Offshore wind power

Offshore Wind Power

First Turbine Stands at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

The offshore wind farm, located some 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands, is developed by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shel…

Offshore Wind Power

G7 Ministers Vow to Accelerate Offshore Wind Deployment to Reach 150 GW by 2030

The G7 (Group of Seven) Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment have pledged to speed up the buildout of renewable energy projects, including offshore …

Wind Turbine

DEME, Liftra Join Forces to Develop New Offshore Installation Method

Belgium-headquartered DEME Offshore and Denmark-based Liftra will partner to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offsho…

Offshore Wind Power

Site Investigations Start for 2 GW Offshore Wind Project in Scotland

Fugro is set to deploy its Seawatch floating LiDAR, surface metocean equipment buoys and seabed landers at the offshore site in Scotland where ScottishPower Ren…

Offshore Wind Power

California Offshore Wind Farms Will Create Massive New Economic Development at Ports

The State of California proposes to build 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045 requiring nearly 1,700 new wind turbines, built at a rate of 92 floating …

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Awards Fécamp Pre-assembly Contract to GWS

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has picked Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the complete pre-assembly scope for the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind…

Offshore Wind Power

Swedish Energy Agency Outlines Where 30 GW of Offshore Wind Could Be Installed, Calls for Prioritising Energy Production in Marine Planning

The Swedish Energy Agency has issued a report that provides a basis for the country’s marine planning to enable 120 TWh of offshore wind energy production…

Wind Power Project

Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Bids Rise, While Undersubscribed Renewable Power Auctions Pose Concerns in Europe, Says Globaldata

Renewable energy auctions in Europe are experiencing two contrasting trends. While the offshore wind segment has witnessed intense competition resulting in subs…

Offshore Wind Power

Windeurope Calls EU to Recognise Ports’ Vital Role in Achieving CO2 Reduction Through Offshore Wind

The European Union (EU) should recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T) to support the transiti…

Wind Turbine

Havfram Secures Offshore Wind Turbine Transport Contract for 1.6 GW Project in Germany

RWE and Northland Power have selected Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the transport of wind turbines for their Nordseecluster development, a 1.6 GW o…

Offshore Wind Power

BP and EnBW Hire Kent for 2.9 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project

Engineering and design service provider Kent has been awarded a contract by EnBW and BP to carry out pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for the 2.9…

Wind Turbine

Thialf Installing Jacket Foundations for Dogger Bank a & B Offshore Substations

Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf has returned from the Baltic Sea and has been deployed on the Dogger Bank A & B of…

Offshore Wind Power

N-Sea to Connect German Offshore Wind Farm to Dutch Gas Platform

Dutch upstream oil and gas company, ONE-Dyas, has awarded N-Sea with a contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the Ge…

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Surveys Starting at Shell & Ocean Winds’ Lease Area off Massachusetts

Furgo, using its vessel Fugro Explorer, will perform a geotechnical survey campaign at the SouthCoast Wind lease area offshore Massachusetts, formerly known as …

Offshore Wind Power

OX2 Enters Conditional Contract for the Delivery of Monopile Foundations to Two Offshore Wind Farms in Sweden

OX2 has entered a conditional agreement with EEW SPC on delivering monopile foundations for two of the offshore wind farms OX2 is developing in Sweden together …