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  • FairWind Joins Siemens Gamesa on Formosa 1 Phase 2

    16 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    FairWind has signed a Letter of Intent with Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on turbine pre-assembly for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the agreement, FairWind will hire and train Taiwanese technicians to prepare them for the pre-assembly operations, which are scheduled to begin in the spring this year. The training […]

  • Delaware to Hold Two Offshore Wind Workshops

    23 May 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group is hosting two public workshops in May to gather input for Governor John Carney on its draft recommendations regarding the development of offshore wind in the state.

  • MHI Vestas and Vattenfall Make Horns Rev 3 Order Official

    2 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Vattenfall have signed a contract for the supply V164-8.0 MW turbines to Denmark’s 400 MW Horns Rev 3 project, which is set to produce the world’s cheapest offshore wind power, the turbine maker said. The contract was signed following Vattenfall’s announcement of the final investment decision to construct the 400 MW […]

  • UK’s New Offshore Wind Farms Will See More O&M from the Sky

    14 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    The next phase of offshore wind farms in the UK will drive increased use of helicopters offshore, according to Douglas-Westwood (DW). The research and consultancy company expects helicopters to become an integral part of the offshore wind industry’s O&M mix and forecasts steady growth in helicopter demand to 2025, primarily in Western European markets. In Germany and Denmark, […]

  • Siemens SOV Fleet Growing

    21 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Over the summer, several hands contributed to put Siemens’ service operation vessels (SOVs) into shape. The first SOV hull has been built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. It arrived at the Havyard shipyard in Norway in August – its final building site. Soon, the first SOV will be ready for docking out and first sea trials. […]

  • USA: IHS Studies Global Wind Turbine Supply Chain Strategies

    25 October 2012
    R&D

    The wind turbine market is becoming increasingly global.  Asia accounted for nearly half of the orders announced globally in the first half of 2012. Latin America continues to generate interest, while the offshore market in Europe shows significant potential. Wind turbine OEMs and component manufacturers along the supply chain face overcapacity and challenging market conditions. In […]

  • Consent for Aquamarine Power’s Wave Farm Fantastic Milestone for Scottish Renewables Industry

    22 May 2013

    Aquamarine Power has received full consent from the Scottish Government for the world’s largest wave energy site off the north-west coast of Lewis. The 40MW project will see the deployment of up to 50 Oyster devices along the coast at Lag na Greine, near to Fivepenny Borve. Responding to the announcement made at the All-Energy conference […]

  • Esbjerg and Ulsan Forge Offshore Wind Bond

    21 May 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Denmark’s Municipality of Esbjerg has signed an agreement to establish cooperation in the field of offshore wind energy with South Korea’s Ulsan Metropolitan City. In February 2019, the Royal Danish Embassy in Korea entered a cooperation agreement on renewable energy with the Ulsan Metropolitan City. Recently, Ulsan Metropolitan City has announced its objective to transform […]

  • MHI Vestas Signs Hai Long MoU in Taiwan

    27 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    MHI Vestas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northland Power and Yushan Energy to provide wind turbines for the 300MW Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Swedish Scientists Study OWF Impact on Marine Wildlife

    5 May 2014
    Environment, R&D

    Lena Bergström, a researcher in marine and coastal ecology, has published a study called Effects of offshore wind farms on marine wildlife—a generalized impact assessment, together with her colleagues from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The abstract of the study reads: “The present study synthesizes the current state of understanding on the effects of […]

  • GRI Renewable Industries to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Hull

    9 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    GRI Renewable Industries will build an offshore wind turbine tower factory at Able Marine Energy Park, Hull, the UK. The Madrid-headquartered tower manufacturer will invest GBP 78 million in the new factory which is expected to create up to 260 direct jobs. GRI Renewable Industries plans to supply initially 100 offshore towers a year, equivalent […]

  • Team Gathered for Virginia’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Study

    11 March 2021
    R&D

    The Hampton Roads Alliance has partnered with Xodus Group and BW Research to conduct an offshore wind supply chain study for the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. The partnership will deliver an in-depth offshore wind supply chain assessment and gap analysis for the Hampton Roads metropolitan area and wider Southern Virginia. It will be used […]

  • Portugal’s Energy Future Is in Floating Wind

    10 November 2017

    Portugal’s renewable energy mix could be boosted by offshore – and especially floating – wind, as the country could meet 39% of its electricity demand with wind power by 2030, while 25% is currently covered with 5GW of wind turbines on land. 

  • First Turbine Up at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    28 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total 165 wind turbines has been installed on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, where the wind turbine installation phase began this week, as reported in our Premium news on 27 May. DEME’s installation vessel Sea Challenger, loaded with the first set of turbine components, arrived at the […]

  • Vattenfall Gets Electricity Production Permit for Kriegers Flak OWF

    22 January 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On 21 January, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) granted an electricity production permit and issued an electricity production license to Vattenfall for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. The permit is valid for 25 years from the time when the first electricity is delivered from the offshore wind farm to the grid. The […]

  • SMAST Invites Fisheries to Assess Offshore Wind Impacts

    7 November 2018
    R&D

    The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) is hosting four workshops with the fishing industry to identify priorities for the assessment of impacts offshore wind has on fisheries and ecological conditions.

  • Siemens Picks REBO Terminal for Rentel Turbine Pre-Assembly

    5 January 2017

    REBO NV and Siemens Wind Power have signed a concession agreement for a one-year use of the Port of the Ostend facilities for the pre-assembly of 42 wind turbines that will be installed at Belgian Rentel offshore wind farm. Different parts of the wind turbines, including blades, nacelles and tower elements, will be pre-assembled and prepared […]

  • Beatrice Schedules First Power for July

    29 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm is expected to produce first electricity in July this year, SSE, one of the owners of the wind farm, said.

  • AREG’s Response to Samsung Plans for Fife Wind Farm (UK)

    1 February 2012

    First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday announced that Samsung is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 jobs in Scotland. The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference in Aberdeen. Morag McCorkindale, chief […]

  • Damen Shipyards: Working together towards comfort at sea

    14 April 2014

    In just four years Damen Shipyards’ presence in the offshore wind market has grown exponentially and the sector continues to be a key focus of the Dutch group. Headquartered in Gorinchem in the Netherlands, Damen Shipyards Group operates 40 ship and repair yards, employs 8,000 people world wide and has delivered more than 5,000 vessels in over 100 countries. While Damen’s survey vessels, Shoalbusters and […]

  • NJ Officials Party in Atlantic City for Offshore Wind

    8 August 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    US Department of Energy’s grant for the development of an offshore wind farm off New Jersey’s coast was celebrated yesterday on Steel Pier in Atlantic City. In May, Fishermen’s Energy Atlantic City Windfarm (FACW) project was selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as one of three projects that will receive up to $46.7 […]

  • RSPB Scotland Welcomes Offshore Wind Plan for Scottish Water

    18 March 2011

    The Scottish Government’s Plan for Offshore Wind in Scottish Waters, published today, is key to delivering renewables in the right places, say RSPB Scotland. The plan considers the potential of Scotland’s offshore environment to accommodate wind energy developments from a national perspective, making proposals for the short and medium term development of offshore wind energy. […]

  • First CWPs for Windpark Fryslân Ready to Sail Out of Poland

    21 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Aarsleff BIZ, a Per Aarsleff company, has loaded out the first batch of concrete work platforms (CWPs) for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands at its factory in Swinoujscie, Poland. The CWPs, each weighing 76 tonnes, will be mounted on the project’s monopiles, which are currently being installed at the project site in the […]

  • Elia Issues UXO Call

    14 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Belgian transmission system operator Elia has invited tenders for unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, identification and removal on the cable route of the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian sector of the North Sea.

  • Brave & Bold Tern to Get an Upgrade for ‘Multi MW’ Offshore Wind Turbines

    14 December 2015
    Vessels

    Jack-up vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern will undergo an upgrade which will enable them to handle the latest generation “multi MW” offshore wind turbines, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier informed today. The upgrade on the two vessels will be carried out within the next 12 months, with Brave Tern being the first to go through the modification, having already arrived at […]

  • Vestas to Supply 10 MW Turbines for EolMed Floating Wind Farm

    28 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has been contracted by EolMed project consortium which consists of Qair, TotalEnergies, and BW Ideol to deliver three V164-10.0 MW wind turbines for the 30 MW floating wind project offshore France. Under the contract, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer will supply, transport, and supervise the installation and commissioning of the three V164-10.0 MW units. […]