Offshore Wind
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December 12, 2023
Towards the end of November, the construction of the THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project for RWE officially started. The key-milestone steel-cutting ceremony took place at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam (Netherlands).
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December 06, 2023
The governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to offshore wind development within inland bays, making the province the principal beneficiary and regulatory lead for such projects.
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December 04, 2023
Mirny, the largest wind energy project ever initiated in Kazakhstan, will provide low-carbon electricity to over 1 million people, averting the emission of 3.5 million tons of CO2 annually in the country.
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November 21, 2023
Each wind turbine at the Hywind Tampen offshore park weighs as much as the Statue of Liberty and is linked to the seabed using powerful suction anchors. For Equinor ASA, the state-owned oil and gas giant that built them, they’re part of a bigger plan to use electricity to slash the carbon footprint of its product.
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November 19, 2023
Tokyo Gas Co. will invest in a $3.8 billion offshore wind fund set up by U.K.-based Octopus Energy Group Ltd., the Japanese city gas provider said.
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November 19, 2023
Labour has pledged to create a £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) fund for companies creating clean tech jobs in hydrogen, offshore wind and carbon capture and storage around the North Sea as leader Keir Starmer tries to win votes in Scotland.
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November 19, 2023
Japanese companies are dropping out of offshore wind projects in Taiwan, one of fastest growing markets for the technology, as rising costs and worsening delays plunge the industry into deeper trouble worldwide.
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November 13, 2023
Orsted is at the center of a crisis for the offshore wind industry with companies struggling to fund large developments.
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October 25, 2023
Seaway7’s scope of work covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 100 66kV inter-array cables, measuring approximately 200 km in length.
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October 24, 2023
The Feng Miao offshore wind project is located approximately 36 km off the coast of Taichung City on the Taiwanese west coast and has been awarded 500 MW grid capacity by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, with expected commissioning by 2027.
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October 23, 2023
The Attentive Energy project aims to develop more than 3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind located 54 miles from New York State and 42 miles from New Jersey shores.
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October 19, 2023
ONYX’s new Ever-Changing Winds report includes a global survey of wind turbine owner/operators summarizing the current challenges, trends and opportunities facing senior leaders in the wind industry as it continues its growth.
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October 17, 2023
The 1,075 MW offshore wind farm has the capacity to generate around 5 terawatt hours (TWh), or enough renewable electricity to power almost 1.6 million homes annually, equivalent to two-thirds of all Scottish homes.
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October 10, 2023
(WO) — The first turbine at the Dogger Bank wind farm in the British North Sea has generated power, supplying electricity to British homes, according to a statement from Equinor on October 10.
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October 10, 2023
Iberdrola SA is in talks to sell a 49% stake in a 300-megawatt portfolio of Portuguese renewable assets to Norway’s sovereign wealth fund.
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October 05, 2023
The quarterly Market Overview Report, published this week, highlights the negative impact of rising inflation, capital costs, and supply chain disruptions.
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September 29, 2023
Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham voicing his opposition to the installation of offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico after the Biden administration announced plans to auction off more than 300,000 acres for offshore wind energy.
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September 22, 2023
GUH has established the Subsea Cables Forum to bring the industry together to develop a roadmap for improving the quality, reliability, and insurability of cables, which is crucial to achieving global offshore wind ambitions.
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September 21, 2023
As a result of this project, floating offshore wind technology is being introduced as a new renewable generation technology in Spain's energy mix for the first time.
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September 18, 2023
World Oil visited with Balmoral’s Group Public Relations Manager Steve Gibb at Offshore Europe, just as he was wrapping up his career with the company.
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September 11, 2023
On Friday, an auction for contracts to build new wind farms received zero bids from developers. It’s the first time that’s happened since the current system was introduced almost a decade ago, and it raises major questions about the UK’s environmental targets.
