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Ørsted and Northland win further Taiwan capacity
TAIWAN: Danish developer Ørsted and Canadian firm Northland Power have both secured further Taiwanese offshore wind capacity totalling 1.6GW for an average bid price of TWD 2,456/MWh ($80.94/MWh).
EDF completes Blyth pilot
UK: Developer-utility EDF Renewables has officially opened the 41.5MW Blyth pilot project, off north-east England.
OPINION: Offshore plan falling on deaf ears
The optics, as they say in political circles, were not good. The UK's offshore wind industry leaders gathered at Manchester for the sector's annual conference, confident that its ambitious growth plans would be supported by an address from the government's energy and clean growth minister.
Turkey calls 1.2GW offshore tender
TURKEY: The energy minister has opened a tender for 1.2GW of offshore wind capacity, setting a ceiling bidding price of $80/MWh.
Shell joins offshore accelerator
EUROPE: Oil and gas giant Shell has joined the Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator programme as the Dutch firm takes greater interest in the industry.
PROJECT UPDATES
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United Kingdom Triton Knoll onshore cabling work imminent
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India GOW 2018: DNV GL to showcase Indian offshore feasibility report
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Netherlands Prysmian to supply Borssele III & IV cables
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United States Deepwater wins 200MW in Connecticut RfP
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United States EnBW to support California floating project
Technology
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United Kingdom UK test site to be decommissioned
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United States Maine 'well-suited' for offshore wind job boom
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Standardisation to overcome offshore market barriers, Irena claims
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Taiwan Van Oord and SGRE chosen for Taiwanese site
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United Kingdom Last turbine installed at EOWDC
Policy
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France French offshore tariffs reduced
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United Kingdom GOW 2018: Deployment key to cost reduction
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United Kingdom GOW 2018: Increased investment in UK offshore wind is a 'no-brainer'
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United Kingdom GOW 2018: Taiwan is 'the Denmark' of Southeast Asia
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Europe agrees to 32% target
Business and finance
In Depth
Floating offshore takes to the skies
NETHERLANDS: Airborne wind energy systems (AWES) are seeing growing wind industry interest, but it remains an emerging technology set against conventional wind power's track record, production volumes and readiness for market.
Vessels go supersize
WORLDWIDE: The latest fossil-fuel player to move into renewables is the owner of one of the world's largest crane vessels, capable of lifting 14,000 tonnes. As offshore wind turbines grow bigger and move into deeper water, could Saipem's oil and gas background give it an advantage over established players?
Floating wind eager for commercial projects
FRANCE: Encouraged by the success of Hywind Scotland, the floating offshore wind sector is aiming to make policymakers take note and move on to build utility-scale projects. But supply-chain challenges need addressing for serial production to become viable
Poland outlines offshore ambitions
POLAND: With costs coming down, a pre-existing supply chain and other sites being developed nearby, Poland is well placed to develop and build a large-scale offshore market.
The new benchmark
UK: A new offshore wind project and a new benchmark set. MHI Vestas has installed the first turbine at Vattenfall's European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), with a capacity of 8.8MW -- the highest-rated turbine installed in the water to date.
