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  • 19 July 2022
    Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator Amprion has started construction work on the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems with a groundbreaking ceremony on Norderney Island’s North Beach. The drilling to cross below the island of Norderney marks the start of construction work for Amprion’s first offshore projects, which are scheduled to go into operation in […]

  • 5 July 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has pushed back the start date for the tender to build the North Sea Energy Island (Energiø Nordsø) by up to twelve months, as the Agency wants to perform more preparatory work after receiving feedback through market dialogues. The tender is expected to be announced in September 2023 and, in […]

  • 25 August 2011
    Technology

      Pharos Offshore Group has started construction of a newly designed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) specifically for the offshore wind farm cable market. The new Inter Turbine Array Trencher, the ITAT 800™, is an 800 HP (600 kW) self-propelled trenching ROV that can be more easily manoeuvred by the operators onboard its support ship than […]

  • 7 November 2011
    Technology

    Following its manufacture and testing in Leith, ScottishPower Renewables’ new P2 Pelamis wave power device set sail for the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (Sunday 6th November). It will undergo further trials as part of a unique cross-industry collaboration project with a similar device managed by E.ON. The company received a grant from the […]

  • 20 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    A major new report has found renewable energy companies in Scotland are in need of more engineers to fulfil their future ambitions. Scottish Renewables commissioned independent researchers to survey more than 540 companies in what is the most comprehensive jobs study to date. Of those companies who were able to identify skills gaps more than […]

  • 15 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    International law firm Norton Rose recently hosted a round table discussion in Amsterdam together with Rabobank and PwC, led by energy partner Weero Koster. The reason for this event was the ‘Government Accord’, announced by the Dutch newly elected government. The round table was attended by a great number of parties involved in the Dutch […]

  • 24 May 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    In a report on the Electricity Market Reform published yesterday, the Committee on Climate Change presents new analysis showing that there are significant economic benefits from investing in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies through the 2020s rather than investing in gas-fired generation. The report finds that investment in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies could save […]

  • 29 February 2012

    Michigan and manufacturing go together. But it’s no secret the state has been hit hard by a generally shrinking U.S.-based manufacturing segment over the last several decades. Thanks in part to wind power, that’s changing in America, and in Michigan too. The story of recent wind power supply-chain entrant Energetx Composites of Hollland, Mich., and […]

  • 5 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The schedule for a cutting-edge offshore wind demonstration scheme off the north east coast has been amended to help secure the development’s future, the project’s backers said. Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the shareholders in Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL) – the company behind the 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) […]

  • 2 December 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Representatives from the South West Marine Energy Park (SWMEP) and the Channel Islands Marine Energy Group (CIMREG) met in London at the International Tidal Energy Summit on Wednesday to finalise details of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two organisations. The MoU, signed today between the Channel Islands and the South West of the […]

  • 1 January 2014

    Storm ‘Christian’ Shakes DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border, recently shook under the strength of storm “Christian” that swept through the North Sea. The Netherlands: Damen Unveils Walk to Work Vessel Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new Wind […]

  • 19 December 2013

    After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in March 2011, Germany embarked on an unprecedented shift in energy politics: the German energy transition, Energiewende, put an end to nuclear energy and boosted renewable energy sources. Sabine Froning, Director Business and Stakeholder Relations at Vattenfall, has taken a look at four cornerstones of how Germany’s newly elected […]

  • 18 May 2011

      A new Scottish offshore wind web portal has been launched to provide up-to-the-minute signposting for all information relating to this rapidly-emerging industry. Offshore wind is arguably Scotland’s biggest economic opportunity for a generation. Recognising this, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have developed the web portal to help businesses and individuals […]

  • 18 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Following the news that Spanish wind turbine tower manufacturer, Windar, will build a factory in Poland, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW) said via social media that there was another agreement for a factory of this kind in the country between its supporting member Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu (Industrial Development Agency; ARP) and the Spanish company GRI Renewable […]

  • 5 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    Madrid-based multi-energy company Repsol and Ørsted have signed an agreement to identify and, where appropriate, jointly develop floating offshore wind projects in Spain. According to Repsol, both companies have the ambition to together become a leading developer in Spanish floating offshore wind by combining their strengths. The alliance will combine Repsol’s experience as a global […]

  • 21 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has developed a new method for offshore floating wind installations that is said to eliminate the need for wet-tows and marshalling yards. Using the Floating to Floating installation method, floaters can be constructed on land before being dry-towed on a transport vessel to the location, Heerema said. After arrival, they are installed […]

  • 9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Combined market losses in offshore wind grew from GBP 124 million (around EUR 145 million) in 2010-2015 to GBP 500 million (around EUR 585 million) by 2020, with the average insurance claim nearly doubling from GBP 1.67 million (around EUR 2 million) to GBP 3.08 million (around EUR 3.6 million) in the same period, according […]

  • 24 May 2021
    R&D, Technology

    A collaborative project designed to investigate the effect of increased monopile size on the stability of the structures is underway, the Carbon Trust said. The Verification of Buckling Assessment and Behaviour in Large Monopiles (VERBATIM) project is a EUR 3 million joint industry initiative, due to be completed by early 2023. As turbines continue to […]

  • 1 November 2021

    A culture of care is the foundation By Mark Walker Renewable sources of energy—wind, water, solar, geothermal—are widely viewed as the engines that will power the world one day, and companies specialising in renewables are already making headway toward that goal. But no matter how innovative or new, every industry has to consider safety, and […]

  • 1 November 2021
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor plans to deploy a new floating foundation design offshore Scotland if the company comes out as one of the seabed lease winners in the ScotWind auction and builds its proposed 1 GW floating wind project. The Wind Semi, a semisubmersible wind turbine foundation, has been designed with flexibility, specifically to allow for fabrication and […]

  • 14 September 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted, East Hampton Town, and the East Hampton Town Trustees have reached agreement on the terms of a contract which would allow the installation and maintenance of the South Fork offshore wind farm’s export cable. When finalized, the contract, known as a “Host Community Agreement,” would provide for payment in exchange for the granting of […]

  • 10 June 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Canadian offshore wind developer Trillium Power has filed a spoliation motion with the Ontario Superior Court, scheduled to be heard by a Master of the Court on June 18th, the company’s CEO John Kourtoff confirmed to Offshore WIND. The latest legal action, added to their $500 million legal action, claims Ontario government officials have intentionally […]

  • 1 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Long-standing SMD customer DeepOcean have now received delivery of their 1000hp QTrencher (QT) 1000 and successfully completed a number of projects. The recently upgraded T-3200 heavy duty trenching tractor is set to sit alongside the industry‐leading free flying, jet trenching ROV on DeepOcean’s Havila Phoenix vessel. Paul Davison, SMD’s Deputy MD commented: “We are particularly […]

  • 24 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Welsh Minister for Natural Resources, Alun Davies met with businesses in London yesterday, discussing the Welsh Government’s focus on green growth makes Wales a unique place to invest and grow new business.  In a new prospectus, the Minister has set out what Wales can offer the business community in terms of green growth. This includes: Wales’ wealth […]

  • 7 February 2017
    Authorities, R&D

    ITPEnergised (ITPE), Ramboll and BMT Asia Pacific (BMT) have delivered their third and final set of best practice guidelines for development of offshore wind farms in Taiwan and presented them to the local industry.

  • 17 February 2016
    R&D

    A research project has been launched to establish the foundations for the further development of blade bearings. The HAPT (Highly Accelerated Pitch Bearing Test) project has gathered researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES Nordwest, the Institute of Machine Elements, Engineering Design and Tribology (IMKT) at Leibniz Universität Hannover […]