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  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Sees More Opportunities in Offshore Wind

    26 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fugro posted a revenue of EUR 2.36 billion in 2015, down from EUR 2.57 billion in the previous year, due to the high volatility of the oil and gas market, on which 74% of the company’s business is focused. Nevertheless, Fugro managed to decrease its net loss to EUR 372.5 million, compared to EUR 458.9 million in 2014. Fugro’s Seabed Geosolutions division […]

  • ScottishPower All In on Wind Power

    16 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment

    ScottishPower has become the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift completely from coal and gas generation to wind power, after completing the sale of its traditional generation business to Drax for GBP 702 million.

  • Ming Yang’s Signed Orderbook Hits 3.3GW

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. “We have signed new orders of 671.5MW during the quarter, and our signed orderbook continues to grow strongly and has now reached a historic high […]

  • Partnership Secures Dundee’s Bright Future in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    15 December 2011

    A new partnership has been launched that aims to secures Dundee’s position as a leading centre of Scotland’s rapidly developing offshore renewables sector. Forth Ports, Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and energy firm SSE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them work together to develop the city’s renewable strengths. SSE, a […]

  • Ireland to Grant First Offshore Wind Consents Under New Regime This Year

    19 January 2022
    Authorities

    Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has launched consultation on important aspects of the new Maritime Area Consent (MAC) regime for the first phase of offshore wind projects to be granted consent, which is expected for the second half of this year. “As Minister for the Environment, I will have […]

  • VINCI Energies Buys EWE OSS

    1 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    VINCI Energies has acquired offshore wind specialist EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH from EWE. EWE OSS specializes in the operations management and maintenance services of offshore wind farms in the North Sea with an own control centre and 24/7 standby teams, and providing services for their project development and engineering support. Among other things, […]

  • Esvagt Puts Its Money on Offshore Wind

    7 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt’s Service Operation Vessel (SOV) business has become a focal point for the company in 2018, as the vessel owner and operator continues working on the optimisation of its core business areas and its finance took a hit by low activity in the oil and gas sector in 2017. 

  • The Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Generation Outlook (UK)

    6 January 2011

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Generation Outlook” report to their offering. With vast potential around the world and technological developments taking shape to achieve better efficiencies for power generation, wind power will experience considerable growth going forward. Wind power technology has developed over years in […]

  • Balance Between Wind Farm Design and Offshore Wind Turbines is Key (UK)

    20 June 2011

    Unless an offshore wind farm is optimally designed, even the most powerful offshore wind turbine will under-perform. While there will always be a trade-off between turbine performance losses and wind farm lay-out cost savings, the trick is knowing how to strike the right balance, says the latest Wind Energy Update Offshore Wind Installation and Construction […]

  • RWE Selects Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Two Nordseecluster A Offshore Substations

    19 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the first phase of its Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore […]

  • Iberdrola to Resume Construction Work on French Offshore Wind Project This Month

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has revealed that it completed the first phase of construction for its 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with works continuing in January depending on weather conditions. A total of 65 per cent of the piles and 40 per cent of the jacket foundations that will support wind turbines have now been installed […]

  • BlueWeek 2015: Collaboration Key for Dutch Energy Agreement Success

    28 April 2015

    The Dutch Energy Agreement can be successful only if the industry, government and researchers active in the field of offshore wind energy and energy production from water work together, Marine Renewable Energy Symposium at Deltares stressed. Acting on the principle ‘dare to share knowledge’, Deltares teamed up with MARIN and TKI Wind op Zee to […]

  • MT Højgaard to Manufacture and Install Offshore Foundations for DONG Energy Near Anholt (Denmark)

    20 December 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    MT Højgaard has been awarded a major contract valued at around DKK 1.3 billion (in round figures) for Dong Energy. The project is well suited to MT Højgaard’s competencies, and we look forward to cooperating with DONG Energy. The project reinforces our leading position in construction of foundations for offshore wind turbines, says Kristian May, […]

  • Student Winners Announced for Norstec Academy Offshore Wind Tour

    20 June 2014
    Training & Education

    Students, Ambassadors and representatives from the Norstec Academy have celebrated the announcement of the winners of the 2014 Carousel tour of the offshore wind industry at a suitably themed sustainable ‘pop-up’ fashion event in London. Successful students who entered the competition to win one of 20 places on the tour include winners from universities across the […]

  • UK: University of Hull to Host Turbine Control Workshop

    15 August 2012

    New wind turbine control technology being developed at the University of Hull will be top of the agenda at a prestigious two-day workshop next month. Delegates will be given an insight into unique research by Prof. Ron Patton of the Department of Engineering into developing sophisticated Fault Detection and Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control systems […]

  • Reliance on Fossil Fuels Could Damage UK’s Financial Stability

    6 March 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    RenewableUK today commented on a report by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which warned that the UK’s financial stability could be threatened because of fossil fuel companies being overvalued. The reason for this over-valuation is that if climate change targets are to be met estimates suggest that between 60% and 80% of coal, oil and […]

  • Vessel Traffic Surveys Underway at Scottish Floating Wind Project Site

    11 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    NASH Maritime, a UK-based shipping and navigation consultancy, is currently undertaking vessel traffic surveys offshore Scotland to inform the navigation risk assessment the company is preparing for the 1 GW Buchan floating offshore wind project. The project site, for which the Floating Energy Allyance consortium secured the rights at the beginning of last year through the ScotWind […]

  • Belgian Offshore Cluster Advises Prudence on Future Offshore Wind Moves

    25 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian Offshore Cluster (BOC) has urged the government ”not to take any impulsive and ill-considered decisions next week” with regards to the intention of the country’s Secretary of State for the North Sea, Philippe De Backer, to cancel concessions for future offshore wind farms.

  • Belgium: Wind Industry Grows Twice as Fast as EU Economy

    16 April 2012

    The wind energy industry increased its contribution to the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 33% between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, the industry’s growth was twice that of the EU’s GDP overall, with the sector contributing €32 billion to an EU economy in slowdown. Key figures from the ‘Green Growth’ report released today by […]

  • Ramboll to Support Development of New Wind Projects Offshore Ireland

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland-headquartered Energia Group has appointed Danish engineering company Ramboll to support the development of its North Celtic Sea and South Irish Sea offshore wind farms. Surveys examining the seabed conditions have been ongoing throughout 2022 and are now nearing completion and the data gathered from them will be used for the design and consenting processes which are […]

  • Dong Becomes Sole Hornsea Project One Owner

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 66.66% ownership interest in the UK offshore wind development Hornsea Project One from its joint venture partner SMart Wind. Hornsea Project One has a total capacity of up to 1.2GW, which will make it the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed. DONG Energy entered into the joint venture […]

  • Ørsted and WWF Testing 3D-Printed Reefs at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    27 June 2022
    Environment, R&D

    Ørsted and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Denmark) are testing how 3D-printed reefs can benefit biodiversity in the Kattegat, a strait between Denmark and Sweden, which is experiencing a historically low cod stock, the Danish energy company said. This is the first time 3D-printed reefs are used in Danish waters, and they will […]

  • Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Secures Extended Financing, Amended Installation Schedule on Track

    31 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables and its partners in the Yunneng Wind Power consortium that owns the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan have signed an extended financing agreement to complete the construction of the 640 MW offshore wind farm. The project is now on track for completion according to an amended installation schedule. The news comes after […]

  • Fred. Olsen 1848 Emerges, Sets Sights on Floating Offshore Wind and Floating Solar

    23 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Norway’s Bounheur ASA has established a new company, Fred. Olsen 1848, dedicated to developing and commercialising new technologies related to renewable energy such as floating offshore wind and floating solar. Fred. Olsen 1848 will focus on the development and commercialization of existing, but also new ideas and innovations from in-house engineers and technicians, Bounheur said. […]

  • Top Windpower Names in Line-up for EEEGR’s Biggest Conference (UK)

    15 February 2012

    Another international name from the windpower world has joined the line-up for what will be the biggest conference ever staged by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) in Norwich on March 1st. Siemens will be represented by Jamie Rowlands who will tell around 300 delegates at SNS2012 about the role the region’s supply chain […]

  • UK: SgurrEnergy Launches New Health and Safety Guidelines for Offshore Energy

    11 April 2013

    SgurrEnergy has developed new health and safety guidelines for the offshore wind and marine energy industry on behalf of RenewableUK. The offshore wind and marine energy sectors are growing rapidly in the UK and are increasing in scale and complexity, with larger developments, situated further from shore, in deeper waters. These changes bring many opportunities, […]