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  • Mercurio Plastics Shipyard ‒ Offshore wind: A challenging market

    15 October 2012

    Spanish Mercurio Group found that attending the SeaWorks trade fair in Southampton lead to dedicated shipbuilding for the offshore wind industry. In 2011 they were commissioned by offshore logistics provider Tidal Transit to build two purpose built support vessels for this sector. The Ginny Louise arrived in December 2011 and started work on Greater Gabbard […]

  • Glacier Energy Buys Testing and Inspection Services Company PTS

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Glacier Energy Services has confirmed its fifth acquisition with the multi-million pound purchase of Professional Testing Services (PTS), the provider of non-destructive testing and inspection services to the oil and gas and offshore renewable sectors. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Glacier’s Offshore division provides specialist technical services in support of inspection, repair and maintenance activities on existing […]

  • Mitsui Buys Stake in Mainstream, Company Valued at EUR 2.1 Billion

    24 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui & Co., Ltd., part of Japan’s Mitsui Group, has agreed to invest EUR 575 million in Mainstream Renewable Power in the form of new common shares, corresponding to a 27.5 percent equity stake in the global renewable energy company. Mitsui will take a long-term active role in the growth of Mainstream, alongside Aker Horizons, […]

  • TÜV SÜD, PMSS to Showcase Their Offshore/Onshore Wind Power Portfolio at Hannover Messe 2013 (Germany)

    19 March 2013

    At the leading trade fair Wind, TÜV SÜD will showcase its entire service portfolio for offshore and onshore wind power. By acquiring UK-based PMSS in 2012, the international provider of technical services complemented and further expanded its premium services and its global network of expertise. In Hanover, TÜV SÜD’s experts can be found at the […]

  • The Switch 5 MW Drive Train Operating in Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    4 March 2013

    The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) packages, announced today that its first 5 MW high-speed drive trains installed in the field in China for CSIC (Chongqing) Haizhuang Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd (HZ Windpower), a Chinese wind power equipment manufacturer, are now successfully operating. The turbines operate continuously […]

  • Smulders Wins EOWDC Foundations Contract

    31 January 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders Projects has won a contract to manufacture and assemble suction bucket foundations for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The company will manufacture lower parts of jacket structures and carry out the final assembly of the 11 foundations at its manufacturing facility in Newcastle which Smulders acquired from fabricator, OGN Group, at the end […]

  • Peel Ports Pledges Big Effort in Replacing Vestas at Sheerness, UK

    4 July 2012

    Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Sheerness in Kent, has moved quickly to pledge a major effort in securing a replacement for Vestas, following a decision not to take up the option to locate a major wind turbine manufacturing facility at the port. Peel Ports and Vestas jointly announced last week that the […]

  • New Study: OWFs Threat to Gannets

    28 September 2015
    Environment, R&D

    Offshore wind farms which are to be built in waters around the UK could pose a greater threat to protected populations of gannets than previously thought, research led by the University of Leeds says. It was previously thought that gannets, which breed in the UK between April and September each year, generally flew well below […]

  • Shell and Hexicon Pick Vestas 15 MW Turbines for Large-Scale Floating Wind Project

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea. If the project materialises, Vestas will supply and install 84 units of the V236-15.0 MW turbine for the project located off the south-east coast of South […]

  • Maritime Holland: Testing future foundations

    6 April 2015

    There is a lot to write on the role of the Dutch industry concerning the development of offshore wind, both nationally and internationally. However, when it comes to floating wind turbines the list of company names is significantly shorter. With relatively shallow waters it is currently more efficient to install wind turbines on fixed foundations […]

  • Oil & Gas, Offshore Wind Joint Industry Project Leads to WIN WIN Situation

    4 May 2016
    R&D

    The DNV GL-led WIN WIN (WINd-powered Water INjection) project, which gathered industry players from oil & gas and offshore wind sectors, including ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., Statoil, VNG Norge, PG Flow Solutions and ORE Catapult, is on the right track to make the best use of both offshore energy industries in a single project. The WIN […]

  • Investing in Ports Supporting Floating Wind Could Bring EUR 1.75 Billion to Scotland

    20 August 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Investing in additional 22 hectares of port capacity suitable for floating wind foundation fabrication could bring in GBP 1.5 billion (around EUR 1.75 billion) into Scotland, according to an independent report commissioned by the Scottish government and offshore wind industry and published on 20 August. This initial investment could help underpin longer-term growth in port […]

  • Wind Energy Uncertainty Forces Businesses to Exit, Says Report

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm, released latest renewable energy publication, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. This report is part of a series of data-driven publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy spectrum. The report, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015, examines the supply chain situation […]

  • AREG Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges (UK)

    19 October 2011

      Asset integrity and initiatives to tackle skills shortages are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen (Tuesday, October 18). Leading figures from five of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s (AREG) member organisations will be highlighting and addressing current industry issues. […]

  • Installation Vessels: Reaching the Limit and Beyond

    27 March 2017

    Fourteen years ago in 2002 the Sif Group made 80 monopiles for the Horns Rev wind farm off the Danish coast near Esbjerg. These piles were four metres in diameter, the thickness of the steel was five centimetres, and they weighed between 180-230 tonnes depending on their length. In 2016, Offshore WIND was invited to visit the new Sif Group production, storage and load-out terminal built on Maasvlakte 2, the new area of reclaimed land extending the Port of Rotterdam even further out into the Southern part of the North Sea.

  • TotalEnergies Opens UK Offshore Wind Hub in Scotland

    18 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    French energy major TotalEnergies has opened its UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Hub was opened by Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. It will be part of the company’s existing offshore operations centre in Aberdeen and will enable the transition of staff from oil and gas to offshore wind. ”Investing in […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Reports H1 Net Loss of USD 47.1 Million

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Lamprell, a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewable industry based in the UAE, announces its Interim Results for the six month period to 30 June 2012. H1 2012 financial results: Revenue: US$ 528.1 million (H1 2011: US$ 383.6 million). Operating loss: US$ 33.8 million (H1 2011: US$ […]

  • TÜV SÜD and PMSS to Jointly Appear at EWEA 2013

    29 January 2013

    Presenting a complete range of services in the field of offshore and onshore wind power, TÜV SÜD and PMSS will attend the EWEA Annual Event in Vienna. By acquiring PMSS in 2012, the international provider of testing, certification services and training services has complemented its portfolio and further expanded its international network. At their first […]

  • Forewind Narrows Down Location for Dogger Bank Project One Cable Connection (UK)

    10 June 2011

    The development of Forewind’s first offshore wind farm, known as Dogger Bank Project One, takes another step forward today with the announcement that the cable connecting the proposed wind farm to the national grid at Creyke Beck, in East Riding of Yorkshire, will come to shore between Fraisthorpe and Ulrome on the Holderness coast. Forewind, […]

  • Lima Talks Set World on Track to New Universal Climate Agreement

    15 December 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    A new 2015 agreement on climate change, that will harness action by all nations, took a further important step forward in Lima following two weeks of negotiations by over 190 countries. Nations concluded by elaborating the elements of the new agreement, scheduled to be agreed in Paris in late 2015, while also agreeing the ground […]

  • Governors Ask President to Focus on Wind Energy Deployment (USA)

    25 August 2011
    R&D

      A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take a series of steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy, starting with a seven-year extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit […]

  • SMM Direct: Caterpillar Consortium Powers ‘INNOVATION’

    6 September 2012

    Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, together with SAM Electronics, SCHOTTEL and Zeppelin Power Systems, have delivered an integrated power and propulsion package for “M/V Innovation”, one of the largest and most innovative offshore wind turbine installation vessels to date. The consortium of globally renowned marine specialists provided both shipowner and shipyard a single-source solution for all […]

  • University of Delaware Gathers Offshore Wind Experts in One Place

    24 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    In Europe, offshore wind turbines support 58,000 jobs and generate enough electricity to power 6 million homes. Experts from the offshore wind industry gathered at the Capitol Thursday, June 12, to share lessons learned that could help produce similar results stateside. Organized by the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, which fosters collaboration among […]

  • UK: Vattenfall, ScottishPower Invest GBP 15 Million in East Anglia Region

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, joint venture partners behind the East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone, have awarded over £15m in contracts to businesses operating in East Anglia. Since 2010, 28 firms located in the region have benefited and it is estimated that this has helped support well over of 100 jobs. In November last year the […]

  • UK: Hafren Power Barrage Scheme Unproven, MPs Conclude

    10 June 2013
    Authorities

     A tidal barrage across the Severn could contribute to energy and climate objectives, but the Hafren Power scheme has failed to demonstrate economic, environmental and public acceptability, according to MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.  Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, commented:  “It became clear during the […]

  • EMEC to Support Development of Japanese Marine Energy Centre

    9 March 2012

    SCOTLAND’S world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), today (Friday, March 9, 2012) announces a major international collaboration to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. EMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ocean Energy Association of Japan (OEAJ), with the potential for EMEC to provide advice […]