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  • Phase 2 of China’s first foreign-backed offshore wind farm enters construction

    29 October 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI) have kicked off the construction of the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind project in China. The project is the second phase of the 500 MW Jiangsu Dongtai wind farm, the first offshore wind project in China built in collaboration with a foreign investor. The first part […]

  • 76 GW of offshore wind potential in Romania identified as first project plan emerges

    21 May 2020
    Market Outlooks

    Romania holds technical offshore wind potential of 76 gigawatts (GW), according to the latest data from the World Bank, released around the same time the country’s power producer Hidroelectrica revealed plans for Romania’s first offshore wind farm. The 76 GW include both bottom-fixed and floating wind turbines. The potential for floating wind has been estimated […]

  • EDS HV wraps up export cable work at SeaMade offshore wind farm

    14 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    EDS HV Group has completed the termination and testing of the export cables at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. The first phase of the work was completed at the Mermaid concession 54 kilometers off the coast on behalf of Hellenic Cables. EDS HV said it had secured the contract prior to the coronavirus […]

  • New JV to reduce subsea work costs in offshore wind, oil & gas industry

    17 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    UK-based Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) and subsea communications company Aquatec Group have formed a joint venture to reduce the cost of subsea installation, maintenance and decommissioning in the offshore wind and oil and gas industry.

  • Four EU countries set joint offshore wind target of 150 GW by 2050

    18 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands are set to reveal a joint offshore wind target of having at least 150 GW of generation capacity installed by 2050 to speed up the phase-out of fossil fuels and to minimise reliance on energy imports from Russia. The offshore wind target will be announced today (18 May) at […]

  • Nova Scotia’s green hydrogen plans lead to first offshore wind leasing in Canada

    21 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The Canadian Province of Nova Scotia will auction off 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030, starting in 2025, with an ultimate aim to support green hydrogen production. This is the first concrete move toward planned offshore wind development in the country which has seen significant activity in the marine energy sector (tidal and […]

  • Geotechnical survey campaign soon to continue at Scotland’s 4.1 GW offshore wind project

    7 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    SSE Renewables is set to mobilize the second phase of the geotechnical survey campaign at its Berwick Bank Wind Farm and the export cable route area between 15 and 20 June. The survey work is being undertaken by GEO and will be conducted from the 90-meter long Northern Ocean. The scope of work within the […]

  • Ocean Sun embarks on China’s first offshore wind and floating solar hybrid project

    20 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 0.5MWp offshore floating solar pilot connected to a wind turbine in Haiyang, China.

  • Estonia, Latvia looking to pinpoint sites for their joint 1 GW offshore wind project

    20 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Estonian and Latvian governments have opened a tender looking for services that will lead them towards identifying two most suitable areas for their joint offshore wind development.

  • CPS defect on inter-array cables hits RWE’s UK offshore wind farm

    15 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    One more developer has joined the battle with inter-array cable issues that continues across the offshore wind industry, as RWE and its consortium partners behind an offshore wind farm in the UK have discovered a defect in the cable protection system on multiple locations along several inter-array cable lines. According to Notices to Mariners for […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind Grid Interconnection Could Cut Production Costs by $7.68 Bln

    5 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Energy Department has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS).   The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United States has sufficient offshore wind energy resources to legitimize the installation of at […]

  • Xodus to Investigate Noise Impacts on Marine Mammals During Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    26 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    International energy consultancy Xodus Group will be lead consultant to review and make recommendations on the use of acoustic deterrent devices and the mitigation of potential underwater noise impacts arising from pile driving during offshore wind farm construction. As part of a programme of work to be carried out through the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry […]

  • Germany: Innogy Nordsee 1 Invites Tenders for Offshore Wind Inter-Array Cables

    3 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH announced request for tender regarding preparation of the design, fabrication and supply of the inter-array cables connecting 54 wind turbine generators and the substation, with an option for the installation works in addition. Innogy Nordsee 1 wind farm is situated approximately 32 km north of the island of Juist, between the […]

  • UK: SeaRoc Installs Anemometry Platform for Narec Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has completed the installation of an offshore research and anemometry platform, three nautical miles off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, next to the nearest shore array of the proposed 100MW capacity Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Site. The platform has been fitted with the latest technologies for measuring wind resource, […]

  • Germany: JDR Supplies Subsea Cables for Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    JDR announced the company has been selected by WindMW GmbH as a partner for the Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Windfarm. The project will use 80 wind turbines to generate 288 megawatts of electricity and will be located approximately 23km north of the island of Helgoland, with completion planned for 2013. Andrew Norman, CEO of JDR said: […]

  • Norwegian, Korean oil firms working on first floating offshore wind farm in Asia

    11 July 2019

    Norwegian oil firm Equinor, South Korean oil firm Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and the Korean power company Korea East-West Power (EWP) have teamed up to develop an offshore wind farm in South Korea.

  • US to Get 1st Jones Act Compliant Offshore Wind Jack-Up Vessel

    29 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Zentech and Renewables Resources International (RRI) revealed plans to build the first Jones Act compliant, four-legged, self-propelled dynamically positioned level 2 (DP2) jack-up vessel based on a US-built barge. Zentech plans to install four truss legs with spud cans integrated into a newly built hull. As informed, this vessel is expected provide the now evolving […]

  • Global Tech I Offshore Wind Project Raises EUR 1 Billion (Germany)

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind project Global Tech I, for which AREVA is supplier of 80 M5000 turbines, has finalized raising debt financing for an amount in excess of 1 B€. This is the second AREVA-powered offshore wind project to achieve this and a new demonstration of the confidence of the financial community in the reliability of […]

  • LDD Inks Drilling Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    21 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    LDD, an Acteon company, has won a multimillion-pound contract with RWE npower renewables to provide specialist drilling services to help install 160 wind turbine foundations at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm 18 km off the North Wales coast. LDD will commission what is believed to be the world’s largest and most-powerful reverse-circulation drill, and […]

  • USA: BOEM Extends Public Comment Period for North Carolina’s Offshore Wind Energy

    5 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue expansion of domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced it is extending the comment period on its Call for Information and Nominations (Call) to gauge the offshore wind industry’s interest in acquiring commercial wind leases in three areas offshore […]

  • UK Energy Bill Delays Could Harm Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    7 February 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    Delays to the Energy Bill could affect the National Renewable Energy Centre’s (Narec) Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project, along with other large offshore wind projects in the North Sea, The Journal cites Steve Abbott, Narec’s marketing and communications manager, as saying. The British Government’s delays in electricity market reform are momentarily not an issue, as […]

  • Belgium: Europe Leads Offshore Wind Market with 90 Pct of Total Installation in 2012

    12 February 2013

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. A record year for US installations and a slower market in China mean that the two countries all but tied for the top […]

  • Sweden: Land and Environment Court Gives Positive Opinion on Blekinge Offshore Wind Farm

    19 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Land and Environment Court in Växjö, Sweden has issued a positive opinion regarding the Blekinge Offshore AB’s application for a permit to construct and operate the Blekinge offshore wind farm in Hanöbukten. Construction of larger wind farms requires good connectivity to the grid, and for this project the right place is in Karlshamn, Blekinge. The […]

  • ‘Regional Energy, National Solutions’ Report Greatly Supports U.S. Offshore Wind Development

    22 October 2012
    Research & Development

    As voters contemplate who will occupy the White House and Congress in the years ahead, The Center for the Next Generation and the Center for American Progress released “Regional Energy, National Solutions,” a new report that argues that the United States needs a long-term strategy to achieve climate stability, economic prosperity, and energy security using […]

  • UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option

    15 September 2016

    The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour of electricity provided by […]