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  • Renewable Energy Joint Venture Investments to Decline in Upcoming Year (USA)

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The amount of venture capital entering cleantech will decline in 2012 for the first time since the global economic downturn in 2008, according to cleantech analysis and consulting company Kachan & Co. The firm, with offices in San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver, has published a set of predictions for the cleantech sector in 2012.  In […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Service Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbines for 10 More Years

    6 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have signed a new service agreement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will see Siemens Gamesa continuing to service and maintain its wind turbines until 2034. The 588 MW offshore wind farm comprises 84 Siemens Gamesa’s SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines, the last of which was installed in May 2019. The […]

  • Insight into Offshore Wind Industry in China

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The recent developments in China on the policy front, local stakeholder ambitions, and project developments indicate a shift towards growth in the country’s offshore wind market, according to a new report by Quartz+Co and MEC Intelligence. In the past five years, offshore wind has become the fastest growing clean energy technology in the Northern Europe. […]

  • Vestas Setting Up Assembly Plant for Flagship Offshore Wind Turbine in Poland

    13 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Vestas has announced plans to establish a new factory in Szczecin, Poland, which will assemble components for the company’s flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW model. The factory will produce nacelles and hubs for Vestas’ flagship unit which was introduced by the firm in February last year. Vestas said that the new factory will […]

  • Europe to Remain Leader in Offshore Wind Industry

    13 October 2011

    The European offshore wind sector will continue to lead the world market for the foreseeable future, according to a new report showing that the region will have 75% of global installations in six years. Conducted by Pike Research, the report launched on Tuesday found revenues from offshore wind power production around the world would reach […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    12 May 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 62 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD wind turbines has been installed on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, some 16.3 kilometres from the Breton coast. The operation was carried out from the jack-up vessel Brave Tern of the Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. The […]

  • Mainstream CEO Congratulates Siemens

    26 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dr. Eddie O’Connor, CEO Mainstream Renewable Power, has welcomed the announcement of Siemens’ investment of £160m with its port partner Associated British Ports (ABP) in a manufacturing facility at Hull on the Humber in the UK. ABP are investing £150m. Commenting on the announcement Dr O’Connor said: “This investment is to be welcomed for several […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Rolls Out First Turbine Blade for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    3 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    RWE has unveiled the first 108-metre turbine blade made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will be part of 100 wind turbines to be installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Each of the 100 wind turbines, rated at 14 MW, will be equipped with 108-metre-long blades that […]

  • Offshore Wind to Account For 80 Per Cent of Infrastructure at Sea by 2050 – DNV

    9 March 2023
    Collaboration, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The amount of ocean space occupied by installations will grow five-fold by 2050, driven by offshore wind, which will account for 80 per cent of stationary infrastructure at sea by midcentury, followed by aquaculture (13 per cent) and oil and gas (5 per cent), according to DNV. Whilst ocean space is plentiful, industrial activity will […]

  • UK: Mosscliff Environmental to Open South West Office

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Mosscliff Environmental Ltd opens the doors of a brand new regional office at the Exeter University Innovation Centre this month. As well as acting as hub for the company’s developing commercial activities across the South West, the university base marks the start of some important joint research and development projects with a number of the […]

  • UK: Iceni Marine Services Signs Vessels Construction Contract with South Boats

    18 May 2012

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing South Boats built ‘Iceni Spirit’, ‘Iceni Courage’, ‘Iceni Defiant’ and ‘Iceni Pride’. The order is substantial for both South Boats and Iceni and demonstrates a […]

  • MAKE Consulting Strengthens its Offshore Wind Business (Denmark)

    24 November 2011

    MAKE Consulting – a leading strategic advisor to the wind power industry – enhances its offshore wind intelligence and advisory offerings. Through stronger offshore wind experience, a tailored research concept, and the addition of a known offshore wind specialist – Kaj Lindvig – MAKE Consulting is poised to be a market leader in offshore wind […]

  • Vattenfall focuses on core markets Sweden, Germany, Netherlands

    22 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall strives to increase profit and value creation, reduce debt and CO2 exposure and be among the leaders in developing environmentally sustainable energy production. This is part of the new strategic direction of the company. Vattenfall will remain an integrated European company with a diversified production portfolio. The geographic focus is Sweden, Germany and the […]

  • CIP and Hexicon to Halve Pentland Floating Wind Project Area

    1 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) consortium will reduce the area of the Pentland floating wind farm site by half and the maximum number of turbines from ten to seven, following feedback from stakeholders and the local community. The floating wind project is being developed by Highland Wind Limited, which is majority-owned by a […]

  • UK to Invest in Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Ports

    1 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government is setting aside up to GBP 160 million for the development of new large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories in Wales and Scotland, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed. Developers and manufacturers looking to invest in this emerging industry will be able to bid for a share of funds to […]

  • USA: PNAS Study Shows Value of Marine Spatial Planning

    6 March 2012

    The ocean is becoming an increasingly crowded place. New users, such as the wind industry, compete with existing users and interests for space and resources. With the federal mandate for comprehensive ocean planning made explicit in the National Ocean Policy, the need for the transparent evaluation of potential tradeoffs is now greater than ever. A […]

  • AWS Truepower to Collaborate on Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study with Duke Energy (USA)

    12 January 2012

    AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has been selected to collaborate on the Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study with Duke Energy, ABB Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC). The project is funded by the Department of Energy and designed […]

  • Alstom to Lower Capital Cost of Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines—especially those based on advanced floating substructures. The award was […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2017

    1 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Offshore WIND editorial staff brings the most read news in 2017 chosen by you, our readers. From new technologies in the offshore wind industry to the development of subsidy-free bids, 2017 has shown us that the sector is developing faster than anyone had anticipated.

  • UK Green Investment Bank Officially Opens for Business

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant contribution to the development of a green economy. Speaking […]

  • David Still: “Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Country!”

    27 November 2015

    UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public service to the people in the UK. Availability […]

  • Polish Energy Companies to Jointly Build Offshore Wind Farms

    19 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has signed conditional agreements with Tauron Polska Energia and Enea for the sale of shares in four project companies whose task will be to obtain location permits for the construction of offshore farms in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone in the Baltic Sea. ”Offshore wind will drive Poland’s zero-carbon energy industry. […]

  • UK: Household Energy Bills Lower because of Green Policies, DECC’s Report Says

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    New analysis published today highlights the extent to which the government’s energy and climate change policies are tempering the impact on household energy bills of global gas prices and network costs. Although global gas prices and network costs have driven household energy bills up in recent years, and are predicted to continue to do so, […]

  • TenneT, Mitsubishi Team Up for German Offshore Grid Connections

    9 February 2012

    TenneT has entered into a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation by agreeing to sell a 49% equity stake in two German offshore high-voltage cable projects, BorWin1 and BorWin2. Mitsubishi’s aggregate equity commitment will total EUR 240 million. This partnership represents a milestone transaction in Germany, allowing infrastructure investors to invest in separate clusters of regulated assets. […]

  • The Netherlands: Tocardo and Climex Sign Deal on Tidal Energy

    14 May 2013

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Climex, the trading platform for renewable energy and carbon credits, have agreed to sell energy generated by Tocardo’s turbines through Climex’s green energy trading platform. The recently signed agreement will enable businesses and other large scale electricity users to add tidal energy […]

  • GMS Bags USD 46 Million Contracts in German Offshore Sector

    23 April 2013

    Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won three new contracts worth around $46 million for transformer installation in the German offshore sector for its jackup barge GMS Endeavour. The self-elevating self-propelled E-Class vessel, which has been occupied on wind farm installations and maintenance projects, has just commenced the first of the new contracts with […]