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  • First of Three Austal’s 27m Vessels Heads to UK

    14 April 2014

    The first of three 27 metre Austal wind farm support vessels has successfully completed sea trials at Austal’s Philippine shipyard and is heading to Europe, where it will commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. Christened Church Bay, the first Wind Express 27 catamaran will arrive in the UK in late April 2014 and commence […]

  • UK: ETI, EMEC to Study Tidal Turbine Impact on Marine Mammals

    1 March 2013
    Environment

    One of the most comprehensive surveys ever carried out into the environmental impact of tidal powered turbines on marine wildlife has begun off the island of Eday in Orkney. The environmental monitoring and measuring survey is a key part of the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project. A team […]

  • The Netherlands: MarineCo Orders Two Offshore Wind HSSVs from Damen

    23 January 2012

    Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). Since taking delivery of Damen’s first-ever HSSV 2610 Twin Axe in June and the second one in the last week of December, the MarineCo Shamal and MarineCo Mariah have shown striking performance when working […]

  • Claims of £100/MWh Pose Threat to Industry, Warns Enventi (UK)

    27 July 2011
    Authorities

    The recent announcement by the UK Government of itʼs proposed plans for Electricity Market Reform (EMR) included a major boost for the offshore wind industry, with proposed legislation which the Government believes will support the deployment of up to 18GW of offshore wind by 2020, providing the cost falls to £100/MWh. But offshore wind technology […]

  • Canada: Trillium Power Files Amended Statement of Claim for $500 Million

    16 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    On December 12, Trillium Power Wind Corporation filed a “Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim” as ordered by the Court of Appeal. Read the document here: Fresh as Amended St. of Claim Dec. 12 13 Ontario Superior Court of Justice filing responds to an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling last month that allowed Trillium Power […]

  • Second CWind Vessel Attains BV Classification

    14 November 2013

    CWind Resolution, which is due to be named later today in Brightlingsea, is the second CWind’s vessel that has gained the new class notation ‘Wind Farm Service Ships’ introduced by Bureau Veritas earlier this year. The CWind Resolution is only the second ever vessel to be classed under this notation to date, joining its sister […]

  • Germany: Galion Becomes First Lidar to Be Approved for Low Cost Offshore Power Curve Tests

    10 June 2013
    Technology

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) has verified the accuracy of Galion Lidar’s groundbreaking “remote mast” functionality.  This is the first independent validation of this novel wind measurement methodology within the industry. The leading research institute states that Galion Lidar, a remote wind measurement device developed by international renewable […]

  • USA: Bentley Releases New SACS Version for Offshore Wind Platforms, Vessels Analysis

    29 November 2012
    Technology

    Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced the release of SACS version 5.5 – software that expands installation capabilities, integrates new wind turbine platform design functionality, and introduces floating analysis for offshore vessels. Leveraging Bentley’s November 2011 acquisition of Perth-based FormSys and its Maxsurf technology, […]

  • Fourth Order for Construction of Transformer Platform for Nordic Yards (Germany)

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Leading manufacturer of major maritime projects, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract to construct an offshore transformer platform. The client, Alstom, with whom Nordic Yards will be working for the first time, was awarded the tender by transmission grid operator TenneT Offshore GmbH. DolWin gamma is the fourth HVDC transformer platform (High Voltage Direct Current) […]

  • UK: Statoil, Statkraft Acquire Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

    17 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil and Statkraft have acquired the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project through the acquisition of all shares in Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of the UK energy company Warwick Energy Limited.  Following a successful partnership in developing the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of North Norfolk, Statoil and Statkraft will […]

  • Natural Power Opens Irish HQ in Dublin

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Minister Pat Rabbitte TD officially opened Natural Power’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 20 highly skilled positions. Natural Power is a leading international renewable energy consultancy, with a full range of construction services, as well as providing access to the full lifecycle range of services available through the company across the Onshore […]

  • Germany Powered with almost 3GW of Offshore Wind

    20 July 2015

    In the first half of 2015, another 422 offshore wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 1,765.3 megawatts went on line. Up to 30 June 2015 a total of 668 offshore turbines with an overall capacity of 2,777.8 megawatts fed power into the German grid. With the current offshore wind energy output the system can […]

  • Havyard Restructuring, Cutting Workforce

    13 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Havyard Group ASA reported it is taking further measures to adapt to the market situation and maintain its profitability. All business areas in Havyard Group have been affected to a varying degree by the general downturn in the market in the oil industry, the Group said. Thus, it has been working over time on rationalisation and […]

  • DONG Energy Stays Strong in Q1. Reaffirms 2015 Outlook.

    28 April 2015

    DONG Energy today issued its interim financial report for Q1 2015, saying that the outlook announced in the 2014 annual report is reaffirmed.  The company’s EBITDA was DKK 6.0 billion (around EUR 804 million) in Q1 2015, compared with DKK 6.3 billion (EUR 844 million) in Q1 2014. DONG Energy said that the decline was in line with the outlook announced in […]

  • DNV GL Certifies RVO.nl’s Hollandse Kust (Zuid) Site Studies

    27 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has awarded the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) with a certificate for the quality of its package of site studies for companies planning to compete in the tenders to build offshore wind farms at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Sites I and II.

  • Rough Sea Ahead for German Offshore Wind, Industry Says

    20 July 2016

    The new German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) means troubled waters for the German offshore wind industry, according to a press release jointly issued by AGOW (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Offshore-Windenergie), Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, BWE (Bundesverband WindEnergie) and WAB. The number of new offshore wind installations in Germany was relatively moderate in the first half of the year, […]

  • US Proposes First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    22 February 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of the Interior has proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) includes a 102,480-acre area offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two areas offshore Galveston, Texas, one comprising 102,480 acres and the other comprising 96,786 acres. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) […]

  • Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable

    8 February 2023
    Business development, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development

    A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused in new wind turbine blades. The wind turbine manufacturer has revealed plans to scale up the newly discovered chemical disassembly process into a commercial solution by teaming up with […]

  • Germany Should Take Strategic Approach to Tendering First Offshore Green Hydrogen Production Area, Industry Says

    3 February 2023
    Industry

    German offshore wind and hydrogen industry associations have called on the German government to strategically plan the first offshore green hydrogen production tender so it could be a stepping stone to the fast roll-out of further such projects, bringing large quantities of green hydrogen. In January, Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) released the […]

  • Industry Set to Talk Floating Wind in the Netherlands

    23 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Although the Netherlands does not have plans to deploy floating offshore wind turbines in its waters, at least not yet, professionals from the industry are coming together to talk floating wind on 29 November at RAI Amsterdam, where Navingo is organising its annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference. With record floating wind capacity already awarded […]

  • Equinor Advances UK Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects

    5 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has applied to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate for permission to build extensions to both the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon offshore wind farms situated off the North Norfolk coast. Equinor’s Development Consent Order (DCO) submission for the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project (SEP) and the Dudgeon Extension Project (DEP) comprises a detailed description of the […]

  • Spanish Wind Industry Calls for Faster Permitting to Reach EU Targets

    23 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has called for faster permitting processes for onshore and offshore wind projects in Spain, in light of the latest plan under the REPowerEU strategy to increase the renewable energy target from 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 and WindEurope’s warning that greater buildout of (offshore) wind farms could only be […]

  • World’s Largest Wind Turbines to Spin Offshore Denmark

    12 May 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    European Energy and Vestas have revealed their joint ambition to install Vestas’ flagship V236-15 MW offshore wind turbines off the city of Frederikshavn in Denmark. The joint venture will aim at developing and constructing three of Vestas’ newest V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines at three of the five test positions that are currently under development […]

  • Norwegians Developing Offshore Substation-Hydrogen Factory Combo

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian companies, Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg, and Moreld, have joined forces on the Hydepoint project to develop a combined offshore substation and hydrogen factory. Hydepoint is expected to contribute to solving several challenges related to the development and upscaling of offshore wind power. ”Hydepoint is a complete solution for receiving, converting, and transmitting the full energy […]

  • Crown Estate ‘Derogates’ Round 4 Offshore Wind Projects

    21 April 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed its work on the Plan-Level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the six projects selected in the UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The six projects have the potential to deliver up to 8 GW of new offshore wind capacity. The bidders selected for the six Round 4 sites are RWE, a consortium […]

  • Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Feature UK Steel

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Steel manufactured in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is set to play a role in the foundations that will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank. Sif and Smulders were awarded contracts to provide the monopiles and transition pieces for the first two phases of Dogger Bank […]