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  • Secretary Huhne to Inaugurate Wold’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    23 January 2012

    On the February 9th, 2012, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, located in the East Irish Sea, will be inaugurated by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change The Rt. Hon. Chris Huhne, MP. Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall will be the gravitation point for this grand celebration marking a milestone to the Cumbria County and […]

  • Construction of Operation and Maintenance Facilities for Walney Offshore Windfarm Near Completion (UK)

    22 November 2011

    On Ramsden Dock Road in Barrow in Furness, the construction of the new operation and maintenance facilities for the Walney Offshore Windfarm commenced in December 2010, and the construction is now near completion. The site facilities consist of two buildings; one being an office for administration, welfare and catering and the other being a warehouse/workshop […]

  • Vattenfall Completes Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 February 2012

    Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, off the Cumbria coast, readied itself for full power today as commissioning work was completed on the thirtieth turbine on the cutting edge scheme. The European energy company said it was pleased with progress on the project and looked forward to the scheme generating at full power and exporting green […]

  • State officials narrow down possible sites for offshore wind farm (USA)

    26 September 2010
    Authorities

    State officials say they’ve narrowed the geographical area where a proposed 200-turbine wind farm could be built off the Maryland coastline… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, September 27, 2010;

  • REpower Appoints PMSS for 150MW Ormonde HSE Management Contract (Germany)

    16 December 2010

    REpower Systems AG – one of the world’s leading turbine manufacturers and renewable energy consulting firm PMSS today announced that they have concluded an agreement for Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management of the 150MW Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm. Under the agreement, PMSS will provide REpower with a comprehensive custom HSE solution for the installation […]

  • Another Hotel Vessel for Siemens (UK)

    30 August 2011

    M/V “Sea Discoverer” is at the moment in Dublin mobilising for the Walney II offshore wind farm being installed by Siemens. Vessel will after mob in Dublin steam for Barrow to substitute MV “Sea Spirit” that has been working as floatel since 01st May. Both vessels are operated by Comfort at Sea the joint venture […]

  • DONG Puts a Tail On Cumbrian Gulls

    17 October 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has partnered with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to carry out a study of the the amber-listed Lesser Black-backed Gull off the Cumbrian coast in a bid to understand how the species behaves around offshore wind farms. GPS tags are being used to track the movements of gulls during the two-year study. It will focus […]

  • Ørsted and HBC Group Resume Subsea Inspection Cooperation

    10 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded HBC Group with another contract to conduct subsea inspection campaigns at an undisclosed number of its offshore wind farms.

  • UK: CWind Appoints New Non-executive Director

    6 March 2012

    CWind,has appointed experienced business advisor Mike Burrows as a non-executive director to its board to aid its business expansion plans in servicing the construction and maintenance of off-shore wind farms. Mike Burrows, a graduate of St Andrew’s University, spent his career working as a Chartered Accountant. Prior to retiring he was in practice as a […]

  • Maersk Training, Dong Energy Spur Recruitment into Wind Industry

    19 December 2014
    Training & Education

    Global training provider Maersk Training confidently expects hundreds of job seekers to attend an Open Day event, which is held in conjunction with DONG Energy, highlighting career opportunities in the wind energy and renewables sector. Taking place on Friday 9th January 2015, from 10.00am to 3.00pm, it follows on from similar open days held earlier […]

  • Siemens Selects ABP as Preferred Bidder for UK Wind Turbine Factory (UK)

    20 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) have announced today (20 January) that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull. The parties have agreed to work together to develop plans for the construction of a new Siemens offshore wind turbine manufacturing […]

  • Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Set for Surveys

    24 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The 18.5 meter survey vessel CWind Alliance will conduct the survey for approximately two months. Survey equipment to be used includes multi bean echo sounders, sonar, and […]

  • Half of Walney Extension Officially in Hands of PKA and PFA

    10 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted completed the divestment of 50% of its 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm to PKA and PFA today, 10 November.  

  • Denmark Shortlists Two Sites for 800MW Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Denmark has narrowed down the list of sites that could accommodate the country’s next large-scale offshore wind farm. It will be built either in the North Sea, close to Horns Rev 3 and Vesterhav Syd, or at the Kriegers Flak area in the Baltic Sea. 

  • DONG Energy Allocates First Walney Extension Skills Fund

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has revealed details of its Walney Extension community skills fund which will invest GBP 100,000 a year for the next 25 years into equipping people to work in engineering industries in the coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria.

  • Vattenfall Closes In On Norfolk Vanguard Onshore Cable Route

    25 January 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish offshore wind developer Vattenfall has narrowed the underground onshore cable route for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm following public consultation.  The potential development area for the proposed 60km underground cable route has narrowed from a 3-7km wide search area to a 700 metre corridor. The narrowing of the search area allows more focused ecological […]

  • ‘Innovation’ Erecting WoDS Met Mast

    10 June 2014

    A meteorological mast is shortly to be installed at the West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) Wind Farm. GEOSEA’s self-propelled jack-up ‘Innovation’ started carrying out the installation on Wednesday, 4th of June. The vessel will be on site for approximately 6 days, depending on weather. West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm is located 14 kilometres southwest of Walney Island, off […]

  • RSK Conducts Environmental Impact Assessment at WoDS

    20 November 2014
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    RSK took part in the development of the West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) offshore wind farm, which the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey officially opened on 30 October 2014. The wind farm lies 20 km off the Barrow-in-Furness coast. With 108 turbines, it will be able to generate 389 MW of […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Developers to Face Funding Delay

    10 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    After HM Treasury released the Autumn Statement last Wednesday, industry experts have raised concerns regarding the funding of the Green Investment Bank, according to the Yorkshire post. This report shows that the government will miss its target of getting debt falling as a percentage of GDP by 2015. It will be falling by 2016-17. This […]

  • EIB Earmarks Funds for UK Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 projects across various sectors in the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, including an offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Iberdrola Predicts Good Year Ahead

    18 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola saw an increase in EBITDA of 3.1 per cent to EUR 6,964.5 million in 2014 while its net profit dipped 9.5 per cent to EUR 2,326.5 million. Underperformance comes as a result of Spanish government’s cut to renewable-power subsidies, the company said. However, Iberdrola’s CEO, Ignacio Galan, feels optimistic for the upcoming year. “We […]

  • Sparrows Group Buys Alpha Offshore Service

    12 December 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Global equipment and engineering services provider Sparrows Group has acquired Danish wind energy specialist Alpha Offshore Service. 

  • Vattenfall: Norfolk Sister Wind Farms Will Share Onshore Cable Corridor

    6 March 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has revealed a narrower search area for cables needed to carry power underground from the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms. Earlier this year Vattenfall revealed a 700-metre search area for a 60-kilometre underground cable corridor north of Norwich. Ahead of nine public information days in March and April, the […]

  • Sparrows Nets East Anglia ONE Contract

    8 February 2017

    Sparrows Group, a provider of engineered products and services to the energy industry, has signed a contract to supply 103 cranes for installation at ScottishPower Renewables’ 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • DONG Energy supplying green energy to the British

    15 June 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Today, Danish energy company DONG Energy inaugurates its latest British offshore wind farm, Gunfleet Sands. The wind farm, located in the Thames Estuary off the Essex coast, will supply green power corresponding to the annual power consumption of some 125,000 British households. Thus, Gunfleet Sands will contribute significantly to the British ambition of markedly increasing […]

  • Cable Repair Barge on Its Way to West of Duddon Sands

    9 July 2014
    Grid Connection

    The cable repair barge ‘Vetag 8’ is in Liverpool waiting for its next job on wind energy project located offshore Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the two support tugs ‘MTS Valiant’ and ‘Multrasalvor 3’, the barge will be mobilized in the Lune deep/Heysham lake area to repair the damaged West of Duddon Sands export cable. All of […]