The construction of the Xuwen Dongsan Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project, developed by a joint venture between Mingyang Smart Energy and Germany’s BASF, has commenced in Zhanjiang, China. This is the first offshore wind power project in China to be approved as a Sino-German cooperation, accor
Hitachi Energy has received an order from Ørsted to provide the power electronics technology to integrate 2.4 GW of electricity from the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm into the UK grid. The order, which is subject to the final investment decision, will see Hitachi Energy supply a grid-forming solution
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the SouthCoast Wind Project, which could generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. With the approval, the Department of Interior (DOI) and BOEM have approved over 19 GW of clean energy from offshore
TotalEnergies has acquired a majority stake in Jammerland Bay and Lillebælt South offshore wind farms in Denmark from European Energy and SONFOR. Under the deal, TotalEnergies acquired 85 per cent of the share capital in the 240 MW Jammerland Bay and 72.2 per cent of the share capital in the 165 MW
Iberdrola and Schwenk Zement have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for output from the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. During the contract duration, 1,500 GWh will be supplied to Schwenk from the offshore wind farm currently under construction in the Baltic Sea. With
SLPE has been awarded a contract to develop detailed foundation designs for HVDC offshore substations for the Centre Manche 1 and 2 offshore wind projects in France. The contract represents SLPE’s largest offshore substation project to date, the company said on 19 December. The UK-based engineering
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) has awarded a total of 1,886 MW in capacity across four fixed-bottom offshore wind projects and one floating wind project. The projects that were awarded: the 532 MW Anma Offshore Wind (both phases), the 500 MW Taean (Vena Energy and Cope
Marine environmental baseline surveys for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind project in Australia kicked off in November. According to Ørsted, the survey programme plays a critical role in informing the development of the offshore wind project by assisting the company in understanding all aspects of t
Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for Taiwan’s 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm. UMC will purchase more than 30 billion kWh of power from Fengmiao I over 30 years, marking the largest
The final wind turbine has been installed at the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea, the project’s wind turbine supplier Siemens Gamesa said via social media on 18 December. Jeonnam 1, which has a nominal installed capacity of 96 MW, features Siemens Gamesa SG 10.0-193 DD wind turbines and
Equinor and its partners on the extension projects that are planned to be built next to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in Norfolk, UK, have agreed to bring the two projects under a joint ownership structure in one legal entity. The Dudgeon Extension Project is owned
RWE and TotalEnergies, through a joint venture that will soon start building the OranjeWind project off the Dutch coast, have signed a lease agreement with the co-operative association Blue Port Centre, the owner of the former fish auction building at the port of Den Helder, to use the facility as t
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued a construction permit for the 240 MW Jammerland Bugt offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built near Kalundborg, Denmark. The project involves the installation of 16 wind turbines on monopiles and covers an area of 31.1 square kilometres south of Kalun
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has been awarded a contract by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the transport and installation of pin-pile jacket foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW offshore wind project. The deal is w
