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  • Seals Fancy Offshore Wind Turbines

    22 July 2014
    Environment

    Offshore wind turbines can provide valuable feeding opportunities for the wildlife population in the area, according to new research carried out by the University of St Andrews. The study, published on Monday, 21 July, in the journal Current Biology, found that some seals appeared to deliberately seek out and forage around the structures. The research […]

  • Centrica Names New Chief Executive

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc announced the appointment of Iain Conn as Chief Executive with effect from 1 January 2015, at which point he ill join the Centrica Board. Iain will succeed Sam Laidlaw who will retire from the Board on 31 December 2014. Iain will join from BP plc where he has been Chief Executive, Downstream, BP’s refining […]

  • World’s Longest Interconnector Takes Off

    27 March 2015
    Grid Connection

    National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian Transmission System Operator, yesterday signed the ownership agreement which signals the start of the construction phase for the 730 kilometre interconnector between UK and Norway. The NSN Link would be the first electricity interconnector between the two countries and has a planned capacity of 1400 MW – enough to […]

  • Canada: CARIS and EIVA to Provide Better Solutions for Offshore Surveys

    9 January 2013

    CARIS and EIVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing offshore survey organizations with a tightly integrated and streamlined solution. Both companies develop state-of-the-art software for the marine offshore market. CARIS is a world leader in software for hydrographic organizations, marine GIS, and geospatial data management, and EIVA is a world […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power Celebrating Fourteenth Anniversary and Achievements (UK)

    26 January 2012

    Today Pelamis Wave Power is celebrating fourteenth anniversary, and some fantastic achievements and world firsts during those fourteen years, including: • The world’s first export of electricity from an offshore wave energy converter to an onshore grid network • Supply and commissioning of the world’s first multiple machine wave farm • Securing the UK’s first […]

  • Natural Power Partners with Welsh Firm Ecology Matters (UK)

    27 January 2012

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh based ecology consultants, Ecology Matters. This agreement widens Natural Power’s resource and expertise in onshore and offshore wind farm ecology issues, allowing the companies to work together in order to further develop their respective and mutual expertise. Natural Power’s Welsh […]

  • EDF Supporting Local Fishermen Operating Around Teesside OWF

    22 May 2017

    Life Cell Marine Safety has been included in a new initiative established by EDF Energy Renewables, which will support local fishermen operating from coastal locations between Hartlepool and Saltburn by the Sea, who have used the fishing grounds in and around the Teesside offshore wind farm.

  • Eneco: Hundreds of Offshore Wind Turbines Have This Chink in the Armor

    16 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the recent media attention given to Eneco’s Princess Amalia Wind Farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) and its grout problem, the company yesterday said that hundreds of turbines comprised in first-generation offshore wind farms are facing this issue.  The foundation construction of the Princess Amalia Wind Farm was done according to the DNV GL certified standard, including the design which was common ten years ago in […]

  • Green Port Hull Opens Careers and Information Hub

    24 November 2015

    Green Port Hull today launched a new careers and information hub, which will provide the latest updates on the Siemens and wider Green Port Hull developments. Situated in Hull’s Central Library, The Hub will also provide an overview of other renewables projects in the region. In addition, The Hub will be home to an exhibition about the Siemens […]

  • Wikborg Rein: No Good News for European OW Industry in 2016

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    European offshore wind industry will see a sharp decline in new grid-connected capacity at the beginning of 2016, which will affect all levels of the offshore wind supply chain, according to the Norway-based law company Wikborg Rein. The short-term outlook is challening due to recent slump in global oil prices, which has led to an oversupply of vessels across […]

  • Fugro, Boskalis Join Forces on Borssele Grid Connection UXO Survey

    19 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Fugro has been awarded a joint contract with Boskalis for survey and identification of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the Borssele Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands.

  • New England Offshore Wind Receives Mass Support

    31 October 2017
    R&D

    Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) have conducted a study showing that the large majority of the participants support offshore wind off the New England coast.

  • Bluestream Inspects TenneT’s HVDC Platforms in Germany

    2 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Dutch offshore inspection services provider, Bluestream Offshore, has carried out extensive inspection work on three TenneT’s HVDC platforms in the German sector of the North Sea: BorWin Alpha, DolWin Alpha and DolWin Beta.

  • European Offshore Wind Developers Demand a Higher EU 2030 Renewables Target

    8 November 2017

    A group of leading European offshore wind developers have signed a declaration to call upon European policy makers to endorse an EU-wide binding target of 35% share of renewables in EU final energy demand by 2030.

  • USA: Offshore Wind Forging Ahead

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind energy projects off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts are aiming to start construction next year and bring an energy source familiar in Europe to the U.S. for the first time, company executives said this week in Atlantic City at the industry’s major annual conference. “This is the year it happens,” said […]

  • Wind farms causing temperature to rise

    15 March 2010
    Environment, R&D

    MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years — one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that only about […]

  • Ireland: Minister Rabbitte Addresses IWEA Conference

    3 October 2013
    Authorities

    Pat Rabbitte, Irish Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources this morning addressed the Irish Wind Energy Asssociation (IWEA) Conference with the following speech:  Thank you for your invitation to deliver the keynote address at today’s Autumn Conference of the Irish Wind Energy Association on the occasion of your organisation being in operation for 20 […]

  • China Leads Way in Global Wind Energy Growth

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service. The world now has approximately four times the installed wind capacity that it did in 2005, reflecting the combined […]

  • GE and Harbin Electric Form Joint Venture to Capture Growth Opportunities in the World’s Largest Wind Turbine Sales Territory

    28 September 2010

    China is Expected to Expand Its Wind Power Capacity by 500% by 2020. GE Extends Its Commitment to Delivering Cleaner, Efficient, Reliable Technology for Its Customers. GE  today announced a joint venture with Harbin Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (HEC), a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (HPEC), to manufacture and supply wind turbines to […]

  • Belgium: OWI-Lab Test Facility Expects Inauguration in September

    21 June 2012

    The 27th of September a new application lab will be inaugurated in the port of Antwerp: the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab). Although we already have had an official launch of the OWI-Lab in January, the inauguration in September will focus on the test facility for wind turbine component testing. Other activities and services […]

  • Wind Power Picks up in 2011

    2 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Randers, Denmark) on March 30 announced the launch of its newest dedicated offshore turbine, called the V164-7.0 MW, with a rotor diameter of 164m/538 ft. According to Anders Søe-Jensen, president of Vestas Offshore, the offshore wind market is set to take off in the coming years, but more so in […]

  • Contract Signed for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    19 April 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Norway has signed a two-way Contract for Difference (CfD) related to the offshore wind farm project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone with Ventyr Energi, the winner of the recently held auction. Ventyr Energi, a consortium of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, won the rights to develop the wind farm project at the […]

  • EnBW Closes Third Quarter with Revenue up to EUR 13,76 Million (Germany)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG closed its third quarter of the current fiscal year 2011 with 6.4% and 13.5% higher unit sales of electricity and gas, respectively. Compared to the prior year, electricity sales thus increased to 116.9 billion kilowatt-hours and gas sales to 42.8 billion kilowatt-hours. EnBW’s revenue rose by 6.3% to € 13,761 million. […]

  • Jumbo Awarded More Wind Work Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a contract by Yunneng Wind Power Company (YWPC) for the removal of monopiles at the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The contract award represents an expansion of the company’s existing scope, which has involved transport and installation of the project’s transition pieces. “We have been active on […]

  • Three Players Pursuing Floating Offshore Wind Opportunities at Barents Sea Oil Field

    26 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Transition

    Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has entered into a collaboration with a consortium consisting of Odfjell Oceanwind and Source Galileo to explore opportunities for floating offshore wind through a pilot project at a field located in the Barents Sea off Norway.  Vår Energi disclosed the deal on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, explaining that […]

  • Spain: International Growth Helps Iberdrola Maintain Stable Profits During Crisis

    25 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA is one of the Spanish industrial groups that has best managed the effects of the current economic crisis. This reflects a strategy initiated just over a decade ago focused on international growth, with 54% of Ebitda originating outside Spain in the first quarter of this year, and also on core businesses of generation, networks […]