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Eastgate Engineering to Support Pre-assembly of GE's Haliade-X Turbines for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 28, 2023

Wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy has selected Eastgate Engineering, based in Billingham, Teesside, UK, to provide mechanical and electrical activities for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelles for the Haliade-X turbines to be used at the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm…

Helix's Newly Acquired T1400-1 Jet Trenching System to be Deployed at Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 28, 2023

Helix Energy Solutions' robotics division Helix Robotics Solutions said Monday it had won a trenching services contract with 'a leading renewables cable installation contractor.'The contract is for the trenching of inter-array and export cables as part of a 640MW wind farm offshore Taiwan…

Record 680GW of Wind Capacity to be Installed by 2027

Mar 27, 2023

A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027 but policymakers need to ensure supply chain bottlenecks do not slow growth to avoid missing climate targets, according to an industry report released on Monday…

French Gov't Selects Corio, Qair JV for Two Offshore Wind Tenders

Mar 27, 2023

The French government has selected Energies du Méridien, a new offshore wind consortium comprising Corio Generation and Qair, to take part in upcoming offshore wind project tenders totaling about 2.5 GW.French Directorate General for Energy…

RWE's Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Starts Regular Operation

Mar 23, 2023

German offshore wind developer RWE said Thursday that its offshore wind farm Kaskasi, located around 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, Germany, had officially started regular operation.With an installed capacity of 342 megawatts (MW)…

Orbital Marine Power to Develop 30MW Tidal Energy Project in Orkney Islands

Mar 23, 2023

Tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power said Wednesday it had been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new 30MW tidal energy project in the Westray Firth, a strait in the Orkney Islands.Orkney-based Orbital also…

Crowley Hires Coplen as Wind Services VP

Mar 22, 2023

Crowley named Mark Coplen as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services, where he will be a key leader in advancing the company’s growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry.  In his role, Coplen will expand…

Japan's JERA to Buy Belgium's Top Offshore Wind Firm for $1.7B

Mar 22, 2023

Japan's top utility JERA has agreed to buy Belgium-based offshore wind energy producer Parkwind for 1.55 billion euros ($1.7 billion), as it expands in renewable power to meet decarbonization goals.JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric…

GreenIT, CIP to Build Three Floating WInd Farms in Italy

Mar 22, 2023

GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and CDP Equity (CDP Group), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Flagship Funds have signed an agreement to develop three floating offshore wind projects in Latium and Sardinia…

Ørsted Taps Havfram Wind for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm Turbine Installation

Mar 21, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has hired Havfram Wind to install wind turbines at its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK.The installation of the turbines is expected to start in the autumn of 2026, with Havfram Wind set…

GEOxyz Opens US Office

Mar 20, 2023

Belgium-based offshore survey services provider GEOxyz announced it has opened its first office in the United States, located in New Brunswick, N.J., as it expands to serve the offshore wind energy industry on the U.S. East Coast'The renewable energy industry in the U…

TWP Reveals Names for Two 1GW Offshore Wind Farms in Scotland

Mar 20, 2023

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions, Qair and Aspiravi, on Monday revealed the final names for its two offshore wind project secured in the ScotWind seabed lease round.The 1GW Bowdun offshore wind farm will be located off the coast of Stonehaven…

Vattenfall Picks Port for Giant Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

Mar 17, 2023

Renewable energy developer Vattenfall has selected the port at Great Yarmouth, run by infrastructure specialists Peel Ports, as the preferred location for the operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.When completed…

Shell Invests in Gulf Wind Technology for Gulf of Mexico Wind Turbine Project

Mar 13, 2023

New Orleans-based wind turbine rotor specialist Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) said Monday it had partnered with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), through a $10 million investment by the energy company, to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator program…

Wales Grants Consent for First Floating Wind Farm

Mar 13, 2023

Welsh Ministers have granted a Section 36 consent with deemed planning permission to Blue Gem Wind consortium to build and operate the Erebus floating wind project. The news follows the recent decision by Natural Resources Wales to provide the…

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