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  • EDF Contracts FLiDAR for 5-Year Offshore Wind Measurements

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    EDF has signed a 5-year framework agreement with FLiDAR for offshore wind resource measurements. FLiDAR will deploy several of its buoys on EDF offshore wind farms over the coming years. The FLiDAR units have recently been validated by DNV GL as reaching Stage 2 on the Carbon Trust Roadmap, which greatly reduces the uncertainty of the […]

  • Denmark Plans to Build 550 MW of Nearshore Wind Power

    28 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    European Energy A/S, Danish developer and operator of wind and solar power farms, has announced the creation of two joint ventures, one with the Canadian renewable energy producer Boralex Inc. and one with the Dutch bank NIBC. The ventures concern the development and construction of two nearshore wind farms with a combined capacity of more […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Yield 2.2 TWh of Electricity

    20 January 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    In 2014, three Belgian offshore wind farms (C-Power, Belwind and Northwind) produced more than 2.2 million megawatt hours of electricity. Belgian Secretary of State for North Sea, Bart Tommelein, said that the production in 2014 is equivalent to the annual consumption of 623,715 households, adding that this is an impressive figure, especially since the Northwind offshore wind […]

  • South Axholme Academy Students Learn about Offshore Wind

    26 January 2015
    Training & Education

    South Axholme Academy students were visited by the SMart Futures team last week to learn about offshore wind power and the company’s proposed Project Two at the Hornsea Zone. SMart Wind held the event with two classes, helping students understand more about interconnecting offshore wind farms and how they can help contribute to the UK’s renewable energy […]

  • Highland Group Extends K2 Management’s Offshore Wind Contract

    28 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Highland Group Holding Limited has awarded K2 Management with a project management and technical development contract until the end of 2017, when the 400 MW German Veja Mate offshore project is scheduled to be operational. Highland Group Holding also owns Deutsche Bucht (210 MW) offshore project, planned for commissioning in 2019, where K2 Management has an […]

  • CTruk to Get GBP 1 Mln for Offshore Wind Plans

    12 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Vessels

    UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced today that CTruk has been selected to receive funding through Round 6 of the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund. CTruk said that this advances its plans to build larger vessels for offshore wind and diversify for sustainable growth.  The £1 million RGF grant will catalyse private investment of around £7.3 million for the […]

  • M/V Wind Joins Clinton Marine Survey Fleet

    20 February 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    Clinton Marine Survey AB has increased the fleet with another survey vessel. M/V Wind was purpose built for the Swedish Maritime Administration, as hydrographic survey vessel, at Boghammar Marin AB shipyard in Sweden. The vessel will deliver a state-of-the-art resolution to the survey market and has permanent spread for geophysical and hydrographical work to be able […]

  • MAKE: Siemens First on Global Wind Turbine OEM List

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Siemens and GE led a group of multinational industrial conglomerates that improved their positioning within MAKE’s top 15 global rankings, according to MAKE’s Global Wind Turbine OEM 2014 Market Share analysis. Multi-industrial turbine OEMs accounted for 37% of the global market in 2014, an increase of twelve percentage points YoY. All pure play turbine OEMs […]

  • Japan: IDEOL and Hitachi Zosen to Build Floating Wind Foundations

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    IDEOL, a fast-growing French start-up specialized in floating foundations for the offshore wind industry, and Hitachi Zosen (Hitz), a major Japanese industrial and engineering company, have signed an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of floating offshore wind turbines in Japan using IDEOL’s patented “Damping Pool” solution. “We are extremely pleased that one of […]

  • Global Installed Wind Power Grew by 42% YoY in 2014

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    According to a new report from BTM Consult, a part of Navigant Research, worldwide wind power installations grew by 42 percent year-over-year in 2014.Growth in China, Germany, and the United States led to a record year for wind installations. The new report covers developments in the wind energy sector during 2014, including an analysis of the important changes […]

  • GE’s Software Predicting Wind Turbine O&M Time

    2 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    GE, which launched a Digital Wind Farm ecosystem within its Onshore Wind Business in May 2015, said the system’s capabilities have the potential to be rolled out all across its onshore and offshore wind operations. “In our Renewable Energy business, the capacity to collect, store and share large amounts of data, as well as modelling and analytical capability, […]

  • EUR 929 Million for Offshore Wind in UK Budget 2016

    16 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced the Budget 2016, setting aside up to £730 million (approx. €929 million) for the support of offshore wind and other less established renewable technologies for projects generating electricity in 2021 to 2026. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will back up to 4GW of offshore wind and other less established renewables technologies, with […]

  • Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    2 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The Lincs Offshore Wind Farm is celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine.  The 75th Siemens 3.6MW turbine was installed today by specialist jack-up vessel MPI Resolution, completing the installation programme which began on 14 July 2012, and bringing the wind farm up to its full installed capacity of 270MW. Lincs Project Director […]

  • Cape Wind Construction Could Start by End of 2013 (USA)

    10 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the Cape Wind project could start by the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the Associated Press in an interview. Cape Wind, a USD 2.6 billion offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has been delayed for more than a decade due to environmental and financial issues. […]

  • Navigation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Still Prohibited (Denmark)

    3 May 2013

    DONG Energy is constructing Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and during the entire sailing season in 2013, intensive works will be conducted on establishing the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark, which includes an area of 88km² between Grenaa and Anholt. While construction is ongoing, the construction site is closed off for safety reasons, and unauthorised […]

  • Siemens’ Wind Unit Burdened by High Production & Installation Costs

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens released its Q2 results today, which show that the conglomerate has faced losses in its wind and renewables division.  The company said that the ongoing high production and installation costs, as well as burdens related to inspecting and replacing main bearings, contributed to losses in this business unit. In addition, current period includes expenses for […]

  • Amber Rudd Keynote Speaker at Global Offshore Wind 2015

    12 June 2015
    Authorities

    The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP has been confirmed as the Political Keynote Speaker for Day 1 of Global Offshore Wind 2015. Amber Rudd MP was appointed Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change on 11 May 2015. She had previously been Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department since July 2014. She […]

  • US Lawmakers Submit Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

    27 March 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Democratic Congress representatives from Massachusetts and Arizona have introduced the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, legislation to educate and train a new generation of US offshore wind workers.

  • Global Leader in Wind Tower production chooses Faccin Group

    18 May 2020

    Written by:Javier Lanfranchi                            Eng. Diego MorbiniArea Sales Manager                      Senior Technical Sales Manager Spanish wind tower manufacturer has recently installed two automated plate rolling lines and it is already in full production. A global leader in the wind power industry with headquarters in Spain offering a wide range of solutions for manufacturing wind towers for wind turbines and […]

  • Pori Ready for Next Batch of Tahkoluoto Wind Turbine Components

    21 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The next two shipments of turbine components for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm are set to arrive in Pori, Finland, next week, according to the developer’s social media pages.

  • European Commission Investigating GE-LM Wind Power Deal

    22 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission (EC) is reviewing the acquisition of LM Wind Power by GE to determine whether GE filed misleading information regarding its offshore wind technology plans during the review of the acquisition.

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Commitments Top 8GW

    5 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The US East Coast states have committed to developing over 8GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

  • UK Crown Estate Gives Offshore Wind Leasing Update

    8 February 2018
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The Crown Estate has presented an update on potential new offshore wind leasing to the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), a senior government and industry forum in the UK.

  • Siemens Gamesa Establishes New Offshore Wind Cooperation in Taiwan

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group (YGG) to collaborate on the development of an offshore wind supply chain in Taiwan.

  • Offshore WIND Conference Day Two Maps the Way Forward

    10 October 2017

    Sometimes, one can be reading a map only to end up in space, which is not a bad thing at all if that is where they want to go. However, we ought to make sure where we are and which road we need to take to reach our “outer space” goals. Luckily, the second day of the Offshore Wind Conference (OWC) in Amsterdam gathered speakers who can guide us through the offshore wind journey.  

  • Scotland Set to Open World’s First Floating Wind Farm

    18 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will inaugurate the world’s first floating wind farm, Statoil’s Hywind Scotland Pilot Project, today (18 October).