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  • Birkenhead’s Fit-Out Contractor Enters Wind Farm Vessel Market

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Birkenhead-based fit-out contractor MPE Interiors has been named as the preferred installer of fast-fitting modular ship accommodation in a new partnership. MPE Interiors has agreed an alliance with Birmingham-based KPM Marine, which currently designs and manufactures flatpack, track-based accommodation systems for refit or new-build smaller working vessels including wind farm boats. Cliff Grainger, MPE Interiors […]

  • Moody’s: Paris Climate Agreement to Boost Wind Turbine Sales

    13 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in emerging markets, directed towards renewable energies such as wind and solar energy […]

  • First RWE’ Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Launched (Germany)

    17 March 2011
    Technology

    At the beginning of March, the first of two offshore installation vessels owned by RWE was officially launched after only seven months of construction. The works are thus already a month ahead of the original time schedule. The final large-scale components, the main crane and the jack-up legs, will be installed over the next few […]

  • RWE Innogy awards contract for offshore sea cable to ABB (Germany)

    4 August 2010
    Grid Connection

    RWE Innogy and ABB have today signed a contract for delivery of underwater cable for the offshore wind farm “Nordsee Ost”. In total, ABB will supply around 63 kilometres of sea cable. They will be used to network the 48 wind turbines of the wind farm with one another and connect them to an offshore transformer station. The undersea cable will be produced by an ABB subsidiary in Sweden. The contract is valued at around EUR 10 million.

  • SSE Renewables, Equis to Place Joint Bid for Offshore Wind Project in Australia This Month

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equis Development, a Singapore-based renewable energy developer, have established a 50/50 consortium for offshore wind development in Australia, where they now plan to submit a bid for a feasibility license for an offshore wind farm project in Gippsland. In a press release issued on 3 April, the new offshore wind partners said […]

  • USA: Economic Growth Committee Approves Senator Whelan’s Bill

    7 March 2012

    A bill sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan that would assist New Jersey boat builders who have been hard-hit by the economic recession in making the transition to manufacture parts for windmills was unanimously approved yesterday by the Senate Economic Growth Committee. “Manufacturers have had to learn to be adaptable and innovative to stay afloat in […]

  • Victoria Issues Offshore Wind Implementation Statement

    16 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has released the Victorian Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 2 which sets out how this Australian State will leverage industry-led investment in offshore wind for the first tranche of projects that will deliver at least 2 GW by 2032. The strategy confirms the location of the Victorian Renewable […]

  • Crown Estate ‘Derogates’ Round 4 Offshore Wind Projects

    21 April 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed its work on the Plan-Level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the six projects selected in the UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The six projects have the potential to deliver up to 8 GW of new offshore wind capacity. The bidders selected for the six Round 4 sites are RWE, a consortium […]

  • UK: GIB Invests GBP 58.6 Million in London Array

    10 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) today announced a £58.6 million investment in the world’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. The investment will refinance a significant portion of Masdar’s 20% equity stake in the project. GIB’s senior debt commitment is being made alongside co-lenders: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd; KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH; […]

  • Starting shot fired for work on RWE’s first own offshore installation ship (Germany)

    9 September 2010
    R&D, Technology

    After successful completion of the detailed planning, construction has begun of RWE’s first own offshore installation ship with today’s steel cutting ceremony at the Korean shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. The first steel sections of the 100 metre long and 40 metre wide ship were cut to size under the eyes […]

  • UK: Global Marine Launches Cable Installation Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms

    19 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, has invested in the refit and development of Cable Enterprise, a barge built specifically for the installation of power cables for offshore wind farms. Cable Enterprise, which will be officially launched in Middlesbrough in the North […]

  • Crown Estate to Finance for Green Spin-off Fund (UK)

    28 December 2010

    Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to direct the Crown Estate commissioners to finance a spin-off fund to ensure communities across the north benefit from offshore wind, wave and tidal power projects. The proposal – from Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrat MP John Thurso – follows the commissioners’ failure to act on their […]

  • Denmark: MAKE Consulting Releases Global Wind Power Market Outlook Report

    26 March 2012

    MAKE Consulting has published its 2012 Global Wind Power Market Outlook report. MAKE continues to see significant growth in the global wind power markets with an expected compound annual growth rate of 7% – a downgrade from MAKE’s last quarterly forecast of a 10% 5-year CAGR. High growth is expected in new emerging markets and […]

  • UK: Consultation Findings for Gwynt y Môr Community Benefit Fund Spending Revealed

    12 March 2013

    Findings from a major consultation in North Wales into how RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Community Benefit Fund should be spent have been unveiled. The £19m fund – £768,000 per annum, index linked to inflation – will become available once Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is fully operational in 2014. The company says […]

  • Danish Yachts to Launch SeaStrider

    31 January 2012

    Danish Yachts is to launch its advanced new range of commercial vessels – SeaStrider. Designed for high-speed passenger transport, SeaStrider is groundbreaking both in terms of design technology and build and is the first carbon fibre SWATH to be built. The first boat under construction in the range is the SeaStrider SWATH for carrying service […]

  • Global Marine Energy Opened It’s Office in Boston (USA)

    24 February 2011

    Global Marine Energy, Inc. today announced the opening of its office in Boston Massachusetts. Global Marine Energy is an American owned licensee of Global Marine Systems Ltd, the market leading offshore cable installation and marine engineering company. For over 160 years, Global Marine has been successfully installing cable throughout the world’s oceans and for the […]

  • MAKE: European Markets Mired in Regulatory Uncertainty – Near-Term and Post-2020

    11 March 2016

    MAKE has published an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2025.  Global energy markets are undoubtedly changing, the breadth of divestments in fossil fuel assets is a testament to the fact that the private sector considers investment in these technologies a losing proposition, MAKE said. The consultancy company expects the political […]

  • Shanghai Unveils Plan to Co-Locate Offshore Wind and Solar, First Offshore PV Auction Planned by Year-End

    28 August 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission released a new plan on 26 August that will lead to China’s largest city opening an allocation round by the end of this year for at least 1 GW of offshore solar energy capacity that will be co-located with offshore wind. As reported in July, Shanghai could install […]

  • Crown Estate Reports Record Profit as UK Round 4 Offshore Wind Option Fees Start Pouring In

    29 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has reported a record net revenue profit of GBP 442.6 million (around EUR 512 million) for the financial year 2022/23 thanks to earnings from option fees that the developers of the Round 4 offshore wind farms started paying this year. Offshore wind has also boosted the value of The Crown Estate’s wider […]

  • Another Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Project Emerges in Australia

    21 August 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Elanora Offshore, a consortium comprising EnergyAustralia, KIMAenergy, Boskalis, Respect Energy, and Polpo Investments, has unveiled its plans to build a 5 GW wind farm off the Gippsland coast, Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone. According to the project’s website, the 5 GW Elanora offshore wind farm would create over 3,000 direct jobs during the construction […]

  • Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone

    5 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government has invited the public to comment on the notice for the […]

  • UK: Supacat 24m Multi-Purpose Vessel Set to Redefine WSVs

    2 July 2013

    Incat Crowther announced its role in delivering the detailed design of an exciting new Wind Farm Support Vessel, the SMV 24, unveiled by Supacat at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton last week. The new multi-purpose vessel is a fresh approach to the sector, offering unparalleled operational flexibility, comfort and safety. The new vessel is currently […]

  • Australia Putting Wind Projects Offshore Victoria on Fast Track

    21 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment

    Australia’s federal government and the Victoria state government plan to fast-track Victorian Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) and offshore wind development in an effort to create new energy jobs across Victoria, unlock cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy, and put downward pressure on prices. The Commonwealth and Victoria have signed an agreement to jointly fund Victorian […]

  • Competition in Offshore Wind Industry to Intensify

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    With an expected compound average growth rate of 28.3% from 2013-2020, the growth for the offshore wind industry remains solid. Short term demand in Europe – the main market region for offshore wind – is set to stabilise pending policy clarification and implementation. The outlook beyond 2020, however, remains highly dependent on timely clarification of […]

  • UK: Port of Mostyn Confirmed as Turbine Installation Base

    13 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    GWYNT Y MÔR Offshore Wind Farm Limited can confirm that the Port of Mostyn in North Wales will be the base for its wind turbine installation programme. All 160 turbines will be installed from the Port on the Flintshire coast, and follows an announcement last year that Mostyn will benefit from the construction of an operations and maintenance […]

  • Experiment in Norway: Painting Wind Turbines to Avoid Bird Collisions

    9 August 2013
    Environment, R&D

    An experiment of huge dimensions has started at Smøla wind farm. Several wind turbines will be painted to make them more visible to birds, thus reducing the risk of collisions. Never before has a trial of this nature been carried out with such thorough scientific follow-up. The INTACT project, which is a collaboration between several […]