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  • Vineyard Wind Kicking Off SMAST Fisheries Monitoring Studies

    8 April 2019
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind will implement recommendations from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) to guide the fisheries monitoring studies during the construction of the 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts. The recommendations will also be used to initiate longer-term studies as part of a regional approach to fisheries studies. SMAST’s studies […]

  • Top News of the Week May 19 – 25, 2014

    25 May 2014

    Siemens to Use ‘Wind Server’ Jack-Up Vessel for Three Years Siemens Energy has entered into a charter agreement with DBB Jack-Up Services A/S for the use of a new purpose-built jack-up vessel, the Wind Server, designed for the service and maintenance of the rising number of large scaled offshore wind power projects across Northern Europe. […]

  • Heerema Secures Hornsea 3 Offshore Installation Contract

    15 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aibel has contracted Heerema Marine Contractors to transport and install two HVDC offshore converter platforms for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The work will include transporting and installing two jacket foundations, eight skirt piles, and two topsides. The contract was signed after Ørsted was allocated a Contract for Difference (CfD) by […]

  • SeaMade Completes Financial Close

    3 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 487MW SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea has reached financial close.

  • Ørsted Opens New Walney Extension Skills Fund Round

    24 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has opened the second round of the Walney Extension community skills fund, dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) organizations around coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria, UK.

  • Race Bank Produces First Power

    18 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Electricity has been generated for the first time at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast.

  • Vattenfall Releases Consultation Dates for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre

    16 August 2011

    Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the joint venture (JV) partners behind a cutting edge Wind Deployment Centre in Scottish waters – the 11-wind turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen Bay – have announced dates for forthcoming public consultation events. David Hodkinson, UK Country Manager of Vattenfall, said: “The public […]

  • Iberdrola to Continue Investing in Wind Energy Projects

    31 March 2014

    Ignacio Galán, the Chairman of Iberdrola and ScottishPower, has called for a pan-European energy regulator to be established to create an environment that can attract the major investment needed to deliver energy supply security and cut carbon emissions. Speaking at Iberdrola’s annual general meeting in Bilbao, Galán also confirmed investments in wind power through its […]

  • DONG Plans to Set Up 4 Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

    16 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    At an inauguration of its office today in Taipei, DONG Energy revealed its ambition to develop four offshore wind farms in the Changhua area in Taiwan. Taiwan has similar geographic conditions as Northern Europe, where the offshore wind developer currently has 3GW of offshore wind installed, and a solid regulatory framework in place which offers visibility for […]

  • Seajacks Signs Two New Contracts in Europe, Secures Three Extensions

    25 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Eneti’s subsidiary Seajacks UK Limited has signed two new contracts in Northwestern Europe for between 75 and 102 days of employment for one of its NG2500-class vessels, the parent company said on 24 January. The new contracts, for which the company secured higher rates, will generate between USD 5.7 million (approximately EUR 5.2 million) and […]

  • Fugro Carries Out Maintenance at Arklow Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    4 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    At Arklow Bank offshore wind farm, located on a shallow water sandbank in the Irish Sea, Fugro carried out maintenance that required the removal of wind turbine rotors and access to the hub. It was not possible to remove the blades individually so the entire rotors, each weighing 90 tonnes and with a diameter of […]

  • UK: Gwynt y Môr OWF Exports First Electricity

    30 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has officially generated and exported its first electricity, on track to become the second largest operational offshore wind farm in the world. The milestone builds on other recent good news for developer RWE npower renewables (RWE), its project partners, and the wider offshore wind industry. First generation at Gwynt […]

  • Cromarty Firth Port Hosts Fabrication and Assembly of New Power Device (UK)

    10 May 2011

      The Invergordon Service Base has played host to the fabrication and assembly of the next generation wave power device. The Powerbuoy ®, PB150, is the largest and most powerful designed to date by Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) and with a peak rated power output of 150KW, would produce enough energy to supply 150 homes. […]

  • Red Rock Cranes for Dogger Bank Wind Farm SOVs

    22 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Red Rock has been awarded a contract by Vard for equipment supply for the three service operations vessels (SOVs) owned by North Star Renewables that have been chartered for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Red Rock will deliver two 2T 3D Motion Compensated cranes, a 5T 3D Motion Compensated crane, three 2T […]

  • Schmidbauer Muscle for French Floating Wind Farm

    27 January 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted Schmidbauer to provide heavy load logistics on the Provence Grand Large floating wind project in France. EDF Renouvelables is developing the 25 MW Provence Grand Large project in the Faraman area in the Mediterranean Sea, some 17 kilometres from the Napoléon beach in the town of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The project will feature […]

  • Ørsted Picks Greater Changhua Geophysical Surveyor

    24 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a contract with Taiwan-based EGST to conduct three geophysical surveys at the offshore site of the Greater Changhua wind project in Taiwan.

  • Neptun Ship Design Gets New Owner

    17 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The German MV WERFTEN has begun the acquisition of Neptun Ship Design as an independent subsidiary with an aim to expand its design capacities. The purchase agreement was signed on 16 January and will become effective after the cartel authorities grant approval. According to MV WERFTEN, the acquisition will increase its workforce by 120 experts and the new […]

  • UK: Energi Coast to Host 2nd Offshore Renewables Networking Dinner

    26 July 2012

    Energi Coast will host its second Offshore Renewables networking dinner in October. Taking place on 25 October at Newcastle United’s Sports Direct Arena, the event will bring together North East England’s growing offshore renewables supply chain as well as representatives from the sector’s UK and international markets. Last year, more than 200 guests from the […]

  • Van Oord Gets Royal Treatment

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands has conferred the right to use the designation Koninklijk (Royal) on Van Oord. Jaap Smit, King’s Commissioner in the Province of Zuid-Holland, presented the certificate to Van Oord’s CEO Pieter van Oord during an international symposium at the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, where the company marked its 150th anniversary. ‘‘Rotterdam is […]

  • Iberdrola Plans to Increase Kitty Hawk Capacity to 3.5 GW

    26 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola plans to increase the total capacity of the Kitty Hawk offshore wind development, located off North Carolina, from 2.5 GW to 3.5 GW. The decision to raise the capacity comes “as the current turbine technology allows to increase the capacity potential of the leased area”, the Spanish renewable energy developer which owns the US-based […]

  • Ireland: Parkwind, ESB to Jointly Develop Oriel and Clogherhead OWFs

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement under which ESB will acquire up to 35% stake in the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The companies will also work together on the Clogherhead offshore wind farm, as Parkwind plans to acquire up to 35% in this project, for which ESB holds a foreshore license to commence site […]

  • Niras and New Power Partners Pool Offshore Wind Know-How

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Niras and New Power Partners (NPP) have agreed a memorandum of understanding to offer shared services related to development, engineering and project execution expertise to the offshore wind community.

  • Met Office, WindSim Partner for Better Wind Energy Forecasting

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Met Office and WindSim AS have announced a new partnership with the objective of generating more accurate Wind Resource Assessments and Wind Power forecasts to meet increasing industry demand for improved short term power forecasting and longer term power yield analysis. Accurate short term power forecasts are becoming increasingly important as balancing costs are […]

  • European Commission Proposes Post-2020 Initiative

    25 February 2015
    Authorities

    The European Commission’s Energy Union proposal to establish post-2020 legislation for renewables is a clear signal to investors that Europe is open for business on zero-carbon energy, said the chief executive officer of the European Wind Energy Association. The Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic plans to put forward a Renewable Energy Package as soon […]

  • WindGuard & BIMAQ Win Prize for Thermographic Rotor Blade Measurement

    18 March 2014

    At this year’s EWEA annual conference, Deutsche WindGuard & BIMAQ (Bremen Institute for Metrology, Automation and Quality Science) were awarded a prize for their poster on thermographic rotor blade measurement. Deutsche WindGuard already used the procedure in a number of onsite measurements for customers. The measurement process was refined in cooperation with BIMAQ. By using […]

  • DONG Energy and GIB Hammer Out Lincs O&M Contract

    13 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has agreed to enter into a long-term contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services to the Lincs offshore wind farm located off the coast of North East Lincolnshire, UK. The new O&M contract for the wind farm follows the news that Centrica and Siemens Project Ventures agreed to sell their combined 75% […]