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  • 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 […]

  • Researchers Say Wind Turbines Could Protect National Grids from Power Cuts

    19 June 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the University of Birmingham are developing a ‘smart’ system that uses wind turbines to defend a national grid from power cuts. The system that controls the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the risk of power cuts and support the increase of wind energy use worldwide, said the researchers. […]

  • Works Start on Rhode Island’s Offshore Wind Terminal

    13 September 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva broke ground on the first phase of the South Quay Marine Terminal project on 12 September, kicking off construction works on what will become a staging area for offshore wind projects in the US Northeast. The construction of the terminal is supported by USD […]

  • 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 […]

  • Finland: The Switch Lowers Wind Energy Cost with Advanced Technology

    29 May 2012
    Technology

    The impact of the uncertain global economy and the momentary dip in the Chinese wind power market have been felt even by Finnish wind power industry players. Despite challenging market conditions, Finland-based key component manufacturer The Switch continues to aim towards international success. The company has been able to demonstrate that wind power energy can […]

  • Race Bank’s OSS Almost Done

    13 June 2016

    On 8 June, Iemants, part of Eiffage Group, completed the load-out of the jacket for the Race Bank substation. The load-out and sail-away of the topside will take place in the coming weeks, Smulders, also part of Eiffage, reported on its social media pages. Works on connecting Race Bank wind farm’s offshore cables to the ones […]

  • Repowering Wind Turbines Discussed in Leer, Germany

    12 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    With steady growth of the offshore wind industry in the near and further future, offshore wind turbines reach their age limit or maximum operating duration. The need for repowering of wind turbines is foreseeable and provides the players of the offshore wind industry, politics and business with new challenges. The onshore wind energy shows that […]

  • Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business

    16 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.

  • Ørsted Sets Carbon Neutrality by 2025 Target

    30 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has set a target to become carbon neutral by 2025 and achieve a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040.

  • MHI Vestas Invites Suppliers

    27 June 2014

    Earlier this year Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) and Vestas formed a new joint venture in offshore wind. The MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW) joint venture is responsible for the design, further development, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and service related to the V164-8.0 MW turbine, as well as all marketing, sales and after-sales services related to […]

  • EWEA CEO Calls EU Heads of State to Back 30 Pct Renewables Target

    3 March 2014
    Authorities

    Energy ministers must support a binding renewable energy target of no less than 30% for 2030 as the best way to promote green growth, jobs and industrial leadership when they meet tomorrow. So urged CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Thomas Becker in a letter to EU Heads of State and Governments today.  […]

  • 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 […]

  • HOCHTIEF and Beluga Shipping construct jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms (Germany)

    12 October 2010
    R&D

    A joint venture between HOCHTIEF Construction and the project and heavy-lift carrier provider BELUGA Shipping has commissioned the construction of a special jack-up vessel for the more rapid assembly of offshore wind turbines from the Polish shipyard Crist. The vessel should go into service in 2012, in order to meet the big demand for special […]

  • UK: Inquiry into Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm Cabling Route Begins

    25 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    The inquiry into the 28km cabling route from Weybourne to Great Ryburgh began yesterday, EDP 24 informed. Even though the North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) initiated the appeal hearing, due to a lack of money, they will not be opposing the evidence proposed by the Warwick Energy. The company decided to go with the underground […]

  • Convent Energy Garrisons Hamburg Outpost

    15 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Convent Energy opened a new office in Hamburg today, and from now on, the wind energy personnel service provider is situated in the cities of Oldenburg, Hamburg and London. The company said it also plans to open its offices at more locations. Lars Poslednik has been appointed Director Sales & Business Development at the Hamburg office. “We are […]

  • White Cross Complements Consent Application with New Environmental Findings

    19 July 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    White Cross Offshore Windfarm Limited, a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, has submitted further environmental information to support its application for the 100 MW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The developer behind the White Cross floating offshore wind project is seeking consent from North Devon Council and the Marine Management Organisation […]

  • ProCon Wind Energy Sets Up US Office

    1 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    ProCon Wind Energy has established an office in the U.S. dedicated to the local offshore wind sector. The office will be located at Groundworks in the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. “In addition to this, we are pleased to be supported by Xodus Group in the establishment of our US presence,” ProCon said. “Thus, we already have boots […]

  • Ørsted Sets October Date for Borssele 1 and 2 Launch

    28 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted plans to officially commission the 752 MW Borssele 1 and 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea on 5 October, barring any negative effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The wind farm comprises 94 Siemens Gamesa’s wind turbines, over two-thirds of which have now been installed at the site located 22 kilometres off the […]

  • Ørsted Schedules German Offshore Wind Tours

    8 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and the shipping companies Cassen-Tours and Adler-Schiffe are organising offshore wind tours in the German North Sea this month. The catamaran MS Adler Cat will set off from the Nordeney Island to the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm on 12 and 26 May. The guests from the mainland will be transported […]

  • 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 […]

  • Cooper Lomaz – Recruiting for Energy in East Anglia (UK)

    4 March 2013

    The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the employment of approximately 103,400 people. There […]

  • Dutch Wind Takes Off in 2015

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    130MW of offshore wind capacity added to the Dutch grid in 2015 helped the country grow its generation of electricity from wind turbines by nearly 20 percent last year, according to the data gathered by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). In 2015, 13 billion KW of electricity was generated from renewable sources in The Netherlands, approximately 11 percent of total […]

  • 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 […]

  • Austria: STRABAG Postpones Investment Plans in Offshore Wind

    15 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The publicly listed European construction group STRABAG SE postpones its planned investments in the field of gravity-based foundations technology for offshore wind until further notice. The company had planned to spend several hundred million euros over the next few years on the construction of a factory and of special ships to transport self-developed concrete gravity […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Stagnates

    1 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Delays in the first offshore concession projectsin China are most likely to cause postponing of the second bidding round, which was supposed to begin in the first half of this year. The China Daily news portal writes that the second group of concession projects involves building of up to 2 GW of offshore wind energy […]