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  • Asia in stats: Big ambitions ahead for Asian offshore wind

    6 August 2013

    Today just over 6GW of offshore wind generation capacity is inst alled world wide, with an equal amount in development or under construction. While the top offshore wind markets are still found in Europe, representing more than 90% of the current installed capacity, a number of Asian countries including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India, have ambitious plans, some of […]

  • Fred. Olsen 1848 Launches Modular Floating Foundation

    5 May 2022
    Industry, R&D, Technology

    Norway-based Fred. Olsen 1848 has launched a new floating offshore wind turbine foundation named BRUNEL after several years of development. According to Fred. Olsen 1848, the main challenge for floating offshore wind to become industrialized and respond to deployment at scale is the ability to manufacture and assemble floating foundations at a volume that is […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Flagship Prototype Offshore Wind Turbine Starts Taking Shape

    23 September 2021
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has started installing the SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine at the test centre in Østerild, Denmark. The wind turbine’s tower has now been erected at the site, Siemens Gamesa said. Upon completion, the prototype unit will become the most powerful wind turbine installed in the world, surpassing GE’s 13 MW Haliade-X […]

  • Uniper and Ørsted Form Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Partnership in Germany

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Power producer and gas trader Uniper has formed a strategic partnership with Ørsted to jointly develop combined offshore wind and hydrogen projects on a large scale in Germany. This is to be achieved in particular through a system-serving direct integration of hydrogen production from offshore wind power at Uniper’s Wilhelmshaven site in Lower Saxony, the […]

  • Ørsted to Open United States Innovation Hub in Rhode Island

    16 January 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Ørsted is opening a United States Innovation Hub in Providence, Rhode Island in early spring as part of its commitment to building an offshore wind industry supply chain in the US. The Innovation Hub will be located in the CIC Providence workspace. To facilitate its mission, the Hub team will leverage Ørsted’s expertise across the […]

  • GeoSea and Buss Team Up on Merkur

    29 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Buss Orange Blue Terminal signed a contract with offshore wind farm constructor GeoSea N.V. for the handling and storage of the transition pieces for the fundamental structures of the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • Deutsche Bucht Accepts Mono Bucket Challenge

    19 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket pilot demonstrator project has reached financial close, Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH said.

  • Ampelmann Nets Six US Offshore Wind Contracts

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed six new contracts in the US offshore wind market for 2023, 2024, and 2025. In the coming year, Ampelmann’s motion-compensated gangway will assist in the hook-up, cabling, and commissioning of turbines on Vineyard Wind and South Fork Wind offshore wind farms, two of the first commercial-scale wind […]

  • TenneT Offers Ways to Dutch Offshore Wind Capacity Surge

    28 November 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Transmission system operator TenneT has laid out its ideas for supporting the possible further expansion of offshore wind energy in the Dutch North Sea.

  • Research and Markets Announce New Report (Ireland)

    22 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Commercialization of Offshore Wind Power – 2nd Edition” report to their offering. The 2nd Edition of The Commercialization of Offshore Wind Power report is a 40-page overview of how and why offshore wind power is set to become a major contributor to global power […]

  • KCI’S DOUBLE SLIP JOINT

    8 June 2015

    Grouting or bolting of the connection between monopile and transition piece belong to the past with the introduction of Dutch engineering company KCI’s Double Slip Joint. KCI is completely convinced about this after completing intensive research. The company introduced their new concept at the EWEA OFFSHORE event in Copenhagen last month where it attracted a […]

  • Researchers to Develop ‘Super Grid’ for Sharing Wind Power

    5 December 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Researchers at Cardiff University are working on technology which will contribute to the development of a ‘super- grid’ for sharing renewable power across Europe. Working with Leuven University (KU Leuven) in Belgium, the MEDOW project is investigating ways of sharing offshore wind power via a grid system. Professor Nick Jenkins, Leader of Energy at Cardiff […]

  • RWE Allocates Gwynt y Môr Community Fund

    12 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    First round of awards from RWE Innogy UK’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund have been unveiled. Seven not-for-profit groups are set to receive up to £10,000 each, from funding directly linked to the operation of the second largest wind farm in the world. It is, to date, the largest fund of any of […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Tier 1 Suppliers Revealed

    28 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the start of construction on the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland, EDF Renewables has revealed some of the tier one contractors for the 450MW project. Siemens Gamesa will provide 54 of its 8MW turbines, which will be transported to the site and installed by Fred Olsen Windcarrier with the installation expected […]

  • Federal Minister Rösler Visits NSW in Nordenham,Germany

    30 November 2012
    Authorities

    Germany’s Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler, visited the submarine cable manufacturer Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) in Nordenham. During the minister’s guided tour of the company’s facilities and factory, NSW’s Managing Director Rudolf Stahl showed him the production plant for submarine power cables, inaugurated in 2009. This state-of the-art factory, featuring […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Bags USD 120.9 Million Order from Seajacks

    17 July 2012

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announced that it has received a new contract award from Seajacks 4 Limited (“Seajacks”). The Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract,which is valued at US$ 120.9 million and subject to conditions precedent, is for the […]

  • Update: European Patent Office Nods to SeaTwirl

    13 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted SeaTwirl a patent for a dynamic floating offshore wind turbine.

  • O’Malley Joins Students in Support of Offshore Wind Energy

    23 February 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joined students from across the state of Maryland in front of the State House at noon yesterday to show support for the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 (HB 441/SB 237). Holding banners and signs asserting their support for clean energy, more than one hundred young people from an unprecedented […]

  • UK: Consense to Present at All-Energy 2012

    21 May 2012

    Ipswich based Consense, the UK’s leading provider of online community and stakeholder engagement services, has been invited to present at next week’s prestigious All Energy Exhibition and Conference. The event, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 23rd – 24th May, aims to showcase the latest renewable and sustainable energy technologies, whilst also […]

  • Report Recommends UK Content Increase in Offshore Wind

    20 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK government should establish a new 60 percent UK content target for British offshore wind projects, according to former UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

  • PD&MS Secures Framework Agreement for Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Scotland-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year BoP (the balance of plant) statutory inspection framework agreement to support SSE Renewables on the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. According to the agreement, The PD&MS work scope includes statutory inspections on Seagreen’s power-generating equipment, embedding PD&MS’ inspection technicians into Seagreen’s team to work across all wind […]

  • Communities Minister, BARONESS Hanham CBE Visits Narec (UK)

    8 March 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    BARONESS Hanham CBE, Communities Minister from the Department of Communities and Local Government will today (TUESDAY MARCH 8) officially unveil European funding towards a multi-million pound project at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, placing the North East at the centre of offshore wind turbine developments. Lady Hanham is visiting the North East […]

  • DCNS Energies Enters MRE Market

    6 January 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    French energy specialist DCNS and a fund managed by Bpifrance have formed DCNS Energies, a turnkey constructor of marine renewable energy (MRE) plants for the French and export markets. DCNS Energies, majority owned by DCNS and 36% by the SPI fund (“Société de Projets Industriels” / Industrial Projects Company) of Bpifrance, will devote its activity to […]

  • Alicat Boat 9 Nearing Completion (UK)

    13 February 2012

    From the first Alicat appearing at Seaworks 2010, Alicat Workboats have gone from strength to strength with boat number 9 nearing completion and boat 14 going into production. The state of the art luxury crew transfer vessel produced by Alicat Workboats are now working around the UK Coast and are well received by contractors, the […]

  • ACP CEO: New Vessel Crewing Rule in US ‘Gut Punch’ to Offshore Wind Projects

    15 July 2022
    Authorities

    A new amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the House in the US Congress has triggered response from the renewable energy industry, with the CEO of American Clean Power (ACP) Association calling the move “a gut punch to offshore wind projects”. Namely, the amendment would prohibit offshore vessels, including those working on […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: Most Read News of 2014

    1 January 2015

    Under-manning and fatigue threaten WFSV safety As offshore wind farm developments move further out to sea and demands on the vessels and crews that service them increase, a rising number of wind farm crew transfer vessel incidents has become a growing cause of concern. Marubeni and Technip to build Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm […]