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  • UK Launches 7GW+ Offshore Wind Leasing Round

    19 September 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Crown Estate has launched Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, opening up the potential for at least 7GW of new seabed rights for offshore wind development in the waters around England and Wales. The Crown Estate, which acts as manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is making four broad areas of […]

  • PDE Picks Sonardyne Kit for Wind Farm Work Offshore Taiwan

    28 July 2020
    Technology

    PDE Offshore Corporation has selected underwater positioning equipment from Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. to support its work on wind farm construction projects offshore Taiwan. The company has ordered a Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system and Wideband Sub-Mini 6+ (WSM 6+) transponder/responders to track the position its underwater equipment, which includes a seabed frame used […]

  • DHI Backs APAC Offshore Wind with New Metocean Dataset

    1 April 2020
    Technology

    DHI has expanded its Metocean Data Portal with a new dataset to be used for offshore wind development in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere in the APAC region.

  • BOW Terminal Greenlights Eemshaven Offshore Wind Hub

    19 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    The Flushing-based BOW Terminal has definitively decided to expand its future offshore wind activities with a new logistics hub in the northern part of Groningen, the Netherlands, following an agreement to purchase a total of 22ha of land in Eemshaven. 

  • TenneT Starts Laying NordLink Subsea Cables

    3 September 2018
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has begun laying its NordLink subsea cable section in the German North Sea.

  • RSPB Maps Seabird Hotspots off Britain and Ireland

    7 July 2017
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    A study led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has revealed where Britain and Ireland’s seabirds go when they are not on land and the information obtained will be used to protect threatened species by assessing potential impacts from offshore wind farms.

  • Bosch Rexroth to Give Japanese Jack-Up a Lift

    6 March 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Bosch Rexroth has received an order from GustoMSC to engineer, manufacture and commission a drive and control system for GustoMSC’s continuous jacking system (CJS) model to be installed on a Japanese wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

  • Reports: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Wind Energy Areas Do Not Affect Protected Wildlife

    25 October 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island avoid the high concentrations of protected species of whales, turtles and seabirds, according to the results of two new multi-year surveys carried out by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). “BOEM remains deeply committed to ensuring that renewable […]

  • Nordic Yards Fits Jack-Up Legs on DBB’s ‘Wind Server’

    20 May 2014
    Technology

    Today the fourth and last steel jack-up leg was settled into its jacking position on the wind turbine service vessel ‘WIND SERVER’, currently under construction at Nordic Yards in Wismar for Danish customer DBB Jack-Up Services. During the past eight days the four huge steel pipes, which were transported to the Wismar shipyard by sea […]

  • UK: Oceanflow to Deploy Its Evopod™ Floating Tidal Stream Turbine

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    Oceanflow Development Limited has secured a 7 year lease from The Crown Estate on an area of seabed in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre. The lease will allow Oceanflow to deploy and test its Evopod™ floating tethered tidal stream turbine at the site from 2013. Graeme Mackie, Oceanflow’s Managing Director, said: “Obtaining access to the Sanda […]

  • Principle Power Makes Floating Wind Pitch in Massachusetts

    16 November 2017
    R&D, Training & Education

    Principle Power is making a case for use of its floating foundation WindFloat off the coast of Massachusetts in locations where water depths at lease areas exceed the 50-metre mark.

  • BASF experts at “Husum WindEnergy” 2010 (Germany)

    25 August 2010
    R&D

    Portfolio comprising epoxy systems, coatings, polyurethanes and special grouting materials for rotor blades, towers and foundations of wind energy plants For the first time, BASF will showcase its current portfolio for manufacturers of wind energy plants at the “Husum WindEnergy” trade show. The offering includes products and solutions that allow efficient production and coating of […]

  • Taihan Buys ‘Korea’s Only Cable-Layer for Offshore Wind’

    27 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has acquired what is said to be Korea’s only cable-laying vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. Taihan, which announced the purchase on December 20, bought the vessel for approximately USD 38.4 million (EUR 34.7 million). The CLV, equipped with self-propulsion and a DP2 system, can load up to […]

  • Ireland: Island Shipping Acquires Multi Category Vessel for Offshore Construction

    1 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Island Shipping has acquired a 22 Metre Multi Category Vessel to be called the Island Kestrel.  The vessel is equipped with powerful winches, a deck crane and fuel and water transfer systems. She is state of the art and boasts the very latest equipment. A powerful and versatile twin screw workboat, the Island Kestrel will […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind to Grow Sixfold by 2017

    17 August 2012
    R&D

    Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, […]

  • Ocean Infinity to Survey Equinor’s Floating Wind Area Offshore US

    18 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Equinor Wind US has hired Ocean Infinity for survey work on one of the first-ever floating offshore wind farms on the US West Coast. Under the terms of this contract, Ocean Infinity will undertake a comprehensive site investigation survey using multiple AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) simultaneously for Equinor’s floating offshore wind lease area – OCS-P […]

  • USA: NY Alternative Energy Future by Stanford Researchers

    13 March 2013
    R&D

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon decide whether to approve hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. To date, no alternative to expanded gas drilling has been proposed. But a new study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one powered by wind, water […]

  • Denmark: Jumbo Javelin Prepares for Installation of Transition Pieces

    5 April 2012

    The vessel Jumbo Javelin, which will assemble the transition pieces, has just started mobilisation in Rotterdam and is expected to be calling at Aalborg Harbour in mid-April. At the same time, the water temperature is now above the 5 degrees Celsius required for the casting together of the monopile and the transition piece. In Aalborg, […]

  • Cross-Sector Approach Way Forward for UK’s Blade Recycling – Report

    14 September 2021
    R&D

    Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have released a new report, which highlights UK’s potential to become a global leader in wind turbine blade recycling if a cross-industry approach is taken. The report, titled Wind Turbine Blade Recycling P2, funded by the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH), highlighted that approximately […]

  • Port of Nigg Making Room for More Offshore Wind

    28 January 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved an investment of up to GBP 8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an GBP 18.9 million project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. Owned by Global Energy Group (GEG), Port of Nigg is home to the largest graving dock […]

  • Lithuania Opens with 700 MW Offshore Wind Pitch

    14 May 2020
    Authorities

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has submitted a draft Government Resolution to stakeholders for coordination on locations in the Baltic Sea suitable for offshore wind farms. Proposals were also submitted regarding the capacities of the wind farms which could potentially meet a quarter of Lithuania’s electricity demand. The draft Government Resolution proposes the construction of a […]

  • Report: Offshore Wind Puts Wales on Fast Track to Reaching Renewable Energy Goals

    13 December 2018
    R&D

    Just two to three offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 2GW could contribute to over two-thirds of Wales’ 70% renewable energy target by 2030 and putting Wales on course to achieve its carbon reduction goal of at least 80% by 2050, according to a new report released by the Carbon Trust. The scaling up […]

  • US Offshore Wind Developers Pick Fisheries Representative

    21 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics

    The New Bedford Port Authority has reached an agreement with all offshore wind developers operating in the Massachusetts/Rhode Island market to serve as the designated Fisheries Representative of the commercial fishing industry to each of the development companies.

  • Elia Seeks Modular Offshore Grid Platform Designers and Subsea Cable Providers

    1 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Belgian transmission system operator Elia has issued two separate calls for bids, one for a detailed design of an offshore platform, and the other for an EPC contract for submarine cables that will link the company’s Modular Offshore Grid to the mainland infrastructure. The OSY platform will be situated up to 45 kms offshore Belgian North Sea […]

  • RenewableUK Expands to Tidal Lagoon Energy

    2 May 2014

    The trade association representing the wind and marine energy industries, RenewableUK, is expanding its membership to include companies involved in tidal lagoon energy. The organisation has covered wave and tidal stream energy since 2004 and will now take on an additional form of tidal power. Tidal lagoon technology traps water at high tide in vast […]

  • Belgium: Alstom Installs 6MW Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 November 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    This weekend, Alstom completed the seaside installation of its new-generation offshore wind turbine, the 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. This is the largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters. Thanks to its 150-metre rotor (with blades stretching 73.50 metre), the turbine is more efficient since its […]