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  • Onshore Works Approved for Neart na Gaoithe OWF (UK)

    18 June 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has been granted planning consent by East Lothian Council for the onshore cable works to connect its 450MW “Neart na Gaoithe” offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Fife, to the National Grid. East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee agreed on 18th June to grant consent for […]

  • The Netherlands: SeaZip Ordered Two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers

    29 November 2011

    Damen Shipyards and SeaZip Offshore Service will sign a contract at the EWEA conference (14:30 hrs, stand 11020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,). SeaZip has ordered two Fast Crew Suppliers of the 2610-type. The first ever FCS 2610 was delivered early 2011 and offers reduced peak accelerations of up to 75%, reduced added resistance in waves of […]

  • UK: NOF Energy Hosts Reception at House of Commons

    12 March 2012
    Authorities

    NOF Energy, the UK business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors, is hosting a significant information and networking reception at the House of Commons with Energi Coast and Subsea North East. Taking place on, 20 March, the event is being held on the prestigious Terrace Pavilion at the Palace of Westminster. […]

  • USA: Nearly 1,200 People Sign Support for DOE’s Loan Guarantee for Cape Wind

    18 March 2013

    Proponents of the Cape Wind project have submitted a petition signed by nearly 1,200 people, supporting a Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee for the project. Cape Wind Now reported about this on its blog: From California to Craigsville Beach on Cape Cod, nearly 1,200 people joined together over the past week to  voice their […]

  • Bladt Establishes Jacket Foundation Production Site at Lindø Industrial Park (Denmark)

    9 April 2013

    Bladt Industries are establishing a production site at Lindø Industrial Park based on another significant order for foundations for offshore wind. At Lindø, the company will have more than 30,000 square meters of production halls at our disposal and will create dedicated production lines for serial production of jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines. The […]

  • Wind Energy Industry’s Interest in Drones Boosts Cyberhawk’s Business

    6 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Cyberhawk Innovations, a specialist in aerial inspection and surveying using Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicles (ROAV), also known as UAVs or drones, has marked its busiest ever year in the renewables sector with the launch of a commercial scale inspection solution for wind turbine blades. This year, Cyberhawk’s work in the renewables sector has increased tenfold as […]

  • Europe Ready to Share Offshore Wind Know-How with USA and Taiwan

    8 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Training & Education

    Europe remains the undisputed leader in offshore wind, and is ready to offer its expertise and know-how to emerging high-potential markets like the USA and Taiwan, panelists at a conference session discussing global market developments at Offshore Wind Energy 2017 in London said.

  • DNV GL OKs Siemens’ 7MW Prototype for Testing

    19 May 2015
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has awarded Siemens Wind Power with offshore prototype certification for its new 7-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-7.0-154 which will now undergo field testing in Østerild, Denmark. The prototype certificate confirms the compliance of the wind turbine design with the mandatory prototype requirements of the IEC 61400-22 standard and the Danish Executive Order (DEO). […]

  • USA: ReportsnReports Announces Marine Power Report

    11 October 2012

    ReportsnReports.com has added “Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) – Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030” market research report to its offering. Governments are embracing marine power as they attempt to combat climate change & an increasing dependence on fossil fuel and the UK has […]

  • Ørsted Reaches Recognition Agreement with Energy Trade Union

    18 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted and trade union Prospect have reached a landmark recognition agreement that will cover all employees involved in the operation and maintenance (O&M) of Ørsted’s twelve operational offshore wind farms in the UK. The agreement will see Prospect recognised as the sole negotiating body for the terms and conditions of around 450 of Ørsted’s O&M […]

  • Denmark Speeds Up Hesselø Tender, Adds Overplanting Option

    2 July 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark is accelerating the tendering procedure for the Hesselø offshore wind farm to allow for the commissioning of the project one year earlier than initially planned. Located in Kattegatt, Hesselø is the second of the three offshore wind farms proposed in the Energy Agreement 2018, the first being the Thor project. Initially, Hesselø was scheduled […]

  • Glosten Associates Plans to Commercialize their PelaStar Floating Wind Turbine Platform (USA)

    20 July 2011
    Technology

    The Glosten Associates, Inc. formally announced plans to commercialize their PelaStar floating wind turbine platform, and make the technology available to the global offshore wind energy industry within the year. The Glosten PelaStar technology was recently selected for an intermediate-scale prototype installation project with deployment planned for next summer in the northeast United States. This […]

  • Romania Preparing Framework for 3 GW of Offshore Wind and Contract for Difference Auction

    20 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Romanian Ministry of Energy has published a draft law on the requirements for the development and procurement of offshore wind energy projects. If enacted in its current form, the proposed framework would enable auctioning off 3 GW of offshore wind capacity in the country’s sector of the Black Sea and supporting the projects through […]

  • DEME Starts Work on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, Vineyard Wind Next

    22 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME has kicked off the work on Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in the USA. As reported, Dominion Energy selected a consortium of DEME and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors in charge of the transportation and installation of the foundations and the substations, and the engineering, procurement, construction, […]

  • Race Bank Switches On

    13 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its project partners, Macquarie and Sumitomo, officially opened the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm on 13 June at a ceremony in Grimsby, UK.

  • Floating Wind Partners Launch New Projects

    11 April 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust-led Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership has kicked off two new studies to investigate critical issues for large-scale floating wind farms.

  • JFMS, NHV Team Up to Integrate Offshore and Helicoper Services

    28 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the helicopter services provider NHV to develop and commercialise integrated packages for the offshore wind sector.

  • Danish Government Postpones Tender for North Sea Energy Island, Current Concept Found to Be Too Expensive

    28 June 2023
    Authorities

    The Danish government has postponed the decision to initiate the tender for the artificial energy island it plans to build in the North Sea. The reason behind the move is that the current concept for the North Sea Energy Island is too expensive, so the government wants to look into other concepts. The government said […]

  • Met Office Exhibits at RenewableUK 2012

    29 October 2012

    Met Office experts will be at the RenewableUK 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow this week, demonstrating how investment in scientific research can be applied to weather and climate services to help the wind energy market onshore and offshore. Alasdair Skea, Renewables Science Manager at the Met Office, will take part in the RenewableUK […]

  • The Netherlands: Shipdock Secures Four Contracts for Upgrading Jack-Up Vessels

    17 August 2012

    The skyline of the Amsterdam harbours has been visibly altered in the neighbourhood of Shipdock, Amsterdam’s premier ship repair and conversion yard. The company has recently secured four major contracts for the upgrading and maintenance of the jack-up vessels GMS Endurance, GMS Endeavour, Seajack Leviathan and Seajack Zaratan. These vessels, equipped with elevating legs of […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2018

    1 March 2018

    World’s First Floating Wind Farm Outdelivers The 30MW Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, performed better than expected in its first three full months in production, Statoil, the operator of the wind farm said. Ørsted Streamlines Hornsea Project Three Ørsted has published updated plans for the proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind […]

  • USA: BlueGreen Alliance to Highlight Atlantic Coast Renewable Energy Potential

    16 November 2012

    The BlueGreen Alliance, in partnership with Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, launched a multi-state tour to highlight the potential of offshore wind along the Atlantic Coast, specifically in Maryland and New York. The domestic offshore wind industry has obstacles to overcome, but has shown significant potential to power millions of American homes and businesses. Germany’s […]

  • Siemens Freezing New UK Investments and Turbine Exports

    30 June 2016

    Uncertainty triggered by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union has made Siemens, one of the biggest offshore wind players, rethink its strategy and put all new wind energy investments in the country on ice, according to The Guardian. The wind turbine maker is also halting long-term export plans at its UK-based blade factory in Hull, Bloomberg reports. The […]

  • BFG France to Produce Nacelle Casings for Alstom’s Haliade™ 150-6MW

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alstom signed an exclusive partnership agreement with BFG France yesterday at the Thétis trade fair in Cherbourg. The agreement covers the supply of composite structures to produce the nacelle casings for Alstom’s Haliade™ 150-6MW wind turbine. The agreement was signed within the framework of the second call for tenders to manufacture offshore wind turbines and […]

  • Statoil Secures New York Offshore Wind Lease at Price of USD 42.5 Million

    16 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil Wind US came out as the winner of the New York offshore wind lease sale, agreeing to pay USD 42.5 million for rights to build an offshore wind farm at the 79,350-acre area. The lease comprises an area that could potentially accommodate more than 1GW of offshore wind, with a phased development expected to start with […]

  • RWE Seeking Gwynt y Môr Fund Manager

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bids are being formally invited to help manage a multi-million pound pioneering wind industry community fund, on behalf of the coastal communities of North Wales. RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, has launched a major tender process to identify a suitable organisation to administer its £19million Community Fund. The 160 turbine wind farm, being constructed […]