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  • ScottishPower to Decide on Three East Anglian Ports by Year’s End

    30 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    ScottishPower said they will announce decision on how they will use three East Anglian ports for offshore wind development by the end of the year, reports EDP 24 news portal. The company is considering three ports Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Harwich. It is yet to be decided if the company is going to use all […]

  • Rampion Shakes Off Bad Weather

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion offshore wind farm project remains on schedule with the installation of the first turbine foundation due to start this week, despite adverse weather conditions disrupting enabling works to prepare the seabed, according to E.ON. The 400MW project, being built by E.ON, the UK Green Investment Bank and Canadian energy company Enbridge, 13km off the Sussex […]

  • BP, EnBW to Start Site Investigations for 3 GW Offshore Wind Project in UK

    21 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical, geotechnical and environmental (benthic) survey at the sites the Crown Estate awarded to a consortium between BP and EnBW earlier this year is set to start on 27 June. The proposed 3 GW Yellow North and South offshore wind project consists of two sites in the Irish Sea, off the coasts of North […]

  • The Crown Estate Approves Wave Power Development off Shetland Islands (UK)

    17 May 2011

    Vattenfall has formed a joint venture company, Aegir Wave Power, together with the Scottish wave power technology company Pelamis Wave Power. The company has today obtained authorisation to continue development of an area close to the Shetland Islands for wave power generation. Aegir, in which Vattenfall owns a 51% share, has been working to develop […]

  • USA: National Science Foundation Awards USD 1.97 Million to Massachusetts Research Institutions

    15 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect Edward Markey, and U.S. Representatives James McGovern and William Keating announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.97 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Tufts University for research projects in science and engineering. “These awards from the National Science Foundation are […]

  • Highlights of the Month – June 2019

    1 July 2019

    OffshoreWIND.biz brings you the ten most read offshore wind news in the month of June. BREAKING: France Reveals Dunkirk Tender Winner France has selected the consortium of EDF Renouvelables, innogy and Enbridge to construct and develop the Dunkirk offshore wind project. Dunkirk Strike Price Is EUR 44/MWh The Dunkirk offshore wind farm will deliver electricity […]

  • Jan De Nul Loads First Taiwan-Bound Jackets in South Korea

    21 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has loaded the first jacket foundations built in South Korea for the 109.2 MW Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project. Jan De Nul will transport a total of 21 four-legged jacket foundations from Samkang’s fabrication yard in South Korea to the installation site offshore Taiwan in the coming weeks. The […]

  • Denmark to Help Vietnam Chart Offshore Wind Roadmap

    14 October 2019
    R&D

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of Vietnam have initiated a partnership with the purpose of mapping the potential for offshore wind off the coast of Vietnam. The next step in the cooperation between DEA and EREA will be to develop a roadmap to Vietnamese authorities presenting solutions on […]

  • European Energy Moving Ahead with Danish Offshore Wind Pair

    19 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    European Energy is set to begin the development phase of its Omø South and Jammerland Bay offshore wind projects in Denmark. The first steps of the development phase will follow in the coming weeks with the preliminary inspections of the seabed at the project sites, which will help detemine the final project designs. European Energy […]

  • Alicat Workboats Delivers Iceni Conquest

    16 April 2015
    Vessels

    Alicat Workboats Ltd. has delivered the third of class Alicat 21m, ‘Iceni Conquest’ to Iceni Marine Services Ltd., also of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The 21m Alicat design has been proven in service with two other sister craft working on UK offshore wind projects. ‘Iceni Conquest’ has secured a charter on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind […]

  • Burns & McDonnell Wins Mayflower Wind Onshore Link FEED Contract

    11 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind Energy LLC has selected Burns & McDonnell to carry out Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of the onshore substation and onshore cable system for the Mayflower Wind project off Massachusetts, US. Burns & McDonnell will also provide market engagement support for the project. Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell and Ocean Winds, […]

  • Technical University Hamburg-Harburg Hosts Travelling Offshore Wind Exhibition (Germany)

    30 April 2013

    The traveling exhibition “Offshore Fascination – Wind and Sea for New Energy in Urban and Rural Areas” will be available to visitors for four weeks, starting April 29, in the foyer of the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. The goal of the exhibition, which is initiated by the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE) and funded […]

  • Photo of the Day: GMS Endeavour Testing Sea Legs in Blyth

    29 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Port of Blyth has shared a photo of Gulf Marine Services testing the jack-up operation of the Self Elevating Support Vessel (SESV) GMS Endeavour at the port’s South Harbour.

  • ISC and WSP Join Mayflower Wind Offshore Substation Roster

    11 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    As a sub-contractor to Bladt Industries, ISC will perform the engineering design works together with Semco Maritime and the US partner WSP.

  • DEME Scores Record Turnover in 2013

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group released its 2013 results on February 28, highlighting that the company reached a record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year. EBITDA increased by 25% to EUR 437.8 million, and net profit amounted to EUR 109.1 million, an increase of 22% compared to 2012. The order […]

  • USA: First Offshore Renewable Energy Bidding Starts This Week

    29 July 2013
    Authorities

    The bidding for the two federal lease areas offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts will start this week. Nine companies, including Deepwater Wind, which is planning to develop a wind farm offshore Block Island, will bid for the 164,750 acres for commercial wind energy leasing. The minimum bid for the south area, which covers an area […]

  • Aker Solutions to Set Up Standalone Offshore Wind Company

    17 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Aker Solutions will separate its offshore wind business in a new company – Aker Offshore Wind – saying the standalone entity will have financial flexibility to raise required capital for large, capital-intensive projects. The company, which is merging with Kvaerner and is also spinning off its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) business, will be […]

  • Deepwater Wind Teams Up with Tesla for 144MW OWF in Massachusetts

    1 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind unveiled plans for its newest project off the American coast yesterday, 31 July. The 144MW Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm that would be paired with a 40MWh battery storage system provided by Tesla, is proposed to be built in Deepwater Wind’s federal lease site off the coast of Massachusetts.

  • First Subsea Cable Protection for Neart na Gaoithe

    19 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group has awarded First Subsea with a contract to provide the Cable Protection System for the inter-array cables at the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm offshore Scotland. First Subsea, part of the First Tech Group based in Aberdeen, said that the cable protection system will be designed to protect the cables during installation and […]

  • Jan De Nul Gathers Formosa 2 Jackets Crew

    31 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has selected the suppliers of the jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jan De Nul is the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables. Following the project financial close reached earlier this week, Jan De Nul awarded Saipem and Sembcorp […]

  • Revolution Wind Continues Connecticut Win Streak

    31 December 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has selected Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project to move forward to negotiate a fixed-price power purchase agreement (PPA) with the state’s power distribution companies for 0.42TWh per year equivalent to 100MW offshore wind capacity.

  • Geophysical Surveys Coming Up for Shell’s Floating Wind Project in Ireland

    8 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Green Rebel Marine will undertake a geophysical site survey campaign at the site of the Emerald floating offshore wind project in the North Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The surveys will be conducted by the vessel Roman Rebel, using multibeam echosounders and ultra-high-resolution survey equipment, and will start on 13 July and […]

  • Ventolines Backs Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project

    16 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-headquartered Ventolines has signed on as the offshore wind expertise partner for the Mayflower Wind project in Massachusetts. Ventolines will provide transport and installation expertise on the substation, foundations, inter-array cables, and wind turbines. The Dutch company has also opened its first U.S. office in Boston with the aim of exploring new opportunities in […]

  • Taiwan Move to Spark Offshore Wind Activities in Asia Pacific

    2 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Taiwanese government’s award of grid connection capacity to a total of over 3.8GW of offshore wind projects on 30 April will have a positive impact on other offshore wind markets in Asia, according to a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells. 

  • Scour Prevention Systems Secures US Patent for SPM

    23 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Scour Prevention Systems has won a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM), designed to protect offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.

  • First UK-Made Offshore Wind Tower Sections Ready to Roll

    3 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    CS Wind UK is commencing the transportation of the first nine offshore tower sections from its Machrihanish factory in Campbeltown, Scotland, to the local harbour on 8 January.