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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Estonia Starts Construction Permit Process for 1GW Offshore Wind Farm

    30 December 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The Estonian government has initiated a construction permit procedure for Eesti Energia’s 1GW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Riga. The move allows the developer to continue its research and search for partners for the construction of the offshore wind farm, Enefit Green, a member of Eesti Energia group said. According to Aavo Kärmas, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Preferred Supplier for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Project

    7 January 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Dominion Energy has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for its 2.6GW offshore wind project in Virginia, the U.S. Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines from its Offshore Direct Drive platform, with the final amount to be determined during a later phase of the early development period. A long-term service and maintenance agreement […]

  • EDP Renewables and Engie Sign Off On Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    24 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables and Engie have signed an agreement to create a co-controlled 50/50 joint-venture in fixed and floating offshore wind. The agreement follows the last year’s signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to form a new entity as an exclusive vehicle of investment of EDPR and Engie for offshore wind opportunities worldwide. This alliance […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Crew Rescued as Offshore Wind Ship Develops List Off Taiwan

    23 August 2019

    Indonesia-flagged geotechnical survey vessel Patra Offshore suffered a heavy portside list while working on an offshore wind-related project off Changhua in Taiwan on Thursday, 22 August. The vessel tilted to about 40 degrees and was taking on water, according to Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration. 40 people who were on board the ship at the time […]

  • UK Opens GBP 220 Million Offshore Wind Road to China

    15 December 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, China’s Tus-Wind and TusPark Newcastle have signed a collaboration agreement to work together to advance offshore wind technology co-operation between the two nations.

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Industry Positively Affects Bremerhaven Employment Rate

    2 May 2012

    “I was born and studied in Bremerhaven, but when I left in 1996, there were no career opportunities there”, says Ronny Meyer. BY the mid-1990s, the shipping and fishing industries that had traditionally dominated north-west Germany, where Bremerhaven is situated were dying, and there was felt to be no future. “The unemployment rate was very […]

  • DONG Energy Buys Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its Race Bank offshore wind farm project to DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited for £50 million.  The Race Bank project has received all major consents from UK authorities for the construction and operation of the wind farm. Extensive geotechnical and geophysical investigations of the site have already […]

  • Web Portal Launched for Scottish Offshore Wind Power at All Energy

    18 May 2011

      A new Scottish offshore wind web portal has been launched to provide up-to-the-minute signposting for all information relating to this rapidly-emerging industry. Offshore wind is arguably Scotland’s biggest economic opportunity for a generation. Recognising this, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have developed the web portal to help businesses and individuals […]

  • DONG Energy Seeks Consultancy Services for French Offshore Wind Projects

    5 November 2012

    DONG Energy, in a joint venture with EDF EN, is developing offshore wind farms in Northern France. These projects are in their early preparation phases where extensive feasibility studies are conducted. The company is looking for partners, companies or individuals, who can supply highly skilled project specialists to staff up with project managers to its […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Seeks Offshore Wind Farm Maintenance Services

    12 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy seeks for maintenance services for offshore wind farms. The company has three offshore wind farms and more than 300 onshore wind turbines in Denmark. The 3 offshore wind farms are Anholt off the coast of Grenå, Horns Rev 2 off the coast of Esbjerg and Nysted Havmøllepark off the coast of Lolland-Falster. The […]

  • Renewable energy sector requires more support for offshore wind (UK)

    1 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    The renewable energy sector requires “urgent action” to ensure that it does not miss its “potential boom era” through a lack of long-term… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 01, 2010;

  • Siemens Signs Its First Deal for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Gemini consortium signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. For Siemens this is the first order for an offshore wind power plant in Dutch waters. For the Gemini project, Siemens will deliver 150 wind turbines with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW) and […]

  • Sierra Releases Statement Regarding DOI’s Offshore Wind Announcement (USA)

    3 February 2012

    Yesterday the Department of the Interior released its environmental assessment of offshore wind sites along the Mid-Atlantic coast. The DOI found that these sites would create no significant impact to the environment, paving the way for accelerated wind energy development off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. In response, Vanessa Pierce, Eastern […]