South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed an agreement with the government of North Jeolla Province to cooperate on the construction of a 2.4 GW offshore wind project. The project will be developed off the southwestern coast between Gochang County and Buan County, with expected
Poland’s Parliamentary Commission for Energy, Climate and State Assets has completed the first reading of the draft offshore wind bill. The draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea was adopted by the Council of Ministers at the end of November and shortly after
The Netherlands-headquartered Ventolines has signed on as the offshore wind expertise partner for the Mayflower Wind project in Massachusetts. Ventolines will provide transport and installation expertise on the substation, foundations, inter-array cables, and wind turbines. The Dutch company has als
Vattenfall has issued a call for competition seeking crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany. The selected party will be in charge of the 2021 spring and summer service campaigns at the two wind farms. The CTV will be based in the Esbjerg harbo
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has entered into a partnership with South Jersey Industries (SJI) to collaborate on a green hydrogen pilot project in New Jersey. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore using the excess electricity generated from offshore wind projects to
The Netherlands and Denmark have signed an Agreement of Intent (AoI) to together explore opportunities for an offshore energy hub in the North Sea. Under the deal, TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet will carry out further research on the development of the joint energy hub for connecting offshore wind fa
RWE Renewables has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with E.ON UK for the electricity produced by the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. E.ON UK will offtake 100% of the project’s electricity from 2022 until 2035, which also includes the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs). The
EnBW has awarded Bureau Veritas with the contract for project certification of the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. Bureau Veritas will be responsible for certification of the turbines and foundations in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH
SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone is currently transporting nine monopiles from the Netherlands to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan, the company reported via social media. SAL said it had been entrusted to transport the heaviest monopiles with weights up to 883 metric tons and lengths over 78
Denmark and Germany have entered into an agreement to strengthen their cooperation on offshore wind and innovative energy hubs. The agreement is the starting point for further cooperation to explore the design of possible joint projects, and in this context, cooperation on the energy hubs in the Nor
Avangrid Renewables has submitted a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to the federal U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the first phase of its Kitty Hawk offshore wind project. The COP also includes findings from an economic impact study (EIS), which anticipates that Kitty Hawk w
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) is leading an international business development mission to the UK to help businesses from Atlantic Canada explore opportunities in the offshore wind industry. NEIA’s virtual mission is taking a geographic approach over the cour
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted permission for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind projects. The decisions come after the assessment of the supplementary environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for the two wind farms. The go-ahead allows Vattenfall to start the pro
Energinet has awarded KPMG with a contract for offshore wind market engagement support services for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) project. KPMG will collaborate with the market to lead, refine and structure the plan of approach for the offshore market engagement, as well as prepare and assist
