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  • Ørsted Cancels Two Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey, Clears Revolution Wind for Takeoff

    1 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted has decided to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey. In addition, the company, together with Eversource, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 704 MW Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. […]

  • UK: Highland Ports Prepare to Attract GBP 100 Million Investments with HIE’s Support

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has signed joint working agreements with four of the region’s leading ports to support the development of the offshore wind sector. The partnership aims to help the Ports attract a potential £100m of investment to the Highlands. The First Minister Alex Salmond, announced the Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) in his […]

  • Vestas’s Offshore Wind Success is All About Planning Ahead (Denmark)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    From being a project of nightmares, the lessons learned from the offshore wind farm at Horns Reef and the progress made since has evolved Vestas Offshore into a unique bank of knowledge. “Yes, the offshore wind power plant at Horns Reef was a mess in the beginning,” says Chief Operations Officer Flemming Ougaard. “But I […]

  • New York Offshore Wind Acreage Goes on the Block in December

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper have announced that 79,350 acres offshore New York will be offered in commercial wind lease sale in December.  “Today’s announcement not only marks another milestone for the U.S. offshore wind energy program, but also demonstrates how […]

  • Ørsted Joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance

    6 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy

    Ørsted has become the first energy company to join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) to support a faster deployment of offshore wind and create a global community of action. GOWA is a new global organisation that brings together governments, the private sector, international organisations, and other stakeholders to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind […]

  • World Days Away from Getting New Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    All wind turbines have been fully commissioned and are commercially operational at the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two in the UK which will soon become the world’s biggest single operational offshore wind farm. The project’s owner and developer, Ørsted, expects the wind farm to be fully commissioned later this month, after the remaining reliability runs are […]

  • Seaway 7 Cuts Steel for Next-Generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    25 November 2021
    Vessels

    The first steel has been cut for Seaway 7’s next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Jiangsu, China. The ceremony marks the first major milestone in bringing its GustoMSC NG-14000XL-G jack-up vessel to the market, Seaway 7 said. The company has also revealed the new build vessel’s […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Be a Lifeline OSV Operators Need

    2 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Offshore wind has the potential to provide offshore service vessel (OSV) operators with an alternative market and an opportunity for specialisation, offering an escape from other sectors hit hard by low prices of oil and gas, according to shipping and offshore markets analyst Clarksons.   If the developments in November are an indication of things to come, the offshore […]

  • EWE, Trianel Team Up for Borkum 2 OWF

    2 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    EWE AG and Trianel have set up a joint venture to develop the second stage of the Trianel Windpark Borkum (TWB II) with a capacity of 200MW. Ines Kolmsee, Chief Operating Officer of EWE AG, stated: “EWE brings in its expertise from the development and operation of the first German offshore wind farm alpha ventus and the first […]

  • The Netherlands: Kersten Europe Acquires Two ‘State of the Art’ Bending Machines

    15 May 2012

    There is an increasing demand for larger, heavier and thicker bended plates and profiles. Kersten Europe aims to respond as effectively as possible to demands from the market. For this reason, Kersten Europe recently invested in two brand new machines in order to be able to bend even larger and thicker plates. Lately, the machine […]

  • Scottish Renewables Comments on Institution of Mechanical Engineers Report

    4 November 2011

      Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  On the target to meet the equivalent of 100% of demand from renewable electricity by 2020:  “There are more than enough projects in operation and in the pipeline to hit the 100 per cent target. It really is this simple: if we build enough generation capacity, […]

  • WIND EXPO Reflects Positive Growth of Japan’s Wind Energy Industry

    16 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    With a new feed-in-tariff and increasing number of certified ongoing/future projects, Japan’s wind energy industry seems to be showing positive growth. To further facilitate the growth of the Japanese wind energy industry, Reed Exhibitions Japan will be holding WIND EXPO – Int’l Wind Energy Expo & Conference for the third time running, to serve as […]

  • NYSERDA Allots USD 2 Million for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research

    8 August 2019
    Environment, R&D

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five projects to further study environmental and commercial fishing in support of offshore wind development. More than USD 2 million has been dedicated for the five multi-year projects, which are expected to advance the state’s goal of having 9GW of offshore wind installed by […]

  • Another Norwegian Company Sets Lofty Offshore Wind Goals, Prepares for Oslo Stock Exchange

    18 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), a newly established offshore wind service company currently wholly owned by the Awilhelmsen Group, opened a bookbuilding period in relation to private placement of shares on 18 March, ahead of listing on Oslo Stock Exchange, expected to take place around 25 March. The company said it aimed at becoming a leading […]

  • Fugro GEOS Plays Vital Role in Two Offshore Wind Projects (UK)

    11 January 2011

    Collection of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data plays a vital role at different phases of offshore wind farm projects ranging from early feasibility studies to engineering design and construction phases, as demonstrated by two recent contracts won by Fugro GEOS, for UK Round 2 and 3 projects. Seagreen Wind Energy has recently awarded Fugro GEOS […]

  • Bond Aviation Group & AgustaWestland Sign MoU for Helicopter Purchase (UK)

    29 September 2011

      AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Bond Aviation Group, announce that they have signed an MoU today that will see both companies work together to establish a multi-year contract covering the purchase of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for offshore oil and gas support, HEMS, SAR and emergency service missions, together with support to the […]

  • Iberdrola Submits Three Offshore Wind Applications in Brazil, Enters State Green Hydrogen Agreements

    2 September 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola’s renewable energy development arm in Brazil, Neoenergia, has applied for environmental investigation licences for offshore wind projects in three of the country’s states, and has also entered into an agreement on offshore wind and green hydrogen development with one of the states. The company has submitted environmental investigation applications to the Institute for the […]

  • Van Oord Orders SMD QTrencher for Offshore Wind Work

    25 April 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has signed a contract with Van Oord for the manufacture and delivery of a QTrencher 1600.

  • Cuxport Supports Innovative Monopile Operations for Amrumbank West

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Cuxport has been supporting the Dutch company Ballast Nedam Offshore in the use of an alternative technique to transport and install monopiles at the “Amrumbank West” wind park on behalf of E.ON since the middle of August. The foundation piles are no longer just transported to the offshore site on board the setup vessel, but […]

  • Denmark: Oestship Becomes Blue Water Shipping Grenaa

    2 July 2012

    1 January 2011, transport and logistics company Blue Water Shipping acquired ship broking company Oestship in Grenaa on the east coast of Jutland in Denmark. Since then, Oestship has been a part of Blue Water Shipping under its own name. As from 1 July 2012, this has changed, with the office officially changing its name […]

  • UK: TAG Joins Norstec’s Partnership

    26 April 2012

    TAG Energy Solutions has become one of the first UK companies to join a new renewables sector initiative launched by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. Unveiled at the Clean Energy Ministerial Conference, ‘Norstec’ is a new industry partnership, which brings together key players with an interest in making the most of the North Sea’s renewable […]

  • Shepherd Construction to Build Turbine Testing Facility for Narec (UK)

    30 November 2011

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has signed a £14.8m contract with Shepherd Construction to deliver a 3,000m² building that will become the world’s largest facility for testing entire offshore wind turbine nacelles of up to 15MW capacity.  Tony Quinn, Director of Major Assets and Projects at Narec, said: “This is the third new building […]

  • UK: LDA Design’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm operational

    7 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, situated in the Thames Estuary, close to the Essex coast, is now operational and producing electricity for the national grid. With its commissioning it also means a major milestone has now been reached – the UK has achieved a total offshore wind energy output in excess of 1GW. This is […]

  • Danish Hydrogen Island Could Be First of Its Kind – Video

    26 May 2022
    Technology

    Danish engineering and consultancy company that recently decided not to take on any new oil and gas projects, COWI, is a partner on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Hydrogen Island project, announced earlier this month. Together with Danish architectural firm Arkitema, COWI will assist CIP in making this novel concept come to life, the company said. […]

  • Penglai Offshore Wind Pilot Project to Power Chinese Oilfield

    7 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    ConocoPhillips China (COPC) and CNOOC have announced the commencement of the Penglai offshore wind farm pilot project in China. The project’s clean energy will supply power to the Penglai oilfield, China’s largest offshore oil and gas production base under the production sharing contract, located in Bohai Bay, northeast China. Featuring four wind turbines with a […]

  • UK: Humber Firms Urged to Join Floating Turbine Development

    25 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Renewables businesses in the Humber are being urged to get involved with a new development in wind technology. Ambitious plans have been unveiled for floating wind turbines to harness more offshore wind power at potentially lower cost.  The UK and US are set to work together to develop floating wind turbines to harness more offshore wind […]