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Danish Offshore Wind Project Termination Not Detrimental to Cadeler's Long-Term Financial Performance, CEO Affirms

Nov 14, 2023

Danish offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler said Monday evening it had received notice of termination of the Aflandshage offshore wind project in Øresund, Denmark, which in turn led to the cancellation of its turbine installation contract…

Ørsted Exits Norwegian Offshore Wind Partnership

Nov 13, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Orsted has decided to pull out of the Norwegian offshore wind partnership due to prioritization of investment in its portfolio.Ørsted joined Bonheur ASA's subsidiary Fred. Olsen Renewables AS, now Fred. Olsen Seawind ASA…

Britain's Octopus Makes First Investment in German Offshore Wind

Nov 13, 2023

Britain's Octopus Energy said it has made its first investment in German offshore wind under plans to scale up its renewables activity in the world's third-largest market.Octopus Energy Generation has taken a 5% stake in Butendiek, an 80-turbine offshore wind…

Norway's Statkraft May Return to British Offshore Wind

Nov 10, 2023

Norway's state-owned Statkraft could return to the British offshore wind market, but its key focus remains Ireland, Norway and Sweden, its CEO told Reuters on Friday.'We are looking at Britain,' Christian Rynning-Toennesen said after Statkraft's third-quarter earnings presentation…

Seven Existing UK Offshore Wind Farm Project Sites Set for 4GW Power Boost

Nov 09, 2023

Britain's Crown Estate said Thursday it was taking steps to enable the generation of up to an additional 4GW of green electricity from several offshore wind farm projects in development within the timeframe of the UK government’s offshore wind target of 50GW by 2030…

Vietnam Will Struggle to Meet 2030 Offshore wind goal, Top Official Says

Nov 09, 2023

Vietnam will have a hard time reaching its offshore wind power target for 2030, a top executive at a state-owned energy company said, with foreign investors also warning of multiple regulatory hurdles that would need to be cleared.The Southeast…

Van Oord Wins $533M in Offshore Wind Contracts in Poland and Taiwan

Nov 08, 2023

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has been awarded two new offshore wind projects Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan. The contracts have a combined value of more than EUR 500 million (~currently around 533 million)…

Vestas Q3 Beats Forecast on Higher Turbine Prices, Easing Bottlenecks

Nov 08, 2023

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday reported third-quarter operating profits and revenue above expectations, reflecting an easing of supply chain disruptions and higher prices for turbines, boosting its shares 9% in early trade.The…

Bangladesh Gov't Gives Nod for Country's First Offshore Wind Project, Summit Says

Nov 07, 2023

Denmark's green investment proposal valued at USD 1.3 billion for developing the country's first 500 MW utility-scale offshore wind energy project has received approval in principle from the Bangladesh government to carry out a detailed feasibility…

First of a Kind Offshore Renewable Energy Hybrid Project Unveiled in China

Nov 03, 2023

The world's first offshore renewable energy project, combining floating wind power and deep-sea aquaculture, has been completed in China, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has informed.The project is developed by Longyuan Power Group, together…

White House Says It is Committed to Offshore Wind Despite New Jersey Setbacks

Nov 02, 2023

The Biden administration on Wednesday said it is committed to supporting the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry despite challenges that prompted the cancellation this week of two major planned projects off the coast of New Jersey.The White…

Åland Energy Island Project Unveiled by CIP, Lhyfe, and Flexens

Nov 02, 2023

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Flexens, and Lhyfe have formed a partnership for the development and construction of an integrated energy island solution enabling large-scale offshore wind, green hydrogen production, and 'other local anchored value-creating activities on Åland…

First Steel Cut for Bernhard Schulte Offshore's New CSOV

Nov 01, 2023

The steel-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for the first of two TWIN X-STERN CSOV vessels for Bernhard Schulte Offshore in CRIST, Poland.The vessel's hull will take shape in Gdynia before being transported to Ulstein Verft for further outfitting…

U.S. Approves Construction of 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project

Nov 01, 2023

The U.S. Department of Interior on Tuesday approved the construction and operations plan for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, located approximately 23.5 nautical miles off Virginia Beach, VA.This is the fifth approval of a…

Greece Plans First Offshore Wind Farms to Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence

Nov 01, 2023

Greece on Tuesday moved toward building its first offshore wind farms, identifying areas for private development in a draft plan that the conservative government hopes will lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuels.The Mediterranean country…

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