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  • ASIME: Offshore Wind Could Create 10,000 Jobs in Galicia

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind industry could potentially create 10,000 jobs in the Spanish region of Galicia in the coming years, Enrique Mallon, the Secretary General of the association of metal workers of Galicia (ASIME), said during Galician Offshore International HUB 2016 forum held in Ferrol on 12 and 13 May. “If we do things right, both the administration […]

  • DONG Energy Opens Call for Offshore Wind Apprenticeships in Grimsby

    19 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has partnered with the Grimsby Institute to offer new offshore wind turbine technician apprenticeships.

  • Fussey Engineering Backs Hornsea Two Connection

    25 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy has selected Fussey Engineering to supply and install steel framework and cladding at the National Grid 400kV substation site adjacent to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project.

  • SeaState Aviation Checks Sea Challenger’s Helideck Ahead of Dudgeon Work

    28 July 2016
    Vessels

    SeaState Aviation has conducted an inspection of the helideck on A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger, making sure it fulfills UK offshore helideck requirements before starting operations on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm for Statoil later this year. The scope of work comprised an inspection of the helideck along with an audit of the operational […]

  • Interior Secretary and Maryland Governor to Speak at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference (USA)

    6 October 2011
    Authorities

      Baltimore, Maryland, a city that has great potential as a manufacturing hub in the development of America’s offshore wind industry, is the setting for next week’s second-annual AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the three-day event takes place October 11-13 at the Baltimore Convention Center and […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts at Neart na Gaoithe Site

    13 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) has entered the first phase of offshore construction. Saipem’s vessel S7000 set to start installing pile casings at the site some 15 kilometres off the Fife coast. The 197.5-metre semi-submersible crane vessel will also prepare the seabed for the jacket foundations for the project’s 54 wind turbines […]

  • Rob van der Hage, TenneT: Having Significant Responsibilities Requires a Vision

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Rob van der Hage, Business Manager Offshore at TenneT Netherlands, will be one of the panellists in the closing discussion on short and long term potential at the Offshore WIND Conference and has provided an insight into the sector from an interesting point of view – that of an electricity transmission system operator. Regarding his […]

  • USA: Patrick and Murray Break Ground on New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    7 May 2013

    Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray broke ground on the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which will become the first port in the United States equipped to support offshore wind turbine deployment. The new terminal will solidify Massachusetts’ role as a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency.  “Investing in infrastructure just like […]

  • C-Ventus Joins Rope Access Roof Organisation

    15 September 2016

    C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services has become an operational member of the Industrial Rope Access Trade Organization (IRATA). C-Ventus is a provider of project and marine operations management, export and inter-array cable pull-ins, shore-landings, pre- and post-installation surveys, UXO remediation as well as subsea support by both divers and ROV’s, whereas its BoP services include inspection, repair and […]

  • Iberdrola and Enea Scrap Polish Offshore Wind Pact

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have decided to terminate exclusive talks on jointly pursuing offshore wind projects in Poland. Back in June, Enea and Iberdrola signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity of up to 3.3 GW. After the […]

  • NORCOWE Mapping Offshore Winds at FINO1

    12 July 2016
    R&D

    NORCOWE has reported that it gathered an extensive data set of both point and remote measurements of the wind field in and around the Alpha Ventus wind farm as part of the Offshore Boundary-Layer Experiment (OBLEX-F1) at the German wind energy research platform FINO1, which is running since May 2015. “To our knowledge, a measurement […]

  • Total Adds Another Floating Wind Project to Its Portfolio

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will feature three MHI Vestas 10 MW turbines installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation and is scheduled to be built […]

  • UK Government Setting Stage for Offshore Wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors

    26 April 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The UK Government has announced its intention to establish future offshore wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors (MPIs) which will provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to integrating 50 GW of offshore wind capacity into the grid by 2030, and could also enable Britain to export excess wind energy to neighbouring countries. The Government plans to […]

  • Foresight Foresees RE Investment Growth, Launches UK Infrastructure Income Fund

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Foresight Group, an independent infrastructure and private equity asset manager, has launched the FP Foresight UK Infrastructure Income Fund, which will invest in UK-listed renewable energy and infrastructure fund / investment company equities and bonds, targeting an annual income of 5% per annum with dividends paid quarterly.

  • EOWDC 2 – Trump 0

    5 June 2015
    Authorities

    Donald Trump has lost its latest legal challenge over an 11-turbine wind farm offshore Aberdeen. This was the second challenge to the approval of Vattenfall’s up to 100MW offshore wind project by Scottish ministers. Trump argued the wind turbines are ugly and would ruin the view from his Aberdeen golf resort. However, Scotland’s most senior judge, […]

  • Rambøll Wins Another Hesselø Cable Route Survey Contract

    6 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rambøll has secured another contract with Energinet to carry out an export cable route survey for the Hesselø offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract concerns the proposed export cable route with landfall in Gilleleje. Two export cable routes were initially explored, thus two tender processes were carried out, both in which Rambøll was successful, […]

  • New French and Japanese Co-Op Targets Floating Wind Projects

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA, French state-owned investment company ADEME Investissement, and Ideol have teamed up to develop commercial-scale floating offshore wind projects. The parties agreed on the key terms for the establishment of an investment vehicle dedicated to the financing of the development phase of at least 2 GW of projects using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According […]

  • Thornton Bank OWF’s Power Production Exceeds Expectations

    7 March 2014
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The C-Power wind farm, also known as the Thornton Bank offshore wind farm, was running at full speed in December, January and February and produced 29% more energy than expected. Exceptionally favourable wind conditions and the high technical reliability of the wind farm led to this power production record, C-Power says. The 54 wind turbines, […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts Subsea 7

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 reported revenue of USD 897 million for the first quarter of 2017, a 20% jump compared to the same period a year earlier mainly due to a good performance of the company’s newly formed Renewables and Heavy Lifting division.

  • EU on Track to Meet 2020 Renewable Energy Goals

    16 June 2015
    Authorities

    The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast majority of Member States are advancing […]

  • Danes Seek Permits to Start Hesselø Investigations

    3 September 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency has sent a draft permit for preliminary offshore and onshore studies related to the Hesselø offshore wind project for consultation with the relevant authorities. The feasibility study permit will give the transmission system operator Energinet, which is to be responsible for the investigations, the right to collect relevant information about the […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain Goes Online

    11 July 2019

    Xodus Group is working with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International (SDI) to create a directory of Scotland-based suppliers for the offshore wind market. The new Scottish Industries Directories platform will include a directory and gap analysis which are expected to help local suppliers capture a greater share of the offshore wind market by advertising their experience […]

  • Taiwan: Ørsted Starts Building Transition Piece Mock-Up

    3 August 2018

    Ørsted and the Taiwanese Century Wind Power (CWP) have cut the first steel for the jacket foundation transition piece mock-up.

  • France: Bureau Veritas, Member of Technical Committee 88

    29 October 2012

    Recognized as a leading wind expert, Bureau Veritas is a member of the Technical Committee 88 (TC 88) for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) responsible for preparing international standards for wind turbines. The TC 88 is composed of wind turbine industry stakeholders such as turbine designers, component manufacturers and certification bodies. The Committee was formed […]

  • Vestas to Produce Nacelles for their 7MW Wind Turbine at Lindø, Denmark

    24 November 2011

    Vestas has announced that the nacelles for prototype and pre-series versions of their new dedicated offshore turbine, the V164-7.0 MW, will be assembled at Lindø, Denmark. For these purposes, Vestas has signed a fixed period business lease agreement with Lindø Industrial Park. The agreement, which takes effect on 1 January 2012, covers the lease of […]

  • Ocean Surveys Kick Off at 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    23 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    TerraSond has started conducting geophysical studies at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project lease area. TerraSond began the work earlier this month at the 112,800ha site 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach where the 2.6 GW project will be built beginning in 2024. The surveys will provide the geological, biological, […]