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  • Study: Boom Lock Cuts LCOE by 1.3%, Brings First Generation Closer

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Using High Wind’s Boom Lock tool to increase the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts from 11m/s to 16m/s leads to an average of 1.3% decrease in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), a study carried out by BVG Associates on a representative 500MW wind farm has shown. An increase in the wind speed limit for […]

  • PD&MS Secures Framework Agreement for Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Scotland-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year BoP (the balance of plant) statutory inspection framework agreement to support SSE Renewables on the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. According to the agreement, The PD&MS work scope includes statutory inspections on Seagreen’s power-generating equipment, embedding PD&MS’ inspection technicians into Seagreen’s team to work across all wind […]

  • IBISWorld Updates Its Report on UK Renewable Energy Industry

    31 August 2012
    R&D

    The world’s energy crisis has necessitated a radical shift among policy makers and industry participants. Increased awareness surrounding the impacts of climate change has driven an aggressive decarbonising strategy, spearheaded by the Renewable Energy industry. The United Kingdom currently supplies 8.6% of its total electricity from renewable sources, representing a significant increase from 1.5% in […]

  • Germany: EnBW Revenues Up by 4.4 Pct to 14.4 Billion

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2012, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG increased its revenue by 4.4% to € 14.4 billion. A sharp fall in revenue in the electricity generation and trading segment (down 26.7%) was offset by equally sharp revenue growth in the electricity grid and sales segment (up 15.8%), gas […]

  • China Meets Europe at DNV GL Maritime HQ in Hamburg

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The future of EU–China relations, the country’s investment in Europe as well as sustainable growth and environmental protection in the Chinese economy were just some of the topics on the agenda at the 6th Hamburg Summit last weekend. To foster new relationships and honor key players for their efforts in European–Chinese cooperation, the world’s largest classification society […]

  • RWE Innogy Awards Long-Term Contracts for Port Logistics and Ship Management (Germany)

    6 January 2011

    * Award goes to „Linnhoff Offshore AG“ and „Reederei NSB“ * Cooperation for the offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Gwynt y Môr * Contract period of five years * German supply industry benefits with some € 80 million from the construction of RWE’s own installation vessels RWE Innogy has agreed on a long-term partnership […]

  • UK: New Energy Event Highlights Job Opportunities in Region

    29 March 2012

    Tens of thousands of jobs are on the horizon in the new renewables, energy and chemicals process workforce over the coming few years, and many of them will be on the Humber, say industry experts. The massive potential for jobs in the region came under the spotlight at a Hull conference organised by Humber Chemical […]

  • RDM Presents New Generation of 35m Utility Workboat for Offshore Unlimited (Australia)

    16 August 2011

    Richardson Devine Marine announces that RDM Hull 055 is a new generation 35 metre utility workboat for the Offshore Unlimited Group. RDM’s relationship with the offshore Unlimited Group started in 2008 with Unlimited – a versatile 24m catamaran workboat that was immediately accepted as a practical and economical workhorse, filling a niche in the offshore […]

  • MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Established

    1 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following the approval from all relevant authorities, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been formally established as of 1 April 2014. The joint venture is responsible for the design, further development, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and service related to the V164-8.0 MW turbine as well as all marketing, sales and after-sales service related to offshore wind. […]

  • EEW Korea to Produce Pin Piles for Hai Long 2b and 3

    20 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EEW Korean Heavy Pipe Construction has signed the Exclusivity Capacity Agreement (ECA) with CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) to provide pin piles for the 744 MW Hai Long 2b and 3 offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Under the ECA, EEW Korean Heavy Pipe Construction will manufacture and deliver a total of 156 pin piles for the […]

  • BOEM Opens Door for Wave Energy Testing Offshore Oregon

    20 June 2014
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken an important step toward issuing a research lease for a facility to test utility-scale wave energy devices in federal waters off Oregon. The non-competitive lease would be for the offshore area where the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University (Center) would site […]

  • US Expanding Offshore Wind to Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic

    21 July 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Industry

    US President Joe Biden has announced that the Department of the Interior is advancing the development of offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Atlantic. These areas cover 700,000 acres and have the potential to power over three million homes, President Biden said in his remarks on actions to tackle the […]

  • IEA: Growing Use of Coal Overshadowing Renewable Energy Deployment

    27 May 2014
    R&D

    Electricity will increasingly power the world’s economies in the 21st century, rivaling oil as the dominant energy carrier, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Actively managing this transformation is the only way to ensure that global energy security and climate goals are met economically, the report says. The report, Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP 2014), offers […]

  • BlueFloat Tie-Up Reveals 900 MW Wind Farm Project Offshore New Zealand

    2 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture (JV) between BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate, and Elemental Group have revealed their new offshore wind project, South Taranaki, off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The South Taranaki offshore wind project, which will use bottom-fixed technology, will be located 22 kilometres off the coast of South Taranaki and is expected to […]

  • Connecticut Issues 2GW Offshore Wind Call

    20 August 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 2,000MW of offshore wind power. This RFP represents the US state’s first solicitation dedicated specifically to offshore wind development. It builds off of multi-resource solicitations in 2018 in which Connecticut bought 304MW of offshore wind from […]

  • Scotland to Fund Offshore Wind Cost-Cutting Project with GBP 2.2 Mln

    14 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    A project to cut the cost of offshore wind by at least 10% is being awarded £2.2 million by the Scottish Government, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced. The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, a joint industry and government scheme, brings together nine offshore wind developers with over 72% (31GW) of the UK’s […]

  • Reliably obtaining a cable repair vessel at short notice

    14 October 2019

        By Jakub Vastmans, Interim Director Service Product Management at NKT For decades, the power cable industry has been pushing the boundaries of high-voltage (HV) submarine power transmission. Over the years, new insulation technologies have emerged, voltage levels have increased, protection methods have improved, and novel monitoring technologies have been developed. The objective is […]

  • DNV GL Launches New JIP as Every Megawatt Counts

    15 June 2017
    R&D

    DNV GL has announced its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to optimise the performance of wind farms by reducing the downtime and lower the costs of energy during the operational project life span of 25 years or more.

  • RWE: New Delegated Act Puts Shackles on Green Hydrogen

    23 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    There should be no limiting criteria for the producers and buyers of green hydrogen on the use of electricity to produce it, RWE said in a comment on a proposed delegated act in the EU which would permit only electricity from newly built, unsubsidised wind and solar energy farms to generate green hydrogen by 2026, […]

  • German Wind Sector Calls For Q1 2019 Offshore Wind Tender, Volume Expansion

    21 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Germany’s leading wind industry associations have urged the German government to issue a tender for 1.5GW of available offshore grid capacity in the first quarter of 2019, and to increase the 2030 and 2035 expansion volumes. The associations, BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB, said that the Omnibus Energy Act passed in December […]

  • Maritime Training Centre Nearing Completion

    7 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Six months after the beginning of the construction of the innovative Maritime Training Centre (MTC) in German Enge-Sande municipality, offshore training and development cluster OffTEC held a topping out ceremony on 4 April 2014, after successful completion of the first phase of construction. Around 200 guests attended the event, including Mayor of Enge-Sande Carsten-Peter Thomsen […]

  • Safety Technology to Open New Centre at Port of Mostyn

    16 January 2014
    Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    South Wales based safety training provider Safety Technology Ltd, announced their plans to open a state-of-the art Wind Energy safety training centre in the Mostyn region this week. With support from the Welsh Assembly Government, the RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited training provider will be developing a new safety training facility on-site at […]

  • Trident Energy Releases White Paper on Auxiliary Power for OWFs

    7 January 2014
    R&D

    Trident Energy has released White Paper on auxiliary power for offshore wind farms. Trident Energy has spotted an opportunity to reduce the risks and costs of providing offshore power. Offshore wind farms are being built in ever deeper, harsher waters. Diesel generators are used to provide power when these are without grid connection – but […]

  • UK Opens GBP 160 Million Floating Offshore Wind Funding Round

    20 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The UK government has opened the GBP 160 million Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS) for expressions of interest. Announced in November 2021, the investment scheme will provide government funding to boost floating offshore wind capability around the UK at sites in Scotland, Wales, and elsewhere by supporting manufacturers and giving private investors the […]

  • Scotland OKs Four Offshore Wind Farms

    10 October 2014
    Authorities

    Four offshore wind farms that could provide enough energy to power over 1.4 million Scottish homes have received development consent, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced today. Once completed, the developments in the Forth and Tay region – Neart Na Gaoithe, Inch Cape Offshore Limited, Seagreen Alpha and Seagreen Bravo – could be capable of generating […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Negotiates Construction of 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine with MHI

    27 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.(MHI)are negotiating on a plan by Vestas to build an 8MW offshore wind turbine. It would be the largest offshore wind turbine with approximately 30% more power than the current record-holder, Siemens’ 6MW turbine. This information came yesterday from Vestas’ CFO Dag Andresen, right after the company […]