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(OW) The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision. The Swedish government will not grant Vattenfall permission to build and operate the wind farm located offshore Halmstad, saying that ”the applicant has... Continue Reading →
(epbr) “The wind and the strength of our seas place us in a privileged position for the installation of wind energy projects, which will allow us to be the first country in Latin America to produce this energy offshore”, said the Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, Irene Vélez, at the end of May,... Continue Reading →
(OET) Fugro has reported a revenue of over €1 billion for the first half of 2023, representing a 24.1% growth from €833 million in the first half of 2022, said to be due to continued high client demand in energy markets, in particular for offshore wind site characterization solutions and related nearshore activities. In 1H... Continue Reading →
(OE) Subsea 7's recently delivered Seaway Alfa Lift offshore wind foundation installation vessel is in transit to Europe and is expected to join Subsea 7's fleet in the third quarter of 2023. The semi-submersible heavy installation vessel, designed by Ulstein, will be used to install the next-generation XXL offshore wind foundations. The newbuild heavy lift... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Germany raised installed offshore wind capacity by 3.1% to 8,385 megawatts (MW) in the first half of 2023, industry lobbies said on Tuesday, demanding better revenue guarantees to maintain a build-out pace and ensure it will reach a 30,000 MW target by 2030. Wind power is central to Germany's transition to renewable energy as... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore installation firm DEME Offshore said Tuesday it had installed the approximately 3,000 ton offshore substation for the Vineyard Wind 1 project - the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. "The installation of the offshore substation, a first in the US, took place after months of preparation with collaboration and dedication... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first phase of what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank in the UK - is expected to start producing electricity "during summer." This is according to Equinor, a Norwegian energy giant that is a partner in the project. Other partners are SSE and Vårgrønn. "At the world’s... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Spanish utility Iberdrola has sold a 49% stake in its 476 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in German waters in the Baltic Sea to Abu Dhabi's Masdar for about 375 million euros ($414.5 million), it said on Wednesday. Iberdrola said that the deal pegged the total value of the so-called Baltic Eagle project, which... Continue Reading →
(OM) Seaway7 recently concluded its scope on SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies's Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, after almost two years of offshore construction. The EPCI scope for both foundations and cables on the project was one of the largest contract scopes delivered in offshore wind to date. Seaway7 implemented suction bucket foundation technology on jackets to overcome the difficult... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The government of Rio de Janeiro announced its intention to develop a first pilot project for offshore wind power generation, to test the technical viability and development potential of large-scale projects. The work will be coordinated by the State Secretariat for Energy and Economy of the Sea. “The pilot project is essential for evaluating,... Continue Reading →
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