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Dominion, Port of Virginia Working on Lease Agreement to Support 2.6 GW OWF Construction
Dominion Energy and the Port of Virginia are working on a lease agreement for a site at Portsmouth Marine Terminal which would support the construction of the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind offshore wind farm. The lease concerns a 70-acre area where the developer plans to establish a staging
MingYang Launches 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has launched the MySE 16.0-242, said to be the world’s largest Hybrid Drive wind turbine with a nameplate capacity of 16 MW. The MySE 16.0-242, which was recently certified by DNV and China General Certification Center(CGC) for design, is sched
Steelwind Starts Working on Arcadis Ost 1 Foundations
Steelwind Nordenham GmbH has started manufacturing the monopile foundations for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. After a preparation phase, the first plates were recently delivered to Steelwind by its parent company Dillinger Hütte. Steelwind will manufacture 28 single-piece foundations
Hardware for First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm Starts Arriving in Italy
The first shipment of monopiles for the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm has arrived at the Port of Taranto in Italy. The ten-turbine project will, once completed, be the first offshore wind farm built in the Mediterranean. The wind farm’s monopiles were manufactured by Spain’s Haizea Wind Group. Th
Transition Piece Manufacturer(s) Wanted for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
A Germany-headquartered offshore wind developer has launched a tender seeking transition piece supplier(s) for its large-scale wind farm offshore Germany. 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 link
Siemens Energy Leads Offshore Wind Power-to-X Project
Siemens Energy is coordinating a project which aims to couple offshore wind turbines with electrolyzers for direct conversion of the electricity into hydrogen. In addition, the project will also investigate further offshore power-to-X processes. The four-year H2Mare project comprises four joint proj
Investing in Ports Supporting Floating Wind Could Bring EUR 1.75 Billion to Scotland
Investing in additional 22 hectares of port capacity suitable for floating wind foundation fabrication could bring in GBP 1.5 billion (around EUR 1.75 billion) into Scotland, according to an independent report commissioned by the Scottish government and offshore wind industry and published on 20 Aug
Taiwan Finalises 15 GW Offshore Wind Allocation Plan for 2026-2035
Upper bidding price limit for the first phase set at TWD 2.49/kWh (approx. EUR 0.076/kWh). Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has now officially announced the offshore wind allocation plan for the ten-year period between 2026 and 2035, during which a total of 15 GW of new capacity will be added.
Transporting Offshore Wind Electricity by Automated Ships – A New Concept Emerges in Japan
Japanese company PowerX plans to design and build an automated Power Transfer Vessel to carry electricity from offshore wind farms to shore. The Power ARK 100 is a 100 TEU trimaran specially designed for transferring renewable energy in Japan’s coastal waters. Upon its completion in 2025, Power ARK
BW Ideol Joins Floating Wind Projects in Italy and Taiwan
Floating wind specialist BW Ideol has joined two commercial-scale floating wind projects in Taiwan and in Italy. In July, BW Ideol signed a design and engineering services contract with an undisclosed leading party for a commercial-scale floating wind farm in Taiwan. And in August, the company signe
Seagreen 1A Onshore Plans Move Forward
East Lothian Council planning officers have recommended for approval the Seagreen 1A onshore proposals at Cockenzie. The applications were submitted earlier this year to East Lothian Council for onshore works and Marine Scotland for offshore works. No local representations had been received against
SeaBird Exploration Eyes More Offshore Wind Work for Its Seismic Research Vessel
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, which recently won its first contract in offshore wind, will be looking to deploy its seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer on further projects within the sector after the vessel’s contract for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea was extended for anoth
Acteon Wraps Up Cable Survey at CVOW
Acteon has completed a cable survey at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in Virginia as part of a partnership with Siemens Gamesa. Acteon’s TerraSond performed the survey from Atlantic Endeavor, the project’s dedicated crew transfer vessel (CTV) that was specially modified for the wo
SEA.O.G and Crosby Tugs Merge, Introduce New Feeder Barge for US Offshore Wind
SEA.O.G Offshore, an integrated services provider to the offshore energy industry, and marine transportation provider Crosby Tugs have merged to serve the US offshore wind sector and, as part of their now joint plan, have announced bringing a new feeder barge concept to the market. The companies, wh