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  • Denmark: BWS Appoints Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as Managing Director

    28 September 2012

    Blue Water Shipping has just celebrated its 40th anniversary – founder and Managing Director Kurt Skov at the helm throughout all the years – and is now ready to put a new man in front of the company. 46-year-old Kim Hedegaard Sørensen is appointed new Managing Director for Blue Water Shipping – Denmark’s most versatile […]

  • UK: Turbine Control Workshop Showcases Green Energy Ambitions

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    New wind turbine control technology being developed at the University of Hull was top of the agenda at a prestigious two-day workshop in Hull last week. Some of the world’s leading turbine manufacturers attended the workshop, providing an opportunity to share cutting-edge intelligence on making offshore technology more reliable and efficient. Delegates were given an […]

  • EU Globalisation Fund Helps 325 Workers in Wind Turbine Industry to Find New Jobs (Denmark)

    11 July 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      The European Commission has approved an application from Denmark for assistance from the EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The grant of € 3.9m will help 325 redundant workers in the wind turbine industry to find new jobs. The application will now be sent to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU for […]

  • European Commissioner in Favor of 2030 Renewable Targets (Belgium)

    5 May 2011
    Authorities

    Significant news for the renewable energy industry in Europe emerged yesterday after Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Change, again stated that we should “be discussing a renewable energy target for 2030”, in an interview with the Guardian. In April, Hedegaard made a similar statement in a Danish magazine, but again without making a […]

  • Fluor Announces That Cost Escalation on Offshore Wind Project Will Impact Third Quarter Results (USA)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that its third quarter results will include a charge of approximately $163 million, or $0.90 per share, for estimated cost increases on the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Project. During the third quarter, the project experienced a variety of execution challenges, including material and equipment delivery issues, primarily relating to […]

  • Friends of the Supergrid welcomes three new members and appoints its first CEO (Germany)

    10 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), the organisation launched in March of this year by ten global companies to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European Supergrid, is pleased to announce the appointment of its first CEO Ana Aguado and three new founding members: Nexans, wpd offshore and CG Power Systems. Ana joins the group […]

  • Scandia Wind Offshore asks Ludington approval (USA)

    1 June 2010
    Authorities

    In Ludington, Michigan, a city located in close vicinity to Lake Michigan, the city Commissioners are being asked to approve a plan put forth by Scandia Wind Offshore, a wind farm development company. This plan establishes a wind farm made up of 50 to 100 turbines that would be placed along the waters edge in […]

  • Shell and Ocean Winds Joint Venture Seeks to Terminate and Rebid US Offshore Wind Contracts

    6 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    SouthCoast Wind, the developer of an offshore wind lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, has started discussions with this US state’s representatives and utilities to terminate its existing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) citing ”material and unforeseen supply chain and financing cost increases affecting the whole offshore wind industry.” The SouthCoast Wind, a 2.4 GW […]

  • Denmark and Germany Sign Bornholm Energy Island Agreement, First Legally Binding Cooperation on Joint Offshore Renewable Energy Project in EU

    2 June 2023
    Authorities

    German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, have signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. This is the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe on a joint offshore energy project under the EU Renewable Energy Directive. The new […]

  • UK and Netherlands Unveil Multi-Purpose Interconnector Plans

    24 April 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have unveiled their plan to build what they say would be a first-of-its-kind electricity link to connect offshore wind between the two countries via interconnectors. LionLink, a multi-purpose interconnector that was announced today at the North Sea summit, could connect a Dutch offshore wind farm with a capacity of […]

  • Netherlands Chooses Site for World’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    20 March 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for the transport of hydrogen to […]

  • Haizea Bags EUR 200 Million Monopile Contract for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish wind turbine tower manufacturer Haizea Wind Group and ScottishPower, Iberdrola’s energy company in the UK, have signed an agreement worth more than EUR 200 million for the supply of 50 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The monopiles will be delivered from Haizea’s site at the Port of Bilbao […]

  • Dogger Bank O&M Base Opens

    15 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, has officially been opened at the Port of Tyne, the UK. The O&M base also houses the control room that will monitor and manage five per cent of the UK’s electricity generating capacity, […]

  • Offshore Wind Shines Bright for Fugro Yet Again

    23 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy

    Fugro has reported a revenue of EUR 1.76 billion for the whole year of 2022, representing a 14.8 per cent growth in comparison to 2021, said to be due to a 42 per cent increase in offshore wind. Infrastructure and oil & gas were also up, with 7 per cent and 9 per cent respectively. […]

  • Prototype DemoSATH Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Launches – Video

    20 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE have loaded out and launched the prototype DemoSATH floating wind turbine at Punta Sollana quay in the Port of Bilbao, Spain. The DemoSATH unit was loaded onto the semisubmersible barge’s deck by means of Self-Propelled Modular Transporters. The barge was then ballasted down lower into the water until the DemoSATH […]

  • Dogger Bank C First UK Offshore Wind Farm to Support Network Stabilisation

    8 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank C will become the first UK offshore wind farm to use the functionality of its transmission assets to help stabilise voltage on the grid and support multi-million-pound consumer savings, according to National Grid ESO, which selected Dogger Bank C following a competitive tender process. The 1.2 GW project, which is the third phase […]

  • RVO Talks 6 GW for IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Zone

    26 October 2021
    Grid Connection

    The Dutch IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone, which is set to house TenneT’s next-generation offshore grid solution with a capacity of 2 GW per connection, is likely to incorporate three instead of two 2 GW grid connection systems and have 6 GW instead of 4 GW of total installed offshore wind capacity. This is according […]

  • Construction Starts on America’s Largest Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub

    20 April 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Ocean Wind and EEW have broken ground for the EEW monopile manufacturing facility at the Port of Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S. The start of construction marks a significant milestone in delivering the largest industrial offshore wind manufacturing facility in the U.S. to date, Ocean Wind said. Construction of the facility […]

  • 162 Offshore Wind Farms Up and Running Worldwide, 26 More Under Construction

    9 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Last year, 15 new offshore wind farms generated their first electricity and there are now 162 offshore wind farms up and running worldwide. Soon, 26 more that are under construction will join the global fleet. This is according to the Global Offshore Wind Report 2020 from World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO), which reports that 5,206 […]

  • US: NY Congress Members Back Empire Wind’s Brooklyn Terminal Plans

    16 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Congress members from New York State, Jerrold Nadler and Nydia M. Velázquez, have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of the Empire Wind offshore wind project, more specifically its Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan (PIIP) which would set up an offshore wind hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) […]

  • Siemens Goes Local on Moray East

    15 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens has placed multi-million pound contracts with companies across the UK for the construction of the transmission infrastructure for the Moray East offshore wind farm. As the lead contractor for onshore transmission infrastructure construction works for the 950MW wind farm, Siemens has placed several subcontracts since work began in September 2018. BAM Nuttall has been […]

  • Rhode Island to Review Revolution Wind Power Contract

    8 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has filed for regulatory approval of a 20-year contract for energy from Ørsted’s 400MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The contract price for energy and environmental attributes is a fixed, nominal price of US 9.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (US 7.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 […]

  • Vattenfall Nearshore Wind Farms to Keep Danish Grid Stable

    17 October 2018
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s two new offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord, will be the first in Denmark to be directly involved in stabilising the electricity grid and thus the power supply, the Swedish developer said.

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs 10 Offshore Wind MoUs in Taiwan

    8 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy signed ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a range of suppliers during the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Localization Day in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, 8 August.

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2017

    1 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Offshore WIND editorial staff brings the most read news in 2017 chosen by you, our readers. From new technologies in the offshore wind industry to the development of subsidy-free bids, 2017 has shown us that the sector is developing faster than anyone had anticipated.

  • Spin Out Company Licensed to Capitalise on Blue Economy

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    A new financial modelling and analytics software tool for the renewable energy sector was licensed this week by University College Cork to spin out company, Exceedence Ltd. The company, founded and led by Dr. Ray Alcorn, will now bring to market the Exceedence FINANCE solution developed by software engineers, financial analysts, industry specialists and researchers […]