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  • Government Decision on Two East Anglia Hub Projects Upcoming

    14 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The decision on the development consent applications for East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms is scheduled to be made on 31 March, after the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy set a new deadline in December 2021. The new Development Consent Order (DCO) deadline was set after […]

  • Taiwan Further Jeopardising Offshore Wind Plans?

    11 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Taiwanese government watchdog, Control Yuan, has issued a report which is said to point to a number of shortcomings in the country’s offshore wind development plan, according to local media.

  • Germany Deals with Further Grid Connection Delays

    25 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Germany is dealing with more delays in connecting planned offshore wind farms to the grid. That is, RWE Innogy has been notified by TenneT TSO GmbH that there will be much more than 12 months of delay in connecting the Nordsee Ost wind farm, the Dow Jones Newswires reported a confirmation from a RWE’s spokesman. […]

  • EU to Use Ocean Resources for Further Growth

    13 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The EU has presented an action plan to help make better, responsible use of Europe’s ocean resources. With two thirds of the planet covered by water, the sea’s resources can help to meet food, medicine and energy needs. The “blue economy” could also contribute to sustainable growth. The Commission identifies a number of hurdles to […]

  • Ocean Infinity to Add Robot Ships to Its Fleet

    4 February 2020
    Technology, Vessels

    Ocean Infinity has launched a new marine technology and data company, Armada, which will bring in 15 robot vessels to be used for offshore surveys. The fleet is currently under construction and is expected to be delivered by the end of 2020.

  • OWC to Acquire Danish Offshore Wind Consultancy Company

    26 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Offshore Wind Consultants, an ABL Group company headquartered in London, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Denmark-based offshore wind consultancy, Delta Wind Partners (DWP). The acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter, is said to expand OWC’s technical offering in wind turbines and in consultancy at […]

  • Stars for Global Tech I Come from Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    BLG and EUROGATE have jointly with AREVA Wind developed a logistics concept for handling, storage and assembly of rotor stars for the Global Tech I offshore wind park approximately 110 km off Germany’s North Sea coast. Overall responsibility for this project lies with BLG, which today signed the contract with AREVA Wind. In the search […]

  • University of Gdansk Joins Forces with RWE Renewables

    3 November 2021
    Training & Education

    RWE Renewables and the University of Gdansk have signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement which will see the two parties working together on helping accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. The agreement covers a wide scope of joint initiatives, such as research and development projects in the field of offshore wind. This includes […]

  • Prysmian to Showcase Its Offshore Wind Cables at WindEnergy

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Prysmian Group will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the wind power industry at the 2014 edition of the WindEnergy Hamburg event in Hamburg (Germany) from September 23 to 26, hall A1 booth 122. Long term growth perspectives in the renewable sector and business development strategy have taken the Group to further […]

  • Njord Freyr Undergoes Full Engine and IPS Service at James Troop

    25 May 2016
    Vessels

    Cheshire-based marine engine supplier James Troop & Co has completed a full engine and Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) service on Njord Freyr, the first UK work of its kind on a wind farm support vessel, according to Bob Troop, the company’s Chairman and Managing Director. The contract for wind farm crew transfer company Njord Offshore involved taking […]

  • 3sun Group Opens New Office in Westhill (UK)

    13 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry has announced the opening of a new base in Westhill, near Aberdeen, on the back of a number of key contract wins in the North Sea. The company has recently secured contract wins totalling approximately £7million to carry out major engineering, production, […]

  • SPR, Vattenfall Divide East Anglia Development

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall have agreed to independently take forward offshore wind farm projects within the East Anglia Zone. This follows on from industry-wide changes agreed with The Crown Estate, which will see ‘zone development agreements’ replaced with project specific agreements. ScottishPower Renewables intends to focus on developing projects in the southern area of […]

  • Spain: IREC Signs Cooperation Agreement with EWE OSS

    10 March 2013

    IREC and EWE OSS will exchange technological information, train engineers and cooperate technically on the ZEFIR project The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has signed an agreement with EWE Offshore Services & Solutions GmbH, the company that is co-owner and operating ALPHA VENTUS, the first test platform for 5 MW offshore wind turbines, located […]

  • Growth Centre to Partner with Offshore Conference OBMC

    21 August 2013

    The use of wind energy has come a long way from its early pioneering years and now represents a global industry. The cradle of wind energy, Denmark and the region of Schleswig-Holstein, remains an important location for globally active wind energy companies and wishes to strengthen its international competitiveness as such. The purpose of the […]

  • UK ERRV Provider Eyes Offshore Wind Sector

    6 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    UK company North Star has revealed that it is planning to deliver a new fleet of vessels to support the offshore wind maintenance market. North Star, which owns and operates emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) in the North Sea, has also set up the North Star Renewables business. The news comes as the company […]

  • UK: Crown Estate, Centrica to Negotiate over Race Bank OWF

    9 July 2013

    The Crown Estate intends to enter into negotiations with Centrica (RBW) Limited in relation to the grant of further rights over the offshore wind farm project at Race Bank, situated off the Lincolnshire and north Norfolk coasts. The proposed further rights will extend existing arrangements allowing Centrica (RBW) Limited to call for a lease of […]

  • BOEM Further Delays Vineyard Wind EIS Decision

    13 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has further delayed the publication of the Federal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts. In July, BOEM announced it is postponing the issuance of the Vineyard Wind FEIS saying it is not yet prepared to do so. Now, BOEM stated in its public […]

  • Masdar Plans Further Investment in UK’s Renewables

    8 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-backed renewable energy company, is eyeing further opportunities to invest in the UK’s renewable energy projects. Following the official opening of the London Array offshore wind farm on July 4, in which Masdar invested a significant amount of money and is 20% stakeholder, the company’s CEO Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said […]

  • Scotmarine Gets Damen’s Multi Cat for Tidal Energy Projects

    12 May 2015
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Multi Cat 2613 on 30 April 2015 to Scotland-based chartering company Scotmarine. The 50-tonne bollard pull vessel has a large crane and will replace the stock vessel Multi Cat Orcadia Scotmarine purchased three years ago. The hull of the new vessel was in stock and customised for the client earlier this […]

  • Germany Ports Awaiting Offshore Wind Boom

    29 November 2011

    As Germany prepares for a major expansion of offshore wind to replace nuclear power, companies like French giant Areva and US-based General Electric (GE) have flocked to the German coastlines. With wind parks planned for both the North Sea and Baltic Sea, the buildup can be felt in the country’s seaports and hinterlands. Germany Trade […]

  • VINCI Energies Buys EWE OSS

    1 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    VINCI Energies has acquired offshore wind specialist EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH from EWE. EWE OSS specializes in the operations management and maintenance services of offshore wind farms in the North Sea with an own control centre and 24/7 standby teams, and providing services for their project development and engineering support. Among other things, […]

  • Windea La Cour Crew Sharpens Offshore Rescue Response Skills (Photos)

    31 August 2016
    Training & Education, Vessels

    Early August saw an initial training session in the North Sea involving Bernhard Schulte Offshore GmbH’s new service operation vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, and the Northern Rescue 01 offshore rescue helicopter, Northern HeliCopter GmbH reports. The training was focused on the communication between the bridge of the SOV and the […]

  • Germany: Onshore and Offshore Wind Results Presented at DEWEK 2012

    1 November 2012

    The latest results of research and development concerning offshore wind energy, but also topics related to the onshore use of wind energy, will be presented on 7/8 November at the 11th German Wind Energy Conference (DEWEK 2012) in Bremen. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition and also features a technical excursion on the day […]

  • Dutch Creating Eco-Friendly North Sea Energy System

    20 June 2016
    Authorities

    The Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEPA), the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), the Dutch Foundation for Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection, TenneT and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have signed a Declaration of Coordination and Cooperation in the North Sea Region. The organisations, which signed the agreement for closer […]

  • Monopile Installation About to Start at Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 

    23 June 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Jan De Nul’s heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has arrived at the Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands to kick off and load the first monopiles to be installed at Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in Germany. Jan De Nul’s newbuild vessel will soon arrive on the offshore construction site located off the northern coast of Germany […]

  • German Coastal States Awaiting Meeting with Chancellor

    23 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    As Hamburger Abendblatt reported, two weeks ago, Bremen’s Mayor wrote to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel regarding the concerns about the delayed expansion of the electricity grid, connection of offshore wind farms to the grid and problems with network operator Tennet, saying that further delays will not be tolerated. Unfortunately, Chancellor Merkel has not responded […]