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  • First Minister Launches Industry-Led Energy Skills Academy

    23 March 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    First Minister Alex Salmond today launched an industry-led energy skills academy, established with over £900,000 public funding, to deliver training for thousands of workers across key sectors including oil & gas and renewables. Nigg Skills Academy (NSA) has been built at Nigg Energy Park, which was purchased by Global Energy Group (GEG) in October. Highlands […]

  • ESBJERG, WE HAVE A PROBLEM

    4 November 2016

    There may be very few similarities between the Apollo 13 moon flight and Vattenfall’s Surveillance Centre in Esbjerg, bar one: The relaying of information due to technical malfunction. Offshore WIND speaks to Jan Jørgensen on the complex and challenging job of monitoring Vattenfall’s wind turbines. Jan Jorgensen from Vattenfall is manager of Vattenfall’s Surveillance Centre where he is […]

  • OFFSHORE TURBINE TECHNICIANS: The challenge in moving onshore experience offshore

    14 September 2015

    With a reserved maximum of €18bn for offshore wind development the Dutch Government’s ‘Energie Akkoord’ outlines the instructions and deadlines for the future of this industry in the Netherlands. In the same agreement it states that a cost reduction of 40% should be achieved. Included in this is Operation & Maintenance (O&M) which takes up […]

  • Masdar, Iberdrola to Jointly Develop Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    26 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a strategic partnership with Iberdrola to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. According to the terms of the deal, the Baltic Eagle wind farm is valued at approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Under the agreement, Iberdrola will control and manage the asset, […]

  • Final Monopiles Delivered for 450 MW French Offshore Wind Project

    31 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has transported the last of 64 monopiles, built for the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm, from Germany to the Netherlands. On 29 June, the last monopile for the Calvados offshore wind project set off from their Rostock site for marshalling destination in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. All monopiles were loaded […]

  • Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target

    25 January 2016

    Adwen’s 8 MW turbine is already competitive in the offshore wind market, which is continuously working on lowering the Cost of Energy (CoE), Rémi Coulon, Chief Commercial Officer of the joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, told Offshore WIND in an interview. Meeting the goal of €100/MWh by 2020 for offshore wind power is attainable, […]

  • Service Vessel: Dynamic Impact Study

    10 April 2017

    Knowledge of impact forces is an important aspect in the design and subsequent operation of offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines are typically monopile or space frame structures. In addition to their basic operational loading, these structures are designed to withstand the environmental loads experienced offshore from waves, currents and wind.

  • Fourth Phase Could Bring 2 GW More to World’s Already Largest Offshore Wind Farm Under Construction

    26 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank D, the potential fourth phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, whose first three phases totalling 3.6 GW are currently being built, is planned to have a generation capacity of around 2 GW. If built, the fourth phase would bring the total installed capacity of the UK project – already the world’s largest […]

  • Power Transfer Vessel Testing Waters for Global Deployment

    10 January 2022
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Tokyo-based PowerX, Inc. has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with DNV to collaborate on the technical assessment of the Power Transfer Vessel (Power ARK) and its battery system, as well as the potential development of a new class notation for Power ARK’s global implementation. Through this collaboration, PowerX and DNV will chart […]

  • Digby Welcomes Tidal Turbines (Canada)

    18 April 2011

    The tidal turbines are coming and Digby wants to be at the centre of the action. The town has launched a campaign to position itself as a service centre for the tidal energy industry that is beginning to evolve in parts of the Bay of Fundy. “We are the largest port on the Nova Scotia […]

  • Europe Needs to Invest More in Meshed Grids, Report Says

    27 April 2023
    Contribution, Grid Connection

    Hitachi Energy and WindEurope have published a new report which outlines that Europe needs to invest more in the so-called meshed grids to ensure its offshore wind development. Meshed grids are clusters of offshore wind farms with fewer cables connected to the shore that can route power to two or more national grids. Governments across […]

  • 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. […]

  • N-Sea to Connect German Offshore Wind Farm to Dutch Gas Platform

    13 April 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Dutch upstream oil and gas company, ONE-Dyas, has awarded N-Sea with a contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German North Sea and the new, to-be-built N05-A gas production platform. The scope of N-Sea includes the complete scope comprising survey, design, supply, engineering, transport, installation, burial, termination, […]

  • X1 Wind’s Floating Prototype Delivers First Power Offshore Canary Islands

    7 March 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    X1 Wind has announced that its floating offshore wind turbine prototype delivered first power to PLOCAN’s smart grid in the Canary Islands, Spain. First Power was fed from the prototype, installed at a 50-metre water depth in a downwind configuration, into PLOCAN’s offshore platform smart grid via a 1.4-kilometre subsea cable connected to a 20 […]

  • Belgians to Start Building World’s First Artificial Energy Island Next Year (VIDEO)

    2 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Belgian offshore construction companies Jan De Nul and DEME, through their consortium TM EDISON, have won the tender for the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Island in their home country, which will be the first artificial energy island in the world. The artificial island, which will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast […]

  • Haizea Wind and DAVI: a winning team

    2 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Technology

    Haizea Wind needs no introduction when it comes to the world of Wind Towers and Offshore Foundations. Rolling large diameter parts is their bread and butter in the location in the port of Bilbao, where two DAVI Plate Rolls operate all day long, rolling relentlessly. “I started in 2020 at Haizea and at that moment […]

  • Marubeni Opens First Office in Scotland in Pursuit of Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen

    25 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Marubeni Corporation, a Japan-based company operating globally, took a step forward in supporting Scotland in achieving net zero through the development of offshore wind farms and green hydrogen projects by opening its first office in the country. The premises are situated in Glasgow, where the corporation and its partners aim to establish a Green Energy […]

  • Ørsted Opens Taiwan Offshore Wind O&M Hub

    2 August 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has inaugurated the Ørsted Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Hub in the Port of Taichung, Taiwan. The O&M hub is the first operations facility with green design and the largest in terms of size and offshore service capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, the world’s leading offshore wind farm developer said. It’s […]

  • Spain Approves Offshore Wind Roadmap

    13 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has approved the Roadmap for the Development of Offshore Wind and Marine Energy. The Roadmap contains 20 lines of action with the aim of reaching between 1 GW and 3 GW of floating offshore wind power capacity […]

  • 1 GW Offshore Wind Project in Australia Planned to Power Aluminium Smelter

    7 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Australian renewable energy company Alinta Energy has revealed plans for a 1,000 MW wind farm offshore Portland in southwestern Victoria, which would supply electricity to the Portland Aluminium Smelter and the east coast grid. The project, named Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm and valued at AUD 4 billion (approx. EUR 2.5 billion), would connect to the […]

  • US Approves First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project

    11 May 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo have announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. The Record of Decision (ROD) grants Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines […]

  • Vestas and OutSmart to Run First Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    8 April 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    NoordzeeWind has selected Vestas and Dutch-German OutSmart to operate and maintain the Egmond aan Zee wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Egmond aan Zee is the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm, consisting of 36 Vestas V90-3.0 MW wind turbines located ten to eighteen kilometers off the Dutch coast. Originally built as a demonstration project […]

  • Offshore Charging Vessel Project Takes Off

    27 November 2020
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    A consortium of offshore renewable energy and marine companies are exploring the viability of developing an offshore charging facility for electrified vessels. Funded by the first phase of the UK Government’s Sustainable Innovation Fund, the project – led by Turbulent Simulations, alongside Aluminium Marine Consultants, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, MJR Power & Automation, […]

  • Offshore Wind Delivers for EnBW

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie-Baden-Württemberg AG has reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 586 million in the Renewable Energies segment for the first nine months of 2020, an 88.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributed mainly to the EnBW Hohe See and EnBW Albatros offshore wind farms […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference Speakers Spice Up Day 1

    9 October 2017

    The eighth Offshore WIND Conference was opened on Monday, 9 October, by Bent Thambo Jensen, Chief Commercial Officer of Ziton and the Chairman of the first day of the conference. The sessions saw straight-to-the-point statements and some interesting discussions. 

  • EOLOS Snags Sales Director from GE as Floating LiDAR Business Grows

    19 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions has appointed now former Senior Sales Manager for GE Renewable Energy division, Julian Harland as its Sales Director. EOLOS is strengthening its team with additional orders landing on its desk, following a secured project portfolio of more than EUR 2 million in 2016.