Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six unions operating in New Jersey to help develop and employ the local offshore wind workforce. The agreement outlines how the parties will work together to create training and apprenticeship programs for New Jersey w
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing a GBP 200 million buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. UK companies Seajacks and Trelleborg have already capitalized on UKEF’s support by winning export contracts with project developer Ørsted. Seajacks will
The Navantia-Windar joint venture has received its first jacket foundation components for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm manufactured in the Brest polder, France. Navantia-Windar established the manufacturing hub in the Brest polder in 2019, subcontracting multiple local companies for its first
Blue Gem Wind has received planning consent from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to install a temporary met mast to study the floating offshore wind potential in the Celtic Sea. The 120-meter met mast and onshore monitoring equipment is provided by local supplier Solar Wheel. Due to
The oil & gas services provider BW Offshore has signed a share purchase agreement to become a strategic owner of the floating wind technology developer Ideol. The deal will see BW Offshore obtaining a 50 per cent stake by investing EUR 60 million and the establishment of BW Ideol, a global integrate
Poland plans to cap the maximum price of electricity produced at offshore wind farms selected in this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) rounds at PLN 301.5/MWh (around EUR 67.08/MWh). The price cap was introduced in a draft regulation submitted by Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. Th
GBM Works has received a EUR 1.8 million grant from RVO.nl to construct a prototype of its monopile installation technology that is said to minimize noise pollution. The TU Delft spin-off is developing a method which uses a waterjet to liquefy the soil on the inside of the tube, which, in combinatio
Iberdrola is planning to invest more than EUR 1 billion to develop a 300 MW floating wind farm offshore Spain. The study, design, and engineering of the wind farm could begin this year and the project could generate more than 2,800 jobs per year until it becomes operational in 2026, according to the
Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is looking for a partner to jointly develop an offshore wind project in Finland. As previously reported, the environmental services provider plans to develop a wind farm approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of the municipality of Korsnäs. According t
Atlantic Wind Transfers’ new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Atlantic Endeavor has begun working at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Blount Boats launched the Chartwell 24 CTV the day after Christmas, after which the vessel spent three days going through sea trials and USCG inspections.
Global financial investment for offshore wind set a new record in 2020 with USD 30 billion, surpassing the previous high of USD 22 billion from 2018, according to The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG). According to RCG’s Global Renewable Infrastructure Projects (GRIP) database, the total capacity fi
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has awarded twelve UK companies a total of GBP 1.3 million (around EUR 1.5 million) in funding and business improvement support. “These twelve companies represent a growing community of supply chain companies from across the UK being supported by OWGP, bri
Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam. The plan is to realize a hydrogen plant on Uniper’s site by 2025 that would have a capacity of 100 MW and to expand this capacity to 500 MW.
SeaTwirl has been granted a patent for its divisible offshore wind turbine by the Japanese Patent Office. “Japan has great water depths and large cities along the coasts, which is an interesting market for our floating wind turbine, especially when Japan has set a goal of becoming CO2 neutral by 205
