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  • UK: Next CfD Round Scheduled for Spring 2019, GBP 557 Million Earmarked for Renewables

    11 October 2017

    The next UK Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction is planned for spring 2019, the UK Government informed today, along with the announcement that up to GBP 557 million will be made available for renewable energy projects as part of the Clean Growth Strategy. 

  • Mainstream and Maple Power to Team Up Ahead of Celtic Sea Floating Wind Tender

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Mainstream Renewable Power and Maple Power are jointly exploring the upcoming Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Tender in the UK, which will be launched in 2023. The Crown Estate is advancing the Celtic Sea seabed leasing tender for floating wind, which is anticipated to deliver a total of 4 GW of renewable energy by 2035. […]

  • Ørsted’s East Coast Skills Fund Backs STEM Education and Training

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Ørsted has named the winners of the second round of its annual GBP 75,000 East Coast Skills Fund, part of the company’s GBP 465,000 East Coast Community Fund 20-year annual commitment and community engagement programme for Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms.

  • Ørsted Puts Focus on Sustainable East Coast Hub

    30 November 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Focus Consultants has won a contract to deliver sustainability services for Ørsted’s East Coast Hub which is currently under construction on the Royal Docks at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

  • Hornsea One Digs Up Lincolnshire’s Past

    6 February 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Wessex Archaeology has unearthed numerous archaeological remains in Lincolnshire, UK, and the surrounding area as part of the onshore construction works for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • International Business Guide: The Cross Media Interconnector for the Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    17 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    In 2018 there will be plenty of offshore wind projects starting construction, and others reaching full operation, and perhaps even one or two ready for decommissioning.

  • Ørsted Orders Changhua Cables at LS Cable & System

    12 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea’s LS Cable & System has won a contract to deliver submarine cables for Ørsted’s Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The cables are to be delivered by 2021, the company said. The Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm will feature 112 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines installed on jacket foundations 35-50 kilometers off the […]

  • Ørsted Selects Ordtek for US and Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects

    12 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Norfolk-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist Ordtek has won contracts to support Ørsted on offshore wind farm projects in the United States and Taiwan. Ordtek will be supporting Ørsted on two offshore wind farms to be developed off the US east coast, Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind, as well as on the Formosa 1 and […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD Turbine Gets Provisional Type Certificate

    6 February 2019
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Provisional Type Certificate for the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The new direct-drive offshore wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 167 metres, with its B82 blades allowing for an 18% greater swept area compared to the SWT-7.0-154 unit, Siemens Gamesa said. The first prototype was installed in Østerild, Denmark in September […]

  • NorSea Group Opens Offshore Wind Company in Esbjerg

    30 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NorSea Group has set up an offshore wind company, NSG Wind A/S, in Esbjerg, Denmark, which has been set up to deliver the full range of offshore wind industry services to wind farm operators, wind turbine manufacturers and sub-suppliers, among others. “European offshore wind markets continue to grow and the markets in Asia and North America are mushrooming. […]

  • France’s Only Offshore Wind Turbine Undergoes Survey

    13 July 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of the Floatgen offshore wind turbine installed at the SEM-REV site in France. The main goal of the survey, completed in June, was to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system, besides characterizing marine growth on the various components. For this operation, Forssea […]

  • ‘Innovation’ Uses Large Pile Gripper to Install Westermost Rough Foundations

    18 April 2014
    Technology

    A 395-tonne pile gripper left the Aelterman quay at the Kluizendok in the port of Ghent in January. The structure, which is 30m long, 25m wide and 20m high, is being used at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. The pile gripper has been installed on the jack-up vessel Innnovation, and is […]

  • CfD Auction Design Changes Come with GBP 1.5 Billion Price Tag

    16 May 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The 2017 Contracts for Difference (CfD) will cost UK consumers significantly more relative to the additional capacity secured due to the changes in the auction design which allowed small fuelled-technology projects to raise the strike price of larger projects, National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons to Complete Merger This Month

    15 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    The merger between Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) and Aker Horizons is expected to be completed after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 17 June, which accordingly will be the last day of trading in the AOW shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, the company said in its latest trading update. As announced on […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power Raises EUR 40 Million in Loan Notes (Ireland)

    16 January 2012

    Global renewable energy developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, has successfully raised €40 million in loan notes in what was one of Ireland’s largest private fundraisings of 2011. The three year loan notes were raised by Dolmen Stockbrokers from Irish high-net-worth individuals and institutions. It is expected that the formal closing of this €40mln will complete in […]

  • Bold Tern and Brave Tern to Use Speedcast Communication Tech

    30 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has contracted Speedcast International Limited to provide a communication solution for its jack-up vessels Bold Tern and Brave Tern. According to Speedcast, the solution will combine VSAT and 4G/LTE to deliver data and voice services for the corporate, operator and crew welfare networks. Under the multi-year contract, the company said it will also deploy […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2018

    1 February 2018

    Taiwan to Sign 5.5GW of Contracts with Offshore Wind Developers by July Nine developers looking to build offshore wind farms in Taiwan have qualified for offshore environmental permits. These developers, offering 10.5GW of offshore wind capacity in total, will now compete for 5.5GW of offshore wind contracts, 3.5GW to be selected for the feed-in-tariff (FIT) […]

  • DONG Floats UK East Coast Skills Fund

    7 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has announced plans for a new GBP 75,000 Skills Fund as part of the company’s annual GBP 465,000 UK East Coast Community Fund.

  • Louis Dreyfus Unveils First SOV for Ørsted

    8 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has launched its service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change destined to operate for Ørsted.

  • Siem Offshore Negotiating Siem Offshore Contractors Sale

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Siem Offshore is in talks with a potential buyer of Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), as the parent company is considering strategic alternatives for its cable lay business amid preparation for an extended downturn in the offshore supply market.

  • UK: RES Offshore Signs O&M Contract for Met Masts in Dogger Bank Round 3 Zone

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    RES Offshore has recently signed an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract with Forewind for two met masts in the Dogger Bank Round 3 zone.  These met masts are the furthest offshore of any in the UK and RES will be delivering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the structures and instrumentation systems including all work […]

  • Highlights of the Month: January 2016

    2 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday […]

  • Inter-Array Cable Issue to Leave EUR 403 Million Mark on Ørsted

    29 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    An inter-array cable issue on several Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in the UK and Continental Europe could have a total financial impact around DKK 3 billion (around EUR 403 million) across 2021 to 2023, the company reported in its latest financial results. A cable failure was discovered during an inspection campaign at the Race Bank […]

  • Neptune Energy, Ørsted Explore Powering North Sea Energy Hubs with Offshore Wind

    29 December 2022
    Business & Finance

    Oil and gas company Neptune Energy and offshore wind developer Ørsted have partnered up to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. The two parties and Goal7 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to examine the potential to supply renewable electricity from Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore wind projects […]

  • SMart Wind Installs First Meteorological Mast in Hornsea Zone (UK)

    26 October 2011

    SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the successful installation of the first meteorological mast in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. One of nine zones awarded licences by the Crown Estate in 2009 this is the first zone to install a met mast. The meteorological mast uses the […]

  • Seaproof Solutions Scores Export CPS Brace off Germany

    1 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has contracted Seaproof Solutions to supply its export cable protection systems (CPS) for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm and Trianel Windpark Borkum II.