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  • SMM: Dutch Ambassador Cuts Ribbon at Holland Pavilion

    9 September 2014
    Authorities

    As this year’s SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg is expected to be the largest so far, the same goes for the Holland Pavilion at the fair. Earlier today Monique van Daalen, Dutch Ambassador for the Netherlands in Germany has officially opened the Holland Pavilion at the international shipping trade fair in Hamburg. At the […]

  • New Wave & Tidal Market Report to Be Released

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Transparency Market Research has introduced an upcoming report on wave and tidal market in its offering. The research report called ‘Wave & Tidal Energy Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth and Forecast, 2013 – 2019′ analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. The report […]

  • Race Bank Switches On

    13 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its project partners, Macquarie and Sumitomo, officially opened the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm on 13 June at a ceremony in Grimsby, UK.

  • SeaTwirl Adds Niche Markets on Path to Large-Scale Floating Wind

    24 May 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    SeaTwirl, Unitech Offshore and Novaton Erneuebare Energien have signed a Letter of Intent to offer hybrid offshore wind and solar power solutions to islands, remote seaside villages, fish farms and desalination plants, which will also give a boost to SeaTwirl in reaching its main target of making its floating wind technology part of the future floating wind market.

  • UK: Seaspeed Tests Models of Fast Wind Farm Support Vessel Designs

    8 March 2012

    A series of free-running models of fast wind-farm support vessel designs have recently been tested by Seaspeed Marine Consulting for South Boats in order to develop the most appropriate hull forms for their next generation of vessels. Models of different hull designs, instrumented for performance measurement, were outfitted for self propulsion and run at sea […]

  • WindSentinel to Collect Lake Michigan Wind Data During Winter (USA)

    10 January 2012

      After nearly two months of preliminary tests on Lake Michigan, the research buoy that is collecting data for the offshore wind assessment was moved onshore, where it will continue to operate this winter. The research buoy’s placement next to the lake will allow researchers to continue to collect and analyze meaningful wind data, said […]

  • Four States Race to Install First Offshore Wind Turbines in USA

    22 July 2011

    Cape Wind, the offshore wind farm famous for its 10-year fight against Cape Cod’s most prominent NIMBYs, will likely be the first U.S. project in federal waters. But there are three smaller pilot projects slated for state waters off Rhode Island, New Jersey and Ohio that are more likely to settle regulatory, permitting and finance […]

  • Australia: Bombora Launches Its Patented Wave Energy Converter Device

    8 April 2013
    Technology

    Australian-based specialist renewables technology company, Bombora Wave Power (“Bombora”) has launched its patented Wave Energy Converter Device (WECD), designed to harvest wave energy in an eco-friendly way and to produce zero-emission electricity. The WECD uses a simple, low impact and resilient design that offers inherent survivability from storms as well as resilience to rogue waves […]

  • Lithuania Wants Developers to Pay For Everything Plus Development Fee to Build Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm

    16 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Lithuanian government has approved amendments to the Renewable Energy and Electricity Laws which define the tender conditions for the development of a second offshore wind farm of up to 700 MW in the Baltic Sea. If the amendments approved by the government are approved by the Seimas (Parliament), they should enter into force on […]

  • Ocean Winds Secures Positive Environmental Decision for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    24 October 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has received a positive environmental decision for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea, thus completing the environmental impact assessment process for the 400 MW project. The decision was taken by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk. ”Receiving the environmental decision brings Ocean Winds significantly closer to […]

  • German Constitutional Court Rules on Complaints Against Offshore Wind Energy Act

    20 August 2020
    Authorities

    The First Senate of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled on constitutional complaints filed against the country’s existing Offshore Energy Act (WindSeeG). On the matter of the Act not providing for any compensation for the planning and site investigation expenses incurred by developers whose projects were initiated under previously applicable law but were terminated when […]

  • Looking Ahead at the Maritime & Offshore Career Event 2018

    14 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    It’s almost time: on Wednesday the 28th of March, the Maritime & Offshore Career Event (MOCE) takes place at WTC Rotterdam. It’s the twelfth edition, with lots of attention for offshore wind and inland shipping this year. Career opportunities within the entire supply chain are presented by over 100 companies to about 3,000 visitors, from […]

  • Highlights of the Month: August 2017

    1 September 2017

    MHI Vestas Turbine Catches Fire at Østerild Test Centre An MHI Vestas V164 wind turbine has caught fire at the Østerild – National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines in Denmark. E.ON Wins Robin Rigg Dispute Against MT Højgaard The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind […]

  • Germany: HeavyLift@Sea Presents MPV 500 Heavy Lifter

    15 October 2013

    With the development and creation of the MPV 500, the maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea, with headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity, has now expanded its design family of extremely versatile heavy lifters. The multi-purpose vessel is based on the HLV 1600 heavy lifter, which was introduced by the team working with company founder, Lars Rolner, and Managing […]

  • The Netherlands: SeaZip Nominated for 2013 KVNR Shipping Award

    4 October 2013

    This year, five entries will be eligible for the 2013 KVNR Shipping Award, an award granted by the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners for shipping, environmental, organisational or socially conscious innovations effectuated by shipping companies. The winner will be announced at the 2013 Maritime Awards Gala which will take place in De Broodfabriek in Rijswijk […]

  • GMB Seeks Assurances That E.ON’s OWF Will Create Local Jobs (UK)

    2 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    There are concerns that there will be no benefit to the south coast economy and that if there was a serious intent to develop green jobs in the UK this would be not allowed to happen, says GMB. GMB, the union for workers in the energy sector, is asking EON, the energy company seeking to […]

  • UK: Bechtel, Subsea 7 Team Up for Offshore Wind and Transmission Projects

    8 October 2012

    Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s most complex projects and Subsea 7’s global expertise in seabed-to-surface engineering and […]

  • Carbon Trust Forecasts 70 GW of Floating Wind by 2040

    15 July 2020
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Carbon Trust sees 70 GW of floating wind installed capacity by 2040, according to a new summary report on the findings from the second phase of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP). The report outlines technology challenges that need to be addressed so the commercialisation of floating wind could be sped up, as […]

  • Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa Kickstart Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    8 January 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, ITM Power, and Element Energy have been awarded EUR 5 million in funding to demonstrate and investigate a combined wind turbine and electrolyser system designed for operation in marine environments. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2-JU), a public private partnership of the European Commission, has awarded the consortium behind […]

  • CWind Enters Boat-Share Deal with Three Ex-Royal Marines

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    CWind’s successful boat share scheme has to date attracted investment from different groups within the maritime community, with commercial fishermen and superyacht skippers among current partners. Now, a group of three ex-Royal Marines is set to invest, in partnership with CWind, in the next generation of offshore wind support vessel (OWSV) design, the CTruk EVOC22. […]

  • EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market

    22 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.

  • Plans Unveiled for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (UK)

    22 March 2013

    Plans have been released for the world’s first, purpose-built, tidal lagoon power plant that will be capable of generating electricity equivalent to Swansea’s entire domestic consumption. The proposed 250MW power plant will produce predictable, baseload electricity for 16 hours each day, using both the ebb and flood tides. It will save over 200,000 tonnes of […]

  • Fécamp OWF to Feature Seatower’s Gravity Foundation

    8 May 2014

    The developers of the Fécamp offshore wind farm have chosen to demonstrate and install Seatower’s patented Cranefree Gravity® foundation design. The Fécamp project, being jointly developed by EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy and wpd offshore, is located 13km off the coast of Normandy. The Fécamp demonstrator project is the final step in Seatower’s objective to […]

  • The Netherlands: New Offshore Wind Foundation Deliveries Started at BOW Terminal

    8 November 2012

    BOW terminal has unloaded her first barge with 4 foundation piles for the Dan tysk project. It is the 12th offshore energy related project since the establishment in 2010. BOW terminal is very excited to act again as an marchalling yard for this large offshore wind project of 80 turbines, the project will take problably […]

  • UK: AREG Members Learn About Offshore Renewable Energy Advances

    2 March 2012

    Members of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) learnt about crucial advances in air and sea access to offshore renewable energy developments, from leading industry experts on Tuesday, February 28. Speakers from The Crown Estate and Bristow European Operations gave an update on the current status and likely future developments for supporting offshore renewables within the […]

  • Ramora UK to Destroy UXO at Galloper

    7 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist explosive ordnance disposal contractor Ramora UK is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of items previously identified as unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the 336MW Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer. Ramora […]