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August 29, 2024, 3:19pm
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New England fishing captains held a floating protest near the damaged turbine at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The incident that got the local fishermen riled up occurred on July 13 when one of the blades on the turbine broke. No one was hurt...
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[quote]Dogger Bank wind farm , one before and one after the Vineyard Wind one.
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September 3, 2024, 11:40am
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OWF news is in the wind this week:
After no offshore wind bids were submitted in the previous round, this one did much better with projects of over 5.3GW securing contracts in the UK’s Allocation Round 6. The latest auction round delivered 131 new green infrastructure projects,...
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“Today we have now achieved a record-setting round for enough renewable power for 11 million homes, essential to give energy security to families across the country. It is another significant step forward in our mission for clean power by 2030 – bringing Britain energy independence and lower bills for good,” said UK energy secretary Ed Miliband.
PS> With the rapid increase in wind, solar and current power generating project there will probably be more days with Zero electricity spot price in Europe: Zero electric power price in Europe
Meanwhile, in Sweden things are going the opposite way:
Vattenfall has decided to pause the development of the Swedish Kriegers Flak offshore wind power project until further notice due to unviable investment prerequisites in the country. Swedish Kriegers Flak, located about 30 km...
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Not only OWF news from Europe:
The government of Australia has designated another offshore wind area, this time in the Indian Ocean near Bunbury, Western Australia. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water said the declared area between Cape Naturaliste...
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September 6, 2024, 3:23pm
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Offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands set for the next permit tender round have been split into sites of 1GW to reduce financial risks for developers. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) said that the new permit tender round for the...
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During the previous tender round for the construction and operation of 2GW offshore wind farms, RVO received a less-than-expected number of bids from developers, partly due to the increased costs and less certain returns.
Maybe a good idea for other areas as well.
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September 16, 2024, 1:10pm
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Amazing things happen when you least expect it:
The ship was torpedoed by U-52 on September 11, 1917, while sailing from Blyth to Arkhangelsk. The shipwreck, measuring 100 meters in length, 22.5 meters in width, and 10.5 meters in height, was found to be in good condition.
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September 30, 2024, 3:50pm
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Things are happening in the Offshore wind business in the Asia Pacific and beyond:
Copenhagen-headquartered shipowner Cadeler has continued its expansion in the offshore wind installation arena with a new deal for two projects in the Asia Pacific region. The BW Group and Scorpio-backed player has inked a vessel reservation...
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“The Asia Pacific market has significant growth potential and is of great interest to Cadeler. Expanding our presence in that market with this VRA aligns with our global business strategy,” said Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler.
Not so much in the NW Pacific region though:
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon citing insufficient bidder interest. The auction, initially set for October 15, included two lease areas...
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However, out of the five companies, BOEM received only one bidding interest following growing opposition from Oregon tribes, fishermen and coastal residents.
Danish companies in the Offshore wind business appears to be attractive to investors everywhere:
Danish shipowner and offshore wind specialist Ziton is getting new owners. A fund advised by Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management has stuck a deal with funds of Permira Credit and other shareholders to purchase 100% ownership of Zappy TopCo and its...
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“It is a major validation of Ziton that Macquarie has decided to invest in the company. It shows that we have built a great company with a strong market position, good relationships with our customers, and some of the best people in the industry,” Jalk said.