The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Fugro are taking steps to make seabed research at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone more sustainable. According to the parties, Fugro’s research vessel Despina will blend biofuels with existing fuel during the survey work and thus save approximat
K2 Management has been awarded a four-year contract for construction monitoring on the first two phases of the 3.6 MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The construction monitoring for the project began in late 2020 and will run until Dogger Bank A & B start commercial
Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA) plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy developments in the country. At an energy conference held on 26 January, INA’s Director of Strategic Operations and Public Affairs, Hr
Dutch oil and gas major Shell has agreed to take a majority stake in a 1 GW floating wind project offshore Ireland. Shell New Energies, the renewable energy trading, generation, and supply arm of Shell, has signed an agreement with Simply Blue Energy to acquire 51 per cent in Simply Blue Energy’s Ki
Statkraft, Aker Offshore Wind and Aker Horizons have signed a cooperation agreement to explore offshore wind opportunities in Norway. The companies will work together to explore the possibility to develop, operate and deliver power from commercial-scale offshore wind projects in Norway. The cooperat
HSBC has issued a green trade finance facility raising $ 48 million (around € 40 million) for UAE-based Lamprell to support the company’s fabrication work for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The facility, for which HSBC was the sole arranger, is the first green guarantee in the Middle E
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement with Iberdrola to support the company’s two-year innovation, research and development strategy for renewables with €100 million. Iberdrola will use the funds for R&D in renewables, the production of green hydrogen and the developmen
A crowdfunding campaign for the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France, has been launched on the Kiwaï platform for Normandy residents who wish to invest in the project. The crowdfunding campaign is aiming at a loan amount of EUR 750,000, with contributions ranging from a
MingYang Smart Energy has received an order from Renexia to supply turbines for the first offshore wind project in the Mediterranean Sea. MingYang will deliver 10 MySE3.0-135 turbines with a 25-year full O&M service contract for the Beleolico project located in the Apulia Region off Taranto harbor o
The first of a total of 90 offshore wind turbines has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located some 32 kilometres offshore Lincolnshire, UK. The wind farm is expected to generate first power this Spring, according to RWE. The 9.5 MW MHI Vestas wind turbines are being insta
The Greek wind energy association ELETAEN has launched public consultation for a legislative framework for the development of offshore wind in Greece. The consultation period will run until 1 February and is part of the implementation of the project “Necessary legislative adjustments to promote offs
Ørsted has launched a $15 million fund to support businesses in New Jersey to enter the offshore wind industry. The Pro-NJ Grantor Trust will offer New Jersey-based small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses support in re-tooling their businesses to enter the offshore wind industry. It will al
On 21 January, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) granted an electricity production permit and issued an electricity production license to Vattenfall for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. The permit is valid for 25 years from the time when the first electricity is delivered from the offsh
Smulders has produced its milestone 2,000th transition piece, destined for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. Smulders says it started with the production of the 2,000th transition piece this month, which is barely six years after celebrating the 1,000th transition piece. The milesto
