TÜV Süd Industrie Service GmbH has won a contract to provide testing services on selected systems across TenneT’s offshore grid connections in the German North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, TÜV Süd Industrie Service will carry out periodic inspections of elevator systems, pressure vessels, s
The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 will be highly competitive, with multiple developers vying to take a slice of a 7GW opportunity, according to Tristan Chapman, Senior Vice President of Renewables and Innovation from Lloyd’s Register. As previously reported, the Crown Estate opened th
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is reviewing an application submitted by the Netherlands for the financing of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project to the tune of EUR 500 million. Hollandse Kust Noord is one of three offshore wind areas chosen by the Dutch government to be developed by 2
German wind energy agency WAB has brought into question the results of a report recently published by WindEurope, saying that Germany’s offshore wind potential is around 21GW higher than stated in the report. According to the report, the potential of offshore wind capacity in German waters by 2050 a
MO4 and Seaqualize have been declared winners of the Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2019, Offshore Wind Innovators said. During the Q-meeting of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa, the audience of 240 wind energy professionals awarded Seaqualize with the public prize. The prize of the professional jury wen
New Hampshire’s Governor Chris Sununu has signed an executive order preparing the US State for future offshore wind development and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force. The Executive Order 2019-06 establishes four advisory boards focused on informing New
Two US bird conservation groups have filed a lawsuit in a federal court over the proposed Icebreaker Wind offshore wind project in Lake Erie, Ohio. The Icebreaker offshore wind project will comprise six MHI Vestas turbines with a nameplate capacity rating of 3.45MW located some 10 miles offshore Cle
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has postponed the decision deadline for a Development Consent Order (DCO) related to Vattenfall’s 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project. The Secretary of State originally had until 10 December to issue a DCO decisio
Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has proposed a budget that creates this US state’s first Office of Offshore Wind. The budget also invests up to USD 40 million to upgrade the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, to secure new investments in the offshore wind supply chain. These investments are aimed at help
The European Commission plans to present the European Union’s strategy on offshore wind in 2020, according to the indicative timeline set out in the just-released The European Green Deal. The European Green Deal is a roadmap on how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Increasi
The Sevilla-based Tecade has completed the painting of the platforms and boat landings destined for the Beleolico offshore wind project in Italy. The Spanish company secured a contract in June by Haizea Wind Group to provide ten external access platforms, ten airtight platforms and ten boat landings
The Lindø port of Odense in Denmark has taken over the first stage of the future quay which will be used for the offshore wind industry. Included in the first stage of the port expansion is 375 meters of harbor dock and a heavy-load area, which can carry up to 105,000t. According to the port, [&hell
French integrated maritime solutions provider Jifmar Offshore Services has acquired the Scotland-based wind farm support vessel operator Delta Marine. With the acquisition of the Shetland-based Delta Marine, Jifmar will now operate a fleet of nearly 40 vessels worldwide. The move is expected to stre
The 12-kilometer export cable delivered by Orient Cable has been connected to the offshore substation at the Daishan 4 offshore wind project in China. According to Orient Cable, 12km of the 220kV export cable was connected to the substation on 9 December. Furthermore, 35kV IAC will be laid in the fi
