Offshore wind power

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Last Siemens Gamesa Turbine in Place at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

The 60th and final turbine has been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, located in northern Scotland.Credit: Ocean WindsTh…

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New Massachusetts Bill Extends Offshore Wind Contracts to 30 Years, Heads to Governor’s Desk

The Massachusetts State Legislature has passed a clean energy bill aimed at strengthening future offshore wind contracts. Among other provisions, the bill would…

Offshore Wind Power

Mammoet to Handle Foundations for RWE’s Wind Farms Offshore Germany and Denmark

Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to handle the marshalling of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A o…

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12 Developers in Running for Four New Offshore Wind Sites in France

The French government has pre-qualified twelve candidates for the AO9 tender, which offers four new sites for offshore wind development, one off South Brittany,…

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Capital Dynamics Bags Scottish Wind Funding

Image: Waldemar Brandt/UnsplashCapital Dynamics has secured funding for its first onshore wind investments in Scotland with a combined capacity of 193MW.The &po…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Wins 41MW in French Onshore Wind Tender

[Image: RWE]RWE has secured 41MW of capacity in France’s latest onshore wind tender.The two projects are located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val …

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UK Unveils ‘Shop Local’ Offshore Wind Bonus

Image: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing StreeOffshore wind developers will be incentivised to invest in the UK’s industrial heartlands, coastal areas and oil an…

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Bureau Veritas Expands Offshore Services

[Image: Unsplash/Nicholas Doherty]Bureau Veritas has acquired Versatec Energy, an independent and specialised technical advisory company, active in offshore win…

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Ocean Winds Files Caledonia Onshore Plans

[Image: Ocean Winds]Ocean Winds has now submitted its first planning consent application in relation to onshore works for the 2GW Caledonia offshore wind projec…

Offshore Wind Power

Formosa 4 Receives Taiwan Permit

[Image: Nicholas Doherty/Unsplash]Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has announced that its 495MW Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Project has officially secured the establis…

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NCT Offshore Awards Taiwan Cable Contract

[Image: Government of Taiwan]Poseidon Cables has secured a contract with NCT Offshore for the cable pre-rigging and pull-in scope of inter-array cables for Orst…

Offshore Wind Power

US Offshore Wind Industry Turns to Supply Chain to Try to Survive Trump

If the US offshore wind industry goes down after Inauguration Day 2025, it will go down swinging. Stakeholders have been scrambling to make their case before th…

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China Ranks First Globally in Offshore Wind Power

China had built and connected 39.1 million kilowatts of offshore wind power to its national grid by the third quarter of 2024, ranking first globally, according…

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Control System Improves Stability Of Subsea Robots For Offshore Wind Maintenance

Engineers at theUniversity of Edinburghin Scotland have conducted trials of underwater autonomous robots that could predict waves in real time.They are designed…

Offshore Wind Power

2024-2033: Photovoltaic & Wind Power Usage to Reach 5.4 TWac

The current analysis by Wood Mackenzie forecasts that by 2033, global photovoltaic deployment will increase by 3.8 TWac of new project capacity, compared to 1.6…