Tag: offshore

BlueFloat to develop 7.6 GW of offshore wind projects in the Philippines

BlueFloat to develop 7.6 GW of offshore wind projects in the Philippines

June 5, 2023 |

BlueFloat Energy, a Spanish offshore wind project developer, will construct a portfolio of 7.6 GW offshore wind projects in the Philippines. The portfolio will be spread throughout four locations: Central Luzon, South Luzon, Northern Luzon, and Southern Mindoro. Each of the sites, with a capacity ranging from 1.5 GW to 3.5 GW, has contracts with the corporation for wind energy service. In April 2023, a road map for the growth of offshore wind in the Philippines was published by the Department of Energy of the Philippines and the World Bank Group.

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Mainstream and partners plan to build 2.5 GW wind project in Australia

Mainstream and partners plan to build 2.5 GW wind project in Australia

May 31, 2023 |

AGL, DIRECT Infrastructure, Mainstream Renewable Power, and Reventus Power have joined forces to submit an application for the construction of a 2.5 GW offshore wind farm in Australia’s Gippsland region. The Bass Strait, the first offshore wind zone approved by the Australian government, will act as the site for the proposed offshore wind project. Reportedly, the 15,000 sq km zone will expand employment prospects and produce 10 GW of renewable energy annually.

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DEME Offshore wins three contracts for 500 MW French offshore wind farm

DEME Offshore wins three contracts for 500 MW French offshore wind farm

May 4, 2023 |

DEME Offshore, a Belgian offshore services provider, has won three contracts for the 500 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm, which will be built in the English Channel off the coast of France. DEME Offshore was chosen by the owners of Dieppe Le Tréport, which included Ocean Winds – a joint venture owned by Engie and EDPR – Sumitomo, and Banque des Territoires.

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Greenvolt and Bluefloat partner to construct floating wind projects off the Portugal coast

Greenvolt and Bluefloat partner to construct floating wind projects off the Portugal coast

April 27, 2023 |

Greenvolt, a renewable energy firm, has teamed up with Bluefloat Energy to construct offshore wind projects off the coast of Portugal. The agreement will combine the local development and permission expertise of Greenvolt with the technical expertise of Bluefloat Energy in offshore floating wind. Portugal has been a pioneer in the deployment of floating offshore wind projects, which have been described as a critical pillar in the EU’s decarbonisation strategy. Portugal aims to have 10 GW of installed capacity by the end of this decade, and the most recent partnership is likely to aid in that effort.

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Vestas secures 238 MW wind turbine order in Japan

Vestas secures 238 MW wind turbine order in Japan

April 25, 2023 |

Vestas has received a 238 MW wind turbine supply contract from Hibiki Wind Energy for its Kitakyushu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm project in Japan. The offshore facility, which is right next to Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture, will be equipped with 25 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines, which are the strongest in use in Japan. A long-term active output management 5000 service contract was also signed with Vestas for the wind farm. The order is anticipated to boost the company’s presence in the country’s offshore wind energy sector.

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UK, Netherlands plan 2 GW cross-border offshore wind link

UK, Netherlands plan 2 GW cross-border offshore wind link

April 24, 2023 |

National Grid and TenneT have unveiled plans for LionLink, an innovative cross-border direct current cable that will connect offshore wind between the UK and the Netherlands.  The LionLink project is a multi-purpose or hybrid interconnector that will connect up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity between the British and Dutch electricity systems. It will be only the second hybrid interconnector in the world and significantly larger than its predecessor, Germany and Denmark’s 400 MW Kriegers Flag link that connects two offshore substations in the Baltic Sea.

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Siemens Gamesa debuts a wind turbine tower made of sustainable steel

Siemens Gamesa debuts a wind turbine tower made of sustainable steel

April 24, 2023 |

RWE, a German utility, plans to use GreenerTower from Spanish wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa for its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark. The new wind turbine tower is said to be made of sustainable steel. Steel plates make up over 80 per cent of the towers. The fabrication of the plates uses 63 per cent less carbon than the production of conventional steel. A maximum of 0.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions per tonne is permitted while maintaining the steel’s quality and properties.

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TenneT awards $32 billion contracts for North Sea grid development

TenneT awards $32 billion contracts for North Sea grid development

April 21, 2023 |

TenneT, the German transmission system operator, has granted $32 billion in contracts to three consortia for the development of North Sea offshore grid connections. The contracts, which cover the production and installation of 14 offshore grid connection systems, were signed with the consortia of GE/Sembcorp, GE/McDermott, and Siemens Energy/Dragados. This will produce enough offshore power transmission capacity from the German and Dutch North Seas to power 28 large-scale power plants.

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RWE and Northland Power sign Hellenic Cables as preferred supplier for the Nordseecluster

RWE and Northland Power sign Hellenic Cables as preferred supplier for the Nordseecluster

April 21, 2023 |

RWE and Northland Power, the owners of Nordseecluster, have chosen Hellenic Cables as the preferred provider for the cluster of four offshore wind farms. Nordseecluster will be erected in two parts, Nordseecluster A and B, with RWE and Northland owning 51 per cent and 49 per cent, respectively. Phase One has two wind farms with a combined capacity of 660 MW and is currently applying for permits.

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Skyborn Renewables plans to build 3.9 GW wind farm in  Sweden

Skyborn Renewables plans to build 3.9 GW wind farm in  Sweden

April 14, 2023 |

Skyborn Renewables has applied to the Swedish government for permission to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.9 GW Eystrasalt project in the Bothnian Sea. Reportedly, the project area has been chosen, among other things, because of the good wind conditions and the favorable sea depth, but also the proximity to both Finland and northern Sweden.

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Ocean Breeze Energy and RWE reach PPA for 400 MW offshore wind farm

Ocean Breeze Energy and RWE reach PPA for 400 MW offshore wind farm

April 13, 2023 |

Ocean Breeze Energy, owner and operator of the 400 MW BARD Offshore 1 wind farm, and RWE Supply & Trading have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA). Beginning in April 2023, RWE Supply & Trading will begin marketing the renewable energy produced by the facility through a direct marketing scheme. The contract runs until the end of this decade. The supply will progressively shift to a fixed pricing regime starting in 2026.

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IberBlue Wind plans to construct 1.9 GW offshore wind projects

IberBlue Wind plans to construct 1.9 GW offshore wind projects

April 11, 2023 |

IberBlue Wind, an offshore floating wind farm developer, has announced the development of two projects with 1.96 GW installed capacity off the shores of Spain and Portugal. The two plants, Juan Sebastián Elcano and Creoula, will be built offshore from Pontevedra and Viana do Castelo. With a combined installed capacity of more than 1.4 GW, Creoula will have 80 turbines with a capacity of 18 MW, compared to 29 turbines at Juan Sebastián Elcano, an offshore facility with a 522 MW capacity.

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Vestas secures 1.3 GW wind turbine order in Brazil

Vestas secures 1.3 GW wind turbine order in Brazil

March 31, 2023 |

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has received a 1.3GW order from Casa dos Ventos, a Brazilian green projects developer. The wind turbines will be installed at two wind farms: the 756MW Serra do Tigre wind park in Rio Grande do Norte and the 554MW Babilônia Centro project in Bahia. Vestas will supply, install, operate, and maintain 168 V150-4.5MW turbines for the Serra do Tigre project and 123 turbines for the Babilônia Centro project.

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Norwegian government launches first tenders for offshore wind power

Norwegian government launches first tenders for offshore wind power

March 30, 2023 |

The Norwegian government has opened the first national bids for the construction of offshore wind farms. The government is asking for bids for two areas on the Norwegian continental shelf, Srlige Nordsj II and Utsira Nord. The first tenders mark a huge step towards Norway’s ambition to produce 30 GW of offshore wind by 2040.

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ScottishPower awards $1.6 million wind turbine contract to Siemens Gamesa

ScottishPower awards $1.6 million wind turbine contract to Siemens Gamesa

March 30, 2023 |

ScottishPower, a division of Iberdrola, has given Siemens Gamesa a $1.6 billion deal for the supply of wind turbines for its 1.4 GW East Anglia Three (EA3) offshore wind farm. According to the agreement, Siemens Gamesa will provide 95 wind turbines with a 14.7 MW power each for the wind farm that will be built in the Southern North Sea of the UK. EA3, which belongs to the East Anglia zone, is owned by ScottishPower. The project started onshore building in July 2022.

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<strong>OX2 to construct 1.9 GW offshore energy hub in Baltic Sea</strong>

OX2 to construct 1.9 GW offshore energy hub in Baltic Sea

March 27, 2023 |

OX2, a Swedish renewable project developer, has begun construction on a 1.9 GW energy hub called Neptunus in the southern Baltic Sea. The hub, which will be situated in the Swedish economic zone, will be able to generate both electricity and hydrogen. It will include offshore wind turbines as well as equipment for converting electricity to hydrogen. Neptunus will be able to produce 8TWh of power annually, which is equal to 5 per cent of Sweden’s annual electricity consumption.

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<strong>Japan’s JERA to acquire Virya Energy for $1.7 billion</strong>

Japan’s JERA to acquire Virya Energy for $1.7 billion

March 22, 2023 |

JERA, a Japanese energy company, has signed an agreement with Virya Energy to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind, Belgium’s top offshore wind company, in a $1.7 billion deal.  JERA is a partnership between Chubu Electric Power Company and Tokyo Electric Power Company.

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<strong>Netherlands plans 500 MW hydrogen-from-offshore wind project</strong>

Netherlands plans 500 MW hydrogen-from-offshore wind project

March 21, 2023 |

The Government of the Netherlands has announced plans to use offshore wind power to produce significant amounts of offshore hydrogen. The project will be built in the North of the Wadden Islands wind energy sector and will have a capacity for electrolysis of about 500 MW. It is anticipated to start operating in 2031. Reportely, the site also offers the possibility to reuse an existing natural gas pipeline to send hydrogen ashore. The project will be the first to connect to Gasunie’s offshore hydrogen network, details of which will be decided this year, according to the announcement

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<strong>BlackRock’s CFP fund acquires stake in 310 MW wind farm in Kenya</strong>

BlackRock’s CFP fund acquires stake in 310 MW wind farm in Kenya

March 17, 2023 |

Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), a BlackRock Alternatives-managed fund, has acquired a 31.25 per cent stake in Lake Turkana Wind Power, a 310 MW wind project in Kenya. For an undisclosed sum, the stake was bought from Vestas, Finnfund, and the Investment Fund for Developing Countries. According to a regulatory filing published in Kenyan press, the Lake Turkana Wind Power project is located in Kenya’s far north region and is equipped with 365 wind turbines.

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<strong>Vestas receives 373 MW wind turbine contract in South Africa</strong>

Vestas receives 373 MW wind turbine contract in South Africa

March 17, 2023 |

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has received a 373 MW wind turbine contract from Red Rocket, a South African independent power producer. The company will provide five V162-6.2MW Enventus turbines, 12 V163-4.5MW turbines, and 64 V150-4.5MW wind turbines. The turbines will be installed at the Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind parks, which are located in South Africa’s Western and Eastern Capes. Vestas intends to deliver and commission the wind turbines by 2024.

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