(offshoreWIND.biz) The first of three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France has started delivering megawatt-hours of power to the national electricity grid. Located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, the Provence Grand Large floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8... Continue Reading →
South Korea’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power
(offshoreWIND.biz) The 96 MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea, jointly developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), SK Innovation E&S, and Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), has delivered its first power. Construction on the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project started in early 2023, with turbine installation commencing in September 2024. Located off the coast... Continue Reading →
12 Developers in Running for Four New Offshore Wind Sites in France
(offshoreWIND.biz) The French government has pre-qualified twelve candidates for the AO9 tender, which offers four new sites for offshore wind development, one off South Brittany, two in the Mediterranean and one in the French South Atlantic region. France opened the tendering procedure in July 2024 and has now completed the first of its three phases. Competitive dialogue... Continue Reading →
The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers
(cleantechnica.com) The offshore wind industry has planted tens of thousands of turbines in coastal waters around the world since the early 2000s. That’s a good start, but it’s just a start. New offshore floating wind technology is beginning to hit the market, extending the reach of wind turbines into new territory and providing new opportunities... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa Bags GBP 1 Billion Turbine Contract for East Anglia Two
(offshoreWIND.biz) ScottishPower has awarded Siemens Gamesa a turbine contract worth more than GBP 1 billion for its 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 236 metres, for ScottishPower’s third... Continue Reading →
Entrion Secures US Patent for Monopile that Can Be Installed in Water Depths of Up to 100 Metres
(offshoreWIND.biz) Norwegian company Entrion Wind has been issued a US patent for its Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile, which combines fixed and floating platform technologies. The technology can extend the water depths for monopile foundations to up to 100 metres, according to the company. Entrion Wind plans to commercially roll out the FRP monopile in... Continue Reading →
BOEM Completes SouthCoast Wind Environmental Review
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project available. If approved, the project could generate up to 2.4GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 800,000 homes. The SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC proposal includes up to 147 wind turbine... Continue Reading →
Swiss asset manager EIP lifts stake in Eni’s Plenitude to 10%
(Reuters) - Swiss asset manager Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) will raise its stake in Eni's Plenitude unit to 10%, in a deal that values the group's retail and renewable business at more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) including debt. The Italian energy group said in a statement on Monday that EIP had agreed to subscribe... Continue Reading →
Chile losing global green hydrogen head-start, companies say
(Reuters) - Industry insiders are worried Chile is falling behind the global green hydrogen race despite having a head-start due to its strong renewable energy matrix and geographic advantage to export to Asian markets. In a panel about energy transition in Santiago, companies betting billions on green hydrogen in the Andean nation said lengthy permitting... Continue Reading →
EDP’s profit rises 14% to beat estimates, helped by rainfall, Brazil
(Reuters) - Portugal's largest utility EDP posted on Thursday a stronger-than-expected 14% rise in nine-month net consolidated profit, benefiting from strong rainfall in Iberia and additional earnings from its Brazilian unit after a full takeover. EDP pocketed a net 1.08 billion euros ($1.17 billion), beating the average analysts' forecast of 993 million euros in an... Continue Reading →