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  • 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 […]

  • TRG Wind Sells Recruitment Business, Opens Offshore Wind Base in Hull

    15 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based wind turbine support company TRG Wind has sold its recruitment business to a member of its senior management team and has secured premises at Tower House Lane Business Park in Hull for its new operations centre which is expected to help the company expand its activities in the offshore sector. Nico Young, formerly operations co-ordinator at TRG […]

  • Danish Test Bench Reduces Development Costs

    25 December 2012
    Technology

     The test bench is among the most advanced in the world and besides testing of durability, function and mechanics of the nacelle, the facility can test wind turbine stability and capacity in a wind farm with many turbines and analyse how the entire wind park relates to a specific grid code. The Danish wind power […]

  • Monopile Damaged by Rogue Ship to Be Removed, Contractor Wanted

    2 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2, a joint venture between Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz, has issued an invitation to tender for the removal of the wind turbine monopile foundation damaged in an allision with a ship at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm earlier this year. As reported, the rogue cargo vessel Julietta D. allided with […]

  • First Turbines Assembled for Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    23 May 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbines have been assembled for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm offshore Norway, Siemens Gamesa said. The 94.6 MW Hywind Tampen will feature a total of 11 Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW wind turbines installed on concrete SPAR-type floating foundations some 140 kilometres off the Norwegian coast, in water depths of between 260 […]

  • Marylanders Support Offshore Wind

    3 April 2017
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) held the second offshore wind public hearing on 30 March and saw hundreds of Marylanders, including legislators, business leaders, labour groups, environmental organisations and other citizens joining the meeting.

  • Dominion Energy Says No Delay on Virginia’s 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project, Orion Now Mobilising in Port of Norfolk

    3 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has issued a statement in response to claims that the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was delayed saying the project was on schedule and that the installation vessel Orion would start construction between 6 and 8 May. “On April 29, anti-wind groups filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking […]

  • Heerema Fabrication Group Cuts 450 Jobs

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) plans to lay off 450 of the existing 770 employees at the company’s head office in Zwijndrecht, as well as at its yards in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Poland, partly due to ”the combination of price pressure and unfavourable contractual conditions in the wind energy market”. Other reasons for the lay-offs are […]

  • RWE Eyes Another Swedish Port for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub

    31 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    RWE and Smålandshamnar AB, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the port’s potential to become a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub. The aim of the collaboration is to explore whether the port could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, loading, operations and maintenance […]

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam Narrowly Achieves Operating Profit in First Half

    12 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam today released its financial results for the first half of 2013. Operating profit of € 1 million (1st half of 2012: € 4 million) Profit for the period: loss of € 3 million (1st half-year 2012: break-even) Revenue 14% lower at € 496 million (1st half of 2012: € 575 million) Order book […]

  • Geotechnical Survey Wraps Up at Oriel Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip AS has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The month-long campaign complements the geophysical survey completed by Alpha Marine in August last year. Data collected during these surveys contributes to the foundation design, as well as also the future wind farm layout. According to Parkwind, the outbreak […]

  • New Scottish Cluster Targets Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    3 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Scottish industry and the public sector have established a new cluster dedicated to supporting the growth of the offshore wind supply chain on the east coast of Scotland. The Forth & Tay Offshore cluster includes the Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Perth & Kinross, East Lothian and Scottish Borders councils with support from SSE, EDF Renewables and Red […]

  • BOEM Schedules Public Scoping Meetings on South Carolina OW Development

    30 December 2015
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The U.S. Bureau of Energy and Ocean Management (BOEM) will hold three public scoping meetings in the first week of January to inform stakeholders of its environmental review process for the proposed wind energy development in federal waters offshore South Carolina. The first meeting is scheduled to take place on 5 January in Charleston, the second meeting will be held […]

  • Dong Hails Approval of Hornsea One

    11 December 2014
    Authorities

    Dong Energy welcomed the decision of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to grant development consent for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Benj Sykes, Dong Energy Vice President of UK Wind Power, said: “Development consent for Hornsea Project One is very welcome. This is an exciting project that will be […]

  • UK: Obtaining Project Finance in Offshore Wind Sector

    19 February 2013

    Even though offshore wind projects are now constructed faster and safer than ever before, the industry as a whole is still perceived as “high risk” by the majority of external investors. The main reason for this remains the high cost of energy production coupled with the limited financial stability of some contractors. In most cases, […]

  • Six European Heliports to Establish North Sea Alliance for OWF Ops

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    After a two-day meeting in Den Helder, the directors of Aberdeen International Airport, Emden Airport, Esbjerg Airport, Humberside Airport, Stavanger Airport and Den Helder Airport have agreed to set up a North Sea Heliports Alliance (NSHA) in preparation for the upcoming roll-out of large-scale offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

  • Vattenfall Shines More Light on Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 & 2 Win

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The industry has been waiting for Vattenfall to give out more information on its Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 & 2 zero-subsidy bid after the company won the Dutch tender in March, especially since Ørsted – world’s leading offshore wind developer and one of the first to have unsubsidised projects in the pipeline – decided to pass on bidding to build the offshore wind farm. 

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes GBP 103 Million Investment Fund

    23 March 2012

    Responding to the Energy Minster, Fergus Ewing’s, statement to the Scottish Parliament on 22 March 2012 about the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “After the recent positive announcement on locating the UK Green Investment Bank Headquarters in Edinburgh, the Energy Minister’s statement on the Renewable Energy Investment Fund […]

  • Frankfurt Airport Operator Buys Offshore Wind Power

    10 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Fraport AG, the publicly listed operator of Frankfurt Airport, and EnBW have concluded a long-term corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for the supply of electricity generated by the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The long-term contract guarantees Fraport 85 MW from this subsidy-free offshore wind farm. The CPPA […]

  • Fugro Kicks Off Sunrise Wind Site Characterization

    4 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has begun a site characterization program at the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York. Fugro has mobilized two vessels to carry out the operation which will involve acquisition and analysis of integrated geotechnical and geophysical data to support multiple phases of the project, including cable corridor selection and turbine foundation design and installation. The […]

  • Eolfi Hits a Setback in Taiwan

    29 December 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has returned an Environmental Assesment Report (EIA) of a floating wind project developed by Eolfi back to the Bureau of Energy, citing navigation safety concerns.

  • RenewableUK: Costs Reduced Thanks to Bigger Turbines

    26 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    RenewableUK commented today on the release of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s ‘Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework’ on behalf of the Offshore Wind Industry Council. This is the most substantial and comprehensive look at what progress is being made in reducing offshore wind costs. A backward look at how costs have fallen between 2011 and 2014, the […]

  • Equinor Plots Offshore Wind Odyssey in Greece

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has shown interest in developing floating offshore wind in Greece, a spokesperson from the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. According to Equinor, such a development will require that the Greek authorities open areas and production licenses for offshore wind and that a remuneration system is put in place. The proposed offshore wind farm would be […]

  • The Carbon Trust Looking Into Subsea Cable Thermal Optimisation

    15 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has awarded a contract for dynamic thermal rating of subsea cables (DTR) to the Kenilvorth-based Transmission Excellence Ltd. The GBP 375,000 contract is part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy from offshore wind by more than 10%. The thermal optimisation of subsea cables is critical to […]

  • Support for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Grows

    17 January 2014

    Support for the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon continues to grow with over 1000 people having signed up to become members of Active Supporters Groups. The Groups are chaired by Ian Isaac, Tony Cuff, Chris Kelly and Alan Glass. Ian Isaac, Chief Executive of NSA Afan explains why he has chosen to support plans for […]

  • Iberdrola Invests €145 Million in R&D

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    IBERDROLA invested €145 million in the field of Research and Development (R&D) in 2013, a 10% increase on the previous financial year. Most of the investment went to offshore wind power project, smart grids, clean generation and new technologies and business models. Thanks to this unwavering commitment to remaining at the forefront, the company has […]