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  • Local MP Visits CTruk in London, UK

    19 September 2013
    Authorities

    Bernard Jenkin, Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex, visited Brightlingsea-based designer and builder of multi-purpose composite marine craft, CTruk, in London last week as the defence and security event DSEI drew to a close.  CTruk launched its proof-of-concept Force Protection Craft, THOR – Twin Hulled Offshore Raider, at the show. After meeting the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Firms Up Yunlin Order

    3 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order by wpd offshore to supply turbines to the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Located approximately six kilometers from shore in the Taiwan Strait, the Yunlin wind farm will feature 80 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines. This first firm order in Asia Pacific (APAC) for the […]

  • Siemens and Lynas Establish Joint Venture for Magnet Production for Wind Turbine Generators (Germany)

    8 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens and the Australian Lynas Corporation Limited have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of neodymium based rare earth magnets. Siemens requires this kind of magnets for the production of energy-efficient drive applications and wind-turbine generators. Lynas will provide raw materials to the joint venture, predominantly metals containing […]

  • Third Windea Catamaran Launched

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    On December 15, 2014, a launching ceremony was held at the terminal in Emden’s outer harbour for a further Windea catamaran that is entering service under the German flag. The ship’s godmother Miranda van Laar-Prikkel, wife of co-partner Paul van Laar from IJmuiden in the Netherlands, gave the “Twin Axe Bow” type catamaran from Damen […]

  • Pontoon Loaded with OW Turbine Parts Sinks Off Germany

    15 August 2014

    A pontoon loaded with parts for offshore wind turbines sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) in the Baltic Sea, German media informs. Divers are currently investigating the underwater area in front of the cape Darß where the large floating pontoon sank. They will examine whether the pontoon lays flat or upright and whether the cargo […]

  • AllCon Signs Contract for Big Offshore Wind Job (Germany)

    18 April 2013

    AllCon GmbH announced that one of the world’s largest manufacturers of offshore wind turbines has selected it to provide a long-term staff support of 35 service technicians for the installation of its 3.6 MW turbines at three projects in the North and Baltic Seas. The contract duration was initially envisaged to last until 30th November […]

  • Four Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessels Meet at Port of Esbjerg, Denmark

    7 January 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    Four of the largest wind turbine installation vessels in the world are currently positioned in the Port of Esbjerg, where Blue Water Shipping is acting as agent and handling stevedore assignments. “Sea Installer” is the latest new-build vessel from A2SEA which recently arrived from China to Esbjerg, to be prepared for its first assignment in […]

  • UK: Lloyd’s Register Shares Recent Work in Marine Renewable Technologies at All Energy

    25 June 2012

    At All Energy last month, Lloyd’s Register Group took the opportunity to share some of their recent work in marine renewable technologies; in particular looking at the challenges in harnessing wave and tidal energy. The presentations looked at the modelling of oscillating water columns (OWCs) and tidal turbines. Rebecca Sykes (Mechanical Engineer – Renewable Energy) […]

  • Swancor, Shizen Energy Eye Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

    8 December 2021
    Business & Finance

    Shizen Energy and Swancor Renewable Energy have entered into an agreement to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Japan’s Kyushu region. According to Swancor, the developer of Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, Japan’s waters are similar to Taiwan’s in terms of geological and weather conditions. “Unlike the waters of Europe, where offshore wind […]

  • Global Wind Energy Market to Triple by 2020, Says GWEC

    14 November 2012

    Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council released their bi-annual report on the future of the wind industry in Beijing. The fourth edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    29 June 2015

    Block Island Block Island wind farm has successfully reached financial close, marking it the first offshore wind project in the USA to get realised. The mile stone was reached after over $290m investment was secured in project financing by Mandated Lead Arrangers Societe Generale of Paris, France, and KeyBank National Association of Cleveland, Ohio following […]

  • Latin American Lengthy Coastline Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    18 August 2014
    R&D

    Offshore WIND brings the following article with permission from the LatinAmericanScience.org. The article on offshore wind potential in Latin America has been written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones, who is specializing in the production of drinking water by desalination systems using offshore wind power.  Written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones Despite having over 50,000 kilometers of coastline, Latin America […]

  • UK: Stanislav Yudin Installs First Gwynt y Môr Foundation

    14 August 2012

    The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to generate enough energy from the […]

  • Bombora Wraps Tank Trials of Its Floating Hybrid Energy Platform

    16 August 2022
    Technology

    Bombora Wave Power has completed tank testing of its floating foundation system suitable for the InSPIRE solution, which combines the mWave wave energy technology with a wind turbine onto a single floating offshore platform. As part of the EuropeWave project, an adapted version of the semi-submersible INSPIRE platform, developed in partnership with TechnipFMC, underwent tank […]

  • FLOTANT Validates Dynamic Cable Design for Floating Wind

    9 September 2021
    R&D

    The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of the dynamic cables cross-section. This consisted of the […]

  • The Netherlands: Tocardo, Repsol Partner Up to Develop Tidal Energy

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Tocardo International, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Repsol, the international integrated energy company, announce a partnership between the two companies.   The Repsol New Energy Ventures and Tocardo partnership will provide a platform for both companies to develop offshore tidal energy, combining Tocardo’s knowledge of tidal and river free flow […]

  • SeaZone Expands Sales Team (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    SeaZone, the market leader for marine geographic information, software and services, announces the appointment of Simon James as SeaZone’s newly appointed Sales Manager. Simon, a successful sales professional brings extensive experience in UK and international business development and sales in the oil and gas, water, renewables and environmental sectors, including working for Ordnance Survey and […]

  • Britain Is Only Just Beginning to Exploit Its Vast Resources of Offshore Wind

    19 August 2016

    Below, we bring an article on the UK’s offshore wind energy status and potential, written by Simon Watson, Professor of Wind Energy at Loughborough University, and originally published by The Conversation. In 1993, nine 300kW turbines were installed on the eastern pier at Blyth Harbour, near Newcastle on England’s east coast. One can question whether this […]

  • Dominion Energy Says 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Farm On Budget and Schedule, Plans to Bring In Project Partner

    7 September 2023

    While a number of US offshore wind projects are now seeking to alleviate financial pressures, Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project remains on budget and on schedule, according to the company, which also plans to bring in a minority shareholder to “de-risk” the project. On 5 September, Dominion announced that […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Dutch Lake Farm

    24 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines has been installed at Windpark Fryslân, the world’s largest wind farm in inland fresh waters. Located in the IJsselmeer Lake and some six kilometres off the Frisian coast, the Netherlands, the 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân wind farm is being constructed by the Zuiderzeewind consortium […]

  • Fugro Wins Further Work on Borssele Offshore Wind Zone

    21 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has signed two contracts with Fugro that cover further mapping the Borssele offshore wind energy zone. The company will take measurements of wind and sea conditions, and to research the seabed. Fugro will start shortly with the measurements of wind and sea conditions at future wind farm locations. The […]

  • Sweden: MMT Fully Equips ROTVs for Geophysical Surveys

    14 October 2013

    MMT has two remotely operated towed vehicles (ROTV) equipped with various survey equipment for complete geophysical surveys. MMT has now upgraded the systems to be fully equipped with side scan sonars and sub bottom profilers, in addition to multibeam echo sounders, inertial navigation system and doppler velocity log. This means a complete geophysical survey can be […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Places Cable Order for Perth Wave Energy Project

    3 July 2013

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has placed an order for the piping requirements for the Perth Wave Energy Project. An order has been placed for the Perth Wave Energy Project pipeline system requirements with FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, Inc. (FlexSteel), an experienced piping supplier for oil, gas and water applications in […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Submits Cable Plans to BOEM

    1 May 2012

    As stated by the project manager of the U.S. based Deepwater Wind company, Bryan Wilson, the company has submitted plans on a cable connecting Block Islandand the mainland to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Block Island Times informed. The project, which could become the first offshore wind farm in the United […]

  • ACCIONA Appoints New Chief Global Business Development Officer (Spain)

    10 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Formerly at Citigroup, Fidel Andueza will be responsible for identifying and developing business and commercial opportunities and will sit on the Management Committee. Fidel Andueza will join ACCIONA as Chief Global Business Development Officer as part of an effort to enhance the Group’s international strategy. The appointment will be effective as of January 1st 2012. […]

  • Iberdrola’s Renewables Unit Posts Weaker Results

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s  renewables division recorded a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of EUR 1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2016, down 3.3% compared to the first nine months of 2015, due to the poorer performance and the exchange rate effect in the United Kingdom. The company’s renewables division is currently building 1,064 new megawatts […]