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  • Guernsey’s RET Announces Strategic Renewable Energy Plan

    2 February 2012

      Guernsey’s Renewable Energy Team has announced a strategic plan for offshore wind, wave and tidal power in that area, reports IFC feed. There is a great possibility for Guernsey to become the center of excellence for the research and educational aspects associated with renewable energy. “Renewable Energy Team Strategy – 2012 and beyond” – […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Still Owns Gode Wind II

    26 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, continues to hold all of the shares in the “Gode Wind II” offshore wind farm project. The sale of the project company agreed on 29th December 2011 did not become effective because HYSSING Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, held by the Danish company, Brancor Capital Partners APS, did not make […]

  • First Borssele 1+2 Wind Turbine Stands

    13 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine has been installed on the 752 MW Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The team working on DEME’s jack-up Sea Challenger installed the wind farm’s first turbine over the weekend, Ørsted said. In total, the wind farm will comprise 94 of the Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Registration Period for Hornsea Two Ends Tomorrow

    21 April 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Registration to become an interested party on the application for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, developed by SMart Wind, will close tomorrow, April 22.  During this pre-examination stage at the Planning Inspectorate, all those who registered can have their say on the proposal and comment on the views that other people have provided. Also, they […]

  • LD Tide Inks New CTV Contract for Saint-Nazaire OWF

    12 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, through a joint venture named LD Tide, have signed a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract with the developer of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, Eolien Maritime France. The CTV is the third such vessel to be operated by LD Tide on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, following an order […]

  • Kriegers Flak Hardware Starts Hitting the Water

    12 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three transition pieces for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm have been loaded onto a barge and are ready for installation, Bladt Industries said. The remaining 69 transition pieces will follow during the year. The last transition piece is scheduled to leave Bladt’s facility in Aalborg in the third quarter of 2020, Bladt […]

  • Rentel Export Cable Makes a Landfall

    6 October 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rentel BV has announced that the export cable from the 309MW Belgian offshore wind farm has made a landfall in Zeebrugge.

  • Hull College to Train Siemens Blade Factory Staff

    8 September 2015
    Training & Education

    Siemens has contracted Hull College Group for the development of a “best in class” facility to train workers for the company’s new wind turbine blade factory in Hull. The contract, which is worth around £1m, will see the conversion of an existing college facility to deliver training to the blade factory workforce over the next two […]

  • Port of Tallinn and Utilitas Wind Form Offshore Wind Pact

    3 February 2023

    Port of Tallinn and the energy company, Utilitas Wind, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of accelerating the development of offshore wind energy in Estonia and the Baltic States. According to Valdo Kalm, the CEO of Port of Tallinn, cooperation with Utilitas signifies the port’s growing role in the development of renewable […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway at Irish Offshore Wind Project

    21 November 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical survey has commenced at the Oriel Wind Park project off County Louth in the Irish Sea. The ultra-high-resolution geophysical survey started in November and is expected to be completed by mid-December, subject to weather and operational constraints. The goal of the survey, which will be carried out by the shallow draft vessel Fastnet […]

  • East of England’s Offshore Wind Dream Coming True

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Development of major offshore wind farms off Norfolk and Suffolk is rapidly becoming a reality following a key announcement by the Crown Estate, said Johnathan Reynolds, Director of Nautilus Associates, who is also in charge of business development at OrbisEnergy.  “These are very exciting times, and after years of these projects being on the horizon they […]

  • Siemens Restructures Its Business

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Starting October 1, 2014, Siemens’ activities will be organized into nine Divisions. The Wind Power and Renewables Division will serve, among other things, the rapidly growing field of onshore and offshore wind power generation.  As part of its realignment, Siemens AG has also named its future management team. The Supervisory Board of Siemens AG has appointed […]

  • BOEM Extends New York EA Public Comment Period

    6 July 2016

    On 6 June, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York for a 30-day public comment period. In response to stakeholder requests, BOEM has extended the public comment period. The original comment deadline, set for […]

  • LiDARs Saving Millions on Costs, Experts Say

    18 July 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Wind measurement experts, gathered at a seminar hosted by Leosphere in June, claimed LiDAR is becoming the clear choice for bankable offshore wind measurements, saving millions on costs.

  • Germany: First 10 m Pipe Produced at EEW SPC

    21 June 2013
    Technology

    EEW SPC produced the first pipe with a 10 m diameter from one plate in June 2013. The new Haeusler bending machine in the Rostock plant has only been installed recently. A cylindrical pipe section with a diameter of 10 m has now been successfully produced from one plate of 31.4 m long, 3 m […]

  • BSH Confirms: Offshore Wind Farms Benefit Marine Life

    31 October 2013
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has presented a study, according to which wind farms can benefit biodiversity. The data have been collected from the demonstration offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus. The foundations of the wind turbines have become “artificial reefs” at which shells, starfish, sea anemones, sea lilies, and various fish settled, the […]

  • Scotland Unlikely to Hit Renewable Energy Targets Solo

    12 February 2013

    Scotland is unlikely to achieve its target of having all electricity produced from renewable sources, if the country becomes independent, a team of academics, specialized in energy, has warned in a report. The group, membered by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfast, claims that Scotland alone will not be able to […]

  • Safety Technology Teams Up with HCF

    22 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Safety Technology Ltd has announced a joint venture with HCF CATCH (Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence) this week. The RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited training provider, Safety Technology, will be working closely with Grimsby based HCF CATCH, to offer industry required safety training to Wind Energy companies in the Humber region. […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 4 – 9, 2013

    10 March 2013

    Germany: Crane Vessel Stanislav Yudin Transports Tripods to Trianel Wind Farm Borkum The beginning of the month of March has seen the crane vessel, Stanislav Yudin, launch the transportation of tripods from the offshore terminal in Bremerhaven BLG to the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum.   Main Reasons Why U.S. Still Doesn’t See Offshore Wind Turbines […]

  • VIDEO: Virginia Collaborative Achaeological Survey

    16 April 2015

    In September 2013, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a commercial lease sale for an area of 112,799 acres 23.5 nautical miles from the Virginia Beach coastline. Dominion Virginia Power was the highest bidders for this area with USD 1.6 million. Now, archaeologists and scientific divers from the UNC Coastal Studies Institute, BOEM, East […]

  • N-Sea Looking at GBP 40 Million Work Season

    5 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    N-Sea informed had secured contracts worth GBP 40 million during Q4 of 2017 and in early Q1 2018 for the coming season.

  • RWE to Build Sofia Offshore Wind Farm out of Port of Blyth

    21 December 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as an offshore construction base for its 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth was home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbine pilot project, operated at the time by E.ON Climate and Renewables, whose activities have since become part of RWE. Turning full […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturer to Acquire Bladt Industries

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Nordic Capital has reached an agreement to sell Denmark-based Bladt Industries to the wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind. During the Nordic Capital ownership, the company completed a company-wide strategic pivot to focus solely on the growing offshore wind industry, becoming a pureplay renewable energy supplier, according to the press release. “Our company has undertaken […]

  • China Meets Europe at DNV GL Maritime HQ in Hamburg

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The future of EU–China relations, the country’s investment in Europe as well as sustainable growth and environmental protection in the Chinese economy were just some of the topics on the agenda at the 6th Hamburg Summit last weekend. To foster new relationships and honor key players for their efforts in European–Chinese cooperation, the world’s largest classification society […]

  • Government Could Push TenneT to Withdraw from German Market, Handelsblatt Says

    13 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT, a transmission system operator, could be pushed into a withdrawal from the German market by the Government, the Handelsblatt news site learned from unrevealed Government sources. The Government could achieve this by using the certification process, which the Federal Network Agency is currently carrying out. The Federal Ministry of Economics and the EU Commission […]

  • Donald Trump Compares Scottish Renewables Policy to Lockerbie Tragedy

    17 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Scottish Green Party has filed a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over Donald Trump’s advert, published in two newspapers, by which he calls on the public to protest against First Minister Alex Salmond’s support for wind energy, according to the Scotsman news site. A picture of a wind farm in California, under the […]