Tag Archives: offshore wind farms

Vattenfall and BASF Forge Green Partnership for German Offshore Wind Farms

(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall and BASF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farm projects in the German North Sea. BASF is set to acquire a 49% stake in these projects, which … Read the full press release

DNV Supports KREDO Offshore in Offshore Wind Measurement Project for South Korean Green Energy

(IN BRIEF) DNV, a leading energy expert and assurance provider, is collaborating with KREDO Offshore, a Korean renewable energy developer, to advance offshore wind farm projects in South Korea. DNV is overseeing the deployment and monitoring of seven Floating Lidar … Read the full press release

DNV Awarded Certification Contract for Equinor and Polenergia’s Baltyk II and Baltyk III Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

(IN BRIEF) DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has secured a contract from the joint ventures of Equinor and Polenergia S.A., MFW Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III sp. z o.o., to certify the Baltyk … Read the full press release

RWE Gains Approval for 900 MW Offshore Wind Farms in German North Sea to Drive Green Energy Expansion

(IN BRIEF) RWE has been granted awards by the German Federal Network Agency for two wind farm sites, N-3.6 and N-3.5, within the Nordseecluster B in the German North Sea. The company intends to develop, build, and operate two wind … Read the full press release

RWE Secures Control of Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Project, Accelerating Renewable Energy Expansion

(IN BRIEF) RWE, a global renewable energy company, has acquired full ownership of the Nordseecluster, a 1.6-gigawatt cluster of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The cluster, consisting of four sites, was previously co-developed with Northland Power, which … Read the full press release

RWE Advances Growing Green Ambitions: Expands Renewable Energy Holdings and Achieves Strong Q1 Performance

(IN BRIEF) RWE, the European energy company, is rapidly implementing its Growing Green strategy with substantial investments in the first quarter of 2023. The company added 4.9 GW to its green portfolio, spending €8.0 billion on acquisitions, including the Con … Read the full press release

DNV-SE-0190: The World’s First Document to Certify Energy Islands and Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

(IN BRIEF) DNV has released an updated version of its service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190, which is the first of its kind to address the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland. The update incorporates country-specific … Read the full press release

Ørsted secures long-term revenues for Taiwan offshore wind farms with corporate power purchase agreement

(IN BRIEF) Ørsted has announced the final investment decision (FID) for its Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, with a completion timeline set for the end of 2025. The 920 MW grid capacity of the wind … Read the full press release

EnBW Secures €600 Million Loan from EIB for He Dreiht Wind Farm

(IN BRIEF) EnBW, a German utility, will receive a €600 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the construction of the He Dreiht wind farm in the North Sea. The wind farm will consist of 64 turbines … Read the full press release

EnBW and DLR’s research project on drone operations in offshore wind farms funded by German Federal Ministry

(IN BRIEF) EnBW is presenting its research project on the use of transport drones in the maintenance of offshore wind farms and calling on drone manufacturers and service providers to enter the “Offshore Drone Challenge” at Amsterdam Drone Week 2023. … Read the full press release

TenneT selects Dura Vermeer, BAM Infra Nederland, and Visser & Smit Bouw for 2GW land-based station construction in the Netherlands

(IN BRIEF) TenneT, the Dutch transmission system operator, has chosen Dura Vermeer, BAM Infra Nederland, and Visser & Smit Bouw to undertake the civil engineering works for land-based stations for 2GW offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. The new 2GW … Read the full press release

ABL to Ensure Safe and Efficient Construction of Two Major French Offshore Wind Projects

(IN BRIEF) ABL Group’s Paris office has won contracts to provide marine warranty survey services for the development of two French offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 1 GW. ABL will review and approve operations for substation … Read the full press release

Vattenfall unveils positive results of the first large-scale seabed survey with uncrewed surface vessels

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 28-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish government-owned multinational power company, has announced it conducted a large-scale seabed survey using uncrewed surface vessels at several of its offshore wind farms in Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. The … Read the full press release

Conformity Statements by DNV confirms the safe and reliable design basis for two offshore wind farms part of Nordseecluster, a joint wind projects of RWE and Northland Power

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 29-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that the company has issued Conformity Statements for two offshore wind farms part of the Nordseecluster, a joint wind project of RWE and … Read the full press release

Iberdrola, the Spanish leader in clean energy, sells 49 percent stake in its first operational offshore wind farm in Germany for EUR 700 million

(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 14-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Iberdrola (BME: IBE), a Spanish multinational leader in clean energy and a pioneer in the deployment of smart grids, has announced the sale of  49 percent stake in its first operational offshore wind … Read the full press release

Iberdrola, der spanische Marktführer für saubere Energie, verkauft 49 Prozent der Anteile an seinem ersten in Betrieb befindlichen Offshore-Windpark in Deutschland für 700 Millionen Euro

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) BILBAO, 14-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Iberdrola (BME: IBE), ein spanischer multinationaler Marktführer im Bereich saubere Energie und a Pionier im Einsatz von Smart Grids, hat den Verkauf von  49-prozentige Beteiligung an seinem ersten in Betrieb befindlichen Offshore-Windpark in Deutschland, … Read the full press release

Equinor: Empire Offshore Wind will rely on plug-in hybrid service operations vessel by Edison Chouest Offshore

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 12-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced that its joint venture with bp, the Empire Offshore Wind, will rely … Read the full press release

Equinor: Empire Offshore Wind se basará en el buque de operaciones de servicio híbrido enchufable de Edison Chouest Offshore

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) STAVANGER, 12-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), una empresa de petróleo, gas , empresa de energía eólica y solar activa en más de 30 mercados a nivel mundial, ha anunciado que su empresa conjunta con … Read the full press release

EnBW and the German Aerospace Center join forces on a Government funded research on the use of drones to service offshore wind farms

(PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART/ HAMBURG, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, a publicly-traded electric utilities company and Energiekontor AG, wind farms and solar parks developer, and DLR, Germany’s research centre for aeronautics and space, have announced a new three … Read the full press release

DNV signs a classification contract for two new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) at the Nor-Shipping trade fair

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, Norway, 6-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced the signature of a classification contract for two new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) during the Nor-Shipping trade fair with Edda Wind, … Read the full press release

Offshore wind: Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard lands EUR 140 million contract from Norwegian company Norwind Offshore

(PRESS RELEASE) TRIESTE, 5-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Fincantieri S.p.A., one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, has announced that its subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts for the design and … Read the full press release

DNV announces collaborative research project to develop automated verification of inspection data from offshore wind farms

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, Norway, 13-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV announces the launch of a new collaborative research project in partnership with the University of Bristol and Percepetual Robotics to develop an automated data processing procedure for verification of detected wind … Read the full press release

wpd selects Nordex wind turbines for its 188 MW wind farm project in Finland

(PRESS RELEASE) BREMEN, 11-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd announces that it has selected which turbine type will be installed in the 188 MW project “Karhunnevankangas” in the western Finnish region of Österbotten. wpd relies on the proven partnership with the … Read the full press release

Vattenfall’s construction plans for Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farm projects gets approval from The Danish Energy Agency

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 14-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattendall announces that it has received permission for the construction work on the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord from the Danish Energy Agency. The Danish Energy Agency’s decision constitutes a stamp … Read the full press release

Ørsted and Yara partner to replace fossil hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in the production of ammonia

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 5-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara (OTCMKTS: YARIY), a Norwegian chemical company leader in the production of fertilizers, has announced it will partner with Ørsted (CPH: ORSTED), the world’s leading offshore wind developer, over developing a pioneering project … Read the full press release

wpd signs Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Colorado based Ball Corporation for its Corralnuevo wind farm

(PRESS RELEASE) BREMEN, 28-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German developer and operator of onshore and offshore wind farms wpd has announced it achieved a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for its project company for the onshore wind farm project “Corralnuevo” with the … Read the full press release

NWO: Technology Area (TA) projects in the Chemicals, Agri&Food, and Energy sectors scheduled to start in 2020

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Three Technology Area (TA) projects are scheduled to start in 2020. A consortium led by Geert-Jan Boons (Utrecht University) will link allergenic proteins to complex sugars to open new avenues for preventing … Read the full press release

Offshore wind energy in Europe as of 2019: 105 wind farms across 11 countries with a total capacity of 18.5 GW

(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 7-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — According to new data made public by WindEurope, the size and scale of offshore wind continues to rise in Europe. As of February 2019, Europe already has 105 offshore wind farms across 11 countries with a … Read the full press release