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  • Germany: European Commission Approves Boston Holding Purchase of Borkum Riffgrund I

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over the North Sea wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I of Germany by DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund of Germany and Boston Holding of Denmark. The Commission found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because it will not alter the market structure. The […]

  • UK: Dong Energy Joins Norstec Network

    8 October 2012

    As a market leader in offshore wind and with all of their offshore wind farms based in the North West European region, DONG Energy has signed up to the new norstec network. The network will enable industry to join forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Guides O&G Firms to Offshore Wind Opportunities

    18 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise has issued a new guide aimed at Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain to maximise opportunities in additional markets.

  • UK: MSS Provides Seabed Information for Marine Renewable Developers

    9 May 2012
    R&D

    Since 2009, Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has dedicated cruise time from its survey vessels, the MRV Scotia and the MRV Alba Na Mara to survey areas of interest to Scotland’s emerging marine renewables industry. This work has included covering areas under development for Pelamis projects in the waters off Orkney, Shetland, Lewis and the northern […]

  • Romania Preparing Framework for 3 GW of Offshore Wind and Contract for Difference Auction

    20 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Romanian Ministry of Energy has published a draft law on the requirements for the development and procurement of offshore wind energy projects. If enacted in its current form, the proposed framework would enable auctioning off 3 GW of offshore wind capacity in the country’s sector of the Black Sea and supporting the projects through […]

  • Tekmar Fills Up Offshore Wind Orderbook

    1 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The UK-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded contracts to provide its Cable Protection System (CPS) units for two offshore wind farms in the UK, one wind farm in Germany, and one wind farm in China.

  • Three US States Form Offshore Wind Pact

    29 October 2020
    Authorities

    Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia have partnered to advance offshore wind projects in the region and promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States as a hub for offshore wind energy and industry. The creation of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Transformative Partnership for Offshore Wind Energy Resources (SMART-POWER) is said to provide a framework for […]

  • Palfinger Marine Nets Merkur Crane Deal

    5 October 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has won a contract for delivery of 66 PSM 400 cranes to the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Merkur will feature 66 Haliade 150-6MW wind turbines installed around 45 kilometres off Borkum. Merkur Offshore GmbH is the developer and the future operator of the wind farm. The turbines will be […]

  • RWE, Acta Marine Team Up to Build ‘Green’ SOVs

    27 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Vessels

    German offshore wind developer RWE and maritime support provider Acta Marine have signed a long-term vessel supply agreement which they say will pave the way for the decarbonisation of offshore wind farm operations. According to the companies, the agreement is to build and operate two ‘green’ service operation vessels (SOVs), which will be among the […]

  • Hydrohammer S-4000 Installs First Monopiles

    30 March 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The S-4000 Hydrohammer pile-driving system installed its first monopiles at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, IHC IQIP, a business unit of Royal IHC which recently launched the system, reports. The fully operational S-4000 unit was delivered to DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering division GeoSea for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm project in the German North […]

  • EnBW Baltic 2 Starts Paying Dividends

    13 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Since its official commissioning on September 21, the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 in Stralsund has helped the Karlsruhe-headquartered electric utilities company EnBW improve EBITDA in its renewable energies segment for the first nine months of 2015, and partly offset a 5.3% fall in revenue in the division. EBITDA rose to EUR 156.3 million in the first nine […]

  • Fendercare Marine to Open Offshore Wind Turbine Support Base in Great Yarmouth, UK

    12 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    On Thursday 19 July 2012, Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine will be hosting a launch event to officially open its Great Yarmouth offshore wind turbine support base. The company’s new facility on the Old Bure Marine site in Cobholm follows on from the success of its first base in Lyness, Orkney and will provide an extensive range […]

  • Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports Boosts Its Membership

    4 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Atlas Professionals and Roodenberg Staalkabels have joined Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP), the association for offshore companies in the North Sea Canal region. AYOP stated it now has 79 members in the North Sea Canal region focused on the offshore extraction of oil & gas and wind energy. According to AYOP Chairman Ron Davio, services […]

  • Equinor Announces New Floating Wind Plans in Scotland

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor has submitted a bid for floating wind development offshore Scotland in the ScotWind auction, the company confirmed on 19 July. With around half of the sites being floating offshore wind opportunities, the offshore energy company said it believed the Scottish Government was offering a great opportunity to develop large floating offshore wind projects at […]

  • Triton Knoll Makes Further Onshore Infrastructure Cuts

    28 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited has reduced the number of onshore cable circuits required for electricity transport from the offshore wind farm to the national grid. According to the project team, this will help reduce the overall construction footprint of the project and realise planned reductions in costs.

  • Further Plans For Offshore Wind in New England (USA)

    22 March 2011

    Even before the first offshore wind turbine is planted along the coast of North America, a Rhode Island developer has embraced the latest…   By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, March 22, 2011

  • Maintaining Momentum: Why Supply Chain Collaboration Is Key in Europe’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

    8 September 2022
    Industry

    The following article is a guest post by Wayne Mulhall, Managing Director at James Fisher Renewables. The global offshore wind market is at an inflection point. On the one hand, megaprojects around the world are transitioning from a subsidy to a merchant development and finance model. On the other hand, floating offshore wind (FOW) is still in the […]

  • UK: Tata Steel Inaugurates GBP 2 Million OPC at Hartlepool Event

    18 September 2012

    Tata Steel today inaugurated its new £2 million offshore processing centre (OPC) at an event in Hartlepool attended by more than 40 leading business figures from the European renewable energy sector. Following a presentation at Hartlepool College of Further Education, guests were shown round the company’s new centre, a high-productivity processing facility that will produce […]

  • CIP’s Flagship Fund On Track to Become World’s Largest Dedicated to Greenfield Renewable Energy Investments

    11 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached the first close on its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), at EUR 5.6 billion in capital commitments received. This puts the fund on track to reach its target size of EUR 12 billion, which would make this the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund, according […]

  • Fred. Olsen Ocean Sinks Further to Loss

    17 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean, the owner of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS and Universal Foundation Norway AS and part of Bonheur ASA, ended 2015 with NOK 105 million (EUR 10.9 million) net loss, as compared to NOK 10 million net loss recorded a year earlier, due largely to delays in construction of several offshore wind projects and increased competition from […]

  • Ballast Nedam Works on Prevention of Further Mishaps

    15 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the investigation into the accident that happened on Saturday night (July 6) at the Butendiek offshore wind farm, Ballast Nedam said that it has implemented mitigation measures to prevent such unfortunate events from happening again. The company informed that a safety alert will follow at the beginning of August. Ballast Nedam said that the […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes New Leasing Agreements for Tidal Power

    15 November 2012

    RenewableUK, the wind and marine energy association, welcomes the news that three new leasing agreements have been signed for tidal power across the UK. The three projects are spread across the UK with Minesto’s trial device at Stangford Lough in Northern Ireland, Scotrenewables Tidal Power array at Lashy Sound in the Orkney Islands joining the […]

  • Britain leads the development of Europe’s Offshore Wind Energy market

    6 July 2010
    R&D

    British projects will lead the offshore wind energy market for the next eight years. This conclusion is drawn by GL Garrad Hassan in the new edition of their “Offshore Wind Energy Market Report”. Development of offshore wind will be strong in further Northern European markets such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. The report […]

  • North Carolina Urged to Harness Offshore Wind Potential

    11 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Fifty elected officials, small businesses, community groups, and environmental organizations from North Carolina sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the state’s energy plan.

  • Germany: TenneT and Mitsubishi Sign LoI for Two More Offshore Grid Connections

    6 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and Mitsubishi Corporation have signed a letter of intent to partner up in two more offshore grid connections. The grid connections, named HelWin2 and DolWin2, are both located in the German North Sea and of crucial importance for the integration of renewable energy in the German onshore grid. In February of this year, TenneT […]

  • TenneT Presents Future Dutch Grid Connection Plans

    27 March 2018
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Following the release of the Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030, TenneT has tabled proposals on how to connect offshore wind farms in the Holland Coast (West), North of the Wadden Sea Islands, and IJmuiden Far Offshore zones to the offshore grid.