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Monobuckets set for Deutsche Bucht pilot
GERMANY: Northland Power has given the go-ahead to install two monobucket turbine foundations at the 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project.
SSE's profits fall due to lower winds
UK: Utility SSE partly blamed low output from its renewable energy projects for its expected £80 million (€89.5 million) profit shortfall.
Vattenfall posts "mixed bag" of results
SWEDEN: State-backed utility Vattenfall said results in the first half of 2018 were on par with the same period in 2017, as renewables "continued to grow in importance" for the company's earnings.
Seastar and Mermaid merge to form 487MW site
BELGIUM: Two of Belgium's remaining offshore projects, Mermaid and Seastar, have been merged into a 487.2MW project known as Seamade.
LM to acquire Dutch test facility
NETHERLANDS: GE's blade subsidiary LM Wind Power has agreed to acquire the WMC test facility in Wieringerwerf in the north of the country.
PROJECT UPDATES
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United States Ørsted launches Ocean Wind lidar buoy
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Secondary finance driving offshore investments
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United Kingdom First turbine installed and first power at Beatrice
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United Kingdom Offshore decommissioning could cost UK £3.6bn
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United States NY sets 800MW procurement date
Technology
Policy
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United Kingdom UK offshore could reach 40GW with centralised focus
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France New agreement keeps France's offshore wind hopes alive
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Denmark Denmark agrees "ambitious" energy deal
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United Kingdom OPINION: Offshore plan falling on deaf ears
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France French offshore tariffs reduced
Business and finance
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Investor and trader launch €200m wind fund
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United Kingdom Service rivals carve up MPI Offshore
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France GE to spend €46m on 12MW factory upgrade
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United Kingdom Vattenfall appoints new UK chief
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Germany Adwen begins Germany job cuts
In Depth
OPINION: Making the most of the offshore wind boom
With the pace of offshore deployment increasing, the supply chain needs to keep pace. Here, vessel supplier Seajack's crewing manager, Ian Robertson, sets out the three major challenges facing the sector.
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.
