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  • UK: Mabey Bridge Announces Senior Renewables Appointments

    10 April 2013

    Mabey Bridge – the UK wind turbine tower manufacturer and bridge-builder – has appointed Claus Poulsen as ‘Sales Director – Renewables’ to develop new business opportunities in the renewables market. The company – which employs 600 people in the UK with a turnover exceeding £80m per annum – has hired the industry leader as it […]

  • Williams Shipping Begins MHI Vestas Blade Transport

    24 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Southampton-based Williams Shipping has started transporting MHI Vestas’ 82-metre-long offshore wind turbine blades built at the Isle of Wight factory in the UK.

  • Hutton’s Group Expands Its Renewables Services (UK)

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Hutton’s Group, a ship  supplier based in the UK, is expanding its Renewables Division to better service the growing offshore renewable energy and oil and gas sectors. Hutton’s Renewables has relocated to larger quayside premises in the centre of Great Yarmouth’s vibrant maritime community in order to expand its stock holding capabilities and support services […]

  • Evolution of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port into Offshore Wind Hub (Video)

    2 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Chalus, CEO of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port, made a presentation […]

  • 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.

  • USV Survey Starting at Proposed 1 GW Offshore Wind Project in Ireland

    2 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    An unmanned surface vessel (USV) survey is set to begin this month at the Braymore Wind Park site located offshore Ireland. Trial operations of remotely piloted XOcean USVs will take place in the Balbriggan and Drogheda Bay area during September and October for approximately six weeks, subject to weather and operational constraints. The vessels will […]

  • Denmark: Kaj Lindvig Resigns from A2SEA

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    During this summer, Kaj Lindvig, Senior Advisor at A2SEA, celebrated his 60 years birthday. By the end of August, Kaj’ Lindvig then says goodbye to A2SEA, a company on which he has left his mark to a great extend since the establishment in 2000. A reception will be held for Kaj Lindvig on 22 August […]

  • Ireland: Marubeni and Mainstream Agree EUR 100 Million Equity Investment

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Global wind and solar developer, Mainstream Renewable Power and Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corporation today agreed a €100 million equity investment deal which sees Marubeni gaining a circa 25% holding in Mainstream. The deal, which is subject to shareholder approval, represents the largest single equity investment in the company’s five and a half year history. […]

  • 640 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden Receives Natura 2000 Permit

    23 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Sweden by the Administrative Board of Skåne County, off whose coast the developer aims to build the 640 MW project. Parts of the Kriegers Flak site in the Baltic Sea have been classified as a Natura 2000 area and, […]

  • Renewable Energy Costs Falling, Report Says

    31 August 2015

    The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition, a joint project by the International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency, calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. Compared with […]

  • Anbaric Completes Second Set of Surveys for New Jersey Link

    12 May 2021
    Grid Connection

    Anbaric Development Partners has concluded the second set of oceanographic survey activities for its Boardwalk Power Link (BPL) project which will connect offshore wind energy to New Jersey’s onshore grid. Led by ESS Group in concert with Ocean Surveys, the two sets of surveys looked specifically at geological seabed conditions for the planned subsea cable […]

  • ScottishPower Going After More UK Offshore Wind

    8 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    ScottishPower is actively pursuing future offshore wind projects in England and Scotland as part of its GBP 6 billion investment plan, to ensure one third of the UK’s electricity can be produced by wind by 2030. The energy company said it plans to engage with The Crown Estate and The Crown Estate Scotland on seabed […]

  • US Wind Starts Export Cable Route Survey off Maryland

    29 August 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind, Inc., has announced the start of an export cable route survey to prepare the final layout design for an 80,000 acre wind power project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. US Wind contracted with Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. and their vessel R/V Shearwater to conduct data collection along the 35-mile cable […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Could Be Cheaper than Offshore Wind

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    On 30th January, Hafren Power – which plans to build an 18km (11 mile) tidal power station across the Severn Estuary to generate zero carbon electricity – pledged to work with all stakeholders to protect ports and wildlife. Tony Pryor, Hafren Power’s Chief Executive, said: “We will deliver green, safe, secure and ultimately the cheapest […]

  • Apollo to Work On Celtic Sea Multi-Connection Offshore Substations

    21 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Infrastructure, R&D, Technology

    Celtic Sea Power has awarded the Aberdeen-based engineering consultants, Apollo, with the pre-FEED contract for the 400 MW Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone Multi-connection Offshore Substation (PDZ MOS) and 2x 1 GW MOSs targeting The Crown Estate Refined Area of Search (RAoS) A offshore Wales. Located 19 kilometres off the Pembrokeshire coast, the PDZ MOS project is […]

  • UK: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Andrew Jamieson as CEO

    12 September 2012

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult today announces the appointment of Andrew Jamieson as its Chief Executive Officer. He joins the Catapult from his previous role as Policy & Innovation Director of ScottishPower Renewables. As CEO of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Jamieson will be responsible for delivering the short and long term objectives of the […]

  • Pentagon Assurance Secures Yunlin Contract

    27 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Risk management and compliance specialist Pentagon Assurance has won a contract to provide quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) services in relation to subsea trenching work for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project will see the South Shields firm providing QHSE advice and support safety, and reduce risk and costs associated with […]

  • Council Leaders Welcome Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Approval

    22 July 2014

    The decision to give the go ahead to the first wind farm off the south coast of England has been welcomed by council leaders. East Sussex County Council and Lewes District Council believe the Rampion offshore wind farm development, given the green light this week, will aid the regeneration of Newhaven and create new jobs. […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference: Competition Is Key to Unlocking Cost Reductions

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    There are no local content requirements in offshore wind tenders in the Netherlands because the Dutch government sees competition as key to achieving cost reductions, Ruud de Bruijne, Project Manager Offshore Wind Energy at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said during the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Ireland: Parkwind, ESB to Jointly Develop Oriel and Clogherhead OWFs

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement under which ESB will acquire up to 35% stake in the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The companies will also work together on the Clogherhead offshore wind farm, as Parkwind plans to acquire up to 35% in this project, for which ESB holds a foreshore license to commence site […]

  • UK: Forewind Invites Local Community to Discuss Dogger Bank Teesside

    25 April 2013

    Forewind invites Teesside residents and members of the public interested to learn more about the Dogger Bank Teesside offshore wind development to a series of one-to-one discussions (Friday 17 and Saturday 18, May). Dogger Bank Teesside will comprise four offshore wind farms, each with a maximum installed capacity of 1.2 gigwatts (GW) and located more than […]

  • WSP to Re-Design Vineyard Wind Foundations

    6 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    WSP USA will carry out a re-design of the wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts. Following recent permitting changes, Vineyard Wind modified the turbine layout and the U.S.-based engineering consultancy will now work on the re-design, after having provided the foundation design services prior to the changes to the […]

  • US State Enters Offshore Wind Cooperation Agreement with Denmark

    11 January 2022
    Authorities

    Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has entered into a cooperation agreement on offshore wind with the US state of Virginia, after a few months of working on the agreement with the government of Virginia, together with the Danish Energy Agency and with assistance from the Danish embassy in the US. According to the […]

  • Offshore Renewables Developers Should Pay More Attention to Island Communities’ Needs

    24 March 2016
    R&D

    A research by the University of Cape Town and Plymouth University suggests there is an appetite for renewable energy projects within island communities, but public and private sector bodies could face opposition if they fail to take local distinctiveness into account at the beginning of the planning process. The study, published in the International Journal of Marine […]

  • UK: Construction Starts on OREC’s HQ

    1 August 2012

    Scotland’s flagship International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) is starting to take shape following the start of construction on Scottish Enterprise’s £10 million Industry Engagement Building in Glasgow – the future headquarters of the UK’s new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC).  The ITREZ, which already incorporates Strathclyde University’s £89 million Technology Innovation Centre, aims […]

  • RWE and Bourbon to Jointly Bid for French Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    27 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables France and Bourbon Subsea Services have signed a partnership agreement to jointly bid for the French Mediterranean floating offshore wind project under the A06 tender. The respective announcement by the French Government is expected to happen during the coming weeks, said the partners. Under the A06 tender, two sites for floating offshore wind […]