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  • Danske Commodities Strikes Again

    16 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Danish energy trading company Danske Commodities has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. Effective 16 July, Danske Commodities will take over balancing and trading of 281MW, equivalent to 70% of the wind farm’s production. The 402MW Dudgeon is owned by Equinor (35%), Masdar (35%) and […]

  • MHI Vestas Rules 8MW+ Turbine Realm

    27 March 2019
    R&D

    Wind turbines rated 8MW or higher comprised more than 40% of offshore order capacity in 2018, with MHI Vestas accounting for 64% of this ratings segment, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The Global Wind Turbine Order Analysis: Q1 2019 report writes that the industry announced almost 8GW of offshore order capacity in 2018, […]

  • DNV GL Deems Maltese Offshore Energy Storage System Feasible

    7 March 2019
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has awarded the University of Malta’s new offshore energy storage system with a Statement of Feasibility certificate. Before the allocation, the Floating Liquid-piston Accumulator using Seawater under Compression (FLASC) concept underwent a high-level study, including an assessment of technical and commercial feasibility. According to DNV GL, the certificate confirms the technology to be feasible and thus suited for […]

  • IKEA Ventures Into Offshore Wind

    14 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee with 367 IKEA stores in 30 markets, has acquired a 25% stake in the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ingka Group is part of a consortium which recently bought an 80% stake in Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH, the owner and operator of the wind […]

  • Vineyard Wind Seeks USACE Okay

    28 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the construction of its 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts.

  • Ørsted Allots Seventh Round Burbo Bank Extension Fund Grants

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded ten local organizations around Liverpool Bay, the UK, with grants from the seventh round of the Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund.

  • Living Stone Gets to Work on Hornsea One

    30 November 2018
    Vessels

    DEME Group’s new cable laying and multipurpose vessel Living Stone has started her first offshore wind assignment on the Hornsea Project One wind farm off the North Sea coast of the UK.

  • LM Kicks Off Blade Installation for Shanghai Lingang 1 in China

    18 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    LM Wind Power has installed the first two sets of its 66.6-meter long blades on a 4MW turbine due to be installed at the Shanghai Lingang Phase I offshore wind project in China.

  • Global Wind Service Appoints MHI Vestas’ First CEO to Its Board of Directors

    30 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Jens Tommerup, the former CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, has joined the board of directors at Global Wind Service (GWS). 

  • Esvagt Names New CEO

    22 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Danish vessel supplier Esvagt has appointed Peter Lytzen as CEO with effect from 1 September.

  • Danish Port of Rønne Makes Room for Kriegers Flak Turbines

    1 June 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Rønne in Denmark has been selected as the departure point for the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines destined for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm and will undergo upgrades to service the project.

  • Eolfi Hits a Setback in Taiwan

    29 December 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has returned an Environmental Assesment Report (EIA) of a floating wind project developed by Eolfi back to the Bureau of Energy, citing navigation safety concerns.

  • Wood Group Carries Out TWB II Technical Due Diligence

    19 June 2017

    Wood Group’s clean energy business, previously known as SgurrEnergy, supported Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) to financial close, as it had been appointed by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG to act as lender’s technical adviser.

  • Trelleborg Puts NjordGuard CPS Through Paces

    31 March 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Trelleborg’s offshore operation has completed a series of wet tests to verify the capabilities and functionality of its NjordGuard cable protection system for installation and removal on J-tube and monopile interfaces for offshore wind farms.

  • Germany Launches First Competitive Offshore Wind Tender, 1.55GW Up for Grabs

    30 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) today issued an invitation to tender as part of the first competitive bidding process for offshore wind under which the bidders with the lowest offered prices will be awarded contracts.

  • Masdar’s Share in Hywind Scotland Valued at GBP 52.5 Million

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Masdar has invested GBP 52.5 million (approx. EUR 61 million) in Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, according to Scottish Development International (SDI), as Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy investor agreed with Statoil to take a 25% stake in the project.

  • Subsea 7 Aims at Full Ownership of Seaway Heavy Lifting

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 informed today that it had made an offer to acquire the 50% shareholding in Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) currently owned by K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus). If the offer is accepted, Subsea 7 would become the sole owner of SHL, since it already holds a 50% interest in the company.

  • DP Energy, FPP Eye Scotland and Wales for Floating Wind-Wave Projects

    8 November 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DP Energy and Floating Power Plant (FPP) have entered a joint venture, looking to set up pilot demonstration projects featuring FPP’s hybrid wind-wave technology at two sites, one in Scotland and one in Wales.   The two companies will evaluate and develop the two sites, subject to the outcomes of the evaluation. Should everything go as planned, […]

  • Top News of the Week, 17 – 23 October

    23 October 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 […]

  • Cape Wind Denied Subsea Cable Permit Extension

    7 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind Associates will not get a two-year extension on its permits for two underwater power lines in Nantucket Sound, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board decided on Wednesday. The final decision follows the board’s recommendation that the permits should not be extended by May 2017, as earlier requested by Cape Wind Associates. The board justified the decision by […]

  • Inspection Verification Bureau Expands to Aberdeen

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    IVB (Inspection Verification Bureau), which provides inspection and verification services to the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, has opened a new office in Aberdeen. Director Derek Lockwood said the company’s profitability was holding up in the offshore downturn with a steady stream of work. To maximise every opportunity, it wanted to be “on the spot” […]

  • Offshore Wind Sector Reports 959 HSE Incidents in 2014

    27 April 2015

    G9 has published new Health and Safety (HSE) statistics for offshore wind sector, which show there were a total of 959 reported incidents in 2014. The reported incidents for last year are categorised as follows: 44 Lost work days 14 Restricted work days 54 Medical treatment injuries 95 First aid incidents 655 Near hits 97 Hazards […]

  • Fortum Fortifies Ocean Energy Europe

    24 April 2015

    Fortum Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is now the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe.  Fortum is participating in three strategically diverse wave power demo projects. The first one, implemented in France, uses AW Energy’s WaveRoller™ technology. Fortum will be responsible for the project development and will be the owner of the demonstration park, while […]

  • TenneT Prepares for Development of Dutch Offshore Power Grid

    15 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

      TenneT has established a new Offshore Netherlands department dedicated to the development of an offshore electricity grid in the Dutch part of the North Sea. In June of this year, Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs took the guiding decision to appoint TenneT as the sole operator of the offshore electricity grid under law. This […]

  • French Offshore Wind Project Gets Weather Measurement Equipment from Norway

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Automasjon og Data AS (A+D) in Sandnes, Norway is currently testing and handing over the total Metmast instrumentation package for the Fecamp Offshore Wind project in France.  For several years now, A+D is trying to shift technology and experience from offshore oil and gas to offshore wind. As the offshore wind projects move into deeper waters, […]

  • Safety Alert Issued on Butendiek OWF Accident

    8 September 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    A serious accident occurred in the night of Sunday 6 July 2014 at the German offshore wind farm Butendiek. The victim, a Danish employee hired by Ballast Nedam, was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.  Due to the seriousness of his injuries, he spent 6 weeks in hospital. He will need further surgery and […]