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  • Dutch Govt Starts Reviewing Innovation Site Bids

    22 January 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    After closing the application period for Borssele V Innovation Site on 18 January, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) informed that testing innovative offshore wind technologies at the site had attracted interest, and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy will now assess the submitted applications for a permit and subsidy.

  • Demag Hosts Practical Training for Wind Turbine Industry

    1 September 2014
    Training & Education

    Terex Material Handling offers product solutions tailored to meet the needs of wind turbine maintenance. The Demag hoists and crane systems support maintenance personnel by transporting spare parts and tools to the nacelles and help to minimise installation downtimes. Smooth operation is only possible if the maintenance personnel can safely operate the lifting equipment. International […]

  • FoundOcean Awarded Nordsee Ost Foundation Grouting Contract by RWE Innogy (Germany)

    23 January 2012

    FoundOcean announced the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE Innogy. The 295 MW capacity wind farm will be installed in water depths ranging from 22 to 25 m on four-legged jacket foundations. The 49 foundations (48 turbine and one transformer substation) will be grouted […]

  • Vestas Signs Deal for Floating Wind Turbines (Denmark)

    18 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Vestas, the global leader in wind technology, has signed an agreement with WindPlus for the deployment of the first offshore project worldwide integrating a wind turbine with a full-scale semi-submersible floating structure. This is the first time this floating platform technology is being used. WindPlus is a joint venture company led by the EDP Group […]

  • First Transformer Arrives at Triton Knoll Onshore Site

    14 October 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first transformer station has been delivered to the onshore substation of the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. The transformer set sail from the manufacturing site in Austria towards the Sutton Bridge port in Lincolnshire, from where it was lifted onto a trailer and driven 20 miles to the Bicker Fen site. […]

  • Blue Water Shipping to Bring Offshore Wind Opportunities to Bandholm Port

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    As of 1 January 2015, Blue Water Shipping (BWS) will take over the daily operation as well as sales and marketing responsibility for the private Port of Bandholm on the island of Lolland in Denmark. ”We believe that the combination of Blue Water Shipping and Knuthenborg/Bandholm port is perfect. Our strong, local and regional port […]

  • Ireland: ICOE Kicks-Off Today

    17 October 2012

    The 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) has opened today at the Convention Centre Dublin. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), in association with the European Ocean Energy Association have organised this event. Around 900 international experts and world-leading companies in ocean energy from Australia, Europe and the United States have gathered in […]

  • Vattenfall Appoints New CFO and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Sweden)

    20 December 2011

    Ingrid Bonde has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and new CFO of Vattenfall. She will take her position from 1 July 2012, at the latest. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Ingrid Bonde will increase her areas of responsibility. Besides Finance, she will also be responsible for the company’s Strategy […]

  • European Leaders Gathering in Esbjerg to Speed Up Offshore Wind Buildout

    6 May 2022
    Authorities

    Energy ministers from Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as the European Commissioner for Energy, will meet at the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg on 18 May to discuss how to accelerate the buildout of renewable energy in the North Sea. During the summit, the ministers will present concrete plans for enhanced cooperation on […]

  • Esvagt Names New CEO

    22 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Danish vessel supplier Esvagt has appointed Peter Lytzen as CEO with effect from 1 September.

  • India: Gujarat to Develop Tidal Energy Project

    20 April 2012

    Government of State of Gujarat announced its plans to develop tidal energy project to determine its potential for meeting state’s rising energy demands, reports Power Engineering. With state’s huge potential and longest coast, Gujarat is set to become a renewable energy hub. According to sources in the state energy and petrochemicals department, the state is […]

  • UK: First Steel Jacket Installed at Gwynt y Môr

    9 May 2012

    Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast yesterday. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started earlier yesterday the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’, and is continuing approximately 10 miles off the […]

  • US Wind Appoints Bureau Veritas as CVA for MarWin Offshore Wind Project

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved Bureau Veritas’ nomination as Certified Verification Agent (CVA) for the US Wind, Inc. (US Wind) MarWin wind project offshore Maryland. According to Bureau Veritas, this approval of the nomination showed that the company met the CVA criteria and maintained adherence to highly regulated qualifications requirements […]

  • California Sets 2030 Offshore Wind Target, Eyes 20 GW by 2050

    11 May 2022
    Authorities

    The California Energy Commission (CEC) has set a preliminary planning goal of 3 GW of (floating) offshore wind to be installed off the state’s coast by 2030, with an aim to have up to 15 GW installed by 2045 and potentially 20 GW five years later. Under a bill that was enacted in September 2021, […]

  • Hamburg to Host Wind Energy O&M Forum (Germany)

    8 November 2013

    Over the past five years, the Wind O&M sector has evolved in sync with the change in business demands of the wind owner and operator. Operational performance and efficiency of wind assets has increased in importance for owners and investors, and now they want to take a further step in the path towards cost reduction […]

  • VIDEO: Marine Life Thrives on America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    15 February 2018
    Environment

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW), based at the University of Delaware, released a new video that features never-before-seen underwater footage of fish feeding at America’s first offshore wind farm, as well as testimonials from local recreational fishermen and charter captains.

  • Scientists Believe Welsh Coastline can Supply Four Million Homes (UK)

    12 May 2011
    R&D

      SCIENTISTS who have begun evaluating the power of the seas for the first time believe the Welsh coastline has enough energy to supply four million homes. And they believe the potential of sea power is so great that Wales could eventually become “energy self sufficient” and a world leader in marine energy technology. From […]

  • Offshore Wind Supply to Exceed Demand for Next Decade, Says EWEA (UK)

    16 January 2012

    One of the latest developments coming from Germany – Europe’s biggest economy – in relation to the renewable energy industry is news that the utility giant RWE has announced its plans to invest €5bn in both the UK and Poland. There is also to be an additional €1bn investment in offshore wind developments in the […]

  • Vestas Completes Sale of Converters and Controls Business to KK Wind Solutions

    2 March 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology

    Vestas has completed the sale of its converters and controls business, marking the transfer of the company’s three converters and controls factories to KK Wind Solutions (KK). Following the acquisition, KK becomes a world leader within converter and controls for the wind industry, adding 600 employees from the three factories in Denmark, India, and China. […]

  • USD 223 Million-Worth Construction Works Start at Portsmouth Marine Terminal

    16 August 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Sweden-headquartered construction company Skanska has signed a USD 223 million contract with the Virginia Port Authority for the redevelopment of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, which will support the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Construction began July 2022 and completion is scheduled for 2025, Skanska said in a press release on 16 August. The […]

  • MHI Vestas Breaks Double-Digit Ceiling with 10MW Wind Turbine

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has made it official – its V164 turbine platform has broken the double-digit barrier and has now achieved a power rating of 10MW.

  • DOW Receives Permission for Necton Onshore Substation (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has today received planning permission from Breckland Council to build and operate an onshore substation near Necton, Norfolk, together with an associated buried cable route spur. The substation is needed to connect the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project to the national electrical transmission […]

  • 3sun Wins Best Skills Initiative, SPR Offshore Wind Awards

    22 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group has won the Best Skills Initiative Award and the Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) Offshore Wind Award at this year’s EEEGR Awards. The awards celebrate the best of the East of England’s energy industry, honouring the achievements and developments of companies over the past 12 months. Winners were announced at an awards ceremony on […]

  • (MHI) Vestas, Maersk Working on Cheaper Installation Solution

    28 June 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Vestas and Maersk Supply Service, in cooperation with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, are developing a crane solution that could, according to the companies, significantly bring down the cost of wind turbine installation. 

  • Wave, Tidal Progress Proportional to Political Will

    27 March 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The extent to which the wave and tidal energy sectors will meet their 2020 objectives will be in direct proportion to the political will to implement the right mechanisms for advancing existing technologies – a study from by the SI Ocean project has found.  The Wave & Tidal Energy Strategic Technology Agenda reports that the […]

  • Germany: Lufft Strives toward Error-Free Wind Sensors to Control Wind Turbines

    26 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines are growing up. Environmental conditions for new locations are becoming more and more extreme, colder, and more salt-ridden due to offshore placement. At the same time, the turbines are getting bigger and bigger. This means that they need better reliability over longer periods of use. It takes 8-10 years to amortize the cost […]