China Power International Holding (CPIH) and Norway’s Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind in China and Europe. The MoU also opens possibilities for potentially expanding the collaboration between the two companies. “China is rapidly increasing its us
Energinet has issued a tender seeking floating LiDAR measurement services for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. The tender seeks a floating LiDAR to be deployed at the project site more than 20km west of the coast of Jutland to measure wind speed and direction. Additionally, a
The Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the UK North Sea will not only be Norwegian energy major Equinor’s largest project through 2026, it will also rank as the sixth largest offshore development project in the world during this period, according to Rystad Energy. UK authorities announced last wee
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC is launching ocean survey operations at its 183,000ha lease area off the New Jersey coast, which has the potential to generate 2.5GW of offshore wind. Survey vessel Geosea will be deployed to carry out the operations in order to inform future turbine development. Th
Wpd AG has secured approval from Taiwan’s Investment Committee to invest NT$ 14.12 billion (circa EUR 409.5 million) in the Yunlin offshore wind project. Wpd owns 73% of Yunlin Holding GmbH, while the Sojitz Corp-led consortium, comprising Chugoku Electric Power, Chudenko Corporation, Shikoku Electr
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has decided that a Strategic Environmental Assessment must be completed prior to submission of final bids for the Thor offshore wind farm. In addition to this, comprehensive environmental assessments are still to be carried out prior to final bids. Later, the winner of
Waves Group is currently providing marine warranty surveyor services at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The UK-based company is in charge of providing the marine warranty surveyor services for the installation of turbines, foundations, and infield and export cables. According to
The Port of Sunderland has declared itself “ready, willing and able to deliver” for the Dogger Bank offshore wind project selected in the UK Government’s third Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round. The port, owned and operated by Sunderland City Council, said it expects to see strong inte
The State of New York and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand an ongoing partnership on the development and procurement of offshore wind energy. The new MoU builds on the existing partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and t
Goldwind has obtained the Type A certificate from DNV GL for its GW154/6.7MW offshore wind turbine. The certificate comes after Goldwind secured the Wind Turbine Type Approval Certificate issued by the China General Certification Center (CGC) for its new turbine. According to the Chinese company, wi
Fugro is set to replace the meteorological mast at the Arklow Bank offshore wind project in Ireland with a LiDAR as part of maintenance work. Fugro will use the jack-up barge Aran 250 to conduct the work on the northern end of the project between 23 and 30 September, subject to weather conditions. O
The UK’s Labour Party has announced plans to build 37 new offshore wind farms with a 51 percent publicly owned stake. Offshore wind prices fell by 30 percent last week and there are more offshore wind farms installed in the UK than any other country. But deployment is still too slow, and all sites a
Personal protective equipment, PPE, is used intensively in various industries to protect the wearer against dangers in the workplace. As a result, protective clothing, shoes, gloves, helmets and other types of PPE are exposed to dirty work environments. This can influence the protective function of
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is launching the next round of preliminary investigations on two offshore wind farm areas in the North Sea. The two areas, N-6.6 and N-6.7, are located some 100 kilometres northwest of the island Borkum. The N-6.6 area is expected to support w
