Offshore Wind News


New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm: Ørsted, Eversource Sanction 130MW South Fork Wind Project

Feb 11, 2022

Ørsted and Eversource have taken the final investment decision (FID) on the South Fork Wind project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm. The FID comes after the South Fork Wind joint venture, owned 50/50 by Ørsted and Eversource…

Macron Bets on Nuclear, Promises More Offshore Wind, Solar

Feb 11, 2022

France will build at least six new nuclear reactors in the decades to come, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, placing nuclear power at the heart of his country's drive for carbon neutrality by 2050.Macron said the new plants would…

UK Grants Planning Consent for Vattenfall's 1.8GW Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 11, 2022

The UK Government has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm, meaning that both projects in Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone have now been approved.According to Vattenfall, the zone…

Ørsted Completes Sale of Borkum Riffgrund 3 OWF Stake to Glennmont

Feb 10, 2022

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has completed the sale of a 50% stake in the 900MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany.The deal, with funds managed by Glennmontpartners, was first announced in October 2021. Ørsted at…

Eni Wraps Acquisition of 20% in 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 10, 2022

Italian oil and gas company Eni has completed the acquisition of a 20% stake in total from SSE Renewables and Equinor in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm, in the UK.SSE Renewables said Thursday it had completed the sale of its 10% interest to Italy's Eni…

High Speed Offshore Service Crafts in UK Now Allowed to Carry Up to 60 Workers

Feb 10, 2022

High Speed Offshore Service Craft operating in the UK are now allowed to transport up to 60 workers, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency said Wednesday.According to MCA, the change will mean that vessels transporting those who work on offshore…

Norway to Launch 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender

Feb 09, 2022

Norway will launch later this year its first tender for bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines in the southern North Sea, planning to develop 1.5 gigawatt of electricity that will supply the Norwegian mainland, the country's government said on Wednesday…

No Quick Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa, CEO of Siemens Energy Says

Feb 09, 2022

Turning around Siemens Gamesa will take time, the CEO of its majority shareholder Siemens Energy said on Wednesday, adding that the latest profit warning from the wind turbine maker was 'frustrating'.Siemens Gamesa, the world's largest maker of offshore wind turbines…

UK to Hold Annual Auctions for New Renewable Projects from 2023

Feb 09, 2022

Britain will hold yearly auctions to support new renewable projects from 2023, the government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to boost low carbon power production to meet its climate goals.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

UK Awards Offshore Wind Farm a Contract to Help Stabilise Grid

Feb 08, 2022

Britain's National Grid ESO (NG.L) has for the first time awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable, it said on Monday. The transmission assets of the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm…

BMT to Design Three Crew Transfer Vessels for US Offshore Wind Operations

Feb 08, 2022

BMT has won a design contract for three new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to be operated at east coast wind farms in the US. The three vessels will be built by Senesco in the USA under ABS classification meeting USCG subchapter L regulations…

Potential Bidders in Norway's First Offshore Wind Tender

Feb 08, 2022

Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating and bottom-fixed wind turbine capacity and will identify additional offshore areas for development amid strong interest from energy firms.Utsira Nord…

Technip Energies Acquires 16.3% Stake in Floating Wind Tech Start-up X1 Wind

Feb 08, 2022

Engineering and technology group, Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in X1 Wind, a startup that has designed 'an innovative and disruptive' offshore wind turbine floater.Technip Energies is the lead investor in this funding round, which…

Vattenfall, Seagust Team Up for Norway Offshore Wind Bid

Feb 08, 2022

Swedish utility Vattenfall will join the growing list of firms competing for licenses to build offshore wind farms off the coast of Norway, it said on Tuesday.Vattenfall is partnering with the Seagust joint venture formed by Norwegian investment…

New CEO to Lead Development of U.S. First Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Project

Feb 07, 2022

U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind said Friday that Klaus S. Moeller, Project Director of Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project, was being promoted to CEO.Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid Renewables…

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