The offshore wind industry should abandon the practice of awarding separate leases for offshore wind farms of up to 1GW each and instead start developing large, integrated projects of up to 10GW to lower cost, create value across the supply chain, and stimulate economic growth, Mark Gainsborough Exe
Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc. will acquire 49.89 percent of the shares in the 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm project, while EnBW will retain the remaining 50.1 percent.
The first oil & gas company to be awarded a SCORE grant to diversify into renewables will use it to create 13 new jobs.
Europe remains the undisputed leader in offshore wind, and is ready to offer its expertise and know-how to emerging high-potential markets like the USA and Taiwan, panelists at a conference session discussing global market developments at Offshore Wind Energy 2017 in London said.
A new wind turbine installation and maintenance technology being developed by SENSE Offshore Limited could cut the cost of energy from future deepwater sites by around 9% and from nearshore sites by 4%, the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst study shows.
UK port operator Peel Ports Group and A&P Group, a ship repair, defence, conversion and marine specialist, have announced a strategic partnership at the Peel Ports Great Yarmouth to bolster the service offering to East of England’s thriving offshore energy sector.
Statoil has identified Japan the U.S. states of California and Hawaii as prime markets for the development of floating wind farms, Irene Rummelhoff, the Norwegian energy company’s head of New Energy Solutions told Reuters.
Eneco Offshore Wind B.V. has issued a call for tenders for offshore exchange and commissioning services for main component replacements on the wind turbines at the Prinses Amaliawindpark (Princess Amalia Wind Farm ).
Offshore Project Support (OPS) has signed a collaborating agreement with the UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to set up marine coordination centres in the Port of Den Helder and the Port of Eemshaven.
French floating offshore wind developer Ideol has raised an additional EUR 8 million in financing to boost growth and accelerate international development.
830 wind turbines are currently under construction off the UK and seven new sites are expected to reach first power by the end of the year, according to the Offshore Wind Operational Report published by The Crown Estate.
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will work together to prioritise SPR’s innovation needs for its portfolio of offshore wind projects, and identify the high growth UK companies with the potential solutions to solve these challenges.
The governments of Germany, Belgium and Denmark came together with offshore wind industry captains in signing a Joint Statement to further the deployment of offshore wind energy in Europe.
A European consortium has launched a new four-year project, ‘Inn2POWER’ – Innovation to Push Offshore Wind Energy Regions – inviting offshore wind companies and supply chains to explore collaborations across the North Sea region.
