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Counting Down to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021
In less than two weeks, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 will open its doors! The industry will meet again face-to-face on 26 and 27 October 2021 in RAI Amsterdam. Offshore Energy looks forward to an event with various opportunities to network and do business. Industry experts, business
Ørsted to Launch Major Offshore Wind Tender in November
Offshore wind developer Ørsted plans to launch a major tender related to the development of two wind farms with a combined capacity of 2.5 GW this November. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the li
Vestas 15 MW Prototype Offshore Wind Turbine to Spin in Denmark
Vestas has decided to install the V236-15 MW prototype offshore wind turbine at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. The installation of the prototype turbine will take place in the second half of 2022 and its first kWh is planned for the fourth quar
Heerema Tests Floating Installation of XXL Turbines Method Offshore
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the first offshore test of a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir. Heerema per
Ørsted Teaming Up with Polish Coal Power Producer to Bid in Offshore Wind Auctions
Ørsted and ZE PAK (Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin), Poland’s second largest producer of energy from coal-fired plants with a strategy for phase-out until 2030, have signed a letter of intent to jointly participate in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in Poland and the country’s Contract
Ørsted Invests in Maryland Steel Fabricator
Ørsted has announced an economic agreement that will establish Maryland’s first offshore wind steel fabrication center at Crystal Steel Fabricators in Federalsburg, Maryland. Ørsted’s investment in Crystal Steel will enable nearly USD 70 million in supply agreements and create nearly 50 new Maryland
Swedish Government to Instruct State-Owned TSO to Build Offshore Grid Infrastructure
The Swedish Government plans to commission the state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät to expand the transmission network to areas within Sweden’s maritime territory where multiple offshore wind farms could be connected to the grid. “We have a rapid expansion of renewable ele
Normandy-Based Company Wins Crew Transfer Vessel Deal for Fécamp OWF
Rouen-based company Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM), which has a joint venture with Windcat Workboats in France, has been selected to provide crew transfer to and from the Fécamp offshore wind farm, being built by EDF Renouvelables, EIH Sarl (owned by Enbridge and CPP Investments), and wpd Offshore.
Mayflower Wind Orders Hybrid Electric Crew Transfer Vessel
Mayflower Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell New Energies US and Ocean Winds, has signed an agreement with Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding/Duclos Corporation for the specification, design, and manufacture of a Jones Act-compliant, hybrid diesel electric crew transfer vessel (CTV). The multi-party
Asia’s First 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China
Chinese turbine manufacturer Shanghai Electric has launched its latest offshore wind turbine model, the Petrel platform SEW11.0-208. Shanghai Electric’s flagship direct-drive turbine, for which the company has full proprietary intellectual property, features a nameplate capacity of 11 MW, the larges
US to Hold Seven Offshore Wind Auctions in Next Three Years
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to organise up to seven new offshore wind lease sales by 2025, according to the country’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Offshore wind auctions are expected to be held for Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, Central At
Danes Eyeing Extra Gigawatt of Offshore Wind at Bornholm Energy Island
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has requested Energinet to expand the current feasibility study areas at the Bornholm Energy Island site in the Baltic Sea, which could allow for installing 1 GW of offshore wind capacity more and also be the new place where the Hesselø project co
Anbaric Pitches Downstate New York Offshore Wind Powerlink
US electric transmission project developer Anbaric has proposed the Downstate Clean Powerlink in response to the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) solicitation for proposed solutions to improve transmission capacity that will deliver energy from New York offshore wind farms to the downs
Future UK Electricity System Could Handle 150 GW of Offshore Wind, Study Says
A new analysis by Energy Systems Catapult has found the future UK electricity system could handle up to 150 GW of offshore wind, as long as essential technical integration and market reforms were delivered. Energy Systems Catapult was commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) conside