Sweden-based Eolus has submitted a permit application to build the 1 GW Blekinge offshore wind farm in southern Sweden. The application for an environmental permit has been submitted to the Land and Environment Court in Växjö, according to the developer. An application was sent to the Ministry of Cl
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a European tender in the first half of April for geotechnical surveys of the Huibertgat and Ballonplaat sites in the Netherlands. The objective of the tender is to conclude an agreement with one or more tenderers who can carry out geotechnical
Written by: Diego Morbini – Faccin Wind Tower Division Manager ”With only the first Faccin rolling line we were able to witness their excellent capabilities in meeting our challenges, this is why it was an easy choice to have FACCIN as our trusted partner once again,” CS WIND PT said. ”With the succ
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, has reached an agreement with Dominion Energy to acquire a 50 per cent interest in its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US through the formation of an offshore wind partnership. “Havi
Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea, to cooperate on developing a regional offshore wind sector. The aim of the agreement is to establish a local wind power industry driven by Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind project off the coast of Incheon
Eolus and Simply Blue Group have agreed to transfer the full ownership of the joint venture SeaSapphire to Eolus. The joint venture SeaSapphire, owned 50/50 by Eolus and Simply Blue Group, was established in 2022 to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Nordics, based on floating technology.
The Strategic Investment Model (SIM) Working Group of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) has selected three projects to move into Stage 2 of its programme. The Port of Cromarty Firth Expansion and the Port of Nigg Deepwater Quay Expansion projects will move into Stage 2 of the SIM pro
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). “Support vessels like WTIVs are in short supply, and new builds are being hamp
Maine Governor Janet Mills has revealed that the state has selected a section of state-owned Sears Island reserved for port development as its preferred site for a port facility to support the floating offshore wind industry. Based on technical and engineering analyses, and input from port and offsh
BayWa r.e. AG has a development portfolio of over 9 GW in floating wind power projects in Italy, underlining its ambition to become an established player in the offshore wind industry, said the company. Integrated into a global offshore wind team, a dedicated offshore project development team has be
The Australian Government has launched a consultation on an offshore wind development zone in the Indian Ocean off the Bunbury region in Western Australia (WA) that could host up to 20 GW of offshore wind. The Commonwealth is seeking feedback on a proposed area, which is 7,674 square kilometres and
A business and academic consortium has kicked off collaboration on the future of floating offshore wind. The TAILWIND project, launched in January 2024, will deliver advanced station-keeping technologies, designed to maintain the position of floating offshore wind farms, according to NKT, which rece
Ecowende has teamed up with Robin Radar Systems, MIDO, and DHI to implement a framework for bird and bat monitoring at its offshore wind farms. The technologies, which include Robin Radar’s MAX bird and bat radar systems, DHI’s sensor integration and artificial intelligence (AI) species recognition
The US Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two final wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon which could accommodate 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. The two areas total approximately 195,012 acres and they avoid 98 per cent of the areas recommended for exclusion due to their i
