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  • OFGEM Announces Eight Bidders for Three More Offshore Transmission Projects

    26 January 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ofgem has announced the eight bidders which have successfully qualified to compete for three more high-voltage transmission links with offshore wind farms as part of Ofgem E-Serve’s latest competitive tender process. Ultimately the winning bidders will then own and operate the links for the next 20 years. Today’s announcement is the list of bidders which […]

  • VIDEO: MPI Adventure Performance at Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2013

    MPI Adventure, owned by the Stokesley-based MPI Offshore, is currently operating out of the Port of Hartlepool on the installation of wind turbines at the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm. Designed to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations, she is the world’s most advanced and most efficient WTIV, in terms of jacking speed, […]

  • Bond Dickinson’s Lawyers Secure Consent for East Anglia OWF

    23 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Bond Dickinson LLP Planning & Infrastructure lawyers have advised East Anglia offshore wind farm, a ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall joint-venture, on the full consenting matrix for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm in East Anglia. Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change granted consent for the development to go […]

  • UK: IMechE Accredits DONG Energy’s Wind Technician Apprenticeship Scheme

    3 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) announced on a visit to Kent that DONG Energy’s wind technician apprenticeship scheme has been fully accredited by the IMechE. The President, Professor Isobel Pollock, visited the DONG Energy apprentices at the Swale Skills Centre as part of a day long tour of the South East. […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sunset on Gwynt y Môr

    4 December 2014
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Sunset at Gwynt y Môr, world’s second largest offshore wind farm.  The photo was taken on November 27 from the Kinmel Bay, Turbine Transfers’ 18-metre fast catamaran for wind farm support and crew transport. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm recently reached a major milestone by ending its construction phase. Since […]

  • Sea Worker Installs First Two Turbines at Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    7 February 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    A2Sea’s Sea Worker has successfully installed the first two of 175 turbines at Array Offshore Wind Farm, and it is expected for them to start producing power in March, reports Businessgreen. They are the Siemens’ 3.6MW machines, which were tested at Hornsea zone and are already being used at the Burbo bank. The plan is […]

  • DONG Energy Picks Natural Power for Blade Inspections

    25 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy has selected Natural Power to deliver turbine blade inspection services at wind farms in the UK, Denmark and Germany.

  • HBC and DONG Extend Subsea Inspection Co-op

    21 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Denmark-based HBC Group has secured a contract to carry out subsea inspection campaigns on DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms in German and Danish North Sea.

  • E.ON Signs 6 Years Contract for MPI Discovery (Germany)

    29 June 2011

    E.ON Climate & Renewables and MPI-Vroon have today signed a 6 year charter for the MPI Discovery, a specialist vessel used in the construction of offshore wind farms. Securing this state of the art new build vessel underlines E.ON’s long term commitment to development of offshore wind projects in Europe and will help maintain E.ON’s […]

  • Bilfinger’s Nordergründe Offshore Wind Job Worth EUR 30 Mln

    24 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    As announced yesterday, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order for the installation work at the new Nordergründe offshore wind farm. Today, the company released some details about its new contract. The order from wpd, the offshore wind farm’s developer, has a volume of approximately €30 million and covers the installation of 19 steel […]

  • Walney 2 Connects to National Grid (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      The onshore substation and the export cable are now energised and connected to the national grid. The Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool was energised on 22 August, and the export cable and the offshore transformer were energised on 29 August.  Upon completion, Walney 1 + 2 will be the world’s largest offshore wind […]

  • Van Oord Officially Takes Over MPI Offshore

    2 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has completed the acquisition of the UK-based MPI Offshore from Vroon Group, as well as vessels MPI Adventure and MPI Resolution.

  • UK: Hutton’s Merges to Advance Offshore Supply Chain

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hutton’s, the UK’s leading ship supplier, is to merge with Harbour Chandlery Marine Services (HCMS) and in that way advance its offshore industry supply chain. Harbour Chandlery Marine Services is a Norfolk-based specialist supplier of commercial services to the offshore industry. The company will not to be renamed, however, it will be known as a […]

  • Vissim Opens Renewables Office in UK

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    To serve the growing number of wind farm customers in the region, Vissim establishes a new UK based entity, “Vissim Renewables”. “This will strengthen our presence in the UK market in line with our growth strategy and will provide improved support for existing customers, including key players such as Greater Gabbard, Ormonde, Sheringham Shoal, London […]

  • EWEA: UK Must Not Jeopardise Its Front Runner Status

    25 June 2015

    Oliver Joy, spokesman for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), responded to UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd’s speech at the Global Offshore Conference 2015 in London, where she said that an announcement on the second CfD auction is due soon. Joy said: “With projects in the pipeline, the UK government has a chance to further cement […]

  • CDPQ Commits USD 150 Million to Indian Renewables

    11 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a shareholder of the London Array offshore wind farm, will invest USD 150 million in renewable energy in India. The Canadian institutional fund manager also established its Indian office in New Delhi, and appointed Anita Marangoly George as Managing Director, South Asia, with the objective of finding the best investment opportunities across all […]

  • NIRAS Acquires Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    NIRAS, a provider of marine engineering and environmental consultancy services, has acquired Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CMACS), a marine ecology consultancy involved in projects such as Burbo Bank Extension, London Array, and Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farms. Tim Norman, Managing Director of NIRAS Consulting, said: “I am delighted that we have joined forces with CMACS, who have […]

  • 400MW Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Hawaii

    7 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Progression Hawaii Offshore Wind Inc, a company formed by Progression Energy from Oregon and several investors, plans to submit a lease application to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a 400MW wind project off Hawaii, Pacific Business News reported.  The USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) offshore wind farm, for which the equity support has already […]

  • UK’s Energy Transformation worth GBP 200 Billion Needs UAE Investments

    21 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    While recently speaking at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi Greg Barker, the UK’s Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, said that British energy transformation to renewables will cost about GBP 200 billion and that it is reliant to UAE’s investments. “The latest energy law [is] going to substantially expand the […]

  • Benj Sykes of Dong Energy in UK to Hold Presentation at Global Offshore Wind Event

    14 June 2012

    DONG Energy’s new Director of Operations, UK Wind Power, Benj Sykes, will be giving a presentation on the Danish energy company’s offshore wind strategy at 1600 on the second day of the Global Offshore Wind conference (Thursday 14 June) at the DONG Energy stand. DONG Energy is the global market leader in offshore wind, and […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Leading Supplier of Offshore Substructures, EWEA’s Report Says

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt has been announced the leading supplier of offshore substructures in EWEA’s annual report on key offshore trend statistics for 2012 – and with good reason. In 2012, it successfully completed some of the world’s largest offshore wind foundation projects with the London Array and Anholt offshore wind farms. Offshore foundation projects In Lubmin, Germany, […]

  • Four Bidder Shortlisted for Offshore Transmission Links (UK)

    28 April 2011

      – Strong competition to own and operate over £1bn of high-voltage transmission links for three offshore wind farms – Shortlist of bidders follows strong interest in the first round of tenders which attracted £4bn investment appetite – Preferred bidders for links will be announced from autumn 2011 Ofgem E-Serve has today announced a short […]

  • Offshore Wind Boost for Weldex (UK)

    24 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    WELDEX, the Inverness-based crane company which saw a £100 million valuation placed on it following a private equity deal this summer, has won a clutch of orders to work on offshore wind farms. The company, the largest crawler crane business in the UK, will start work in March on multi-million pound contracts for the Walney […]

  • Four Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessels Meet at Port of Esbjerg, Denmark

    7 January 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    Four of the largest wind turbine installation vessels in the world are currently positioned in the Port of Esbjerg, where Blue Water Shipping is acting as agent and handling stevedore assignments. “Sea Installer” is the latest new-build vessel from A2SEA which recently arrived from China to Esbjerg, to be prepared for its first assignment in […]

  • Strathclyde Pension Fund to Invest GBP 80 Million in UK Offshore Wind

    8 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) is investing GBP 80 million in UK Green Investment Bank’s Offshore Wind Fund (GIB OWF) as part of its Direct Investment Portfolio. On 5 September, Strathclyde Pension Fund allocated GBP 30 million to GIB OWF as a follow-on investment to previously approved GBP 50 million. SPF said investing in the Offshore Wind Fund was an attractive […]

  • EIB Earmarks Funds for UK Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 projects across various sectors in the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, including an offshore wind farm in the UK.