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Taiwanese Project Cleared to Use 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency has accepted an amendment to an Environmental Impact Assessment of a gigawatt-scale offshore wind project which will allow the deployment of 14 MW wind turbines. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can r
50 Turbines Stand at Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm
50 of the 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 1,386 MW Hornsea Two, soon to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. DEME Offshore’s jack-ups Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are transporting the turbines from Siemens Gamesa’s facilities in the Port of Hull and
US Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill
Four US Senators have introduced a bill to create offshore wind manufacturing tax credits aimed at advancing the manufacturing and offshore wind deployment in the USA. With the growing number of offshore wind leases offered in the United States, the Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act is said t
Ørsted’s Net Profit Up 186 Per Cent in H1 2021
World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted recorded a DKK 7.142 billion (EUR 960 million) net profit in the first half of 2021, a 186 per cent increase compared to DKK 2.493 billion net profit recorded in the first half of 2020. The company’s operating profit (EBITDA) for the first half year amo
South Korea Awards First Floating Wind Electric Business License
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and TotalEnergies have obtained an electric business license (EBL) for their floating offshore wind project located off the coast of Ulsan, Korea. According to the developers, this is the first floating offshore wind project in Korea to be awarded an EBL by t
Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream to Join 800 MW Floating Wind Project in Japan
Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power have together been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire an initial 50 per cent stake in Progression Energy’s 800 MW floating offshore wind project in Japan. The project is a well-formed early-stage development asset, the companies said. The tw
Environmental Studies Start at Danish Energy Islands
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has awarded the assignment of conducting environmental studies at the energy islands to Niras and Rambøll. The two companies will, among other activities, map and study marine mammals, fish stocks, and birdlife at different times of the year until 2024.
DEME Orders Huisman Monopile Handling Kit for Orion
Huisman has signed a contract with DEME for the delivery of a 2,300mt Lifting Spreader and a set of adaptive Damping Tugger Winches to be installed onboard the offshore installation vessel Orion. Huisman and DEME have worked together on the optimisation of the spreader’s design in order to increase
Ampelmann Secures 13 Offshore Wind Contracts in Europe
Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed 13 contracts in European offshore wind in the first half of 2021. With these contracts, the company enables the installation and maintenance of wind farms by providing motion compensated gangway solutions for both personnel and cargo transfer. ”Sec
AqualisBraemar LOC to Conduct Marine Warranty Survey for Baltic Eagle OWF
AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has secured a contract to deliver Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. As part of the contract, ABL will provide expert technical review and approval of documents, operations and vessels relating to both transportation and installati
Jacket Hardware for Deepest Fixed-Bottom Wind Farm Starts Arriving in Scotland
The first jacket superstructures destined for the 1.1 GW Seagreen offshore wind farm have arrived at Port of Nigg in Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The jacket components will be installed as part of the foundations in the deep waters of the North Sea, 27 kilometres off the Scottish coast near Angus. The
Brazilian State Eyes Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Projects
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte has signed an agreement with the low-carbon energy developer Enterprize Energy to identify and develop opportunities for offshore wind, green hydrogen, and green ammonia projects off the country’s northern coastline. The signing ceremony took place at the A
Gazelle Wind Raises USD 4 Million to Develop Floating Wind Platform
Dublin-headquartered Gazelle Wind Power Limited has raised USD 4 million in funding to accelerate the development of its hybrid floating offshore wind platform. This investment includes USD 1.3 million in seed funding and another USD 2.7 million in strategic long-term financing which will be used to
BOEM Issues Draft New York Bight Environmental Assessment
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the New York Bight offshore wind lease areas. The EA assesses the potential impacts of the issuance of commercial and research leases within the nearly 800,000-acre wind energy areas (WEAs) of