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  • Japan Takes Another Stab at Offshore Wind Bill

    7 November 2018
    Authorities & Government

    The Japanese Cabinet has re-introduced a bill promoting commercial use of offshore wind to the 197th extraordinary National Diet session which started on 24 October and will last for 48 days.

  • Densit and Vestech Sign Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

    16 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The ITW brand Densit has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Taiwanese company Vestech to jointly work on the development of offshore wind in Taiwan.

  • New Jersey Firmly Behind Offshore Wind Goals

    30 November 2018
    Authorities & Government

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is remaining committed to supporting the state’s goals of generating 3.5GW of offshore wind by 2030 and reaching 100% of renewable energy by 2050.

  • New Project Tackles Biofouling on Offshore Wind Turbines

    13 December 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), NDT Consultants, Brunel University London, Reece Innovation, InnoTecUK, 3-Sci, and E.ON have joined forces to launch the CleanWinTur project to combat biofouling on offshore wind turbines.

  • Offshore Wind Developers Back UK Seabirds Count

    24 June 2019
    Environment

    EDF Renewables, Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, Red Rock Power Limited, and SSE Renewables have provided a financial boost to ‘Seabirds Count’, the fourth national census of the UK’s breeding seabird populations. Thanks to equal funding contributions from the offshore wind developers, alongside support from government and conservation charities, the count is now set for […]

  • Schatz Energy Probes California’s Offshore Wind Feasibility

    31 July 2019
    Research & Development

    The Schatz Energy Research Center is carrying out a study on the wind resource and transmission constraints related to offshore wind in California. The research is part of three complementary studies that the U.S. center is conducting to assess offshore wind feasibility for the northern California coast. It is being funded by a USD 150,000 grant […]

  • Dominion Energy and BizMDOSW to Talk Virginia’s Offshore Wind

    6 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dominion Energy and the U.S. Business Network for Offshore Wind are holding an event in Virginia with an aim to support the state’s inclusion of large-scale offshore wind in its energy mix. The Sea to Land event will bring together the supply chain business community with federal and state government officials to accelerate Virginia’s inclusion of large-scale […]

  • Ørsted Reveals Dutch Offshore Wind+Hydrogen Pitch

    14 March 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Ørsted will be submitting a bid in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3&4 (Holland Coast South 3&4). As part of its proposal to the Dutch government, Ørsted has already taken the final investment decision on the project and is working to establish green hydrogen projects based on power from its […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farms Clear Another Hurdle

    15 March 2019
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z o.o., a joint venture between Equinor and Polenergia S.A., has secured an environmental decision for the offshore grid infrastructure connecting two offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1440MW to the Polish national grid system. The decision was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk. In May 2018, Polenergia and […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farms Clear Another Hurdle

    15 March 2019
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z o.o., a joint venture between Equinor and Polenergia S.A., has secured an environmental decision for the offshore grid infrastructure connecting two offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1440MW to the Polish national grid system. The decision was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk. In May 2018, Polenergia and […]

  • Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Goes Into Operation

    18 March 2019

    The 5MW Elisa prototype, Spain’s first offshore wind turbine, has officially been put into operation. According to the Canarian Association for Renewable Energy, the turbine was commissioned yesterday, 17 March, at the Plocan test site. To remind, the installation of the full-scale Elisa prototype was completed at the site offshore Gran Canaria at the beginning of July last year. […]

  • EIB Nods to Two French Offshore Wind Farms

    12 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved the financing for the Saint-Nazaire and Fécamp offshore wind projects in France. EIB did not disclose the amount of the approved financing. The two projects are being developed by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture of EDF EN and Enbridge. The 498MW Fécamp offshore wind farm will comprise […]

  • RODA Launches Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research Alliance

    15 April 2019
    Research & Development

    The U.S. Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) has formed an alliance dedicated to advancing regional research on fisheries and offshore wind. The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) is expected to provide for and advance regional research and monitoring of fisheries and offshore wind interactions in federal waters. The group represents a collaborative effort of fishing industry representatives, offshore wind […]

  • Fugro on survey duty at Vattenfall’s offshore wind pair

    27 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Fugro is set to soon commence a geophysical and geotechnical site survey at Vattenfall’s Norfolk offshore wind projects in the North Sea. Fugro Discovery will be deployed over the survey area starting on or around 1 August, with the activities set to be completed by the end of November. The 70-meter long vessel will be […]

  • Briggs Marine enters Japanese offshore wind market

    8 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Horizon Ocean Management (HOM), a subsidiary joint venture between Mitsui and Japan’s wind turbine maintenance company Hokutaku, has signed a collaboration agreement with the UK-based Briggs Marine to establish an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) consultancy and service provision offering in Japan. The agreement will see the two companies working together to provide pre-bidding […]

  • Geophysical survey completed for Swedish offshore wind farm

    1 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Clinton Marine Survey, on behalf of OX2, has carried out a geophysical survey for the Galatea-Galene wind farm offshore Sweden. The survey of about 370 square kilometres was carried out by Clinton Marine Survey’s Northern Storm vessel over a five-week period and included both the wind farm area and the planned cable corridors to shore. […]

  • Rovco charters Vroon vessel for offshore wind campaigns

    12 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Rovco has signed an agreement with Vroon Offshore Services for the charter of offshore support vessel VOS Star for the delivery of its offshore wind projects. The 68-meter long DP2 multi-purpose support vessel will support Rovco’s offshore wind campaigns throughout 2022, including the provision of subsea survey solutions on operational offshore wind farms in the […]

  • Correll to back Prysmian on Calvados offshore wind farm

    15 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    The Correll Group has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to provide support for the pull-in and installation of High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) export cables to the offshore substation platform for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, the Correll Group will provide support for the pull-in and installation […]

  • Philippines to streamline offshore wind and floating solar guidelines

    3 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Philippine government departments are working on updating the offshore wind and floating solar guidelines so they would become components of the next year’s National Expenditure Program (NEP).

  • Dutch gov’t issues offshore wind tender teaser

    26 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a European tender in the first half of April for geotechnical surveys of the Huibertgat and Ballonplaat sites in the Netherlands. The objective of the tender is to conclude an agreement with one or more tenderers who can carry out geotechnical investigations at the nearshore Huibertgat and […]

  • PGS lands offshore wind site survey deal

    13 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    PGS has been awarded an offshore wind site characterization contract in Europe for an unnamed project. Mobilization is scheduled for early July and the contract has a total duration of approximately two months. The project will be acquired with PGS’ ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) streamer, providing significantly more detailed subsurface data for shallower targets compared to […]

  • German airport operator seeks offshore wind power

    8 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    German transport company Fraport AG plans to procure electricity generated at wind farms selected in Germany’s last two offshore wind auctions. Fraport AG, the operator of the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, intends to sign one or more power purchase agreements (PPAs) with offshore wind farm operators. The company seeks to procure around 350 […]

  • Lithuania opts for CfD offshore wind auction scheme

    3 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    Lithuania plans to finance and develop offshore wind projects using the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, according to the draft legislation prepared and submitted by the country’s Ministry of Energy. A transmission system operator (TSO) will be responsible for providing grid connection infrastructure for the projects, according to the draft law package. “Taking into account […]

  • New offshore wind service vessel coming to market

    31 August 2020
    Vessels

    Coastwise Offshore Services and Next Generation Shipyards have signed a contract to build a new type of service vessel for the offshore wind market. According to the parties, the new vessel combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull. The Monomaran Crewtender- Endurance class NG2727 will be delivered to Coastwise […]

  • UK ERRV provider eyes offshore wind sector

    6 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    UK company North Star has revealed that it is planning to deliver a new fleet of vessels to support the offshore wind maintenance market. North Star, which owns and operates emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) in the North Sea, has also set up the North Star Renewables business. The news comes as the company […]