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  • Nordic Yards Commence Production of BorWin Beta Offshore Transformer Platform (Germany)

    3 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, commences production today on BorWin beta, the first self-righting offshore transformer platform in Germany. In the presence of the Minister President of the federal state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Erwin Sellering, the Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Jürgen […]

  • Aberdeen to Host Renewable Energy Event (UK)

    21 February 2012

    Aberdeen City and Shire will underline its commitment to the renewables industry in May with its largest ever showcase of renewable energy businesses at the prestigious All-Energy trade exhibition and conference in Aberdeen. The region’s pavilion at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) will feature more than 55 local businesses on a high-profile stand comprising […]

  • France: Vallourec Presents New System for Offshore Wind Turbine Anchoring

    30 March 2012

    Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, presents its patented PREON® marine tubes system designed to anchor offshore wind turbines to the seabed. Developed by Vallourec’s R&D teams, this solution will mean that offshore wind turbine foundations can be installed with less effort, noise and at a lower depth, compared to the two existing solutions. […]

  • USA: Massachusetts Governor Awarded “Green Governor of the Year Award”

    22 February 2013
    Authorities

    Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (D) accepted the “Green Governor of the Year Award” for his innovative environmental leadership in 2012. Patrick earned the honor by driving bipartisan environmental initiatives, public-private partnerships, and visionary legislation that raise the bar for energy efficiency; expand renewable energy infrastructure and usage; grow the clean tech industry and create […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Recognises Subsea Excellence at ROVOP

    4 March 2013

    The UK Secretary of State for energy and climate change has hailed subsea services company ROVOP as ‘a leading specialist in its field’ and one which is ensuring that the country remains at the global vanguard of the energy industry. The Rt Hon Ed Davey was speaking as ROVOP announced that it had further bolstered […]

  • RWE Completes Nordsee Ost Operations Base

    6 June 2014

    RWE Innogy has completed its service and operations station on Helgoland. A two-storey building with warehouse, offices and workshops has been built in around a year on a site of around 3,000 square metres in size at the island’s southern harbour. The offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost will be operated and maintained from here for […]

  • Universal Foundation ‘Suction Bucket’ to Be Tested this Summer

    11 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ‘suction bucket’ offshore wind foundation. Such innovative foundation designs alone have the potential to reduce the capital costs of offshore wind energy by up […]

  • Iberdrola to Invest in UK’s Energy Security

    24 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ignacio Galán, chairman of IBERDROLA and ScottishPower, today told the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey in London that the company’s ambitious investment programme in the UK will help ensure security of energy supply and was optimistic on bringing its major offshore wind programme to fruition. Secretary of State Davey was visiting IBERDROLA’s […]

  • Experiment in Norway: Painting Wind Turbines to Avoid Bird Collisions

    9 August 2013
    Environment, R&D

    An experiment of huge dimensions has started at Smøla wind farm. Several wind turbines will be painted to make them more visible to birds, thus reducing the risk of collisions. Never before has a trial of this nature been carried out with such thorough scientific follow-up. The INTACT project, which is a collaboration between several […]

  • REF Comments on PAC’s Offshore Wind Report (UK)

    4 February 2013
    Grid Connection

    On its blog, Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) has commented on the Public Accounts Committee’s report regarding the costs of grid connections for offshore wind. The central finding of the report is that: “The terms of the transmission licences awarded so far appear heavily skewed towards attracting investors rather than securing a good deal for consumers.” […]

  • Bloomberg New Energy Finance: European Offshore Wind Highlight of Otherwise Sluggish Q2 2015

    10 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) today reported that two big European offshore wind financings, and a record quarter for investment in Chile, were among the highlights of an otherwise sluggish Q2 2015, when it comes to clean energy investment. Worldwide, clean energy investment was $53bn in the second quarter of 2015, just 3% less than a revised $54.4bn […]

  • GMS Story: Stich in Time Saves 50 Offshore Minutes Every Day

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Time is money offshore. While developing a unique marine management review standard for the renewables sector, Green Marine Solutions (GMS) has been saving valuable minutes for its clients. The results are often a victory for both systems and common sense. Practical rather than purely academic  Since spring 2014, GMS has been working closely with Belgium-based […]

  • Scottish Renewables to Next UK Government: Launch ‘Green Bond’

    4 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A ‘Green Bond’ which would allow savers to generate returns from the growth of the UK’s renewable energy sector should be launched by the next UK Government, the head of the sector’s trade body in Scotland has said. The plan was outlined today (Tuesday, November 4) at the launch of Scottish Renewables’ blueprint for the […]

  • UK Reviews Energy Costs. Renewables Set to Become New Conventionals

    26 October 2017
    Authorities

    The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published an independent review of energy costs, looking into reducing costs in the electricity supply chain.

  • Why the US Offshore Wind Market Is Going to Be Even Bigger than You Think

    8 May 2018

    By Jason Deign, for New Energy Update There is one subject that all commentators on the US offshore wind industry agree on: the sector is going to undergo rapid expansion over the next decade. What does provoke argument is the likely scale of this growth, and the relative importance of the factors that are going to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Offshore Wind Maintenance Robots, New Blade Recycling Method Part of ORE Catapult’s Accelerator Programme in East Anglia

    28 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched an accelerator programme in the East of England to bring new products and services to commercialisation, with nine companies getting a boost to advance their technologies and solutions, predominantly those for application in offshore wind. The companies, located across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, that will be part of […]

  • BP Takes The Stage at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference

    9 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of offshoreWIND.biz and organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  BP is joining this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam as the sponsor of The Stage and one of its participants. In three weeks, this […]

  • Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone

    5 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government has invited the public to comment on the notice for the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Launches Recyclable Offshore Blade

    7 September 2021
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has launched what the company describes as the world’s first wind turbine blade ready for commercial use offshore that can be recycled at the end of its lifecycle – the RecyclableBlade. The first six 81-metre long RecyclableBlades have already been produced at the Siemens Gamesa blade factory in Aalborg, Denmark. ”The time to […]

  • Ofgem Rules on Thanet OWF 2015 Cable Fault

    4 November 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has accepted Thanet OFTO Limited’s claim on a partial outage in electricity transfer in 2015 due to an export cable fault. As a result, Thanet OFTO Limited’s reported system incentive performance shall be adjusted to offset the full duration of the outage. The reported system incentive performance for incentive year […]

  • EOLOS to Deliver Floating LiDARs for New York Bight Campaign

    1 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions will provide two of its floating LiDARs for the New York Bight metocean campaign, for which NYSERDA just awarded contracts to Ocean Tech Services (OTS) and DNV GL. The Spanish company will supply the technology as part of its collaboration with the U.S.-based OTS. EOLOS said it is now working on the two […]

  • 6 Alpha Associates Celebrates 10 Years in Offshore Energy Industry

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    6 Alpha Associates, the strategic advisor for managing high risk offshore energy initiatives, this year marks its 10th year in business having successfully and safely completed a multitude of complex energy and construction development briefs. Since the firm’s inception in 2004, 6 Alpha Associates has implemented and introduced its unique unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk certification […]

  • Former Chilean energy minister joins Vestas (Denmark)

    9 July 2010
    Authorities

    Vestas has appointed Mr. Marcelo Tokman Ramos, the former Chilean Energy Minister, as Head of Government Relations for Vestas in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, Mr. Tokman will become Regional Director for the Vestas business in South America (excluding Brazil). He will take over his responsibilities in August this year. This appointment directly […]

  • Spain: IBERDROLA and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Team Up for Sedar Project

    29 July 2013

    IBERDROLA and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), are jointly developing a major R&D&I initiative known as the ‘Sedar Project (High Resolution Wind Simulation)’. SEDAR is an innovative project aimed at developing a new computer model to improve estimates of electrical energy production in windfarms before their construction. Current models have […]

  • UK: Xodus Invests GBP 100,000 in Offshore Wind Environmental Research

    13 June 2012
    R&D

    International energy consultancy Xodus Group has invested £100,000 in ground-breaking research which will provide a vital industry insight to the interaction of renewables with the marine environment as offshore wind developments scale up in the UK and around the world. James Monnington has been brought on board as an environmental consultant and will complete his […]