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  • Orion Installs First Monopile at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore works have begun at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US with the first of 62 foundations installed by DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s […]

  • RWE Renewables, TotalEnergies, Van Oord and Damen to Gather at Offshore Wind Conference Session During OEEC 2022 

    24 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Can developers, offshore construction companies, and shipbuilders map a road for the offshore wind sector to reach massive capacity targets while avoiding bottlenecks caused by vessel shortages and port over-capacitation? But also, are some of these challenges in the industry providing opportunities for the supply chain?   On 30 November, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will […]

  • Reading the Map: Addressing the Challenges Only Way Forward

    10 October 2017

    The second day of the Offshore WIND Conference, chaired by Mike Blanch – Associate Director at BVG Associates – started with this morning’s session called “Future forecast: reading the map”, which addressed the path and challenges on the offshore wind road towards 2023, as well as up to 2050 and beyond. 

  • Researchers to Test if Fish eDNA Makes Offshore Wind Cheaper

    11 March 2022
    R&D

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power, with partners EDF Renewables and NatureMetrics, has started a “first of its kind” research project to explore the use of offshore fish environmental DNA (eDNA) in survey methods for offshore wind farm environmental impact assessments. The research project is expected to commence in March 2022 at the […]

  • Equinor Ramps Up Its Offshore Wind Game

    2 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Equinor plans to expand its acquisition of wind acreage and will continue to leverage its position in offshore wind, the company said in a press release from 2 November. The oil and gas major, which has been making significant renewable energy steps over the past several years, will establish renewables as a separate reporting segment […]

  • SCHOTTEL Sets Up Hydrokinetic Energy Unit

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    SCHOTTEL has founded a new subsidiary – SCHOTTEL HYDRO GmbH. The new company will incorporate SCHOTTEL’s hydrokinetic energy business. SCHOTTEL HYDRO comprises activities in three segments: hydrokinetic turbines, semi-submerged platforms and components, such as turbine hubs and drives. SCHOTTEL HYDRO is located in Spay, Germany, while around 100 SCHOTTEL sales and service locations ensure customer […]

  • Electro Standards Successfully Designs and Tests Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems (USA)

    1 November 2012
    Technology

    Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries or by batteries in combination with solar power. Power harvesting from ambient ocean […]

  • Multi-million pound contract for two offshore substations confirmed (UK)

    2 September 2010
    R&D

    Harland and Wolff is to build two offshore substations for Siemens. Siemens awards contract for Gwynt y Mor offshore platform structures to  Harland and Wolff. Siemens, a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, has awarded Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited the design and build contract for two offshore substation platforms for the Gwynt […]

  • Offshore Wind Part of Shell’s GBP 25 Billion UK Investment Plan

    28 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Shell plans to invest up to GBP 25 billion (approximately EUR 30 billion) in the UK energy system over the next ten years, with offshore wind being one of the main areas the oil and gas giant has set its sights on in the UK. The company said via a social media post it planned […]

  • BUILDING BRIDGES

    14 October 2016

    Research and development play a vital role In renewable energy as well as a steady stream of young engineers geared up to meet the current challenges In the Industry. Enter: the European Wind Energy Master Programme (EWEM) which prepares the world’s future engineers. The programme is a joint effort between the Delft University of Technology, the […]

  • The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    24 June 2013

    In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and optimised a design for scour protection. The study showed that scour protection can be a lot cheaper than was thought, which makes it more likely that the idea will be used in practice. Gravity-based […]

  • All-Energy 2014 Opens Tomorrow

    20 May 2014

    All-Energy 2014, the UK’s largest renewables exhibition and conference, opens tomorrow (Wednesday 21 May) at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre with a plenary session featuring both the Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, and Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism with other speakers including Rob Cormie, Group Operations […]

  • First Havfram Hybrid Mega Jack-Up Now Under Construction

    12 December 2022
    Vessels

    Norwegian offshore wind services company Havfram has confirmed that its first vessel is now under construction, following the execution of a shipbuilding contract with CIMC-Raffles in China. The NG20000X self-propelled jack-up is equipped with a 3,250-ton crane and the latest battery hybrid drive train technology designed to reduce carbon emissions per MW installed by over […]

  • GE and Toshiba Bringing Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine to Japan

    11 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in Japan and to support its commercialization in the country. The two companies said that they will leverage their collective technology, manufacturing facilities and skills, […]

  • Icebreaker and Aqua Ventus I Join the Big League

    30 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) will re-allocate around USD 80 million in funding, initially intended for projects off Oregon and Virginia, to support Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation’s (LEEDCo’s) 27MW Icebreaker and the University of Maine’s 12MW New England Aqua Ventus I which ”have demonstrated significant progress toward being successfully completed and producing power.” The US Department of Energy has decided to […]

  • ORPC’s Tidal Energy System Successfully Proves Its Performance

    30 October 2014
    R&D, Technology

    ORPC has concluded its successful OCGen® Module Mooring Project at its federally licensed Cobscook Bay, Maine project site. This first-of-its-kind project, funded partially by the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Maine Technology Institute, proved the stability of the prototype OCGen® device in reversing tidal currents and confirmed the loading and performance of its tensioned mooring […]

  • Offshore Renewables Play Significant Role in All-Energy 2014

    16 May 2014

    Offshore wind, wave and tidal all play key roles in next week’s All-Energy 2014 (Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – AECC, 21-22 May). Nearly 11 hours of conference time at the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is devoted to offshore wind –including 105 minutes to floating offshore wind; a further nine and a […]

  • Petrobras Adds Offshore Wind to 2019-2023 Plan, Earmarks $0.4Bn for Renewables

    11 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras will invest USD 417 million (approx. EUR 365 million) in wind energy, solar energy and biofuels from 2019 to 2023. This has been set out in the company’s new Business and Management Plan (BMP), released on 5 December together with its 2040 Strategic Plan, of which the BMP is an […]

  • OSBIT Power’s MaXccess System Begins Trials in Norway

    5 March 2012
    Technology

    UK-based, OSBIT Power (OP) announced today it has begun offshore trials of its innovative offshore wind access system, MaXccess. OP has agreed with Siemens Wind Power and Statoil to conduct trials at Statoil’s Hywind demo floating wind turbine in Norway. The MaXccess system has been developed by OP, with the first production MaXccess unit, MX11/01, […]

  • UK: Cathelco to Supply Corrosion Protection for Two Transformer Platforms

    12 November 2012

    Cathelco have won contracts to supply impressed current corrosion protection (ICCP) systems for two transformer platforms, HelWin Alpha and SylWin Alpha, which are being built for Siemens Energy in Germany for offshore wind farm applications. When completed the HelWin Alpha will be positioned near Helgoland as part of the HelWin1 offshore wind farm project where […]

  • Fortum and DCNS to Develop Wave Power in France

    11 October 2011
    R&D

    Fortum and DCNS have today signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of wave power research and development in France. A joint feasibility study for a wave power demonstration project located in France is planned to be starting by the end of 2011. The project is in line with Fortum’s and DCNS’s […]

  • States Respond to Trump’s New Oil & Gas Plan. Shell, Statoil Interested in New Areas

    5 January 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    As the Trump Administration issued the draft proposal for the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program on 4 January, the move to make more than 90% of OCS available for oil and gas exploration and production saw opposition from several U.S. coastal states, including those that want more renewable energy in their future.

  • BREAKING: Norway Opens First Offshore Wind Tenders for Applications

    29 March 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland have officially opened the application window for Norway’s first offshore wind auction. The combined capacity offered in the first auction round is 3 GW split equally across two areas on the Norwegian continental shelf: Southern North Sea II (Sørlige Nordsjø II) and […]

  • Fugro Bags Offshore Wind Contracts in South Korea and US

    22 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any further details about […]

  • IEA Calls For 70+ GW of Offshore Wind to Be Added Each Year Until 2050

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Almost 90 per cent of global electricity generation in 2050 could come from renewable energy sources, with solar PV and wind together accounting for nearly 70 per cent, according to International Energy Agency’s new Net Zero 2050 roadmap. The roadmap, published on 18 May, calls for scaling up solar and wind energy rapidly this decade […]

  • Petrobras Adds Offshore Wind to 2019-2023 Plan, Earmarks $0.4Bn for Renewables

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras will invest USD 417 million (approx. EUR 365 million) in wind energy, solar energy and biofuels from 2019 to 2023.