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  • First Siemens Gamesa 7MW Turbines Start Producing on Walney Extension

    22 January 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Power is now being generated from the final phase of Walney Extension which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm on completion later this year, Ørsted, the developer of the wind farm, said.

  • East of England Launches Offshore Wind Expertise Campaign

    11 November 2016

    The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR)’s new Offshore Wind Supply Chain Special Interest Group (SIG) has launched a campaign to secure a “footprint” for the East of England’s vast business expertise for new offshore wind farm developments in the UK and worldwide.  The project will also help developers fulfil their UK and local content targets. […]

  • East Anglia Consultation Enters Phase 4

    28 January 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables is launching the consultation phase 4 for East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore wind projects in early 2019. This consultation phase will be based around a draft Environmental Statement which will set out the proposed infrastructure and its likely potential environmental impacts. The site selection chapter will set out the […]

  • Boelen Withdraws as Member of Supervisory Board of Ballast Nedam

    13 November 2012

    Mr. R.M.M. Boelen has indicated that for personal reasons he per 30th of November 2012 will withdraw as a member of the Supervisory Board of Ballast Nedam. The Supervisory Board respects this decision and thanks Mr Boelen for his work as Commissioner of Ballast Nedam. Ballast Nedam engages in integrated projects in The Netherlands in […]

  • Poll Shows New Jerseyans Vastly Pro Offshore Wind

    4 April 2019
    R&D

    A new Monmouth University Poll has found that the vast majority of New Jersey residents support the development of wind farms off this US state’s coast. Three-quarters of New Jersey residents (76%) would favor placing wind farms off the coast of the state, while just 15% would oppose this action. Past support for offshore wind […]

  • HiDef to Survey Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    15 June 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has secured a contract with SSE to provide services to the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Speaking on the award, HiDef’s Commercial Director, Kit Hawkins said: “Beatrice is a hugely important project for the UK’s offshore wind industry, being one of the first to be granted a Contract for Difference by the […]

  • USA: Meredith College Hosts Offshore Wind Forum

    19 April 2012

    Meredith College hosted a forum on Wednesday, April 18, in Raleigh. A panel discussion was held on North Carolina’s offshore wind power as well as energy competition for Meredith residence halls, according to NC Policy Watch. Marcilynn Burke, Acting Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior, who oversees the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, […]

  • Construction of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Stays On Track

    11 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Around 20 per cent of foundations has been installed at the 1.4 GW Hornsea Two, which is soon to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Ørsted said. The export cable installation works are on schedule and turbine installation is set to commence in the second half of this year, the project’s owner and developer […]

  • Vole au vent Starts North American Offshore Wind Tour

    6 May 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has deployed its offshore jack-up installation vessel Vole au vent to install the wind turbines on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project offshore Virginia, US. The AIS data shows that Vole au vent is currently en route from the UK to Halifax, Canada. The wind farm’s turbine components and the […]

  • Deutsche WindGuard and Petrofac Training Services Team Up

    16 May 2012
    Training & Education

    Petrofac Training Services (PTS), a division in the Petrofac Group, has established a new training partnership with Deutsche WindGuard, a leading con-sultancy company to the German wind energy industry. Combining more than 40 years offshore experience, the two companies will pool their knowledge to add value to the training provided to both current and future […]

  • Maine’s Tidal Power Test Center Gaining Interest (USA)

    28 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Maine Maritime Academy’s Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center (TEDEC) in Castine is becoming ever more interesting to overseas companies, which want to test their tidal power technology. TEDEC acquired a sought-after series of permits to test scale models of tidal power projects, which makes the center one of the few to have acquired these […]

  • Isle of Man Eyes Isle of Wight’s Energy Plan

    29 July 2013

    A government delegation from the Isle of Man will visit the Isle of Wight this week, to learn more about the Isle of Wight’s plans for achievement of sustainable energy future, the BBC writes. Namely, in 2008 the Isle of Wight launched an ‘Ecoisland Partnership’ within which the residents of the Isle of Wight are […]

  • EnBW Launches Taiwan Subsidiary

    14 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s EnBW has launched a subsidiary in Taiwan, which is said to represent its official entry into the Asia-Pacific energy market. Based in Taipei, EnBW Asia-Pacific Ltd. is expected to allow EnBW to find a bigger arena for renewable energy in order to expand its development. EnBW said it plans to share its experience by participating […]

  • UK: Wave Hub Hiring Board Chair & Director

    26 March 2012

    BIS is seeking up to three new Board Directors for Wave Hub Limited, including a Chair. Applications are particularly sought from those with demonstrable understanding of offshore renewables and/or discernible financial / corporate experience. Wave Hub is the world’s largest site for the testing and development of wave energy arrays, offering a grid connected consented […]

  • Fugro Installs Three Foundations for Oyster Wave Energy Device (UK)

    1 December 2011

    Fugro Seacore (FSCL) has successfully installed three sets of foundations for Aquamarine Power’s full scale pre-commercial Oyster devices at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Billia Croo wave test site near Stromness, on the exposed coast of the Orkney mainland.  “A paired foundation was used for the first 800 kW Oyster 800 now successfully installed […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Pilot to Apply for SCC Approval

    25 July 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Virginia-based Dominion Energy plans to seek approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for its proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project later this summer.

  • Penta-Ocean Orders First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have signed a contract for the construction of one multi-purpose self-elevating platform vessel suitable for marine civil engineering works or offshore wind turbine installation in harsher weather and marine conditions. The basic design of the jack-up vessel, the first of its kind to be built in Japan, […]

  • Offshore Wind Trailblazer Nears the End of the Road

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has announced plans to dismantle the 10MW Beatrice Demonstrator Wind Farm project located some 22 kilometres from the Scottish coastline in the outer Moray Firth.

  • Triton Knoll Wind Turbine Installation Completed

    17 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 90th and final wind turbine has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located 32 kilometres off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK. Wind turbine installation works commenced in January 2021 after Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Osprey arrived at the site loaded with the first sets of Vestas […]

  • Monitor JIP Consortium Creating Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Wind Farms

    16 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Monitor JIP, a consortium consisting of Gemini Windfarm, Van Oord, Keppel Verolme, Mecal, ECN and TNO, is working on developing a solution which would allow monitoring the health of offshore wind support structures.  Many offshore wind stakeholders acknowledge the relevance of monitoring offshore wind support structures, the consortium said. However, a dedicated standard for the design and installation of a […]

  • Irish Minister and Secretary Welcome Next Stage of Wind and Tidal Energy Development

    20 December 2011
    Authorities

    The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D. and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. Owen Paterson M.P., today welcomed the announcement of the next stage of offshore wind and tidal energy development off the coast of Northern Ireland. This was made possible by the recent Memorandum of […]

  • Gwynt y Môr: Construction Phase Done

    25 November 2014
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The final array cable has been installed at RWE Innogy’s flagship 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, completing the construction phase of the project. The project is now progressing towards its ultimate milestone, the final commissioning and operation of all remaining 41 turbines. The completion of the construction phase […]

  • JD-Contractor Nabs Nissum Bredning Cable Job

    29 August 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    JD-Contractor, a danish subsea specialist, has won the contract for the cabling of the 28MW Nissum Bredning test and development wind farm off Denmark where Siemens Gamesa plans to utilise a range of new offshore wind solutions.

  • Gov. Lincoln’s Staffer Lands Job With AWEA (USA)

    20 May 2011

      A former staffer for Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has landed a job with the American Wind Energy Association, the lobby group announced Wednesday. Christopher Long was the deputy policy director for the governor since Chafee took office in January. He left about two weeks ago, said Chafee spokesman Michael Trainor. Long also worked as […]

  • HEALTH & SAFETY: Helping to make maintenance safer and more efficient

    11 March 2016

    The long term employment prospects within the offshore wind industry lie with the Operation and Maintenance work that will keep the turbines producing electricity for the next 20+ years.  Hundreds of men and women will be climbing up the towers from boats, or down from helicopter dropping areas, into the nacelles for a long time […]

  • New York State Must Champion Offshore Wind to Meet 2030 Renewables Goal

    11 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to promote the state’s offshore wind power potential in his State of the State address on Wednesday, seeing that without its ”tremendous offshore wind power resource,” New York most likely will not meet the 50% renewables goal set for 2030, according to Kit Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). […]