Black & Veatch has secured a contract to deliver Ofgem’s new statistical audit programme of randomly selected accredited renewable energy generating stations. As part of the Renewable Obligation Statistical Audit Programme, Black & Veatch will audit offshore and onshore wind, solar, marine, biomass,
Global offshore wind installed capacity will reach 228 GW by 2030, according to projections from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Of the currently installed offshore wind capacity in the world, 90 per cent is located in Europe, mostly in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This i
UK-headquartered Charles Taylor Marine Technical Services and Denmark-based Survey Association have formed a strategic alliance to provide Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services to the U.S. offshore wind sector. The new alliance highlighted its in-depth marine operations experience brought in by bo
Vattenfall and the Polish chemical manufacturing company Synthos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for co-operation within the offshore wind industry in Poland and the Baltic states. The MoU comes just days after the Baltic bordering countries signed a declaration to
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm and “famous” for being the offshore wind project the current U.S. President Donald Trump fought against, is estimated to bring the Aberdeenshire area more than GBP 100 million (around EUR 110 million) over it
European Energy has officially filed for permission to build the 320 MW Omø South and the 240 MW Jammerland Bay wind farms offshore Denmark. The filing comes five months after the Danish Energy Agency greenlit the preliminary environment impact assessments related to both projects. European Energy h
Norwegian engineering company Goodtech has won a contract with Wood for the delivery of a complete SCADA system for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm. Goodtech will deliver a complete SCADA system to the offshore wind field, including the implementation of Equinor’s “Motion Control
Hamburg-based Waterworks Offshore Services has reshuffled its business to exclusively serve the offshore renewable sector and to switch from a ship brokerage shop to a ship finance institution. “Traditionally coming from Chartering and S&P in the offshore markets, Waterworks today becomes the first
Australian government has dedicated AUD 4.8 million (around EUR 2.9 million) from its 2020-2021 Federal Budget to the development of a regulatory framework related to offshore renewables. According to the budget document, the funds will “support the development of a regulatory framework for offshore
International chemical company Borealis has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco to source renewable electricity from the Mermaid offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The agreement entails the purchase and supply of over 1,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of wind power over t
CWind Taiwan has been awarded a balance of plant (BOP) contract for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm. The company is providing inspection and maintenance services to the 22 turbines at Formosa 1 Phase 1 and Formosa 1 Phase 2 sites, including internal and external inspections and painting. Under the
First foundation for the Kincardine project, the world’s largest floating wind farm, has arrived in Rotterdam, from where the floating wind turbines will be installed off Scotland. The foundation was transported from the fabrication yard in Spain to Rotterdam on board Boskalis’ semi-submersible barg
The UK seabed manager The Crown Estate has postponed the Round 4 offshore wind lease awards from 2021 to spring 2022 due to delays in the bidding procedure. Round 4 seeks to identify at least 7GW of new offshore wind projects in UK waters and is expected to shortly complete the ITT Stage 1 which [&h
The wind turbines at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK do not feature the usual setup including boat landing structures and ladders, as its developer Ørsted purchased a novel lifting system. The 1.4 GW project is the first-ever offshore wind farm to deploy the Get Up Safe (GUS) motion-com
