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  • Swire Blue Ocean Eyes Next-Gen Wind Farm Installation Newbuilds

    16 September 2020
    Vessels

    Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) intends to order a new wind farm installation vessel (WFIV), with an option for a second newbuild, and plans to invest in new cranes for both Pacific Osprey and Pacific Orca. SBO said that it has shortlisted several international shipyards for the order of the WFIV which will have ”capacities unseen […]

  • Natural Power Announces New Managing and Commercial Directors (UK)

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    International renewable energy consultancy and products group Natural Power has announced new positions within its management team including Ted Leeming as Managing Director and Steve Pears as Commercial Director. Current non-executive Board member Ted Leeming was one of the co-founders of Natural Power in the mid 1990’s and now takes on the role of MD […]

  • Moog Opens New Center for Maintenance and Engineering Training (Germany)

    23 September 2011
    Training & Education

    Moog, a motion control solution provider and leading developer of pitch systems for wind turbines, today officially inaugurated its new Wind Training Center at an Opening Ceremony involving customers and partners in Unna, Germany. The 1,300 m² (14,000 ft²) facility is designed to provide technical training programs to Moog’s global wind energy customer base. A […]

  • EWEA Strives for More Wind Energy

    17 November 2015

    As EWEA 2015 opened its door in Paris, the Chairman of EWEA and CEO of Siemens Wind Power and Renewables, Markus Tacke, sent out a clear message to the industry and political leaders to raise wind energy ambitions, as it could bring numerous economic and environmental benefits.  “Our political leaders must take important decisions in the weeks and months […]

  • Public Forum to Focus on Offshore Wind Potential off SC Coast (USA)

    25 July 2011
    Authorities

    Energy officials say the high, steady winds off S.C.’s shores could generate enough electricity to power thousands of homes. This will be one of the talking points at tonight’s public forum in Myrtle Beach, focusing on offshore wind energy in S.C. and the economic opportunities that could come with it.  “There is a wealth of […]

  • MHI VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND: Off to a Flying Start

    27 April 2015

    As the first anniversary of the creation of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind approaches the company looks back on a pretty good year as it lands its first commercial order for the much heralded V164-8.0 MW® and is named the preferred supplier for the Walney Extension project. The company has already seen employee numbers grow and […]

  • Gamesa Opens Technology Lab in Singapore

    7 April 2011

    Gamesa, a global leader in wind energy technology, opened a technology centre in Singapore today to focus on advanced materials research. The new laboratory begins its work with three important research projects, conducted jointly with the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Gamesa expects […]

  • Aibel and Hitachi Energy to Deliver Hornsea 3 Converter Platforms

    14 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded the Norwegian offshore service company Aibel, in partnership with Hitachi Energy, with an EPCI contract for two platforms for the Hornsea 3 project in the UK sector of the North Sea. Under the contract, Aibel will be responsible for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation in the delivery of two HVDC converter platforms. […]

  • Suzlon Group Q3: Record US$ 7.3 bn Orderbook; Steadily Improving Performance (India)

    7 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Suzlon has installed over 15,000 MW of wind power capacity in 25 countries, established operations across 32 countries, with a workforce of over 13,000 personnel. Group orderbook rises to record US$ 7.3 bn; increase of 35 per cent. Group revenues of Rs. 4,433 cr. (US$ 968 mn). EBITDA of Rs. 182 cr. (US$ 40 mn); […]

  • Ocean Winds Secures Positive Environmental Decision for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    24 October 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has received a positive environmental decision for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea, thus completing the environmental impact assessment process for the 400 MW project. The decision was taken by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk. ”Receiving the environmental decision brings Ocean Winds significantly closer to […]

  • UK: South Boats IOW Delivers First of Class Crew Transfer Vessel to Wind Wave Workboats

    30 January 2013

    South Boats IOW Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of the offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Freddie S’. The vessel is a first of class South Catamaran 17.5m Vigilante design and has been delivered to Windwave Workboats Ltd. Windwave Workboats has been delivering offshore wind farm support services since 2008 and its vessels have […]

  • 40 years wind in the Netherlands: To be continued…

    14 February 2013

    It was 40 years ago, in the time of the international oil crisis, that some of the first initiatives were undertaken by, what the Dutch now would call, ‘goat-hair wool sock men’ taking a look at wind as a source for generating energy. Reason enough for one of these ‘pioneers’, Chris Westra, to organise a day where the […]

  • Denmark: Dong’s 9M EBITDA Up to DKK 11.2 Billion

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2013 with the following financial highlights compared with the first nine months of 2012: — EBITDA for the first nine months of 2013 was DKK 11.2 billion compared with DKK 6.6 billion for the first […]

  • UK Pours GBP 31.6 Million Into Floating Wind Demo Projects

    25 January 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded GBP 31.6 million (approximately EUR 37.7 million) in grant funding to eleven projects through the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme. With an aim of reducing costs as well as increasing the rate of deployment of floating wind turbines, the funding will support […]

  • Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results of PowerBuoy Operations (USA)

    2 February 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies,Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, today announces the results of the ocean operations of its autonomous PowerBuoy recently deployed off the coast of New Jersey for the US Navy. The system delivered a very strong performance, meeting all of its mission specifications. The autonomous PowerBuoy is a self-sustaining persistent power source […]

  • UK Government Puts Green Investment Bank on the Block

    3 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has today launched the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) sale process to move the bank into the private sector. The transaction will involve both the sale of existing shares owned by the government and also the commitment of additional capital for GIB by new investors. The GIB sale process will involve […]

  • DONG Energy’s Race Bank Takeover Good for East of England

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The decision of energy giant Centrica to pull out of a windfarm project 17 miles off the North Norfolk coast could prove to be good news for the area. James Gray, inward investment director for the East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ), said he was delighted to see Danish company DONG Energy Power (UK) invest […]

  • DNV Acquires 74.3 pct of KEMA’s Shares (Norway)

    22 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem. DNV KEMA will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV’s renewable energy and sustainability activities. The new company will be led by Thijs […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Announces 1H Interim Financial Report

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first half of 2012 with the following outlook and financial highlights compared with the first half of 2011: First-half 2012 EBITDA was DKK 6.6 billion compared with DKK 9.1 billion in the first half of 2011 and was affected […]

  • “Offshore substations should have a standard size of 900MW”

    13 August 2012

    This is key to a responsible realisation of the Energiewende” says Lex Hartman, Director Corporate Development of TSO TenneT. “After all, the German ambition implies building one turbine every day.” The recent Atomausstieg and the subsequent Energiewende brought about a revolution in the German offshore wind sector. Over the next ten years, 13GW of offshore […]

  • MacGregor Orders Kongsberg Maritime’s Pile Gripper Guidance System for OHT Alfa Lift

    20 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    MacGregor has placed an order with Kongsberg Maritime for its Pile Gripper Guidance System (PGGS) for the Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel, which China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) is currently building for Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT). In August, MacGregor announced an EPC contract for the vessel’s the monopile lifting, skidding and transfer system. The company […]

  • GMB Seeks Assurances That E.ON’s OWF Will Create Local Jobs (UK)

    2 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    There are concerns that there will be no benefit to the south coast economy and that if there was a serious intent to develop green jobs in the UK this would be not allowed to happen, says GMB. GMB, the union for workers in the energy sector, is asking EON, the energy company seeking to […]

  • IER Responds to DOI’s Offshore Wind Lease Sale (USA)

    5 June 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    The Interior Department has announced that the administration will hold the nation’s first offshore wind lease sale in late July. The area scheduled for lease consists of 164,750 acres off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In response to this announcement, Institute for Energy Research (IER) published a fact sheet on offshore wind energy development […]

  • Will Offshore Wind Zero-Subsidy Bids Become the ‘Norm’?

    5 November 2018

    By Jon Harman, Head of Renewable Energy and Portfolio Director, New Energy Update Germany’s first offshore wind auction, in April 2017, was a watershed for the industry. Anticipating fierce competition, Ørsted and EnBW both pitched projects that would not require subsidy support, a concept undreamt of at the time. Since then, more than 2.5 GW […]

  • Windfarm Update: Burbo Bank Extension, Dudgeon OWF, Hornsea Two & Three, Humber Gateway, KFE

    3 November 2015

    Burbo Bank Extension Works for the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind project are already underway, with Offshore Structures (Britain), a joint venture between EEW Special Pipe Construction GmbH and Bladt Industries, completing the first can for one of the wind farm’s transition pieces in late August. OSB will fabricate 144 cans for 16 transition pieces. […]

  • Germany: Record Participation at SMM

    9 August 2012

    The European debt crisis; a weak US employment market; declining growth rates in emerging economies such as China and India: prospects for the global economy are not exactly bright at the moment. These are the challenging coordinates for the decision-makers of the maritime industry as they get ready to gather for the 25th SMM, shipbuilding, […]