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Danish Firm to Supply Cable System for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 14, 2023

Danish power cable maker NKT has won a contract to design and produce the offshore export power cable system for the Polish offshore wind project Baltic Power.'The project is important for the transition to renewable energy in Poland and the…

DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore

Aug 11, 2023

The DemoSATH floating wind technology project in Spain has achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation of its 2MW floating wind platform demonstrator in open sea waters. The operation, carried out by the Windstaller Alliance…

Vestas to Deliver Turbines for 1.2GW Offshore Wind Project in Poland

Aug 11, 2023

Danish offshore wind turbine maker Vestas said Thursday it had entered into a conditional agreement to deliver wind turbines for the offshore wind power project Baltic Power in Poland with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW.'If and when the agreement translates into a firm and unconditional order…

RWE, Vattenfall, Waterkant Energy win 1.8 GW German Offshore Wind Auction

Aug 11, 2023

Utilities RWE, Vattenfall, and development firm Waterkant Energy have been awarded four offshore wind sites in the North Sea in a tender worth 784 million euros ($864.75 million), the German energy regulator said on Thursday.The companies secured rights to the areas suited to housing 1…

Windar Renovables to Manufacture 21 Transition Pieces for Iberdrola's Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 10, 2023

Spanish renewables energy company Iberdrola has awarded Windar Renovables a contract to manufacture 21 transition pieces for the Windanker offshore wind farm in German waters. Production will be carried out at the Avilés facilities, with the…

ROVCO Wins Survey Work at Proposed 1.4GW Floating Wind Farm Site

Aug 09, 2023

Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has won a contract with Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland.Located in the Central North Sea…

Offshore Wind Farms Could Offer New Habitats For Lobsters

Aug 08, 2023

Over the past decade, offshore wind turbines have become an ever more present feature along UK coastlines. As part of reaching net zero, the government has ambitious plans for increasing the capacity of offshore wind from 13.9GW to 50GW by 2050…

What are the Issues with Siemens Gamesa's Wind Turbines?

Aug 08, 2023

Shares in Siemens Energy fell on Monday after the company quantified deeper than expected problems at its struggling wind turbine division that were first unveiled in June, saying the issues triggered a 2.2 billion euro ($2.42 billion) charge…

Huisman Monopile Installation Spread for Seaway 7's Offshore Vessel

Aug 04, 2023

Offshore wind installation services firm Seaway 7, part of Subsea 7, has ordered the entire monopile installation spread for jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus from the Dutch firm Huisman.The GustoMSC NG-14000XL-G jack-up vessel was originally ordered by OHT…

Britain Boosts Latest Renewable Power Subsidy Round by 22 Million Pounds

Aug 03, 2023

Britain has increased the amount available in its latest auction round to spur renewable power projects by 22 million pounds ($28 million) taking the total to 227 million pounds, the government said on Thursday.The move comes after Britain’s…

World's Largest Offshore Wind Project Reaches Milestone: First Turbine Installation Underway

Aug 03, 2023

The campaign to install the first of 277 turbines at the world’s largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK - is underway, SSE Renewables said Thursday.The 260-meter-tall offshore wind turbines – each almost twice the height…

Have Your Say: Irish Gov't Invites Views on South Coast Offshore Wind Projects

Aug 02, 2023

The Irish government has launched a public information and engagement period seeking the views of local South Coast communities to help determine where future offshore wind energy developments may take place. This follows the publication of…

BP, Equinor Seek Better Terms for U.S. East Coast Offshore Wind Projects

Aug 01, 2023

BP and its partner Equinor are renegotiating the terms of power supply agreements linked to their giant wind developments off the U.S. East Coast, BP CEO Bernard Looney said on Tuesday.'We are in the midst of renegotiating our PPA (power purchase…

BOEM Announces Three Final Wind Energy Areas Offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

Aug 01, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Monday announced three final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.These areas, BOEM said, were developed following extensive engagement and feedback from states…

Vårgrønn, Energia Group JV Plans to Develop 1.8 GW Offshore Wind Projects in Irish Waters

Aug 01, 2023

Offshore wind developer Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and the Irish renewable-focused integrated utility Energia Group, on Tuesday announced a partnership to codevelop offshore wind projects in Ireland with a potential to deliver total capacity up to 1…

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