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  • GICON Presents Floating Offshore Foundation to German Environment Minister

    11 November 2012
    Authorities, Technology

    On 6 November 2012, Prof. Grossmann had the opportunity to present GICON innovations in the renewable energy sector to the German Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier and to Andres Lämmel, member of German parliament representing Dresden. Prof. Grossmann was thus also able to report that a biogas plant designed by GICON utilizing the GICON Biogas […]

  • DONG Energy to Build Gode Wind 1, 2 Offshore Wind Farms (Germany)

    18 November 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 in the German part of the North Sea. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 2.2 billion [DKK 16.4 billion]. Gode Wind 1 (330 MW) and 2 (252 MW) will consist of 97 turbines from Siemens Wind […]

  • Hydrauvision Aids Wind Farm Development in Baltic Sea

    5 June 2014

    In the Baltic Sea, a wind farm comprising 64 wind generators has been built. The water depths vary from 20 to 40 metres. The project was started in August of 2013 and was successfully completed in April 2014. All hydraulic installations have been carried out using Hydrauvision Rental equipment. When the wind generators are placed […]

  • The Netherlands: Lagendijk Equipment Fits Two Cranes to WaveWalker 1

    24 October 2012
    Technology

    Lagendijk Equipment revealed the completion of an order from Van Oord for two electric/ hydraulic cranes to be installed on the innovative walking jack-up barge WaveWalker 1. Van Oord is a leading international contractor in dredging, marine engineering, and offshore oil, gas and wind projects. The first, Lagendijk’s LKB 13.0 / 20.0 – 10.0 Offshore […]

  • Harnessing Variable Renewables (France)

    25 May 2011

      A new book from the International Energy Agency (IEA),Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge, presents a novel method of assessing the resources needed to balance supply and demand in power systems with large shares of ‘variable’ renewables, such as solar photovoltaic, wind and tidal energy. The report, which features case studies […]

  • EDS Wins Rampion Cable Termination and Testing Contract

    3 October 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based high voltage engineering specialist, EDS Group, has been chosen to complete cable termination and jointing work at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. The site which is based off the Sussex coast in the UK will feature 116 turbines, each 3.45MW in capacity. Commencing in the autumn of 2016, EDS will be responsible for […]

  • Enefit Green Buys 1 GW Gulf of Riga Offshore Wind Project

    30 March 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Enefit Green and Eesti Energia have entered into a purchase and sale agreement for a 1 GW offshore wind farm project in the Estonian part of the Gulf of Riga. The agreement will see Enefit Green acquiring 100 per cent of Liivi Offshore OÜ, the developer of the project, from Eesti Energia for nearly EUR […]

  • European Offshore Wind Draws Record Investment in 2020

    8 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent […]

  • Scour Protection Work Begins at Aberdeen Bay OWF

    8 November 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’ fallpipe vessel (FPV) Rockpiper is carrying out scour protection works at the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm. According to a notice to mariners, Rockpiper will be working at the project site for three weeks and was scheduled to start on 28 October.

  • Smulders Piecing Together EOWDC Suction Bucket Jacket Foundations (Video)

    15 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian steel foundations specialist Smulders has shared a video showing the construction of the eleven suction bucket jacket foundations for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • Vattenfall Ready for German Offshore Wind Tender with 3 Projects

    31 January 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall is expected to participate in the first competitive offshore wind tender in Germany with three projects.

  • DNV GL to Study Biodiversity Options for Nordic Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D

    DNV GL will investigate how to best accommodate biodiversity in offshore wind projects in the Nordic region under a contract the company was recently awarded. Nordic Energy Research, a platform for cooperative energy research and policy development under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers, has selected DNV GL through a competitive tender looking for research […]

  • NorWind Installer Provides Vessel for Tidal Energy Foundation Installation (Scotland)

    17 August 2011

    NorWind Installer (NWI) provided the construction vessel “North Sea Giant” owned by North Sea Shipping when BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine at the offshore test site of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, in late July. […]

  • First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Americas Can Enter Construction

    20 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 800 MW wind farm. By issuing this permit, […]

  • BOEM Preparing Revolution Wind Environmental Review

    29 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Revolution Wind project.  The publication of the NOI opens a 30-day public comment period during which BOEM will hold three virtual public scoping meetings and accept comments to […]

  • MECAL to Advise on First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The developer of what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., has hired a Dutch-based company MECAL to act as technical advisor for the project. MECAL’s involvement focuses on wind turbine generator (WTG) procurement including technology evaluations of the various proposed WTG models, WTG tender analysis, […]

  • Energinet Awards Geological and Geophysical Survey Contracts

    3 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Fugro, Ocean Infinity, and GEO.xyz have been awarded contracts by Energinet to provide geological and geophysical consultancy services for the potential development of offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Danish Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The total value of the procurement, excluding VAT, is approximately EUR 49 million. The tender concerning the performance […]

  • ‘Collaborate with Non-Obvious Partners’ – Offshore Energy Industry Talks Innovation and Speeding Things Up 

    30 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry, now the linchpin between several offshore energy industries, is calling for both innovation and accelerating deployment, while also making sure one does not impede the progress of the other.  

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    20 July 2015

    Borkum Riffgrund 1 Turbine installation work is ongoing at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. The installation, performed by A2SEA’s SEA INSTALLER, reached half way in mid-March. The first of the 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines was installed back in August 2014 and the first electricity was already produced mid-February. […]

  • Report: UK Offshore Wind Could Grow Five-Fold by 2030s

    18 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The UK could see a five-fold increase in its installed offshore wind capacity by the 2030s, with the industry maturing to the zero-subsidy level by mid-2020s, a new study by Aurora Energy Research shows.

  • BOEM Puts Avangrid’s Kitty Hawk Lease Into Effect

    16 October 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) signed Avangrid’s offshore wind lease for the 122,405-acre Kitty Hawk site off North Carolina on 10 October. The lease will go into effect on 1 November 2017.

  • Top News of 2020 – Editors’ Picks

    1 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    As we said our goodbyes to 2020, a lot of us will look back on a challenging year, but also a year which drew resilience, agility and the power of powering through into the spotlight. The same goes for the offshore wind industry, which met its fair share of challenges, but continued delivering in the […]

  • Smulders Begins Assembling EOWDC Foundations

    10 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has started the assembly of the suction bucket jacket foundations for Vattenfall’s 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in its manufacturing facility in Newcastle, UK.

  • BSH Approves Suction Bucket at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    26 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the suction bucket jacket foundation, which is installed without noisy pile driving. “We were particularly pleased with this foundation,” stated the President of BSH Monika Breuch-Moritz. “It shows that the authorities, academia and industry are continuously looking for solutions that strike a balance between protection […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis Ink Exclusivity Agreements for Scottish Floaters

    19 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership has signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland to develop its Sinclair and Scaraben innovation projects which will now be part of a phased delivery of the partnership’s Broadshore project. The two 99.5 MW floating offshore wind farms will now be developed as part of a phased delivery of […]

  • Magnora and Hiraeth Energy Form Celtic Sea Floating Wind Partnership

    26 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    Magnora Offshore Wind AS has agreed Heads of Terms (HoT) on cooperation with Hiraeth Energy LLP for the development of two floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea with a total capacity of approximately 700 MW. The UK seabed manager, The Crown Estate, is planning a leasing process in the area that could see […]