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  • MHI Vestas Signs Hai Long MoU in Taiwan

    27 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    MHI Vestas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northland Power and Yushan Energy to provide wind turbines for the 300MW Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • NEL Hydrogen to Deliver PosHYdon Electrolysis System

    24 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Norway’s NEL Hydrogen ASA has won the contract to deliver the offshore electrolysis system for the PosHYdon project in the Dutch North Sea. The PosHYdon pilot is an initiative of Nexstep, the Dutch association for decommissioning and reuse, and TNO, the Dutch organisation for applied scientific research, in collaboration with the industry. Companies involved in the project […]

  • Wind Turbine Catches Fire at Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    28 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    One of the turbines at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has malfunctioned, which subsequently led to a fire in the unit’s nacelle. No employees were present when the fire broke out and no one was injured, Ørsted said on 27 October, adding that the wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Lawsuit Filed against NSTAR’s Contract with Cape Wind, USA

    22 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Town of Barnstable, local businesses, residents, and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court yesterday against NSTAR’s no-bid contract to purchase electricity from Cape Wind offshore wind farm. The lawsuit against Massachusetts regulators, NSTAR, and Cape Wind says that the State discriminated against out-of-state power companies – […]

  • Crowley Takes Steps to Establish Offshore Wind Terminal in Gulf of Mexico

    9 February 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Florida-based maritime, logistics and energy solutions company, Crowley, has reached a Right of First Refusal agreement to potentially lease and develop an offshore wind terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA. The more than 40-acre site, encompassing over 2,200 linear feet of prime waterfront property, is expected to become the home of a purpose-driven offshore wind […]

  • Existing End-of-Life Blades Are Recycled into Cement. Next-Gen Ones Could Become Gummy Bears

    24 August 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the Michigan State University have developed new composite material for wind turbine blades that can be recycled into, among other things, sweet treats such as gummy bears. This adds to the momentum within the industry which, along with the reuse of other wind turbine components, is recycling existing end-of-life blades into products such as […]

  • Netherlands Chooses Site for World’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    20 March 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for the transport of hydrogen to […]

  • Bournemouth: Mixed Feelings about Navitus Bay

    12 May 2014

    Over 600 local people packed a meeting held on Saturday, to hear about and give their views on the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm development. Chaired by the Council’s Chief Executive Tony Williams, the meeting lasted almost three hours. Residents heard the case both for and against the Wind Farm from a selection of […]

  • Fugro Wraps Up EOWDC Site Investigation off Aberdeen

    4 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed offshore works undertaken in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen, Scotland. Fugro started the geotechnical site investigation to assess the seabed at 11 turbine locations in early March. The data acquired will be used to inform the final design and micro-siting of the turbine foundations. […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History

    15 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland.

  • Norway: DNV to Launch Sesam GeniE 6.3

    22 August 2012
    Technology

    With the new 6.3 version of Sesam GeniE, DNV Software introduces an innovative method of strength analysis through the entire lifecycle of fixed offshore structures. The solution improves the efficiency and reliability of the critical data handling, increasing the operation’s security and profitability. This launch makes Sesam GeniE the most comprehensive tool for strength analysis […]

  • Team Vestas Wind Plans to Re-Enter Volvo Ocean Race

    5 January 2015

    Having recovered the Vestas Wind in better-than-expected condition, Team Vestas Wind will repair the Volvo Ocean 65 at Persico Marine in Italy and plan to re-enter the race in Lisbon in late May. Vestas Wind ran aground in the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean just over a month ago where all crew members […]

  • Veolia, Siemens Sign Wind Energy Waste Recycling Contract

    9 October 2014
    Environment

    Veolia has signed a three year contract worth just under £6 million with Siemens Plc to provide an integrated range of recycling and treatment services covering multiple waste streams including commercial, industrial and hazardous waste which leads the way in commercial waste management. The contract, that is designed to provide circular solutions for all its […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Moves Forward as Court Dismisses RSPB Legal Action

    19 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session has refused RSPB’s application to appeal the Court’s earlier decision to allow further development of four offshore wind projects in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.  

  • Innovate UK Seeks Offshore Wind Cost-Cutting Projects

    5 December 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Innovate UK has launched a funding competition to encourage innovation in infrastructure systems that provide critical services for economy, environment and society, including offshore wind.

  • Tribute Resources Forms New Corporation Focused on Tidal Energy

    21 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tribute Resources Inc. has established a new corporation called International Marine Energy Inc. (IME). IME has acquired the interests of Tribute in Western Tidal Holdings (WTH). It is the intent of Tribute to develop all further tidal power projects in Canada and internationally within IME. IME is currently a wholly owned subsidiary but Tribute is […]

  • Bauer Renewables to Do Relief Drilling for Beatrice Piles

    2 March 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has awarded Bauer Renewables with a subcontract to design, build, test and operate specialized equipment – the BAUER Dive Drill C40 – to execute relief drilling services for the foundation piles at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. SHL will install 84 jackets for the […]

  • EWEA Hosts Public Debate on Energy Infrastructure (Belgium)

    25 September 2011

      It was standing room only in the Brussels Press Club for the EWEA Public Debate. Over 125 people came to hear the four expert speakers and questions put to them on the topic “Energy Infrastructure – the next great European project?”. The big news of the night came from Michael Köhler, Head of Cabinet […]

  • Norway: Statkraft Reports Q2 Operating Loss in Wind Sector

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The second quarter of 2012 was characterised by low electricity prices in the Nordic region, but a significant portfolio of long-term power contracts and high production still ensured that the Group achieved satisfactory results. Underlying EBITDA and the pre-tax result were higher than in the same period last year. In the second quarter of 2012, […]

  • All Turbines Up at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

    22 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the total of 38 wind turbines at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany has been installed and more than two thirds of the turbines are now feeding electricity into the grid. Kaskasi is expected to be operational by the end of the year, as of when the 342 MW offshore wind […]

  • Trelleborg to Provide Hornsea Two Cable Protection

    31 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed a contract with Trelleborg for the provision of four integrated cable protection systems for the 1.4GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.

  • US Updates Visa Guidance for Offshore Wind Vessel Crews

    18 September 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. State Department has updated its policy guidance to include a visa category for crewmembers who will work onboard vessels deployed in offshore wind operations. The new guidance, part of the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), solves a regulatory hurdle that was causing logistical problems for the industry by clarifying the correct type of visa to be issued […]

  • Swedish Old-Timer Gains Momentum

    5 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Momentum Gruppen has, in partnership with DEIF Wind Power Technology, repowered and recommissioned the five-turbine Bockstigen offshore wind farm in Sweden.

  • Ørsted’s UK Offshore Wind Operations Workers to Go on Strike Over Rates of Pay

    13 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Workers has called on all RMT Ørsted members to take strike action this month over rates of pay and conditions of service. The members who will go on strike are working in Ørsted’s offshore wind operations team. The trade union has instructed all its Ørsted members not to book […]

  • OPT and MES to Commercialize PowerBuoy

    24 October 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”) and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“MES”) today announced that they have signed a new agreement to cooperate in the development and commercialization of OPT’s PowerBuoy® technology. Building on the successful work previously done together by the companies, this agreement sets forth the terms of technology […]

  • Multi-Turbine Floating Wind Catcher Attracts Strategic Partner

    10 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wind Catching Systems AS (WCS), the Norwegian developer of a floating wind system using multiple turbines, has completed a Series A investment round of up to USD 10 million led by the venture capital arm of an undisclosed global industrial company. The proceeds from the Series A financing will be used to fund the development […]