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  • Insights into Wind Turbine Blades in North America: A Conversation with Ken Lee, Fleet Engineering Manager at EDF Renewables

    18 September 2023
    Business development, Industry, Market Outlooks, Research & Development, Wind Turbines

    The rapid growth of wind power in North America is driving requirements for longer blades, particularly with the rise of offshore installations. Developing a local supply chain to meet these demands is critical to support the booming industry. Ken Lee, is a Fleet Engineering Manager at EDF Renewables, with years of expertise in Europe and […]

  • CIP and Andel to Jointly Bid in Danish Offshore Wind Tender

    15 September 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Andel and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will form a consortium to cooperate on two tenders for offshore wind farms in Denmark, namely the Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm in Kattegat north of Zealand and Kriegers Flak II in the Baltic Sea. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities revealed plans to auction off 9 GW […]

  • Germany Awards Four More Offshore Wind Sites for EUR 784 Million

    10 August 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After awarding four offshore wind areas to BP and TotalEnergies for EUR 12.6 billion through its first dynamic bidding process last month, the German Federal Network Agency (BSH) has now awarded further sites for a total of EUR 784 million in the process organised for four centrally pre-investigated areas. Three of the new four areas […]

  • DEME to Handle XXL Foundations at Arcadis Ost 1

    23 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has awarded DEME Offshore with an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest-ever installed in Europe with a weight of around 2,000 tonnes each, DEME said. Manufactured by Steelwind in […]

  • Heerema Unlocking Baltic Sea with Thialf Crane Modifications

    22 November 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors is modifying cranes onboard Thialf to enable this world’s second-largest semi-submersible crane vessel to enter the Baltic Sea and work on the Arcadis Ost I offshore wind farm. Heerema Fabrication Group is fabricating the structures needed for the modification of Thialf’s cranes capable of lifting 14,200 metric tons. Thialf is second in […]

  • Heerema Shows XXL Offshore Wind Turbine Floating Installation Method – Video

    4 February 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Vessels

    Following the recent completion of the first offshore test, Heerema Marine Contractors has issued a video showing a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world, Sleipnir. Heerema performed […]

  • BREAKING: JERA Buys Parkwind, Belgium’s Leading Offshore Wind Developer

    22 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Belgium’s Virya Energy has signed an agreement with JERA Green, an affiliate of Japan’s JERA, to sell 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind, Virya Energy’s offshore wind energy platform. Closing of the transaction is expected later this year and is subject to the approval by the relevant competition and other regulatory authorities. Virya […]

  • COWI to Design Arcadis Ost 1 Foundations

    18 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Parkwind has awarded COWI with a contract to design the foundations for the turbines and offshore substation of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. COWI’s Hamburg office is in charge of the geotechnical design, loads calculations, primary and secondary steel design, limit state verification, and all activities pertaining to the approval of the design. According […]

  • Germany: Arcadis Ost 1 Receives Preliminary Approval

    13 February 2013
    Authorities

    Last week, German regulators awarded the preliminary approval for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm project. The wind farm will be located on the 30 square kilometers area, approximately 19 kilometers northeast of Cape Arkona. The developer chose Alstom’s 6MW wind turbines for this project. “After Baltic 1 wind farm went into operation in […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Monopiles Are a Perfect Fit for Next Generation Turbines (Sif Group)

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Monopile foundations are the best option for next generation turbines because they are the most cost-effective solution in the market, Michel Kurstjens, Chief Commercial Officer of Sif Group, said.

  • Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.

  • ORE Catapult: Setting Suitable Standards Key to Cutting Offshore Renewables Cost

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Cost reduction in offshore renewable energy sector is a major issue to everyone involved in it. Charles Thompson of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has posted an article on this topic. Written by Andrew Jamieson: When I was a trainee engineer coming into the nationalised electricity industry, I worked with experienced professionals, most of […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Receives Further Milestone Payment from ‘Gode Wind’ Sale

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has received a further milestone payment amounting to EUR 25 million from the sale of the offshore wind farm projects, “Gode Wind” I to III. The prerequisite for this payment was the creation and handover of a foundation ground expertise for the Danish energy corporation, DONG Energy […]

  • Germany: Companies Clear Up Offshore Wind Industry Prejudices

    5 June 2012

    WINDREICH, AREVA, ALSTOM, HOCHTIEF, Nordseewerke and the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation clear up prejudices of an allegedly difficult sector and present their successful model for planning, financing, establishment and start-up of offshore wind farms. Thanks to the effective cooperation of experienced partners the opportunities of the energy transition can be utilised. Logistics and cabling challenges […]

  • Polish Region’s Report Focused on Maritime Sector Spotlights Offshore Wind

    7 June 2023
    Business development, Industry

    A new report from Invest in Pomerania, a Polish investment promotion initiative in the Pomerania region, has been published with a focus on the region’s maritime sector and, within it, the region’s growing offshore wind industry and supply chain capabilities have taken centre stage. “When we decided that the subject of the next FOCUS ON […]

  • Parkwind Taps Bladt for Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Substation

    27 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind and Bladt Industries have signed an agreement for the design, fabrication, and installation of the Arcadis Ost 1 substation in the German Baltic Sea. Bladt Industries is to deliver the complete substation for Parkwind, with Semco Maritime and ISC Engineering as key partners. Semco Maritime will be responsible for the design and implementation of […]

  • Device Using Three Renewable Energy Sources Under Development in Bosnia & Herzegovina

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A renewable energy system which simultaneously utilizes wind, wave, and solar energy is being developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Josip Bilic, an innovator who aims at building a cost-effective device that can produce energy from more than one source.   Device Using Multiple Renewable Energy Sources (DUMRES) is based on a synergy between the […]

  • Vattenfall Warns That Offshore Wind Industry Needs to Reduce Costs or Risk Dying Out (UK)

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    KENTISH Flats operator Vattenfall has warned that the offshore wind farm industry must reduce its costs or risk “dying out.” Speaking at a wind energy event in London on Tuesday, Ole Bigum Nielsen, who heads the UK offshore operations, told the audience: “I think we all agree we have to lower the costs of what […]

  • Denmark: BWS Appoints Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as Managing Director

    28 September 2012

    Blue Water Shipping has just celebrated its 40th anniversary – founder and Managing Director Kurt Skov at the helm throughout all the years – and is now ready to put a new man in front of the company. 46-year-old Kim Hedegaard Sørensen is appointed new Managing Director for Blue Water Shipping – Denmark’s most versatile […]

  • Heerema’s Thialf Lowers Baltic Eagle Topside Into Place

    23 February 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the offshore substation topside for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The substation topside, which was completed last month, was installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf. The jacket foundation had been placed on the construction site in October 2022. The installation involved the heaviest lifting […]

  • Vestavind Plans Wind Farm Offshore Harøya, Norway

    30 March 2012

    As reported by China daily, it appears that Norway is about to get its first full-scale offshore wind power plant, Havsul I. In September 2009 the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy granted a licence to Vestavind Offshore, to carry out the project which is expected to bring electricity to around 50,000 households. Havsul I is […]

  • EMEC and West of Orkney Partner on New Offshore Wind R&I Programme

    20 July 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has started a new research and innovation (R&I) programme in partnership with the West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland. The new R&I project will examine how to increase the competitiveness of the offshore wind farm and enhance the R&I capacity in the north of Scotland. Specific challenges that […]

  • Pontis Attends Two British Events

    15 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    In October Pontis attended two events hosted by British Ambassador Sir Geoffrey Adams. The first of which was the fourth annual UKTI Investment Awards Dinner, and the second was an Anglo-Dutch Offshore Wind B2B & Networking Event hosted at his Residence in The Hague. Pontis lead engineer Darren Ellam says: “The UK is actually a […]

  • Atlantic City Wind Farm Project Loses Government Funding

    5 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    U.S. offshore wind developer Fishermen’s Energy has lost government funding for its 24MW Atlantic City Wind Farm project off the coast of New Jersey after missing a deadline to secure a power offtake agreement. ”The planned Atlantic City Wind Farm sponsored by Fishermen’s Energy is one of three active advanced offshore wind demonstration projects the Department of […]

  • Danish Offshore Wind Tender Could Bring 14+ GW with ‘Overplanting’ Option as Gov’t Gets the Ball Rolling on This Year’s Auction

    31 May 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    After announcing plans to put 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity out to tender by the end of 2023 earlier this year, on 30 May, the Danish government entered into an agreement with a broad majority of parties that secures the framework for the upcoming auctions. The political agreement has been signed on tender […]

  • 2017 – A Year That Went Tender on the Prices

    2 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    With the latest Dutch tender in process, we said farewell to 2017 and can now welcome 2018 with wishes for it to resume in similar manner as it is most likely to begin: with a concession contract for a project awarded at the first subsidy-free tender.