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  • Taiwan Reduces 2020 Offshore Wind Feed-in-Tariff

    6 January 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has reduced the 2020 feed-in-tariff (FiT) for offshore wind by 7.6% compared to the 2019 FiT rate. The 20-year FiT for offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in 2020 is set at TWD 5.0946 per kW/h. The developers also have an option to receive TWD 5.8015 per kWh (EUR […]

  • Ørsted Books Offshore Wind Staging Spot in Virginia

    29 January 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Ørsted has entered into an agreement with the Port of Virginia to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for offshore wind staging materials and equipment.

  • Australia’s Maritime Union Launches Offshore Wind Campaign

    24 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Maritime Union of Australia has launched a petition calling on the State and Federal Governments to support offshore wind and fund a just transition.

  • Rhode Island Governor Shares Offshore Wind Vision

    9 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Rhode Island’s Governor Gina Raimondo has announced her Vision for Rhode Island’s Clean Energy Future – a second-term plan to position this US East Coast state as the epicentre of North America’s nascent offshore wind economy.

  • COFS Lands Grant for Offshore Wind Foundation Design

    10 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at the University of Western Australia has received Federal Government funding for a research project focused on offshore wind foundations.

  • Upcoming Edition of Offshore WIND Magazine: The Digital Frontier

    29 April 2019

    The second edition of Offshore WIND Magazine will be out at the beginning of June. As this edition is bound for Seawork 2019 in Southampton and Global Offshore Wind in London, it will have a significant UK focus with an in-depth look at offshore wind developments in the country and the potential threat of Brexit. […]

  • Mingyang Lands 1.4GW Offshore Wind Turbine Order

    30 May 2019
    Project & Tenders

    China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has received an order from China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) to manufacture and deliver offshore wind turbines with a combined capacity of around 1,403MW. The value of the contract is CNY 8.587 billion (EUR 1.12 billion), the turbine manufacturer said. In total, Mingyang will manufacture and deliver 255 MySE5.5MW wind turbines to […]

  • Dutch Make Case For Offshore Wind – Gas Combo

    28 May 2018
    Research & Development

    Coupling of the existing oil and gas infrastructure with offshore wind farms in the North Sea can be technically and economically feasible, according to research carried out under the TKI North Sea Energy programme.

  • Equinor Gathers Metocean Team for US Offshore Wind

    8 June 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Norway’s Equinor (formerly Statoil) has contracted RPS engineers and scientists from Australia and the US to develop a long-term meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) measurement program for a potential wind farm development off the east coast of the US.

  • India Sets 2022 and 2030 Offshore Wind Targets

    19 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced the country’s medium and long-term targets for offshore wind capacity, aiming for 5GW by 2022 and as much as 30GW by 2030.  

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Battery Now Installed

    27 June 2018
    Technology

    Equinor and Masdar have installed the Batwind battery system at the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm, which represents the first ever battery for offshore wind. 

  • South Korean Government Unveils Offshore Wind Plans

    5 July 2018
    Authorities & Government

    South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.

  • South Korean Government Unveils Offshore Wind Plans

    5 July 2018
    Authorities & Government

    South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.

  • Commerzbank: Annual Offshore Wind Growth to Be 19.1GW by 2020

    17 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The annual global growth of the offshore wind sector will increase to 19.1GW by 2020, from the 4.3GW in 2018, according to Commerzbank AG. Commerzbank anticipates the global wind market to continue to grow, albeit with regional fluctuations, with an average growth rate of 15% in the offshore wind sector in the next ten years. The German bank said […]

  • Goldwind Launches Prototype 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    26 September 2019
    Technology

    Goldwind has launched its prototype 8MW offshore wind turbine at its facility in Fujian, China. Based on the complete test and certification, the turbine will conduct a two-month drive train test at Goldwind’s Fujian test platform. The 8MW turbine will be installed at the Xinghua Bay Project Phase II offshore wind project by the end of 2019. […]

  • Denmark Launches Open-Door Offshore Wind Tender

    27 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has launched a technology-neutral tender calling for bids for the development of open-door offshore wind, onshore wind and solar PV power. In this year’s tendering scheme, DKK 258 million (circa EUR 34.56 million) has been allocated, with the support set to be given as a fixed price supplement on top of the […]

  • Japanese Demo Offshore Wind Unit Set For Decommissioning

    2 October 2019
    Research & Development

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction is preparing to remove a bottom-fixed foundation type wind turbine and an observation tower off the coast of Kitakyushu. The decommissioning is scheduled to take place in October. Back in 2011, Penta Ocean constructed the 2MW wind turbine and the wind observation tower as part of a joint research project of National Research and […]

  • IOVTEC and VOMS Sign Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

    17 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC) and Valour Offshore Marine Services (VOMS) have formed a strategic alliance to provide services for the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will bring the DP vessel Avatar Courage, owned by Singapore’s VOMS, into Taiwan to support the market. […]

  • IOVTEC and VOMS Sign Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

    17 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC) and Valour Offshore Marine Services (VOMS) have formed a strategic alliance to provide services for the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will bring the DP vessel Avatar Courage, owned by Singapore’s VOMS, into Taiwan to support the market. […]

  • Germany marks three areas as suitable for offshore wind

    30 March 2020
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has marked three new areas as suitable for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.

  • Atkins Releases US Offshore Wind Market Handbook

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Atkins, together with law firm K&L Gates LLP, has released an updated Offshore Wind Market Handbook to help guide investors through technical and regulatory issues in the US offshore wind market. The US offshore wind market has quickly evolved over the last year, with extensive updates in policy and regulatory environment, and several states entering […]

  • wpd Closes Yunlin Offshore Wind Financing Syndication

    1 November 2019

    Offshore wind developer wpd group has confirmed the closing of the syndication for its EUR 2.5 billion Yunlin offshore wind financing in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in the Asia Pacific, reached financial close on 30 May. “wpd is very happy about the successful closing of […]

  • New Jersey BPU to Discuss Offshore Wind Transmission

    1 November 2019
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conference format and will have a […]

  • Equinor and ESB Partner Up for Irish Offshore Wind

    21 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor and the Irish state-owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) have entered into a partnership to cooperate on the offshore wind sector in Ireland. The partnership will work to identify suitable sites for new offshore wind farms in Irish waters and will work to mature potential future projects. Additionally, the potential for energy storage technology […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2018: One Week to Go

    15 October 2018

    Are you ready for the new dawn in offshore wind? At the Offshore Wind Conference 2018 (OWC 2018), you can discover how you and your company can prepare for the new industry standards throughout several sessions that jointly aim to cover everything needed to get the full picture of what lies ahead.