Equinor and Naturgy have partnered up and entered a development agreement prior to Spain’s first upcoming offshore wind auction off the coast of the Canary Islands. The Spanish government aims to transform its energy mix and plans to develop up to 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The first Spanish off
GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and CDP Equity for the production of energy from renewable sources, and CI IV, a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), have signed an agreement to develop two floating offshore wind farms in Sicily and Sardinia. Both projects are l
Ørsted has joined a floating wind joint venture set up by Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7 and is acquiring a majority stake in the Salamander project offshore Scotland. The 100 MW Salamander project is a stepping-stone floating wind project off the east coast of Scotland, designed to provide the Scot
Wind farm developer SSE Renewables has teamed up with Microsoft and Avanade on a project which the company says could change the way offshore wind farms are developed in the Netherlands. SSE Renewables is participating in the Hollandse Kust (west) tenders which include a focus on how innovation can
Ørsted and Eversource have announced that HeliService USA has been awarded the contract for helicopter crew change operations for the two companies’ joint venture offshore wind projects in the Northeast United States. HeliService USA will use the Leonardo AW169 helicopters to support Ørsted and Ever
The Australian government has identified the Bass Strait off Gippsland as Australia’s first priority area to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments. This area has comparatively favourable wind conditions, investor interest, indications of support from the State Government, and ha
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice for the provision of integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to the Energy Island projects. Denmark plans to build an artificial Energy Island in the North Sea and another Energy Island on the existing Bo
The Seattle-based offshore wind developer, Trident Winds Inc., has submitted an unsolicited lease request to the US Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) for a commercial lease to pursue the permitting, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of the first floating offshore wind
Offshore wind developer Vattenfall and De Rijke Noordzee (The Rich North Sea) are jointly investigating the effect of water replenishment holes in wind turbine foundations on the surrounding sea life. The research is being carried out on Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm, the world’s
Equinor South Korea Co Ltd has selected the engineering and technology company, Technip Energies, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the 800 MW Firefly floating wind project offshore South Korea. The FEED contract covers the engineering of the floating wind turbine substructures
Irish investment company Greencoat Renewables PLC has signed an agreement to acquire 50 per cent of the 312 MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. Greencoat Renewables will acquire the stake from Kirkbi A/S (31.5 per cent) and William Demant Invest A/S (18.5 per cent) for a total cash
On 31 March, the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) approved a package of laws for the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea and gave the green light to the country’s first offshore wind farm. The bill now adopted by the Seimas are amendments to the Laws on Renewable Energy and Electrici
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has granted development consent to ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms. East Anglia One North, located 36 kilometres from its nearest point to the Port of Lowes
The first of the 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD wind turbines has been installed at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm project offshore Taiwan. The first batch of turbine components was transported from the Port of Taichung, and the first turbine was installed at the site by Seajack Scyll
