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  • Tips for recruiting technical talent in offshore energy

    8 July 2020

    The labor market is on lockdown since the start of the corona crisis, however the first signs of change are starting to appear.

  • Report Recommends UK Content Increase in Offshore Wind

    20 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK government should establish a new 60 percent UK content target for British offshore wind projects, according to former UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

  • Seaway7 Installs Final Foundation at Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

    17 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7 has installed the final wind turbine foundation on Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Angus, Scotland, concluding the 18-month installation campaign. The 114th jacket foundation was successfully installed late afternoon on Thursday, 13 April, by the Saipem 7000 crane vessel, which was used to lift each of the 2,000-tonne foundations into place. […]

  • Damen Designs Installation Vessel for Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    6 February 2023

    Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept in anticipation of upcoming large-scale floating wind farm installation projects. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters, the Dutch ship designer and shipbuilder said. The vessel will be able to load the immense lengths of chain needed to install and secure […]

  • Vattenfall: Sweden Must Up Its Offshore Wind Incentive Game

    10 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall is hesitant to start any wind projects offshore Sweden due to the country’s incentive scheme being technology-neutral, Peter Tornberg, Vice President of Business Area Wind at Vattenfall, said. During the coming years, Vattenfall plans to invest around SEK 50 billion (around EUR 5.4 bn) in new wind power projects, onshore and offshore, to achieve 4GW by […]

  • NWF: State Actions Needed to Seize Golden Opportunity of Atlantic Offshore Wind Power

    11 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Over 1.5 million acres off the Atlantic coast already designated for wind energy development could generate over 16,000 megawatts of electricity (MW), enough to power over five million homes, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) released today with the support of over 40 cosponsoring organizations and leaders from business, labor, […]

  • RWE Starts Construction on Flagship Offshore Wind Farm

    11 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE has begun construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, the largest project currently in construction across the company’s entire renewables fleet. The official construction will start with onshore activities, which are also known as enabling works. UK firm Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted to carry out the work. These […]

  • Le Havre Port Upgrading Quay for Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore Wind Turbine Plant

    15 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has signed a contract with a consortium of companies led by Eiffage Génie Civil for the maritime works on the Joannès Couvert quay as part of Siemens Gamesa’s construction of an offshore wind turbine plant in the Port. The adaptation work – to be carried out by the consortium […]

  • Mark Leyland to Hold Public Presentation on Proposed Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    25 July 2011

    Mark Leyland Sr., senior vice president of offshore wind projects for Austin-based Baryonyx Corporation, will be in town Tuesday to discuss his company’s plans to develop wind farms off South Padre Island. The public presentation takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the UTB-TSC ITEC Center, Room E-104. Baryonyx holds two offshore leases totaling […]

  • UK Port fund gives right investment signals for offshore wind market

    2 April 2010
    Authorities

    Britain is tempting offshore wind turbine manufacturers to invest in its factories with a multi-million pound fund for transforming ports, but it may not be enough to lure all major turbine makers. Britain’s ports need revamping if it wants to be an offshore wind manufacturing hotspot, with marine infrastructure essential for importing thousands of huge […]

  • OWC: Building an Industry without Borders

    10 November 2015
    Grid Connection

    The central theme of the sixth annual Offshore WIND Conference held last month in Amsterdam was “Building an industry without borders.” According to a study published by the European Commission titled “Study of the benefits of a meshed offshore grid in Northern Seas region,” a meshed offshore grid would cut costs by between EUR 30 […]

  • Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Hits Major Construction Milestones

    21 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s 1,386 MW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, soon to be the world’s largest, has reached several significant construction milestones, with more to come in the coming days. All of the wind farm’s turbine foundations have now been installed, as well as the project’s offshore substation at the North Sea site 89 kilometres off the […]

  • Harwich Has the Potential to Become Major Player in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    23 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Harwich has all the potential and advantages to make it a major player in the offshore wind energy industry – it just needs a level playing field to compete on with its competitors. That was the message to Greg Barker, Government Minister for Energy and Climate Change, from a business delegation in the town on […]

  • Regulation for training

    10 October 2012

    In wind energy, the operating environment, specifications and guidelines change quickly and innovation cycles are short. The demand for safety training is increasing with the expansion of offshore wind energy. So say Germanischer Lloyd and that is one of the reasons why they have added training standards to their GL Renewables Certification (GL RC). Recently, […]

  • Plaid Cymru Vows to Deliver 100% Renewables to Wales

    14 July 2015
    Authorities

    A Plaid Cymru government will deliver 100% of Wales’ electricity from renewables, the party’s Shadow Energy Minister Llyr Gruffydd has announced. He said that the Party of Wales will publish a route map towards generating 100% of Wales’ electricity needs from renewables by 2035 within 100 days of a Plaid Cymru government. The party’s Shadow […]

  • USA: DOI’s Action Propels Offshore Wind Transmission Project Forward

    15 May 2012

    Continuing its significant momentum supporting offshore wind energy and transmission, the Department of Interior declared there to be no competitive interest for the use of certain areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to construct an offshore transmission system being proposed by the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC). After a year of intensive internal and […]

  • Germany: Windreich Sells ‘Deutsche Bucht’ Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich AG enters into a purchase agreement for the wind farm ‘Deutsche Bucht’ with an Anglo-Saxon financial investor and at the same time acquired the responsibility for the subsequent turnkey erection, commissioning and the expected future operation of the wind farm. Hence this Windreich offshore Project is a success. The Swabian wind power pioneer finally […]

  • UK: New Generation Jack-Up Vessel Arrives for Gwynt y Môr

    4 September 2012

    A new offshore wind farm installation vessel, the first of its kind in the UK, arrives into Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead today (Sat, 1 September) in preparation for its first operational activity at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. The new generation jack-up vessel, named Friedrich Ernestine, has been built and designed by RWE […]

  • New Jersey Holds Great Future in Wind Energy (USA)

    25 December 2011

    Delaware’s flagship offshore wind project may be going dormant, but observers say offshore wind is off to a promising start in New Jersey. Legislation passed last year could make the Garden State the new leader in building the first generation of offshore wind turbines off the U.S. coast, said Matt DaPrato, an analyst at IHS […]

  • Offshore Energy 2013: Take a BOW for Offshore Wind

    24 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    BOW Terminal is growing along with the offshore wind sector. The company is advancing its business by investing in further improvements. Offshore WIND spoke to Arjen Pattenier, Business Unit Manager of BOW Terminal, at this year’s Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam. Offshore WIND: First of all, I wanted to ask you how much has the […]

  • CARGO TRANSFER SYSTEM: Paving the way for the transfer of larger cargos

    15 December 2014

    In the very first edition of Offshore WIND we reported on access systems as the means for safe transfers of personnel to offshore wind turbines. At that time it was still a relatively new topic in this industry. We discussed the systems by Dutch company Ampelmann Operations B.V. and by Offshore Solutions. Now, five years […]

  • Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham: Strong Partner for Energy Industry (Germany)

    11 September 2013

    Rhenus operates the largest publically accessible private port in Germany at Nordenham: the Rhenus Midgard terminal has developed into an important partner for power generation companies and their suppliers as a result of its transhipment and warehousing facilities. This applies to both conventional and renewable energy sources. Another company, TenneT, will start using the facilities […]

  • NRG Puts Offshore Wind Development on Hold (USA)

    13 December 2011

    Acknowledging the monumental challenges in developing a new domestic industry, NRG Energy announced that it is putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term. NRG’s subsidiary and lead developer of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Park (the Wind Park) off the coast of Delaware, Bluewater Wind, has been unable to find an […]

  • Vestas’ 3rd Offshore Wind Farm Opening in Just One Year (Denmark)

    13 December 2010

    As Belwind nv celebrates the opening of Bligh Bank Offshore Wind Farm today, Vestas marks this its third offshore wind farm inauguration this year. As the pioneers of offshore wind Vestas once again makes its mark on the industry by opening a record three offshore wind farms in one year. 2010 has brought along the […]

  • IWES In Line For EUR 10 Million Boost to Improve New Rotor Blade Testing Method

    14 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) expects to receive a EUR 10 million financial investment from German federal authorities to further develop a new method of rotor blade testing, as well as improve its test infrastructure in Bremerhaven. At present, rotor blade prototypes are tested by moving them separately both in and […]

  • UK: OMA Director Discusses Offshore Wind Skills Gap

    7 August 2012
    Training & Education

    David Martin, Director at Offshore Marine Academy (OMA) looks at where the skills gap lies within the offshore renewables sector and what the industry must do to ensure the gap is closed by the time Round Three construction gets underway. RenewableUK has said that the offshore wind and marine energy sector could support 88,000 jobs […]