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  • Tokyo Gas Joins Chiba Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    25 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo Gas has joined the offshore wind joint venture established by Northland Power and Shizen Energy in 2019 and will become a shareholder in the project company Chiba Offshore Wind (COW). COW is developing offshore wind projects off the Pacific Ocean coastline of Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Now, with Tokyo Gas on board, there is […]

  • Bold Tern Installs Turbine 53 at Hornsea One

    28 June 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has completed the installation of 53 turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Bold Tern is in charge of installing 88 out of the project’s total 174 turbines, with A2SEA’s Sea Challenger responsible for installing the remaining 86 units. According to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, the […]

  • World’s Biggest Wind Farm Produces First Power

    14 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm has produced its first power. The turbine F18 is the first of the 174 Siemens Gamesa 7MW units to be installed at the site some 120 kilometres offshore Yorkshire, UK, and the first to start producing power. The unit was transported from the pre-assembly site in Hull […]

  • New Windcat CTV Ready for Ormonde

    23 April 2018
    Vessels

    Windcat Workboats has launched Windcat 41, the second crew transfer vessel (CTV) in its new MK3.5 series.

  • First Offshore Transformer Module Installed at Beatrice

    20 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the first Beatrice Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) has been completed with the OTM 1 topside now placed on its jacket foundation that was installed earlier this month. 

  • US Wind, TPA Host Offshore Wind Supply Chain Manufacturers in Baltimore

    8 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Maryland-based offshore wind developer US Wind, Inc. partnered with Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), the firm overseeing the 3,100-acre redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill, to host offshore wind supply chain manufacturers at TPA’s Port of Baltimore facility on 2 November. Representatives from turbine, electrical cable and steel manufacturing, vessel construction and local marine support services […]

  • Quest Offshore: Oceana’s Oil & Gas vs Wind Report Has Mistakes

    12 February 2015
    R&D

    In the energy industry there is a tendency to present the future of energy production as an “either or” situation. Many think of specific energy sources as the only possible solution to the future of energy production while ignoring the realities of a large and complicated industry.

  • UK: Enventi Completes Analysis of Offshore Wind Cable Installation

    8 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings: “Until now, we have found it difficult to understand why power cable installation […]

  • BW Offshore Buys Into Ideol

    17 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    The oil & gas services provider BW Offshore has signed a share purchase agreement to become a strategic owner of the floating wind technology developer Ideol. The deal will see BW Offshore obtaining a 50 per cent stake by investing EUR 60 million and the establishment of BW Ideol, a global integrated floating offshore wind […]

  • Port Esbjerg: Lack of Personnel as Specialized Vessels Create Specialized Jobs

    3 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education, Transition, Vessels

    The fast-paced development of the offshore wind industry is causing the emergence of new, unforeseen jobs to which ports cannot cater as there is a lack of people and a lack of port capacity, Jesper Bank, Chief Commercial Officer of Port Esbjerg, said during a presentation in Denmark. Although the need for port capacity is […]

  • National Grid Kicks Off Block Island OWF Connection Works

    22 January 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has begun working on the infrastructure that will connect the first American offshore wind farm to the network. The utility, which will own and operate the USD 107 million connection, has started with test borings on both Block Island and Rhode Island, where the onshore infrastructure will be built to connect Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind […]

  • Examination Process Closes for SMart Wind’s Project One

    18 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The 6-month examination process for SMart Wind’s Project One was formally concluded on 10th June 2014. The Examination Authority now have up to 3 months to write a report setting out their conclusions on the application, and stating the reasons for those conclusions. The report will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for […]

  • Bold Tern Picks Up 19th Batch of Hornsea One Turbines

    7 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is leaving the Port of Hull with the 19th loadout of turbines destined for installation at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. According to the company, Bold Tern has so far installed 71 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the project site some 120km off Yorkshire. As recently reported, 124 out of […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Nears Turbine Installation

    20 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Northland Power team is gearing up for the beginning of the turbine installation campaign at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. According to the company, the team is working to quickly assemble the towers for the MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines, with the loadout expected to start shortly at the Port of Esbjerg. Global Wind […]

  • Ørsted Sets Date for Hornsea Two Supply Chain Event

    12 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted is holding a supply chain event for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project in the UK North Sea.

  • USA: South Carolina Has Great Offshore Wind Potential

    16 September 2012
    Authorities

    South Carolina’s officials, researchers and environmentalists held a discussion with reporters on Thursday focusing on conclusions of NWF’s report, according to the Associated Press. Steve Moore from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation explained that the state has the ability to make great economic gains from its offshore wind resources, though it seems that the other […]

  • Chris Huhne Opens GBP 20m Offshore Wind Turbine Production Facility (UK)

    30 September 2011

      TAG Energy Solutions welcomed the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who officially opened its new £20million offshore wind turbine tubular production facility. Chris Huhne MP took a tour of the 6,920 metre square facility before launching a roll of steel onto TAG Energy Solutions’ automated production process for the creation of […]

  • Top News of the Week, 04 – 10 December 2017

    10 December 2017

    Most read news published by Offshore WIND in the past week.

  • Offshore Wind Needs Long-Term Risk Management Strategy – GCube

    18 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind industry must quickly respond to a changing global risk profile in order to avoid large-scale financial losses, GCube Insurance said. As the offshore wind sector expands globally, prices fall, and technology evolves, asset owners and investors are becoming increasingly exposed to technical and supply chain risks, alongside natural catastrophe and extreme weather, the renewable […]

  • Marine Renewables Becomes a ‘Regular’ Editorial Category in Maritime Journal (UK)

    23 December 2010

    Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of MJ from the January issue onwards. MJ’s readers include many of the implementers who go out to install and maintain the new technology, not to mention the vessel builders who build the craft […]

  • IEA: Policy Uncertainty Threatens to Slow Renewable Energy Momentum

    2 September 2014
    R&D

    The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report.  According to the report, power generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro grew strongly in 2013, reaching almost 22% of global […]

  • Western Australia Offshore Wind Project Set in Motion

    9 April 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Australis Energy Ltd plans to build a wind farm with a capacity of up to 300 MW in Geographe Bay, Western Australia. The plans were submitted for review to the WA Environmental Protection Authority by WA Offshore Windfarm Pty Ltd, a special purpose company developing the project. The developer is proposing to […]

  • Horns Rev 3 Turbine Installation Crosses Halfway Point

    5 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Global Wind Service (GWS) passed a halfway point on the 406.7MW Horns Rev 3 project on 3 November after installing the 25th wind turbine in the Danish North Sea.

  • Hornsea Two Onshore Cable Ordered from Korea

    1 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded the South Korean LS Cable & System with a contract to supply the onshore cable for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm.

  • UK: Dong’s Belfast Facility Nears Completion

    27 August 2012

    Dong Energy’s Belfast wind turbine factory is to be finished by the end of the year, writes the Belfast Telegraph. The factory is worth GBP 50 million and it’s located at the Belfast Harbour on land reclaimed from the sea. The construction work has created 150 jobs, and after its completion the ‘offshore wind logistics […]

  • Natural Power Opens Irish HQ in Dublin

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Minister Pat Rabbitte TD officially opened Natural Power’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 20 highly skilled positions. Natural Power is a leading international renewable energy consultancy, with a full range of construction services, as well as providing access to the full lifecycle range of services available through the company across the Onshore […]