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  • Scotland Turns to Sea in Their Pursuit of Renewable Targets

    29 July 2011

    From his office in a converted Victorian schoolhouse, Neil Kermode can see little more than centuries-old stone buildings and narrow streets better suited to horse carts than Land Rovers. Yet Kermode, head of the European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, will tell you he can also see the future. Orkney, a collection of […]

  • McDermott and GEIRI/C-EPRI to Build Converter Platforms for BorWin6 Offshore Grid

    15 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    A consortium comprising McDermott and Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI / C-EPRI) has been awarded a contract for offshore and onshore converter stations for the German BorWin6 offshore grid connection which will be delivered by TenneT to link 980 MW of offshore wind capacity to the German grid. “With […]

  • Converting PSVs for Offshore Wind support – creating a pathway

    2 September 2020

    By Liviu Galatanu, BD&I Director, GLO Marine The apparently long-term decline in oil prices has undoubtedly hit the offshore oil & gas (O&G) industry hard. Suppliers of platform / offshore supply vessel (PSV / OSV) services to the sector in particular find themselves with excess assets and the need to either sell them or put […]

  • Van Oord Selects Port of Blyth as Sofia Cable Base

    11 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The installation of the inter-array cables is set to begin in 2024, in which 350 kilometres of cable will pass through the Port’s Battleship Wharf […]

  • RWE-Northland Power Joint Venture Adds Fourth Offshore Wind Project

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Northland Power, which partnered in January to jointly develop three offshore wind projects in Germany, have now also agreed to co-develop another, 225 MW offshore wind farm in the country. At the beginning of this year, the two companies entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture to develop over 1.3 GW of […]

  • Scots Commission Study to Help SMEs in Offshore Wind

    28 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    BVG Associates has begun a new study to help pave the way for Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the offshore wind sector. The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council commissioned the research with the aim of helping SMEs win business in the global offshore wind market. The council’s Supply Chain and Clusters group and […]

  • Ørsted Holding Ocean Wind Online Meets

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted is hosting three virtual open houses to update interested parties on the progress of its Ocean Wind offshore wind project in New Jersey. Attendees will listen to subject matter experts discuss specific aspects of the company’s plans to build the 1,100 MW offshore wind farm. The open houses will be held on 20 October […]

  • Japanese Trio to Jointly Develop Happo Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Tohoku Electric Power and ENEOS Corporation have agreed to join Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) in the development of the Happo Noshiro offshore wind project. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 155 MW off Noshiro City and Happo town, Akita Prefecture. JRE is currently conducting […]

  • Belgium Breezes Past Denmark in Offshore Wind Capacity Rankings

    30 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Belgium has surpassed Denmark in terms of the installed offshore wind capacity and is now ranked fourth in the world, Belgian Offshore Platform (BOP) said. Following the commissioning of the 219 MW Northwester 2 wind farm in May, Belgium now has 1,775 MW of installed offshore wind capacity, compared to Denmark’s 1,703 MW. The United […]

  • Ramboll Bags Contracts for German N-3, O-1 Offshore Wind Farm Areas

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Ramboll will provide geological modelling and reporting for N-3 and O-1 offshore wind areas in the German sectors of the North and Baltic Seas, respectively.  The total value of the contracts for the two areas is around EUR 514,000. The work will be done as part of the geological preliminary investigation, with and overarching goal […]

  • Northwester 2 Goes Into Full Operation

    14 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Northwester 2 offshore wind farm is fully operational, with all 23 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines supplying power to the Belgian grid. Northwester 2 is the first to use the V164-9.5 MW turbines, the most powerful turbines to enter commercial operation to date, which now supply green energy via Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG). […]

  • Ørsted Backs Offshore Wind and Seaweed Farms Combo Project

    26 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Dutch non-profit organization Stichting Noordzeeboerderij to together work on combining offshore wind and nature-inclusive seaweed farms. The collaboration will see the parties working on combining mooring solutions with nature development in multi-use systems to realize multi-use sea farms. Stichting Noordzeeboerderij initiated the cooperation as it […]

  • Dutch Offshore Grid Connection Open for Comments

    14 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) are inviting the public to provide comments on the infrastructure for connecting the North of the Wadden Sea Islands offshore wind project to the grid. The parties said that by gathering feedback on the 700MW Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW) project now, most promising routes are included in […]

  • BOEM Investigates US Atlantic Coast Offshore Wind Potential

    5 April 2018
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is conducting a high-level assessment of all waters offshore the US Atlantic Coast for potential future offshore wind lease locations.

  • Tideway and Turbine Transfers Prepping CTV Quartet for Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

    25 August 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wales-based Turbine Transfers has won a contract to provide Tideway B.V., part of DEME Group, with four crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.  

  • Vattenfall, SWM to Inaugurate Sandbank with a BBQ

    21 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    On Sunday, 23 July, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) will officially put the Sandbank offshore wind farm into operation by organising a public barbecue at the city park Stadtpark in Hamburg.

  • GICON and Glosten Float Tension Leg Platform Partnership

    11 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s GICON and the U.S.-based Glosten are forming a strategic business relationship to develop a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) offshore wind foundation.

  • Siem Chooses NSW Cables for Trianel Borkum II

    2 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has awarded the German cable maker a contract for planning, producing and delivering of the inter-array cables for the Trianel Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Top News of the Week, 09 – 15 January 2017

    15 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Buys 584MW Offshore Wind Project in German North Sea Swedish utility Vattenfall has bought the 584MW Atlantis I offshore wind project in the German North Sea from PNE Wind AG. Sea Mine Found at Gode Wind 2 Goes Kaboom The sea mine which was found floating near the Gode Wind 2 wind farm site […]

  • Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase 2 Cable Laying Tender Out

    22 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Oldenburg-based Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II has invited tenders for the production and turnkey installation of the inner park cabling at the 200 MW Trianel Windpark Borkum (TWB) Phase 2, situated in the German exclusive economic zone in the North Sea. The TWB Phase 2 sits 45 kilometers north of the island of Borkum at a water depth […]

  • Oriel, Gaelectric to Build 15 MW Irish Demo

    8 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oriel Windfarm Ltd. and Gaelectric Holdings plc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop an offshore wind farm in the north Irish Sea. The North Irish Sea Array (NISA) has the potential to produce up to 870 MW of wind energy from the Irish Sea and will commence with the development of a 15 […]

  • Ocean Businesses to Gather in Singapore

    8 January 2015

    The World Ocean Council (WOC) will hold the 3rd Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) from 9th till 11th November 2015 in Singapore. This is the first time this business event, dedicated to “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”, will be organized in Asia. It is being developed in collaboration with stakeholders in Singapore, Hong Kong and responsible business leadership […]

  • Laidlaw Capital Group Buys Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm

    12 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Following the Laidlaw Capital Group’s acquisition of the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the North Sea, around 90 km off Borkum, the UK-based company has now acquired the neighbouring Veja Mate wind farm. The purchase of the wind farm project from the BARD Group was completed yesterday. Once finished, the Veja Mate offshore wind farm […]

  • HelWin Beta Topside on the Move

    16 June 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    HVDC topside of Siemens’ HelWin beta converter platform left Heerema Fabrication Group’s (HFG) yard in Zwijndrecht on Saturday, June 14. The topside was transported to Schiedam for the last fabrication activities. Last week, the HelWin beta topside was loaded onto the H-542 barge, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, a sister division of Heerema Fabrication Group. […]

  • Navitus Bay to Reimburse Local Companies’ Losses

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Navitus Bay developers are proposing to compensate losses that local marine businesses might incur due to the construction of the offshore wind farm. Campaigners fighting the project claim that this is a signal that the developers are acknowledging the project’s negative impacts on tourism, the BBC writes. Also, some of the opponents said that the […]

  • Finland Offers Best Offshore Wind Power Potential in Baltic Sea Region

    19 March 2013
    R&D

    The shallow waters and high wind speeds on Finland’s coastline are ideal for wind power generation. Finland has by far the greatest potential for the development of offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea region, according to a study by Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation (BASREC). From the 99 most favourable areas for offshore wind […]