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  • MingYang Receives First Order for 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    21 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy has won the bids from China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) for two sections totaling 700 MW of the 1 GW Fanshiyi 1 offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, Guangdong, China. The Fanshiyi offshore wind farm is located 60 kilometres off the coast and has an average water depth […]

  • The Netherlands: Indofin Group Acquires Majority Stake in IHC Merwede

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Indofin Group, an investment company owned by the De Bruin family, has acquired a majority shareholding of 62% in IHC Merwede. Rabo Capital (10%) and IHC Merwede management and staff (28%) are the other principal shareholders. Indofin has obtained this significant stake in IHC Merwede by partially taking out each of its co- shareholders. Indofin’s […]

  • MingYang Enters UK Offshore Wind Market with Major Investment Plans and MoU with Government

    17 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK Department for International Trade (DIT), under which the two parties will cooperate on bringing MingYang’s investment plans for the UK’s offshore wind sector to realisation. The agreement, signed by MingYang’s President and CTO Qiying Zhang and John Edwards, […]

  • Second CWind Vessel Attains BV Classification

    14 November 2013

    CWind Resolution, which is due to be named later today in Brightlingsea, is the second CWind’s vessel that has gained the new class notation ‘Wind Farm Service Ships’ introduced by Bureau Veritas earlier this year. The CWind Resolution is only the second ever vessel to be classed under this notation to date, joining its sister […]

  • Work Starts on Beatrice O&M Base in Wick

    14 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Wick-based GMR Henderson has started the initial demolition and preparatory works ahead of the renovation of the two historic buildings in the Wick Harbour which will serve as the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition Kicks Off in Chicago, USA

    6 May 2013

    Generating a sense of electricity like the thousands of wind turbines in the region, the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition officially went online yesterday in Chicago, a hub for the American wind energy industry. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) was inducted yesterday, followed Monday by a packed schedule of educational sessions […]

  • The Netherlands: OWS Acquires Offshore Wind Power Marine Services

    15 March 2012

      Rotterdam based Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) announce the acquisition of one of the best known operators in the offshore wind crew transfer industry; North Wales based Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd. (OWPMS) . OWPMS has been providing crew transfer services since 2003 and has been instrumental in developing many of the safety […]

  • Energy Minister Tours FaB Test Marine Renewables Site (UK)

    2 May 2013
    Authorities

    Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has seen first-hand how Cornwall is playing a key role in the development of the marine energy industry in the UK.  The Minister, who was on a two-day visit to the region, was given a guided tour of the FaB Test marine energy nursery site in Falmouth Bay […]

  • UK: Maersk and 3sun to Educate Ex-Service Personnel for Wind Energy Industry

    16 May 2013
    Training & Education

    Service personnel who are at or nearing the end of their military careers are being given an opportunity to capitalise on their engineering skills and retrain for a career in the wind energy industry thanks to a new joint initiative between Newcastle-based Maersk Training and 3sun Group, whose headquarters are in Great Yarmouth. The initiative […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines in 2022: 15 MW Prototypes Starting to Spin in Europe, Chinese Rolling Out 16 MW Models, Windcatcher and VAWTs Secure Demo Projects

    5 January 2023
    Technology

    Wind energy generation technology is one of the hottest topics on offshoreWIND.biz year after year and 2022 was no different. Over the past twelve months, various updates made headlines, from upgrades to existing platforms and rolling out new models to securing pilot projects for novel designs. Further below, you can find an overview of our […]

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2019

    2 January 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of December 2019. Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ming Yang Rolls Out First 10MW Turbine Nacelle China’s Ming […]

  • Sany Enters Offshore Wind Market, Unveils 9 MW Wind Turbine

    11 April 2023
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Chinese engineering company Sany Renewable Energy launched its 9 MW offshore wind turbine during a ceremony at Sany Wind Power Equipment Industrial Base in Dongying. The unit is 13.6 metres long, 4.1 metres high, and 9 MW in capacity. According to the company, it only took 45 days from the beginning of construction until the […]

  • China’s Deep-Sea Floating Wind Platform Heads Offshore

    27 March 2023
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China’s “first” deep-sea floating wind platform has set sail from Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong province to Wenchang, Hainan province. The platform, named CNOOC Guanlan, is owned by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and is China’s first offshore wind power project with a water depth of over 100 meters and an offshore distance […]

  • 300 MW Yangjiang Nanpeng Offshore Wind Farm Fully Linked to Chinese Grid

    29 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 300 MW Yangjiang Nanpeng offshore wind farm in China, developed by China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP), has been fully connected to the grid after its 55th and final wind turbine was installed at the end of the last month. According to CECEP, this was the first time wind turbine installation works […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Tourism Fund Backs New Tourism Venture along North Wales coast

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Tourism Fund associated with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is to support a major new partnership to promote tourism facilities across the North Wales coastal strip. The £170,000 Green Links project will bring together and promote, under one umbrella initiative, a range of attractions between Llandudno and Prestatyn, linking walking and cycling opportunities, […]

  • Trident Energy to Test PowerPod at Kishorn Port, UK

    6 December 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, announces the agreement of a lease with Kishorn Port Ltd. Following a recent fundraise and the award of a SMART:Scotland grant earlier this year, the company will now test its PowerPod co-located wave energy generation technology at Kishorn in the North […]

  • MingYang Turbines to Spin on Hexicon’s Floating Offshore Wind Project

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon has selected China-headquartered Mingyang Smart Energy (Mingyang) as the preferred turbine supplier for its flagship 32 MW TwinHub floating offshore wind project in the UK. Hexicon has also awarded Mingyang the wind turbine generator Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project, which is located 16 kilometres off the coast of Cornwall, England. TwinHub […]

  • Energy Minister Visits Proposed Marine Energy Park Site at North Killingholme, UK

    27 July 2011
    Authorities

    Renewable energy minister Charles Hendry believes green energy development in our area could leave a legacy of a vibrant area, halting years of decline. The senior MP came to the South Bank, meeting business leaders and touring the site of the proposed £400-million Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme – a deep water facility that […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Using 16 MW Turbines Enters Construction in China

    6 February 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to comprise 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Van Oord Renews Order from Sietas

    2 February 2012

    Van Oord renews order for an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel from Sietas with option on a second ship. The deal is perfect and Sietas will be the first German shipyard to build an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel. The order was placed by Van Oord of the Netherlands, a reputed […]

  • Romax Sets Its Sights on Huge Job Growth in Nottingham, UK

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seven years ago Dr Peter Poon made a judgement that renewable energy generation was set to be a big issue for business and society in general. So, he got his company Romax Technology to initiate two new and related areas of R&D (research and development). One concerned the drive-train efficiency of vehicles; the other was […]

  • Cost reduction: Safety is safety in any language

    8 August 2013

    Offshore wind power is about as pure as energy generation gets. However, it is frustrating that statutory regulations in a key area, the deployment of novel vessels that service the industry, muddy these crystal waters. While a wind farm is rooted to the seabed, generating clean energy for decades to come, owners and operators may wish to transport their valuable project experience […]