The Scottish Government has increased its offshore wind target from the current 8 GW to 11 GW of capacity to be installed by 2030. The Scots also adopted a plan identifying suitable areas for commercial-scale offshore wind projects, which will inform the first seabed leasing process led by the Crown
Francisco Boshell, Renewable Energy Markets and Standards Analyst, IRENA, shared his views on the role of oceans as a sustainable resource supporting the global energy transition. Offshore renewables are the key to reach our climate and sustainable goals, according to Boshell, who highlighted offsho
Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted said that the construction of several U.S. projects is now highly likely to be pushed back due to delays in the permitting procedures. Ørsted’s CEO Henrik Poulsen said that the company is still waiting for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to decide
Trelleborg has secured a contract by Seaway 7 to provide its NjordGuard cable protection for Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The company will provide 281 NjordGuard cable protection systems for the inter-array power cables for 140 turbines, as well as the a
The U.S. state of Rhode Island is planning to issue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to 600 MW of new offshore wind energy. A draft RFP will be filed with state regulators this fall, and if approved, a final request is expected to be issued to the marketplace in early-2021. An
ASM Industries has begun the fabrication of 42 tower sections for the Siemens Gamesa turbines destined for the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind project. The fabrication activities began in September and will be taking place at ASM Offshore in Aveiro Port during the next months. “This is a very importa
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) is undertaking the concept foundation design for the first 200 MW of Phase 1 of the Phu Cuong Soc Trang offshore wind farm in Vietnam. As part of the study, GDG said it had undertaken an initial foundation screening and option assessment, followed by a more detai
Energy transition is not a fast and temporary thing, and its reach goes beyond the existing industries, their operations and transformations. Next generation of experts is working in the good old energy sector as it moves through the transition and to what it will become in the future. The Young Ene
Aker Offshore Wind and Aker BP have agreed to cooperate on realizing offshore wind in Norway at large scale, as well as accelerating the process of decarbonizing oil & gas assets. The parties plan to collaborate on concepts for the development of large offshore wind farms to enable effective offtake
The first session at the Offshore Energy 2020 event discussed offshore wind, but other offshore renewables as well. As we move to a more clean-energy-oriented world, cross-market collaboration and system integration get more attention. With using multiple technologies to tap into the offshore renewa
The following article is a guest post by Maren Strandevold, an energy lawyer and an associate at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. In response to the recent offshore wind announcement by the UK’s Prime Minister, Maren Strandevold discusses the need for adequate funding allocate
China’s MingYang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pecém Industrial Complex (CIPP) to develop a pilot offshore wind project in Brazil. The parties announced they are starting the pre-feasibility studies for the pilot wind farm that will be located off the coast of Pecé
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Geo Group with a contract for hydrographic support for offshore wind projects in Germany. Geo Ingenieurservice Nord-Ost will provide hydrographic support for pre-exploration of the ground for offshore wind projects in the German Ex
HOFOR and Lillebælt Vind have issued a few calls for tender prequalification over the past several days as part of their plans to build offshore/nearshore wind farms in the Øresund and Lillebælt areas in Denmark. The two Danish companies are currently jointly prequalifying engineering consultancies
