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Iberdrola has received a production license from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology of Portugal (DGEG), taking another step towards the construction of the largest wind farm in Portugal. Located in the districts of Vila Real and Braga, in northern Portugal, with a total investment of around €350 million, this project reinforces Iberdrola's commitment... Continue Reading →
JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, part of the TFKable Group, has been awarded a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. JDR's comprehensive scope of work covers 176 wind turbines and three offshore substations. It includes pull—in, termination,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Vestas has received a firm order for RWE’s 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in Germany. The order includes 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and Vestas is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. Upon completion, Vestas will also service the asset under a five-year service agreement followed by a... Continue Reading →
(offshore-mag.com) Ocean Winds (OW), the joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte to support development of an offshore wind energy industry in Brazil. Since 2020, OW has registered five offshore wind energy project proposals with environmental agency IBAMA for a total capacity... Continue Reading →
(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 →
(OE) DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design, with key focus on floating offshore energy solutions. Under the MoU, DNV will provide Seatrium with expert advice on market and regulatory trends, emerging technologies, and best... Continue Reading →
(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 →
(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 →
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 →
(Reuters) - Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country's next president, major players in the wind energy sector Vestas and Orsted said on Tuesday. Offshore wind developers have seen profits shrink in recent years due to rising raw material costs, high interest rates, inadequate grid connections, supply chain bottlenecks,... Continue Reading →
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