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Mitsubishi Only Winner in Japanese Offshore Wind Auction, GE Turbines for All Sites
Consortia in which Mitsubishi Corporation is the main stakeholder have been selected to develop all of the projects offered in Japan’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction. The Mitsubishi-led consortia have been selected to build an 819 MW Yurihonjo wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture, a 478.8 M
Date Set for Next Offshore Wind Tender in the Netherlands, Financial Bids Included
The Government of the Netherlands plans to open the next offshore wind auction for bids on 14 April 2022. The offshore wind sites to be put out to tender in this round are the Hollandse Kust (west) Sites VI and VII. The tender will close on 12 May and the winner or winners are expected […]
First Installation Campaign at Largest Offshore Wind Farm Under Construction Falls Short
34 out of the 140 monopile foundations were installed at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm offshore the Netherlands in the first installation campaign, falling short of the target set for 2021, Vattenfall said. The first offshore construction phase at the subsidy-free wind farm started in ear
Major Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland to Power Oil and Gas Field
Flotation Energy Plc and CNOOC Petroleum Europe Ltd have submitted an Offshore Scoping Report for a floating wind farm offshore Scotland with a capacity of up to 480 MW and scheduled to be operational by 2026. The Green Volt offshore wind farm would feature up to 30 wind turbines with a rated capaci
Two US Offshore Wind Ports Secure Nearly USD 50 Million in Federal Grants
New York’s Port of Albany and Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal have secured USD 49.5 million in grants from the federal pot for upgrades to support offshore wind development in the US, which set a target of 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 at the beginning of this year and has si
Akrocean to Gauge Winds at Two German North Sea Sites
French offshore monitoring and site assessment service provider Akrocean has won a tender to carry out meteorological measurements at two sites of the German N-10 offshore wind area. The company will perform monitoring of wind conditions and prepare a report as part of the preliminary investigation
Vattenfall to Install CPS Stabilisation on Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm’s Cables
Vattenfall, through the project company DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG, has opened a tender for construction works on the Cable Protection System (CPS) stabilisation at the Sandbank offshore wind farm in Germany. The company is looking for a contractor to install a loose rock berm cove
Ørsted CFO Steps Down
Marianne Wiinholt has decided to step down as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Ørsted to accept a position outside the energy industry. Wiinholt served as Ørsted’s CFO for the past eight years and will continue in the role until 30 June 2022 at the latest. ”I have been part of Ørsted’s amazing j
Samkang M&T Wins EUR 426 Million Offshore Wind Contract
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has selected South Korea’s Samkang M&T to manufacture and deliver the jacket foundations for the Hai Long 2b and Hai Long 3 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the Exclusivity Capacity Agreement (ECA), Samkang M&T will produce and deliver a total of 52 jacket found
WPD Signs 1+ GW Corporate Power Purchase Agreement in Taiwan
German wind and solar specialist wpd has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with a company from Taiwan’s semiconductor industry for over 1 GW of wind capacity, with around half of it coming from offshore wind. This is the largest green CPPA in Asia, according to wpd, which has not re
Blyth Floating Wind Demonstrator Pushes Ahead, 14 MW Turbines In Play
EDF Renewables has received the marine licence variation consent for the Blyth floating wind project offshore the UK. Phase two of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm will have floating foundations and four or five turbines with individual capacities of up to 14 MW, EDF Renewables said. Locate
Statkraft All Set for Surveys at Irish Offshore Wind Farm Site
The Irish government has granted Statkraft a foreshore licence for site investigation in waters off Ireland where the company plans to build a 530 MW offshore wind farm. The developer submitted an application for the licence in December 2019, requesting approval to undertake site investigations at t
Study Recommends Connecticut to Up Its Offshore Wind Game
A study into the offshore wind opportunities and challenges in the US State of Connecticut has found that, while the state can already meet many of the industry’s requirements, Connecticut needs to quickly add other elements to attract and fully accommodate the industry, and to position itself highe
Offshore Wind Revenue/MWh to Drop 66 Per Cent Between 2014 and 2025 – WoodMac
Offshore wind projects coming online in 2021 are getting revenues that are on a EUR per MWh basis on average 55 per cent lower than in 2014, according to Wood Mackenzie. And the most recent bids and WoodMac’s projection show that revenues in 2025 will be 25 per cent lower than in 2021, the energy [&