Business & Finance
More European Developers Interested in Taiwan’s Offshore Wind
Germany-based offshore wind developer innogy and a major oil and gas company from the Netherlands have emerged as the latest companies from Europe that are interested in entering Taiwanese offshore wind market, according to Taiwan’s Storm Magazine, which left the Dutch oil and gas company unnamed.
Partners Group Raises Borssele Cash
Private markets investment manager Partners Group has raised EUR 3 billion in the latest round of project fundraising, a portion of which will go towards the 730MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.
Subsea 7 to Become Majority Owner of Xodus
Subsea 7 will acquire 60% holding in Xodus Group from Chiyoda Corporation, which will retain a 40% stake in the engineering and advisory consultancy as a joint venture partner.
RenewableUK Urges Government to Extend Subsidy Deadline for 3 Floating Wind Projects
RenewableUK has asked the UK government to review the Renewables Obligation (RO) accreditation deadline for three upcoming floating wind projects in Scotland and proposed a deadline extension from October 2018 to April 2020. Namely, two out of the three projects will miss becoming eligible to receiv
Manor SCOREs Grant to Design Next-Gen Wind Farm Service Vessel
Manor Renewable Energy has received a GBP 50,000 grant from the SCORE fund to help design a sister vessel to Manor Venture, currently working for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm.
General Cable Shareholders Nod to Prysmian Acquisition
General Cable Corporation’s shareholders have approved the acquisition of the company’s 100% share by Prysmian Group.
Papertrail’s Cloud-Based O&M Business Gains Momentum
The North Wales-based software company Papertrail, a provider of cloud-based inspection management and data capture technology for the wind energy industry, has informed that it won several new contracts last year and that it sees further growth as its platform is being used increasingly for operati
Triton Knoll Goes For Sleeker Look
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited has filed an application to the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) seeking to make changes to the project’s Development Consent Order (DCO).
NSG Wind Reveals TenneT Maintenance Contract Partner
NSG Wind has teamed up with Wilhelmsen Ship Management to jointly provide a complete technical maintenance solution for TenneT’s onshore and offshore transformer stations and AC electricity transmission systems.
SMC Opens Lowestoft Office
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) opened their new office at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft in January 2018.
Van Oord Chooses NSW Cables for DeBu Inter-Array Grid
Van Oord has awarded Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), a subsidiary of General Cable Corporation, to design, produce and deliver 45km of medium-voltage submarine power cables for the inter-array grid of the Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) offshore wind farm.
TRIG Notes Further Offshore Wind Investment Opportunities
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), which entered the offshore wind market with the recently acquired 14.7% indirect equity interest in Sheringham Shoal, sees further investment opportunities in the sector, according to its annual results for 2017.
Ørsted in Hornsea One Farm-Down Talks
Ørsted has entered exclusive discussions regarding a 50% farm-down of the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
Trelleborg Picks New Chinese Offshore Wind Agent
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has selected Shanghai YueHeng New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. as its new agent in China to support its efforts in the offshore wind market.