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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • RWE Breaks Ground for Thor Onshore Substation

    4 May 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has started construction on the onshore substation that will connect the Thor offshore wind farm to the Danish grid. Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date and will create many jobs and vocational training positions locally, RWE said. The onshore substation will be built in the municipality of Lemvig. Siemens Energy […]

  • Cadeler Strikes Again Offshore The Netherlands

    12 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Cadeler A/S to transport and install wind turbines at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord project in the Dutch North Sea. Located approximately 18 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands, close to the town of Egmond aan Zee, the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm will comprise 69 Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Virginia to Set Up Offshore Wind Office, Invest in Portsmouth Marine Terminal

    12 December 2019
    Authorities, Environment, Ports & Logistics

    Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has proposed a budget that creates this US state’s first Office of Offshore Wind. The budget also invests up to USD 40 million to upgrade the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, to secure new investments in the offshore wind supply chain. These investments are aimed at helping Virginia achieve 2,500MW of energy generated […]

  • New Jersey Committee Proposes 1.1GW Offshore Wind Opening Move

    29 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    New Jersey’s Environment and Energy Transition Advisory Committee has proposed that the newly elected Governor Phil Murphy jumpstarts the offshore wind industry by committing to the largest offshore wind solicitation in the US of 1,100MW of electric power. 

  • Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream to Join 800 MW Floating Wind Project in Japan

    12 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power have together been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire an initial 50 per cent stake in Progression Energy’s 800 MW floating offshore wind project in Japan. The project is a well-formed early-stage development asset, the companies said. The two companies will now enter into exclusive negotiations with […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tekmar Energy Completes Diverless Cable Protection System Removal

    9 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Cable protection systems (CPS) supplier Tekmar Energy has successfully carried out a full-scale demonstration of its products at The Underwater Centre, the subsea training and trials facility based in Fort William, Scotland. The objective of the demonstration was to prove the ability to remove a CPS without the need for divers, which is seen as key for […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Galloper Announcement

    30 October 2015
    Authorities

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by RWE Innogy of new project partners and investors for the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk demonstrates the robustness of Britain’s world-leading offshore wind market. It follows the announcement on Wednesday that DONG Energy has made a final investment decision to build Walney Extension offshore wind farm […]

  • SMC Bags Dogger Bank Marine Coordination Deal

    8 March 2022
    Operations & Maintenance

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine coordination services on all three phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the UK northeast coast. Under the contract, SMC will deliver a turnkey marine coordination personnel service to support construction operations at the offshore wind farm. “We have been […]

  • China Spearheads Offshore Wind Growth in 2018

    26 February 2019
    R&D

    The global offshore wind market has grown by 0.5% as 4.49GW of new capacity was installed in 2018, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reported. According to the latest Global Wind Report, there is now 23GW of offshore wind capacity installed, which represents a 20% boost compared to the end of 2017. The main contributor was […]

  • Regen SW: West Coast With no Round 3 Offshore Wind Project

    1 August 2014

    The cancellation of the 4.2GW Celtic Array wind farm by the development partnership of Centrica and DONG, represents a “real blow” to the economy on the west coast of the UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, according to independent experts, Regen SW. The announcement comes just eight months after the cancellation of RWE’s […]

  • Polish Utility Sets 6.5 GW Offshore Wind Target

    20 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Polish energy company PGE plans to develop 6.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea as part of the strategy to become climate neutral by 2050. As part of its transformation plan, PGE intends to build two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 2.5 GW by 2030. The utility said that […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Notches First Offshore Wind Win in Japan

    20 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received its first preferred supplier nomination for an offshore wind project in Japan. The agreement with customer Obayashi Corporation currently includes using SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines for the Northern Akita offshore wind farm project, and a long-term service agreement. Commercial operation date is scheduled from 2024 onwards. All deliveries are […]

  • TenneT and Vattenfall Pen Hollandse Kust Zuid Grid Agreements

    15 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Grid operator TenneT and wind farm developer Vattenfall have signed agreements for the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The agreements relate to the realisation of the connection and the transmission of electricity between Vattenfall’s wind farm and the TenneT Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore […]

  • Germany: HUSUM WindEnergy to Host 11th Windcommunity Meeting

    13 August 2012

    In a few weeks‘ time the international wind industry will be converging on Husum for the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 Trade Fair. From 18th to 22nd September, 1200 exhibitors and 36,000 visi-tors from more than 90 countries will ensure that this North Frisian town becomes the central hub of the wind industry, and the trade fair […]

  • USA: Modular Wind Energy Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

    9 November 2012
    Technology

    Modular Wind Energy, a manufacturer of innovative rotor blades for large-size wind turbines, has achieved certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) as an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems compliant organization for the design, manufacture, installation, and service of wind turbine blades. LRQA is accredited by American National Accreditation Board (ANAB). ISO 9000 is a […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sends Off First Rentel Nacelles

    21 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has shipped out the first nacelles for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm from Cuxhaven, Germany, to the installation port in Ostend, Belgium.

  • Sea Asia Scores ‘Exhibition of the Year’ Award in Lion City

    29 October 2010
    Training & Education

    At a glittering ceremony in Singapore last night, Sea Asia 2009 won the prestigious ‘Exhibition of the Year’ award at the Singapore Experience Awards hosted by the Singapore Tourism Board. Sea Asia is the region’s premier maritime gathering, organised jointly by Seatrade and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF). Michael Chia, the Chairman of the SMF, […]

  • Fabrication yards: Heerema Fabrication Group

    3 October 2012

    Dutch engineering and fabrication company Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) was already a well known player in the oil & gas industry, when around five years ago, the offshore wind industry was just really setting off. Then HFG was asked whether they could build some small platforms for this new industry. With the company’s vast experience […]

  • People Want More Wind Farms in UK, Poll Says

    24 October 2012
    R&D

    An independent opinion poll published by YouGov shows that a clear majority of the British public want more wind farms to be built. 55% of those questioned say the number of UK wind farms should be higher than it is at present. 14 % say it should be maintained at current levels. The survey (commissioned […]