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  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • IPC Accepts Galloper Wind Farm for Examination (UK)

    6 February 2012

    On 19 December, the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) confirmed acceptance for examination of a Development Consent Order application for Galloper Wind Farm – an up to 504 megawatt (MW) extension to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm that is currently under construction – with much of the environmental assessment work completed by Royal Haskoning on […]

  • 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 […]

  • Offshore Wind: Both Challenges and Enormous Opportunities Lie Ahead

    8 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, R&D, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry has faced significant headwinds in the past couple of years, with most of the negative effects tracing their origin back to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the geopolitical turmoil caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This has led to supply chain instability and cost inflation which has resulted in […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.  

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK Company Buys CTV Owner CWind

    11 October 2023
    Business & Finance

    UK-based Inspirit Capital has acquired crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner CWind from Global Marine Group. CWind completes approximately 60,000 crew transfers annually, utilising its fleet of CTVs, including the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship, CWind Pioneer. The company provided services at wind farms throughout the UK and Europe including London Array, Thanet & Kentish […]

  • 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 […]

  • BiFab Crisis: Workers Rally at Scottish Parliament as Unions Urge SSE to ‘Rein In’ SHL

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The trade unions supporting BiFab workers have called on SSE to ‘rein in’ the contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) and save 1,400 jobs in Fife and Lewis. On 16 November, SSE issued a statement saying that, as a 15% shareholder of BiFab, it is willing to play its part in a recovery package supported by and involving all shareholders.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Gwynt y Môr to Be Featured in Primetime TV Series

    24 April 2014

    Adrian “Ade” Edmondson, a British comedian and TV presenter, has visited RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, which will be featured in a primetime ITV series called Ade at Sea. In the sixth and final episode of Ade at Sea, to be shown on Thursday 24th April at 8.30pm, Mr. Edmondson […]

  • 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 […]

  • Dutch Aim to Bring Back Reefs via Offshore Wind Farms

    5 November 2018
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed, in cooperation with the North Sea Foundation, the Natuur & Milieu organisation, and Eneco, reef balls and cages containing flat oysters within the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, 23 kilometres west of the Dutch port city of IJmuiden.

  • BlueFloat Tie-Up Reveals 900 MW Wind Farm Project Offshore New Zealand

    2 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture (JV) between BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate, and Elemental Group have revealed their new offshore wind project, South Taranaki, off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The South Taranaki offshore wind project, which will use bottom-fixed technology, will be located 22 kilometres off the coast of South Taranaki and is expected to […]

  • First Pin Piles for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Loaded in South Korea

    28 April 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first pin piles fabricated in South Korea for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration have been loaded out for transport to Taiwan. As previously reported, Edgen Murray, in collaboration with South Korea’s SeAH, completed the manufacturing of 80 pin piles for the project, also known as Changhua Phase 1, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Australian Port Making Room for Offshore Wind

    15 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contribution, Ports & Logistics

    GeelongPort, located in Corio Bay, Victoria, Australia, has unveiled plans to develop up to 25 hectares of land for a wind farm hub to support Victoria’s renewables industry. Located at Oyster Cove near GeelongPort’s Lascelles Wharf, the precinct will provide facilities for the berthing, laydown, and construction of equipment for onshore and offshore wind projects. […]