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  • TenneT Proposes Additional German Offshore Wind Auction, Dutch Link-Up

    12 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Transmission system operator TenneT has called for the optimisation of the German offshore wind grid through an additional capacity auction and through linking future wind farms in the western German North Sea to the Dutch grid.

  • TenneT Proposes Additional German Offshore Wind Auction, Dutch Link-Up

    12 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Transmission system operator TenneT has called for the optimisation of the German offshore wind grid through an additional capacity auction and through linking future wind farms in the western German North Sea to the Dutch grid.

  • First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm to Lower Electricity Bills

    2 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Project & Tenders

    The 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm will deliver electricity at a total levelized price of USD 65/MWh for energy and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), lowering the Massachusetts electricity users’ monthly bills by up to 1.5%, the recent filings by the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) show.

  • Offshore Wind a Global, Multi-Billion Pound Chance for UK Companies (Prospectus)

    1 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK and export market for offshore wind products and services provided by UK-based firms is expected to be worth GBP 4.9 billion a year by 2030, according to a new prospectus by the former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh.

  • French Council of State Dismisses Appeals Against Two Offshore Wind Farms

    25 July 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The French Council of State has dismissed appeals against the concession permits allowing the Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp offshore wind projects to occupy publicly owned maritime zones. The projects have a combined capacity of around 950MW and are being developed EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, and its partners Enbridge, a North American energy infrastructure […]

  • Norwegian oil firm building world’s largest offshore wind farm in UK

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm development to be built 30 km east of the Yorkshire Coast in the UK North Sea.

  • Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia Leader in Offshore Wind Energy, Says WAB

    19 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    North Rhine-Westphalia is leading the way in Germany when it comes to sales and employment in offshore wind energy. Offshore industry network WAB pointed this out at the “5th Wind Energy NRW Industry Day”. With a share of around 23% of sales in German sales, North Rhine-Westphalia is in front of other German states. “The […]

  • USA: Joint Ocean Commission Initiative Calling on Better Offshore Wind Promotion

    23 June 2013
    Authorities & Government

    The bi-partisan Joint Ocean Commission Initiative is calling on the Obama Administration and Congress to make a “national investment” in offshore wind “through adequate and stable financial and tax incentives” to “position us as leaders in an emerging global industry”. Their new report, ‘Charting The Course, Securing the Future of America’s Oceans’, states: “The Administration’s […]

  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Sees More Opportunities in Offshore Wind

    26 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fugro posted a revenue of EUR 2.36 billion in 2015, down from EUR 2.57 billion in the previous year, due to the high volatility of the oil and gas market, on which 74% of the company’s business is focused. Nevertheless, Fugro managed to decrease its net loss to EUR 372.5 million, compared to EUR 458.9 million in 2014. Fugro’s Seabed Geosolutions division […]

  • Uncertainty to Harm Scottish Offshore Wind & Island Renewables Projects, Ewing Says

    22 July 2015

    A further delay in providing much-needed clarity on support for renewables could “cause damage to Scotland’s offshore wind and islands renewable energy projects” according to Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has postponed announcements on Contracts for Difference until at least the autumn. DECC had previously committed to […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generation Jumps 52 Per Cent in 2015 Q3

    22 December 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Offshore wind power generation in the UK increased from 2.2 TWh in the third quarter of 2014 to 3.4 TWh in 2015 Q3, a 53 per cent jump year-on-year, according to the statistics published by the UK government today. The increase is attributed to a combination of higher wind speeds compared to last year as well as increased […]

  • Ørsted and TEPCO to Jointly Bid in Japan’s Round 1 Offshore Wind Auction

    18 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) have agreed to establish a joint venture company, Choshi Offshore Wind Farm K.K., to work together on the Choshi offshore wind project in Japan. The companies will submit a joint bid in the Round 1 auction once the Japanese government officially designates the Choshi-city offshore wind promotion […]

  • ProCon and EEW SPC Start TP Work for Virginia Offshore Wind Demo

    20 January 2020

    ProCon Wind Energy and EEW Special Pipe Constructions have started the electrical construction of two transition pieces for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. According to ProCon, the construction kicked off on 2 December, and so far the fitting of the internal E-modules has been completed. The completion of the rest of the transition […]

  • Orient Cable Receives Offshore Wind Order from China Three Gorges

    4 February 2020
    Project & Tenders, Storage

    Orient Cable has received a letter of award from China Three Gorges New Energy (CTG) to supply cables for the Guangdong Yangjiang Shaba-West (Phase II) offshore wind project in China.

  • New Geoquip Marine DP2 Vessel Secures Offshore Wind Work in US

    24 February 2020

    Geoquip Marine’s newly acquired DP2 vessel Geoquip Speer has secured a contract for an undisclosed offshore wind project in the U.S.

  • Fugro Lays Off More People, Offshore Wind Keeps Company Afloat

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    “Challenging oil and gas market” has somewhat become an inevitable reference point in financial reports of companies working in the offshore energy sector. Still, those involved in the offshore wind market usually have positive figures to report. This is also the case with Fugro, whose revenue declined by 20.4% in Q3 2016 due to the oil and gas downturn, […]

  • Offshore Wind Brings Jobs to Scotland; Orion Recruiting 40 Welders & Platers

    16 January 2017

    Orion Group is looking to recruit over 40 welders and platers in the Central Belt of Scotland, as well as across the country, after the job opportunities arose from offshore wind projects.

  • European Offshore Wind Projects Attract Record EUR 18.2 Billion in 2016

    26 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    European offshore wind projects attracted a record EUR 18.2 billion of investments in 2016, according to WindEurope. Eleven projects reached Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2016. This represents 4,948MW of new capacity across five countries, half of it in the UK. Giles Dickson, Chief Executive Officer of WindEurope, said: “It’s good to see the high level of […]

  • Macquarie Capital Pledges USD 792 Million for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Projects

    2 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Australia’s Macquarie Capital and Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see the Sydney-based company invest around USD 792 million in offshore wind projects in Taiwan over the next three years, the company’s chairman John Walker said in an interview with Taiwan’s Central News Agency. Taiwan’s renewable energy drive is the biggest business […]

  • RenewableUK: New CfD Round Good News for Offshore Wind and British Industry

    9 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK government’s announcement of the next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind will provide a massive boost for British industry, RenewableUK said. The next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, announced on Wednesday, 9 November, will allow for companies to compete for the first GBP 290 million worth of contracts for renewable […]

  • Statoil Throws Down Offshore Wind Turbine O&M Innovation Challenge

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Statoil is seeking proposals for equipment and procedures to facilitate efficient heavy maintenance operations on floating and far offshore wind turbines without the use of jack-up vessels or large floating crane vessels.

  • Report: UK’s 2017 Offshore Wind Development Activity Highest Since 2010

    6 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    830 wind turbines are currently under construction off the UK and seven new sites are expected to reach first power by the end of the year, according to the Offshore Wind Operational Report published by The Crown Estate.

  • Jan De Nul Installs All Foundations at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2017

    Jan De Nul has installed all ten gravity base foundations at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm off Pori, Finland, Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, the developer of the 40MW project, told Offshore WIND.

  • Siemens to Showcase Its LCOE-Lowering Portfolio at Global Offshore Wind 2016

    15 June 2016

    Siemens will present technologies and services that will help lowering the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) at the Global Offshore Wind 2016 (GOW) trade show, to be held on 21 and 22 June in Manchester. The company will showcase new technologies in wind turbines, grid connection, and operations and services and present its enhanced portfolio of services […]

  • Scottish Ministers, Developers Fight for Firths of Forth and Tay Offshore Wind Farms

    9 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    The Scottish Ministers have lodged an appeal against the Scottish Court of Session’s decision in favour of the petition filed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to review the consent by the Scottish Ministers for four offshore wind farms in the Firths of Forth and Tay, Mainstream Renewable Power, the developer […]