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  • BP entering Japanese offshore wind market

    23 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    BP has entered into an agreement with Marubeni to form a strategic partnership for offshore wind and potentially other decarbonisation projects, including hydrogen, in Japan. The new partnership will see BP acquiring a stake in Marubeni’s proposed offshore wind project in the country. Under the agreement, BP will join with Marubeni on a proposed offshore […]

  • Brazil reviewing 55 offshore wind applications

    21 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    There are currently 55 offshore wind projects totalling more than 133 GW undergoing licensing process to obtain environmental investigation authorisation in Brazil, according to the government’s latest update, which also shows more European developers have offshore wind plans in the country, on top of the three recently reported oil majors: TotalEnergies, Shell, and Equinor.

  • Estonian port making room for offshore wind

    21 June 2022
    Automation, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) has decided to invest up to €53 million to build a new 310-metre quay with a 10-hectare area beyond the quay in Paldiski South Harbour, Estonia, to support the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea region.

  • Offshore wind-to-hydrogen project launched in Ireland

    9 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    A new project aiming to advance development of green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind has been launched in Ireland. The H-Wind project, led by UCC MaREI Research Centre, is being co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and four industry partners: Gas Networks Ireland, DP Energy, ESB, and Equinor. The project will look to position green […]

  • Uruguay unveils offshore wind-to-hydrogen plan

    7 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Uruguay’s state-owned oil and gas company ANCAP, together with the country’s ministries of industry and environment, has presented a plan for green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind, which could see a tender launched in a couple of years. Under the new H2U Offshore programme, ANCAP has called for interested parties to submit offers comprising […]

  • New Research Project for Offshore Wind Foundations

    14 July 2015
    Research & Development

    The University of Dundee is to lead a major research project to determine whether cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more effective foundations can be developed for the offshore renewables industry. The project, funded by a £1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will look at the use of screw piles for […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Coping with Danish Winter

    6 February 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Winter is for real, and in January, massive frost covered Denmark and the installation area at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Danish Meteorological Institute, DMI, is making weather forecasts and preparing satellite photos to follow the ice formation in the Danish waters. The prognosis for ice formation in the Danish waters issued on 25 January 2013 […]

  • Germany: Test System for Offshore Wind Turbines

    7 February 2013
    Research & Development

    The control unit is the “brain” of the wind turbine. It reacts immediately to the wind speed. In stormy weather it switches the turbine off if necessary, or immediately decides how the rotor blades need to be adjusted to achieve the best energy yield. Using a robust simulation system, researchers are testing the control unit […]

  • USA: O’Malley Testifies in Favor of Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, Senate Bill 275, was put before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, where Governor Martin O’Malley gave his testimony in favour of offshore wind. The first thing that Governor O’Malley highlighted was the offshore wind’s impact on employment in Maryland. Governor O’Malley told the Committee: “Off-Shore wind would […]

  • EDP to Construct Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2012

    China Three Gorges Invited Energias de Portugal (EDP) to codevelop an offshore wind farm in the province of Jiangsu with Furnas, writes Macauhub. Namely, the wind farm project is worth EUR 560 million and will have a total capacity of 200MW. The construction work is expected to begin by the end of this year. [mappress] […]

  • Swan Hunter Dives Into Offshore Wind Sector

    12 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The former Tyneside shipbuilding and engineering company, Swan Hunter, has informed that it moved into the offshore energy sector and is now providing equipment necessary for subsea operations in both oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. The offshore equipment is specially built for the installation of power cables, umbilicals, and flexible pipelines, and includes carousels, reel drive systems […]

  • Offshore Wind Sector Ripe for Growth for A&P

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    A&P Group yesterday stated the offshore wind sector is “ripe for growth”, as the company reported a steady 2016 and said it is on track to achieve its projected turnover of GBP 90 million for this financial year. Andy Shaw, Group Managing Director for A&P Group said: “This sector is certainly ripe with opportunity and these projects make […]

  • Meet the Offshore WIND Team at WindEnergy Hamburg

    23 September 2016

    With WindEnergy Hamburg due to open its doors next week, we would like to invite you to report your news, or just drop by for a chat with Dick Hill, Armin Fazlic and the rest of our team.  Knowing that many companies attending WindEnergy are showcasing their innovations, products, services and expertise, Offshore WIND is inviting all those who […]

  • Meet the Offshore WIND Team at WindEnergy Hamburg

    23 September 2016

    With WindEnergy Hamburg due to open its doors next week, we would like to invite you to report your news, or just drop by for a chat with Dick Hill, Armin Fazlic and the rest of our team.  Knowing that many companies attending WindEnergy are showcasing their innovations, products, services and expertise, Offshore WIND is inviting all those who […]

  • Danes Explore U.S. Offshore Wind Opportunities

    30 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    115 participants from more than 60 companies from all parts of the offshore wind supply chain have gathered at the U.S. Offshore Wind Academy in Boston. Many Danish suppliers have also joined the two-day event which ends today, 30 September, to get an overview and understanding of the supply chain potential, and to link up with potential North American partners […]

  • Taiwan Seeks Seismometers for Offshore Wind Farm

    6 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The government of Taiwan is looking for suppliers of seismometer monitoring equipment as part of an unnamed offshore wind project.  The local company is looking for three to four seismometers to be used on an unidentified offshore wind farm, according to the UK’s Exporting Is Great programme. Seismometers are to monitor the natural frequency (fn) of offshore […]

  • TRIG to Enter Offshore Wind Investment Market

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Guernsey-based investment company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG), has received approval from its shareholders to partly shift its focus from onshore wind and solar PV and invest up to 20% of its portfolio in a broader array of projects including offshore wind. Looking ahead, TRIG believes that politically-driven constraints mean that the next Contracts-for-Difference (CfDs) in the […]

  • New Offshore Wind Farms Lift RWE

    12 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Storage

    Germany’s RWE Group recorded an operating result of EUR 154 million at its renewables division in the first quarter of 2016, a slight increase compared to EUR 153 million reported for the same period a year earlier, with two newly commissioned offshore wind farms in the UK and Germany helping offset a one-off income included in […]

  • Siemens Turbines Rule Offshore Wind in 2015

    22 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) annual rankings, Siemens was the number one offshore wind turbine manufacturer last year by a wide margin. The company commissioned 2.6GW in 2015, more than four times the second-ranked Adwen, a joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, BNEF said. Offshore wind statistics published by EWEA have also shown Siemens’ […]

  • Germany to Curb New Offshore Wind Capacity

    5 July 2016

    German government plans to limit the installation of offshore wind farms in the period between 2021 and 2025 to 3.1GW and hold a tender for 1.7GW of offshore wind in 2017 and 1.4GW in 2018 to adjust the offshore wind development to that of the high-voltage transmission grid, according to Reuters. Previously, it was agreed that two offshore wind tenders […]

  • Guernsey Taking New Offshore Wind Steps

    1 December 2015
    Research & Development

    Commerce and Employment’s (C&E) Renewable Energy Team (RET) and Guernsey Electricity Limited (GEL) have appointed Xodus Group Limited and Exeter University to undertake a number of workstreams to investigate the feasibility work that they are jointly undertaking to research an offshore wind project in Guernsey’s local waters. The workstreams include analysing imported electricity prices, understanding the best […]

  • SeaRoc to Teach Offshore Wind HSE in Taiwan

    9 March 2016
    Human Capital

    SeaRoc Group has been awarded a contract to deliver training on effective health and safety (HSE) management in offshore wind to Taiwan-based CSBC Corporation, in partnership with ClassNK. The training, taking place on 16 and 17 March 2016, will allow CSBC to safely plan and manage activities for the complete lifecycles of offshore wind farm projects […]

  • SeaState Moves Closer to Offshore Wind Action

    17 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Denmark-based offshore aviation consulting and safety assurance provider SeaState Aviation has opened offices in London and Hamburg, reflecting the company’s increased focus on offshore wind and oil & gas markets in the UK and Germany. “We have seen an increasing demand for our project management, audit, certification and inspection services from the offshore wind and […]

  • Dutch Senate Sets the Stage for Offshore Wind

    23 March 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The Dutch Senate yesterday approved the amendment of the Electricity Act related to the development of offshore wind energy, thus providing the required legal basis and confirming TenneT’s role as the developer and operator of the Dutch offshore grid.  In December 2015, the Senate rejected the so-called “Stroom” bill, which caused a delay in the legislative decision-making […]

  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Growing Roots

    5 April 2016

    The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first monopile at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, located off Norfolk, England. “Our team and suppliers have worked hard to prepare for the exciting installation phase and we are pleased to progress according to plan,” said Olav-Bernt Haga, project director for the Dudgeon project. In total, 67 turbines, as well […]