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  • CS Wind Takes Full Ownership of ASM Industries

    24 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    South Korea’s CS Wind has acquired the remaining 40 per cent stake in the Portuguese wind turbine tower manufacturer, ASM Industries, from WAM Investments. This transaction follows the sale of the 60 per cent stake in ASM by WAM to CS Wind in July 2021. WAM said the two partners concluded that the most advantageous […]

  • The Netherlands: Kersten Europe Launches Renewable Energy Website

    10 July 2012

    To respond to demands from the Renewable Energy sector as effectively as possible, Kersten Europe launches an entirely new website. The Renewable Energy/Offshore Wind sector finds itself in a dynamic market which is developing rapidly. Kersten Europe aims to participate in this by investing in the latest technology and by offering customized solutions. Kersten Europe […]

  • USA: USOWC Announces New Interim Chairman

    15 June 2012

    The US Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) announced Barbara Hill, a current board member and the former head of Clean Power Now, as the new Interim Chairman to their board of directors, the Offshore Wind Wire news site reported. Hill said that there is a great opportunity in this moment to transform the way of electricity […]

  • Replacement Cable for EnBW Baltic 2 to Arrive in Rostock

    14 January 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    With EnBW Baltic 2 in the Baltic Sea, about 32 kilometers north of Rügen, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Germany is under construction at the moment.  At the same time, EnBW is building a service station on the land of the Kraftwerks Rostock. When the wind farm goes into operation, service deployments will be […]

  • First Subsea CPSs for Kincardine Floating Wind Farm

    23 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    First Subsea has secured a second contract with Spain’s Cobra Group to provide Cable Protection Systems (CPSs) for the 50MW Kincardine floating wind farm offshore Scotland. First Subsea provided CPSs for the first Kincardine floating wind turbine which was installed 15 kilometres off the coast, south of Aberdeen, last year. The company will now provide a […]

  • PGE, Ørsted Select Baltica 2 Offshore Substations Team

    13 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Group and Ørsted have signed an agreement with a consortium of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) for the design, manufacturing, and commissioning of offshore substations for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. Four 375 MW substations – each equipped with two transformers – will collect power generated by […]

  • Floating Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Santa Barbara, USA

    2 October 2013
    R&D

    John Reed, an entrepreneur who established ChannelWind, wants to build an offshore wind farm in the Santa Barbara Channel. Mr. Reed says that constant winds from Point Conception through the Channel make these places viable for developing floating offshore wind projects, KCOY news site writes. Mr. Reed created ChannelWind as a wind energy startup company […]

  • Dutch Set Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV Bidding Window

    4 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate will open the bidding procedure for developers interested in building the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III and IV offshore wind farms without subsidies in March 2019.

  • The Netherlands: Pommec to Deliver Two Complete LARS Lite

    21 October 2011
    Technology

    Pommec, rapidly becoming the leading manufacturer of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS), have been awarded the contract by Osiris Marine Services to deliver two complete LARS Lite and the first produced Twin Basket LARS for their projects in the wind farm industry. Osiris Marine Services specialized in providing subsea engineering, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), surveying, […]

  • Pension Denmark Reports Growth in 2011

    26 March 2012

    Pension Denmark reported another year of growth. In 2011, the Pension company achieved a return on investment of DKK 10.5 billion. Premium income rose to 10.5 billion, and the balance sheet grew by DKK 16 billion to DKK 122 billion. “We are very pleased to give members one of the industry’s highest return in 2011, […]

  • UK: Lloyds to Invest Around GBP 333 Million in Renewables

    1 August 2012

    As the Bloomberg writes, Lloyds Banking Group is ready to invest around GBP 333 million in renewable energy, out of GBP 1 billion grant to help implement the government’s Infrastructure Plan. Chris Heathcote, global head of project finance at the bank, said the bank is hopping to invest all the money within 18 months. The […]

  • Wind Energy Industry Urges EU Governments to Set Ambitious 2030 Target

    11 March 2014
    Authorities

    Wind energy companies and organizations, 151 of them that gathered in Barcelona for this year’s EWEA event, have signed a declaration addressed to EU heads of state and the government that calls for an ambitious 2030 renewable energy target. EU heads of state and the government will discuss 2030 climate and energy targets in ten […]

  • Photo of the Day: Load Out of Eneco Luchterduinen’s Foundations

    14 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Load out of foundations for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.  The photo, sent to Offshore WIND by a reader, captures a moment of the load out work done yesterday (October 13) at the Port of Vlissingen from the Aeolus vessel, which is owned and operated by Van Oord. […]

  • Sierra Club Welcomes DOE’s Decision, Warns about PTC, ITC Issue (USA)

    14 December 2012
    Authorities

    Sierra Club applauds new Energy Department investments in offshore wind projects. The Obama Administration’s Department of Energy announced investments in seven offshore wind projects in the Northwest, Midwest, Gulf and East Coast. Initially, each project will receive up to $4 million, and three projects could receive as much as $47 million each over four years. […]

  • E.ON Backs Down from Pelamis Wave Energy Project (UK)

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    E.ON is withdrawing from Pelamis Wave Power’s wave energy project in Orkney and has decided to focus on wind, biomass and solar energy instead of marine renewables. Triggered by rather slow progress of wave technology, the company said that more mature technologies in renewable energy will be the focal point of its business. However, E.ON […]

  • US DOD to Quadruple Renewable Energy Installations by 2025

    28 January 2013

    The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) currently spends approximately $20 billion per year directly on energy, consuming 3.8 billion kilowatts hours (kWh) of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. The effort to reduce energy costs and reliance on fossil fuels – often purchased from countries hostile to U.S. interests – and increase […]

  • EWEA Offshore 2013: Focus on Political Stability and Long-Term Support

    19 November 2013

    The moment EWEA Offshore 2013 Conference and Exhibition kicked off today in Frankfurt, Germany, the event’s focus became clear: political certainty and firm post-2020 target as key factors in setting conditions for stable development of offshore wind energy. Thomas Becker, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomed delegates and other attendees of the […]

  • MTS Technology Enables Innovation in Offshore Renewable Energy (UK)

    19 March 2013
    R&D, Technology

    MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, has announced that the MTS Non-Torque Loading (NTL) System has been installed and accepted at the 3MW Drive Train Test Facility (3 megawatt) of the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), located in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. The MTS NTL system is used […]

  • Swancor, Shizen Energy Eye Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

    8 December 2021
    Business & Finance

    Shizen Energy and Swancor Renewable Energy have entered into an agreement to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Japan’s Kyushu region. According to Swancor, the developer of Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, Japan’s waters are similar to Taiwan’s in terms of geological and weather conditions. “Unlike the waters of Europe, where offshore wind […]

  • 217 US Groups Urge Offshore Wind Development

    24 July 2012
    Authorities

    Today, 217 environmentalists, conservationists, clean energy advocates, businesses, and local and state officials from up and down the Atlantic Coast are united in calling for bold action to accelerate the development of offshore wind. The coalition released a letter to the Obama Administration to show strong support for progress made to date and to urge continued […]

  • Sif Puts Second Production Line at Maasvlakte 2 into Operation

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding NV has put into operation the second production line at the company’s assembly facility at Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam, bringing the plant to full capacity. With the opening of the second production line this month, the company expects the capacity for XL monopiles to increase and reach a maximum capacity of […]

  • ‘Normally We Are Competitors’ – Allied European Offshore Wind Ports Ink Declaration as Lack of Port Capacity Looms with Upcoming Projects

    19 January 2023
    Industry, Ports & Logistics

    “Normally we are competitors. But from today we are also working closely together”, Danish Port of Esbjerg posted on social media as six European wind ports move forward with the alliance established last year to mitigate overcapacitation due to upcoming increasing offshore wind activities. “Europe’s ambitious offshore wind deployment targets put great pressure on European […]

  • TÜV SÜD PMSS: Investor Diversity Critical to Long-Term U.S. Offshore Wind Success

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The long-term financial viability of US offshore wind is as much dependent on the ability to rapidly secure early-stage construction wins, achieve energy generation success, and foster investor diversity, as it is on the completion on key auction wins and the steady progress towards of research- and-development milestones. This is according to PMSS America, Inc., […]

  • Port Business Leader Urges Maritime Sector to Work Together on Offshore Revolution (UK)

    10 May 2011
    Authorities

      A DIRECTOR of a Humber-based port business is urging the government and maritime industry to work more closely together to secure thousands of offshore wind power jobs. Richard Brough OBE, managing director of Jenkins Ports Services Ltd, said there is no one organisation ensuring the UK’s ports and maritime industry has a coordinated approach […]

  • CIP, NZ Super Fund Set to Deploy Floating LiDAR at 1 GW Taranaki Offshore Wind Project Site

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and NZ Super Fund, which is proposing to build a 1 GW offshore wind farm in Taranaki, New Zealand, is preparing to deploy a Floating Light Detecting and Ranging device (FLiDAR) at the project site. According to the joint venture, named Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP), this will be […]

  • HT and German Design Company to Develop OFTV

    28 June 2012

    Hantong Group and a German design company recently has singed a contract in Hamburg for co-operating designing the offshore foundation transportation vessel (hereunder referred as OFTV), to secure the smooth delivery of Hantong manufactured offshore foundations in time. The design would be optimized on the basis of original design and more importantly, the OFTV would […]