Offshore Wind
Taiwanese Consortium Sets Sights on Offshore Wind
A consortium led by shipbuilder CSBC Corp. has launched a strategic alliance aimed at helping Taiwan reach 520MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2020 and 3GW of installed capacity by 2025, the state-run Taiwan Today reports. The public-private consortium includes government-backed enterprises
Photo of the Day: MPI Resolution Ready for Deeper Waters
MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine installation vessel (WTIV), MPI Resolution, is ready to operate in deeper waters after works to extend the vessel’s six legs have been completed. The leg extensions are now class approved and fully operational, Vroon said. The upgrade work took place over a 60-day convers
South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic the
South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic the
US Offshore Wind Development a State Matter, Trump Has Little Say In It
Offshore wind is a state-level matter in the United States and Donald Trump will not have any real impact on its development, the Danish Wind Industry Association said.
Sif Lays Good Foundation for 2017
Sif today reaffirmed the projected production of 183 ktons for the entire 2016, with a full order book for offshore wind and the order book for offshore oil and gas filled to the base load level. For 2017 and Q1 2018, the order book is filled up to 118 ktons and an additional 160 ktons are […
Grid Expenses Hurt innogy’s Earnings
innogy, a renewable energy, retail and grid spin-off of the German energy company RWE, issued its first independent financial report following the Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October, reporting a dip in earnings in the first nine months of 2016. The results were negatively affected by high expe
Grid Expenses Hurt innogy’s Earnings
innogy, a renewable energy, retail and grid spin-off of the German energy company RWE, issued its first independent financial report following the Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October, reporting a dip in earnings in the first nine months of 2016. The results were negatively affected by high expe
GERMANY UPDATE
Since the last time we looked at the status of Germany’s offshore wind industry only two years ago in July 2014, the number of operational offshore wind turbines has jumped from just 141 capable of producing 616MW to 835 grid connected turbines capable of 3,552MW in July 2016 and another 54 installe
Boskalis Has Wind at Its Back
Royal Boskalis Westminster today reported that both revenue and operating profit were higher in the third quarter of 2016 than the average seen in the first two quarters of the year, with the increase wholly attributable to the contribution from the offshore activities acquired from VolkerWessels, w
New East Anglia ONE Contracts Up for Grabs
Developers of the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm will hold an East of England supply chain event in the new year to announce new contracts, ScottishPower Renewables’ Charlie Jordan, director of the GBP 2.5 billion project, said. More than 450 hopeful suppliers had already registered on Sco
MCS SWATH 1 Outperforms Other CTVs Working on OWF
Maritime Craft Services reported that the latest addition to its fleet, MCS SWATH 1, has outperformed all other crew transfer vessels (CTVs) at the wind farm they are working on, which the company left unnamed. According to the vessel’s AIS, MCS SWATH 1 is currently deployed at the Gode Wind offshor
Siemens Wind Power’s Q4 2016 Profit Up Despite Thinner Orderbook
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables recorded an 84% rise in profit in the fourth quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016 despite a 56% slide in orders received compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The profit in the company’s renewables division was EUR 132 million in Q4 FY 2016, compared to EUR 72 million
SBM Details Floating System for EDF’s Provence Grand Large Project
As reported last week, SBM Offshore will deliver the floating platforms for the pilot wind energy project EDF EN will set up off the French coast, after being selected by the French government as one of the two new winners at the floating wind tender. SBM today provided details related to its part o