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  • South Korea’s president reaffirms 12 GW of offshore wind by 2030 goal

    17 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    President of South Korea Moon Jae-in has pledged to expand the country’s offshore wind power capacity from the current 124 MW to 12 GW by 2030, according to local media. Moon announced his pledge on Friday, 17 July, during a visit to a turbine research center and the operational 60 MW Southwest Offshore Demonstration Wind Farm […]

  • Steelwind Nordenham sends off last monopiles for Yunlin offshore wind project

    9 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Steelwind Nordenham has dispatched the last batch of monopiles for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The last four monopiles were loaded onto the Zhi Xian Zhi Xing vessel on 8 July and sent off from the foundation manufacturer’s site in Nordenham, Germany. Steelwind Nordenham has been selected as the preferred supplier for the […]

  • Ventus Marine SATV starts working on Formosa 1 offshore wind farm

    16 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ventus Marine’s service accommodation transfer vessel (SATV) Ventus Formosa has begun its charter on the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The joint venture of PSA Marine and its Taiwanese partner Ta Tong Marine Group took delivery of the 36-meter purpose-built SATV earlier this year. Ventus Formosa is in charge of providing operations and […]

  • SSE Renewables issues roadmap to tackling offshore wind deployment barriers in UK

    15 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    SSE Renewables has warned that the cost of offshore wind will not be the reason for the UK missing its target of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, but rather the significant barriers to deployment, many of which are increasing. The barriers the industry is currently facing range from consenting challenges, to grid […]

  • Virginia governor signs off on 5.2 GW by 2034 offshore wind target

    13 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2 GW of offshore wind power to be developed in this U.S. state by 2034. The Virginia General Assembly passed this House Bill 1526 and Senate Bill 851 Clean Economy Act in March. The act provides that 5.2 GW of offshore wind generation is […]

  • First pin piles for Taiwanese offshore wind farm loaded in South Korea

    28 April 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The first pin piles fabricated in South Korea for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration have been loaded out for transport to Taiwan. As previously reported, Edgen Murray, in collaboration with South Korea’s SeAH, completed the manufacturing of 80 pin piles for the project, also known as Changhua Phase 1, […]

  • Vattenfall calls out UK government over offshore wind project delays

    2 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has postponed the statutory deadline for the decision on planning consent for the 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project to 1 July. Vattenfall is the developer of Norfolk Vanguard and the neighbouring 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas project which also recently suffered a setback. Commenting […]

  • Van Oord installs first foundation at Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm

    15 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The first foundation at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is now in place. Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen arrived at the project site off Denmark a few days ago to begin the installation work. The vessel will install a total of 72 monopile foundations, with the work expected to be completed in the […]

  • First monopile-caisson hybrid foundation installed at Chinese offshore wind farm

    14 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    On 19 April, the first hybrid foundation combining a large-diameter monopile and caisson was installed at an offshore wind farm off the Fujian province in China. According to the China-based engineering company that designed and patented the new hybrid monopile-caisson solution, the offshore wind project comprises a few different types of wind turbine support structures, […]

  • Prysmian Lands Three New Offshore Wind Farm Cable Deals in France

    30 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group has secured three projects to provide new cable connections for offshore wind farms in France. Eolien Maritime France, a joint venture between the EDF Energies Nouvelles and Enbridge, awarded Prysmian with the design, supply and installation contract of inter array cables for the two offshore wind farms, Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-Mer, owned by EMF and wpd offshore, located […]

  • EDF Announces Tenders for Two Jobs on Saint Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    EDF Enérgies Nouvelles has invited tenders for two jobs at the Saint Nazaire Offshore Windfarm site located on the French coast (Pays de la Loire – Loire Atlantique). The first job is to conduct an offshore geotechnical campaign. The campaign will include drilling shallow geotechnical boreholes using a rotary coring system to typically 2m below […]

  • Reportlinker Announces Vessels, Cables and Foundations in Offshore Wind Market Report (UK)

    10 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: “Vessels, Cables and Foundations in the Offshore Wind Market – Global Market Size, Cost Analysis, Market Share and Demand-Supply Scenario to 2020″. “Vessels, Cables and Foundations in the Offshore Wind Market – Global Market Size, Cost Analysis, Market Share and Demand-Supply Scenario […]

  • Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Starts Electricity Production to UK Grid

    3 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    The first turbine has been successfully installed and commissioned at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, and on 2nd August started producing electricity to the UK grid. “This heralds the start of operations and is an important milestone for Scira Offshore Energy, the owner and operator of the wind farm currently being constructed off the […]

  • Denmark: Hempel Launches New Version of Protective Coating for Offshore Wind Turbines

    13 September 2012

    Leading coatings manufacturer Hempel announced today the release of Hempadur Multi-Strength 35460, a new solvent-free version of its best-selling protective coating for offshore wind turbine foundations. As well as helping wind turbine manufacturers reduce solvent emissions, the new coating offers a six-hour drying time, one of the fastest in the industry and is gentler on […]

  • Norway’s Crown Prince Opens Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    27 September 2012

    Today His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will officially open the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm built off the coast of Norfolk, the UK, by the owners Statoil and Statkraft.  The Crown Prince will open the wind farm at an official ceremony at historic Holkham Hall in North Norfolk with support from UK […]

  • Secretary Salazar Streamlines Offshore Wind Applications Along Atlantic Coast (USA)

    3 February 2012

    Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for an “all of the above” energy strategy, the Department of the Interior marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that the department’s renewable […]

  • SRNL to Conduct Research on Design Conditions for Offshore Wind Energy Structures (USA)

    22 September 2011
    Research & Development

    The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office… (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, September 22, 2011

  • Gamesa, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Launch Offshore Wind Technology Center (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, today launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to jointly develop the next generation of offshore wind systems that will be deployed in the United States and around the world. Plans call for the development of North […]

  • GLWC Outlines 18 Practices for Offshore Wind Development in Great Lakes (USA)

    25 July 2011

    Best practices for creating wind developments in the Great Lakes region are identified in a report that’s been in the making for more than a year and was just released earlier this week. The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) — which is a public/private coalition of interests advancing sustainable wind energy development within the Great […]

  • China Shows Greatest Offshore Wind Power Development Potential According to Gamesa

    4 July 2011
    Research & Development

    China is the development of offshore wind power potential of the country most expected by 2020, China’s offshore wind power market… (f-paper) [mappress] Source: f-paper, July 04, 2011;

  • Federal Officials to Announce New Initiative Designed to Promote Offshore Wind (USA)

    7 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Top federal officials will be in Hampton Roads Monday to announce “new initiatives” designed to promote offshore wind energy projects.   By Cory Nealon (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, February 07, 2011

  • Energinet starts feasibility studies for four new Danish offshore wind farms

    1 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects

    The board of the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has officially given the green light to carry out feasibility studies for four new offshore wind farms totalling up to 7.2 GW in capacity. This follows Energinet receiving orders from the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities in June […]

  • Italy: Soc SEVA SRL Requests State Concession for Offshore Wind Plant

    8 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The Soc SEVA SRL has requested a state concession for the installation and maintenance of 28 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each, with towers 90m high, 120m rotor diameter, forming an industrial offshore plant for electricity production.  The location is in the territorial waters of northern Lake Sardinia, the municipalities of Porto Torres and Sassari, Gulf Asinara. Duration of […]

  • Italy: Soc SEVA SRL Requests State Concession for Offshore Wind Plant

    8 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The Soc SEVA SRL has requested a state concession for the installation and maintenance of 28 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each, with towers 90m high, 120m rotor diameter, forming an industrial offshore plant for electricity production.  The location is in the territorial waters of northern Lake Sardinia, the municipalities of Porto Torres and Sassari, Gulf Asinara. Duration of […]

  • European Investment Bank Funds Key UK Offshore Wind Transmission Link

    25 October 2011
    Storage

    £52m of funding for the transmission link to the Walney 1 offshore wind farm will be provided by the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited has been granted a licence to own and operate the offshore transmission link by Ofgem E-Serve, the UK energy regulator’s business unit […]