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  • UK: BMT to Showcase Its Expertise at Oceanology International Conference

    8 March 2012

    BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support services on Stand I120 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London this month. BMT’s knowledge and expertise provides a fully integrated service to better understand, monitor and quantify the risks of working in the […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2021

    1 March 2021

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most-read articles on the site for the second month of 2021. Vestas Launches 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has introduced the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. Siemens Gamesa Rolls Out Record-Breaking Wind Turbine Blade Siemens Gamesa has completed the first Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Frost & Sullivan: OWFs Growth Will Help Compensate Falling Demand for Marine Gensets

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    With most of Europe’s shipbuilding activity migrating to the Asian countries of South Korea, China and Japan, the traditional demand for marine generator sets has dipped. This shift, coupled with the Euro zone recession and financing difficulties, has further deepened the slump in demand for new vessels and thus, marine genset suppliers have been forced […]

  • Dong Fang Offshore Buys Pacific Constructor

    13 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), a subsidiary of Hung Hua Construction, has bought the subsea multi-purpose vessel Pacific Constructor from Swire Pacific Offshore to strengthen its fleet serving the offshore wind sector in Taiwan, as well as in the Asia Pacific region. Pacific Constructor, renamed to Constructor 1, is on its way to Taiwan, where it […]

  • Report: UK OW Workforce Demand to More Than Triple by 2032

    1 November 2018
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The requirement for workers in the UK offshore wind market is expected to increase from the current 10,000 to 36,000 by 2032, according to the Skills and Labour Requirements of the UK Offshore Wind Industry 2018 to 2032 report by Aura Wind Energy and partners. 

  • ABP Contracts IMES for Humber Ports Work

    30 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a contract with IMES International to ensure the operational integrity of crane and bulk handling rigging equipment across its four ports in Humber, which will directly service UK’s Round 3 offshore wind farms, including the Dogger Bank, Hornsea and East Anglia projects.

  • Vattenfall Rejigs Wind Unit, Names Offshore Wind Head

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has appointed Michael Simmelsgaard as head of the newly formed Business Unit Offshore Wind.

  • GlobalData: Germany Leading 2015 OW Installations, UK Third

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country set to add an impressive 2,071 Megawatts (MW) this year, an almost fourfold increase from the 529 MW added in 2014, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that global annual offshore […]

  • Sandbank Feeds First Power into German Grid

    7 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The Sandbank offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea, 90km west of German island of Sylt, has fed the first power to the German grid. The 72 wind turbines will be put into operation successively, with the entire wind farm expected to be on the network in the spring of 2017. The first wind turbine was installed at the […]

  • New Project Looking to Raise OWF Array Voltage Beyond 66 kV

    20 May 2021
    R&D

    A new joint industry project has been launched as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme with an aim to build industry consensus on setting the future standard array voltage for offshore wind farms. The High Voltage Array Systems (Hi-VAS) project aims to understand the costs, benefits and technology challenges associated with raising the […]

  • USA: MWII to Organize Maine Wind Industry Pavilion at WINDPOWER

    30 May 2012

    To further advance Maine’s wind energy supply-chain products and professional service business, the Maine Wind Industry Initiative (MWII) will organize a Maine Wind Industry Pavilion at WINDPOWER on June 3-6 in Atlanta, GA. MWII has been actively developing and promoting Maine’s wind power capabilities in many sectors, including construction, engineering, composite technologies, steel fabrication, precision […]

  • Construction Starts on CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    18 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm has commenced with the first monopile installed at the site some 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. The HKN’s monopiles will be installed by Van Oord for which the company was awarded a contract in 2020. […]

  • Ørsted Buys Into Baltica 2 & 3 OWFs in Poland

    10 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture for the development, construction and operation of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and 1 GW Baltica 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The agreement was signed following negotiations that PGE and Ørsted started back in October 2019. Almost a […]

  • Element Power Takes Over Irish Offshore Wind Project

    18 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Independent renewable energy developer Element Power has entered the offshore wind market by taking over the development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind site in the Irish Sea from Gaelectric.

  • OWIM Conference: Renewables, Innovation and Cooperation

    24 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    On October 16, the Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) Conference was held simultaneously with Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All attendees had an opportunity to learn more about various topics from the offshore wind industry and hear different opinions from experts in this field. In general, the OWIM Conference was […]

  • Turkey Getting on Offshore Wind Radar

    20 June 2016
    R&D

    Offshore wind market that has yet to emerge in Turkey is being eyed by companies already involved in the industry in Europe, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to Turkish media. The country got on the offshore wind map following the first offshore wind meeting held by the Antalya International […]

  • Japan: Fuji Heavy Assigns Wind Turbine Generator System Business to Hitachi

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hitachi Ltd. and Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. have reached a basic agreement on the assignment of FHI’s wind turbine generator system business to Hitachi. Towards the completion of assignment, which is planned for July 1, 2012, Hitachi and FHI will discuss the specific terms of the future agreement. In recent years, environmental awareness and the […]

  • Swedish Developer Submits Application for 1 GW, 50-Turbine Offshore Wind Farm

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Eolus Vind has applied for a permit to build a wind farm off the western coast of Sweden. The project, named Västvind, is planned to have up to 50 wind turbines with a maximum height of 320 metres and an installed capacity of 1,000 MW. The company is proposing to build the offshore wind farm […]

  • India, Australia to Invest Significantly in Renewables, but China Will Still Lead Asia-Pacific Market

    20 August 2013
    R&D

    Powered by policy support from the government, India and Australia will increase their share of renewable energy projects in the  near future, while China will remain the largest market in the Asia-Pacific region, says research and consultancy firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, Australia’s cumulative installed capacity for renewable power surged from 849 […]

  • Huhne prefers wind over nuclear power (UK)

    6 August 2010
    Authorities

    THEY say he’s a dangerous man because he favours wind power above nuclear energy.
    Eastleigh MP, Chris Huhne, has come under fire from the lobbying group, Supporters of Nuclear Energy, after speaking out in favour of extra onshore and offshore wind power.

  • UK: Global Wind Energy Market Witnesses Huge Growth During 2010-2011

    2 May 2012

      The global wind energy market witnessed huge growth during 2010-2011, as total wind power capacity around the world grew by 20.6%, according to a new report by energy intelligence provider GlobalData. The new report* suggests that the growth of major wind power markets in the US, Germany, Spain, India, Italy and France is expected […]

  • Lamprell Announces Directorate Changes

    14 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Lamprell, a provider of diversified fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, has announced several changes to the Board and senior management of the Company. James Moffat has decided to retire effective 30 June 2016 and will stand down as Chief Executive Officer and as […]

  • Fugro Performs World’s First Fully Remote Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

    1 May 2023
    Business development, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vessels

    Fugro has completed what is said to be the world’s first fully remote ROV inspection of an offshore wind farm using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The operations were carried out at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) using one […]

  • EIB, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Eye Offshore Wind, Subsea Interconnector Investments

    27 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have entered into an agreement to further expand cooperation on a range of globally relevant investments, including projects contributing to carbon neutrality in the European Union, such as subsea interconnectors, offshore wind plans, battery storage facilities, and hydrogen technology development. The expanded cooperation […]

  • Ørsted Regroups Ahead of Green Energy Decade

    28 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is changing the organisational structure to strengthen its ability to tap into the growth potential of global renewable energy markets over the next decade. Over the next decade, global renewable energy markets are expected to grow at double-digit annual growth rates, and installed renewable capacity is expected to triple towards […]

  • DONG Energy Danish Favorite Company in European Business Awards

    19 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The videos of 527 European companies have been assessed in the European Business Awards, and DONG Energy was the Danish winner of the public award.  The public gave a total of 70,981 votes divided on 527 videos from 30 European countries. In Denmark, DONG Energy received the majority of the votes, so now the company […]