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  • Taiwan: MOEA to Award Incentives for Offshore Wind Energy

    31 August 2012
    Authorities

    In order to speed up offshore wind farm development, and to promote green energy economics, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has publicly announced the implementation of “The Incentive Program of Offshore Wind Power Demonstration System” on July 03, 2012, and officially declared to the world that Taiwan wind farm development has moved from onshore to […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Has Positive Sales Forcast for This Year

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been performing well – despite the global economic situation […]

  • Denmark: Two Seacat Workboats Clock First 1,000 Hours on Anholt OWF

    7 September 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Following two months of round-the-clock operation and use, Seacat Endeavour and Seacat Reliance have clocked a combined total of 1,000 hours of uninterrupted service. This remarkable total for two workboats that were only fully commissioned following the completion of sea trials earlier in the year has been achieved by working off the coast of Denmark […]

  • USA: ORPC to Manage RME’s Yakutat Wave Energy Project

    5 November 2013

    Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) announced that its subsidiary, ORPC Solutions will provide project management and regulatory affairs services for a wave energy project in Alaska. Namely, Resolute Marine Energy (RME) plans to deploy SurgeWECTM wave energy device in Yakutat within its Yakutat Wave Energy Project, which they expect to be completed by 2015. RME […]

  • ABB and TECO to Jointly Tackle Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    25 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Switzerland-headquartered ABB and TECO Electric & Machinery have signed a letter of intent for jointly tapping the Taiwanese market for offshore wind substations. Both parties will form a competitive team, developing complete solutions for offshore substation-related equipment and engineering, to foster the local offshore wind industry, TECO said. Since 2019, TECO has undertaken onshore substation […]

  • Montrose Port and NorSea (UK) Complete Their First Offshore Wind Project

    22 August 2017

    In association with NorSea Group (UK) Ltd., Montrose Port Authority, a support and service hub for the energy sector, has participated in the Hywind Scotland offshore wind project in the North Sea, the companies’ first in this sector.

  • DONG Energy Supports Wind Turbine PhD Research at Durham University

    19 July 2017
    R&D

    ​DONG Energy will support two PhD research studentships at Durham University through the Durham Energy Institute (DEI). The PhDs will focus on the operation of wind turbines and helping to predict technical faults before they happen. 

  • Maersk Training Starts 2017 Open Evening Season in Newcastle

    25 January 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle is hosting its first open evening of 2017 on 1 February to promote a training course which helps people looking to start a new career in the wind industry. The training experts, based in Newcastle, have been running the Level 2 Diploma in Staying Safe in the Wind Industry for over […]

  • Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore RI and MA (USA)

    18 August 2011
    Authorities

    As part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to spur rapid and responsible siting, leasing and construction of new wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy […]

  • Locals Invited to Drop-In Sessions on Galloper OWF

    28 April 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL) has invited local residents to drop-in sessions on the Galloper offshore wind farm project being developed off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Members of the GWFL project team will be in the Leiston area on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th of May to host two drop-in sessions about the project. Members of […]

  • Saipem Sheds More Light on Formosa 2 Contract

    28 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Italian offshore energy contractor Saipem will manufacture and deliver 32 wind turbine jacket foundations for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Jan De Nul, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables, selected Saipem and Sembcorp to deliver the pile jacket foundations for the wind farm. At […]

  • Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a UNESCO World Heritage classification procedure is under way.

  • NIRAS, Sinotech to Advise on Taiwanese New Offshore Wind Farm

    7 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Taipower has signed a contract with NIRAS and Sinotech as advisors for a new Taiwanese wind farm of up to 100MW. In a joint venture, the companies will provide client advice for Changhua Offshore Wind Farm, for which the construction is due to begin in 2018. The wind farm will have a capacity of about 100MW. The […]

  • Ørsted Points to Possible Reason for EUR 403 Million Cable Problem

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has suggested that a scour protection method which left the inter-array cables unstabilised could be the potential reason for an up to DKK 3 billion (EUR 403 million) issue across up to ten wind farms in Europe. As reported earlier, Ørsted first became aware of the problem earlier this year […]

  • Ireland Needs Port Upgrades to Cash In On Offshore Wind (Report)

    28 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ireland stands to lose billions due to offshore wind projects being built from bases outside the country unless strategic investments are made in improving port infrastructure, according to a report by the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA). The Harnessing our Potential report states that offshore wind could create 2,500 jobs over the next ten years […]

  • Hornsea Two Export Cable System All Done

    26 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC export cable system connecting the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind project to the UK grid. NKT manufactured the power cables for the project at its factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. The installation of the subsea cables was completed by the cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria. “Constructing a project of […]

  • PDE Picks Sonardyne Kit for Wind Farm Work Offshore Taiwan

    28 July 2020
    Technology

    PDE Offshore Corporation has selected underwater positioning equipment from Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. to support its work on wind farm construction projects offshore Taiwan. The company has ordered a Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system and Wideband Sub-Mini 6+ (WSM 6+) transponder/responders to track the position its underwater equipment, which includes a seabed frame used […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Mothballs Offshore Nacelle Plant in Denmark

    27 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa is planning to pause the manufacturing of offshore nacelles at its plant in Brande, Denmark, citing delays in offshore wind projects as the reason. This, combined with the discontinuation of the production of the onshore Direct Drive (DD) technology in Brande and onshore blade production in Aalborg, could potentially lead to the lay off of up […]

  • Denmark Rolls Out New Subsidy Scheme for Offshore Wind

    15 November 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Danish government has agreed on a new subsidy scheme for the Thor offshore wind project. With the new scheme, the government said a stable settlement price is guaranteed for the power generated by the offshore wind farm and support is provided based on the difference between the agreed price and market price. This means […]

  • BOEM Authorizes Transmission Link for Block Island Wind Farm

    18 November 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank today announced that BOEM has offered a right-of-way (ROW) grant to Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System, LLC (Deepwater Wind) for the Block Island Transmission System (BITS). “This is a major milestone for offshore renewable energy in […]

  • Semco, Bladt to Deliver Offshore Substations for Virginia’s 2.6 GW OWF

    8 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium comprising Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime has been awarded a contract for the supply of three offshore substations for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) offshore wind farm in the US. Under the contract for the 2,640 MW project, the consortium is in charge of the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and installation of […]

  • Smulders, ENGIE Start Working on Hollande Kust Noord Substation

    25 September 2020
    Grid Connection

    The joint venture between ENGIE Solutions and Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, has cut the first steel for the topside of the offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm zone in the Netherlands. The joint venture partners, together with TenneT representatives, officially marked the beginning of works at a steel cutting ceremony […]

  • PIC Invests GBP 115 Million in Walney Extension

    15 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The UK-based specialist insurer of pension funds Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested GBP 115 million to provide debt-financing for the acquisition of a 50% share in the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm. 

  • OMM’s New Tool Completes Gode Wind 1 Work

    11 August 2015
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has used its new tool, the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW – the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The tool was designed and developed by OMM based on its extensive offshore project experience. Testing was completed […]

  • NGenTec Announces Industrial Partnership for Innovative Generator Technology with David Brown (UK)

    16 February 2011

    Wind energy technology company NGenTec has signed an industrial partnership with global gearing firm David Brown, owned by Clyde Blowers. Under the terms of the agreement David Brown will provide manufacturing expertise and testing services for the first 1MW prototype of NGenTec’s innovative new wind turbine generator, in return for an equity stake. The collaboration […]

  • International Energy Agency Publishes 2012 World Energy Outlook

    13 November 2012

    The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO). The Agency’s flagship publication, released in London, said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the […]