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  • Britain Overwhelmingly Supports Wind Power

    5 September 2013
    R&D

    RenewableUK has today welcomed an opinion poll carried out by ComRes which once again highlights overwhelming support for wind power among the British public. The opinion poll shows that a massive 67% of people support building wind farms in the area in which they live, making wind one of the most popular forms of energy […]

  • UK: Landfall Location for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Finalised

    2 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    The landfall location for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck – the site where electricity cable from the wind farm comes to shore – has been finalised following surveys, research and feedback from stakeholders. The location – between Barmston and Ulrome – was selected because of the low lying cliffs, relatively low levels of fishing activity, available […]

  • NEF Outlines Plan for 160K New Jobs and Additional GBP 7.2Bn in Coastal UK

    17 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The New Economics Foundation (NEF) will launch its 20-point action plan to revitalise the UK coast in Parliament this afternoon. Called the Blue New Deal, the action plan identifies 20 priorities and outlines measures that could support up to 160,000 additional jobs and create GBP 7.2 billion of additional income in coastal Local Authorities.  Marc Stears, Chief […]

  • Dogger Bank Transformers Start Rolling In

    10 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of a number of transformers that will enable the transmission of renewable energy from the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has been delivered, SSE Renewables said. The transformers will play an integral role in the operation of three onshore convertor stations in East Riding of Yorkshire and on […]

  • 3sun Gets GBP 10 Mln to Advance Its Offshore Energy Business

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    BGF (Business Growth Fund), the independent company established to help Britain’s growing businesses, has announced that it has made a £10m investment in energy-focused firm – 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry.   Founded in 2007 by Graham Hacon, 3sun Group operates in the oil and gas onshore […]

  • DONG Sells Half of Burbo Bank Extension to PKA, LEGO

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed an agreement to divest 50% of the Burbo Bank Extension project to Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group. Each investor will obtain a 25% ownership interest in the project, and the total purchase price amounts to approximately GPB 660 million (DKK 6.6 billion) to […]

  • GE to Build New Factory for 107-Metre Offshore Wind Turbine Blades

    11 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy plans to open a new factory in Teesside in the North East of England, where it will manufacture 107-metre-long blades for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The new manufacturing plant, which will be set up and operated by GE-owned LM Wind Power, is planned to be opened in 2023 and to deliver […]

  • Irish Wind Farm to Share Onshore Substation with Data Centre

    17 November 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Irish-owned data centre owner and operator, Echelon Data Centres have agreed to develop a joint 220kV substation at the Avoca River Business Park in Arklow, Ireland. The new infrastructure will facilitate the development of Ireland’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, Arklow Bank, off the coast of Co. Wicklow with an export capacity […]

  • UK Wind Power Output Exceeds 10GW

    19 January 2018

    Wind farms in the UK have set a national record over the past few days with an output surpassing 10GW, according to UK media, which refers to information provided by Drax Electric Insights, based on data from Elexon and National Grid.

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Flagship Turbine for World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables, the UK arm of the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, has placed an order with Siemens Gamesa for 95 of the company’s SG 14-236 DD wind turbines for its 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The order marks what will be the first deployment of this turbine model in the UK. The […]

  • Wales Decalres Tidal Lagoons as Good Option

    3 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The 2014 Project Pipeline Update to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan notes the potential for tidal lagoons to bring up to £5bn of private sector investment to Wales. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has also been named in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, published by HM Treasury ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. Chief Executive, […]

  • Japanese Ink MoU for Joint Ops of Cable-Laying Vessels

    1 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative operations of cable-laying vessels for the offshore wind market. The two Japanese companies plan to jointly research commercial opportunities in new subsea cable-laying demand, mainly for offshore wind projects in Japan and throughout Asia. MOL and its […]

  • UK GIB’s Offshore Wind Fund Reaches GBP 818 Mln

    13 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS) has announced that it executed a Second Close on new commitments of £355m for the Offshore Wind Fund, bringing total committed capital to £818m and nearing its £1bn target. This makes the GIBFS-managed fund the largest renewable energy fund in the UK. Second close investors include Swedish […]

  • SSE to Spend GBP 100 Million Less than Expected in 2017/2018

    31 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    SSE informed that it expects its 2017/2018 capital and investment expenditure to be around GBP 1.6 billion, instead of previously anticipated GBP 1.7 billion. From 1 April to 31 December 2017, SSE’s capital spend totalled GBP 1.1 billion and has included, among other things, around GBP 355 million investment in on- and offshore wind. 

  • Siemens Gamesa Appoints New Head of Offshore Business

    18 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has appointed Marc Becker as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Offshore business. Becker served as Managing Director for Germany and Head of Offshore Sales and Projects at Siemens Gamesa before leaving the company in early 2020. Prior to that, Becker had served as COO of […]

  • Largest Ever 8MW Order Lands on MHI Vestas Desk

    13 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the approval from the German consenting authority ‘Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie’ (BSH), DONG Energy placed an order with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 project, marking the largest ever order for the wind turbine manufacturer.

  • Alfa Lift’s Crane Pieces Coming Together

    11 November 2020
    Vessels

    Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has put together the lower slewing unit of the HLC 150000-300 heavy lift crane which will be installed on OHT’s Alfa Lift installation vessel. According to the crane supplier, “the wedding” of the the lower slewing column and the machinery frame, which together make the lower slewing unit, marks the latest key milestone […]

  • 5 Years of Offshore WIND

    7 August 2014

    The next issue of Offshore WIND will complete our 5th year of publication. In a special insert to mark this birthday we look back at the past 5 years and highlight the milestones in the industry. Let us know what you think were the most outstanding events of the past 5 years for the time […]

  • Fluor Extends Hydrosphere’s Greater Gabbard Contract (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hydrosphere UK Ltd’s contract for the rental of six Cardinal buoys to mark Britain’s largest wind farm, Greater Gabbard, has been extended by Fluor Limited. Fluor – the principal contractor for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm project – originally approached Hydrosphere in 2009 for the supply of temporary navigation lights to mark the site in its […]

  • Gondan Shipyard Lays Keel for Race Bank SOV

    19 September 2016
    Vessels

    Gondan Shipyard has laid the keel for the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) that will serve as a mother ship for wind turbine technicians at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The keel laying ceremony marked the start of the assembly of the hull in the slipway at Gondan’s facilities in Figueras, where the […]

  • Rhyl Flats Community Fund Invests £600,000

    26 August 2015

    Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund has so far invested £600,000 in local projects and charities in North Wales. RWE Innogy UK’s wind farm located off the coast of North Wales between Abergele and Rhos-on-Sea, has been investing in community causes since the project became operational in 2009. The annual fund is worth over […]

  • Offshore Wind Maintenance Robots, New Blade Recycling Method Part of ORE Catapult’s Accelerator Programme in East Anglia

    28 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched an accelerator programme in the East of England to bring new products and services to commercialisation, with nine companies getting a boost to advance their technologies and solutions, predominantly those for application in offshore wind. The companies, located across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, that will be part of […]

  • UK: SCIRA Renews Sheringham Shoal Buoy Contract with Hydrosphere

    2 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    SCIRA, the developer of Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, have extended their rental of the eight JET 9000 Q HV navigation buoys that are being used to mark the site.  Hydrosphere originally deployed the buoys with the Trinity House Vessel Galatea in February 2010. A full maintenance visit of the buoys was also carried out […]

  • German Renewable Energy Shift Slowing Down as Large Players Reduce Investments

    5 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is losing her two greatest allies in the renewable energy shift as EON SE (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) announced to slash their combined debt and curb costs of $ 88 billion, writes Bloomberg. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Chancellor Merkel decided to shut down all nuclear reactors […]

  • Extensive Bird Survey Undertaken on Dogger Bank, UK

    5 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Carried out by environmental specialists from Gardline Environmental and HiDef Aerial Surveying, the extensive surveys were commissioned to enable Forewind to gather vital information about the species and numbers of bird and marine mammal species, their distributions and seasonal variations across the 8660km2 zone. The information will be used to help Forewind plan the layout and […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Fund Reaches Close

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has announced that its FCA regulated subsidiary, UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS), has reached first close on commitments of £463m on its planned £1bn fund to invest in operating offshore wind farms in the UK. First close marks the completion of the first stage of […]