Enbridge Inc. said Tuesday that the French government had selected EDF Renewables and Maple Power to develop the future Normandy offshore wind farm (Centre Manche 1), with an expected installed capacity of 1 GW. EDF Renewables is a subsidiary of the French utility EDF Group, and Maple Power is Enbridge's joint venture with Canada Pension... Continue Reading →
Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two ‘large’ Offshore Wind Projects in United States
Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet said Monday it had secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects for undisclosed clients in the United States, both of which begin in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, load-out, handling, and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the... Continue Reading →
Ampelmann Secures Six New Contracts in US Offshore Wind Market
Dutch offshore crew transfer equipment specialist Ampelmann said Tuesday it had signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024, and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off New England's coast. "In the coming year,... Continue Reading →
Macquarie’s Corio says Victoria can double its offshore wind green dream in Australia
The head of the Macquarie Group company that aims to be one of the biggest offshore wind players in the world says that Victoria could easily beats its ambitious offshore wind targets, and has flagged massive turbines of up to 20MW will be installed in coastal waters. Jonathon Cole is the CEO of Corio Generation,... Continue Reading →
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, Subsea7 win Scottish floating offshore wind lease
(WO) — Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has been offered an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project, located 35km off Peterhead, is designed to provide Scotland and its supply chain... Continue Reading →
Japan’s TEPCO to develop 1.9 GW floating wind power in Scotland
(Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) (9501.T) said on Monday that it had won the rights to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects in Scotland together with Norway-based company Vargronn. Many once-conventional energy and power companies around the globe are switching their attention to renewable energy, such... Continue Reading →
Record new wind capacity to be installed by 2027 – GWEC report
(Reuters) - A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027 but policymakers need to ensure supply chain bottlenecks do not slow growth to avoid missing climate targets, according to an industry report released on Monday. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report said policies have set the... Continue Reading →
French Gov’t Selects Corio, Qair JV for Two Offshore Wind Tenders
The French government has selected Energies du Méridien, a new offshore wind consortium comprising Corio Generation and Qair, to take part in upcoming offshore wind project tenders totaling about 2.5 GW. French Directorate General for Energy and Climate has shortlisted the consortium for two fixed-bottom offshore wind tenders that were launched in parallel in December... Continue Reading →
Crown Estate Scotland Selects 13 Offshore Wind Projects to Decarbonize Oil Platforms
(OE) Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly. Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements. INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing aims to attract investment in innovative offshore wind projects in Scottish waters,... Continue Reading →
RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Starts Regular Operation
German offshore wind developer RWE said Thursday that its offshore wind farm Kaskasi, located around 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, Germany, had officially started regular operation. With an installed capacity of 342 megawatts (MW), Kaskasi can supply the equivalent of over 400,000 households with electricity. The 38 wind turbines of Kaskasi were... Continue Reading →