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  • iPad Helps Siemens’ Wind Turbine Technicians Transform the Industry

    17 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Wind turbine technicians at Siemens Energy-Wind Service are working to help transform the wind energy industry. “Our technicians really believe in what they’re doing,” says Jennifer Dillon, Siemens manager of business improvement. “They’re on the front line, and they’re helping to change the way energy is generated.” And iPad is changing the way they do […]

  • Five EU Ports Enter Offshore Renewables Collaboration

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Seanergy Ports is an international collaboration of 5 sea ports: Port of Oostende (BE), Port of Ramsgate (UK), Port of Newhaven (UK), Brunsbüttel Ports (GE) and Rendsburg Port (GE). It has been founded in order to remain competitive in new markets such as the offshore wind business. Seanergy Ports was officially launched on October 10th […]

  • BIS Bremerhaven Economic Development Company to Present a Book at EWEA Offshore 2013

    8 November 2013

    The BIS Bremerhaven Economic Development Company Ltd. will present the newly released book at the EWEA Offshore trade fair at 3.30pm on 19th November 2013. The book called “Eine Stadt im Aufwind. Mehr als 10 Jahre voller Energie: Wie Bremerhaven die Offshore-Windenergie vorantreibt” will be launched in the context of a panel discussion moderated by […]

  • KOTUG Transports HelWin Beta Topside to Schiedam

    24 June 2014

    KOTUG has successfully transported the HelWin beta topside from Zwijndrecht to Schiedam. HelWin beta is a 10,200-ton converter platform, which was build for German grid operator Tennet at the Heerema Fabrication yard in Zwijndrecht. On the river Oude Maas, vessels RT Magic and RT Adriaan (both 75+ tonnes Bollard pull) started the towage at 08:00am. As the platform […]

  • Top News of the Week May 26 – Jun 1, 2014

    2 June 2014

    GeoSea Installs All Westermost Rough Foundations GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 km from the coast near Hull in the north east of England, UK. Siemens Fine-Tuning Bid for Alstom German conglomerate Siemens […]

  • Offshore Wind Installations Stabilise in 2014, Says EWEA

    30 January 2015

    The European offshore wind industry saw new capacity installations decline by 84 MW (5.34%) in 2014 as the sector stabilised following record figures the previous year. In 2014, 408 new offshore turbines were fully grid connected, adding 1,483 MW to the European system. The total installed capacity for Europe now stands at 8,045MW in 74 […]

  • Crown Estate Welcomes Global Energy and MORL MoU

    5 May 2014

    The Crown Estate has applauded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Global Energy and MORL that could see Nigg Energy Park supply a range of work, facilities and services for an offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth. The announcement follows the Scottish Government’s consent of MORL’s 1,116MW project in March, which could create thousands of jobs […]

  • Renewable UK Urges Government to Make Decision Regarding Renewables

    17 July 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has urged the Government to announce a decision on financial support for the sector as a matter of urgency. A decision on Renewables Obligation (RO) banding levels had originally been expected in the spring, but has been delayed repeatedly since then. An announcement […]

  • UK: HiDef’s Digital Video Survey Platform Shows Better Results in Study

    23 July 2012

    A scientific paper written by Professor Stephen Buckland, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, compares HiDef’s digital video survey platform with another digital aerial survey method and the traditional visual aerial survey method. His comparison study, based on surveys flown in Carmarthen Bay, Wales in March 2009, showed that the digital methods are more […]

  • UK: ABPmer to Provide Specialist Advice for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    11 December 2012

    ABPmer, a leading marine environmental consultancy, has recently been commissioned by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd to support the preparation of the Environmental Statement for the planned Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. The proposed land-attached lagoon is situated in Swansea Bay, with the aim of generating significant renewable energy from the predictable tidal cycle. The lagoon […]

  • The Netherlands: Domestic Renewable Energy Likely to Be Cheaper Than Imported

    6 December 2012
    R&D

    For the Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Ecofys assessed the costs and risks of a potential import of renewable energy statistics by the Dutch Government in order to meet the binding renewable energy (RE) target of 14% by 2020. Recently the new government has announced that it will increase the ambition from 14% to 16%. It […]

  • Germany: BWE Publishes Books on Financing, Offshore Service & Maintenance

    9 November 2012

    For the development of offshore wind energy in Germany, a very high demand for project financing is expected. Solid financing is crucial for the success and efficiency of wind turbines. Since there are very different types of operation, the right financing strategy is fundamental. In the book “Finanzierung”, from the series BWE (Bundesverband WindEnergie) Market […]

  • Research and Markets Announces Offshore Wind Foundations Report (Ireland)

    19 December 2011

      This report brings information in a rapidly growing industry! Considering the availability of favourable sites, the expansion for the wind industry offshore and its huge potential is a foregone conclusion. With various projects being announced in Europe and Asia and the debate moving towards managing installation – the role of foundations is increasingly coming […]

  • The Netherlands: Imtech Joins MLK Projects to Work on Compact Offshore Substation

    22 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Mercon and Liandon announce that Imtech has joined their MLK Projects consortium. MLK Projects was founded by Liandon and Mercon earlier this year to market a new innovation in offshore substations named COSS for Compact Offshore Substation. As associated engineering company, KCI was heavily involved in the design. Victor Krijt, Business Development Manager at Liandon […]

  • Denmark: Illuminating Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    5 October 2012

    Before the wind turbine installation at Anholt wind farm was commenced, all activities in the wind farm were focusing on the seabed and the water surface, but with the erection of the first wind turbines, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has suddenly started becoming a visible skyline – with a more precise height of 141.6 metres. […]

  • Ulstein Establishes New Company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions (Norway)

    10 August 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

      ULSTEIN has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment b.v, a Dutch company that ULSTEIN has cooperated with in recent years. Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions will be engaged in the development and manufacturing of innovative mission and interface equipment on board […]

  • UK: Vattenfall Looks to Expand Its Reach to Tidal Power

    20 August 2012

    With 3.4TWh’s of wind power generated in 2011, Vattenfall is heavily invested in renewable energy. Realising the importance in diversifying into power generation assets, the major utility is looking to expand its reach from wind and wave to tidal power. This provides yet another reason to be positive for an industry arguably experiencing its most […]

  • Gas Natural Fenosa promotes “Zefir Test Station” off-shore wind energy project (Spain)

    13 September 2010
    R&D

    In a joint project with other companies and organisations, the energy company is working on the development of an international R&D station off the Catalan coast to carry out research into offshore wind energy. GAS NATURAL FENOSA has signed an agreement with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) to develop and build an international […]

  • The Netherlands: Blue Offshore and Titan Heavy Transport confirm operational partnership

    3 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Blue Offshore and Titan Heavy Transport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing an operational partnership. Under the MOU, Blue Offshore and Titan will collaborate across a wide range spectrum of products and services within the European offshore wind industry. Titan Heavy Transport will assist Blue Offshore through their fleet of self propelled modular […]

  • Congressman Pallone Welcomes Offshore Wind Initiative (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Authorities

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to generate clean, inexpensive electricity,” said Pallone. […]

  • SSE 2011 Full Year Results Statement (UK)

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scottish and Southern Energy plc announced financial report for the year to 31 March 2011. Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of SSE, said: “SSE’s key financial objective is to deliver above-inflation increases in the dividend every year, and this has again been achieved. SSE is one of just six FTSE 100 companies to have […]

  • Hexicon and IX Wind Team Up on 1,300+ MW Floating Wind Project Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon and IX Wind have joined forces to provide services for the development and construction of a 1,300+ MW floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The partnership, secured in December 2022, will offer project management, consultancy, and engineering services to the floating offshore wind project. The wind farm is planned to be commissioned as early […]

  • R&D monitoring for optimised turbine designs and O&M

    7 August 2013

    Offshore wind energy continues to experience an increasing share of the electricity generation market in Europe. Both the UK and Germany have set up ambitious goals to further expand their offshore wind energy capacity. Relatively smaller countries such as Belgium for example are also stepping up their offshore capacity and are investing in research projects […]

  • Netherlands to Reveal Winner of ‘Ecological’ Offshore Wind Tender Next Week

    9 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    The Dutch government plans to announce the winner of the tender to develop the 750 MW Hollandse Kust (west) VI wind farm next week. The winner will be announced next Thursday, 15 December, after 6 PM CET, according to Ruud De Bruijne, Project manager Energy Systems and Offshore Wind at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). […]

  • IKEA Owner Cleared to Buy Stake in 9 GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

    9 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered OX2 has secured regulatory clearance to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The deal is expected to be completed within two weeks. Under the agreement revealed in August […]

  • Windea Leibniz SOV to Convert Into CSOV After Upgrades

    1 November 2022
    Vessels

    The Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea Leibniz has returned to Ulstein Verft in Norway for an upgrade after which the vessel will be ready for assignments in the Baltic Sea as well as the North Sea, with a status as a Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV). Windea Leibniz, the second SOV ordered by Bernhard Schulte Offshore […]