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  • NASA’s Image of the Day: London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    22 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    NASA Earth Observatory has released an image of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, taken from space by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite. The image was captured on April 28, 2013; twenty days after the wind farm became fully operational. In April last year, the London Array […]

  • Norway: Inwind Signs Health and Safety Accord

    30 March 2012

    Inwind has signed up to meet Renewable UK’s Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Health and Safety Accord. Inwind supports every effort to improve the working conditions and safety levels in the offshore wind industry. The Renewable UK initiative is welcomed as a public statement of intent in adressing the existing challenges in risk and competence […]

  • Opus Marine Orders Damen Fast Crew Supplier

    8 December 2020
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Hamburg-based Opus Marine for the delivery of a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710. The vessel, to be named Allegro, will serve the offshore wind industry in the German section of the North Sea. Damen will deliver the vessel to Opus Marine in March 2021. The relative […]

  • BVG Associates Announce New Office and Team in Scotland

    23 November 2012

    BVG Associates, a highly respected consultancy with expertise in wind and marine energy technology and supply chain development, has chosen to locate their new Scottish office in Burntisland, Fife. The renewable energy sector is set to become one of Scotland’s major growth areas in the next decade and Fife is perfectly located on the East […]

  • Ørsted Funds Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development in Taiwan

    23 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Industry, Training & Education

    Ørsted has launched the Offshore Wind Industrial Development Fund in Taiwan. The program, fully funded by Ørsted with a total amount of NTD 60 million (EUR 1.76), will be managed and executed by the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) over the next 18 months. The aim of the fund is to ensure resources […]

  • VIDEO: Sailing the Offshore Energy Markets

    1 November 2018

    Becoming a leading player in the offshore energy arena means supporting oil and gas, offshore wind, and the emerging marine energy market says Rob Boer, Managing Director at Acta Marine.

  • Waves to Power Pacific Region

    1 April 2014

      Speaking at the ADB Pacific business media summit last week in Sydney, Australia, ADB’s senior Pacific energy specialist Anthony Maxwell stressed the fact that renewables are becoming more viable for Pacific Island countries, writes Solomon Star news site. He said that wave energy is in a similar position as solar power 10-15 years ago, […]

  • Statoil Eyes Floating Wind Opportunities off U.S. and Japan

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has identified Japan the U.S. states of California and Hawaii as prime markets for the development of floating wind farms, Irene Rummelhoff, the Norwegian energy company’s head of New Energy Solutions told Reuters.

  • E.ON Upgrades Amrumbank West to 302 MW, Invests over €10Bn in Renewables

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following an upgrade of Amrumbank West offshore wind farm from 288 to 302 megawatts, E.ON reported that its net investments in renewables have surpassed EUR 10 billion. In December 2015, E.ON and Siemens implemented a software solution that allows Amrumbank West to harvest more energy in times of strong wind, the company told Offshore WIND. “We’re proud of […]

  • Hornsea One Offshore Substations In Place

    6 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    All three offshore substations and the world’s first Reactive Compensation Substation (RCS) have been installed at Hornsea Project One, Ørsted, the owner and developer of the 1.2GW wind farm, said.

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Turbines Better with Hydraulic Pumps

    9 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Dr. Niels Diepeveen (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has engaged in studying the future of offshore wind turbines in his PhD-research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Gijs van Kuik, both working at TU Delft, the Netherlands.  Dr. Diepeveen claims that hydraulic pumps will replace gearboxes in the next generation of offshore wind turbines. As a […]

  • Ecosse’s Route Clearance and Seabed Preparation Spread Available

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Following on from a highly successful boulder clearance and seabed preparation campaign on Westermost Rough, Ecosse Subsea has an available fully mobilised trenching spread. The spread, currently aboard the Havila Jupiter will become available from 24th August 2014 and includes a survey team, ROV, the Scar pre-cut Trenching Plough and Boulder Clearance plough. The spread is […]

  • Port of Tyne Getting Ready for Offshore Wind

    27 November 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne, one of the two deep-sea ports in North East England, is investing in the third phase of clearance and remediation of Tyne Dock Enterprise Park to prepare the site for offshore wind manufacturers. The Port of Tyne, within 100 nautical miles of the Dogger Bank, Hornsea, Seagreen and Sofia wind farms […]

  • Rampion OWF – A Noisy Neighbour

    22 July 2016

    On Tuesday, the installation of foundations at the Rampion offshore wind farm kept awake some of the people living in the area, resulting in several complaints received by E.ON, the project developer. According to BBC, loud thumping noise coming from the offshore construction site had awoken some of the residents after midnight and disturbed their sleep for […]

  • Dong Energy Becomes Sole Owner of Barrow OWF

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm from its joint venture partner Centrica plc. The project has a total capacity of 90MW and has been in full operation since 2006. DONG Energy has been the operator of the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm and will as consequence of […]

  • Iberdrola: A Spanish giant succeeding offshore

    1 October 2012

    A few months ago Spanish energy giant Iberdrola was crowned the world’s largest wind energy developer with an operating portfolio of more than 14,000MW. The promotion of offshore wind energy is a key platform for Iberdrola’s future growth plans. Iberdrola’s Offshore Business Division, based in Scotland with offices in London, Berlin and Paris, is busy […]

  • Belgium: New Policy Can Put EU on Track for 100 Pct Renewable Energy

    14 February 2013
    R&D

    Yesterday, WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European Commission is beginning to consider post-2020 climate and energy plans. By […]

  • Maine Assessing Mack Port Terminal for Offshore Wind

    12 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The U.S. state of Maine is set to examine the Mack Port Terminal in Searsport for opportunities to support the local offshore wind sector. The assessment will review current site characteristics, provide an analysis of potential port users and identify structural improvements or capital investments that may be needed. Additional analysis and review will be […]

  • Prior Group Sets Up Offshore Wind Shop in Vlissingen

    15 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Green Blue Offshore Terminal, an initiative of the Prior Group, is opening a new terminal in the port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands, to offer services to companies active in offshore wind. The new terminal will offer services during the construction, modification, repair and, maintenance activities, and not only serve as a place for the storage […]

  • ZephIR Lidar Bolsters Engineering Team

    17 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK-based wind Lidar manufacturer ZephIR Lidar has expanded its engineering and supply chain team with three new appointments.

  • OutSmart to Open Its French Office

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    In November of this year, OutSmart will be opening an office in Paris. After the Netherlands and Germany, France is the third country where OutSmart will settle. “The reason we chose for Paris, is that we want to provide our services to France. The offshore wind market in France is developing fast, which makes it an […]

  • North America: Steel in the water

    11 July 2016

    Last September in Baltimore at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER conference the buzz words heard over and over again were “we have steel in the water.” This is, of course, a reference to the jacket foundations for the five French built GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines which will be installed on the first North American Offshore Wind Farm site almost 5km […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall to Invest EUR 4.2 Billion in Offshore Wind Projects

    21 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall will invest a quarter of its planned EUR 16.6 billion into European offshore wind projects through the 2012-2016 period. Probably, the most of the EUR 4.2 billion amount will be invested in offshore wind sector in Germany and the UK, the Windpower Monthly news site informs. While waiting for the DanTysk offshore wind station’s completion, […]

  • RES Enters German Market

    14 January 2014

    British renewable energy company RES (Renewable Energy Systems) has announced the opening of a new office in Stuttgart, Germany with ambitious plans for business in this market – Europe’s biggest market for wind energy. The office has been fully operational since the beginning of December. Dr Frank Finzel, General Manager of the new subsidiary; RES […]

  • First Turbine Up at Hornsea Project One

    11 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed the first turbine at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Bold Tern arrived at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm site last week carrying the first batch of Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines. The vessel is in charge of transporting and installing half of the […]

  • Deadline Passes for Pelamis Bidding

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The deadline for submitting the offers for Edinburgh-based wave energy company has passed. Earlier this month, joint administrators Blair Nimmo and Gary Fraser from KPMG said interested parties have until 9 November to make an offer for Pelamis Wave Energy. Mr Nimmo said: “We have been encouraged by the level of initial interest in Pelamis […]