"Offshore Wind" News

China's MingYang to Deliver 11MW Wind Turbine for European Floating Wind Project

Oct 29, 2021

Chinese offshore wind turbine maker MingYang has secured an order to supply its 11MW offshore wind turbine for a floating wind project in Europe.The company said Friday the order was related to an offshore floating wind power pilot project in…

Ex-Petrofac CEO Asfari Forms Offshore Wind Service Firm Venterra

Oct 29, 2021

Ayman Asfari, until recently CEO of oilfield services firm Petrofac, has with his partners, formed Venterra, a company focused on offshore wind industry services. In a statement on Thursday, Venterra said its plan was to create a global services…

Norway: OKEA Eyes Floating Wind Power for Draugen Platform

Oct 29, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA, the operator of the giant Draugen platform off Norway, is working on a project that will see the offshore oil production facility powered by floating wind turbines.The news was shared by the recently formed…

U.S. Moves to Expand Offshore Wind Beyond the Northeast

Oct 29, 2021

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled fresh steps toward building offshore wind farms in waters off the coasts of Massachusetts, the Carolinas, and in the Gulf of Mexico.The announcement is the government's latest in an aggressive push to expand the nascent ocean industry to every U…

TenneT Proposes Speeding Up Construction of German Offshore Wind Power Links

Oct 29, 2021

Power grid operator TenneT has proposed bringing forward by three years the construction of German power links that could distribute six gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power from the North Sea, it said on Friday.The proposal, just ahead of the COP26 global climate meeting in Glasgow…

In a First, HVDC System Ordered for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 28, 2021

Ørsted and Eversource have awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply a transmission system for their 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm which will power New York State.The two companies said the deal would make them the first offshore…

Iberdrola's Net Profit Falls 10% on High Energy Costs, Taxes

Oct 27, 2021

Global wind power leader Iberdrola reported a 10% fall in net profit on Wednesday but beat market expectations for a turbulent nine months on energy markets which saw its home government in Spain swoop on utilities' earnings.Power and gas prices…

Floating Wind Farm of Up to 1.3 GW Proposed Off Lecce, Italy

Oct 27, 2021

Renewable energy firms Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy said Tuesday there were about to file, on behalf of the company Odra Energia, the documentation required to start the authorization process for a floating offshore wind farm off the southern coast of the province of Lecce…

U.S. Offshore Wind Expansion: Here’s How Officials Decide Where Turbines May Go

Oct 27, 2021

The Biden administration has announced ambitious plans to scale up leasing for offshore wind energy projects along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. In an announcement released on Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated…

Gazelle Wind Power Opens US Office

Oct 27, 2021

Dublin, Ireland based floating wind platform company Gazelle Wind Power announced its entry into the U.S. offshore wind energy marketplace with the opening of its first U.S. office in Austin, Texas.“The addition of this U.S. office is a significant…

Vestas: Construction of Wind Turbines for Japanese Project Nearly Complete

Oct 26, 2021

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has said it has completed the construction of all the blades, nacelles, and most of the tower sections for Akita Offshore Wind Corporation's Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm project in Japan.The project will be Japan's first utility-scale offshore wind farm…

DEME Offshore Installs Final Foundation for Ørsted’s Giant Offshore Wind Farm in UK

Oct 26, 2021

Belgian offshore installation company DEME Offshore has installed the final and 165th monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two wind farm,  in the UK. The wind farm will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world once operational in 2022…

Siemens Gamesa to Open Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Plant in Virginia

Oct 25, 2021

Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will open the first offshore wind turbine blade facility in the United States.The company on Monday held a launch ceremony with representatives from state and local government authorities and wind industry partners in Virginia…

Offshore Wind: Nexans Set to Open Subsea Cable Plant in South Carolina

Oct 22, 2021

France-based offshore cable manufacturer and installation contractor Nexans is set to officially open its transformed high voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, South Carolina on November 9. 'It will support the rapidly expanding US offshore wind market…

Substation, Wind Turbine Foundations Installed at Ørsted's Hornsea Two Wind Farm Site

Oct 22, 2021

Offshore wind farm development giant Ørsted has completed the installation of the Hornsea Two wind farm offshore substation and all 165 wind turbine foundations in the North Sea, 89 km off the Yorkshire coast. Dutch offshore installation contractor…

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