Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought minority stakes in joint venture companies related to the operation of four grid connection systems in the German sector of the North Sea: BorWin1, BorWin2, HelWin2, and DolWin2.
Offshore wind generated 9.9% of total energy in the UK in 2019, largely due to new capacity coming online, according to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The UK renewable electricity capacity was 47.4GW at the end of 2019, a 3GW or 6.9% increase on the year earli
CWind Taiwan, part of Global Marine Group, has taken steps in line with guidelines recently issued by the Taiwanese government and its UK parent company to cope with the effects of the now global COVID-19 pandemic.
EnBW reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 482.8 million in the Renewable Energies division in 2019, a 62.2% rise compared to the previous year. According to EnBW, the growth is due to the overall improvement in wind conditions at offshore and onshore wind farms in Germany, as well as due to earnings c
Global law firm Linklaters has advised Ørsted on the strategic partnership with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to establish a joint venture company, Choshi Offshore Wind Farm K.K., in Japan. The special purpose company has been established with the intention to bid for the expected public auct
ITPEnergised will support Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) on the Erebus 96 MW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea, the UK-based consultancy company informed via social media on 25 March.
Global recruitment company Atlas Professionals has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, which will predominantly focus on the expansion of offshore wind. Atlas’ established office in Singapore will be working in close cooperation with the branch, the company said. Renewables is an important and growi
PanGeo Subsea and ThayerMahan have entered a seabed survey partnership to provide the 3D SAS imagery to de-risk seabed construction operations in the offshore energy industry.
Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu Electric Power have completed the acquisition of the Dutch energy company Eneco. The two Japanese companies have now, through their special purpose company, Diamond Chubu Europe B.V, acquired all of the shares of Eneco. The total value of this acquisition is EUR 4.1
Ørsted’s construction projects are all progressing according to plans, the offshore wind developer reported on 25 March, referring to the current situation with the world fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched its Wind Digital Innovations Forum aimed at driving forward the digital transformation in the wind energy sector. The Forum, a joint initiative with the Digital Catapult, was launched in February and brings together owners/operators and asset man
Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology (TLC) has finalised a sub-supplier contract with MHI Vestas to manufacture blades for turbines to be delivered in upcoming Taiwanese projects. Building upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed in March 2018, MHI Vestas has signed a conditional contract with TL
Global Offshore has signed an export cable repair framework agreement with Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix (BBE), covering the Humber Gateway, Gwynt Y Môr and Thanet Offshore Transmission Owners (OTFOs). The framework agreement, which began in February, covers a total of 152km of export cable
Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding comprehensive cooperation for the construction of offshore wind farms in Japan. In light of recent regulations which promote offshore wind power generation in the genera
