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  • Mojo Validates Its Marine Ops Planning Tool

    20 May 2014

    Adverse weather frequently delays offshore operations, creating substantial commercial risk. The nascent marine energy sector feels the impact of this risk keenly and, Mojo Maritime has found that understanding how to mitigate this risk is not a simple matter. Mojo Maritime’s planning software tool Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) has been created through years of hard earned […]

  • Former BDEW Head Takes Helm of 50Hertz

    3 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has appointed Stefan Kapferer, former head of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), as its new CEO. Kapferer took over the position on 1 December from Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Frank Golletz, who was in charge of the CEO tasks on top of his job after […]

  • Ørsted Points to Possible Reason for EUR 403 Million Cable Problem

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has suggested that a scour protection method which left the inter-array cables unstabilised could be the potential reason for an up to DKK 3 billion (EUR 403 million) issue across up to ten wind farms in Europe. As reported earlier, Ørsted first became aware of the problem earlier this year […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Moray Firth Projects Entering Planning System

    31 August 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, has warmly welcomed the news that EDP Renewables and Repsol’s Moray Firth projects (Telford, Stevenson and MacColl) have entered the planning system. The capacity of these projects, off the north east coast of Scotland, adds up to 1.5GW – enough to power […]

  • Acciona Energía Puts Money Behind Four-Armed Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    30 May 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Spain’s Acciona Energía has acquired 24 per cent of the capital of Eolink, a French company specializing in the development of floating offshore wind foundations, becoming the main shareholder in the process. The operation, subject to certain conditions, follows a financing round launched by the French startup to boost its floating offshore wind technology and […]

  • Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Power Is Only Days Away

    26 April 2022
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation works are well underway at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm – to ensure that electricity starts flowing to the Dutch grid in early May. As reported, the first of the wind farm’s 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines was installed at the site some […]

  • UK: Humber’s Firms Face Cost-Reduction Challenge

    30 April 2012

    Driving down costs is one of the biggest issues for companies wanting a place in the renewables supply chain, says a Humber-based industry expert. Developers looking to find suppliers and partners will increasingly expect a focus on cost-reduction according to Andrew Oliver, head of renewables at legal firm Andrew Jackson, which has offices in Hull […]

  • Le Béon Manufacturing and Partners to Provide Material for Floatgen Mooring System

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), a French engineering school and research institution, has selected an international consortium led by Le Béon Manufacturing to supply the material needed for anchoring Floatgen, a floating wind turbine demonstrator developed by the French company Ideol. The concept is based on a concrete floater built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. ECN invited tenders […]

  • IEA: Offshore Wind a Trillion Dollar Industry by 2040

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global offshore wind capacity may increase 15-fold and attract around USD 1 trillion of cumulative investment by 2040, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency. This is driven by falling costs, supportive government policies and some remarkable technological progress, such as larger turbines and floating foundations, IEA said. That’s just the start […]

  • West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund Opens for Applications (UK)

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The West of Morecambe Fisheries Fund, established to support fishing communities operating in the eastern Irish Sea, has opened for applications from the fishing industry. The fund is an innovative approach to enable both the wind farm operators of the Ormonde, Walney 1 and 2, West of Duddon Sands wind farms and fishing industry to […]

  • DONG Targets 12GW of Installed Offshore Wind by 2025

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    DONG Energy yesterday revealed its ambition to increase the installed offshore wind capacity to 11-12GW at the end of 2025.

  • Wpd Unveils Two Offshore Wind Projects in Romania

    31 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Germany-headquartered renewable energy developer wpd offshore plans to build two offshore wind farms in Romania’s sector of the Black Sea and has already summitted application documents with the Romanian government. Wpd said that it officially applied for the development of the two offshore wind projects in July 2021 and that it had established separate project […]

  • Bourbon Establishes Offshore Wind Division

    29 September 2022
    Business & Finance

    Bourbon has set up a new division dedicated solely to offshore wind, Bourbon Wind, following the Bourbon Group’s increasing involvement in the sector. The company says the new division will support the group’s ambition to become a major player in the entire value chain: pre-studies, transport and installation services, field maintenance, floaters repair, and personnel […]

  • Ørsted and POSCO Form Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Pact in Korea

    27 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and POSCO Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on offshore wind and renewable hydrogen in Korea. POSCO and its affiliates will apply the group’s joint capabilities to support the development of Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind projects off the coast of Incheon […]

  • Ireland’s Phase One Offshore Wind Projects Reach Major Milestone

    23 December 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland’s Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has issued Maritime Area Consents (MACs) to the first phase of seven offshore renewable energy projects, said to represent a significant milestone in the delivery of offshore wind in Ireland. Coming on the back of the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2023, this […]

  • Virginia Sets 5.2GW by 2034 Offshore Wind Target

    10 March 2020
    Authorities

    The Virginia General Assembly has passed the HB 1526 Virginia Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2GW of offshore wind power to be developed by 2034. The bill passed the House of Delegates by a 51-45 vote, and the state Senate by a 22-17 vote. The legislation will now be sent to the desk […]

  • Shell Plans USD 1 Billion of New Energies Investment a Year

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Oil and gas giant Shell plans on increasing investments in its newly-established New Energies division to up to USD 1 billion a year by the end of the decade, according to our sister site Offshore Energy Today.

  • E.ON Starts Construction of Its O&M Building for Amrumbank West OWF (Germany)

    19 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON today started construction of its operations and maintenance building on the North Sea island of Helgoland. The company will use Helgoland as an offshore operations base for its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The 1,800 square metre building will provide space for offices, changing rooms and storage. Up to 50 staff working in shifts […]

  • Total, GIG Move Through UK’s Leasing Round 4 with 1.5 GW Project

    8 February 2021
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has selected a 1.5 GW offshore wind project proposed by Total and Green Investment Group (GIG) in the UK’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The project site is located in the Eastern Regions zone in the Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4.  “This project is our largest renewables development in Europe […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Industry Meets at EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 to Discuss Growth

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    As Europe faces the danger of recession, one industry is planning massive growth. The European offshore wind industry is set to more than triple its annual investments over the next decade – creating jobs, manufacturing and construction opportunities in many countries. At the end of the month, the world’s largest offshore wind power event takes […]

  • HST Orders Second Damen Fast Crew Supplier

    27 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with High Speed Transfers (HST) for a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 during the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg.

  • ABB wins $50 million service contracts for offshore wind farms (Switzerland)

    14 October 2010
    R&D

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $50 million from the German transmission system operator, TenneT TSO (formerly transpower), to provide maintenance services for the grid connections of offshore wind farms located in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. The three-year contract has extension options. “Offshore […]

  • DKK 11 Bln to Strengthen DONG Energy’s Offshore Wind Business

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy announced today that DKK 11 billion (over USD 2 billion) will be invested in the company, which will especially strengthen its role in the offshore wind industry. The Danish State represented by the Ministry of Finance, DONG Energy A/S, the Danish pension fund Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP), funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division […]

  • Rhode Island Issues 1 GW Offshore Wind Call

    17 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Rhode Island Energy, the state’s primary utility company, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for offshore wind, targeting an additional 600 MW to 1,000 MW of capacity. Offshore wind project proposals by bidders will be due to Rhode Island Energy on 1 February 2023. In July, Governor McKee signed into law clean energy legislation […]

  • University of Tokyo Looking to Adapt SeaTwirl Floating Wind Tech to Japanese Conditions

    28 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Swedish floating wind technology developer SeaTwirl and the University of Tokyo have entered into cooperation to explore how to adapt SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology to Japanese conditions. The research is being performed by a research group led by Associate Professor Shinichiro Hirabayashi at the Department of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environment, and focuses on the […]

  • EPI: Wind Power to Become Foundation of New Energy Economy

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind power capacity is an indicator of building a sustainable economy because wind is poised to become the foundation of the new energy economy, the Earth Policy Institute (EPI) says. With total capacity exceeding 318,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 85 countries. Twenty-four countries have at least 1,000 megawatts. The wind […]