Jersey’s Council of Ministers has proposed to build a 1 GW offshore wind farm in the southwest of the island’s territorial waters that would produce enough electricity to meet its needs, with the remainder to be exported. It is proposed that the offshore wind farm should be privately funded and desi
Davi, a leading manufacturer of Plate Rolls and a prominent player in the Wind Energy industry, hosted the Global Wind Energy Seminar on October 5th, 2023. The event took place at the Davi Auditorium, located at the company’s headquarters in Cesena, Italy. The seminar brought together industry leade
Monaco-based Eneti has revealed that Seajacks UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company and a provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, has signed a contract with an undisclosed client to assist with the installation of wind turbines. With mobilisation commenci
All offshore survey campaigns have been completed across the Pentland floating offshore wind farm’s site area and cable corridor in Scotland. “This is a significant milestone for any offshore wind development, and we are pleased to have safely and successfully completed a number of survey and monito
The Scottish Government will invest up to GBP 500 million (approximately EUR 576 million) in the country’s offshore wind supply chain in the next five years, announced Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf on 17 October. Up to GBP 500 million will leverage private investment in ports, manufacturing
Engineering company Iv-Offshore & Energy has signed a contract with Seatrium for the design of the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore converter platform in the North Sea. Under the contract, Iv will be responsible for the detailed engineering of the offshore converter platform for both the topside and
Poland-based Respect Energy Holding has unveiled plans to build a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Estonia. The planned project would be located off the coast of Estonia in the Wind Energy Innovation Area. The 820 MW project will be implemented by Respect Energy Holding in cooperation wi
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns retailer IKEA, has invested in Source Galileo’s portfolio of offshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK. Ingka Investments has secured a 20 per cent stake in the offshore wind project portfolio of Source Galileo. The London and Dubli
Volvo Cars and Eolus Vind have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Västvind offshore wind power project off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden. The partnership is based on an ambition that the wind farm will supply electricity to Volvo Cars’ operations at Hisingen. The partnership involves
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has revealed that it plans to open the country’s second offshore wind tender on 15 January 2024, with the date still waiting to be approved by the Government. The country is planning two 1.4 GW offshore wind farms in the Lithuanian Baltic Sea near Palanaga. The Lithuan
The PivotBuoy Project, developed by X1 Wind in collaboration with nine industry and R&D partners, has finalized its offshore demonstration in Spain with what the partners describe as ”excellent results that promise to revolutionize the floating wind industry”. The Spanish firm’s X30 platform was tes
Norwegian ports investing in offshore wind can generate NOK 8.4 billion (about EUR 727 million) in annual value and employ approximately 6,400 people by 2030, according to a new report from Menon Economics. The study has identified 14 installation and assembly ports with plans to facilitate projects
Huisman has launched a newly developed system that enables crane operators to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation process of wind turbine blades. The system, called Wind Gust Buster, assists crane operators and lifting supervisors when workin
All 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines at the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland are fully operational and are generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid, according to SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, the owners of the project. Located 27 kilometres off the Angus coast in th
