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  • European RE Industry Calls For Clarity on Post-2020 Energy Policy

    1 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    European renewable energy industry and investors need clarity on volumes and regulatory frameworks in the years after 2020 to be able to continue investing, according to WindEurope. Without the clearly set targets and regulations for the period after 2020, financing and deployment of new projects in Europe is likely to stall, WindEurope said in its […]

  • MECAL

    16 August 2013

    MECAL is an independent engineering company operating globally, offering engineering consultancy services to the semiconductor industry, the wind industry, and recently also to the solar market. Their headquarters are in Enschede, in the Netherlands, with offices located also in Denmark, Japan and the US. The company has seen its business triple an its workforce double […]

  • Alstom Presents 1.4MW Tidal Turbine

    1 October 2014
    Technology

    Alstom has improved the design of its 1 MW tidal stream turbine and now offers the Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW: a turbine even more efficient, cost-effective and easy to maintain. With a rotor diameter of 18 metres, the Oceade tidal stream turbine has a nominal power of 1.4MW and three variable pitching blades. It is […]

  • UK: 3sun Bags Three-Year Scira Contract

    10 December 2012

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, has been awarded a three year contract by wind farm operator Scira Offshore Energy. The contract is effective 1 January 2013 for operational services for Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. 3sun Group specialises in delivering a comprehensive range of products and services […]

  • 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 […]

  • EU Council Raises Renewable Energy Target, Endorses Faster Project Permitting

    28 June 2022
    Authorities

    The European Union’s Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council has agreed on raising targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and has also endorsed accelerated permitting procedures for renewable energy projects. The Council has, among other things, proposed an an obligation for the Member States to have a cross border pilot project within three years and, […]

  • UK offshore and maritime capabilities showcased at Amsterdam’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference

    1 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    Last November, the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference took place in Amsterdam. The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and wider UK Government partners organised and participated in various activities over the two-day programme, spotlighting the strength of UK offshore energy and maritime capabilities and exchanging perspectives on the industry’s future. Trade mission from […]

  • EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat?

    12 April 2013

    European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of the team negotiating with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, trying to find out what is the future of German offshore wind power, as the country is said to be facing support cuts, besides the already known […]

  • GEV Offshore Gets GBP 50K from SCORE

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has awarded over £50,000 to GEV Offshore, one of the UK’s specialist engineering and offshore access companies. This funding will enable the company to take its pioneering habitat structure for the offshore renewable sector to the next phase, and closer to launch. The maintenance, inspection […]

  • Environmental Surveys Start on Baltica 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 September 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Poland’s PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company, has entered the stage of environmental surveys for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm located approximately 80 kilometres from the Polish Baltic coast. The research will be carried out by a consortium of the Gdynia Maritime University and MEWO S.A., which will also prepare an environmental report and […]

  • Offshore Wind Investments to Reach USD 810 Billion by 2030 – Rystad Energy

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    With the global installed offshore wind capacity expected to exceed 250 GW by 2030, the combined capital and operational expenditure (capex and opex) for the decade is set to reach USD 810 billion (approx. EUR 670.2 billion), signaling an increasing shift of investments from oil and gas to renewable energy technologies, according to a report […]

  • Brevini Gears up for Renewable Energy Industries (UK)

    1 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      As fossil fuel prices continue to increase and the world becomes more aware of its environmental responsibilities, the UK is one of the nations leading the call for alternative energy sources to be utilised. This has led to British engineering growth in the Renewables market that just a decade ago seemed implausible. As the […]

  • A Hub in the Netherlands

    22 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    This year Offshore WIND Magazine will be looking at the offshore wind hub ports. These are ports that have either become newly established as offshore wind ports or existing ports already serving the industry that grown beyond most people’s expectations in the past seven years. These hubs can be either a single port or a group of neighbouring ports able to provide the complete base support for range of services from project pre-construction surveys to wind farm operation and maintenance.

  • Heerema Tests Floating Installation of XXL Turbines Method Offshore

    15 October 2021
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the first offshore test of a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir. Heerema performed the demonstration project, known as Floating Offshore installation of XXL […]

  • Meewind to Invest EUR 150 Million In BARD Wind Farm (The Netherlands)

    11 March 2011

    Meewind, an investment fund, will invest EUR 150 million in the BARD-Nederland wind farm, the largest renewable energy project in the Netherlands. Willem Smelik, director of Meewind, and Michael van der Heijden, managing director of Typhoon Offshore and responsible for financing the wind farm, announced this today after signing a cooperation agreement. “This wind farm […]

  • The Netherlands: Mammoet Announces New PTC Super Heavy Lift Cranes

    16 June 2011
    Technology

      Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport, has presented its new PTC super heavy lift cranes. The cranes were designed in-house by the company and will be used for large construction projects (e.g. oil refineries, power stations, offshore) throughout the world. Apart from the key issues of safety and capacity, the design […]

  • Germany: Voith Gets First VLJ Order

    28 February 2012

    Voith has received the first Voith Linear Jet order with Turbine Transfers UK for a 19 meter BMT Nigel Gee designed Wind Support Vessel. The Voith Linear Jet will provide for this application a substantial higher bollard pull without a requirement for increased installed power. This higher bollard pull will allow Turbine Transfers the safe […]

  • Floating wind turbines: A promising start

    11 October 2012

    The bulk of the current plans for European offshore wind power are intended for construction in the relatively shallow North Sea. However, many European countries, including Portugal, do not border shallow seas. Their sea beds have steep descending slopes and much greater water depths not suited for current techniques. If a viable technique can be […]

  • Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significance, offshoreWIND.biz is bringing […]

  • A Global Market Overview: Last Few Years Trend

    2 April 2019

    By Stefano Santoni – Product & Market Manager, Wind Energy & Heavy Duty Division – DAVI. According to the report of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global offshore wind market experienced a growth of 4.49GW of new capacity in 2018. The Global Wind Report acknowledges that nowadays there’s a total of 23GW of offshore […]

  • Maritime Holland: Royal Niestern Sander’s Walk-to-Work vessel best solution to the NAM challenge

    23 April 2015

    When NAM/Shell UK decided to invest in a ‘Walk-to-Work’ (WTW) offshore vessel for use with unmanned gas platforms, they requested Royal Niestern Sander (RNS) to make the preliminary design. The challenge was to design and build a stable platform for the transfer of personnel and equipment, to efficiently support the gas production platforms in the […]

  • FOUNDATIONS: Integrated foundation monitoring

    5 January 2015

    An important tool for reducing risks and costs in offshore wind is integrated, intelligent monitoring of the foundation structures. If well implemented an integrated monitoring approach will continuously track the ‘state of health’ of a foundation and identify in a very early stage the onset of structural problems. This allows early, low cost repairs, optimal […]

  • Outlining Deutsche Windtechnik’s approach

    10 October 2016

    Brandt’s passion for the renewables business was evident before he started his career. In 1999, he decided to do his masters in wind farm development focusing on large-scale wind farms. Then after managing several wind technology servicing units he joined Deutsche Windtechnik in 2004 becoming director of the Management Board in 2007. Established around 15 […]

  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    24 January 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    12 March 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • Uptime Develops Digital Ecosystem for Offshore Wind Operations

    28 November 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Norwegian Uptime International has announced its support to deep water offshore wind projects by developing an ecosystem comprising a set of digital solutions whose purpose is to ensure remote or autonomous operation of gangways connecting two floating units. According to the company, the ecosystem benefits include safer logistical operations, faster execution of operations, reduced fuel […]