Iberdrola is planning to invest more than EUR 1 billion to develop a 300 MW floating wind farm offshore Spain. The study, design, and engineering of the wind farm could begin this year and the project could generate more than 2,800 jobs per year until it becomes operational in 2026, according to the
Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is looking for a partner to jointly develop an offshore wind project in Finland. As previously reported, the environmental services provider plans to develop a wind farm approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of the municipality of Korsnäs. According t
Atlantic Wind Transfers’ new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Atlantic Endeavor has begun working at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Blount Boats launched the Chartwell 24 CTV the day after Christmas, after which the vessel spent three days going through sea trials and USCG inspections.
Global financial investment for offshore wind set a new record in 2020 with USD 30 billion, surpassing the previous high of USD 22 billion from 2018, according to The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG). According to RCG’s Global Renewable Infrastructure Projects (GRIP) database, the total capacity fi
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has awarded twelve UK companies a total of GBP 1.3 million (around EUR 1.5 million) in funding and business improvement support. “These twelve companies represent a growing community of supply chain companies from across the UK being supported by OWGP, bri
Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam. The plan is to realize a hydrogen plant on Uniper’s site by 2025 that would have a capacity of 100 MW and to expand this capacity to 500 MW.
SeaTwirl has been granted a patent for its divisible offshore wind turbine by the Japanese Patent Office. “Japan has great water depths and large cities along the coasts, which is an interesting market for our floating wind turbine, especially when Japan has set a goal of becoming CO2 neutral by 205
Owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyards, InfraStrata, is acquiring the assets of Scotland’s Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) at Methil in Fife and Arnish in Western Isles. BiFab officially went into administration in December 2020 after a deal for jacket foundation work for the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG)
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published new recommendations for fibre optic cable design to mitigate the risk of export cable failure in offshore wind. The five key recommendations are: The optical fibres should be encompassed by a stainless steel tube and stainless-steel wi
Another company involved in the oil & gas sector has set its sights on offshore wind, as the industry increasingly moves towards renewable energy amid the global energy transition. The latest to announce its clean energy plans is BW Offshore, which is now in investment discussions with the floating
Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture for the development, construction and operation of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and 1 GW Baltica 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The agreement was signed following negotiations that PGE and Ørsted started back i
DNV GL has officially issued the project certificate to Vattenfall for its Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The certification covered the turbines including their support structure plus all the cabling connecting them to the offshore substation. Inspections were carried out over a three-ye
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) and Polish environmental consulting company Ambiens have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on offshore wind developments in Poland. OWC, a subsidiary of AqualisBraemar LOC, is supporting projects that are already in development in Poland, but als
Northland Power is planning to submit applications for two new proposed development sites in the upcoming Round 3 offshore wind auction in Taiwan. Referred to as NorthWind and CanWind, the proposed sites can accommodate a total capacity of up to 1,800 MW and are located off the coasts of Taichung co
