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JERA Files EIS for 520MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

Aug 24, 2020

Japanese company JERA has filed an environmental impact statement for the proposed 520MW offshore wind farm in the Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, Japan.JERA, which submitted the documents to the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry on Monday said…

GE, Partners Building Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig

Aug 24, 2020

GE Renewable Energy said Monday it was building the largest wind turbine rotor test rig of its kind, in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands –  on the border of the IJsselmeer, approximately 70 kilometers north of Amsterdam.The test facility is being constructed at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center…

Poland Could Become Climate Neutral by 2056

Aug 21, 2020

Poland, the only European Union country that has not pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050, could reach that goal by 2056, a study by the state Polish Economic Institute (PEI) showed on Wednesday.Poland generates almost 80% of electricity from…

RWE Eyes Renewables Deals as Part of $8.4 B Expansion

Aug 20, 2020

Germany's largest power producer RWE plans to spend part of its 7 billion euro ($8.4 billion) war chest on growing its 24.7 gigawatt pipeline of renewables projects, its CFO said, just weeks after BP announced a major low-carbon push.'A pipeline needs to be worked on constantly…

Deme Offshore Wins 'Largest ever' Offshore Wind Inter-array Cable Order

Aug 20, 2020

Belgium-based offshore installation services company Deme Offshore will deliver and install subsea cables for the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the North East coast of EnglandUnder a contract which Deme Offshore described as 'substantial'…

OWC's Engineering Support for U.S. Offshore Wind Developer

Aug 19, 2020

Offshore wind consultancy firm OWC, part of AqualisBraemar, will be providing engineering support for Mayflower Wind's offshore wind farm development in the U.S.In December 2018, Mayflower Wind,  the 50/50 joint venture between Shell and EDP Renewables…

Floating Wind Farms: How to Make Them the Future of Green Electricity

Aug 19, 2020

Since 2010, wind energy has seen sustained growth worldwide, with the amount of energy generated by offshore wind increasing by nearly 30% each year. Countries around the world need to ramp up renewable energy supply quickly to meet growing demand and rapidly reduce emissions…

Saipem's Giant Construction Vessel Starts Work on UK Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 19, 2020

One of the world’s largest offshore construction vessels Saipem 7000 has arrived 15km off the Fife coast to start the first phase of the offshore construction at the site of Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.Under the contract awarded in November 2019…

Maersk Training in Offshore Wind Pact with U.S. College

Aug 19, 2020

Offshore training provider Maersk Training has partnered up with Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) in Massachusetts, United States.NOWI’s basic safety training modules include the areas of first aid, manual handling…

Second Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Substation Installed

Aug 18, 2020

Offshore installation contactor DEME Offshore has installed the second offshore substation platform (OSP) for the Moray East wind farm in the Moray Firth in Scotland. The 950MW wind farm is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL)…

Pipeshield Makes Concrete Mattresses for Saint Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 18, 2020

Pipeshield International, a subsea asset protection and stabilization solutions provider, has delivered concrete mattresses to the EPCI joint venture of Eiffage Métal and DEME for Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm in France.Pipeshield, a Tekmar company…

ABS Grants AiP for Crew Transfer Vessel for U.S. Offshore Wind Ops

Aug 18, 2020

BAR Technologies and Chartwell Marine have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design and construction of a BAR 30m crew transfer vessel (CTV) aimed for operations in the growing U.S. offshore wind sector…

CWind Taiwan, HYTOR Bring Temporary Power Solutions for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

Aug 18, 2020

CWind Taiwan has entered into a strategic alliance with HYTOR to bring temporary power solutions to the Taiwanese offshore wind farm market.'Working in collaboration with HYTOR Tools Solutions, a preferred supplier of offshore generators for the wind turbine industry over several decades…

Red Rock to Deliver Telescopic Crane for Taiwan-bound Ørsted SOV

Aug 18, 2020

Norwegian offshore crane specialist Red Rock has recently received an order to deliver a telescopic offshore crane for an under-construction service operation vessel (SOV) being built for the Taiwanese offshore wind market.The order for the…

Apollo to Buy Stake in US Wind for Up to $265M

Aug 17, 2020

Apollo Global Management will acquire a share in US Wind, an offshore wind energy development company, via an investment of up to $265 million.'Apollo Funds have committed to invest through convertible debt and equity up to $265 million to acquire…

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