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  • Academia and industry – an essential combination

    23 August 2013

    It has become clear in the previous interviews with industry players that in certain areas of the offshore wind industry companies are ‘fighting’ over experienced and qualified people to fill their, mainly engineering related, job positions. They are not the only ones though. On an academic level, research departments of universities are also struggling to […]

  • EMEC Signs New Health and Safety Accord (UK)

    27 October 2011

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has become the first organisation to sign up to a new health and safety accord for the wave and tidal energy sectors, demonstrating its commitment to the safe operation of the renewable energy industry. Founded by RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Health and Safety Accord is a […]

  • Eco-Lawsuit Advances Against Cape Wind (USA)

    11 October 2012
    Authorities

    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and other conservation groups have filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia detailing Cape Wind’s numerous violations of federal protections for threatened and endangered species – including the imperiled North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest mammals […]

  • France: WW2 Veterans Oppose Normandy Offshore Wind Project

    28 May 2012

    The French government plans for construction of a wind farm off the Normandy coast are being objected because of the historical significance of the area in question, writes the Toronto Sun portal. Though the government said that the turbines will hardly be visible from the beaches, the World War II veterans consider the project as […]

  • Record-Breakers in 2018

    2 January 2019

    It has somewhat become business as usual for the offshore wind industry to mark record-breaking activities every year and 2018 was no different. We bring you a selection of five of the most notable 2018 record-breakers:

  • East Anglia Zone Could Become Center of OW Development

    12 March 2014

    The East Anglia Offshore Windfarm Zone could become an international flagship for the industry, according to its developers. Jonathan Cole, managing director of Iberdrola Offshore Wind, told the East of England Energy Group’s SNS2014 Conference in Norwich it was the perfect zone for reducing the cost of windfarm development – imperative for the industry to […]

  • Spanish Regulator Suspends Trading of Siemens Gamesa Shares

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores; CNMV) suspended the trading of Siemens Gamesa’s shares on 18 May. The Spanish stock market regulator cites “the occurrence of circumstances that may disturb the normal development of operations” on the shares as the reason for the trading suspension. According to Reuters, the […]

  • Task Force Set Up to Attract New Manufacturers to North Kent, UK

    26 June 2012
    Authorities

    After the Vestas company resigned from its manufacturing plans that would have created about 1,600 jobs, a task force has been set up to attract new manufacturers to north Kent, BBC News reports. Danish company Vestas was supposed to manufacture wind turbines at Sheerness Dock, a huge new plant on the Isle of Sheppey, however […]

  • Wilhelmshaven Service Port Provides Ideal Conditions for Offshore Wind Industry

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Participants of the Wind Working Group, which is a part of the Wilhelmshaven Port Management Association e.V. (Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschaft-Vereinigung; WHV), agreed at their fifth meeting that the Wilhelmshaven harbor’s inner port has optimal conditions to become a growing service port for the offshore wind industry. These favorable conditions include a large sea lock, adequate water […]

  • EDF Enters Chinese Wind Energy Market

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    EDF Energies Nouvelles, EDF Group’s subsidiary dedicated to renewable energy, has acquired a majority stake in UPC Asia Wind Management (AWM), which develops and builds wind energy projects in China. Following this acquisition, EDF Energies Nouvelles owns an 80% stake in the UPC AWM, based in Hong Kong. Its partners, UPC China and the US-based […]

  • Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack-Up:  Reducing costs of operation is critical to the long-term future of offshore […]

  • Canada: New Director Appointed to SDTC Board

    30 March 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, has announced the appointment of Ellen McGregor as Director for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for a term of five years. Ms. McGregor is a seasoned leader in the fields of sustainable science, technology innovation and integration, […]

  • WindSpider Secures Grant for Self-Erecting Crane System, Prepares to Build Full-Scale Unit

    8 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Technology

    WindSpider, a Norway-based company developing an innovative modular self-erecting crane system for the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a NOK 17.5 million (approximately EUR 1.5 million) grant from Innovation Norway. The funds from Innovation Norway will support the company in advancing its aluminum lifting solution, control system, and simulator. Following the project, WindSpider will […]

  • 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.

  • Northland Power Withdraws from Kitty Hawk Auction

    3 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian energy company Northland Power will not be submitting a bid to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk, North Carolina this March.

  • UK: Gower Tourism Sector Not Endangered by Atlantic Array

    25 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    After the developer of the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm, RWE npower renewables, announced that it expects to submit the consent application to the Planning Inspectorate in June of this year, tourism businesses from the Gower peninsula seem to be ambivalent about the project’s impact on their sector. At the same time, some of the […]

  • LDD Performing Grouting Work at Saint-Nazaire OWF

    14 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Large Diameter Drilling (LDD), an Acteon company, has signed a contract with DEME Offshore to deliver grouting services for the installation of foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France, where the first turbine foundation was recently installed. The wind farm, first such project to use drilled XL-monopile foundations, will consist of 80 GE […]

  • Saitec Unveils Plans for 50 MW Floating Wind Farm Offshore Spain

    2 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Saitec Offshore Technologies wants to build a 50 MW pre-commercial pilot floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Costa Brava, by 2025. The Spanish engineering company plans to deploy five 10 MW wind turbines installed on its proprietary SATH floating foundations at a site located some 15 kilometres off Cap de Creus on Costa Brava […]

  • 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 […]

  • Switch Shares Buzz from EWEA Offshore 2013

    5 December 2013

    With everyone looking forward to a new era of business, the main feeling at Offshore 2014 this year was one of optimism and huge excitement. Business is still quite slow. But future plans look bright with turbine manufacturers getting their offshore products ready, and marine infrastructure is ready to support the growth. Jussi Vanhanen, marketing […]

  • Denmark: New DONG Energy CEO to Assume Position on August 27

    17 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Henrik Poulsen says that he is looking forward to meeting his new colleagues and get an introduction to the business units, customers, shareholders and DONG Energy’s different locations from power stations, wind turbines, the production platform in the North Sea to the offices in Denmark and Northern Europe: ”DONG Energy is a strong and well […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • SCALDIS SMC: Lifting at a higher level

    27 October 2015

    Based in Antwerp, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors has just celebrated its 20th anniversary as an offshore marine contractor, specialising in transportation and installation works, civil constructions and salvage jobs. Since entering the offshore renewable market in 2007, there has been no looking back for Scaldis. The company has played a role in nearly all […]

  • Proeon Introduces New Communication Tech for Offshore Industry

    15 June 2016
    Technology

    Proeon Systems has presented an integrated solution to complement changes in offshore working practices providing multi-level lines of communications to the shore. The company yesterday held an open event at their facilities in Norfolk, to showcase a technology collaboration with Danish company SAABand BARTEC. Dorian Hindmarsh, Proeon’s Business Development Manager, said: “The offshore industry is really starting […]

  • PGE Teams Up with Academia for Polish Offshore Wind

    19 May 2021
    R&D

    On 18 May, PGE has sign Letters of Intent on cooperation in offshore wind with the Maritime University of Gdynia, Gdańsk University of Technology, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, and the Technical University of Denmark. With the Maritime University of Gdynia, PGE will to cooperate on developing offshore […]