The third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm’s first OTM was installed on 10 August, and the second unit followed shortly. Siemens Energy secured the contract to connect the wind farm to the grid in 2018. The co
The Government of Ceará has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy to develop an ”offshore wind complex” in this Brazilian state. The MoU was signed by Ceará’s Governor Camilo Santana and Mingyang’s Vice President Larry Wang. No further details were given on the term
Spain’s Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have decided to terminate exclusive talks on jointly pursuing offshore wind projects in Poland. Back in June, Enea and Iberdrola signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project. In June 2020, the Danish Parliament decided to commence the development of the Hesselø offshore wind farm. This is the second of th
Tohoku Electric Power and ENEOS Corporation have agreed to join Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) in the development of the Happo Noshiro offshore wind project. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 155 MW off Noshiro City and Happo to
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured a purchase agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids which will bring offshore wind transformer technology to Taiwan. Hitachi ABB Power Grids, in collaboration with Taiwan’s Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (SEEC), will supply MHI Vestas with transformer t
Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable has secured its first engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for an offshore wind project in Vietnam. Orient Cable has been contracted to provide and install a 185-kilometre, 35 kV subsea cable system for the Binh Dai offs
Norwegian renewable energy company Cloudberry Clean Energy AS has received a 100 per cent acceptance for its offer to the shareholders in Scanvind2 AS. Scanvind2 AS is the holding company of the Rewind Vänern offshore wind project. The settlement of the shares in Scanvind2 AS will be a combination o
British multinational oil and gas company BP is moving into offshore wind for the first time with a new strategic partnership with Equinor. BP has entered into an agreement with Equinor to buy 50 per cent non-operated interests in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind assets on the US east coast for a tot
New Jersey has opened the application window for this US State’s second solicitation of offshore wind capacity. This second solicitation seeks to award between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy, potentially tripling the State’s committed capacity from 1,100 MW to 3,500 MW. The applicatio
Ørsted has appointed BNP Paribas, Cathay United Bank and CTBC Bank as Mandate Lead Arranger’s for a potential TWD denominated green bond issuance in Taiwan. The green bond, set to be issued in Q4 2020, represents Ørsted’s second green bond offering in Taiwan. Ørsted intends to issue the new green bo
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will make nearly USD 6 million available to support offshore wind and other clean energy projects. Under the agreements, New Jersey’s Clean Energy
Express Offshore Solutions (EOS) and Hung Hua Construction (HHC) have completed the transportation of all pin piles for Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project. The parties transported 80 pin piles from South Korea to the project site and four pin piles from Ming Rong Yuan Busi
Australia’s Pilot Energy has agreed to acquire the remaining 40 per cent interest in Offshore Petroleum Exploration License WA-481-P40 from Key Petroleum. According to Pilot Energy, WA-481-P contains one of the highest quality offshore wind resources in all of Australia. It covers the area where thi
