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  • 496MW French Offshore Wind Farm Gets New Layout

    29 July 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development

    A 496MW wind farm project proposed to be built off the French Vendée islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier has exited the risk addressing and consultation phase which resulted in a new layout plan for the wind farm.  Following a series of consultations and public debates, it was decided to extend the space between the wind turbines to 1,600 […]

  • Breaking: First US Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Tall

    4 August 2016

    Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeffrey Grybowski has shared images of the the jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern as it attaches the final blade and completes the installation of the first offshore wind turbine in US waters, and the first of five wind turbines to be installed on the 30MW Block Island wind farm.  Brave Tern, accompanied by lift boats L/B […]

  • OrbisEnergy Spotlights Oil & Gas Businesses Diversifying into Offshore Wind

    17 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    After the launch of a GBP 6 million grant fund in July, OrbisEnergy today emphasised the opportunity for oil and gas businesses to use the fund to diversify into the renewables industry amidst the downturn in their main playing field, through adapting their ideas to offshore wind, wave and tidal power. “We know we have some amazingly talented […]

  • USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2016

    “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media this evening.  The installation of wind turbines at the first American offshore wind farm was completed today with the last blade attached to the fifth GE Renewable Energy Haliade 150-6MW turbine. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern installed the first wind […]

  • AOWFL Seeks Local Content for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL), the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has invited members of the regional business community to the second local supply chain event to be held at Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on 9 September. Vattenfall, the sole owner of the wind farm, will provide a project update which will be […]

  • Offshore Wind Turns Europe into Top Green Energy Investor

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Two multi-billion dollar offshore wind projects have turned Europe into the strongest performing region in terms of clean energy investments in the first quarter of 2016, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The two projects, the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One and the 714MW East Anglia One, which both received final investment […]

  • China: Longyuan Zhenhua Nets Two Offshore Wind Deals

    19 July 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Marine Engineering (Longyuan Zhenhua) has signed two new offshore wind contracts in China, one for two met masts off the Guandong province and the other for construction works on a project in the Liaoning province. 

  • Bloomberg: Shell Applies for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    23 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Oil & gas giant Shell has filed the required documents to qualify for bidding at an upcoming offshore wind lease sale in Massachusetts, due to take place this fall, according to Bloomberg Environment. 

  • US Wants Cutting-Edge Offshore Wind Test Facilities

    2 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has invited public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) regarding national-level test facilities for offshore wind-specific research and development.

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs 10 Offshore Wind MoUs in Taiwan

    8 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy signed ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a range of suppliers during the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Localization Day in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, 8 August.

  • Offshore Wind Could Create 36,000 Jobs in Northeast U.S.

    2 November 2017
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    The States of Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island released three reports today, 2 November, setting out the context for offshore wind development in the U.S. Northeast and revealing its potential economic development benefits.

  • APEM to Survey Potential Offshore Wind Areas off the Carolinas

    6 November 2017
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    APEM will carry out ultra-high resolution aerial digital surveys of offshore wildlife off the coast of North and South Carolina on behalf of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

  • Enersea to Act as Owner’s Engineer for Norther Offshore Wind Farm

    7 November 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Dutch engineering and consulting company Enersea will take care of the owner’s engineering for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm located in the Belgian part of the North Sea.

  • Siemens Gamesa Opens Asia Pacific Offshore Wind Office

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    A spokesperson from Siemens Gamesa has confirmed to Offshore WIND that the company is launching an office for its offshore business segment in the Asia Pacific region, following social media posts reporting from an opening ceremony today, 5 December.

  • Dutch Parliament to Vote on Boosting 2023 Offshore Wind Target

    14 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands will today vote on a proposal to add new offshore wind farm zones and raise the country’s goal of having 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023.

  • Renova Sets 560MW Yurihonjo Offshore Wind Project in Motion

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Japanese renewable energy developer Renova plans to carry out a feasibility study on a 560MW nearshore wind farm off the city of Yurihonjo in Akita Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. Renova has partnered with Eco Power, and JR East Energy Development to carry out site surveys as well as an Environmental Impact Assessment of the […]

  • Dutch offshore wind experience shows Japan way forward

    13 March 2017

    By Kjeld Duits The remarkable success of offshore wind development in the Netherlands has caught the attention of the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). The Japanese organization believes the small European country is a much better model for Japan than the far larger markets of Germany and the UK. “Japan has learned a lot from […]

  • ABB HVDC Gear for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    30 October 2019
    Storage

    ABB has secured a contract to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light® converter systems to connect the Dogger Bank offshore wind project to the UK transmission network. In the first-ever use of the HVDC technology in the UK’s offshore wind market, ABB will supply technology with one of the smallest environmental footprints, due to the […]

  • World Bank: 3.1TW of Offshore Wind Potential in Emerging Markets

    1 November 2019

    Brazil, India, Morocco, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Vietnam have a total technical offshore wind potential of approximately 3.1 terawatts, according to a report published by World Bank on 1 October 2019. The report Going Global: Expanding Offshore Wind to Emerging Markets identifies 1TW of fixed-bottom offshore wind and almost 2.1TW of […]

  • APEM Surveying Wildlife at Vietnam’s 3.4GW Offshore Wind Project

    7 November 2019
    Research & Development

    APEM Ltd has begun conducting aerial surveys at the Thang Long offshore wind project in Vietnam. Under a contract with Enterprize Energy, APEM is conducting baseline digital aerial surveys to collect data on birds and marine mammals at the project site offshore Ke Ga Cape. According to the UK-headquartered company, the surveys will be collected […]

  • Deepwater Offshore Wind Mooring Project Gets US Grant

    19 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has selected a consortium led by Principle Power for contract negotiations for a USD 850,000 grant for DeepFarm, a project that focuses on developing mooring solutions for deepwater floating offshore wind. DeepFarm, a selection of mooring research initiatives, will help accelerate the deployment of deepwater floating […]

  • WoodMac: China Faces Offshore Wind Supply Chain Bottlenecks

    20 November 2019
    Research & Development

    Only 20% of China’s current offshore wind pipeline is expected to be connected to the grid by the end of 2021, mainly due to local supply chain bottlenecks, according to Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie reports that 45GW of projects have been approved for higher feed-in tariffs (FIT) before 2022, which strengthens the long-term outlook but […]

  • Denmark Embarks on 10GW Offshore Wind Energy Island Mission

    11 December 2019
    Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Denmark has initiated studies to find possible locations for one or more energy islands supporting at least 10GW of offshore wind capacity. This corresponds to ten large offshore wind farms that could meet the electricity demand of more than ten million European households. The total investment needed for the project is estimated to be between […]

  • Wood to Prep Equinor’s O&G Platforms for Offshore Wind

    11 December 2019

    Wood has been awarded a new contract by Equinor to deliver modifications to two offshore installations in the Norwegian North Sea to connect electric power from the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm. Equinor’s project replaces energy generated by gas turbines with electricity from the 88MW  floating wind farm located between the Snorre and Gullfaks fields. […]

  • MO4 and Seaqualize Take Home Offshore Wind Innovation Awards

    12 December 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    MO4 and Seaqualize have been declared winners of the Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2019, Offshore Wind Innovators said. During the Q-meeting of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa, the audience of 240 wind energy professionals awarded Seaqualize with the public prize. The prize of the professional jury went to MO4. MO4 has developed a software that […]