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  • German Offshore Wind Yield Drops in 2021

    14 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms produced 24 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2021, a 10.75 per cent decrease compared to the record-breaking 26.89 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. The wind farms in the North Sea generated around 20.3 TWh of electricity in 2021, the transmission system operator TenneT said. This is some 10.8 per cent […]

  • 640 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden Receives Natura 2000 Permit

    23 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Sweden by the Administrative Board of Skåne County, off whose coast the developer aims to build the 640 MW project. Parts of the Kriegers Flak site in the Baltic Sea have been classified as a Natura 2000 area and, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Shines Offshore, Struggles Onshore

    30 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa posted EUR 466 million net loss in the third quarter of FY 2020, attributed largely to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges in the onshore segment. Between April and June, Siemens Gamesa recorded revenues of EUR 2.411 billion, an eight percent decline year-on-year. Siemens Gamesa’s performance in Q3 […]

  • World Bank: 48 Countries Hold 15.6 TW of Offshore Wind Technical Potential

    20 May 2020
    R&D

    The World Bank has published maps and analysis of the offshore wind technical potential for 40 more emerging markets around the world, following its report from October 2019, when eight countries’ potential was estimated to be at 3.1 TW. According to the latest report, the potential for floating wind is double the potential estimated for […]

  • Hollandse Kust (Noord) Tender Attracts Bid from Ørsted

    29 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has revealed its plans to submit a bid in the 760 MW Holland Coast North (Hollandse Kust (Noord)) tender in the Netherlands. The zero-subsidy round of the tender started on 2 April and will close on 30 April. “The Netherlands has ambitious climate targets for both the energy and industrial sectors and is an […]

  • Drones Could Streamline O&M Ops from Esvagt SOVs

    27 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    ESVAGT, Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted are looking into using drones for spare parts and tools transfer from service operation vessels (SOVs) to offshore wind turbines. The three companies will examine the potential in meeting offshore wind turbine technicians’ needs in an easier way within a project called Operative package deliveries by drones. The project, scheduled […]

  • Acquiring Alpha Offshore Pays Off for Sparrows Group

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Alpha Offshore Service’s revenue has increased by 46% in the past 12 months, according to its parent company Sparrows Group, which said that its position in the renewables market strengthened one year on from the acquisition of the Danish company. 

  • Current Port Infrastructure Hampers Floating Wind (Report)

    24 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The development of floating offshore wind will be held up by the limitations of current port infrastructure, a recent research has revealed.

  • Galloper O&M Team Finds Permanent Home in Harwich

    14 September 2018
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Tendring District Council and the Marine Management Organisation have given the go-ahead for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base for Galloper offshore wind farm to be built in Harwich.

  • Arkona’s Corrosion Protection Gets Innovation of the Year Accolade

    1 December 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A corrosion protection process developed by E.ON and Ramboll and used for the first time on the Arkona offshore wind farm has won the German Renewables Award in the Innovation of the Year category. E.ON and Statoil’s joint project got the Innovation of the Year award from the Clusteragentur Erneuerbare Energien based in Hamburg. “The procedure developed […]

  • Senvion Gathers 10MW+ Offshore Wind Turbine Team

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has partnered with EnBW and R&D institutes such as DTU, ECN and Fraunhofer IWES to jointly develop a 10MW+ offshore wind turbine.

  • Kite Power Systems Completes Senior Management Roster

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland-based kite power generation technology developer, Kite Power Systems (KPS), has appointed Simon Heyes as Chief Executive and Dr Andrew Tyler CBE as non-executive Chair.

  • First Ever Renewables Service Vessel Goes Straight to Work

    17 May 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilder and ship designer Damen has launched the first ever Renewables Service Vessel (RSV) 3315, a new type of vessel developed in close cooperation with Scottish company Delta Marine.

  • Vattenfall Starts Norfolk Boreas Permitting Process

    6 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has started a three-year permitting process for the 1.8 GW offshore wind farm, Norfolk Boreas, the sister project to the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard.

  • HSM Offshore to Build Borssele Transformer Stations

    14 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch transmission systems operator TenneT TSO B.V. has awarded a contract to the Schiedam-based HSM Offshore for the construction of offshore transformer stations required to link up the wind farms to be built offshore at Borssele in the south-west of the Netherlands. The contract concerns the offshore platform for the Borssele Alpha wind farm zone. […]

  • Carbon Trust Exports Offshore Wind Know-How to U.S.

    4 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Carbon Trust and the Business Network for Offshore Wind, the US-based offshore wind supply chain organisation, have agreed to collaborate on supporting the development of the offshore wind sector in North America. The organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which details activities that the Carbon Trust and the Business Network for Offshore Wind will […]

  • ECN Expands Offshore Measurement Locations, Teams Up with KNMI

    30 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is expanding the number of offshore measuring locations and is entering a partnership with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). ECN, KNMI, Rijkswaterstaat and several other parties have various measurement masts and measurement systems set up off the coast from Egmond aan Zee, IJmuiden, Borssele and by the Goeree […]

  • Hull College Teaching Siemens Workers about Composites

    7 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Hull College Group (HCG) has launched the Hull College Group Composites Training Centre to help Siemens’ wind turbine blade factory workforce master manufacturing skills using composite materials.  Around GBP 500,000 has been invested to convert a former construction skills facility on Hull’s Preston Road estate into one of only two centres in the UK which specialise in composite manufacture. Facilities […]

  • Government’s Strategy to Advance Scotland’s World Class Offshore Wind Sector

    2 August 2013
    Authorities

    Certainty and security are central to sustained investment in Scotland’s significant offshore wind resources the Secretary of State for Scotland has said on the day the UK Government and business launched a multi-million pound long-term strategy aimed at strengthening the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry. The UK already leads the world in offshore […]

  • UK: GL Garrad Hassan Names New Non-Executive Chairman and President

    27 September 2012

    Dr Andrew Garrad will hand day-to-day leadership responsibility for the GL Group’s renewable energy business segment to Dr RV Ahilan, who will become President of the business in mid-October. Dr Andrew Garrad will take up the position of Non-Executive Chairman. The GL Group’s Renewables business segment consists of consultancy GL Garrad Hassan and the independent […]

  • UK: GME Lands First Export Cable at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., (GME) the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide has landed the first export cable at the Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The cable was landed by GME’s recently launched vessel, Cable Enterprise, and is the first of four export cables to […]

  • Japan: Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project

    28 June 2013

    A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu and Mizuho Information & Research have been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of […]

  • ETI to Model UK’s Tidal Energy Resources

    18 October 2011

    The UK’s tidal energy resources are to be modelled by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in a project that will improve understanding of the possible interactions between tidal energy extraction systems as they are deployed between now and 2050. The £450,000 Tidal Modelling Project running until the end of 2012 will be led by consulting, […]

  • CfD Regime Needs to Work for All Renewables, Says RUK

    23 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK commented on the announcement from the Department of Energy and Climate Change that five offshore wind farms have progressed through the Final Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables (FID-ER) process, and have been offered contracts for financial support. In order to ensure that investment in renewable energy projects was not slowed, the Government set up […]

  • ABB Shows Strong Q2 Results

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    ABB reported strong order growth, stable revenues and a significant increase in cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014. The lower operational EBITDA margin mainly reflects ongoing project-related challenges in the Power Systems (PS) division. Orders of $10.6 billion were 14 percent higher (13 percent on a like-for-like basis) compared with the same […]

  • HSSE Recognised at Renewable Energy Association Awards

    18 June 2014

    Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) has emerged as a top winner at the annual Renewable Energy Association awards, held in London’s Savoy hotel on Thursday 12th June. The company scooped the prestigious Skills Development award in recognition of its efforts in pioneering new offshore emergency response techniques. HSSE has been operating Emergency Response Teams […]