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  • Montauk Fishermen Worried about Offshore Wind Farms’ Impact

    9 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a meeting with Montauk fishermen yesterday to discuss the offshore wind energy leasing process and best management practices. BOEM is examining the impact of the proposed Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farms on fishery. The offshore wind developer plans to set up four offshore wind farms at the […]

  • The Netherlands: Tideland Signal to Showcase at Offshore Energy 2012

    8 October 2012
    Technology

    Tideland Signal will be showing its comprehensive range of aids to navigation (AtoN) equipment and systems for offshore oil and gas platforms, wind farms, ports and harbours on stand 495B at Offshore Energy 12 at the Amsterdam RAI from 23 to 24 October. Tideland Signal has many years’ experience protecting offshore installations of every type […]

  • SeaZone Continues to Support Renewable Energy Sector (UK)

    26 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    SeaZone, the market leader for marine geographic information, software and services, will be presenting their latest developments for the renewable energy sector at RenewableUK 2010 in Glasgow on 2 to 4 November 2010. SeaZone will be sharing Stand 325 with its new parent company HR Wallingford. Both companies have longstanding involvement with offshore renewable energy […]

  • UK: Mabey Bridge Secures First Offshore Renewables Contract

    7 March 2012

    Mabey Bridge – which opened its £38m wind turbine tower factory in May 2011 – has sealed its first offshore renewables contract. The deal – with Fugro Seacore – will see a 46m-long, 2.5m-diameter, 170-tonne monopile manufactured and delivered to E.ON. It will to be used as the foundation for a met mast for the […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory Under Construction in Taiwan

    2 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Welcon and Century Huaxin Wind Energy (CHWE) have entered into an agreement to cooperate on a turbine tower fabrication facility for offshore wind in Taiwan. Welcon said it will provide its experience and technological know-how to CHWE who will design, build and operate the facility that will serve the Taiwanese and Asian offshore wind market. […]

  • First Havfram Hybrid Mega Jack-Up Now Under Construction

    12 December 2022
    Vessels

    Norwegian offshore wind services company Havfram has confirmed that its first vessel is now under construction, following the execution of a shipbuilding contract with CIMC-Raffles in China. The NG20000X self-propelled jack-up is equipped with a 3,250-ton crane and the latest battery hybrid drive train technology designed to reduce carbon emissions per MW installed by over […]

  • Offshore Wind Third Most Popular for Corporate Power Purchase Agreements in Europe

    8 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind is the third most opted for energy source for corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs), according to a survey of the European CPPA market carried out by law firm Fieldfisher. Some 54 per cent of survey respondents said they would consider signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) for offshore wind energy. This ranks offshore […]

  • New Website to Back Hawaii’s Renewables

    5 November 2014

    A new website has been launched to highlight alternative energy efforts sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Hawaii, which is fast becoming ground zero for the Navy’s push to develop “green” technologies, officials announced Oct. 30. The Asia-Pacific Technology and Education Partnership (APTEP), now online at www.aptep.net, focuses its multifaceted approach to […]

  • Norwegians Urge for Offshore Wind Demo Sites After Survey Reveals Multi-Billion Potential

    6 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian offshore wind industry representatives have urged the government to create a working strategy for the establishment of full-scale demonstration sites after a survey showed that Norwegian companies valued their export potential in the North Sea offshore wind market between 2025 and 2040 at around EUR 6.45 billion. The companies and organisations interested in developing the country’s offshore […]

  • USA: DWEC Would Reach Maximum Output on Hottest Days of Summer in Northeast

    19 July 2012

    Hot temperatures are a boon for offshore wind energy. Deepwater Wind today released data showing that its planned Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), a 900 MW offshore wind farm planned 30 miles east of Montauk and 20 miles south of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island mainland, would reach maximum output on the hottest days of […]

  • UK Reviews Energy Costs. Renewables Set to Become New Conventionals

    26 October 2017
    Authorities

    The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published an independent review of energy costs, looking into reducing costs in the electricity supply chain.

  • Grontmij Keeps Dutch Coast Safe With Innovative Sand Wind Turbine

    9 February 2011
    R&D

    Grontmij in the Netherlands has developed a concept known as the Sand wind turbine, according to which wind turbines are able to generate energy to transport sand, through pipelines, to the shoreline. Grontmij is further elaborating this concept with the Dutch Department of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat). Other market parties may become […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Gets Underwater Drone

    19 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    A Norwegian technology company, Blueye Robotics, has developed an underwater drone that allows offshore wind companies to perform inspection of underwater structures and power cables without the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles.

  • Norway: DNV Enters Strategic Partnership with StormGeo

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    DNV has, as part of a strategic partnership with StormGeo, acquired the right to purchase 22,7 % of StormGeo’s shares through a mutually convertible capital issue. The core focus of StormGeo will remain within the fields of oil exploration, renewable energy as well as shipping, media and aviation. Following strong growth since inception in 1998, […]

  • Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 Opens Floorplan

    14 January 2022
    Jobs & Recruitment

    We are excited to announce that from now on it is possible to book your stand at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022. The 15th edition  of OEEC will take place on the 29th and 30th of November 2022 at RAI Amsterdam. OEEC is the place where different sectors of the energy sector […]

  • Ørsted Awards Third Round East Coast Community Fund Grants

    30 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded nineteen organizations from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk in the UK with grants from the third round of its East Coast Community Fund.

  • Deepwater Wind Emerges as Second Maryland Bidder

    23 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first and only offshore wind farm in US waters, has announced plans to construct a 120MW offshore wind farm, the Skipjack wind farm, some 17 nautical miles northeast of Ocean City, Maryland. Deepwater Wind has secured the rights to acquire the site’s federal lease, subject to regulatory approval. The developer also […]

  • Fugro Completes UXO Project in Dutch North Sea

    25 February 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed a marine unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation project for TenneT as part of the construction of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind farm. The 13-month project involved surveying the cable route for explosive remnants of war (ERW), including munitions dumped at sea after conflict, and investigating potential targets. TenneT received their final […]

  • E.ON Picks Port of Sassnitz for Arkona Becken OWF

    22 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has selected the Port of Sassnitz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a logistics base for its Arkona Becken Südost, a wind farm it plans to build in the German Baltic Sea.  The port would serve the wind farm during construction and then become its operations center. With Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Energy Minister Christian Pegel in attendance, E.ON Project Director […]

  • REpower Orders 48 Offshore Cranes from PALFINGER WIND (Austria)

    4 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

      REpower Systems SE, leading producer of wind turbines, is continuing to rely on the expertise of PALFINGER WIND: A major order for 48 cranes confirms the successful cooperation that has existed since 2003. Cranes are an essential element in the upkeep, maintenance and servicing of wind turbines. In the last decade, PALFINGER WIND has […]

  • Equinor, SSE Order 13 MW Turbines for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    22 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm, a 50:50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, has signed a contract with GE Renewable Energy for 190 wind turbines for the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind project. Dogger Bank A & B will be the world’s first offshore wind farm to use GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW turbines, […]

  • 100 Complete Foundations Installed at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    12 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has passed a major construction milestone with the completion of the first 100 full foundations at the 160 wind turbine locations in Liverpool Bay. In addition, the last two steel monopiles left Gwynt y Môr’s base harbour port facility at Birkenhead on Friday, 9th August, for installation in the […]

  • New Wind Energy Research Focuses on Turbine Arrangement (USA)

    4 November 2013
    R&D, Training & Education

    Research into the best ways to arrange wind turbines has produced staggering results — quite literally.  The University of Delaware’s Cristina Archer and her Atmosphere and Energy Research Group found that staggering and spacing out turbines in an offshore wind farm can improve performance by as much as 33 percent. Article by Teresa Messmore, UDaily […]

  • Dominion Virginia Power Applauds US DOE Offshore Wind Decision

    13 December 2012

    Dominion Virginia Power welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected a company-led team to begin award negotiations for initial engineering, design and permitting for an offshore wind turbine demonstration facility off the coast of Virginia. In its DOE application, Dominion proposed designing, developing, and demonstrating a grid-connected, 12-megawatt offshore wind facility […]

  • 3sun Group Appoints Renewables Director

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group has created a new position within the company. Andrew Elmes has been appointed as Renewables Director, a role created to drive forward the company’s strategy for offshore and onshore wind turbine installation, operations and maintenance. Prior to joining 3sun Group, Mr Elmes spent four years as Head of UK Projects with Siemens Energy […]

  • Fabricom Bags Nordsee Ost Foundation Maintenance Contract

    3 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation, together with the monopile foundations of the measurement mast. […]