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  • Offshore wind investments to reach $810 billion by 2030 – Rystad Energy

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    With the global installed offshore wind capacity expected to exceed 250 GW by 2030, the combined capital and operational expenditure (capex and opex) for the decade is set to reach $810 billion (approx. €670.2 billion), signaling an increasing shift of investments from oil and gas to renewable energy technologies, according to a report from Rystad […]

  • Turner Iceni starts CTV ops at Galloper offshore wind farm

    3 March 2021
    Vessels

    Turner Iceni has been awarded a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract for the Galloper offshore wind farm. The company started operations on 1 March. Under the initial two-year contract with Galloper Wind Farm, Turner Iceni is providing 24/7 support in the form of vessels and crew, which led to the creation of three new full-time […]

  • Innosea ramps up floating solar, offshore wind services in the Mediterranean

    24 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Marine renewables engineering consultancy Innosea has expanded its footprint with a new office in Marseille that will support the company’s existing portfolio of offshore wind and floating solar projects in the south-east region of France.

  • New large-scale offshore wind-to-hydrogen project emerges in Denmark

    3 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Swiss energy company H2 Energy Europe has bought an 11-hectare site near Esbjerg in Denmark for a 1 GW offshore wind-to-hydrogen project that could be up running in 2024. The location where the electrolyser plant will be built enables H2 Energy Europe to access the electricity produced by offshore wind farms in the North Sea […]

  • Siemens Gamesa extends service contract for major offshore wind farm

    18 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • US DOE gives $21 million for innovative offshore wind technologies

    17 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Innovation, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $21 million in funding for three projects supporting offshore wind energy technology demonstration and resource characterization. The projects will support offshore wind development by demonstrating innovative technologies not previously commercially used in the U.S. and by improving the ability to forecast energy production, DOE said. Atkins will […]

  • Tekmar scoops up new offshore wind cable protection job

    20 January 2021
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Technology

    UK-based Tekmar Energy has secured a new subsea cables protection contract on a ‘major’ operational offshore wind farm project. The contract also includes work for Tekmar Energy’s sister companies Subsea Innovation and AgileTek Engineering. The deal, which follows Pipeshield’s largest-ever contract win, has a value of over £4.5 million ($6.1 million). Tekmar said it expects […]

  • Three largest Polish energy companies shake hands on offshore wind

    19 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Three biggest Polish energy companies, PGE, Enea and TAURON, have signed a letter of intent on cooperation on future offshore wind projects in Poland. According to the three companies, they recognise the value of the offshore wind energy sector in developing the economy and increasing the level of energy security in the country. In the […]

  • Port and offshore wind installation vessel all-in-one coming to market

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Windthrust Ltd., a subsidiary of National Ports Corporation, has revealed plans for a combined self-propelled floating port and installation vessel for offshore wind turbines, foundations and substations. Oceandock LX’s 60,000m2 deck space and onboard storage facility allow for the components to be delivered directly to the floating structure and warehoused, according to the company. The […]

  • Fugro and NYK Group jointly target Japanese offshore wind market

    16 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Fugro and the Tokyo-based transportation company, NYK Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide offshore geotechnical services in Japan. The two companies will also collaborate on a feasibility study into jointly operating a specialist investigation vessel for renewables projects. Japan’s burgeoning offshore wind industry is predicted to increase national demand for geotechnical […]

  • Good Q1 offshore winds boost RWE’s nine-month results

    12 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    RWE has reported significantly higher adjusted EBITDA at its offshore wind business segment for the first three quarters of 2020, which stood at EUR 738 million, up from EUR 660 million the same period last year. The company attributed the 12 per cent increase primarily to better wind conditions in the first quarter of this […]

  • New UK collaboration targets offshore wind energy loss reduction

    6 November 2020
    Research & Development

    The University of Southampton and Flightform Insights have teamed up to develop a novel wake and wind generation model to minimize energy losses from offshore wind farms. The aim is to help offshore wind developers optimize the turbine layout of their wind farms by minimizing the losses caused by the influence of the turbine wake on […]

  • Dutch invite input for 700 MW offshore wind farm zone

    6 November 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has initiated a market consultation process for the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW) offshore wind farm zone. The purpose is to determine potential contractors to carry out a seabed morphological and scour study at the 700 MW wind farm zone also known as the North of the Wadden Sea […]

  • GDG provides concept foundation design for Vietnamese offshore wind project

    27 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) is undertaking the concept foundation design for the first 200 MW of Phase 1 of the Phu Cuong Soc Trang offshore wind farm in Vietnam. As part of the study, GDG said it had undertaken an initial foundation screening and option assessment, followed by a more detailed analysis and design […]

  • Australia: Victoria sets massive budget for offshore wind, green hydrogen

    30 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks

    The government of Australia’s state of Victoria is pouring the first AUD 108 million (around € 67 million) from its clean energy 2020/21 budget into the first steps toward bringing new renewable energy and hydrogen projects, such as the country’s first offshore wind farm, to realisation. The funds will support research, start-ups and innovation, and […]

  • RWE sells 49% stake in Humber Gateway offshore wind farm

    23 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    RWE has signed an agreement with Greencoat to sell a 49% stake in the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. With a 51% share in the project, RWE will remain the majority shareholder and will continue operating the 219 MW wind farm. The agreed cash consideration amounts to GBP 648 million. The disposal is […]

  • US companies plan construction of two SuperFeeder offshore wind vessels

    17 June 2020
    Vessels

    U.S. companies MiNO Marine and 2nd Wind Marine are planning to start building two offshore wind construction support vessels in early 2021. They recently engaged U.S. shipyards, which are now evaluating the vessel design and preparing estimations on construction costs and building timeline. The Jones Act compliant vessels, called SuperFeeders, are DP2 purpose-built jack-ups that will […]

  • Aker BP eyes offshore wind-oil & gas combo in Norway

    15 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Aker BP is planning to explore the opportunity of using offshore wind energy at new oil & gas development areas offshore Norway. Aker BP and Equinor recently entered into an agreement in principle on commercial terms for the coordinated development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla, and North of Alvheim (NOAKA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. […]

  • Ørsted reaches 7 GW offshore wind capacity with turbine No. 1500

    11 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has installed its 1,500th offshore wind turbine with which the world’s leading offshore wind developer reached 7 GW of capacity installed. Ørsted achieved this milestone recently after installing the 25th Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbine on the 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Before construction start […]

  • Seacontractors’ vessel duo completes first offshore wind gig in Taiwan

    24 September 2020
    Vessels

    Seacontractors’ multi-purpose vessels Sea Charlie and Sea Buffalo, chartered by Jan de Nul, have completed their first job in Taiwan at Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind farm. The vessels were assisting Jan De Nul, which is responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the foundations, the installation of the wind turbines, […]

  • East Anglia One offshore wind farm completes final commissioning

    28 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The 714 MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm has completed the final commissioning, with all 102 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines now operational. Around 20% of the turbine installation and around half the turbine connection work was completed during the lockdown, ScottishPower Renewables said. According to the company, this included a number of changes […]

  • Ørsted joins UK offshore wind sea state forecasting project

    27 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted has joined a GBP 400,000 sea state forecasting project, launched by UK’s national Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Centre of Excellence, a collaboration between the University of Hull and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The project’s goal is to deliver a significant reduction in missed working days by developing an innovative approach to sea […]

  • UK proposes to ease OFTO rules on four offshore wind farms

    24 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    The UK Government has proposed to exempt Beatrice, Hornsea One, Rampion, and East Anglia One offshore wind farms from the requirement to hold a licence to transmit electricity, due to COVID-19-related delays in transferring their transmission assets. The four offshore wind farms, involved in the fifth and sixth tender rounds of the Offshore Transmission Owner […]

  • Partrac and team working on Arklow Bank 2 offshore wind project

    20 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Partrac, MetOceanWorks and Cooper Marine Advisors are carrying out a detailed assessment of the geomorphology of SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 offshore wind project. The consortium partners are currently in the second stage of their project, following the completion of the first round of work at the end of 2019. Last year, […]

  • DEME’s duo busy at Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm

    15 July 2020
    Vessels

    DEME’s vessels Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are currently working together at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm, where they have so far installed 55 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines. [The article continues below the image.] The vessels are working as a tandem as part of DEME’s duo-vessel solution to speed up […]