German offshore wind farms produced 24 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2021, a 10.75 per cent decrease compared to the record-breaking 26.89 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. The wind farms in the North Sea generated around 20.3 TWh of electricity in 2021, the transmission system operator
All 90 Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines have been commissioned at the 857 MW Triton Knoll wind farm offshore Lincolnshire, UK, RWE said. The wind farm, constructed by RWE on behalf the project partners, has reached this milestone on time, overcoming the challenges posed by the global pandemic, the develo
Bremerhaven-based association WAB e.V., together with several other German organisations and trade associations, has called on the new German government to accelerate and distribute its offshore wind expansion targets more evenly over the coming years, and to strengthen employment and value chain. T
A Jones Act-compliant Subsea Rock Installation Vessel, the first such ship to enter the US market, is to be built to ABS Class by Philly Shipyard, Inc. for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. The vessel will transport and strategically deposit loads of up to 20,000 MT of rock on the seabed,
Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution has installed the ten monopile foundations at the first wind farm to be built in the Mediterranean Sea – the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm. The Taranto offshore wind farm, also known as Beleolico, is located in Italy’s Apulia Region near the Taranto harbour. The
UK energy company SSE Renewables plans to enter bids into the upcoming tenders for the 1.4 GW Hollandse Kust (west) wind farm zone in the Netherlands which are set to take place in the first half of 2022. The Dutch Government has recently issued revised draft Ministerial Orders which included tender
Expanding federal incentives related to offshore wind in the US would increase demand for offshore wind energy and grow the domestic supply chain at lower cost, according to the latest report from the US Department of Energy (DOE), which also listed four other strategic priority areas that could hel
Private markets firm Partners Group has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire North Star, an operator of specialized vessels that offers emergency response and rescue and essential offshore wind maintenance services, from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, No
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) informed on 12 January that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind auction for the New York Bight next month, which could lead to up to 7 GW of offshore wind energy capacity being brought to the country’s energy mix. BOEM, whic
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the potential impacts from future commercial leasing and related site characterization and assessment activities within the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore California. The Humboldt WEA is
French power cable manufacturer Nexans has received an order to deliver approximately 110 kilometres of high voltage subsea export cables for the South Fork offshore wind project in New York. The three-phase 138 kV high voltage alternative current (HVAC) subsea export cables will be integrated with
Van Oord has sold and transferred its 10 per cent stake in the Blauwwind joint venture to the renewable energy asset manager Luxcara In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm. The project is comp
Energy logistics provider Peterson is supporting the offshore installation of the two 700 MW transformer platforms for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore grid connection under a logistics contract with Petrofac. HKZ Alpha, the first of the two offshore substations that will connect Vattenfa
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has signed a contract with South Korean engineering company Saman for the 400 MW SouthWest Phase II project, developed by the state-owned Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP). Under the contract, Saman and OWC will deliver owners’ engineering services for the project, inc
