Offshore Wind
Germany’s 2030 OW Target Increase on the Horizon
The German government is set to instruct the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to assess the ways of increasing the country’s 2030 offshore wind capacity goal from 15GW to 20GW.
ALE Unveils New TP Carrier Design
ALE has designed a new modular transport frame for carrying transition pieces within marshaling ports, which is said to optimize the costs of offshore wind projects.
German TSO Wades Offshore
German transmission system operator Amprion plans to build two offshore grid connection systems in the North Sea with a combined capacity of around 1.9GW by 2029.
NEMO Link Starts Commissioning Phase
The NEMO interconnection link between Great Britain and Belgium is entering the commissioning phase.
DNV GL CEO Becomes Denmark’s Climate and Energy Emissary
The Danish Government has appointed DNV GL CEO Ditlev Engel as Denmark’s special envoy for Climate and Energy until the end of September 2019.
Acta Centaurus Readies for Norway
The Crist shipyard in Poland has completed the construction of Acta Marine’s third walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus.
Ampyx Power Taking First Steps Towards MW-Scale Kite
Ampyx Power has partnered with DSM to develop a tether for its Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES) that is sized to generate a capacity of up to 2MW.
Video: The Progression of Floating Offshore Wind at Ideol
“Bringing floating substations to commercial feasibility and utilizing serialization, industrialization and innovation to reduce the cost of floating wind”, said Ole Stobbe, Business Development Manager Northern Europe at Ideol, while speaking about what the company aims to do with a grant it recent
Ørsted Becomes THMA Milestone Member
Ørsted has joined the Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), becoming the non-profit organization’s 250th member.
Carbon Trust Hails Japan’s New Offshore Wind Law
Following the Japanese Government’s approval of a new offshore wind bill that will be put into effect in the spring of 2019, the Carbon Trust welcomed the move, saying that this was a crucial step for Japan’s future energy strategy.
KEPCO and MUL Buy Into Moray East
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc (KEPCO) and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (MUL) have acquired stakes in the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland.
Living Stone Gets to Work on Hornsea One
DEME Group’s new cable laying and multipurpose vessel Living Stone has started her first offshore wind assignment on the Hornsea Project One wind farm off the North Sea coast of the UK.
Living Stone Gets to Work on Hornsea One
DEME Group’s new cable laying and multipurpose vessel Living Stone has started her first offshore wind assignment on the Hornsea Project One wind farm off the North Sea coast of the UK.
Ørsted Puts Focus on Sustainable East Coast Hub
Focus Consultants has won a contract to deliver sustainability services for Ørsted’s East Coast Hub which is currently under construction on the Royal Docks at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.