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  • REH Reveals Setback in CWE’s Garden Island Project (Australia)

    28 September 2012

    Renewable Energy Holdings plc (REH) has issued its Interim Report for the six months to 30 June 2012 with the following statement from the company’s chairman, Sir John Baker: Since announcing our results for the year ended 31 December 2011, we have been pursuing the strategy of disposing of our assets, in an orderly fashion, […]

  • Firms Benefit from NAREC Construction Project (UK)

    26 January 2012

    A Seaton Delaval firm is benefiting from the construction of new facilities at Blyth’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec). Steel fabricator Ivanhoe Forge has scooped a £300,000 contract for the fabrication and installation of staircases, ladders and metal work for main contractor. Shepherd Construction. Ivanhoe is working alongside Shepherd Construction and civils subcontractor Heyrods Construction […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2014

    2 June 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. […]

  • DNV GL Kicks Off Twisties JIP

    28 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has launched Twisties, a new joint industry project (JIP) aimed at standardising and improving offshore wind logistics.

  • Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Maintain Substations It Will Deliver for Three French OWFs

    27 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Atlantique Offshore Energy has signed long-term maintenance contracts for three offshore substations its parent company Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for three offshore wind farms in France. Chantiers de l’Atlantique reported on 27 July that its Marine Energy Business Unit, Atlantique Offshore Energy, had just signed a five-year preventive maintenance contract for the offshore substation […]

  • JIP Proposes Improved Basis for Reliable Design Methodology for Connections With Shear Keys (Norway)

    17 March 2011

    Recently, a DNV-led joint industry project suggested a new assessment methodology for grouted connections in monopile wind turbine structures without shear keys. The reason for upgrading the industry design practices was that that the previous practices did not properly describe the physical behaviour of such connections. The project suggested a design practice using conical shaped […]

  • wpd Opts For Mermaid to Tackle Weather Risk on Offshore Wind Projects

    6 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH has become the latest European wind farm operator to take James Fisher Marine Services’ Mermaid as its tool for assessing the weather risk on its offshore construction and O&M activities.

  • Green Port Hull On Track

    29 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Construction work on the Green Port Hull Alexandra Dock site is progressing well and is on schedule for an early 2017 completion, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture (JV) are preparing for Siemens’ offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility, is being […]

  • UK Renewable Industry to Create 50,000 Jobs Says UK Knack Group

    11 January 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Prestige executive careers consultancy UK Knack Group has announced the gathering in the Granite City of more than 30 captains of industry for a summit meeting on renewable energy. Energy Minister Alex Salmond was at pains to point out that Scotland’s offshore energy capacity could create 50,000 jobs in the next 10 years and inject […]

  • Denmark: Many Contracts for Anholt Offshore Project Went to Local Firms

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    In connection with the construction of Anholt offshore wind farm, DONG Energy has put the various contracts out to public tender, and many orders have gone to local companies, either directly or indirectly. Small businesses often struggle to make an impact with their bids when large companies such as DONG Energy put projects out to […]

  • Langlee Wave Power Announces Establishment of Spanish Subsidiary

    4 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Langlee Wave Power announces the establishment of its Spanish subsidiary Langlee Wave Power S.L.U. It was established as a ZEC company in Las Palmas in 2012, with the purpose to move all the R&D activities of the Norwegian company to the island. Currently, it is employing one Canarian engineer and there is a plan to increase […]

  • Eager.one supports the future of offshore floating installation

    18 January 2021

    Offshore heavy lifting: Why use power, if you have balance? The offshore wind industry is growing significantly and is moving towards larger wind turbine sizes and deeper water. This causes a rising demand for alternative installation methods besides the well-known and most commonly used jack-up vessels. One of the alternatives is installation by means of […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2019: First Look at the Programme

    21 February 2019

    Now more than ever offshore wind is showing true global potential. Join the celebratory tenth edition of the Offshore Wind Conference on 7 and 8 October in Amsterdam to discover how offshore wind is powering the energy transition. We can already share a look at the Offshore Wind Conference programme with you. Tickets will be […]

  • TenneT Picks Jan De Nul and LS Cable for Export Cable Work

    20 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT has awarded the consortium of Jan De Nul Group and LS Cable & System the contracts for the supply and installation of high voltage cables for the grid connection of the Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha offshore wind farms. Jan De Nul Group will take care of the transportation, laying, and protection of […]

  • USA: Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act Passes House of Delegates

    2 April 2012
    Authorities

    The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 (HB 441) with a 88 to 47 vote, a crucial step to bringing clean, offshore wind power to Maryland. The bill will soon come before the Senate Finance committee, where Chairman Mac Middleton is expected to bring it to a vote […]

  • Ideol Finds Fresh Funds, Eyes International Growth

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    France’s Ideol has secured EUR 15 million funding from energy investor Kerogen Capital in order to accelerate the commercialization of its floating foundation solution in key geographies.

  • Renewables Employ 9.8 Million People in 2016

    25 May 2017

    More than 9.8 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2016, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

  • Le Béon Manufacturing and Partners to Provide Material for Floatgen Mooring System

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), a French engineering school and research institution, has selected an international consortium led by Le Béon Manufacturing to supply the material needed for anchoring Floatgen, a floating wind turbine demonstrator developed by the French company Ideol. The concept is based on a concrete floater built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. ECN invited tenders […]

  • Crown Estate: Dogger Bank’s Consent Proof of Industry’s Hard Work

    6 August 2015
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the UK Government’s approval of Dogger Bank Teesside A & B offshore wind project. Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, Huub den Rooijen said: “Today’s announcement marks a great success for the future of the UK’s infrastructure development and is testimony to the hard work of Forewind and the […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]

  • US Wind Starts Export Cable Route Survey off Maryland

    29 August 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind, Inc., has announced the start of an export cable route survey to prepare the final layout design for an 80,000 acre wind power project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. US Wind contracted with Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. and their vessel R/V Shearwater to conduct data collection along the 35-mile cable […]

  • Husum Wind 90% Booked

    18 March 2015

    Six months before Husum Wind kicks off, almost all the exhibition space has already been booked – over 90 per cent of the available stand space has already been booked, with more space reserved. The Husum exhibition organisers are expecting around 600 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors from 15 to 18 September. With its focus on […]

  • AREVA Appoints Jean Huby as New CEO of AREVA Wind (Germany)

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      AREVA Renewables announced today that Jean Huby is appointed Chief Executive Officer of AREVA Wind and Executive Vice President of the Wind business unit within AREVA Renewables, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. This appointment is effective May 12, 2011. JEAN Huby joined AREVA in September 2008 as Senior Vice President of Strategy and served on […]

  • ABB to Provide Energy Storage Solution for DONG Energy’s SOV

    22 August 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    ABB will install Onboard DC Grid power distribution onboard Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ (LDA) wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to enable the cost-efficient integration of batteries.

  • Windnova Software Debuts at Gemini OWF

    25 June 2015
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini offshore wind farm has agreed a contract to become the first commercial users of Windnova, a new project management software, designed specifically for the offshore wind sector. The web-based software, developed by Windnova S.L, monitors and controls activities associated with the development and operation of offshore wind farms. The development team at Windnova claims […]

  • Tidal Transit Supports Sheringham Shoal with Medical 1st Responder

    28 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Tidal Transit, the company that transports technicians to and from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (SSOWF), located between 17 and 23 miles off the coast of Norfolk in the North Sea, is playing an additional role in support of SSOWF’s health and safety initiatives. The company is now providing a medical first responder on […]