft that will be used on the Dogger Bank wind farm offshore the UK from next year. The vessels will be added to North Star’s new renewab
TenneT Probes Market for Offshore Cable Systems
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a periodic indicative notice to carry out the market investigation on the planned procurement of cable systems to connect wind farms in Cluster 3 in the German North Sea to the DolWin kappa offshore platform. TenneT Offshore GmbH has invited all potenti
Vattenfall Adds Northern Offshore Services to Vesterhav Team
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has won an EU tender to provide two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities at the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. The tender was carried out by Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S. The two CTVs w
Crowley and Esvagt Strengthen US Offshore Wind Vessel Venture
US-based Crowley and Denmark-headquartered Esvagt have signed additional joint venture agreements that will further strengthen their commitment to support purpose-built, Jones Act vessels to support US offshore wind production. The new agreements, which follow the original agreement between the comp
Siemens Gamesa Charters Acta Auriga for French Offshore Wind Farms
Acta Marine has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the charter of a walk-to-work service operations vessel (SOV) Acta Auriga to support the commissioning activities of both Fécamp and Calvados offshore wind farms, respectively in 2023 and 2024. The vessel, owned and operated by the Dutch comp
World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine to Debut Offshore Scotland
Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the firm order for the delivery of 60 units of its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine at the Moray West offshore wind power project. The wind turbines will have a capacity of 14.7 MW each and utilize the PowerBoost feature. A service agreement is included in the order
TenneT Preparing EUR 30 Billion Offshore Wind Tender
Transmission system operator TenneT is preparing a ”large-scale” offshore tender to connect 40 GW of new offshore wind capacity in Germany and the Netherlands by 2030. In the Esbjerg Declaration in May at the North Sea Energy Summit, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium agreed to jointly i
US Kick-Starts Federal-State Offshore Wind Supply Chain Partnership
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will lead in the development of a comprehensive offshore wind supply chain roadmap as part of its participation in the new White House-led Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership. The first of its kind forum between twelve US East Coast Governors and