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Ørsted Sells $2.2B Stake in Operational UK Offshore Wind Farms to Brookfield

Oct 30, 2024

Ørsted has signed a partnership agreement with Brookfield, its institutional partners, and its listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable, for the sale of 12.45% stakes in four of its operational U.K. offshore wind farms, with a combined capacity of approximately 3…

HydroWing Inks Deal with PLN for Indonesia’s First Tidal Energy Plant

Oct 29, 2024

HydroWing, tidal energy division of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has signed a binding agreement with PLN’s Subholdings to develop plans for plans for the first tidal current power plant in Indonesia.The 10 MW tidal energy project is planned…

RWE to Employ Innovative Ecosystem Monitoring Tech at Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 29, 2024

RWE has launched the SeaMe project in partnership with leading scientists to gain better understanding of the interactions between offshore wind farms and the ecosystem through the use of scientific approach combined with new AI-based and CO2 minimizing monitoring technologies…

Belgian Energy Island Gets $700M EU Funding Boost

Oct 28, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) have signed a $704 million (€650 million) green credit facility agreement, earmarked for the realization of the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Island project.The Princess…

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Construction Well Underway

Oct 25, 2024

Van Oord has installed over a quarter of the foundations which will support Sofia offshore wind farm’s 100 wind turbines in the North Sea since the start of operations in May.The Dutch contractor Van Oord is using the Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park as a storage and marshalling base…

DEME Gets Multi-Million Dollar Inter-Array Cabling Job at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 25, 2024

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has secured a contract, worth up to $320 million, to carry out the transport and installation works for the inter-array cables and secondary steel for the OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands…

Avangrid Wraps Up $160M Kitty Hawk North Lease Sale to Dominion Energy

Oct 25, 2024

Avangrid, the U.S. unit of Spain's Iberdrola, has closed the sale of Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease are to Dominion Energy for approximately $160 million.The sale price consists of a lease acquisition payment of $117 million and associated development cost reimbursement to Avangrid…

Inyanga Launches Fundraising Campaign to Advance Tidal Energy Tech

Oct 24, 2024

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has launched a crowdfunding round to advance the development of its HydroWing tidal energy technology and projects.The crowdfudnign campaign has been opened in partnership with Crowdcube.HydroWing aims to unlock the…

Equinor Sees 13% Fall in Quarterly Profit

Oct 24, 2024

Equinor reported a sharper-than-expected 13% decline in third-quarter profit on Thursday, hit by weaker oil prices and lower production, and cut its full-year outlook for capital expenditure and renewable energy production growth.The Norwegian…

DNV Heads Assessment to Help Unlock Funding for Eight US Offshore Wind Projects

Oct 24, 2024

Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has been appointed to perform technical due diligence to help unlock the financing of eight offshore wind projects on the United States’ Atlantic Coast.The technical due diligence DNV is providing…

Birds Fly Safe as Floating Wind Turbine Keeps Spinning Off Norway

Oct 24, 2024

After more than years of continuous monitoring, no collisions between the TetraSpar floating offshore wind turbine and birds have been recorded at the deployment site at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), off the coast of Norway.Norwegian…

Portuguese Engineering Firm Launches Offshore Wind Branch

Oct 23, 2024

Portuguese maritime engineering company Etermar has launched Etermar Energia, a new branch dedicated to renewable energy, with a strong focus on offshore wind.Energia Energia has been established with the aim to become a strategic partner for the development of offshore wind projects worldwide…

Dutch Firms Team Up for Offshore Wind in APAC Region

Oct 23, 2024

Engineering firm TWD and IX Renewables, a consultancy company specializing in EPCI management, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their presence in the offshore wind sector in the APAC region.Under the agreement, IX…

Stonepeak Buys 50% Share of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind from Dominion Energy

Oct 23, 2024

Dominion Energy has completed the sale of 50% noncontrolling interest in 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to Stonepeak.Dominion Energy will retain full operational control of the construction and operations of the project…

RWE Takes Delivery of First Foundation Batch for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 22, 2024

The first batch of eight monopile foundations for RWE’s Danish offshore wind farm Thor have arrive at Eemshaven port, ahead of planned spring 2025 installation in the Danish North Sea.The monopiles are up to 100 meters in length and weigh up to 1…

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