Ørsted has applied for a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the 752MW Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The project will finance the construction and the operation of the wind farm. The proposed EIB financing is about EUR 500 million, and the estimated value of the
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has allocated EUR 1.1 million for research into large-scale offshore wind production, offshore storage and transport alternatives.
Europe installed 3.6GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, which is a new record in annual installations, according to WindEurope.
The floating offshore wind industry in the Celtic Sea could support 3,200 jobs in South West England and Wales by 2030, according to a report by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
By focusing on tackling controllable factors such as trim, hull fouling and speed through established monitoring technology, OESV operators can identify inefficiencies in vessel performance and calculate the optimal operating conditions for their vessels, Seacat Services said.
Hung Hua Construction (HHC) has awarded Mazu Land & Marine Works (MLM) with a contract for the installation of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) conduits at an offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms generated 6.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, a near 31 percent increase compared to 5.2TWh generated in 2018. The increase was mainly attributed to the full commissioning of the 407MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Vattenfall’s operating
AqualisBraemar has appointed John MacAskill from Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) as its first group marketing director.
Siemens AG is acquiring all Iberdrola’s shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE).
Engie Fabricom has joined Energi Coast, the North East of England’s Offshore Wind Cluster.
Twenty-one of the 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines have been installed on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) offshore wind project in Germany.
Nemo Link, the interconnector between UK and Belgium, is celebrating its first year of operation. On this occasion, the project partners National Grid and Elia have reported the interconnector’s “outstanding performance figures.”
High Speed Transfers’ (HST) fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel HST Euan has arrived at the Port of Oostende in Belgium.
Ørsted is launching a program aimed at engaging its supply chain in becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
