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  • Statkraft Brings in New Recruits for SSOWF O&M

    16 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Located off the coast of North Norfolk in the UK, the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (SSOWF) provides enough energy to power almost 220,000 British homes.  It is jointly owned by Norwegian companies, Statoil and Statkraft.  During Spring 2014, Statkraft, with responsibility for Operation and Maintenance of the SSOWF site, has successfully recruited eight […]

  • Offshore Energy Companies Win Great Yarmouth’s Business Awards

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The winners of an annual celebration of business excellence in the Great Yarmouth borough were announced at a trophy presentation ceremony, at the Town Hall, on Friday, November 21. The Spirit of Enterprise Awards, now in its seventh year, is organised by enterpriseGY, Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s business support service, and aims to recognise and raise […]

  • MAS Helps Siemens Find UK Suppliers

    18 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Government’s Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has been assisting Siemens in its active search for UK suppliers, particularly for its Hull factory on Alexandra Dock. Paul Savvides, Head of Procurement UK and Ireland, Siemens Wind Power, received support from Fred Mead of the UK Government’s MAS GROW: Offshore Wind Programme in identifying suitable manufacturing companies […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wenduine Converts into Multi-Purpose Catamaran Work Boat

    21 May 2013

    Offshore Wenduine (0W3) has been converted into a multi-purpose Catamaran Work Boat and been finalized end of April by shipyard Den Breejen under the supervision of Workships Contractors B.V. Her first job was to assist in the testing of the Amplemann L-type access system. Also, the manoeuvrability of the ship in the area of the […]

  • Iberdrola Surpasses 8GW of Renewable Capacity in Europe (Spain)

    11 August 2011

      IBERDROLA has surpassed 8,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity in Europe, solidifying its status as the benchmark for this type of energy on the continent. This installed capacity is enough to supply nearly four million Europeans and prevent the emission of around 14 million tonnes of CO2. The company now has renewable facilities in […]

  • AvenHexicon Moves Forward with Floating Wind Projects Offshore Italy

    14 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon has unveiled that its Italian joint venture secured priority rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy. The first area, located south of Sicily, is 346 square kilometres and has the potential for about 1.2 GW of capacity, while the second area, located northwest of Sardinia, extends for 364 […]

  • German Renewable Energy Shift Slowing Down as Large Players Reduce Investments

    5 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is losing her two greatest allies in the renewable energy shift as EON SE (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) announced to slash their combined debt and curb costs of $ 88 billion, writes Bloomberg. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Chancellor Merkel decided to shut down all nuclear reactors […]

  • The Netherlands: Construction Starts on Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    10 October 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a joint venture between energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. The project’s 43 windmills will be located 23 kilometres off the […]

  • Subsea operations: Learning to use more subsea data

    13 February 2014

    The announcement of the cancellation of the proposed Argyll Array on 11 th December last year, following on from similar news two weeks previously, concerning the Atlantic Array, in the Bristol Channel, both principally due to adverse ground conditions, has highlighted the critical importance of necessary, but ever-more cost effective, site investigation solutions for these […]

  • The Netherlands: Cabling Work Starts at Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    18 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a joint venture between energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. The project’s 43 windmills will be located 23 kilometres off the […]

  • Hexicon Cleared to Connect 7.1 GW of Floating Offshore Wind in Italy

    20 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish floating wind specialist Hexicon has secured permits from the Italian transmission system operator (TSO), Terna SpA, to connect six of the company’s seven floating wind power projects proposed offshore Italy to the national grid. Hexicon, operating in Italy through its joint venture AvenHexicon, has a portfolio of seven development sites for floating wind along […]

  • Offshore Wind Giants Unite to Protect Harbour Porpoises

    26 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A consortium of five international energy companies has taken the initiative to launch the DEPONS (Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea) research project, which aims to study how the population of harbour porpoises in the North Sea is affected when new offshore wind farms are built. Spearheading the consortium is […]

  • Makai Improves Subsea Cable Laying Software

    11 May 2015
    Technology

    Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. is enhancing the submarine cable lay software, MakaiLay, and its desktop simulation sister product, MakaiPlan Pro. Specifically, three key features are being integrated into the Power Cable modules for each of these products that are built specifically for power cable installers: 1. Cable Top Angle. MakaiLay now has the option to use […]

  • Senvion Firms Offshore Wind Order Intake

    5 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion reported a firm order intake of EUR 306 million in its offshore wind segment in 2017, compared to no firm orders recorded a year earlier.

  • SHL Covers Difficult Beatrice Angles with Ampelmann’s Angular Boom Tip

    7 December 2017
    Vessels

    After being awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), Ampelmann has designed and created an Angular Boom Tip that SHL is now using during the installation of the jacket foundations at the Beatrice offshore wind farm to ensure the workers safely access the wind turbine structures. 

  • The Netherlands: Workships Contractors and Doeksen Family Expand into Offshore Wind Industry

    16 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore and ferry operating companies Workships Contractors and the Doeksen family announce their continued expansion into the service sector of the offshore wind industry by signing a Heads of Agreement for an Anglo-Dutch co-operation with Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd, one of the longest serving companies in the wind farm transfer vessel market. […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 15 – 20, 2013

    21 April 2013

    VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill ecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context. EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat? European Wind Energy […]

  • UK: 3sun Group Launches Great Yarmouth Headquarters

    26 November 2012

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry has officially launched its new Great Yarmouth Headquarters following an investment of £500,000 into the facility. Team GB Olympic Bronze Medallist Anthony Ogogo, from the Lowestoft area, officiated at the event and presented a plaque to 3sun Group managing director Graham Hacon […]

  • 4NRg Secures SCORE Funding for Offshore Desalination Unit

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    4NRg has secured £42k of grant funding from the Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) programme for their innovative desalination unit. Research and development specialist 4NRg focuses on the renewable energy sector and in particular coming up with innovative or novel solutions to difficult engineering problems. In this case 4NRg has been awarded […]

  • UK, Germany Sign Wind Power Collaboration Agreement

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Working together for the development of future offshore renewable energy was the force behind a new Anglo-German agreement signed in Lowestoft. OrbisEnergy and WAB, the Wind Energy Agency for north-west Germany, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a collaborative working relationship for North Sea offshore wind during a visit of a German delegation to […]

  • Damen, Ampelmann, VEEM Showcase New Access Solution at Princess Amalia OWF

    18 July 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group, Ampelmann and VEEM demonstrated the capabilities of their joint marine access solution – a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 equipped with an Ampelmann L-type gangway and two VEEM VG 260SD gyro stabilisers – at the end of June on Eneco’s Princess Amalia offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

  • Equinor Advances UK Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects

    5 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has applied to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate for permission to build extensions to both the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon offshore wind farms situated off the North Norfolk coast. Equinor’s Development Consent Order (DCO) submission for the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project (SEP) and the Dudgeon Extension Project (DEP) comprises a detailed description of the […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy in Focus at German Maritime Conference

    11 April 2013

    Peter Ramsauer, German Minister of Transport says that federal German government is and remains a reliable partner in maritime alliance. “To keep Germany competitive as a maritime location, we will keep the tonnage tax in force. In doing so, we will ensure future-proof framework conditions for the maritime sector, which is a key growth engine […]

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]

  • SCORE Awards a Hat-Trick of Grants to East of England SMEs

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has announced three new grant recipients, all whose projects illustrate the innovation and entrepreneurship thriving in the East of England’s offshore renewable energy sector. Working in collaboration with Cambridge University, Essex-based GreenSpur is developing a new cost effective generator design for the wind turbine market. […]

  • KCI’S DOUBLE SLIP JOINT

    8 June 2015

    Grouting or bolting of the connection between monopile and transition piece belong to the past with the introduction of Dutch engineering company KCI’s Double Slip Joint. KCI is completely convinced about this after completing intensive research. The company introduced their new concept at the EWEA OFFSHORE event in Copenhagen last month where it attracted a […]