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  • Industry Puts UK Offshore Wind and Marine Birds Under Watch

    11 September 2019
    Environment

    Six offshore wind developers have launched a forum to better understand how large-scale offshore wind development in the UK may impact marine birds. The Offshore Wind Strategic Monitoring and Research Forum (OWSMRF) is led by EDF Renewables, Equinor, Innogy, Ørsted, ScottishPower Renewables, and Vattenfall and is being delivered by JNCC. According to JNCC, with the UK […]

  • Goldwind 6.7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Gets DNV GL Certificate

    24 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Goldwind has obtained the Type A certificate from DNV GL for its GW154/6.7MW offshore wind turbine. The certificate comes after Goldwind secured the Wind Turbine Type Approval Certificate issued by the China General Certification Center (CGC) for its new turbine. According to the Chinese company, with these two certificates in place, GW154/6.7MW became China’s first high-power offshore wind […]

  • ROS Completes Turbine Oil Exchange at Welsh Offshore Wind Farm

    27 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Renewable Oil Services (ROS) has carried out hydraulic oil exchange on the turbines of the Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm. Under a contract with innogy, ROS performed the hydraulic oil exchange, including hydraulic system flushing, on 25 Siemens 3.6MW turbines at the site north of the Port of Mostyn in the Irish Sea. The UK-based company said it mobilized […]

  • North Sea Countries Sketch 2020 Offshore Wind Work Programme

    4 December 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Energy Ministers from ten North Sea countries met today, 4 December, in Brussels and agreed on their 2020 Work Programme on offshore wind deployment. The 2020 Work Programme elaborates what Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK intend to do together on maritime spatial planning, electricity grids and developing […]

  • CCC Urges UK Prime Minister to Keep Offshore Wind Promise

    18 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the recently elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver on the promised 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 commitment. In their letter, CCC Chairman Lord Deben and Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee Baroness Brown called on the Prime Minister to ensure that any market reforms […]

  • TEPCO and Ørsted Form Offshore Wind Pact, First Stop Japan

    18 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Japan’s largest power company Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) and Ørsted have signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly on offshore wind projects. TEPCO and Ørsted will work jointly on the Choshi offshore wind project near Tokyo, for which TEPCO has been carrying out a seabed survey to examine its feasibility, and […]

  • Green Shipping Line and Kongstein Form US Offshore Wind Pact

    28 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    US-based Green Shipping Line and Norwegian/German Kongstein have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a complete offshore wind farm supply solution in the US. The supply solution will include consultancy services, a US Jones Act compliant shuttle service, as well as development opportunities at several US ports, the companies said. “We are thrilled to be working […]

  • Report Urges UK to Extend Offshore Wind Pipeline, Provide Clarity

    1 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK government should announce clear targets for offshore wind and commit to an extended pipeline of bi-annual Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions of more than 2GW of capacity a year, a new report commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) suggests. “The UK Offshore Wind Industry: Supply Chain Review”, by the former McLaren Group […]

  • Shell Keen On UK Offshore Wind Despite Looming Brexit – Reuters

    22 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Shell is interested in entering the UK offshore wind market, Mark Gainsborough, executive vice president at Shell New Energies, told Reuters. The company plans to crack the UK offshore wind market through either acquiring a share in an existing project, acquiring an entire project, or by securing seabed leases later this year, Gainsborough told Reuters […]

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • Video: Jan De Nul Discusses the Next Generation in Offshore Wind

    20 December 2018

    Watch the Expertise Hub video to find out more about what Jan de Nul is preparing for the future in renewable energy and next-generation turbines.

  • Equinor Buys Half of Bałtyk I Offshore Wind Farm in Poland

    20 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has acquired a 50% stake in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia.

  • US Offshore Wind R&D Consortium Calls for Project Proposals

    23 May 2019
    Research & Development

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium is inviting proposals to fund projects that support offshore wind innovation for the local market. This Program Opportunity Notice (PON) seeks to develop and demonstrate technology innovations that will reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCoE) for offshore wind in the U.S. Proposals should focus on new solutions that […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Record Order for US Offshore Wind Projects

    19 July 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has conditionally received a record wind turbine order for 1,714MW from Ørsted and Eversource encompassing three US offshore wind projects. The signed conditional contract is the largest US offshore wind power order to date, Siemens Gamesa said. It covers the supply, delivery, and installation of SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines including service agreements […]

  • UK and German Firms Sign Offshore Wind Vessel Tracking Deal

    6 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Nesspoint Ltd. and Germany’s in-innovative navigation GmbH have joined forces to cooperate in the offshore wind market. The deal will see the two companies working together in the field of vessel tracking management and sea surveillance for offshore wind. According to Marcus Krol, Head of Sales at in-innovative navigation GmbH, the cooperation will see the provision […]

  • UK and German Firms Sign Offshore Wind Vessel Tracking Deal

    6 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Nesspoint Ltd. and Germany’s in-innovative navigation GmbH have joined forces to cooperate in the offshore wind market. The deal will see the two companies working together in the field of vessel tracking management and sea surveillance for offshore wind. According to Marcus Krol, Head of Sales at in-innovative navigation GmbH, the cooperation will see the provision […]

  • NYSERDA Allots USD 2 Million for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research

    8 August 2019
    Environment, Research & Development

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five projects to further study environmental and commercial fishing in support of offshore wind development. More than USD 2 million has been dedicated for the five multi-year projects, which are expected to advance the state’s goal of having 9GW of offshore wind installed by […]

  • Port of Den Helder Looks to Drum Up Offshore Wind Business

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Consortium partners Dura Vermeer and De Vries & Van der Wiel today started work on the Kooyhaven development at the Dutch Port of Den Helder, a project expected to open up the region to the offshore wind industry. Kooyhaven is located immediately to the south of the N99 trunk road, and to the east of […]

  • 50Hertz stays on track with Ostwind 2 offshore wind grid connection

    9 November 2021
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    The final section of the second of the three 220 kV export cable systems for the Ostwind 2 project is being laid in the German Baltic Sea, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH said. Around 170 kilometres of export cables have been laid at sea and on land over the past months to connect two offshore wind farms […]

  • Japan’s Largest Banks Eye More European Offshore Wind Financing

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Negative interest rates in Japan have pushed two of the country’s biggest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, to adding more project finance loans for, primarily European, renewable energy as infrastructure such as offshore wind farms brings strong yields.  Spanish Banco Santander was the largest loan provider for renewable energy assets last year, Bloomberg writes, […]

  • Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Picks Humber’s Offshore Wind Brain

    3 May 2019

    Team Humber Marine Alliance and Aura Wind Energy have entered into a deal to develop an offshore wind strategy for the U.S. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The three parties signed a contract on 2 May said to be the result of work to develop relationships with the U.S. East Coast over the last three years. The […]

  • Industry Teams Up to Reduce Offshore Wind Cable Failure Costs

    11 April 2018
    Research & Development

    DNV GL, ECN, WMC, BREM, VanderHoekPhotonics, Deltares and other partners have started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) named “Cables Lifetime Monitoring” to reduce failure levels in offshore wind farm cables. Power-cable failures offshore are often the main risk affecting the development and operation of offshore wind farms. Approximately 80% of insurance claims in the offshore […]

  • Report on Offshore Wind Monopile Foundation Available at Fast Market Research

    6 September 2013
    Research & Development

    Fast Market Research recommends “Monopile Foundation: Dominance in Offshore Wind Foundation Industry” from GlobalData, now available in its offering. The global offshore wind power industry has grown rapidly in recent years. Countries looking to increase their dependency on wind energy are increasingly looking to offshore wind projects due to high capacity factors and high wind […]

  • Rep. Pascrell Applauds Federal Support for Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    8 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today applauded announcements by the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior aimed at encouraging the… (thestatecolumn) [mappress] Source: thestatecolumn, February 08, 2011

  • Denmark: First Survey on Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on Fish Life

    5 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The first survey of how offshore wind farms affect the fish life is complete. It shows that wind turbines and fish co-exist in perfect harmony. The stock of some fish species has actually increased. While the preparations for erecting the first wind turbines at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are well under way, a new report […]