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  • RenewableUK Approves Falck Nutec’s Courses

    2 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Energy Health & Safety training experts, Falck Nutec, have become the first company to receive approval to deliver both basic RenewableUK (RUK) courses: Working at Height & Rescue – Wind Turbines – and Marine Safety Training. The additions to the existing training portfolio will mean that the Teesside centre will be one of the most […]

  • Germany: Windreich Sells ‘Deutsche Bucht’ Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich AG enters into a purchase agreement for the wind farm ‘Deutsche Bucht’ with an Anglo-Saxon financial investor and at the same time acquired the responsibility for the subsequent turnkey erection, commissioning and the expected future operation of the wind farm. Hence this Windreich offshore Project is a success. The Swabian wind power pioneer finally […]

  • Port of Grimsby: An O&M port with a long term future

    12 February 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    After the hectic construction and installation phase of the offshore wind industry there is a long term legacy that will remain for the life time of the current wind farm, and who knows possibly the second generation wind farm. Operations and maintenance (O&M) will be there providing work for thousands of engineers and technicians around […]

  • SgurrEnergy Backs Nordsee One to Financial Close

    19 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the announcement of Nordsee One project reaching financial close, SgurrEnergy presented its role in the Nordsee One offshore wind farm to financial close, providing technical advisory services to a consortium of international commercial lenders involved in the non-recourse financing. The 332MW project, located around 40km North of the island of Juist in the German North Sea, is […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Lease Sale Scheduled for November

    24 September 2015
    Authorities

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper yesterday announced that an area of 343,833 acres (cca. 1,391km²) seven nautical miles off the New Jersey coast will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a competitive lease sale on November 9, 2015. The New Jersey Wind Energy […]

  • California Holds Great Offshore Wind Potential (USA)

    11 August 2011

      The amount of wind blowing off the California coast has high potential. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory atmospheric scientists are working with a Norwegian company to leverage that wind as a valuable energy source. LLNL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sway, a renewable energy company that has developed floating towers for placing wind […]

  • ABB Wins $180 Million Order for Norway-Denmark Power Transmission Link

    10 February 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $180 million from utilities Statnett of Norway and Energinet.dk of Denmark to supply an HVDC Light® (high-voltage direct current) converter solution to support the interconnection of the Norwegian and Danish power grids.The 500 kV (kilovolt) link is a new record in […]

  • LOC Renewables Takes Majority Stake in Innosea

    18 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, has acquired a 70% stake in the French marine energy engineering company Innosea.

  • New Investment in Global Clean Energy Sector Rises by 14 Pct

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Clean Energy Pipeline has released its preliminary analysis of venture capital, private equity, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and public markets activity during 1Q14 in the clean energy sector. New investment in the global clean energy sector totalled $61.0 billion in 1Q14, representing a 14% increase on the $53.4 billion invested in the corresponding period […]

  • Sif Expects to Greenlight Production Capacity Expansion Plan in July

    12 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Netherlands-based offshore foundations manufacturer Sif Group is on track to take a Final Investment Decision on the investment plan to expand its production capabilities in July. According to Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif Group, market demand has made the need to increase the production of foundations, both in size and quantity, ”more obvious […]

  • Seven UK Offshore Wind Extension Projects Greenlighted as Race Bank Hits a Snag

    28 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the 2017 offshore wind project extension applications confirming that seven out of the eight projects which applied will now progress to the award of rights. The HRA, which The Crown Estate has undertaken as a requirement of the Habitats Regulations, assesses the […]

  • LIPA Says Yes to First Offshore Wind Farm in New York

    26 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has received a unanimous approval from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) for the 90MW Deepwater ONE South Fork wind farm, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm and the first one to be built off New York. Speaking ahead of the vote and to a room packed with the supporters […]

  • ESNA Launches New Offshore Wind CTV Design

    28 October 2015
    Vessels

    ESNA AS, a Norwegian company specializing in Surface Effect Ship (SES) design, has introduced its new vessel design – an air cushion catamaran for offshore wind crew transfer, called the Tern. The crew transfer vessel (CTV) is partly supported by an air cushion in addition to the two side hulls. The Tern uses the air cushion not only for […]

  • ABB to Showcase Power Technologies in Paris, France

    23 August 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will present some of its leading power technologies at the Cigré conference in Paris. Running from August 27-31, 2012, the biennial event is a key platform for the discussion of global trends, technologies and future developments in the power sector, with delegates attending from all over the […]

  • USA: Flour Net Earnings Up

    23 February 2012

    Fluor Corporation today announced financial results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Net earnings attributable to Fluor for 2011 were $594 million, or $3.40 per diluted share, compared with $357 million, or $1.98 per diluted share in 2010. Consolidated segment profit for the year was $1.0 billion, compared with $621 million in 2010 […]

  • USA: O’Malley Introduces Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013

    23 January 2013
    Authorities

    Governor Martin O’Malley introduced the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013. Identical in all substantive respects to the bill that overwhelmingly passed the House of Delegates last year, this measure will operate within Maryland’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard to create a framework that will support a major offshore wind project. Based on a report […]

  • 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$ […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines in 2022: 15 MW Prototypes Starting to Spin in Europe, Chinese Rolling Out 16 MW Models, Windcatcher and VAWTs Secure Demo Projects

    5 January 2023
    Technology

    Wind energy generation technology is one of the hottest topics on offshoreWIND.biz year after year and 2022 was no different. Over the past twelve months, various updates made headlines, from upgrades to existing platforms and rolling out new models to securing pilot projects for novel designs. Further below, you can find an overview of our […]

  • AIS Opens New GBP 2.5 Mln Survival Training Centre

    16 July 2014
    Training & Education

    AIS Training’s brand new £2.5m state-of-the-art offshore survival training centre has opened its doors for business on North Tyneside. The new 20,000 sq ft centre is located beside its existing 120,000 sq ft training village in North Shields, comprising of 11 bespoke centres. Approved by industry bodies including OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation), the Global Wind […]

  • Denmark: LM Wind Power Announces EUR 707.5 Million Revenue for 2011

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    LM Wind Power Group made continued progress despite being faced with a range of external pressures, maintaining profitability for 2011 with revenue of EUR 707.5 million and EBITDA of EUR 73.9 million. The results are in line with expectations for the year, yet disappointing and lower than last year. The revenue for LM Wind Power […]

  • Cargo Ship-Hit Gode Wind 1 Turbine Went Back Into Service in 24 Hours; Vessel Said to Have Been Kilometres Off Course

    30 May 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The turbine at the Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm in Germany that was hit by a cargo vessel last month was put back into service around 24 hours after being taken out of operation for inspection, Ørsted tells offshoreWIND.biz. According to reports by German media, the vessel, which sustained major damage, was on autopilot […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Doubles in a Year

    22 June 2022
    Industry, R&D

    The global pipeline of offshore wind projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from 429 GW in 2021 to 846 GW today, new research published by RenewableUK shows. Europe has a pipeline of 350 GW (with 26 GW fully operational) and the pipeline in […]

  • EWEA: EU Commission Neglects Renewables as Key Option for Energy Independence

    28 May 2014
    Authorities

    The European Energy Security Strategy, published today, shows that policymakers have opted to swap dependency on Russia for unstable regions in the Middle East and North Africa, while largely neglecting increased production of renewables as a key option for energy independence, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) stated. The European Commission has ignored its own 2030 […]

  • South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How

    11 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic theory, applied knowledge and practical knowledge, ECN said. ”Starting in summer 2017, 10 Koreans will […]

  • USA: Gannon University Hosts Offshore Wind Panel

    2 October 2013

    Gannon University hosted a panel to discuss the topic of Great Lakes Off-Shore Wind Power on Sept. 25. The first panelist to speak was Eric Ritter, the communications and strategy manager for Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), a nonprofit organization based in Cleveland. This company is working with the Department of Energy to construct […]

  • Ocean DEMO Greenlights Three Floating Wind Projects

    1 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Ocean DEMO, a EUR 13 million Interreg-funded project, has recommended two floating wind technology developers for support packages under the second call.