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  • 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 […]

  • BW Ideol to Bid in French Floating Wind Tender

    21 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    BW Ideol has entered into an agreement with an unnamed partner with whom it will bid to build a floating wind farm in France. According to the company, BW Ideol formalised a partnership with “an undisclosed leading utility” during the first quarter of this year. The partners will submit a joint bid in France’s ongoing […]

  • Ørsted Unveils UK East Coast O&M Hub

    27 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted has officially opened its expanded East Coast Hub at the Port of Grimsby, the UK. Guest of honor, Melanie Onn MP for Great Grimsby unveiled a plaque at the site, as part of the official opening ceremony. Constructed by local firm Hobson and Porter, the site is now the world’s largest offshore wind operations and maintenance […]

  • MHI Vestas Gets New Co-CEO

    3 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Tetsushi Mizuno has been appointed a new Co-CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, a joint venture between MHI and Vestas. Mizuno will replace Jin Kato, who will stay on as a senior advisor to the company for the next six months before reassuming a senior role at MHI in Japan. Mizuno comes from a position […]

  • Green Light for Clare Renewables Strategy

    13 May 2014
    Authorities

    The Elected Members of Clare County Council approved a long-term strategy to harness County Clare’s renewable energy resources yesterday. The Clare County Renewable Energy Strategy 2014-2020 has been incorporated into the Clare County Development Plan following a 4-week long public consultation process earlier this year. The Strategy outlines the potential for a range of renewable […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • USD 1.3M Available for Surveys of New York Bight Offshore Wind Areas

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made available nearly USD 1.3 million to support redevelopment data collection in the New York Bight Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) to facilitate responsible offshore wind development.

  • Chancellor’s Incentive to Boost East of England

    21 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Incentives from the Budget will help steer the East of England ever closer to becoming the heart of the UK offshore wind industry. A three-year extension on business rate discounts for companies moving to the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone was among the Chancellor’s measures in what is predicted to be a pivotal year […]

  • Marine Renewables Test Centre Established at University of Dundee

    14 January 2014

    Scotland’s ability to meet its renewable energy targets will be significantly boosted by the creation of a new Marine Renewables Test Centre at the University of Dundee. The Centre will become a leading facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and prototype foundations. ‘Scotland is well placed to deliver offshore […]

  • Reef Subsea Files for Bankruptcy

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Subsea services company Reef Subsea has announced bankruptcy, Norwegian media writes. Because of this, several hundred employees will lose their jobs. Stavanger-based Hitecvision is a full owner of Reef Subsea, in which it invested around NOK 400 million (approximately EUR 47 million) by the end of 2013 and another NOK 100 million (EUR 12 million) last year. Reef Subsea is […]

  • Fugro Completes Installation of Electrical Substation at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    14 September 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      Fugro Renewables completed a £2.5 million contract with Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd to assist with the installation of an electrical substation at the Lincs offshore wind farm. Located 8 km east of Skegness and covering 35 square kilometres, the development lies within one of the UK’s most environmentally sensitive coastal regions. The task was […]

  • 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 […]

  • Offshore Wind Installation Could Harm Seals, Study Says

    20 May 2015
    Environment

    Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, according to ecologists who attached GPS data loggers to 24 harbor seals while offshore wind turbines were being installed in 2012. Data on the seals’ locations and their diving behaviour was combined with information from […]

  • Denmark – Wind Power Hub

    17 December 2010
    R&D

    Denmark is the first country in the world to pursue a climate plan for how to build an energy system that is independent of fossil fuels and wind power already accounts for more than 20% of the total power consumption. It is widely agreed that wind power will become the backbone of Denmark’s future electricity […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Nordsee Ost Receives WindSeal01

    1 July 2016

    To celebrate Nordsee Ost first TW production milestone, Fabricom Offshore Services has offered the wind farm the adoption of a Helgoland-born seal named WindSeal01.  Fabricom was able to make the offer after donating to Verein Jordsand, an association involved in North Sea nature and wildlife preservation. Helgoland represents a crucial breeding spot for seals, which are […]

  • German Offshore Wind Yield Drops in 2021

    14 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms produced 24 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2021, a 10.75 per cent decrease compared to the record-breaking 26.89 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. The wind farms in the North Sea generated around 20.3 TWh of electricity in 2021, the transmission system operator TenneT said. This is some 10.8 per cent […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • USA: AXYS to Attend AWEA Offshore 2012

    5 October 2012

    The AXYS Ocean Renewables team has announced that they will be exhibiting at the AWEA Offshore 2012, in Virginia Beach Booth 510. As one of many world class exhibitors, the services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented throughout the exhibition. AWEA Offshore is North America’s leading offshore wind event that provides an exciting […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 13 – 19, 2014

    19 October 2014

    Billions Set to Be Invested in German Offshore Wind Projects A downturn in the German offshore wind industry could soon come to an end. RWE Abandons Galloper OWF Project RWE has recently reviewed the development status of the Galloper offshore wind farm as a ROC accredited project. GeoSea Buys HOCHTIEF’s Offshore Assets, Becomes Full Owner […]

  • Winter Is Coming for House of Tahkoluoto

    28 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction works at the site of the 40MW Tahkoluoto wind farm off Pori, Finland, are winding down ahead of the start of autumn storms and the subsequent winter period, Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, the owner and developer of the wind farm, reports. The marine construction works are scheduled to resume in April 2017, when the first wind turbine components […]

  • Germany Deals with Further Grid Connection Delays

    25 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Germany is dealing with more delays in connecting planned offshore wind farms to the grid. That is, RWE Innogy has been notified by TenneT TSO GmbH that there will be much more than 12 months of delay in connecting the Nordsee Ost wind farm, the Dow Jones Newswires reported a confirmation from a RWE’s spokesman. […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    17 April 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of 69 wind turbines has been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. The offshore wind farm, located some 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands, is developed by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco. The wind […]

  • PGE, Ørsted to Start Supply Chain Dialogue for 2.5 GW Project in Poland

    24 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Poland’s PGE and Ørsted have invited suppliers to the first in a series of meetings to discuss the needs related to the construction of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm in Poland. During the first meeting, to be held on 22 April, investors will present the progress of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm from connection infrastructure […]