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  • WeserWind and Alstom Bag Contract for Baltic 2 Substation (Germany)

    23 November 2011
    Grid Connection

    EnBW has commissioned a consortium consisting of the WeserWind and Alstom to build the substation for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Wind farm will consist of 80 Seiemens’ 3,6MW wind turbines located 32 km north of the island Rügen. Alstom will be in charge of electrical construction and Weser Wind in charge of steel construction. […]

  • Oil & Gas versus Wind: Found Ocean

    14 October 2013

    Adapting its service offering to steer a move into the offshore wind industry has paid off for FoundOcean. Jim Bell, Managing Director, tells Offshore WIND that activity went from ‘zero to 60’ in just a year and as renewable energy demand increases, FoundOcean is confident that it can gear up for any future growth.  Established […]

  • Wind Bankers III: Green Giraffe Energy Bankers

    6 February 2013

    Offshore wind deals are happening and project developers that need money are getting it, but sometimes this is overshadowed by a cloud of negativity from banks and the utilities, which complain all too often that the project finance markets are broke or the regulatory frameworks insufficient.  Jérôme Guillet, Managing Director of Green Giraffe Energy Bankers, says: […]

  • ACCIONA and Navantia Sign Co-operation Agreement for Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Spain

    14 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

        The president of ACCIONA Energy, Carmen Becerril, and the CEO of Navantia, Luis Cacho,signed a co-operation agreement in the field of offshore wind power. Both companies are committed to developing projects and industrial and technological activities with different institutions aiming to contribute to the launching of an offshore wind industry with great growth […]

  • China: Goldwind Announces Annual Results

    28 March 2012

    Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Goldwind) announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2011 (the “reporting period”). In 2011, volatility in the domestic and global economies presented great challenges for China’s wind power industry. During the reporting period, to the Group generated revenues of RMB12,755.97 million and net profits of […]

  • CWind Taiwan and HYTOR Bring Temporary Power Solutions to Taiwan

    10 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    CWind Taiwan and HYTOR Tools Solutions have teamed up to bring temporary power solutions to the Taiwanese offshore wind market. As part of the strategic alliance, the two companies said they imported a significant quantity of 100 kVA generators to be based in CWind Taiwan’s operational hub in Taichung Port. The generators are being prepared for […]

  • Taiwan Floats Plan to Add 10GW More Offshore Wind by 2035

    12 November 2019
    Authorities

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to set a goal of developing further 10GW of offshore wind capacity between 2026 and 2035. During the inauguration of the Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, asked the Ministry of Economic Affairs to propose the plan which would see 1GW […]

  • First Subsea CPSs for Kincardine Floating Wind Farm

    23 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    First Subsea has secured a second contract with Spain’s Cobra Group to provide Cable Protection Systems (CPSs) for the 50MW Kincardine floating wind farm offshore Scotland. First Subsea provided CPSs for the first Kincardine floating wind turbine which was installed 15 kilometres off the coast, south of Aberdeen, last year. The company will now provide a […]

  • Viking Link Hits a Roadblock

    10 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Denmark’s Energinet and the UK’s National Grid have postponed the final investment decision (FID) on the Viking Link interconnector project, which was initially scheduled to take place in March.

  • JD-Contractor to Take Care of Energinet.dk’s Subsea Cables

    21 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Danish subsea services provider JD-Contractor has signed a framework agreement with compatriot Energinet.dk for contingency repairs of the transmission system operator’s subsea cables.

  • BOEM Releases Final SAP Guidelines

    25 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs has finalized and released its Guidelines for Information Requirements for a Renewable Energy Site Assessment Plan (SAP). As required by 30 CFR 585- Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), a developer is required to submit a […]

  • Nordic Yards Holds DolWin Gamma Dock Laying Ceremony

    3 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Nordic Yards held a dock laying ceremony of a steel element of the offshore converter platform DolWin gamma in Warnemünde on 30 January. The placing of a 200-tonne section marked another milestone in the production of the 900 MW HVDC platform. “With today´s dock-laying, we are happy to have completed one further important step in the construction […]

  • Kykon is Suspending Payments (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Skykon has today filed for a suspension of payments. The creditors will shortly receive additional information from the supervisor on the further course of events. “The wind turbine industry is project based and very cyclical, and it is currently being affected by a number of negative factors in the wake of the financial crisis. These […]

  • EastPort UK Could Increase Employment Rate in Great Yarmouth

    22 May 2012

    Jamie Frater, who became head of the EastPort UK last week, said that employment in Great Yarmouth will certainly grow, the BBC writes. Mr Frater pointed out that employment growth may not be as rapid as people expect and it will be necessary to train people in Yarmouth who want to work in energy sector. […]

  • Taiwan Companies Set to Grab Offshore Wind Opportunities

    1 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Taiwanese companies from various industries are set to search for profit in renewables market, after the government’s decision to fund construction of 600 large offshore wind turbines. Around 50 local companies formed the Taiwan Wind Turbine Industry Association (TWTIA) this April, with the purpose of boosting wind power use and its development on the island, […]

  • UK: SE Welcomes Gamesa’s Plans for Leith

    27 March 2012
    Authorities

    Scottish Enterprise has welcomed decision by Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa that it has chosen Leith as its preferred location for its new UK manufacturing plant.  Scottish Enterprise chief executive, Lena Wilson, said: “Scotland’s strength in offshore wind is key to Gamesa’s decision to identify Leith as its preferred wind turbine manufacturing location. The inward […]

  • ERSG to Support DONG Energy’s Danish OWFs

    13 July 2016

    DONG Energy has chosen ERSG to provide contract professionals to support its Danish offshore wind farm projects over the next 5 years. Nigel Wilson, Head of Offshore Wind at ERSG said: “We are delighted to have been selected once again by DONG Energy to staff their Danish projects and my account management team and I […]

  • Atlas Puts Offshore Management & QC, Offshore Wind Teams Under One Roof

    3 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Management & QC, formerly based in Exeter, has joined Atlas Professionals’ Offshore Wind team and is based in Bristol as of today. Atlas said that the Offshore Management and QC team will now have a greater opportunity to work within the offshore wind industry. “We have been working closely with the Offshore Wind team for a […]

  • Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, Rich Tech Team Up for Offshore Wind

    4 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport and Rich Offshore (Rich Tech) signed an agreement on 30 December 2016, under which the two parties will set up an offshore wind joint venture.  According to Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, the joint venture will be a player in the offshore wind project construction and EPCI contracting market, with the two companies […]

  • Wind Minds Sign Offshore Wind Deal with Korean Company

    1 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Article update: Further details about the contract. Wind Minds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean company Doarm Engineering to develop offshore wind farms in South Korea, according to Hans Rijntalder, a renewable energy consultant and founder of Pondera Consult, one of four companies that form Wind Minds.  Rijntalder told Offshore WIND that the MoU arose […]

  • Sure Wind Says Hello to Its First StratCAT 26 CTV

    6 January 2016
    Vessels

    Sure Diamond, a 26m wind farm crew transfer vessel, has been delivered to its owner Sure Wind. The StratCAT 26 vessel, built by Strategic Marine in Vietnam, completed sea trails in September 2015 and will be operating in Heligoland, Germany. Sure Wind’s second StratCAT 26 vessel, Sure Dynamic, has also completed sea trials in Vietnam and is […]

  • MHI Vestas Preferred Turbine Supplier for Navitus Bay

    21 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been appointed preferred supplier for the delivery of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the Navitus Bay project in the UK. As soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will disclose further details about this, the company said. CEO Jens Tommerup said: “If the project […]

  • DemoSATH on Schedule Despite Hiccups in Road Transport of Components – Gallery

    5 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The DemoSATH floating wind demonstration project is still set for installation this Summer, despite encountering a three-week delay due to road transport issues following truck drivers’ strike in Spain.   The DemoSATH’s concrete floating foundation, which will carry a 2 MW wind turbine, has been under construction since 2020 and is scheduled to be installed at […]

  • California Steps Closer to First Offshore Wind Lease Auction

    19 October 2018
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Call for Information and Nominations to identify companies interested in commercial wind energy leases within three proposed areas off central and northern California on Friday.

  • Carnegie Releases Update on Réunion Island Project

    2 January 2013

    As has been previously announced, French power utility EDF EN and French maritime defense specialist DCNS, are deploying the current generation CETO 4 unit on La Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The Réunion Island Project is funded by EDF EN and both the French and La Réunion Governments. The manufacture and installation of the […]

  • Gamesa Plans Offshore Wind Office in Hamburg (Germany)

    4 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa continues to build on its offshore strategy, announcing plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany that will supply what is set to become one of the world’s main offshore wind energy markets in coming years. The Gamesa outpost, staffed by multi-disciplinary teams (sales, technical staff, etc.) will open in the second quarter of […]