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  • USA: Moog to Exhibit at Windpower 2012 Event

    1 June 2012

      Moog Industrial Group will bring its high performance technologies for controlling and monitoring wind turbine blades to the Windpower 2012 Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Ga., June 3 – 6, 2012, to help wind turbine makers and operators boost reliability, safety and efficiency. At the Georgia World Congress Center, Hall A, Booth 2511, Moog […]

  • UK: Iceni Marine Services Signs Vessels Construction Contract with South Boats

    18 May 2012

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing South Boats built ‘Iceni Spirit’, ‘Iceni Courage’, ‘Iceni Defiant’ and ‘Iceni Pride’. The order is substantial for both South Boats and Iceni and demonstrates a […]

  • Dutch Aim to Bring Back Reefs via Offshore Wind Farms

    5 November 2018
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed, in cooperation with the North Sea Foundation, the Natuur & Milieu organisation, and Eneco, reef balls and cages containing flat oysters within the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, 23 kilometres west of the Dutch port city of IJmuiden.

  • Electricity from Wind Power Reaches 42,702 GWh (Spain)

    17 October 2011

      Wind turbines operating in Spain show important seasonal behavior. Total electricity generated by wind power was more than 42,702 GWh. The promotion of renewable energies has been a stable national policy for several years. All political parties have similar policies regarding support of renewable energies. The main tools within this policy at a national […]

  • Wind Energy Policy Advances in U.S. Senate

    3 August 2012
    Authorities

    Extension of critical tax relief to save 37,000 jobs in wind energy and continue growing U.S. manufacturing advanced in the Senate Finance Committee with strong bipartisan support. By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 19-5, the committee passed an extenders package that included an extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). On critical amendment […]

  • Gamesa terminates its negotiations with bard and decides to develop its offshore wind business on its own (Spain)

    30 July 2010
    R&D

    Gamesa’s Board of Directors has resolved to end the company’s negotiations with Germany’s Bard and to roll out Gamesa’s strategy for the offshore wind market in the short and medium term using in-house resources. Gamesa and Bard began talks at the end of February with the goal of combining potential synergies from the activities of […]

  • International Awards for Vessels Equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (UK)

    4 June 2013

    Earlier this year, leading offshore shipping industry representatives from 45 countries met at the Offshore Support Journal Conference in London. The conference highlight was the presentation of the international awards. This year, two awards were won by vessels equipped with the exceptionally fuel-efficient and environmentally- friendly Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP): the A2SEA wind turbine construction […]

  • Highlights of the Month: October 2017

    1 November 2017

    Offshore WIND’s highlights of the past month.

  • Public Support for Offshore Wind in UK Still Strong

    12 November 2020
    Authorities

    UK citizens continue being majorly in favour of renewable energy, with offshore wind still boding well on the renewables list, with 77 per cent of people in the UK supporting the deployment of this technology. This is according to the latest Public Attitudes Tracker survey by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), […]

  • InnoEnergy Investment Round Now Open Year-Round

    13 September 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    InnoEnergy is making its Investment Round for supporting and launching revolutionary clean energy innovations open year-round.

  • ‘Underpowered’ Auctions Threat to UK Offshore Wind Ambitions – Energy UK

    4 May 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Energy UK has warned that the forthcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will fall well short of delivering the expansion of offshore wind needed to hit the UK government’s 2030 50 GW target. The CfD scheme has played a vital role in the UK’s world-leading expansion of clean energy, in particular offshore wind, driving down […]

  • GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week?

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. The magazine did not disclose any further information apart from adding that GE could submit the bid as early […]

  • USA: New Wind Energy Operations Services from Second Wind

    7 March 2012
    Technology

    Second Wind, a leading provider of wind measurement technology, software and services, today announced the introduction of a suite of wind farm operations services based on the company’s Triton® Sonic Wind Profiler and SkyServe® Wind Data Service. Triton, a remote sensing system using sodar technology to provide wind measurements across the turbine rotor sweep, and […]

  • Green Investment Bank: GBP 2.3 Bln for UK’s Low-Carbon Infrastructure

    9 May 2013

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today announced the investment impact of its first five months of operation (up to 31st March 2013): · Committed funds to 11 transactions with a total value of £2.3 billion; · Directly committed £635 million, resulting in a funding ratio that sees £1 from GIB mobilising almost […]

  • Germany: GL Hellas Committee Celebrates 35th Year

    14 September 2012

    The Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) met on Wednesday at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens. The annual Committee Meeting, now a longstanding tradition in its 35th year, very much reflected the mood of the industry, with great challenges foreseen for traditional markets, but opportunities on offer for those with expanding perspectives. The Chairman of […]

  • Barrier Increases Presence in Offshore Wind Market (UK)

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Barrier Ltd, which is part of the Barrier Group, has completed a significant new investment to support the transference of skills and technology into the offshore wind sector. The Wallsend-based company has expanded its Coatings Division to be able to deliver neoprene coatings and rubber clamps for offshore wind towers. As part of a six-figure […]

  • UK: Ofgem Plots Offshore Grid Expansion

    3 February 2020
    Authorities

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem launched its Decarbonisation Action Plan on 3 February 2020. The plan aims to ensure a path to UK’s net zero future, which includes supporting the development of an offshore grid to accommodate the UK offshore wind ambitions. The Decarbonisation Action Plan comprises nine actions that would lead to building a […]

  • Natural Power Helps Kite Power Solutions Win Test Site Planning Consent

    5 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has secured what is believed to be the world’s first planning consent for a kite power technology test and development site. The application was made on behalf of Kite Power Solutions (KPS) for the test and development site to be located within the MoD West Freugh Range, operated by QinetiQ […]

  • EXCLUSIVE: OHT Orders Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel

    16 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s OHT has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Jiangsu, China, for the construction of a 48,000 dwt semi-submersible offshore wind farm foundation installation vessel, with options to extend the program with up to three vessels.

  • US Starts Working on Offshore Wind Standards

    13 September 2017

    An initiative to create offshore wind standards in the U.S. has been launched by key leaders of the American industry, as the country prepares for the imminent development of large scale offshore wind energy projects.

  • Siemens Gamesa Wins First Firm Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Japan

    29 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the firm order for the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment, marking the turbine manufacturer’s first firm offshore order in Japan. The order includes 14 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 8 MW and featuring a 167-metre rotor. Additionally, the […]

  • UK: MP for Redcar Visits Teeside Offshore Wind Farm Supply Base

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    Ian Swales MP has taken the opportunity to take a closer look at the work going on behind the scenes of Redcar’s new offshore wind farm as the installation of turbines approaches the halfway mark. EDF Energy Renewables hosted a special visit by the Redcar MP to its Port of Hartlepool supply base and specialist […]

  • Belgium: OWA Names First Maintenance Vessels for Wind Farms

    9 November 2012

    Amongst great public interest, the vessels ‘Aquata’ and ‘Arista’ were named at the port of Ostend. Ms Evi Van Acker, Belgian sailor and bronze medal winner at the London 2012 Olympics, accepted to be godmother to the ‘Arista’. Mrs Sabine Cartrysse, spouse of Mr Kris Vanmassenhove, accepted to be godmother to the ‘Aquata’. The christening […]

  • FACTS, HVDC Key for Renewable Energy Integration

    14 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Alstom participated in the €30 million Ocean Lider project focused on the integration of marine energy sources into the grid via efficient technologies and solutions. Findings confirm that FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) and HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) will be key to meeting the technical, economic and environmental requirements of operators. The aim of […]

  • Research and Markets Announce Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2010-2014

    18 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2010-2014” report to their offering. The offshore wind market has been steadily growing across regions. European countries such as Denmark and UK have been leading the market with China fast catching up. In 2010, U.S. government approved the long pending installation […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit to Exhibit ‘Eden Rose’ at Seawork 2012

    1 May 2012

    Vessels on display at Seawork 2012 International [22-24 May 2012] have immediate access to Southampton Water, and visitors to this event who are involved in the offshore wind industry should be sure to visit the Tidal Transit berth [V34] to go aboard Eden Rose.  Eden Rose, the second of Tidal transit’s fleet of wind farm […]