Business & Finance
Biz Network for OSW Welcomes NJ News, Calls for Maine Aqua Ventus Support
The Business Network for Offshore Wind, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry and advancement of its supply chain, has welcomed New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order that directs the state to ramp up on its path the goal of generating 3.
Bladt, Semco Maritime Team Up with CSBC to Build Taiwanese Offshore Substations
Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime have entered into a partnership with Taiwan’s shipyard CSBC Corporation to jointly produce and supply offshore substations to the Taiwanese offshore wind market that is preparing for take-off.
Offshore Wind Powers Ørsted’s Green Switch
Ørsted reported a 74% jump in wind power division’s operating profit (EBITDA) in 2017, largely due to farm-downs of 50% of the Walney Extension and the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farms.
SSE to Spend GBP 100 Million Less than Expected in 2017/2018
SSE informed that it expects its 2017/2018 capital and investment expenditure to be around GBP 1.6 billion, instead of previously anticipated GBP 1.7 billion. From 1 April to 31 December 2017, SSE’s capital spend totalled GBP 1.1 billion and has included, among other things, around GBP 355 million i
Modus Shares Autonomous Subsea Inspection AVISIoN
Darlington-based subsea specialist Modus is developing an approach to enable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to remain at offshore wind farm sites without a support vessel.
Belgium, UK Businesses Eye Belgian OWFs Together
More than 40 UK offshore wind supply chain companies and the key Belgian offshore wind players met on 25 January in Brussels to discuss opportunities for collaborating in the framework of three future Belgian projects: Mermaid, Seastar and Northwester 2.
Germany Sets Out Offshore Wind Tender Rules
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has announced the terms of the second competitive tender for grid connection and offshore wind farm compensation.
New York Launches Offshore Wind Master Plan
The State of New York has released the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, which will guide the development of 2.4GW of offshore wind by 2030.
Siemens Gamesa Reports Drop in Sales, Boost in Orders
Between October and December 2017, Siemens Gamesa received double the orders for offshore wind turbines compared to the same period of the previous year.
GWEC: India Could Have First Wind Turbines in Water by 2020 (Expertise Hub Video)
First wind turbines could be installed offshore India by as early as 2020, however, several pre-conditions must be met for this to be achieved, Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said.
Denmark Opens First EUDP Applications Round
The Danish government has opened the first round of applications for the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) in support of the development of new green energy technology in 2018.
New UXO Player Emerges in Eemshaven
A new unexploded ordnance (UXO) consultancy – NjordIC – has been established in Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
Venko Becomes Part of BrandSafway
US-based Brand Industrial Services (BrandSafway) has acquired the Dutch Venko Groep BV, a portfolio company of Mentha Capital.
Beatrice Schedules First Power for July
The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm is expected to produce first electricity in July this year, SSE, one of the owners of the wind farm, said.