Business & Finance
North Carolina Urged to Harness Offshore Wind Potential
Fifty elected officials, small businesses, community groups, and environmental organizations from North Carolina sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the state’s energy plan.
Senvion Reaps Offshore Gains
German wind turbine maker Senvion recorded EUR 184 million in offshore wind-related revenues in the first half of 2017, a 145% increase compared to the first half of 2016.
DeBu Team Eyes Suction Bucket Technology
The developers of the 252MW DeBu offshore wind project are considering adding two more demonstration wind turbines to test the suction bucket foundation technology at the site in the German North Sea.
Statoil, innogy and SSE Divvy Up 4.8GW Dogger Bank
Statoil has signed a swap agreement with innogy and SSE for equity interests in the Dogger Bank offshore wind development project.
DONG Energy to Submit Hornsea Project Two CfD Bid Next Week
DONG Energy plans to submit a bid in the UK Contract for Difference (CfD) auction for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm on 14 August, Henrik Poulsen, the Danish company’s CEO and President, said.
New Capacity Lifts DONG Energy’s Wind Division
DONG Energy has recorded a 32% increase in earnings from operating offshore wind farms in the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period a year earlier.
E.ON’s Offshore Wind Division Posts Mixed Results
E.ON’s Offshore Wind/Other division generated 2.1 billion kWh of electricity in the first half of 2017, on a par with the results reported for the first half of 2016.
U.S. Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 24GW
As of June 2017, the U.S. offshore wind project development pipeline includes 24,135MW of potential installed capacity, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
DONG Energy Sells Half of Borkum Riffgrund 2 to Global Infrastructure Partners
DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm project to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a total consideration of approximately EUR 1.17 billion.
BEIS Okays Bigger Turbines at East Anglia THREE
ScottishPower Renewables has received planning approval from the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Greg Clark MP, for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm with an output capacity of up to 1,200MW.
E.ON Wins Robin Rigg Dispute Against MT Højgaard
The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute and in favour of E.ON Climate and Renewables.
Ofgem Shortlists Galloper and Walney Extension OFTO Bidders
Ofgem has announced shortlists of bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the Galloper and Walney Extension wind farms off the coasts of Cumbria and Suffolk.
Scotland Bankrolls Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme
The Scottish Government has invested a further GBP 1.5 million in the Carbon Trust’s collaborative research, development and demonstration (RD&D) programme – the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA).
Estonia’s First Offshore Wind Farm Step Closer to Reality
Estonian wind energy developer Nelja Energia and the Hiiu municipality on the Hiiumaa Island have signed a cooperation agreement to build Estonia’s first offshore wind farm.