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  • EDF Buys Entire Output of 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed a fifteen-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDF who will purchase the renewable electricity from the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm which is set for full generation in 2026. In what represents RWE and EDF’s largest renewable energy agreement to date, EDF will offtake all the wind energy that Sofia will […]

  • Renewables Key Element of Northern Ireland’s Energy Mix

    6 February 2014
    Authorities

    The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has welcomed comments made on January 30 by Arlene Foster MLA, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, as she addressed delegates at NIRIG’s annual conference at Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The Minister hailed the contribution that the renewable energy sector is making in providing electricity and contributing to the […]

  • West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund Opens for Applications (UK)

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund, established to support fishing communities operating in the eastern Irish Sea, has opened for applications from the fishing industry. The fund is an innovative approach to enable both the wind farm operators of the Ormonde, Walney 1 and 2, West of Duddon Sands wind farms and fishing industry to […]

  • Total, Shell Join UK’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Total, Shell and eight offshore wind developers have joined Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) in the UK. The eight offshore wind developers include EDF Renewables, EDP Renewables, Equinor, ESB, Mainstream Renewable Power, ScottishPower Renewables, SSE Renewables, and Offshore Wind Power Ltd (OWPL), a Joint Venture between the […]

  • NaiKun Wind Energy Project Approved by Federals (Canada)

    18 March 2011

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group (“the Company”) announced today that its offshore wind energy project has been granted a federal screening decision, confirming that Canada’s first offshore wind project can be constructed with no significant environmental, social or health effects. “This is an exciting and noteworthy milestone for NaiKun Wind and for British Columbia,” said NaiKun […]

  • Damen Falcons Land in Taiwan

    28 January 2021
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2710 to Hung Hua Construction in Taiwan. The vessels, named Falcon No. 5 and Falcon No. 6, join two other Damen FCS 2710 vessels and an FCS 2610 in the company’s fleet. Like the previous vessels, Falcon No. 5 and Falcon No. 6, will be […]

  • GE Haliade-X 12MW Prototype Finds Home in Rotterdam

    16 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Future Wind, a joint venture of Pondera Development and Sif, have signed an agreement to install the first Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam this summer. The agreement, which will see the Haliade-X 12MW prototype installed onshore to facilitate access for testing, includes five years of testing and […]

  • ABB Power Pack for Hornsea Project Two SOV

    30 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has awarded ABB with a contract to equip a wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) which once built will operate on the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Siemens Gamesa Integrates Adwen in Its Offshore Business

    27 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has agreed to integrate Adwen within the group’s broader offshore operations, which will allow it to better serve its customers and maximise business opportunities, Siemens Gamesa informed in its Q3 report, released on 26 July.

  • Southern North Sea Energy Alliance Launches at Offshore Energy

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Amsterdam Ijmuiden Offshore Ports AYOP, East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), North Sea Energy Gateway Den Helder NSEG and Team Humber Marine Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam.

  • UK: Dundee’s Councillors to Decide on Backing Offshore Renewable Energy Institute

    23 January 2013
    Authorities

    A proposed Offshore Renewable Energy Institute to be based in Dundee could come a step closer next week. Councillors will be asked at a meeting next week to back a £10,000 contribution to the creation of a detailed business plan for the institute. Will Dawson, convener of Dundee City Council’s city development committee said: “Such […]

  • Australia: Austal Opens Henderson Marine Support Base

    2 May 2012

    To meet the growing demand for its marine services and facilities, Austal has officially announced the opening of its Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia. Located adjacent to Austal’s Henderson shipyard, the Henderson Marine Support Base provides comprehensive refit, repair and maintenance services to private, commercial and defence operators. The site boasts four 90 […]

  • SSE First Offshore Wind Developer in Ireland to Seek Consent for Onshore Grid Infrastructure

    21 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has announced its intention to submit a planning application for the onshore grid infrastructure for the Arklow Bank 2 offshore wind farm. This is the first time an offshore wind developer will seek consent for this kind of infrastructure in Ireland. The company said it would submit the application in the coming weeks […]

  • BOEM, NOAA Developing Right Whale Protection Strategy for Responsible Offshore Wind Development

    25 October 2022
    Authorities, Environment

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released a draft joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of North Atlantic right whales as part of responsible offshore wind development. The draft strategy, which is now put up for consultation, provides a clear path forward to […]

  • DTU Developing Underwater Offshore Wind Robot

    21 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Technical University of Denmark DTU has inaugurated a laboratory where researchers will complete a modular underwater robot for use on offshore wind farms.

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Signs Contract With Båtservice Mandal AS for Four New Crew Boats (Norway)

    16 February 2011
    Technology

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has today signed a contract with Båtservice Mandal AS (Norway) for the construction of four new crew boats. The vessels are custom designed to transport service technicians to and from offshore wind turbines. The catamaran hull has special features to limit the vessel motions in open sea to ensure safe transfer of […]

  • Ørsted Starts Building O&M Base in Taiwan

    22 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has held the groundbreaking ceremony in the Port of Taichung for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. Scheduled to be operational from 2022 and onwards, the O&M base is the first of its kind that Ørsted has invested in building in Taiwan […]

  • Geotechnical Investigations Begin at Thor Offshore Wind Farm Site

    6 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started soil investigations off the Danish west coast, where RWE will build the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, located approximately 22 kilometres from the port of Thorsminde. Up to three research vessels will be deployed to acquire geotechnical data from the seabed, which is necessary to inform the design, fabrication, and installation […]

  • Artificial Island for Windpark Fryslân to Be Built by September

    13 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Zuiderzeewind, a consortium of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, plans to finish building the artificial island near Kornwerderzand, the Netherlands, in September. The island, which will first serve as the construction stage for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore project and after that as a nature reserve and a bird sanctuary, is located next to […]

  • Smulders Orders Granada Cranes for Triton Knoll

    2 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd to design, manufacture, deliver and commission 90 davit crane units for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

  • Hollandse Kust (zuid) I & II Tender Ready for Take-Off

    12 December 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State has approved the Wind Farm Site Decisions (WFSD) for zones I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind project.

  • Equinor, BP and WCS to Continue Tracking Large Whales in New York Bight Until 2028

    8 September 2022
    Environment

    Empire Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Equinor and BP, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have extended their agreement on monitoring large whales in the Empire Wind lease area, located in the New York Bight off the southern coast of Long Island.   In 2019, Equinor (the sole owner of the Empire Wind project at […]

  • IREC Starts Award Process for ZÈFIR Test Station (Spain)

    20 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has started the award process for Phase 1 of the ZÈFIR Test Station, the first offshore wind turbine platform of its kind in Spain for conducting technological and environmental research. The Zèfir Test Station is to become an international research platform for testing deep water wind turbines that […]

  • Lake Ontario Offshore Network Announces List of Members (Canada)

    16 January 2012

    A newly formed consortium of Lake Ontario based organizations that have come together to encourage and facilitate the development of offshore wind power in Ontario is announcing its list of members. The Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON) is comprised of large and small employers in the Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara and Kingston areas eager to see […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Reports Steady Orders, Higher Revenues in Q3

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABB reported steady orders and higher revenues in the third quarter of 2012 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, as the company benefited from its well-balanced market exposure, especially the improved access to the North American automation market gained through recent acquisitions. Power orders were lower than the year-earlier period, which included a large offshore wind […]

  • DEME to Install Vineyard Wind 1 Turbines Offshore Massachusetts

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has chosen DEME Offshore US for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 project site, located some 24 kilometres off Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. For the project, DEME Offshore US will team up with FOSS Maritime Company, a U.S. maritime service contractor, which will provide skilled personnel […]