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  • VolkerInfra Scores Burbo Bank Onshore Cabling Job

    25 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Dong Energy has appointed VolkerInfra to install the onshore underground cables and associated fibre optic cables for Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay. A 220kV export cable will connect Burbo Bank Extension’s offshore substation with Dong Energy’s onshore substation. From this landing point, located between Rhyl and Prestatyn in Denbighshire (Wales), VolkerInfra […]

  • Putian Pinghai Bay Phase II: Tenders Invited for 20 Wind Turbines

    5 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Fujian Zhongmin Offshore Wind Power Co. has invited tenders for the delivery of 20 wind turbines for the second phase of the Putian Pinghai Bay (Fujian Putian City Flat Bay) offshore wind project. The turbines should have an individual capacity of at least 5MW. The offshore wind turbines are required to meet IEC I standard or GL I […]

  • STX France Launches Marine Renewables Facilities

    27 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    With the active support of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council, Carène (Federation of local councils of Saint-Nazaire area) and Caisse des Dépôts (public group serving general interest and economic development), STX France secured the financing required to launch the 1st batch of production units due to enter in service in 2015. Considering the […]

  • King Charles Renounces UK Royal Family’s Share of Round 4 Offshore Wind Earnings for Public Good

    20 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    King Charles III has asked that the Royal Family’s share of The Crown Estate’s earnings from the Round 4 offshore wind seabed leasing “be directed for wider public good”, UK media reports. As reported on 19 January, all six winners of the latest UK seabed auction have now signed Agreements for Lease with The Crown […]

  • Building for the future: Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited & Alicat

    3 August 2012

    Shipyards are not only busy building, but also providing repair facilities for the many different types of vessels being used in the offshore wind industry. One shipyard investing in the repair sector, as well as building their own line of support vessels, is the Great Yarmouth Company, Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited (RDDE). Their […]

  • Recyclable Blades Ordered for French Offshore Wind Farm

    29 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The development consortium behind the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm has ordered several sets of Siemens Gamesa’s new recyclable wind turbine blades. Ten of the 64 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines will feature the new RecyclableBlades which were unveiled by Siemens Gamesa last September. The blades are made up of a combination of […]

  • EDS HV On Horns Rev 3 Duty

    31 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based EDS HV Group has been appointed to act on behalf of Vattenfall at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind project in Denmark as high voltage (HV) consultants.

  • UK Offshore Wind Farms 30% More Productive in 2015

    31 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Wind farms offshore the UK generated 17.4 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2015, a 30% increase compared to 13.4 TWh of power generated by offshore wind in 2014, according to a report released today by the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The 30% leap in power generated by offshore wind farms was attributed […]

  • BOEM Studying Seabirds and Marine Mammals Off California

    1 March 2018
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    U.S. Geological Survey is carrying out a four-year study of seabird and marine mammal populations off central and southern California on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which received expressions of interest for wind and wave energy projects in these areas.  

  • Safety Technology to Open New Centre at Port of Mostyn

    16 January 2014
    Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    South Wales based safety training provider Safety Technology Ltd, announced their plans to open a state-of-the art Wind Energy safety training centre in the Mostyn region this week. With support from the Welsh Assembly Government, the RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited training provider will be developing a new safety training facility on-site at […]

  • South Korean President Announces Nuclear, Coal Phase-Out. Looks to Offshore Wind.

    19 June 2017
    Authorities

    South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, elected last month, today announced plans for the country’s transition to renewables and phase-out of nuclear and coal plants in a speech during the official ceremony of the permanent shutdown of the country’s oldest nuclear power plant. Moon added he will focus on developing solar and offshore wind power.

  • Offshore Wind Saves Crown Estate’s Day as Pandemic-Hit Revenues Plummet

    24 June 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has announced a net revenue profit of GBP 269.3 million (around EUR 315 million) for the financial year 2020/21, a 21.9 per cent decrease compared to the previous year, significantly impacted by three national lockdowns and various restrictions as a result of the pandemic. However, while the profits from the recently held […]

  • Nexans Contracts Friedrich Vorwerk Group for BorWin6 Onshore Cable Connection

    27 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Bohlen & Doyen, a subsidiary of the German energy infrastructure construction company Friedrich Vorwerk Group, has signed a contract with French cable manufacturer Nexans to build the onshore cable connection for the BorWin6 offshore wind grid in Germany. The total volume of the order is in the mid-two-digit million range, according to a press release […]

  • E.ON Picks SeaPlanner for Humber Gateway

    13 August 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    SeaPlanner has been selected by E.ON to help manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm through its software system. The SeaPlanner software has been used on the project since April 2013, providing personnel and operations management during the construction phase. This first-hand experience of the Humber Gateway project, […]

  • Senergy Study Shows UK Could More than Double Its Offshore Wind Energy Targets

    28 September 2012
    R&D

    An evaluation of the UK’s offshore wind potential carried out by Senergy’s industry-leading renewable energy consultancy has shown that the Government could more than double its offshore wind target for 2020. The findings reveal that the Government could not only surpass its aim of achieving 18GW of offshore wind generation connected to the grid by […]

  • South Korea to Set Up 96.8MW Offshore Wind Farm at Saemangeum

    9 January 2017

    An offshore wind project with a total capacity of up to 96.8MW will be built at South Korea’s estuarine tidal flat Saemangeum. On 6 January, the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency (SDIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saemangeum Offshore Wind Power, a special purpose company established between KEPCO KPS and Mirae Asset, as well as […]

  • RWE Unveils Plans for Gwynt y Môr Windfarm (UK)

    1 December 2011

    A 40-tonne underwater plough will be used to lay electricity cables from the coast to an offshore windfarm. The cables will stretch from the shore at Pensarn near Abergele 13kms to the 160 planned turbines at Gwynt y Môr windfarm. At Towyn Road between Pensarn and Belgrano, four cables will be extended 11kms underground to […]

  • World’s First Wind Turbine with Recyclable Blades Starts Spinning Offshore Germany

    1 August 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine equipped with the company’s RecyclableBlades has generated first power at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. This marks the first commercial installation of Siemens Gamesa’s recyclable wind turbine technology and the first time a wind turbine with recyclable blades is installed worldwide, according to the wind turbine manufacturer […]

  • Nexans Wins BorWin6 Cabling Work

    6 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Nexans has won the contract for cabling work on the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in Germany, which TenneT awarded following a tendering process. Under the contract with TenneT, awarded through a tendering process, Nexans is responsible for the production and laying of cables, including the sea, tidal flat, and land cables.  The cable laying work […]

  • Worldwide Wind Capacity Hits 392GW

    10 September 2015

    The worldwide wind capacity reached 392’927 MW by the end of June 2015, out of which 21’678 MW were added in the first six months of 2015. This increase is substantially higher than in the first half of 2014 and 2013, when 17,6 GW respectively 13,9 GW were added. All wind turbines installed worldwide by […]

  • UK Round 4 Offshore Wind Winners to Start Paying Option Fees with Lease Agreements Now Signed

    19 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has signed Agreements for Lease for all six offshore wind projects selected in the UK’s Round 4 offshore wind seabed leasing. This enables the developers to now further progress their plans and also kicks off the period in which they will be paying annual option fees of almost GBP 900 million to […]

  • Vattenfall Earmarks EUR 1.5 Billion for Renewables in Next Two Years

    3 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall will spend SEK 14 billion (EUR 1.5 bn) on developing its renewable energy power sources, mainly wind , throughout 2016 and 2017, aimed at helping the company reach the goal of adding further 2,300 MW of installed wind capacity by 2020.  The renewables will take the 93% share of Vattenfall’s growth investments in […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Reports Steady Orders, Higher Revenues in Q3

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABB reported steady orders and higher revenues in the third quarter of 2012 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, as the company benefited from its well-balanced market exposure, especially the improved access to the North American automation market gained through recent acquisitions. Power orders were lower than the year-earlier period, which included a large offshore wind […]

  • RenewableUK Voices Concerns Over Round 4 Option Fees

    8 February 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RenewableUK has welcomed the selection of preferred bidders at the Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, but warned about the effect of the option fees on developers and, ultimately, consumers. The Crown Estate has selected six projects that will now move to the next stage of the process, whose developers have committed to the […]

  • Hurricane Joins Tempest, Tornado and Typhoon

    1 December 2016
    Vessels

    Following the delivery of the fourth and final crew transfer vessel (CTV) built for CWind – the Hurricane TOW – in July 2016, Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) issued a release on 29 November, saying the four vessels have been built as “future-proof” for a booming offshore wind market.  According to Hurricane TOW’s AIS data, the vessel has […]

  • Energy Investments Moving Towards Renewables

    16 September 2016

    Global energy investment fell by 8% in 2015, with a drop in oil and gas upstream spending outweighing continued robust investment in renewables, electricity networks and energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report. The World Energy Investment 2016 (WEI 2016) report, a detailed analysis of investment across the global energy system, shows […]