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  • Oil giant BP announces offshore wind bid in Norway

    14 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition

    British oil and gas major BP is joining the recently established consortium between Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind, which is preparing a bid to build an offshore wind farm in Norway. The consortium will propose to develop an offshore wind project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II (SN2) area, with a plan to also explore opportunities […]

  • Seabed ecology survey scheduled at Sofia offshore wind farm

    13 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Ocean Ecology is about to start a seabed habitat survey for the proposed Sofia offshore wind farm site off the UK’S North East coast.

  • Massachusetts to procure additional 2.4 GW of offshore wind by 2027

    30 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Massachusetts will procure an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy by 2027, adding to the U.S. state’s previous solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity to be installed by 2027. Adding new offshore wind capacity is based on a bipartisan bill signed into law by the state’s Governor Charlie Baker on 26 […]

  • Equinor gathers public feedback for UK offshore wind extensions

    3 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has published the summary reports from the first phase of community consultations for the extensions of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in the UK. As part of the development process, early-stage proposals were presented locally and online for feedback from the community and key stakeholders. Phase one community consultation ran from […]

  • Germans award hydrographic support contract for offshore wind farms

    26 October 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Geo Group with a contract for hydrographic support for offshore wind projects in Germany. Geo Ingenieurservice Nord-Ost will provide hydrographic support for pre-exploration of the ground for offshore wind projects in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the research years 2020, 2021 and 2022. As part of the preliminary […]

  • Fugro picks Sonardyne tech for US offshore wind work

    14 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Fugro has selected underwater positioning technology from Sonardyne Inc. for its upcoming activities at offshore wind projects in the U.S. Fugro ordered three Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) underwater positioning systems to support shallow-water site characterization surveys and a standard Ranger 2 for positioning geotechnical boreholes that will influence turbine foundation design and installation. […]

  • Poland increases capacity in updated draft offshore wind bill

    8 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Polish government has published a revised draft offshore wind bill which would allow for 5.9 GW instead of 4.6 GW of capacity to be offered via Contracts for Difference (CfDs) by the end of June 2021. According to the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), this 5.9 GW in the first phase of development correspond […]

  • SMC to assist Siemens Gamesa at Yunlin offshore wind farm

    6 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine supervision services to Siemens Gamesa for the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. SMC said it will be working with ATLAS, its proprietary marine management software solution, to ensure the delivery of services throughout the project. The company previously collaborated with Siemens Gamesa at the […]

  • Energi Coast sets up offshore wind innovation group

    22 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Innovation, Technology

    North East England’s offshore wind cluster Energi Coast is launching a new Innovation Group which aims to develop long-term solutions to meet the requirements for new technology in offshore wind. The purpose of the group is to progress major innovation opportunities for the region’s offshore wind industry in areas such as operations and maintenance and energy […]

  • RSE wants Scottish offshore wind bar set higher

    3 April 2020
    Authorities & Government

    The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has called for a more ambitious offshore wind target than that proposed in Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft Offshore Wind Policy Statement.

  • US DOE issues $ 20 million offshore wind call

    2 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has called for applications for funding that will support offshore wind technology demonstration and wind resource characterisation projects.

  • Iberdrola raring to bid in next offshore wind auctions in France

    3 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is very interested in participating in future offshore wind capacity auctions in France, the company’s CEO and Chairman Ignacio Galán, said. This comes as Iberdrola announced it will invest between €3 billion and €4 billion in renewable energy projects in France over the next four years, both in onshore and offshore […]

  • Deutsche Bank closes hedge for Taiwanese offshore wind farm

    1 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    Deutsche Bank has closed a deal contingent interest rate swap on TW$ 90 billion (around € 2.7 billion) project finance for the development of the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farm off Changhua County, Taiwan. The investment consortium, led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its funds CI II and CI III, with two […]

  • Semco Maritime in Engineering Study for Taiwan Offshore Wind Project

    5 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Semco Maritime has been selected by a joint venture between Canadian power producer Northland Power Inc. (NPI) and Taiwan-based Yushan Energy for an engineering study for the Hai Long offshore wind farm in the Changhua area in Taiwan. The scope of the study comprises optimization of the electrical infrastructure hereunder electrical grid studies, assessment of […]

  • Subsea UK Highlights Subsea Companies’ Role in Offshore Wind

    22 September 2017
    Research & Development

    Subsea UK has highlighted the opportunity for subsea companies to step-up and play their part in helping to meet the world’s renewable energy targets at an event in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Chaired by Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK, the event welcomed speakers from SIEM Offshore Contractors, Ecosse Subsea Systems, DeepOcean, Highlands and Islands […]

  • Fugro Strengthens Foothold in Taiwan Offshore Wind Services Market

    13 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Fugro said it has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC) to boost its involvement in the emerging offshore wind farm market in Taiwan, following joint projects in the region’s oil and gas sector. Under this MoU, Fugro and IOVTEC will also install a lidar buoy to collect wind […]

  • JDR, Tekmar Join Forces in Offshore Wind Cables Arena

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Tekmar Energy and JDR Cables have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind subsea cables and accessory supply. The companies said they will work together collaboratively on technology and value engineering projects to support the industry drive for cost, risk and lead time reduction. Over the recent years JDR and Tekmar executed multiple offshore wind farm […]

  • Fugro Provides UXO Services for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded a contract by TenneT for the delivery of UXO services at offshore wind farm development in Dutch coastal waters. The contract follows from the previous involvement in route survey activities at the site. Fugro will utilize Atlantis Dweller vessel, equipped with a work-class remotely operated vehicle, to provide fast and safe […]

  • Navingo and HME organize seminar on offshore wind installation and maintenance

    23 February 2010

    Navingo will organize, in cooperation with HME (part of Holland Marine Equipment), a seminar on Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance on 29 April 2010. The seminar, combined with a Product Display Area will take place at WTC Rotterdam and is the first in The Netherlands dedicated entirely to installation and maintenance. Seminar sessions are centered […]

  • UK: Port of Sunderland Takes Advantage of Offshore Wind Development

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The offshore wind development is taking firmer hold in the UK and as a result the Port of Sunderland has grabbed a peace of its own from this renewable energy pie. Namely, the Port of Sunderland’s business rose last month comparing to the same month in 2011 due to the increased offshore wind development in […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • China Longyuan Completes Country’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    26 November 2012

    China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited officially announced that with completion of the 50MW Phase II construction of Longyuan Jiangsu Rudong 150MW Offshore (Intertidal Zone) Demonstration Wind Farm, this 150MW Intertidal Offshore Demonstration Wind Farm was commercially put into operation. In Rudong County, Longyuan Power, with its 32MW (intertidal zone) pilot wind farm locally situated […]

  • New Mathematical Techniques Simulate Offshore Wind Farms in the Netherlands

    18 March 2013
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    Recent figures by CBS (Statistics Netherlands) show that 4% of the energy produced in the Netherlands comes from renewable sources. Benjamin Sanderse, PhD at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has developed advanced mathematical methods that are able to produce a reliable simulation of off-shore wind farms in the Netherlands. His research, carried out for ECN, […]

  • Shoreham Port Loses with Bid for Offshore Wind Project (UK)

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    As E.ON confirmed that the Newhaven Port will be the O&M site for the Rampion offshore wind project, the Shoreham Port fell out of the picture as well as its ambitions to create 85 engineering jobs. The Shoreham Herald news site says that Peter Davies from Shoreham Port thought that its bid presented a good […]