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  • Investors Showing Great Interest in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Funding for wpd’s Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan is close to completion and negotiations with a group of investors and banks will be finalised in a few weeks, the German developer said.

  • Offshore WIND Conference: Competition Is Key to Unlocking Cost Reductions

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    There are no local content requirements in offshore wind tenders in the Netherlands because the Dutch government sees competition as key to achieving cost reductions, Ruud de Bruijne, Project Manager Offshore Wind Energy at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said during the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Offshore WIND Conference: OSF Makes Case for Energy Islands

    22 October 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The Netherlands could have its first multifunctional energy island ready by 2025, Ernst van Zuijlen, Project Director at Offshore Service Facilities, said at the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Offshore WIND Conference: OSF Makes Case for Energy Islands

    22 October 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The Netherlands could have its first multifunctional energy island ready by 2025, Ernst van Zuijlen, Project Director at Offshore Service Facilities, said at the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Mingyang Delivers First Turbine for Guangdong Offshore Wind Project

    31 October 2018
    Technology

    China’s Mingyang Wind Power has delivered the first MySE5.5/7.0MW semi-direct drive wind turbine platform to be installed on a commercial offshore wind project in Guangdong Province.

  • Fraunhofer Commissions Bearing Test Rig for Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 February 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers and operators to increase the reliability of large […]

  • Dutch Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Tender Open for Applications

    4 March 2019
    Project & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has opened a tender to build and operate offshore wind farms without subsidies at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV zones in the Dutch North Sea. The application period opened on 1 March and will run until 5 pm local time on Thursday, 14 March 2019. After the closure of […]

  • Prior Group and ALL NRG Ink Offshore Wind Deal

    18 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Prior Group and ALL NRG have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly cooperate on offshore wind projects. Under the deal that began in March, ALL NRG uses Prior Group’s facilities, such as offices, workshops, storage and service, as well as services from Prior’s in-house engineering, electrical company and yard in the Port of […]

  • Prior Group and ALL NRG Ink Offshore Wind Deal

    18 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Prior Group and ALL NRG have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly cooperate on offshore wind projects. Under the deal that began in March, ALL NRG uses Prior Group’s facilities, such as offices, workshops, storage and service, as well as services from Prior’s in-house engineering, electrical company and yard in the Port of […]

  • UK Oil & Gas Authority Eyes Links to Offshore Wind

    22 March 2019
    Research & Development

    The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is exploring the potential for a more integrated offshore energy sector which includes closer links between oil & gas and offshore renewables, including offshore wind. The new project, for which OGA secured a GBP 900,000 grant, will focus on the mix of energy sources and storage solutions necessary for […]

  • New Scottish Initiative Links Offshore Wind Innovators and Academia

    25 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) is launching a new initiative aimed at giving Scottish businesses a head start in developing offshore wind products and services with the help of academic expertise. The initiative features the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP), an alliance of 13 Scottish universities offering resources in energy technology development to provide developers with access to academics and […]

  • Ecology and Offshore Wind Farms Could Go Hand in Hand

    2 November 2018

    “Ecology and offshore wind power plants have the potential to go hand in hand,” Peter Eecen, Program Development Manager Wind Energy, ECN/ TNO, said at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018.

  • Feed-In-Tariffs In Place for Six French Offshore Wind Farms

    15 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    France’s Minister of Ecology François de Rugy has signed the letters approving re-negotiated feed-in-tariffs for six offshore wind projects selected in the country’s first two tendering rounds.

  • Damen Targets US Offshore Wind with New Vessel Design

    26 November 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Damen Shipyards Group has designed a new Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 3410 service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV) with features that are said to ensure its suitability for operations in the developing offshore wind market in North America.

  • Five Developers Ready to Battle for New York Offshore Wind

    4 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    Five developers have expressed intent to participate in the New York State’s first offshore wind solicitation targetting 800MW of capacity, according to the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA).

  • Germans Launch Offshore Wind Supply Chain Support Campaign

    28 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    German wind energy agency WAB has launched a campaign aimed at supporting the visibility of the local offshore wind supply chain. The launch of the German Inland Campaign comes as the German offshore wind supply chain is affected by the reduced expansion targets, WAB said. The agency emphasized that it wants to inform and draw attention to […]

  • South Korean Offshore Wind Turbine Gets Type Certificate

    9 July 2019
    Technology

    South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) has received a type certificate for its 5.56MW offshore wind turbine from the international certification agency UL DEWI-OCC. A type certificate is issued after a comprehensive evaluation of the system’s design, performance test of both the parts and the finished product, and evaluation of the related manufacturing […]

  • Germans Call For 2GW Offshore Wind Tender by Year-End

    17 July 2019
    Project & Tenders

    German offshore wind industry associations have called on the government to launch a special tender before the end of the year and offer up to 2GW in capacity to be developed. The industry representatives from BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB said that ”the industry now needs reliable, long-term framework conditions. This involves […]

  • Japanese Utility Joins Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Project

    20 August 2019

    Japan’s Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) and Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) have signed an agreement to collaborate on an offshore wind project in Ishikari Bay. GPI is currently developing a 112MW wind farm at Ishikari Bay New Port. The wind farm is located 1.5-3 kilometres off the Ishikari Port on the Sea of Japan side […]

  • China’s First 10MW Offshore Wind Generator Market Ready

    22 August 2019
    Technology

    Dongfang Electric Machinery has developed China’s first 10MW direct drive permanent magnet generator for offshore wind turbines. The new generator has recently passed its acceptance tests and has secured a design certificate. It is by far the largest generator produced in China in terms of the capacity and the rotor diameter, the developer said. The generator […]

  • SSE Chief: UK Should Raise Offshore Wind Ambition

    24 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK should aim at building as many offshore wind projects as needed to help deliver decarbonization targets in the power, heat and transport sectors, according to Chief Executive of SSE, Alistair Phillips-Davies. Phillip-Davies states that it is time the UK raises its offshore wind ambition, as the current goal of adding 1-2GW per year during the […]

  • DNV GL to Certify Dutch Offshore Wind Site Studies

    25 February 2019
    Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    DNV GL Denmark A/S has won a contract to provide the certification of site studies for the Hollandse Kust (west) and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zones in the Dutch North Sea. The contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), plans to conclude a contract for the certification […]

  • UK Leads Europe to 1.1GW of Offshore Wind in H1 2018

    26 July 2018

    Europe added 1.1GW of offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2018, with the UK being the main contributor with 911MW, according to WindEurope’s recent report.

  • UK Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Japanese Power Houses

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    German energy company Innogy has agreed to sell a 41% stake in its 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK to Japan’s J-Power (25%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%).

  • Prysmian Secures Contracts for Three Offshore Wind Farms in France

    29 August 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group has secured inter-array cable contracts worth over EUR 220 million for three offshore wind farms in France.