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  • Lithuania starts working on offshore wind development specifics

    18 March 2021
    Authorities & Government

    Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has commissioned UAB Ardynas to prepare a special plan and strategic environmental assessment to determine specific sites for offshore wind farm construction within an area that has already been designated for offshore wind development. The plan will specify the areas in which the development and operation of offshore wind farms will […]

  • Three US states form offshore wind pact

    29 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia have partnered to advance offshore wind projects in the region and promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States as a hub for offshore wind energy and industry. The creation of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Transformative Partnership for Offshore Wind Energy Resources (SMART-POWER) is said to provide a framework for […]

  • The Global Offshore Wind Market – Recent trends and expectations

    28 October 2020

    Jon Dugstad, Director Wind and Solar at the Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP), led a live ZOOM Energy talk at the Offshore Energy event, discussing the global offshore wind market and how it could look over the next decade and in the future.

  • Ocean energy and offshore wind pinpoint collaboration areas

    19 October 2020
    Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The members of International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) collaborative framework on ocean energy and offshore renewables have identified 13 topics of focus to advance the sector forward.

  • Amprion shares European offshore wind network vision

    25 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    German transmission system operator Amprion has presented a concept for connecting offshore wind farms across Europe. The Eurobar (European Offshore Busbar) concept aims to integrate offshore wind power into the European power grid so that it makes the best possible contribution to climate objectives in Germany and Europe. The nations bordering the North Sea are […]

  • Germans seek monitoring services for offshore wind zones

    3 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender seeking geophysical and hydrographic monitoring for the geological preliminary investigations at three offshore wind zones. The tender is divided into two lots, including monitoring of geophysical surveys for 2020, 2021 and 2022, as well as accompanying the hydrographic measurements for the same years. The relevant investigation areas […]

  • Ireland consulting on offshore wind grid development policy

    10 June 2020
    Authorities & Government

    Ireland’s Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) has launched consultation on the country’s grid development policy for offshore wind. The consultation period was opened on 10 June and will close on 1 July. In its Climate Action Plan published in June 2019, the Irish government committed to having at least 3.5 GW of offshore […]

  • German offshore wind operator in need of coordination services

    10 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum is seeking a provider of marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services at the Trianel Windpark Borkum I wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers the marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services, plus operations control at the 200 MW wind farm. […]

  • Fugro to survey new Dutch offshore wind zones

    16 March 2022
    Project & Tenders

    Fugro Netherlands Marine has won the contract to carry out geophysical investigations at the IJmuiden Ver V and VI offshore wind sites in the Dutch North Sea. The IJmuiden Ver V and VI areas are located in the northern part of the IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone, and the investigation area covers approximately 250 square […]

  • Lamprell negotiating ‘very large’ offshore wind contract

    24 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has entered into exclusive negotiations as a preferred supplier with an international client in the offshore wind industry for what the company describes as ”a very large contract.” Lamprell said it will now work with the client to confirm the terms of a reservation agreement that will […]

  • Asso.subsea to install cables at Danish offshore wind pair

    23 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vattenfall has awarded Asso.subsea with a contract for the transportation, installation, protection and commissioning of the 66 kV export and inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind projects in Denmark.

  • Seagreen offshore wind farm set for geotechnical survey

    27 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    A geotechnical survey is set to begin along the proposed export cable route at the Seagreen Phase 1A offshore wind farm.

  • ABB, Aker Solutions join forces on offshore wind

    9 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    ABB and Aker Solutions have added offshore wind to a strategic alliance agreement the two companies signed in 2016 for seabed solutions for oil and gas. The updated agreement, which now also includes offshore fish farming, covers electrical and control for seabed solutions and offshore wind, power-from-shore and electrical, instrumentation, control and telecommunications for offshore […]

  • Maryland nods to 1.2 GW offshore wind boost

    10 April 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) which will incentivize the development of 1.2 GW of additional offshore wind capacity off this US East Coast state by 2030. The assembly has subsequently sent the bill to the Governor’s desk for signature. The bill aims to accelerate Maryland’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES to survey German offshore wind zone

    21 May 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Fraunhofer IWES has secured a contract to provide geophysical investigation and hydrographic survey services at the N-9.4 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. The work will be carried out in 2022 as part of the preliminary investigations of the seabed at the zone. The contract was awarded by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic […]

  • New York gets Offshore Wind Training Institute

    15 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have launched the Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI). Through a partnership between SUNY’s Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University, the USD 20 million investment will advance offshore wind training programs and the educational infrastructure needed to […]

  • Framo pumps for Scotland’s largest offshore wind project

    2 March 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second order for our Framo pumping systems […]

  • Rystad Energy: Offshore wind jobs to triple by 2030

    19 February 2021
    Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Workforce demand in offshore wind will rise dramatically over the next decade, with the number of jobs in this sector reaching around 589,000 in 2025, while 2030 could see 868,000 full-time offshore wind jobs. Currently, it is estimated that around 297,000 people are working in the sector. This is according to an analysis from Rystad […]

  • Ocean Ecology and Åkerblå to work together in offshore wind

    8 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian environmental and technical consultancy Åkerblå Group is buying into UK-based marine and environmental survey specialist Ocean Ecology with an aim to work in offshore wind. Åkerblå Group is acquiring 51% of the shares in Ocean Ecology, while the founders and current owners will retain the remaining 49% and continue to develop the company together […]

  • DNV backs PGE in offshore wind negotiations with Ørsted

    4 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    DNV has advised PGE Baltica on the setup of a joint venture with Ørsted dedicated to developing two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. DNV provided technical and commercial services related to setting up the joint venture for developing, building, and operating the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and the 1 GW Baltica 3 […]

  • European offshore wind draws record investment in 2020

    9 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, €6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent year-on-year. The […]

  • Offshore Wind Accelerator Issues Two New Tenders

    4 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Carbon Trust’s flagship collaborative RD&D programme, the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched two new tender opportunities. The programme, aimed to reduce the cost of offshore wind, overcome market barriers, develop industry best practice and trigger the development of new industry standardsas invited interested parties to submit a tender for the following projects: Inter-Array Cable […]

  • HR Wallingford Tests New Offshore Wind Foundation

    15 May 2019
    Equipment, Research & Development

    HR Wallingford has started physical model testing of a new offshore wind foundation known as the Gravity Tripod. The company is working with Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), DNV-GL, Cambridge University and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to test and certify the new offshore wind foundation concept designed by Offshore Wind Logistics and Construction (OWLC). […]

  • Germans appealing for 2 GW offshore wind tender

    25 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Germany’s WAB, Greenpeace Energy and H2BX are calling for the special 2 GW offshore wind tender to be implemented quickly and that areas be put out to tender before the end of the year. In a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier, the parties claim that long-term framework […]

  • Germans asking for offshore wind CfD and capacity target

    15 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The Association of German Wind Farm Operators (BWO) and WAB are calling for a long-term reliable investment and financing framework for offshore wind projects in Germany that would require the introduction of contracts for difference (CfD) and dialogue on a long-term expansion target until 2035.  In their joint letter sent to the German Federal Ministry […]