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  • Reuters: Poland’s PGE Ditches Nuclear Power Plans for Offshore Wind

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Polish state-owned power producer Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) has withdrawn from bringing the country’s first nuclear power plant to realisation and decided to focus on building offshore wind farms instead, according to Reuters, which cites two sources confirming this. 

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Energy Introduces Offshore Wind Zone

    23 February 2012

    Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference, introduces the Offshore Wind Zone at the fifth edition of the event, taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. Offshore Energy is the only annual event in The Netherlands dedicated to offshore energy, and the fastest growing offshore event in Europe. It combines […]

  • Offshore Wind could Help Energy and Climate Puzzle (Estonia)

    11 January 2012

    Offshore wind energy is an innovative new industry, which by creating thousands of jobs and intensive investments gives Europe a necessary impulse for economic growth. It can also provide the missing pieces in the energy and climate puzzle that Europe needs to solve urgently. What I brought home from EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 – the world’s […]

  • E.ON Moves to Next Stage on Proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      E.ON is moving to the next stage of its planned 665MW Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast. The company, is also a partner in the London Array which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete, has applied for permission to put a 100m mast on the proposed Rampion site and […]

  • G&G International

    4 October 2012

    With the recent news that G&G International has won a contract for 72 WTG transition pieces and 1 OHVS transition piece for the new Northwind Offshore Wind Farm project on the Bank Zonder Naam, G&G is firmly established in the offshore wind industry. For this work they have created a joint venture, Gl WindForce JV, […]

  • DONG Energy Forms Special Offshore Wind Technician Task Force

    13 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy has established a new task force of technicians, which will set out when a complex outage occurs to offshore wind turbines or if special inspections are required.   Offshore wind turbines must be spinning. Therefore, DONG Energy Wind Power monitors, services and works on the wind turbines every single day. Now and then, some situations […]

  • Eversource Sells Seabed Acreage Offshore US to JV Partner Ørsted for USD 625 Million

    8 September 2023
    Business & Finance

    Eversource Energy has completed its sale of an uncommitted lease area off the south coast of Massachusetts to its joint venture (JV) partner Ørsted for USD 625 million. The all-cash transaction, which was announced in May, closed today following approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The deal with Eversource provides […]

  • OMM Launches New Maintenance Support Service for Offshore Renewables (UK)

    14 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has today announced the launch of a new maintenance support service for offshore renewables operators. With little existing guidance and no legislation currently in place, operators may not be conducting the maintenance they need in order to guarantee the integrity of their assets – or they might be spending too much […]

  • World’s Largest, Most Powerful Wind Turbine Stands Complete

    12 November 2021
    Technology

    The third and final 108-metre blade has been installed on Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine at the test centre in Østerild, Denmark. With the final blade in place, the SG 14-222 DD prototype has become the world’s largest and most powerful turbine to be installed, taking the mantle from GE Haliade-X […]

  • Ørsted Champions Local Content in Taiwan

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two Taiwanese companies as part of the Greater Changhua offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • DONG Sets Aside GBP 10 Million for Race Bank and Hornsea One Community Fund

    12 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ​DONG Energy is launching a GBP 10 million fund to help local community projects on the UK East Coast over the next 20 years. The East Coast Community Fund is being set up to ensure that local people benefit from the operation of two of the company’s offshore wind farms – the 580MW Race Bank and the […]

  • The Switch Continues as Independent Company (Finland)

    31 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Switch, a leading provider of permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, told today that it will continue to pursue its successful business strategy as an independent company following the announcement by its shareholders and power technology company AMSC regarding the termination of the previously announced acquisition agreement. The Switch is well-positioned to continue […]

  • Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and Bernhard Schulte together with its offshore wind affiliate WINDEA […]

  • Norfolk Celebrates Statkraft’s Becoming Operator of Sheringham Shoal OWF

    13 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    A reception was held at Wind Farm Place, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on 9 January 2014 to celebrate Statkraft becoming the Operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, the 88 turbine (317 MW) power plant situated between 9 to 17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk. The two Norwegian companies, Statkraft and Statoil, are owners […]

  • First Steel in Water at New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    23 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first monopile foundation has been installed at the South Fork Wind site offshore New York, the state’s first offshore wind farm. The foundation will support the project’s offshore substation, which will also be installed in the coming days. Boskalis’s offshore installation vessel Bokalift 2 is transporting and installing the foundations, including the one for […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Goes for Maximum Capacity with Fewer Turbines

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Codling Wind Park, one of Ireland’s seven offshore wind projects that were recently awarded Maritime Area Consents (MACs), will have a capacity of 1,450 MW and fewer turbines than originally proposed, the developers, EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Seawind, announced on 4 January. The project, which was previously said to generate between 900 MW and […]

  • UK Gauging Offshore Wind Business Opportunities in US

    14 September 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Xodus has completed an analysis of the US offshore wind industry to determine potential opportunities for UK companies to enter the offshore wind market across the pond. According to the study, a rapid expansion in products and services is currently required to deliver projects on time and on budget, due to a lack of maturity […]

  • Germany: ABB Wins USD 30 Million Orders from AREVA Wind for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Park

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $30 million to supply frequency converters for the offshore wind park, Global Tech I, in Germany’s North Sea. The order was booked in the second quarter. ABB is supplying a range of medium-voltage frequency converters that are specifically designed for […]

  • TenneT Says Damage to Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Jacket ‘Limited’, Topside Installation a Go

    24 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation topside will not be affected by the damage the substation’s jacket foundation suffered in a recent collision with a cargo ship, TenneT said. As reported, the cargo ship Julietta D collided with the substation jacket and a turbine foundation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind […]

  • Prysmian Reels In Hornsea Two Cable Contract

    2 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Prysmian Group have signed a contract to supply submarine inter–array cables for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, the 1,386MW Hornsea Project Two.

  • UK: GL Releases Landmark Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Guide

    17 June 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan has produced a new paper detailing the offshore wind operations and maintenance sector. “A Guide to Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance”, which was jointly funded by The Crown Estate and Scottish Enterprise, gives a clear account of the relevant concepts, trends and players in this rapidly developing sector.  “Offshore wind O&M is […]

  • Export Cable Installation Marks Official Start of Offshore Construction on World’s Largest Wind Farm

    29 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction work has now officially started on what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm with the installation of the first length of the HVDC export cable off the Yorkshire coast. NKT has commenced work on the laying of the nearshore cable for Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW […]

  • Tom Harries, BNEF: Comparing Apples with Apples

    18 October 2016

    Tom Harries, a wind analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and one of the panellists at the upcoming Offshore WIND Conference, has provided an insight into matters which are at the centre stage of the offshore wind sector: “Auctions, prices and frontier markets are the hot topics in the sector right now. We have […]

  • Highlights of the Month: October 2016

    1 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (Interview with Vattenfall) When you are talking with people working in real estate, there is a […]

  • OEEC 2017: Community Square Taking Shape

    30 June 2017

    The Community Square program is taking shape, with as many as four ON AIR talk-shows. In each talk-show – which will be live-streamed on OffshoreEnergyToday.com – we look at challenges through the eyes of energy consumers and citizens, on top of the energy professional perspective.

  • HIE to Showcase Its Renewable Expertise in Aberdeen Tomorrow

    20 May 2014

    Innovation, expertise and experience – all the characteristics commonplace amongst over 60 businesses from the Highlands and Islands set to converge on All Energy in Aberdeen tomorrow, the renewable sector’s key exhibition and conference in Scotland. In conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), these businesses will exhibit over the two day event in the […]