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  • Huge Offshore Wind Potential in Eastern Europe, Turkey Sits Untapped

    16 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean offer abundant areas with great site conditions for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind, with LCOE levels projected to go as low as EUR 50/MWh, according to a report issued by Aegir Insights. The Black Sea countries of Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria have a combined technical […]

  • ETI Plans to Accommodate Floating Wind Turbines at Wave Hub (UK)

    21 February 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is investigating whether it could use Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, to accommodate floating offshore wind turbines as part of a demonstration project valued at over £25 million. Plans for the offshore wind floating system demonstration project, which would open up new areas off the coast […]

  • Danes Open Public Consultation on Aflandshage Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Hvidovre Municipality have opened public consultation on the environmental impact report for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, an up to 300 MW project being developed by HOFOR in the Øresund Strait, some ten kilometres from the southern tip of Amager. The DEA and Hvidovre Municipality have invited the public […]

  • UK: London Array O&M Base Boosts Local Job Market

    18 May 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    London Array’s Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base at the Port of Ramsgate was officially opened by local MP Laura Sandys on Friday 9 March. The base will be home to around 70 wind farm technicians and up to 20 support staff, who’ll be responsible for operating and maintaining London Array for the next 20 years. […]

  • Van Oord Shares Experience with Innovative Foundations (Interview)

    28 October 2015
    Vessels

    As promised, we bring you the second part of the interview with Van Oord’s Commercial Manager of Offshore Wind Projects, Theo de Lange. In this part we have focused on new technological developments, offshore wind projects they worked on and their vessels. First part: Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) OW: Earlier this year, you have […]

  • The Netherlands: Post Workboats Develops New Vessel for Offshore Industry

    30 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Post Workboats has developed a unique Tornado RIB with water jet propulsion especially for the offshore and the wind farm industry. “It is the first time that such a RIB has been equipped with water jets”, says entrepreneur Klaas Post. “And what is more it offers many important advantages. With water jets you can maneuver […]

  • Lithuania Plans to Relaunch Second Offshore Wind Tender

    28 August 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has proposed a new date for the second offshore wind auction to award a 700 MW project in the Baltic Sea, following a pause of the initial process in April due to a lack of qualified bids. At the start of this year, Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) launched the […]

  • Gurit Presents 2011 Product Portfolio at China Wind Power 2011 (China)

    18 October 2011

    Gurit, a world-wide leading supplier of composite materials and technical solutions to the global wind energy market is to exhibit at the forthcoming China Wind Power 2011 exhibition, from Wednesday 19th October to Friday 21st October 2011. The exhibition to be held at the New China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China, is an annual meeting […]

  • Norwegians Developing Monopile Foundation for 100-Metre Depths

    19 October 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Norway’s Entrion Wind and Techano AS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) through which Techano AS will join the ongoing development and test project planned to take place in Kristiansand, Norway for the patent-pending fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology said to extend the operating depth of the monopile technology to up […]

  • The Netherlands Plans to Nearly Double 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    11 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands plans to develop additional 10.7 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 in order to meet the EU’s current goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has now issued the Additional Draft North Sea Programme 2022 […]

  • Carnegie Announces Design Completion for Perth Wave Energy Project (Australia)

    21 December 2011

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the completion of the basis of detailed design for its Perth Wave Energy Project (the Perth Project) at Garden Island and the corresponding fourth milestone payment from the Government of Western Australia. The basis of detailed design of the CETO power generation system for the Perth Project […]

  • EMU Limited Bags Prestigious Seabed Survey Contract (UK)

    11 August 2011
    R&D

      The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded marine survey specialists EMU Limited (EMU) a multi-million pound hydrographic contract as part of its programme to systematically survey the waters around the UK. Using the latest dual-head high-resolution multibeamechosounders to obtain seabed depth in unprecedented detail, EMU will cover the Shallow Water Lot of the […]

  • Singapore to Study Feasibility of Building Marine Renewables Testing Facility

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Classification society ClassNK has announced the launch of a new feasibility study for a new marine renewable energy testing facility to be built in Singapore. The announcement was made at the 2014 Asian Clean Energy Summit held in Singapore on 28-29 October 2014. The study will pave the way for the establishment of the world’s […]

  • 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 […]

  • China’s 2,000-Tonne Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Enters Service

    29 September 2022
    Vessels

    China Three Gorges’ 2,000-tonne offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) has been put into operation, according to the latest news on the company’s website. The vessel, named Baihetan and built by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, was officially delivered and put into operation on 28 September in Nansha, Guangzhou. According to China Three Gorges (CTG), Baihetan is […]

  • Saipem Picks Ramboll Design for Calvados Foundations

    28 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ramboll has been awarded a contract by Saipem, through its subsidiary Saipem SA, to perform the primary steel design of the monopile foundations for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is owned by a consortium consisting of EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., CPP […]

  • Van Oord Gears for Norther Export Cable Work

    19 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord will this week start works to install the 24-kilometre export cable which will connect the Norther offshore wind farm to the Belgian national grid.

  • Top News of the Week Dec 21 – 27, 2015

    26 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday after catching fire off Langeland, while en route to Bagenkop, according to local media and the police. German Offshore Wind Farms Over 6 Times Busier in 2015 Germany’s offshore wind farms have generated 1.3% of the overall […]

  • AWC President Among Top ‘2011 US Innovative Lawyers’ (USA)

    4 November 2011

     Atlantic Grid Development’s core project, the Atlantic Wind Connection, is an offshore high–voltage transmission backbone designed to serve efficiently mid-Atlantic region offshore wind energy parks while also making the congested land-based transmission grid more reliable and efficient. The system’s backbone cable will run in shallow trenches on the seabed in federal waters 15-20 miles offshore, […]

  • Osiris Projects to Exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 (UK)

    18 January 2012

    Osiris Projects are confirmed to exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 at ExCeL, London. The company will be showcasing their expertise within the field of ultra-high resolution shallow water survey and, subject to work schedules, demonstrating their 27.5m semi-SWATH specialist coastal survey vessel, Bibby Tethra. Osiris Projects are market leaders in ultra-high resolution hydrographic and geophysical […]

  • UK Energy Minister Visits Alderney Renewable Energy

    4 May 2012

    Charles Hendry, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) visited Alderney to meet members of the management team of Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE). ARE has ambitious plans for developing tidal power in the coastal waters around Alderney. In partnership with French industrial group DCNS, ARE plans to create one of […]

  • Carbon Trust Hosts ‘Wave Craft’ UK Demonstration

    17 June 2015
    Vessels

    Today, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of a new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), was put through its paces at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. Umoe Mandal’s […]

  • Ørsted Selects Ordtek for US and Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects

    12 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Norfolk-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist Ordtek has won contracts to support Ørsted on offshore wind farm projects in the United States and Taiwan. Ordtek will be supporting Ørsted on two offshore wind farms to be developed off the US east coast, Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind, as well as on the Formosa 1 and […]

  • GE Inks USD 3.2 bln Acquisition of Converteam (France)

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      GE today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a leading provider of power conversion and automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam’s solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or improve mechanical processes with high-efficiency electric alternatives that deliver better reliability, less maintenance […]

  • Gamesa Increases Net Profit by 67 pct (Spain)

    13 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Progress in internationalisation, efficient management and the recovery in all business lines enabled Gamesa to end the first quarter of 2011 with solid results and notable growth in its key figures; as a result, the company has already covered the bulk of its wind turbine sales guidance for the year and maintains earnings, working […]

  • VIDEO: SeaGen, Generating Electricity from Tides

    15 March 2013

      Dr. Peter Fraenkel invented the tidal power plant SeaGen. His idea? To plunge a windmill (headfirst) into the water. Fraenkel shows just how it works by using household items – all in just 60 seconds. A mini windmill, an aquarium and a cup of tea are used to demonstrate. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, March […]