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  • GWO, GWEC to Outline Offshore Wind Workforce Training Needs

    12 April 2022
    Industry

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) have signed an agreement to map out workforce training needs in support of renewable energy development. According to the organisations, the two-year agreement outlines the importance of safety, training, and job creation to support wind energy development and the global energy transition. GWO […]

  • DemoSATH on Schedule Despite Hiccups in Road Transport of Components – Gallery

    5 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The DemoSATH floating wind demonstration project is still set for installation this Summer, despite encountering a three-week delay due to road transport issues following truck drivers’ strike in Spain.   The DemoSATH’s concrete floating foundation, which will carry a 2 MW wind turbine, has been under construction since 2020 and is scheduled to be installed at […]

  • DNV to Certify Wind Turbines in Korea

    10 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Korean Energy Agency (KEA) has selected DNV to deliver Type Certification services for wind turbines selected in Korean wind farm projects. The certification will be granted according to Korean standards and the international certification scheme IEC, DNV said. ”As wind parks will increasingly be erected offshore, in greater water depths, harsh climates and remote […]

  • EWEA Publishes Report on Wind Energy in Central and Eastern Europe (Austria)

    5 February 2013
    R&D

    Wind power in Central and Eastern Europe will become a significant source of electricity production by 2020 and Turkey’s wind power generation capacity will grow even faster – provided there is a stable legal framework in each country. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published a new report, ‘Eastern Winds’, analysing the emerging wind […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Holds Naming Ceremony for Seajacks Zaratan

    17 April 2012

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, today held a naming ceremony for the Seajacks Zaratan, the third wind farm installation vessel to be built by the Group for Seajacks, as the project nears its delivery date of May […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Offshore Experts Chosen for SMart Wind’s ‘Hornsea’ Zone (Germany)

    15 November 2010

    SMart Wind, the consortium lead by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has appointed GL Garrad Hassan to act as Independent Engineer for the first two 500MW projects in the 4GW ‘Hornsea’ zone located off the coast of Yorkshire. Last month the consortium announced it has secured grid connection for the first two 500MW […]

  • Two Workington lifeboat crewmen rescue three sailors getting back from Robin Rigg offshore wind farm (UK)

    16 September 2010

    Dave McConnell and Ian McCormack were chugging back into Whitehaven Harbour aboard the Solway Spirit on July 29 when they noticed the stricken yacht trapped by rough seas against the pier. They acted quickly and towed the yacht out to sea with the three men on board and then into the safety of the harbour. […]

  • UK: TAG Energy Solutions Names New Chairman

    21 January 2013

    TAG Energy Solutions has announced experienced engineering professional Mike Foster as its new Chairman. He was, until 2011, Chief Executive Officer of FTSE 250 company, Charter International plc where he had been on the board since 2000, initially as a Non-Executive Director, before becoming CEO in 2006. Mike has been the Chairman of listed companies […]

  • Jumbo Shipping Delivers 51 Monopiles to Barrow-in-Furness for Walney Offshore Windfarm 2 (UK)

    27 July 2011

    Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEW’s manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, to Barrow-in-Furness in the UK. The monopiles’ final destination was DONG Energy’s Walney Offshore Windfarm 2. When the contract was awarded, the first shipment was only seven weeks away, during which time Jumbo engineered all shipments and designed and manufactured saddles […]

  • DEME Awards Dogger Bank A Cable Termination & Testing Contract

    2 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Correll Group, Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been contracted by DEME Offshore to complete the inter-array cable termination & testing on wind turbines and the offshore substation platform on the first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built in […]

  • Bundestag Passes New Offshore Wind Rules in Germany, Industry Points to Challenges

    13 July 2022
    Authorities, Industry

    On 7 July, the German Bundestag passed an amendment of the Wind Energy at Sea Act (WindSeeG) that includes several new criteria for future offshore wind tenders, including the so-called “negative bidding”, qualitative criteria focused on decarbonisation, supply chain, and workforce, as well as project buildout specifically targeted for green hydrogen production. The new Act […]

  • Equinor’s New York Plans Could Bring 350 Jobs Through Port of Albany

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    If Equinor’s bids are successful at New York State’s latest offshore wind solicitation, that could lead to creation of up to 350 jobs related to manufacturing of wind turbine components at the Port of Albany in upstate New York. Namely, the developer included the Port of Albany in its proposals recently submitted at the state’s […]

  • US Offshore Wind Gains Momentum

    22 October 2013
    Authorities

    Despite significant advancements in 2013, continued uncertainty regarding federal tax policy and lack of state-level incentives will, if left unchecked, present significant barriers to US offshore wind success. This is according to the North American division of PMSS, an experienced European offshore wind consultancy firm and a part of the TÜV SÜD group – one […]

  • USA: EPA Approves South Terminal in New Bedford

    20 November 2012
    Authorities

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final approval to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct the South Terminal project, a 28-acre marine terminal in New Bedford Harbor, the primary purpose of which will be to provide critical infrastructure to serve offshore renewable energy facilities and accommodate future international shipping. The Commonwealth requested that EPA […]

  • SeaRoc Welcomes Four New Experts (UK)

    28 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Marine and engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has today announced the successful appointment of four new team members who bring with them a wealth of industry experience from the Renewables Industry, combined with wider knowledge from the oil & gas and other offshore sectors. The recruitment drive is a result […]

  • Ocean Winds Breaks Ground on Moray West O&M Base

    31 May 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has started construction of an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in Scotland that will initially service the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm. The new 2,000 square metre base will feature cutting-edge technology, including a fully equipped workshop and warehouse, as well as office […]

  • Total Offshore Wind Capacity Expected to Reach 120 GW by 2026, IEA Says

    3 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    Cumulative offshore wind capacity is forecast to more than triple by 2026, reaching almost 120 GW, according to the Renewables 2021 – Analysis and forecasts to 2026 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). We are going to end this year with offshore wind additions reaching 11 GW, almost double compared with last year, according […]

  • UMaine Hosts Summit on Floating Offshore Wind

    15 October 2015

    On October 1 and 2, 2015, the University of Maine hosted the inaugural “Matthew R. Simmons Memorial Summit: A Technology Roadmap for Floating Offshore Wind.” The summit gathered information from various perspectives of platform designers, researchers, turbine OEMs, permitting agencies, and developers with the goal of producing a roadmap that advances the floating offshore wind. […]

  • Scotland Gives GBP 4.8 Mln to Marine Energy Projects

    26 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland’s marine energy sector is to benefit from almost £5 million as the distribution of funding from two initiatives to be announced by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing during the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference and Exhibition in Belfast today. Speaking ahead of the event, Mr Ewing said five marine energy innovation projects are to benefit […]

  • UK: First Steel Jacket Installed at Gwynt y Môr

    9 May 2012

    Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast yesterday. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started earlier yesterday the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’, and is continuing approximately 10 miles off the […]

  • USA: NECEC Hosts Fifth Annual ‘Green Tie Gala’

    18 November 2012

    The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) hosted its Fifth Annual “Green Tie Gala,” celebrating the growth and successes of the clean energy industry. Companies and individuals from across New England were honored with awards, acknowledging their leadership and contributions to the region’s leading clean energy economy. Held at the Intercontinental Boston Hotel, the Gala […]

  • E.ON Wins Robin Rigg Dispute Against MT Højgaard

    3 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute and in favour of E.ON Climate and Renewables.

  • Japanese Company, Green Hydrogen Developer Submit Offshore Wind Applications in Brazil

    5 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Brazil’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) is reviewing 67 applications for environmental investigation licences for offshore wind projects, including those from a green hydrogen developer and a Japanese company, with the latter proposing six 3 GW offshore wind farms.

  • SeaMade Produces First Power

    2 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind project has begun producing power to the Belgian grid. DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Apollo installed the first Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbine at the project site in mid-June. SeaMade will comprise a total of 58 turbines located some 50km off the Belgian North Sea coast and scheduled […]

  • Merkur Gets HPC Project Certificate

    6 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Hanseatic Power Cert (HPC) has awarded the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany with a project certificate. Arjen Schampers, the managing director of Merkur Offshore GmbH, the developer of the project, took over the certificate on 2 September. To remind, GE Renewable Energy completed the handover of the 66 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines at the Merkur project at the […]

  • Greece to Get First Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2012
    Authorities

    Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has approved a production licence for a EUR 2 billion offshore wind project. Namely, the application for installing 81 wind turbines in the Aegean Sea northeast of Lemons Island was submitted by RF Energy’s subsidiary City Electric S.A., the AMNA news site reports. This 498.15 MW offshore wind farm will […]