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  • Belgium: Five Grid Initiatives Call for Supergrid Action

    21 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Five grid initiatives, representing a range of global energy actors, today called on decision makers to accelerate the transition to a pan European electricity infrastructure. At their inaugural conference “Supergrid 2012”, the Friends of the Supergrid today signed a Joint Declaration with representatives of Medgrid, the Renewable Grid Initiative and the Desertec Industrial Initiative as […]

  • London Design Festival Present Pylons of Future (UK)

    19 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    From the minimalist ‘T’ pylon, to the slender ‘silhouette’ pylon and the futuristic, longbow ‘plexus’ pylon, the winners of the UK National Grid’s pylon design competition are on display at the Victoria and Albert museum as part of the London Design Festival. One of the six winning pylon designs – take a look at them […]

  • Sheringham Shoal’s First Turbine Awaits Installation (UK)

    13 June 2011

      The first turbines due to be installed at Sheringham Shoal have been transported by barge from the Danish port of Esjberg, and recently arrived in Great Yarmouth. Two barges are used for this operation, and each barge collects 6 sets of towers, nacelles and blades which make up the complete turbine. Earlier this week […]

  • 2nd Offshore Wind Summit Will be Held in April in Washington (USA)

    9 March 2011

    IQPC presents the 2nd Offshore Wind Summit which is to be held April 27 – 29, 2011, Washington, DC.   Offshore wind energy can help the nation reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy supply, provide cost‐competitive electricity to key coastal regions, and stimulate national economic revitalization by investing in infrastructure and creating skilled […]

  • REpower Revises Forecast for Current Financial Year (Germany)

    22 December 2010

    Total performance of EUR 1.25 – 1.35 billion EBIT margin of 5% – 7% Cost-cutting measures to increase competitiveness The Executive Board of REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) has revised its outlook for the current financial year. The company now expects total performance between EUR 1.25 billion and EUR 1.35 billion (previously: EUR 1.5 – […]

  • China Wind Power Sector – Policy & Regulatory Landscape 2010

    15 September 2010
    R&D

    The Chinese government regulatory and policy framework has led to the exponential growth of wind power sector in recent years. The wind power installation in China has witnessed average growth of 100% since the implementation of renewable energy law in 2006. The law provides a feed-in tariff for some technologies and establishes grid feed-in requirements […]

  • New AMI Consulting Report Details Materials Usage in Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    15 February 2012

    A report from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, published in January 2012, calculates that the global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 20% per annum in the last five years. The market for wind turbine blades has been one of the fastest growing of any composite application with strong […]

  • Gainesville Company to Survey Birds off Atlantic Coast (USA)

    28 December 2010

    A Gainesville company is developing some high-tech ways to survey birds off the Atlantic coast through a federal grant to help regulators consider the effects of offshore wind turbines. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — or BOEMRE — has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Pandion Systems Inc. to conduct […]

  • Offshore Wind One of Building Blocks for Independent Scotland in New Gov’t Paper

    18 October 2022
    Authorities

    On 17 October, Scotland’s First Minister presented a new paper on the plans for independence from the UK, which addresses numerous administrative and economic aspects of an independent Scotland. Among the resources that Scotland already has or is set to have is offshore wind, which will become the largest part of the Scottish renewables sector […]

  • South Fork Partners Award Onshore Work to Local Construction Company

    17 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Eversource and Ørsted have selected Long Island-based contractor Haugland Energy Group to install the underground duct bank system for the onshore transmission line for their 132 MW South Fork offshore wind farm and to lead the construction of the project’s onshore interconnection facility located in East Hampton, New York. David Hardy, Chief Executive Officer of […]

  • Jack-Ups Flock to China as Offshore Wind Construction Surges

    29 March 2021
    Vessels

    Jack-up vessels are in high demand in China’s surging offshore wind market and OHT’s fleet of semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels is working on delivering them to this construction hot spot. This includes the transportation of DEME Offshore’s Apollo from Rotterdam and the transportation of two additional liftboats and a jack-up barge from Abu Dhabi in […]

  • EU Clears Germany’s Renewable Energy Auctions Scheme

    20 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The European Commission has found amendments to the German Law on support to the production of renewable electricity (EEG 2017), which stipulate that support will mainly be granted through competitive auctions and not through feed-in tariffs from 2017 onward, to be in line with EU state aid rules. The amended EEG 2017 also included a draft bill […]

  • ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines

    19 November 2013

    ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. This latest milestone is an example […]

  • Germany: Use of Modular Transport Systems Increases, SCHEUERLE Says

    28 January 2013

    Transportation of offshore wind power plant components on the manufacturer´s production site requires a high degree of manoeuvrability and flexibility. Due to the large dimensions and the ever-increasing weight of offshore installations, this has led to an increasing use of modular transport systems such as the wide range of vehicle model types available from SCHEUERLE […]

  • UK: Tidal Turbine in Orkney Producing Electricity

    17 May 2012

    An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s northern isles. The 1MW power generator was installed last December, in some […]

  • Draka wins Subsea Array Cable Contract for Walney 2 Wind Farm (UK)

    17 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Draka Offshore announced today they have been awarded the array cabling contract for the Walney 2 project from Dong Energy in Denmark. This announcement follows the recent completion of the company’s expansion to its subsea production facility. “The Walney 2 project represents our first major wind farm project following our expansion,” said Martin Dale, commercial […]

  • ECO TLP, Mocean Floater Design Gets ABS Nod

    13 October 2023
    R&D, Technology

    ECO TLP and Mocean Offshore have received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for their floating offshore wind turbine support structure. The design from ECO TLP utilises slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system, has a smaller footprint than traditional structures using steel column-stabilised hulls, said the […]

  • Vattenfall Comments on Greenpeace’s Energy Report

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    In a newly published report, Greenpeace claims that European energy utilities have spent their efforts on maintaining businesses mainly based on fossil fuels instead of promoting the introduction of renewable sources of energy. “Vattenfall is fully commited to act as a partner of the energy turnaround and will continue to seek good solutions for adapting […]

  • IBERDROLA RENOVABLES Begins 1,200 MW First Phase of East Anglia Array Offshore Wind Project in the UK

    2 December 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    The project is being developed by IBERDROLA RENOVABLES’ UK subsidiary, ScottishPower Renewables, in conjunction with Sweden’s Vattenfall Agreement has just been reached to connect the East Anglia Array, with a projected capacity of up to 7,200 MW, to National Grid’s land-based transmission network East Anglia ONE, the first phase of the development, will have a […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Hai Long 2 Turbine Order

    13 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has been selected as the preferred supplier of turbines for the 300MW Hai Long 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The agreement is subject to contract and final investment decision from project developers Northland Power Inc. and Yushan Energy. Siemens Gamesa said it will use its existing footprint and supply base in Taiwan […]

  • Subsea 7 Goes Through With Siem Offshore Contractors Buy

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), as well as cable lay vessel Siem Aimery and support vessel Siem Moxie, subject to competition clearance in Germany.

  • Canada: AXYS Technologies to Provide Up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Wave Sensors for OOI

    9 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces a contract award from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to provide up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Next Wave Directional Wave Sensors as a component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and managed and coordinated through the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, […]

  • Twelve US Offshore Wind R&D Projects Get Financial Support

    5 June 2020
    R&D

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium will award a total of USD 10.3 million (around EUR 9.1 million) to twelve projects selected in its latest solicitation for offshore wind research and development (R&D). The funding will support research in areas such as the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, offshore wind impact on […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Posts Quarter Results

    28 May 2013

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.  (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a fiscal period in which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26 June – 1 July 2017

    2 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 26 June to 1 July 2017.

  • ASM Industries Floats Out First WindFloat Atlantic Foundation

    23 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Portugal’s ASM Industries has tested and floated out the first of the two floating foundations being built for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic wind farm. “The tests were very successful and totally safe, and were the culmination of several months of hard and continuous work,” Adelino Costa Matos, CEO of ASM Industries, said. ”This is a project […]