Offshore wind news

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German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid...

For each of the four sites more than one company pledged to build without any state support, triggering an additional “dynamic bidding procedure”. The procedure required developers to enter a second round of uncapped negative bidding. Bids were awarded on the basis of price only.

Negative bidding creates additional costs for offshore wind developers. These costs must be passed on. Either to the supply chain which is already struggling with inflation and surging input costs. Or to the consumers who already face higher electricity prices and costs of living.

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Green light for Poland's $5bn offshore wind project - Splash247

DEME firms up landmark offshore wind farm contract in Poland - Splash247

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It is happening everywhere:

CIP and SK E&S press ahead with South Korean 99 MW offshore wind farm -...

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Royal IHC secures launch customer for surface-fed amphibious jetter

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World’s largest offshore wind farm sends first power to UK grid

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Volvo signs up for offshore wind power - Splash247

“The world is facing a massive challenge due to the climate crisis. Volvo Cars has a goal to only sell fully electric cars by 2030. We are working hard to reduce the carbon footprint of the entire lifecycle of the car, including the electricity used to manufacture the cars and their batteries. By committing to electricity from offshore wind power outside Hisingen, we want to secure our access to locally produced, renewable electricity at a reasonable cost,” said Johan Lannering, head of strategic collaborations at Volvo Cars.

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Ørsted may have to pull out of the US but it is still busy in the rest of the world:

Ørsted signs deal to sell 50% stake in third German offshore wind farm to...

With a capacity of 253 MW the wind farm was awarded to Ørsted in 2017 and 2018 as two separate projects with a weighted average feed-in tariff of €81 per MWh. Gode Wind 3 is currently under construction alongside the Borkum Riffgrund 3 project, where Ørsted and Glennmont are already equal owners. Glennmont also co-owns Ørsted’s Gode Wind 1.

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Reach Subsea inks cable survey deal with NKT - Splash247

Reach has ramped up its capacity significantly over the last couple of years to serve a rapidly growing renewables market with a broadened service offering.

Last year, the Wilhelmsen-backed Reach ordered the first two in a series of unmanned offshore surface vessels (USVs) named Reach Remote at Kongsberg Maritime. The USVs will serve as mobile power banks, data centres and communication modules for ROVs, both of which will be operated from an onshore control centre.

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The installation of wind turbines for the Mingyang Qingzhou Sihai Offshore Wind Farm Project Phase I, constructed by Longyuan Zhonghua (a branch of ZPMC), has been successfully completed, marking a key milestone for the integration project combining offshore wind power + marine ranch + seawater hydrogen production.
The project site covers an area of approximately 73.69 square kilometers, with a total installed capacity of 500 MW. Longyuan Zhonghua was responsible for the installation of 25 sets of 11MW wind turbine foundations and units. The project would adopt the world’s first combined jacket and netting integration technology, along with the construction of a wind-to-hydrogen project, creating an integrated project combining offshore wind power + marine ranch + seawater hydrogen production. Once it’s completed, the project can generate about 1.83 billion kWh of clean energy annually, saving 570,000 tonnes of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.4 million tonnes per year.
Source: ZPMC

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Offshore wind is the new offshore oil & gas for contractors worldwide:

Van Oord completes work on 496MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm

Substantial Cable Contract Awarded for Poland's 1.2GW Offshore Wind Farm

Novel Design for Floating Offshore Wind Approved by ABS

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IKEA owner invests in Source Galileo offshore wind portfolio - Splash247

End product?:

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Jersey proposes 1GW wind farm off southwest coast - Splash247

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Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm at full power

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Huisman launches wind detection system

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Some still see opportunities in US OWFs:

TotalEnergies gets $480m as Corio and Rise join US offshore wind project -...

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Not only TotalEnergies is still interested in New York and New Jersey OWF business:

New York awards contracts for three offshore wind projects - Splash247

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Offshore wind is definitely an international business:

Semco and PTSC awarded Taiwanese wind farm contract - Splash247

All structures for the Feng Miao offshore substation will be fabricated at PTSC M&C’s yard in Vietnam and Semco Maritime will design, procure, and install high and medium voltage, SCADA and auxiliary systems supported by primary sub-contractor ISC Consulting Engineers. The contract with an undisclosed value will be executed in 2023 through to 2026.

This is the third offshore substation project awarded to the consortium since the first collaboration in the Hai Long project in Taiwan and recently followed by the Baltica 2 project in Poland.

More on the Baltica 2 project:
https://nawindpower.com/semco-maritime-and-ptsc-mc-to-work-on-baltica-2

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Ilmatar gets survey permits for 2 offshore wind areas in Finland

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CIP, Avangrid agree $1.2bn in funds for Vineyard Wind 1 - Splash247

Vineyard Wind 1 began on-site construction in late 2021, achieved steel-in-the-water in June 2023, and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July 2023.
It is an 800 MW project located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and will be the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States. The project will generate electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts under its long-term power purchase agreements with National Grid, Eversource, and Unitil.

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Statkraft buys 21GW of offshore wind projects in Sweden - Splash247

“With an estimated need for a doubling of the electricity supply by 2045, Sweden is of particular interest to us. It fits well with our strategic ambition to grow within offshore wind with an ambition to have 10 GW in operation in Europe by 2040,” said David Flood, SVP of offshore wind at Statkraft.