RWE Renewables has launched a GBP 150,000 community grant fund supported by its Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The fund will be managed and distributed by Tees Valley Community Foundation (TVCF) on behalf of the 1.4 GW wind farm located on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, 195 km off the North E
Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any
Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons and the University of Strathclyde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on accelerating recycling glass fiber used in wind turbine blades. The aim of the MoU is to drive forward the development of recovery processes for used glass fiber prod
Amazon has announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects including a 350 MW offshore wind farm off the east coast of Scotland. The US technology company said that the wind farm is Amazon’s largest in the UK. The project is also the largest corporate renewable energy deal announced
While offshore wind has performed strongly during the pandemic, continuing with next to no business interruption, the sector still faces some significant supply chain risks. This is according to an insurance company specialising in renewable energy, one of few businesses with the capability to compr
UK’s independent energy supplier OVO Energy has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to buy the output from the Barrow offshore wind farm. OVO Energy will purchase 100% of the power from the 90 MW Barrow wind farm which has been operational since 2006. By the end of the year, th
The UK Government has launched the application window for the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme and set the deadline for submitting interest by noon 18 June. The government issued its call at the beginning of March for what is a new funding scheme to support the development of tec
Prysmian Group and RWE Renewables have finalised the contract for the export cable connection of the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, worth more than EUR 200 million. The contract, which follows the preferred bidder agreement from November 2020, includes the development of the turn-key high voltage
The number of people working in the rapidly expanding offshore wind industry in the UK is projected to increase to 69,848 by 2026, with the private sector expected to invest GBP 60.8 billion (approx. EUR 70.5 billion) in developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms over the next five y
RWE has taken the financial investment decision on the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm project in the UK. The 100 per cent RWE-owned project represents a total investment of approximately GBP 3 billion (EUR 3.48 billion). The company is now poised to forge ahead with the construction of Sofia, with
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is set to launch the second phase of its competition for technologies that mitigate radar risk of offshore wind farms. The Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence competition seeks proposals that can develop technologies to permit the coexistence of fu
NOF has launched an offshore wind projects database for the UK supply chain to easier reach opportunities in the sector. The NOF Offshore Wind Projects Database provides access to critical project data, an insight into the industry’s key players, forecasts of market development and supply chain spen
TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Magnora ASA to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind. In Januray, Magnora revealed it had entered into a partnership to establish the joint venture, but at the time did not disclose t
Swire Energy Services (SES) and ELA Container Offshore have entered a strategic collaboration that will see the two companies jointly delivering offshore accommodation solutions to the UK offshore energy sector. According to the companies, the new partnership will allow SES to increase its offshore
