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RWE Wants CfDs for German Offshore Wind

Aug 13, 2020

German utility RWE supports the introduction of contracts for difference (CfDs) to spur growth in the country's offshore wind sector, chief finance office Markus Krebber said during a call with reporters on Thursday.Germany's upper house of parliament backs such an internationally proven mechanism…

Xodus Launches Study to Boost Bankability of Floating Offshore Wind

Aug 13, 2020

UK-based energy consultancy Xodus Group has launched a three-year study on the costs around floating offshore wind with the aim of helping developers make their projects attractive to investors.The collaborative research project, led by Xodus through the IDCORE program…

CrossWind Hires Fugro for Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Site Survey

Aug 13, 2020

The CrossWind consortium, a Shell-Eneco JV, which recently won a tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, has tapped Fugro for site survey work.As part of the contract, Fugro will deliver a comprehensive…

AqualisBraemar to Oversee Construction of Offshore Wind Vessels in China

Aug 13, 2020

Offshore energy consultancy AqualisBraemar will oversee the construction of two self-elevating wind turbine installation vessels in China.The jack-up units will be constructed at Chinese shipyard Dayang Offshore Equipment. The vessels will be built for OuYang Offshore Co…

RWE to Sell Stake in Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm?

Aug 13, 2020

RWE aims to sell a minority stake in British offshore wind farm Humber Gateway, as the German utility seeks to release cash for expansion in renewable energy, two people familiar with the matter said.Morgan Stanley plans to launch the deal, which could value the asset at more than 1…

Orsted Looking to Farm Down Stake in Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Project

Aug 12, 2020

Danish wind farm developer Orsted is exploring opportunities to sell parts of its Borssele 1 and Borssele 2 offshore wind farms in the Netherlands, CEO Henrik Poulsen said in a call with investors on Wednesday.'We are exploring the potential…

Orsted Beats Q2 Expectations Despite Lower Power Demand

Aug 12, 2020

Denmark's Orsted on Wednesday beat second-quarter operating profit expectations but said lockdown measures had hurt demand for its electricity.The world's largest operator of offshore wind farms said operations had remained stable during the…

Solstad Nets Offshore Wind Deal for Normand Baltic Vessel

Aug 12, 2020

Solstad Offshore's construction support vessel Normand Baltic has won an offshore wind gig in Taiwan.The Norwegian offshore vessel owner said Wednesday the contract for the use of the 2010-built  Normand Baltic was with undisclosed EPIC contractor…

Bladt Names Offshore Wind Specialist as Its New CEO

Aug 12, 2020

Danish offshore construction company Bladt has appointed Anders Søe-Jensen, the former head of both Vestas Offshore Wind and GE Offshore Wind, as its new CEO.He will be succeeding Klaus Steen Mortensen who has decided to step down due to a chronic but not a life-threatening heart condition…

PHOTO: Saitec's BlueSATH Floating Wind Platform Installed in Spain

Aug 11, 2020

Saitec Offshore Technologies' BlueSATH floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero, Santander, Spain. The BlueSATH was towed from Astander's Dock Pontejos towards its destination 800 meters away off the Cantabrian coast…

PHOTO: First Moray East Offshore Substation Installed

Aug 11, 2020

The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the Moray East Offshore wind farm site in the UK, Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd said Monday.The 950MW wind farm is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL)…

NKT to Deliver Power Cable System for BorWin5

Aug 11, 2020

Power cable supplier NKT has said it has been awarded a turnkey contract of 'below' EUR 250m (around $294,5) by TenneT to deliver and install a high-voltage direct current XLPE power cable system for the BorWin5 offshore wind project in Northern Germany…

Rovco to Survey Proposed 96MW Floating Wind Farm Site

Aug 11, 2020

Subsea survey services and ROV provider Rovco has won a contract to carry out survey work on Erebus, a planned 96MW offshore floating wind farm 45 km off the coast of Pembrokeshire, in the southwest of Wales.Rovco said Monday that Blue Gem Wind…

Largest Jack-Up to Install Largest Turbines at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 07, 2020

Offshore services company Jan De Nul has signed a final contract to transport and install offshore wind turbines for what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm complex - the 3.6GW Dogger Bank in the UK.Jan De Nul will use its Voltaire jack-up vessel…

First Power for Blauwwind's Borssele III/IV Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 07, 2020

The Blauwwind consortium has informed that its Borssele III/IV wind farm in the Dutch North Sea has achieved first power.The key milestone in the construction of the offshore wind project was achieved on Friday morning. The first turbine is…

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