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  • Ørsted Clears German Offshore Wind Farms for Takeoff

    1 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 are expected to be commissioned in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Jörg Kubitza, Managing Director for Ørsted in Germany, […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Portfolio Tops 100GW

    19 June 2018

    The portfolio of global offshore wind projects in operation, under construction or in development grew by over 10% in the last year, according to new data from RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind Project Intelligence.

  • DNV Seeks Partners for Floating Substations Joint Industry Project

    11 November 2021
    R&D, Technology

    DNV is looking for partners to launch a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) for floating offshore substations. ”In DNV’s latest Energy Transition Outlook Report, we predict that by 2050, the installed floating wind capacity will have grown to over 260 GW and that the technology will reach commercial-scale deployment in the next 15 years,” said […]

  • Weaker Winds Affect EnBW’s Numbers

    10 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG reported a drop in first-quarter earnings in 2021 compared to the previous year, attributed partly to poorer wind conditions than in Q1 2020. EnBW generated revenue of some EUR 6.83 billion (previous year EUR 5.58 billion), and an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 814.1 million, a decrease […]

  • SGS Becomes Member of Swiss Wind Energy Association ‘Suisse Eole’

    29 October 2010
    R&D

    In September 2010, SGS successfully became a member of Suisse Eole, an association for the promotion of wind energy in Switzerland. For the first time in its capacity as a Suisse Eole member, SGS took part in the meeting of the association held on September 14th, 2010 in Bern. During the one-day event SGS held […]

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • Repsol and Ørsted to Jointly Develop Floating Wind Projects Offshore Spain

    5 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    Madrid-based multi-energy company Repsol and Ørsted have signed an agreement to identify and, where appropriate, jointly develop floating offshore wind projects in Spain. According to Repsol, both companies have the ambition to together become a leading developer in Spanish floating offshore wind by combining their strengths. The alliance will combine Repsol’s experience as a global […]

  • IberBlue Wind Unveils Floating Wind Project Offshore Portugal

    17 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    IberBlue Wind, the joint venture created to promote floating offshore wind farms in the Iberian Peninsula, has revealed its first project for Portugal – a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Figueira da Foz. Called Botafogo, in honour of the Portuguese galleon that was built in the 16th century and became known as […]

  • 108-Metre Recyclable Blades to Spin on Sofia Wind Farm Offshore UK

    9 March 2023
    Environment, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlade for 44 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines to be installed at the Sofia offshore wind power project off the east coast of the UK. In total, 132 individual recyclable blades will be installed at the 100-turbine offshore wind project. This is the maximum available given the current market […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2020

    1 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore wind sector was busy throughout the last year and we saw more than a few big news. In this article, our editorial team brings a list of those that were most read on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2020. Orion’s Heavy Lift Crane Collapses – Video A heavy-lift crane installed on the offshore installation vessel Orion […]

  • Niras and New Power Partners Pool Offshore Wind Know-How

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Niras and New Power Partners (NPP) have agreed a memorandum of understanding to offer shared services related to development, engineering and project execution expertise to the offshore wind community.

  • Efficiency from Quayside to Seabed

    17 February 2017

    While the oil and gas industry is slowing down, the world of renewables, specifically offshore wind, is picking up. This leads to many companies diversifying their product portfolio where required. Not unlike Jumbo, who are venturing further into the offshore wind market.

  • OFFSHORE INTERCONNECTORS: The German Offshore Grid update

    20 October 2015

    The German Government has set a target to have 6.5 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity installed by 2020. In Germany the offshore grid network has been beset with problems and delays but is eventually taking off and 2015 will prove to be a major link up year for TenneT the Dutch/German TSO responsible for […]

  • Norstec Students Impressed by Offshore Wind Industry

    20 August 2014
    Training & Education

    Beatrice Freeman, who studies Chemistry at Oxford University, spent a week with the Norstec Academy and wrote a blog post about her impression of offshore wind industry:  My week with the Norstec Academy, touring the offshore wind industry, was a truly unique experience. The week was packed with visits and tours of companies involved in all […]

  • EIB Grants EUR 150 Mln for Dutch Transmission Upgrade

    20 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and TenneT have signed the latest contract for a EUR 150 million loan, part of a total EUR 450 million financing to TenneT Holding B.V. agreed in 2011. The financing is provided by the EIB to support construction and operation of ‘Randstad 380 kV’; a 83 km 380kV transmission connection […]

  • UPDATE ON FRANCE: The great potential of offshore wind in France

    16 March 2015

    France is ranked 2nd in Europe regarding the offshore wind potential, just behind the United Kingdom. And while no wind farms are installed to date this will change in the next few years to come. Offshore WIND asked France Energie Eolienne (FEE), the French wind energy association, to provide an update on the current status and […]

  • Offshore Wind Delivers for EnBW

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie-Baden-Württemberg AG has reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 586 million in the Renewable Energies segment for the first nine months of 2020, an 88.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The increase is attributed mainly to the EnBW Hohe See and EnBW Albatros offshore wind farms […]

  • BREAKING: SSE, Equinor Plan 1.3 GW Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Project

    6 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would […]

  • UK: Wind Towers Appoints New Managing Director

    21 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dennis Breugelmans has been appointed Managing Director of Wind Towers (Scotland) Ltd, with effect from 1 January 2013. Wind Towers (Scotland) Ltd is a Campbeltown based wind tower turbine manufacturing and assembly plant. It is one of only two companies in the UK producing wind towers and is currently the only one capable of making […]

  • UK: Improved Rules for Wind Farm Service Vessels from DNV

    25 June 2013

      DNV has launched a significant revision to the rules for wind farm service vessels (WFSV) to improve the safety of these specialised vessels which are undertaking multiple roles further and further offshore. The announcement was made at the Seawork exhibition and forum which is taking place between 25 and 27 June in Southampton, UK. […]

  • The Marineco Mariah

    6 January 2012

    December 20th, significant wave heights of up to 3 metres, wind force 5. Perfect conditions to try Damen’s High Speed Service Vessel (HSSV) 2610 Marineco Mariah. Offshore WIND, along with (potential) customers, Siemens, DONG Energy, WindCat Workboats, Sima Charters, SeaZip, Vestas, Maritime Craft Services and Chevalier Floatels, just to name a few, and other press, […]

  • Shell Setting Up ‘New Energies’ Unit. Oil & Gas Companies to Cause Clash of Giants in Offshore Wind?

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Shell has created a new division called New Energies, through which the oil and gas giant will invest in wind energy, along with its hydrogen, biofuels and electrical activities, according to The Guardian. Even though Shell has not yet officially confirmed this, it is expected that the new unit will be unveiled in early June. […]

  • Researchers Say Wind Turbines Could Protect National Grids from Power Cuts

    19 June 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the University of Birmingham are developing a ‘smart’ system that uses wind turbines to defend a national grid from power cuts. The system that controls the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the risk of power cuts and support the increase of wind energy use worldwide, said the researchers. […]

  • Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise Gets Makeover

    10 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Prysmian Group has invested in conversion of its vessel “Cable Enterprise” from a moored cable laying barge into a DP2 cable laying barge able to use its own propulsion within the work site. “Our objective is to have a more comprehensive control over the supply chain by insourcing a greater part of the installation work […]

  • TenneT to Raise Its Annual RE Connections Investments to EUR 4-5 Billion

    3 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT will raise its investment in renewable energy connections to EUR 4 to 5 billion per year, the transmission system operator (TSO) said in a press release from 31 July, also reporting a 30% increase in its investment agenda in the first half of 2020. The TSO, operating in Germany and the Netherlands, said it […]

  • Croatian Oil & Gas Company Eyeing Offshore Wind in Adriatic Sea

    27 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA) plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy developments in the country. At an energy conference held on 26 January, INA’s Director of Strategic Operations and Public Affairs, Hrvoje Glavaš, said that INA would first start with solar energy […]