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  • UK: DECC Is No More. Energy and Business Now Under One Roof

    15 July 2016
    Authorities

    The new UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has reshuffled the cabinet and shut down the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), with the issues formerly dealt with by the DECC now being part of a newly set up Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which will be led by Greg Clark. On his appointment as Secretary […]

  • Bluewater to Test Its Tension Leg Floating Tech Offshore Norway

    7 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) and Bluewater Energy Services have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system offshore Norway. Bluewater has developed the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) type floating foundation to support offshore wind turbines cost-effectively and this project will showcase the solution in the deeper waters […]

  • Van Oord Picks Sofia Inter-Array Cable Supplier

    16 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hellenic Cables has won a contract by Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the supply of 66 kV inter-array cables and accessories for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, Hellenic Cables will design, engineer, manufacture, test and supply approximately 360 kilometers of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories. The […]

  • Germany Seeks Geophysical and Hydrographic Survey Providers for Three Areas

    22 March 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has invited tenders for geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys in the N-9.4, N-10.1 and N-10.2 wind energy areas in the North Sea. The surveys, to be carried out in 2022, are part of the geological preliminary exploration of the areas in the German EEZ of the North Sea, with […]

  • New UK Task Force Targets More Offshore Wind Workers

    24 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has set up a new task force aimed at helping increase the number of skilled people working in the UK’s offshore wind sector. The Investment in Talent Group is developing a passporting system to ensure all parts of the energy sector recognize transferable skills and training, to enable offshore workers to move […]

  • TenneT Starts Laying NordLink Subsea Cables

    3 September 2018
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has begun laying its NordLink subsea cable section in the German North Sea.

  • RSPB Maps Seabird Hotspots off Britain and Ireland

    7 July 2017
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    A study led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has revealed where Britain and Ireland’s seabirds go when they are not on land and the information obtained will be used to protect threatened species by assessing potential impacts from offshore wind farms.

  • DONG Makes Room in Norddeich for Borkum Riffgrund 2

    16 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has once again selected the Papenburg-based Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung as the general contractor on the project to expand the existing offshore wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) centre in Norden-Norddeich, Germany.

  • Fraunhofer IWES Releases First Offshore Wind Index for German Bight

    8 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Fraunhofer IWES has released an Offshore Wind Energy Index, the first wind index for offshore wind farms, or more specifically, for wind farms in the German Bight in the North Sea.

  • Thomson on Hornsea Project Three Ecology Survey Duty

    20 March 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based ecology consultancy Thomson Ecology has been contracted by DONG Energy to undertake the Phase 2 ecological surveys to inform the 2.4GW Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm onshore cable route Environmental Statement.

  • Construction of Burbo Bank O&M Base Kicks Off

    30 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Robertson North West, part of the Robertson Group, has started construction works on a GBP 5.5 million facility in Kings Wharf, Seacombe, UK, which will serve as the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base for DONG Energy’s 90MW Burbo Bank and the new 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The facility will consist of a new office […]

  • Race Bank SOV Getting SMST Crane

    2 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch SMST has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a 3D motion compensated crane (MCC) for Østensjø Rederi’s new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) which will be deployed at the 580MW Race Bank wind farm offshore UK. The SMST motion compensated crane is designed to transfer equipment to an offshore wind turbine using 3D motion compensation. The crane […]

  • USA: Cornell University and Verdant Power Sign MOU

    15 July 2013

    Cornell University and Verdant Power Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the intention of entering into a long-term relationship centered on research and other activities related to Marine & Hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. Verdant Power’s MHK project on Roosevelt Island in New York City is the first commercially licensed tidal energy plant in U.S. […]

  • Offshore Wind Bird Risk Varies from Year to Year

    22 April 2015
    Environment

    New research by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has used GPS tags to show how Lesser Black-backed Gulls breeding at a protected site in Suffolk use areas of sea where offshore wind farms already exist, and where future developments are earmarked. Dr Chris Thaxter of the BTO said, “These results indicate just how varied […]

  • Business Meeting for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    20 January 2012

    Minister Harry Glawe met with the company representatives, operators and planners on Thursday at the service station that was built for two wind farms Baltic I and II, in Barhöft (County-West Pomerania Rügen). “Domestic firms can benefit from the construction of Baltic II,“ said Glawe. North of Rügen, Baltic II will be built as the […]

  • UK: LR Energy Releases ‘Guidance on Offshore Wind Farm Certification’

    1 June 2012

    Lloyd’s Register Energy’s “Guidance on offshore wind farm certification” has been released to provide assistance to their clients for gaining certification by Lloyd’s Register for an offshore wind farm. It is based around the international standard for wind energy certification IEC 61400-22 and other standards in the IEC 61400 series and covers design, build and […]

  • ABB Awarded Burbo Bank Extension Cabling Deal

    13 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. ABB’s project scope includes the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the 25 kilometer (km) long 220 kilovolt (kV) AC (alternating […]

  • AllCon Provides Qualified Service Technicians for Wind Industry (Germany)

    26 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    It is no wonder that some wind energy companies are reluctant to hire new employees on a long-term base. Not only is the policy always sending mixed signals on the future of the wind energy, but the network operators are also facing difficulties to connect the wind turbines on time. This means that the high […]

  • Top News of the Week May 6 – 12, 2013

    12 May 2013

    Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs.  First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Top News of the Week, 7 – 13 November 2016

    13 November 2016

    Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea with the lowest ever bid of EUR 49.9 per MWh, 58% below the original cap of EUR 120 per […]

  • BOEM Names New Pacific OCS Regional Director

    15 October 2015
    Authorities

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Hopper has announced Joan Barminski as the Regional Director of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region. Barminski, who starts her position immediately, will be responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington, […]

  • Study Looks Into Macrobenthic Recovery After Dredging in Offshore Wind Farm

    14 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A new paper on macrobenthic recovery after dredging activities in offshore wind farms has been published by Springer Link. The article was authored by Delphine A. Coates, Gert van Hoey, Liesbet Colson, Magda Vincx and Jan Vanaverbeke. The abstract says: The development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) in the North Sea has increased considerably to create alternatives for fossil fuel energy. […]

  • NOF Energy Expands Exhibition Space to Accommodate Participants

    8 January 2015

    North East England is set to host one of the biggest energy events in 2015. NOF Energy, the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear, offshore and renewable sectors, has almost tripled the exhibition area at Energy: A Balanced Future. The exhibition due to take place on March 11 at Sage Gateshead is already […]

  • Floating Power Plant Moves Its Business Forward

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Following the fast progression of three international commercial projects and the recent success of the combined wind and wave scaled testing of the commercial P80 design, Floating Power Plant (FPP), a Danish company developing combined wind and wave system, has launched a new share emission. Floating Power Plant has acquired over DKK 90 million (around […]

  • Full Power at Humber Gateway; Completion 2 Months ahead of Schedule

    5 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    With the final turbine at Humber Gateway recently becoming operational, the entire offshore wind farm is now generating electricity. This major project in the UK’s North Sea is in the final phase of construction and will be completed this summer, two months ahead of schedule, E.ON reported. Humber Gateway, which is located eight kilometers off […]

  • LICengineering and Principia Form Offshore Wind Foundation Alliance

    27 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Denmark-based LICengineering and France’s Principia have launched a joint initiative to combine their fixed and floating offshore wind technologies and geographical locations.