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  • NSWPH Kicks Off Study on Large-Scale Offshore Wind System Integration

    16 November 2020
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Danish Ea Energy Analyses and German Energynautics will perform a study on the effective integration of large-scale offshore wind in the future energy system for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) consortium. The first findings are expected to be released in July 2021, with the study aiming to support the development of the first […]

  • OWI-Lab: Why Perform Climatic Chamber Testing for Wind Energy Applications?

    20 November 2014
    R&D

    As most renewable energy systems are located outdoors, sometimes in harsh conditions ranging from the extreme cold of Inner Mongolia, Scandinavia, Canada and North Dakota to the scorching hot deserts of the United States and Australia, critical attention must be paid to the suitability and robustness of equipment in such hostile environments. Mitigating the risk […]

  • IberBlue Reveals Second Floating Wind Farm Project Offshore Andalusia

    16 May 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    IberBlue Wind, a joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Proes Consultores, and FF New Energy Ventures, has announced a second floating offshore wind project on the Spanish Southern coast of Andalusia. The project is called La Pinta in tribute to one of the three caravels used by Christopher Columbus on his first trip to America. […]

  • Additional $44 Tln Needed for Clean Energy by 2050, Says IEA

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Electricity will increasingly power the world’s economies in the 21st century, rivalling oil as the dominant energy carrier, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Actively managing this transformation is the only way to meet global energy security and climate goals economically, the report says. The report, Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP 2014), […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Picks Installation Base for Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa has selected Køge Port in Denmark as the planned location for the pre-assembly and installation of wind turbines for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm. The Aflandshage offshore wind farm will feature up to 26 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines with an individual capacity of between 9.5 MW and 11 MW, […]

  • PNE Braces for Offshore Hit

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    PNE AG has lowered the expected profit for the 2018 financial year due to an anticipated loss of circa EUR 10.8 million invested in three offshore wind projects in Germany. PNE AG made stock value adjustments on the Jules Verne, Nautilus and Nemo projects located in Zone 4 of the German exclusive economic zone because […]

  • Venko Becomes Part of BrandSafway

    29 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    US-based Brand Industrial Services (BrandSafway) has acquired the Dutch Venko Groep BV, a portfolio company of Mentha Capital.

  • NWFTC Tailors New SHEQ Review and Training Service

    15 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based National Wind Farm Training Centers (NWFTC), part of CWind Limited, has developed a new SHEQ (safety, health, environment, and quality assurance) review and training service for its clients in the offshore wind industry. Following the recently completed pilot program to assist in the improvement of working at height, transfer and rescue procedures for an operational offshore wind […]

  • Virginia Sets 5.2GW by 2034 Offshore Wind Target

    10 March 2020
    Authorities

    The Virginia General Assembly has passed the HB 1526 Virginia Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2GW of offshore wind power to be developed by 2034. The bill passed the House of Delegates by a 51-45 vote, and the state Senate by a 22-17 vote. The legislation will now be sent to the desk […]

  • Crown Estate Announces Appointment of First Head of Offshore Wind Energy (UK)

    6 January 2012

    The Crown Estate has today (6 January 2012) announced the appointment of Huub den Rooijen as its first Head of Offshore Wind Energy. Huub will take up the post in the spring of 2012. He has played a major role in some of the biggest offshore wind projects in Europe and advised many of the […]

  • Esvagt CEO Resigns to Take Same Role at Blue Water Shipping

    20 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Esvagt CEO Søren Nørgaard Thomsen has left the company to become the CEO of Blue Water Shipping, where he will replace the company’s founder and CEO Kurt Skov. 

  • Sweden Nixes Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Project

    27 July 2023
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision. The Swedish government will not grant Vattenfall permission to build and operate the wind farm located offshore Halmstad, saying […]

  • Floating Foundation for 15+ MW Offshore Wind Turbines Launches

    28 February 2023
    Industry, Infrastructure, R&D, Technology

    Odfjell Oceanwind has launched the Deepsea Star™ harsh environment floating wind foundation designed to support wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW and more. The Deepsea Star™ is a column-stabilised, semi-submersible steel design with centre wind turbine tower, designed to take the weights and loads from the 15 MW turbines which will become available […]

  • Tees Valley Aims for Offshore Wind Top Spot with GBP 90 Million Quay

    11 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    North East of England’s Tees Valley is aiming to turn Teesside into ”UK’s premier offshore wind location” with a project to develop a GBP 90 million quay at South Bank on the River Tees. The work on the South Bank Quay is due to begin in August 2021, with completion expected by the end of […]

  • UK: 3sun Group Shortlisted for 2013 Spirit Enterprise Awards

    4 February 2013

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, announced it has been shortlisted for three categories in the 2013 Spirit of Enterprise Awards, celebrating all that is outstanding in business and enterprise in the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The group received recognition in the categories of Great Manufacturing and Engineering […]

  • Carbon Trust Throws Down Subsea Inspection Innovation Challenge

    13 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a competition targeted at finding new ways to inspect offshore wind substructures and reduce the cost of offshore wind.

  • EWEA Publishes Report on Wind Energy in Central and Eastern Europe (Austria)

    5 February 2013
    R&D

    Wind power in Central and Eastern Europe will become a significant source of electricity production by 2020 and Turkey’s wind power generation capacity will grow even faster – provided there is a stable legal framework in each country. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published a new report, ‘Eastern Winds’, analysing the emerging wind […]

  • Vattenfall Closes In On Norfolk Vanguard Onshore Cable Route

    25 January 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish offshore wind developer Vattenfall has narrowed the underground onshore cable route for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm following public consultation.  The potential development area for the proposed 60km underground cable route has narrowed from a 3-7km wide search area to a 700 metre corridor. The narrowing of the search area allows more focused ecological […]

  • Ørsted and IFEZA Form Offshore Wind Partnership

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the cooperation on the green transformation and carbon neutrality of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) in South Korea. Under the MoU, Ørsted Korea and IFEZA agreed to explore key areas of collaboration, including Ørsted Korea’s 1.6 […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Preferred Supplier for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Project

    7 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for its 2.6GW offshore wind project in Virginia, the U.S. Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines from its Offshore Direct Drive platform, with the final amount to be determined during a later phase of the early development period. A long-term service and maintenance agreement […]

  • EIB Okays Northwester 2 Loan

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of the Northwester 2 wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of EUR 210 million.

  • Ørsted Places First Offshore Wind Construction Order in Taiwan

    19 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a contract with Taiwan-based Century Wind Power (CWP) for the construction of a jacket foundation transition piece mock-up.

  • Natural Power Developing Wind Modelling Software

    4 November 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Natural Power has invested in a wind farm modelling software. The company said its technical team has been developing new models for a more accurate prediction of wind farm performance and has produced results from its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models at wind farm scale within five to six days, rather than the 60 days previously needed. Claude […]

  • Kriegers Flak Monopiles Stand Ready

    31 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed all 72 monopiles at Vattenfall’s 605 MW wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. The last monopile was en-route to the installation site, after completion at EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH in Rostock, on 24 August, the German company said. Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen installed the first monopile […]

  • Nexans to Wire Portuguese Floaters

    26 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans will supply pre-terminated and factory-tested turbine cables as well as the full scope of T-connectors terminating the dynamic inter-array cables for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm. WindFloat Atlantic will be the world’s first large-scale commercial floating wind project operating at 66 kilovolts (kV). Nexans has been selected to supply its WINDLINK pre-terminated factory-tested […]

  • Rampion Shakes Off Bad Weather

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion offshore wind farm project remains on schedule with the installation of the first turbine foundation due to start this week, despite adverse weather conditions disrupting enabling works to prepare the seabed, according to E.ON. The 400MW project, being built by E.ON, the UK Green Investment Bank and Canadian energy company Enbridge, 13km off the Sussex […]