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  • Business Network for Offshore Wind Adds 90+ New Members

    24 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Business Network for Offshore Wind has expanded its membership with the addition of more than 90 new members. The new members range from large international companies to small businesses and include both offshore wind veterans and new entrants into the industry, the Network said. Some of the new members are Atlas Professionals, Dominion Energy, […]

  • Belgian Citizens Can Now Invest in Offshore Wind Farms

    3 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Limburg investment holding company Nuhma has launched a cooperative through which Belgian citizens and partnerships can now invest in offshore wind projects Nuhma is involved in. The first company in which the general public can invest via the ECO2050 cooperative is Z-Kracht. Z-Kracht, a division of Nuhma, holds shares in and has financed the operational […]

  • Glennmont Targets Offshore Wind with EUR 850 Million Fund

    6 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners has raised EUR 850 million in its Clean Energy Fund III which will see investments in European offshore wind projects for the first time. Over 70% of Clean Energy Fund III will be invested in projects in the Eurozone with the UK also being an important market. This is the […]

  • UK EIC and World Forum Offshore Wind Sign MoU

    19 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Energy Industries Council (EIC) and the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind. Under the MoU signed in Aberdeen, the two parties agreed to cooperate on offshore wind supply chain project activities. “We work extensively with supply chain companies and especially those diversifying from oil […]

  • 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 […]

  • First Taichung Port Offshore Wind Wharf Open for Business

    13 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Taichung has completed renovation works on the first of the five wharves dedicated to offshore wind, the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), said. Renovation work on Wharf No. 2 was completed at the beginning of the year and the wharf is now ready to support ongoing private contractor efforts to install wind […]

  • Chinese Jack-Up Starts First Offshore Wind Project

    15 March 2019

    Huadian Wenqiang, a self-elevating offshore wind platform, has set sail to Zhanjiang in China’s Guangdong Province to start its first construction project. In December 2017, Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments received the order to build the jack-up from Jiangsu Lande Offshore & Engineering. The vessel was delivered to the owner on 15 February. The platform is […]

  • Ingeteam Takes Part in Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    15 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Ingeteam has provided supervision and electrical work analysis services on Spain’s first offshore wind turbine, the 5MW Elisa prototype. At the request of project leader Esteyco, Ingeteam worked on the connection of the medium voltage submarine cable for the transmission to land, as well as on the production of an exclusive part to secure the power […]

  • Taiwan Sets Out New Offshore Wind Feed-in-Tariffs

    30 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has set out the new feed-in-tariff (FiT) at TWD 5.5160/kWh (EUR 0.156731/kWh) for the 20-year offshore wind Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) signed in 2019. The wind projects that sign their PPAs in 2019 will receive TWD 6.2795/kWh during the first ten years of operation, and TWD 4.1422 for the remaining ten years. The […]

  • Ørsted Scrambles to Make Taiwanese Offshore Wind Projects Investable

    30 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    The 900MW Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects will move forward, Ørsted said in response to the announced 6% Feed-in-Tariff reduction, but the final investment decision depends on the outcome of supply contract renegotiations and relevant project milestones being achieved in time to keep the projects on track for commissioning in 2021. Developers who sign their […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Project Brings Subsea 7 to the US

    12 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted North America has awarded Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC) with a contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the U.S.

  • 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).

  • Germany and UK Join Forces in Offshore Wind Energy Development

    24 August 2011
    Research & Development

    UK and Germany now share a common goal: to rapidly accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind energy to help their … (sciencebusiness) [mappress] Source: sciencebusiness, August 24, 2011

  • Lamprell Plans Facility Upgrade to Meet Offshore Wind Surge

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Lamprell is set to make incremental investments in equipment and operational set-up at its Hamriyah facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to a growing number of planned offshore wind projects. According to Lamprell, the decision comes as a number of significant offshore wind projects are expected to be sanctioned over the coming 5-10 years. […]

  • Offshore Wind Innovators Sets Up Financial Services for SMEs

    10 April 2018

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has launched a tailor-made package of financial services for SMEs to increase private investment opportunities and help bring their innovations to the market.

  • SSE Tones Down Its Commitment to Offshore Wind Projects

    26 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    SSE has disclosed its intention to narrow significantly the focus of its near term development plans for its offshore wind projects. Following the conclusion of a strategic review of its offshore wind development portfolio, the company decided to focus its efforts and resources on progressing the Beatrice project. Beatrice In view of the fact it […]

  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind to Hold Public Drop-In Exhibition in Necton

    19 June 2014

    During the 2014 summer months, Dudgeon Offshore Wind will start to prepare the site at Necton in readiness for the construction of the electricity substation needed for this important renewable energy project.   There will be a Dudgeon Offshore Wind public drop-in exhibition at Necton Village Hall on Tuns Road, Necton, Norfolk on Wednesday 25th […]

  • South Korean Shipbuilders Enter Deeper into Offshore Wind Market

    12 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

     South Korea’s shipbuilders, in particular the big three, are venturing deeper into the onshore and offshore wind market as they filed a … (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, July 12, 2011;  

  • UK: Rosyth Could House Offshore Wind Turbines Manufacturing

    7 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Scarborough Muir, a joint venture between Scarborough Group and Muir Group, plans to redevelop the former Rosyth naval base and turn it into offshore wind turbine manufacturing and servicing site. According to The Herald Scotland, realization of this plan could attract GBP 500 million of investment and create 3,500 working positions. The plan for a […]

  • Aarkstore reports about “Offshore Wind Farm Manufacturing Worldwide “

    23 April 2010
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The global move to offshore wind farm development is enabling nations to accelerate wind energy adoption while reducing reliance on land-… [mappress] Source: prminds, April 22, 2010;

  • Latest Offshore Wind Investment Puts City of Hull on the Map

    27 March 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Hull City Council has welcomed the announcement by Siemens Board confirming their intention to develop wind turbine production and installation facilities at at two locations – the Green Port Hull in Alexandra Dock and a rotor blade manufacturing facility located at Paull, to the east of Saltend. Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Brady, said: […]

  • Gamesa Looks to Establish Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Scotland

    20 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    * Proposals unveiled for technology centre in Glasgow, creating 130 jobs * Scottish authorities have been informed of the company’s interest in developing an industrial base for manufacturing, logistics and operation and maintenance (O&M) activities in the Dundee area, conditional upon development of offshore wind projects in the area, securing government support and the availability […]

  • UK: Work on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Progresses Well

    9 October 2012

    The installation of transition pieces is nearing completion on the Teesside offshore wind farm. The 22nd yellow coloured transition piece was recently installed with work underway on the next. The transition pieces sit on top of all the 27 foundation monopiles. Elsewhere, work has also started on the installation and burial of inter array subsea […]

  • Carbon Trust Looks to Improve Offshore Wind Subsea Cables

    10 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a competition to find and fund the development of innovative solutions to a challenge facing the offshore wind farm industry today: how to monitor the condition of subsea cables to ensure that they are not damaged during the load out and installation process. The competition aims […]

  • Carbon Trust issues four Offshore Wind Accelerator tenders

    9 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Carbon Trust has launched four new tenders as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The first two tenders are related to monopile foundations, with the first calling for entries from interested parties to undertake a study to investigate monopile driveability through vibratory pile driving for large monopiles. The second is seeking companies […]