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  • Ørsted’s UK Offshore Wind Operations Workers to Go on Strike Over Rates of Pay

    13 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Workers has called on all RMT Ørsted members to take strike action this month over rates of pay and conditions of service. The members who will go on strike are working in Ørsted’s offshore wind operations team. The trade union has instructed all its Ørsted members not to book […]

  • Multi-Turbine Floating Wind Catcher Attracts Strategic Partner

    10 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wind Catching Systems AS (WCS), the Norwegian developer of a floating wind system using multiple turbines, has completed a Series A investment round of up to USD 10 million led by the venture capital arm of an undisclosed global industrial company. The proceeds from the Series A financing will be used to fund the development […]

  • France and Australia Move in Opposite Renewables Policy Directions

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    France and Australia move in opposite directions with renewable energy policies, says GlobalData analyst. While France has set ambitious targets to increase the share of renewables in its total energy consumption, Australia has taken a contrasting approach by repealing its 2011 Clean Energy Act, which established the carbon pricing mechanism, according to an analyst with […]

  • SeaRoc Develops Communications and Logistic Data System for Offshore Wind

    20 September 2016
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make equipment easily deployable, subsequently reducing costs and ensuring safety for the people […]

  • U.S. Governors Launch Climate Alliance in Support of Paris Agreement

    2 June 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Ports & Logistics

    In response to the U.S. President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced the formation of the United States Climate Alliance.

  • International Electrotechnical Commission TC 88 Meets at GL Head Office (Germany)

    5 December 2011

    The international growth in renewable energy, with wind energy at the fore, has required the development of international standards – to build confidence and differentiate between products, ensure safety, and create a global market. The International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee (TC 88), which is charged with the preparation of international standards for wind turbines, met […]

  • Tekmar Unveils Groundbreaking Cable Installation and Protection System

    20 November 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Tekmar Energy yesterday reinforced its market-leading position in the supply of offshore cable protection systems by unveiling a new innovation which will contribute significantly to reducing installation time and costs, and minimise associated cable risks onshore. The TekTube cable protection system is an onshore installed solution thus reducing the time and complexity offshore. The system […]

  • Jersey Met’s Offshore Wind Project Gets Thumbs Up

    29 April 2013

    The Planning Applications Panel has given the go ahead to Jersey Met’s three-year offshore wind project. The Met Department wants to find out more about the wind around Jersey’s territorial waters to inform future planning for renewable energy. It applied for permission to put a mast and weather monitoring equipment on outlying rocks three kilometres […]

  • GDG Presents Innovative Pile Installation Methods in Edinburgh

    23 February 2015
    R&D

    The annual International Conference on Offshore Wind Substructures was held in Edinburgh last week, where the latest trends in foundation design and innovations in substructure technology were discussed. This two day event facilitated lively discussion among attendees from across the supply chain regarding how foundation engineering may contribute to reducing the levellised cost of energy. […]

  • Multi-Turbine Floater Unveiled, Costs Said to Be On Par with Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind

    7 June 2021
    Technology

    A new floating wind system using multiple 1 MW turbines has been unveiled by a Norwegian company which said this floating wind technology could produce electricity at fixed-bottom prices. Wind Catching Systems, majority owned by Ferd and North Energy, has entered into cooperation with Aibel as the main contractor to commercialise the new floating wind […]

  • DEME Offshore Gets On Board PosHYdon Project

    29 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    DEME Offshore has joined the team behind the PosHYdon project that aims to integrate offshore wind, offshore gas, and offshore hydrogen in the Dutch part of the North Sea. Within the project, DEME Offshore will be in charge of providing the hydrogen unit for installation on the Q13a platform, operated by Neptune Energy. There, the […]

  • Scottish FM Urges for More Ambitious OW Development

    2 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling on the UK Government to increase its ambition to develop offshore wind. Ms Sturgeon pointed to the fact that Scottish wind power is now substantially cheaper than nuclear, and said the lesson of the last decade of onshore wind development is that cost reductions require a meaningful long-term […]

  • UK Company to Provide Refurbishment Services to Ørsted’s Wind Turbine Ops

    8 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed a collaborative agreement with UK-based Renewable Parts for parts refurbishment services for its offshore wind turbine operations. Initially focused on Ørsted’s UK operations, Renewable Parts will work with Ørsted to increase the volume of parts reused within offshore operations, developing technology that could increase sustainability and reduce the […]

  • Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades to Spin Offshore the Netherlands

    13 June 2022
    Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and BASF have decided to fit three of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust wind farm offshore the Netherlands with recyclable blades. Conventional blades are made with resin which is fused with fiberglass and carbon to create the blade’s structure. The resin only dissolves by exposing it to […]

  • Crowley, Morgan Stanley Form US Offshore Wind Pact

    24 August 2023
    Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Crowley and Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), through Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), have formed a new joint venture to advance offshore wind energy solutions for the United States. The joint venture will combine Crowley’s end-to-end maritime and logistics capabilities through the newly created Crowley Wind Services Holdings and the financial knowledge of MSIP. MSIP […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: DOW Requests Planning Permission for Alternative Onshore Substation Construction

    3 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has applied for planning permission to construct and operate an onshore substation, and associated cable route spur, needed to allow the electricity generated from the proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project to enter the national electricity transmission system.  The application is accompanied by […]

  • First UK Offshore Wind Project Retires

    12 March 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON is set to decommission the two-turbine Blyth offshore wind project, the first wind farm built in UK waters. The work is expected to begin in April and take place for some four to six weeks off the Northumberland coast, E.ON said. According to the company’s Offshore Technical Specialist, Patrick Rainey, wind farms usually have a lifespan […]

  • Danes Mimic Nature to Create Energy Islands – Video

    1 September 2021
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Denmark’s Gottlieb Paludan Architects has aided water construction experts from DHI A/S in developing a concept for the construction of energy islands said to have the smallest possible negative impact on the surrounding marine environment. Based on parallel development of construction methods and design, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration, Gottlieb Paludan Architects and DHI A/S […]

  • Netherlands Selects Offshore Hydrogen Network Developer

    5 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Industry, Technology

    Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten intends to appoint the energy infrastructure firm, Gasunie, to develop an offshore hydrogen network in the North Sea. According to Gasunie, the Minister announced its intention to the House of Representatives on 2 December 2022. Hydrogen produced using offshore wind energy from the North Sea is […]

  • MHI Vestas Expands UK Business with New Blade Facility

    8 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    MHI Vestas will repurpose the decommissioned Fawley Power Plant in Hampshire, UK, into a new painting and logistics facility for its 80-meter turbine blades.

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2023

    1 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Updates on wind turbine technology and new offshore wind projects, including those facing major challenges, marked 2023 on offshoreWIND.biz. In the article below, we have compiled our ten most-read news last year, together with some of their related updates and stories. In February 2023, Vestas revealed plans to scale up a new chemical process that […]

  • New Pilot Project to Develop UK’s First Wind Turbine Blade Recycling Plant

    18 November 2021
    Environment, R&D

    A consortium led by Aker Offshore Wind and Scottish researchers is set to launch a pilot project to develop the UK’s first wind turbine blade recycling plant, after securing a GBP 1.3 million grant from Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency. The GBP 2 million, three-year project, which will see Aker Offshore Wind also […]

  • Vattenfall and Ziton Seal Offshore Wind O&M Deal

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vattenfall Wind Power AB and Denmark’s Ziton A/S have signed a three-year framework agreement through which Ziton will become the main provider of jack-up vessels for major component replacements at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms. Both companies agree that this is an important step in the right direction for a more efficient and cost reducing offshore wind market. Working […]

  • The Conversation: The Public Health Benefits of Adding Offshore Wind to the Grid

    27 June 2018
    R&D

    New plans to build two commercial offshore wind farms near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts have sparked a lot of discussion about the vast potential of this previously untapped source of electricity.

  • OEEC 2017: Community Square Taking Shape

    30 June 2017

    The Community Square program is taking shape, with as many as four ON AIR talk-shows. In each talk-show – which will be live-streamed on OffshoreEnergyToday.com – we look at challenges through the eyes of energy consumers and citizens, on top of the energy professional perspective.