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  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    12 March 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm Starts Building O&M Base

    22 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has officially broken ground for its net-zero carbon Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at the Port of Tyne, the UK. At 3.6 GW, the Dogger Bank wind farm will become the biggest in the world when operational in 2026, and be capable of providing around 5 per cent of the UK’s […]

  • Overcoming Floating Wind Challenges Is Key to Global Energy Transition – Houlder

    27 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Contribution, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The following article is a guest post by Mark Goalen, Director – Offshore Engineering, Houlder. The scaling up of renewable energy capacity will be essential for the success of the global energy transition. Increasing offshore wind capacity is, in turn, key to scaling up renewable energy production but is reliant on developers installing high-capacity farms […]

  • Samsung Heavy Chooses Fife for its First European Offshore Wind Project (Scotland)

    31 January 2012

    First Minister Alex Salmond today welcomed the news that Korean giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 new jobs in Scotland. The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and […]

  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    24 January 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • Belgium: OWI-Lab Test Facility Expects Inauguration in September

    21 June 2012

    The 27th of September a new application lab will be inaugurated in the port of Antwerp: the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab). Although we already have had an official launch of the OWI-Lab in January, the inauguration in September will focus on the test facility for wind turbine component testing. Other activities and services […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Posts Profit of GBP 252.6 Million

    27 June 2013

    The Crown Estate announced another record financial result, posting a profit of £252.6 million which they pay entirely to the UK Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances. Profit for the year was up by 5.2 per cent on last year and capital value rose by over 7 per cent to more than £8.6 […]

  • Gamesa: Ready to go offshore

    5 August 2013

    As Gamesa sees its prototype offshore wind turbine produce its first kilowatt hours in the next few weeks what are the Spanish company’s expectations for the offshore wind industry? Headquartered in Vizcaya, Spain and with its offshore wind base in London, Gamesa now employs 6,500 people world wide and it has a presence in more than 50 countries, along with manufacturing centres in Spain, China, India, […]

  • Vattenfall, Technip and AREG Submit Application to Marine Scotland to Build EOWDC (UK)

    5 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

      Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the joint venture (JV) partners behind a cutting edge Wind Deployment Centre in Scottish waters – the 11-wind turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen Bay – have submitted their consent application to Marine Scotland. The application seeks permission for work to commence on […]

  • Germany: Federal Minister of Environment Opens HUSUM WindEnergy 2012

    18 September 2012

    The leading international wind energy trade fair is opening its doors in North Friesland for the 13th time. This year, the honour of officially opening the trade fair was given to Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of the Environment. In addition to the optimistic, happy atmosphere and short routes on the trade fair site, the usual […]

  • Scotland’s Renewable Energy Investment Fund Opens for Business

    10 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A multi-million pound renewable energy investment fund (REIF), geared to stimulating greater levels of private finance into innovative green power and renewable district heating projects in Scotland, was opened for business by First Minister Alex Salmond today. As senior figures from green energy, finance and government gathered in Edinburgh for the Scottish Low Carbon Investment […]

  • Denmark – Wind Energy Hub

    20 December 2010

    Denmark is the first country in the world to pursue a climate plan for how to build an energy system that is independent of fossil fuels and wind power already accounts for more than 20% of the total power consumption. It is widely agreed that wind turbines will become the backbone of Denmark’s future electricity […]

  • Main Contractor Selected for Baltic Power O&M Hub

    10 February 2023
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Baltic Power, a joint venture between Poland’s Orlen Group and Canada’s Northland Power, has selected the Polish company ERBUD as the main contractor for the construction of an offshore wind farm operations and maintenance base in the Port of Łeba. The construction of the base is scheduled to start later this year and be completed […]

  • Californian Port Unveils Concept for USD 4.7 Billion Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Hub

    10 May 2023
    Business development, Infrastructure, Research & Development

    The Port of Long Beach has released plans to build an offshore floating wind facility, known as Pier Wind, that would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines. The offshore wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land located southwest of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge within the […]

  • UK, Germany Sign Wind Power Collaboration Agreement

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Working together for the development of future offshore renewable energy was the force behind a new Anglo-German agreement signed in Lowestoft. OrbisEnergy and WAB, the Wind Energy Agency for north-west Germany, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a collaborative working relationship for North Sea offshore wind during a visit of a German delegation to […]

  • JDR Opens European Hub in Newcastle, Nets Contract with Tideway

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has officially opened its European service centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

  • Port of Long Beach Proposes to Build Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Hub in USA

    30 January 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container seaport in the United States, has proposed to develop the largest facility in the nation specifically designed to accommodate the assembly of offshore wind turbines. The proposed Pier Wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land, located southwest of the Long Beach International […]

  • Study: Multitasking Interconnectors Increase Utilisation while Reducing Costs

    28 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The WindConnector concept -an offshore grid infrastructure solution that can transmit electricity generated by offshore wind farms and interconnect electricity markets in the North Sea – holds the potential to lower the cost of energy for consumers by reducing need for, and making more efficient use of, offshore grid infrastructure, according to a study carried out by Pöyry.