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  • Connecticut Senate Greenlights 2GW of Offshore Wind

    6 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Connecticut State Senate has unanimously approved the procurement of an additional 2,000MW of offshore wind energy. The House Bill 7156, An Act Concerning the Procurement of Energy Derived From Offshore Wind, will now be referred to Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont for signature into law. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is then expected to issue a request for proposal […]

  • Van Oord’s Nessie Trencher Gets WiFi Before Norther Works

    11 September 2018
    Technology, Vessels

    nCentric will provide internet access and wireless communication on Van Oord’s Nessie onshore cable trencher which is set to be deployed for the Norther offshore wind farm.

  • Report: Offshore Wind on Fast Track to Cost Competitiveness

    28 March 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind could potentially be fully integrated into the market on a competitive basis in some European countries within the next decade, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency’s Renewable Energy Technology Deployment programme (IEA-RETD).

  • The Netherlands: Airborne Composites Announces Partnership Agreement with Nautricity

    3 July 2012
    Technology

    Airborne Composites was granted the contract to design & build 7 composite blades of almost 4m in length for a tidal turbine that is to be used for validation purposes. The plan is to commission the CoRMaT validation tidal turbine in Q3/2012 at the EMEC test centre in Scotland. In addition, discussions  have been concluded […]

  • Gallery: Danish Researchers Breaking Blades in the Name of Science

    19 January 2016
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers at the Technical University in Denmark (DTU) are currently involved in testing wind turbine blades at a test hall on Risø Campus to determine why a blade buckles under the constant pressure from the wind and gravity, or why it collapses under the extreme load applied by sudden and powerful gusts of wind. The researchers […]

  • Smulders Puts Together First Beatrice Jacket

    24 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has put the first upper jacket for the Beatrice offshore wind farm’s foundation on top of the first lower jacket, thus completing the first foundation for the 588MW project.

  • Norway Launches 30 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Investment Plan

    11 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The Government of Norway has launched a large-scale investment plan aimed at allocating sea areas to develop 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The ambition is that almost as much new power will be produced from offshore wind as Norway produces in total today. ”Today we launch a large-scale investment in offshore wind. […]

  • Connecticut Governor Approves 2GW of Offshore Wind

    10 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont has signed the legislation approving the procurement of an additional 2,000MW of offshore wind energy in the state. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will now begin the request for proposal (RFP) process, followed by a public comment period. The RFP will also include the findings of the Commission of […]

  • UK: Technip Offshore Wind Achieves Major HSE Acreditation

    7 November 2012

    Technip Offshore Wind has achieved a significant business milestone with the company’s innovative health, safety and environmental (HSE) management systems being accredited to two international industry benchmarks. The company has been endorsed with the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standard as well as the OHSAS 18001:2007 for Occupational Safety & Health Standard following a year of […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Monopiles Halfway There

    9 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has reached a halfway point on the installation of monopiles at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer Lake, the Netherlands. In total, the 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines installed on monopile foundations and scheduled for commissioning in 2021. Van Oord installed the first monopile […]

  • Virginia Affirms Offshore Wind Ambitions

    3 October 2018
    Authorities

    Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has released the 2018 Virginia Energy Plan which calls for the development of 2,000MW of offshore wind capacity by 2028.

  • Germany: CPNL Wraps Up Orders for Hang-Offs and Joint Solutions

    26 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    CPNL Engineering GmbH, engineer and supplier of cable protection equipment, announced that a customer placed 2 orders in a row for a joint solution with bend restrictors and 21 hang-offs. The reason for choosing CPNL was found in adaptability and robustness of the products. “Thanks to our efforts we have created a unique position with […]

  • UK: Vattenfall Looks to Expand Its Reach to Tidal Power

    20 August 2012

    With 3.4TWh’s of wind power generated in 2011, Vattenfall is heavily invested in renewable energy. Realising the importance in diversifying into power generation assets, the major utility is looking to expand its reach from wind and wave to tidal power. This provides yet another reason to be positive for an industry arguably experiencing its most […]

  • WindMade Consumer Label to Inspire COP17 (South Africa)

    1 December 2011

    WindMade™ is the first independent consumer label successfully developed by a corporation and is also the first consumer label to be officially endorsed by the UN Global Compact. With leading global brands such as Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, Becton Dickinson and Bloomberg now committing to wind energy – the spotlight is back on governments and […]

  • Atlas Kicks Off Asia Pacific Offshore Wind Recruitment

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Atlas Professionals has extended permanent recruitment and executive search services for the offshore wind industry to the Asia Pacific region. According to Atlas, the decision came as a response to the demand of professionals for permanent roles, which is growing due to the development of offshore wind at a remarkable rate. The initiative, which began in March, […]

  • Bureau Veritas: Norstec Academy’s Initiative Invaluable in Bringing the Best into the Industry

    25 June 2014
    R&D, Training & Education

    John Macaskill, Head of Renewables (Europe) at Bureau Veritas has given his view on the Norstec Academy, launched on May 15.  “I am proud to be part of this industry, helping to create a sustainable clean energy sector and exploiting our significant natural resources. However we are only at the start of this evolution and it will have […]

  • The Netherlands: Ensuring the Future of Offshore Wind Farms

    1 October 2012

    Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference brings you a series of columns in which prominent industry representatives share their views on key developments in the offshore oil, gas and energy markets. This edition, Michael Kahn, Managing Director Jumbo, calls for some re-design in the offshore wind turbine industry. Renewable energy is a growing market, especially in […]

  • Andrew Tyler Resigns as CEO of Marine Current Turbines (UK)

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dr Andrew Tyler FREng CBE has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines (MCT) and will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Andrew was appointed as MCT’s CEO in June 2011 after five years as Chief Operating Officer for the UK Ministry of Defence. Andrew was recruited to […]

  • Ultimate Rough Weather WFSV (UK)

    16 January 2012

    In the offshore windfarm support scenario it is becoming increasingly clear that the seakeeping ability of the current medley of workboats is not up to the job when the going gets rough. This is exacerbated by current and future windfarms that are being positioned further out to sea in more onerous seastates. There is the […]

  • PSG Wins Contract for Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    29 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    PSG Marine & Logistics has secured a staging contract by Boskalis Subsea for the Kincardine floating offshore wind project in Scotland. Work began at Port of Cromarty Firth, where PSG is undertaking the onshore handling, marshaling and loadout of mooring equipment destined for the project off the coast of Aberdeen. “This new award is to […]

  • OWC Exec Becomes AqualisBraemar Group Marketing Director

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    AqualisBraemar has appointed John MacAskill from Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) as its first group marketing director.

  • MHI Vestas Breezes Through Norther

    30 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas has completed turbine installation at the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium in record time. “The MHI Vestas installation team, together with our partners, has completed installation at Norther in record time,” said MHI Vestas Chief Operations Officer, Flemming Ougaard. “Not only did we finish ahead of schedule despite inclement weather, but most importantly, […]

  • Galloper OWF Construction to Kick Off Soon

    30 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE will start building the Galloper offshore wind farm next month, after the final investment decision was made with three new partners on board for the project. UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital have joined RWE Innogy in becoming 25% joint equity partners of the 336MW offshore wind project off the coast […]

  • Germany: Vos Prodect Inks Amrumbank Offshore Wind Farm Deal

    15 January 2013
    Grid Connection

    Vos Prodect Innovations secures a new contract from Cofely Fabricom sa/nv, for the supply of sealed cable hang-off systems of E.ON’s Amrumbank OWF. The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is located around 35 km north of the island of Helgoland. It will consist of 80 Siemens wind turbines with a rated output of 3.6 MW […]

  • WIKING Continues Working at Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farms

    3 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    WIKING Helikopter Service has signed a contract extension with Ørsted to continue providing HEMS services for offshore wind projects in Germany. WIKING will provide HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, as well as for the planned Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Talk Offshore Wind with Locals

    17 January 2018
    Environment, R&D

    Vineyard Wind is hosting the third in a series of community open house meetings for residents to meet with project staff and hear more about the planned 800MW offshore wind farm some 15 miles from Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, US.