Tag: offshore wind

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy signed a MoU with Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group to collaborate on the development of an offshore wind supply chain in Taiwan. Currently, there are over 10 GW of projects under planning in Taiwan, which could make Taichung Harbor a regional hub for the offshore industry.

European offshore wind saw an increase of 25% in 2017, installing 3.1 GW of new offshore wind. Europe now has over 4,000 offshore wind turbines operating across 11 countries, making a total of 15.8 GW of installed and grid-connected capacity, according to statistics released by WindEurope.

Governor of New York Andrew M. Cuomo released the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, which will guide the development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power up to 1.2 million homes with clean energy and support the creation of thousands of jobs.

In January, the two foundations for the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, left the port of Ostend, Belgium with destination Koege. In Koege, the foundations will await the arrival of the Heavy Lift Vessel “Rambiz” and a suitable weather window, before the float off and installation can take place.

In support of the “America First Energy Plan,” the US BOEM published draft guidelines for the use of a “Design Envelope” approach in Construction and Operations Plans for offshore wind energy facilities in the US.

Renewable energy, such as bioenergy, geothermal and hydropower projects, has head-to-head on costs, with power from fossil fuels. A new report claims that renewable energy will be consistently cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020.

Asian Hercules III, one of the world’s largest and most versatile floating cranes, has arrived in Peterhead Port, in order to conduct 11 innovative bucket foundations for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.

As part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, Carbon Trust announced the launch of a multimillion euro project, designed to demonstrate how effective implementation of control strategies can reduce the cost of offshore wind.

The Port of Rotterdam announced it has become the fifth partner in North Sea Wind Power Hub-Consortium, where it will join forces with four electricity and gas grid companies, in order to continue their studies into the development of a large-scale, sustainable European energy system in the North Sea.