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S. Korea Disapproves BlackRock’s Massive Offshore Wind Power Project

S. Korea Disapproves BlackRock’s Massive Offshore Wind Power Project

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has disapproved an offshore wind project pushed by a sub-subsidiary of global investment firm BlackRock Inc., citing a lack of data to prove its financial ability and power system issues in the region, officials said Tuesday. Kredo Holdings Ltd. is working to build five wind [...]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Ignitis Renewables Wins Estonia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Ignitis Renewables Wins Estonia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Markets Fund II are the winners of the auction-based competitive tender for development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 2 sea area in Estonia, having placed the highest bid in the amount of EUR 1.7 million. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. [...]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Announces Large-scale Project Award for Next Wave of Offshore Wind in New York

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Announces Large-scale Project Award for Next Wave of Offshore Wind in New York

1.3 GW project will deliver billions in economic benefits, create thousands of jobs, and provide clean and affordable energy for more than 700,000 homes NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its development platform Vineyard Offshore, was today awarded 1.3 gigawatts (GWs) in the latest solicitation for offshore wind power held [...]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Reaches Final Close of EUR ~2 Billion for Two New Funds

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Reaches Final Close of EUR ~2 Billion for Two New Funds

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 16, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached final close for its two new funds, CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) and CI Green Credit Fund I (CI GCF I) with total LP commitments of EUR ~2bn. 2023 has been a record year for CIP, as in addition [...]

POSCO International Inks Partnership with Danish Firm on Offshore Wind Power Development

POSCO International Inks Partnership with Danish Firm on Offshore Wind Power Development

SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with a Danish investment company to work together on the development of offshore wind power and cooperate in other green businesses. The memorandum of agreement was signed with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on Monday, under which they will work [...]

Gov’t Utilizes Seabird Habitats to Choose Offshore Wind Plant Locations

Gov’t Utilizes Seabird Habitats to Choose Offshore Wind Plant Locations

SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to utilize information on the core habitats of seabirds when selecting locations for constructing offshore wind power plants. According to a study conducted by the Korea Environment Institute and the National Institute of Ecology, the core habitat for black-tailed gulls covers an area of 15,981 square [...]

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens’ Affiliate Sign MOU for Wind Power Business

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens’ Affiliate Sign MOU for Wind Power Business

SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Enerbility Co., a heavy industry affiliate of South Korea’s Doosan Group, said Sunday it has signed an initial pact with a German company for cooperation in the offshore wind power business. Doosan Enerbility, formerly known as Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., signed a memorandum of understanding with [...]

Hitachi Energy Launches OceaniQ™ – Innovative Solutions for the Offshore Environment

Hitachi Energy Launches OceaniQ™ – Innovative Solutions for the Offshore Environment

Zurich, Switzerland, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hitachi Energy today launched its OceaniQ™ portfolio(*1) for the offshore energy environment, which will be showcased this week at the annual WindEurope event in Bilbao, Spain. The global technology and market leader in power grids, which has a proven track record(*2) in pioneering solutions for offshore, has created [...]

Bucheon Tests Innovative Wind Power Generation System

Bucheon Tests Innovative Wind Power Generation System

BUCHEON, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Bucheon, a Gyeonggi Province city on the southwestern outskirts of Seoul, is moving forward with a project to produce electricity from the wind generated by the odor control system at a wastewater treatment facility. The project was designed to produce electricity using the wind generated by a deodorizer, which [...]

Capacity Utilization Rate Remains Low for S. Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Capacity Utilization Rate Remains Low for S. Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The capacity utilization rate remains low for South Korea’s largest offshore wind farm, located in the coastal waters of Buan in North Jeolla Province, primarily due to low wind velocity. According to the data that Rep. Han Moo-kyung of the People Power Party received from the Korea Electric Power [...]