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  • Lithuania pours € 7.5 million into preparation for first offshore wind tender

    3 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Lithuanian government has allocated € 7.5 million to prepare for its first offshore wind tender and the development of the first 700 MW of offshore wind capacity in its part of the Baltic Sea. The funds will support environmental impact assessments and other studies and surveys to be carried out from 2021 until 2023 in […]

  • Prysmian picks First Subsea CPS for Fécamp offshore wind farm

    20 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    First Subsea has won the contract to provide the cable protection systems (CPSs) for the inter-array cables at the 71-turbine Fécamp wind farm offshore Normandy, France. Prysmian Group will manufacture and deliver the inter-array cables for the project. The Italian cable maker selected First Subsea CPSs to protect the cables from burial to the entry […]

  • Fred. Olsen and Hafslund Eco come together for Norway’s offshore wind

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Fred. Olsen Renewables (FORAS) and Hafslund Eco have entered into an agreement to collaborate for the offshore wind sector in Norway. FORAS and Hafslund Eco plan to jointly submit a pre-application for the development of offshore wind projects at the Sørlige Nordsjø and Utsira Nord areas. According to the parties, the 50:50 agreement will see […]

  • New European coalition targets more sustainable offshore wind development

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Eighteen offshore wind companies, transmission system operators and environmental NGOs have launched a new coalition dedicated to ensuring that Europe delivers its planned expansion of offshore wind energy while preserving nature and marine ecosystems. The aim of the Offshore Energy and Nature Coalition is to help the EU and national governments reach their climate goals […]

  • SSE consulting public on 2.3 GW Scottish offshore wind farm

    13 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    SSE Renewables has invited residents, businesses, community groups and consultees in Scotland’s East Lothian to have their say regarding the plans for the massive Berwick Bank offshore wind farm and provide initial feedback during the first round of public consultation. The developer is organising an online showcase this month for the public to find out […]

  • Japanese trio to jointly develop Happo Noshiro offshore wind farm

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Tohoku Electric Power and ENEOS Corporation have agreed to join Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) in the development of the Happo Noshiro offshore wind project. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 155 MW off Noshiro City and Happo town, Akita Prefecture. JRE is currently conducting […]

  • RWE signs lease agreements for four UK offshore wind extensions

    28 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    RWE and its project partners have signed lease agreements with The Crown Estate to develop extensions of the Gwynt y Môr, Galloper, Greater Gabbard and Rampion offshore wind farms in the UK. Each proposal has already progressed through the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment stage (HRA), The Crown Estate said. Developers will now be focused on environmental assessments […]

  • World gets 2.5 GW of offshore wind in first half of 2020

    27 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks

    Globally, 2,535 MW of offshore wind was put into operation during the first half of the year, with offshore wind installations reaching 29,839 MW by the end of June 2020, according to World Forum Offshore’s (WFO) H1 2020 Global Offshore Wind Report. The organisation said the figures underline the continued growth of the global offshore […]

  • Port of Cortlandt details on its New York offshore wind bid

    18 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    The Port of Cortlandt project, developed by a consortium led by AKRF Inc. and pre-qualified for bidding at the State of New York’s latest offshore wind solicitation, has released more details on the plans to utilise a waterfont site in the Town of Cortlandt for offshore wind activities. In July, New York announced its second […]

  • Construction starts at Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site

    13 August 2020
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Scottish offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) has entered the first phase of offshore construction, with Saipem’s vessel S7000 set to start installing pile casings at the site some 15 kilometres off the Fife coast. The 197.5-metre semi-submersible crane vessel will also prepare the seabed for the jacket foundations for the project’s 54 wind […]

  • Ørsted sees increased risk of delays on two offshore wind projects

    11 August 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Ørsted could face delays on two offshore wind projects due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of offshore substation topsides for the two projects, the 1.4 GW Hornsea Project Two in the UK and the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a in Taiwan, was paused after the Singaporean shipyards where they […]

  • Australia’s first offshore wind project needs Environment Effects Statement

    26 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders

    The Victorian Minister for Planning has decided that an Environment Effects Statement (EES) is required for Star of the South, the first offshore wind project in Australia. The Minister explains that the project has the potential for a range of significant effects on native vegetation, habitat of terrestrial and aquatic species, water environments, Aboriginal cultural […]

  • Ørsted contracts LOC for work on Greater Changhua offshore wind project

    20 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    LOC Group has secured a contract with Ørsted to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the agreement, LOC will provide MWS services for the transportation and installation of the inter-array and export cables. Technical document review and operational approvals will be undertaken […]

  • New set of seabed surveys to start at Sofia offshore wind site

    12 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Four survey vessels are ready to commence site investigations at the Sofia offshore wind project site off the UK’s North East coast. The surveys are part of a six-month site investigation campaign for innogy’s 1.4 GW project that started in February. The multi-purpose vessel Despina and survey vessel Fugro Scout will carry out geotechnical surveys […]

  • EKF supports Seagreen offshore wind project with £304 million guarantee

    4 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF) has provided a £304 million guarantee for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. EKF is participating in the financing together with the Norwegian ECA GIEK and 12 commercial banks. SSE Renewables recently announced it had taken a final investment decision to proceed with the Seagreen 1 offshore wind […]

  • Offshore wind gets first guidance for UXO and boulders geophysical surveying

    8 April 2020
    Rules & Regulation

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published guidance for the geophysical surveying for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and boulders.

  • Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm generates first power

    29 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm has delivered first power to the Dutch grid. According to the Danish company, the first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine began producing electricity on 28 April. “This is a big milestone for Borssele 1 & 2. Ørsted is doing its utmost to allow the construction of the […]

  • Tekmar Bags Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan from Seaway 7

    27 November 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Tekmar Energy has secured an award in Taiwan from a repeat client Seaway 7 for wpd’s 640MW Yunlin project.  Tekmar will be supplying 150 of its patented Cable Protection Systems (CPS) which protect the subsea power cables as they transition from the offshore structures into burial. The project is scheduled to be fully operational by […]

  • CSBC-DEME JV Lands Offshore Wind EPCI Deal in Taiwan

    21 October 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Hai Long Offshore Wind (OFW) project signed Taiwan’s first large-scale balance of plant (BOP) preferred supplier agreement (PSA) with local company CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE). The Hai Long Project consists of Canadian-based independent power producer Northland Power International (NPI), Yushan Energy and Mitsui, who have joined forces to develop the Hai Long 2 and […]

  • Video: Jan de Nul discusses the next generation in offshore wind

    20 December 2018

    “It’s an opportunity to become even more integrated into the market in Europe and the far-East”, comments Carl Heiremans, Business Development Manager at Jan de Nul Group.

  • E.ON powers up one of UK’s largest offshore wind farms

    16 April 2010

    E.ON has announced that its Robin Rigg offshore wind farm is up and running. The final turbines have completed testing in the Solway Firth and are now capable of producing enough renewable electricity for 117,000 homes.[i] At 180MW, the scheme is one of the largest currently operating in UK waters.. Michael Lewis, European Renewables Managing […]

  • Technip Begins Cable Work on Borkum Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Technip Offshore Wind has started offshore operations on an array cable installation contract for phase 1 of the Borkum Wind Farm development, located 45 kilometers to the North of the German island of Borkum, in the North Sea. This project, awarded by Trianel, is Technip’s first offshore wind, array cable installation project offshore Germany. The […]

  • Germany: EWE Completes Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Foundations Installation

    7 September 2012

    All 30 foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm, planned in collaboration by EWE and Enova, are now installed in the North Sea. Work on the foundation structures came just in time scheduled for completion. The construction area off the coast of Borkum is thus prepared for the arrival of the actual wind turbines in […]

  • France: EDF Seeks Contactor for Offshore Wind Geotechnical and Geophysical Survey

    23 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    EDF EN France is inviting tenders for offshore wind-geotechnical and geophysical survey – Vendée which will include preparation works and studies for a proposed offshore wind energy site. The purpose of this tender is to carry out an offshore geotechnical service which will consist of shallow penetration (typically 5 m) tests and samplings (cone penetration […]

  • Germany: E.ON Lays Groundwork for Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm

    29 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    In April 2013 E.ON started preparations for constructing the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. So-called scour protection is currently being installed north-west of Helgoland. This comprises two layers of special sand bags on the seabed to prevent the sea current from washing away the sand around the foundations of the wind turbines, thus ensuring turbine […]