Vattenfall reported a lower earnings contribution from its Wind operating segment in the first quarter of the year, which stood at SEK 400 million (approx. EUR 39.5 million), mainly due to lower wind speeds and lower availability of offshore wind. The company posted a 11 per cent net sales decrease
The Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, where half of the turbines have been installed so far, is already generating electricity for Danish households and has contributed to Vattenfall’s Q1 2021 results. The developer reported a decrease in electricity generation in the first quarter
Mainstream Renewable Power and Vietnam’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to stage a capacity-building event to increase regional government engagement in the development of offshore wind. The focus of the event, which is expected to be held
Crown Estate Scotland has provided applicants to ScotWind Leasing with the updated technical guidance needed to progress their applications. Applicants now have the technical information and guidance they need to continue their preparations for submitting their proposals. This follows on from the re
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has selected 28 UK businesses to benefit from the Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) business improvement and supply chain growth programme. This latest regional F4OR round includes 16 companies from the northeast of Scotland and 12 in North East England, which
Offshore wind energy projects final investment decisions (FIDs) will grow 57 per cent in the next 18 months, compared to the 2019-20 period, according to a new analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group. The global analysis, excluding mainland China, states that the FIDs growth represents an additio
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to further expand its UK offshore wind production footprint, contingent on securing sufficient project volume in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4. Following its recent re-entry into offshore wind, Vestas is now investigating the po
Ørsted and Eversource are committing USD 5 million from their Sunrise Wind project in New York to Stony Brook University to support offshore wind research initiatives. The commitment funded by the project will underwrite research initiatives specific to the advancement of offshore wind through Stony
French floating wind foundation developer Eolink and Dutch robotics company Kranendonk are looking into setting up a gigafactory for automated production of floating wind foundations. Eolink said it had slightly adapted its detailed design to be fully compatible with automated welding robots which w
Spain’s Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the Norwegian METCentre (Marine Energy Test Centre) have signed a collaboration agreement focused on offshore wind. Under the agreement, METCentre and PLOCAN pledge to work on offshore wind in deep waters in their respective countries, as w
One of the largest Polish construction companies, Mostostal Warszawa, plans to invest in a factory for offshore wind foundations, the company informed on 26 April. Mostostal Warszawa plans include manufacturing concrete gravity-based structure (GBS) foundations for offshore wind farm projects in Pol
Ørsted and Enefit have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to together develop large-scale offshore wind opportunities in the Baltics countries. Under the MoU, the companies plan to establish a joint venture for the development of offshore wind in the Baltics, including the Liivi project in t
RWE Renewables has launched a GBP 150,000 community grant fund supported by its Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The fund will be managed and distributed by Tees Valley Community Foundation (TVCF) on behalf of the 1.4 GW wind farm located on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, 195 km off the North E
Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any
