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BP, JERA Name Leadership Team for Offshore Wind Joint Venture

Mar 07, 2025

Energy major BP and Japan’s largest power generation company JERA have appointed the leadership team of their planned 50-50 offshore wind joint venture, JERA Nex BP.The new entity will be led by CEO Nathalie Oosterlinck, currently serving as CEO of JERA Nex…

SeAH Wind Appoints Subcontractors for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 06, 2025

SeAH Wind has appointed Mammoet, Glacier Energy, and Hutchinson Engineering as key subcontractors for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the U.K.With commercial production set to start in the coming months, these subcontractors have been…

Italian and Norwegian Associations Deepen Offshore Wind Ties

Mar 06, 2025

Norway’s offshore wind association Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ANEV, the Italian National Wind Association to increase offshore wind cooperation.The signing of the MoU sets a framework for extensive…

Germany's Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operations

Mar 06, 2025

Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s 253 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany has started commercial operations.Final testing for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm, which is jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, was completed on February 28…

UK Invests $71M in Scottish Port Expansion for Floating Wind

Mar 05, 2025

Britain will invest 55.7 million pounds ($71.45 million) in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to expand the facility to become a hub for floating offshore wind, the government said on Wednesday.Britain has a target to largely decarbonize…

Saipem, Divento Team Up for Two Mediterranean Floating Wind Projects

Mar 05, 2025

Saipem and Divento partnership have signed a collaboration agreement involving the application of STAR 1, Saipem's proprietary technology for floating wind, for two planned offshore wind projects in the Mediterranean Sea.Divento is a partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)…

Ørsted Opens Applications for Offshore Wind Technicians Training Program

Mar 05, 2025

Ørsted has opened application process for its expanded 2025 Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeship Program, a four-year training program that equips individuals with technical skills and hands-on offshore experience for jobs in the U.K.’s offshore wind industry…

China Unveils Plans for New Offshore Wind Farms to Tackle Carbon Emissions

Mar 05, 2025

China said on Wednesday it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.The world's largest producer of climate-warming…

Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Becomes Fully Operational

Mar 04, 2025

Yunneng Wind Power joint venture partners have inaugurated the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is now fully operational and generating renewable electricity at its planned capacity of 640 MW.Yunneng Wind Power joint venture consists of TotalEnergies with 29…

Australia Grants Feasibility Licenses for 3.2GW Offshore Wind Projects

Mar 03, 2025

The government of Australia has granted feasibility licenses for two offshore wind projects with a total planned capacity of 3.2 GW, to be developed off the coasts of New South Wales and Victoria.The feasibility licenses have been awarded for the Southern Ocean and Hunter zones…

Industry: 'Unviable Business Case' to Blame for Denmark's OW Tender Failure

Feb 28, 2025

The Danish Energy Agency has published a memo with the results of the market dialogue conducted to investigate the background for the failure of the 3 GW offshore wind procurement in the North Sea.The overall purpose of the market dialogue has…

Correll Group Rebrands to SPIE Wind Connect

Feb 28, 2025

SPIE Global Services Energy, a subsidiary of SPIE, has announced that its wind power high voltage specialized entity Correll Group has changed its name to SPIE Wind Connect.The name change follows the acquisition of Correll Group by SPIE in 2024…

Eco Wave Power Starts Infrastructure Preps for Portuguese 1MW Wave Project

Feb 28, 2025

Eco Wave Power has started critical infrastructure enhancements for its planned 1MW wave energy project in the city of Porto in Portugal.The Porto project, Eco Wave Power's first MW-scale wave energy venture in the country, is expected to be finalized during 2026…

First Offshore Wind Management Plan Approved for Parkwind’s Blue Mackerel

Feb 28, 2025

The Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR) has approved the feasibility stage management plan of Blue Mackerel North Pty Ltd  for the Blue Mackerel offshore wind project off the coast of Gippsland in Victoria.The approval allows Blue Mackerel to begin feasibility activities…

ORE Catapult Picks RENK for Offshore Wind Facility’s Drive Train Test Rig

Feb 28, 2025

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed RENK Test System to design, manufacture and install a new drive train test rig at the National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, United Kingdom.Following confirmation in 2024 of a dedicated capital funding grant from UKRI…

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