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  • London Array Crew Transfer Vessel Naming Competition (UK)

    7 February 2012

    London Array is announcing challenge to come up with a name for the third and final crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the wind farm from the base at Ramsgate Port. The 17m aluminium catamaran, or Alicat – specifically designed to transfer technicians to offshore sites – is due to enter service […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Skilled Welders Critical Production Element, But Not Easy to Find (Smulders UK)

    21 July 2017

    Smulders UK is in discussions with the UK government over internships and apprenticeships that would increase the local labour and the company is especially focusing on skilled welders, who are a critical element in the production sequence. Majority of welders are local, but the company is currently also employing people from Europe since it could not find sufficient number of welders in the UK, according to Tom Coosemans, General Manager of Smulders UK.

  • CRMC Working to Decide on Block Island OWF Approval

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A subcommittee of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will hold a workshop on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind project on April 3, when it will decide whether to approve the project. “At this workshop, the Subcommittee will render a recommendation of its findings of all the hearing and testimony presented at the […]

  • Dong Schedules Horns Rev 2 Blades Makeover

    28 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish energy company, Dong Energy, will upgrade all turbines on 91 2.3MW turbines installed at Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm. The company named larger than expected wear, caused by strong wind mixed with water, sand and salt, on seven-year-old blades as the reason for the refit job. Total of 273 blades will be inspected, […]

  • Happy New Year 2019!

    1 January 2019

    Offshore WIND wishes you a happy and prosperous 2019!

  • Holland Shipyards Delivers DP Galyna to Chevalier Floatels

    15 August 2013

    Another fast-track delivery to Chevalier Floatels has enabled the company to yet again deliver a vessel (its third) for service support operations in the 2013 season. With the DP Galyna commencing operations in the offshore wind market, both Chevalier Floatels and Holland Shipyards can boast the delivery of two highly performing vessels that are at […]

  • Saint-Nazaire Construction Base Inaugurated

    5 February 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France (EMF) has inaugurated the construction base for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. The construction base is located at Quai De Kribi in Saint-Nazaire and will be used to coordinate the construction of the wind farm. Saint-Nazaire, also known as Parc du Banc de Guérande, will comprise 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW […]

  • 16 Turbines Left to Go at Borssele 1&2

    12 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    78 out of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines have been installed at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. DEME’s jack-up tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are in charge of installing the turbines at the site located 22km off the coast of the province of Zeeland. According to Ørsted, the […]

  • Hornsea One Keeps MTE Busy

    20 September 2018

    Mech-Tool Engineering (MTE) has completed a fabrication project comprising a series of transportation cradles for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • One Missing After 19 Workers Jump Off Binhai North H2 Offshore Substation on Fire

    17 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    One person is missing as 19 people jumped off of the Binhai North Phase 2 wind farm’s offshore substation into the sea after a fire broke out on 14 July. 

  • SMartWind’s Project One Waiting for Approval

    7 October 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The 3 month process for the Examining Authority to write a recommendation for SMartWind’s Project One in the Hornsea Zone concluded last month. The report from the Examining Authority sets out their conclusions on the application, including giving reasons for those conclusions. The report will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Energy and […]

  • Chinese Wind Market Set for High Growth with off-Shore Wind Energizing Prospects

    4 February 2011

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Chinese Wind Market” to their offering. This study covers the state of the Chinese Wind Market, examining Chinese wind resources, pricing, technology, legislation, end-users, value chain, industry challenges and drivers and restraints for growth. Following from these, market forecasts are estimated by […]

  • Denmark: Port of Roenne Hails Energy Island Plan

    25 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Port of Roenne has welcomed Danish government’s plan to make the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea an energy island, facilitating the connection of 2 GW of offshore wind capacity. “We are pleased that Bornholm has been appointed by the Government to become an energy island, that a 2 GW offshore wind farm is […]

  • Maryland to Spur Early Offshore Wind Investments with USD 700,000

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is set to launch an innovative program aimed at supporting state-of-the-art and pioneering business development in the state of Maryland. The Market Entry Assistance Grant Program is the first initiative to originate from the Offshore Wind Business Development Fund, and is designed to help Maryland businesses become integral participants in […]

  • DONG’s UK Chairman Announces Retirement

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy’s UK Country Chairman Brent Cheshire will retire in June after 13 years with the company. Matthew Wright, who comes from a position as CEO of Southern Water, has been appointed to succeed Brent Cheshire and will become the new Managing Director of DONG Energy UK effective of 1 June 2017. Brent Cheshire was […]

  • The offshore valuation: Wind potential can power six Britains

    29 June 2010
    Training & Education

    Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. Wind potential can power six Britains, Tim Helweg-Larson the director of Publick Interest Research Centre (PIRC) said today at Offshore wind conference. What is the total value of the UK’s offshore renewable energy resource? Could Britain become a next exporter of the renewable electricity to Europe? And […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Cardiff University’s Study

    16 July 2013
    R&D

    RenewableUK has hailed an authoritative new study from Cardiff University on people’s attitudes towards renewable energy. The study, conducted over two and a half years, with 2,441 participants, highlighted the fact that a massive 82% of people say that they are worried about the country becoming dependent on energy from other countries. A similar figure […]

  • Review of Opportunities and Barriers of UK’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Launched

    13 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    In yesterday’s speech by the Secretary of State Ed Davey MP at the Renewable UK event, there was an announcement regarding the findings of the “Chinn Review” led by the Siemens energy businesses in the UK.  In July, Energy Minister Michael Fallon MP announced a review of the UK’s offshore wind supply chain, saying “overall UK content in our […]

  • REAL-TIME FEEDBACK ENABLES LEARNING ON THE JOB: How vessel display makes maintenance safer, faster and cost effective

    27 April 2015

    Maintenance of offshore wind turbines is important and necessary. The faster a defect turbine is running again, the faster it produces electricity. Time is money. How do you make sure that the valuable time turbine technicians have, is actually spent on offshore wind turbine maintenance? In practice a lot of valuable time is lost; often […]

  • USA: Principle Power to Raise Funds for WindFloat

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power Inc. is planning to raise funds to develop the WindFloat platform and bring it to market. In order to pursue this goal the company intends to sell a stake. However, in a statement for Bloomberg, Principle Power Inc. CEO, Alla Weinstein, did not specify the amount in question. Better wind speeds are available […]

  • Clearing Wind Farms of Unexploded Ordnance

    30 January 2014
    Environment

    Many offshore wind farms have been faced, and will face a problem with the unexploded World War II-era ordnance. As the industry moves further out to sea, there is a growing demand for contractors, who will make sure that the offshore wind farm installation can proceed safely. Former British Army Major Simon Cooke has established […]

  • Trump Picks Former TX Gov. to Head Energy Department, Mixed Response from RE Sector

    15 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US President-elect Donald J. Trump yesterday announced his intent to name former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which resulted in mixed response from the renewable energy sector.  Some have voiced their concerns about Rick Perry heading the DOE and thus adding another member to the government to […]

  • Muehlhan Wind Service Wins Arkona Towers Contract

    13 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Muehlhan Wind Service (MWS) has won a contract by Siemens Gamesa to build/pre-assemble the wind turbine towers ahead of the installation on the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

  • Virginia Aquarium Hosts Offshore Wind Public Meeting

    4 April 2014

    The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center hosted a public meeting regarding the potential offshore wind development off the Virginia’s coast last night, reports the Associated Press. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sponsored this meeting, which focused on environmental impact of a 12MW wind energy project located around 20 miles offshore. Namely, Dominion […]

  • Europe Needs to Invest More in Meshed Grids, Report Says

    27 April 2023
    Contribution, Grid Connection

    Hitachi Energy and WindEurope have published a new report which outlines that Europe needs to invest more in the so-called meshed grids to ensure its offshore wind development. Meshed grids are clusters of offshore wind farms with fewer cables connected to the shore that can route power to two or more national grids. Governments across […]

  • Colombia Opens Up for Offshore Wind, CIP Enters with 350 MW Project

    8 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Mayor of the Colombian city of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, is set to sign an agreement with the Danish offshore wind investor/developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for a 350 MW offshore wind project. Mayor Pumarejo said: “We are going to sign a memorandum of understanding with Copenhagen Infrastructure New Market Fund I K/S, a subsidiary of […]