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  • Energy Minister Pushes for Scotland to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    16 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In an interview for Bloomberg, Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced intention of reducing corporate tax levied by the UK with an aim of bringing more investors in the oil and gas industry and laying foundations for fast-tracked development of offshore wind power. “The budget was difficult for us. Oil and gas producers want stability […]

  • UK: MSS Provides Seabed Information for Marine Renewable Developers

    9 May 2012
    R&D

    Since 2009, Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has dedicated cruise time from its survey vessels, the MRV Scotia and the MRV Alba Na Mara to survey areas of interest to Scotland’s emerging marine renewables industry. This work has included covering areas under development for Pelamis projects in the waters off Orkney, Shetland, Lewis and the northern […]

  • CWind to Care For Vattenfall Cables

    24 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Swedish offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall has signed a five-year cable repair framework agreement with power cable and asset management services provider CWind covering Vattenfall’s European assets.

  • Uniper Mulls Gigawatt-Scale Offshore Wind Connection for Green Hydrogen Project

    22 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    German energy company Uniper and compatriot steel manufacturer, Salzgitter AG, have concluded a cooperation agreement with the aim of Uniper supplying the SALCOS project in Salzgitter with green hydrogen at competitive conditions for the production of climate-compatible steel. The cooperation is focused on supplying hydrogen from Wilhelmshaven where Uniper is developing two projects in parallel […]

  • Ørsted to Officially Open 573MW Race Bank on 13 June

    29 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its Race Bank project partners, Macquarie and Sumitomo, will hold an inauguration ceremony for the 573MW offshore wind farm in Grimsby, UK, on 13 June.

  • North Sea Electricity Super-Highway Project Kicks Off in UK

    16 November 2020
    Grid Connection

    SSE, National Grid, and ScottishPower have started work to develop a multi-billion pound underwater super-highway expected to turn the North Sea into the hidden powerhouse of Europe. Subsea surveys have started on the Eastern Link project which will see the world’s longest subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables with a combined capacity of up […]

  • Navantia, Windar Secure 45-Monopile Order for 1.4 GW East Anglia Three

    4 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Navantia Seanergies and Windar have unveiled that they will manufacture 45 monopiles for Iberdrola for the 1,400 MW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. The production will take place in Navantia-Windar’s monopile factory located in Fene shipyard, in A Coruña, Spain. The order will involve 900,000 hours over 15 months and will […]

  • TÜV SÜD Certifies 600MW Gemini

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Within the scope of certification for the Gemini 600 MW offshore wind farm, TÜV SÜD has successfully completed the design assessment for the wind farm and the certification of two sub-stations. Gemini is located in the Dutch exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea, around 85 kilometres off the coast north of the province […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction Attracts Powerhouses

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor, RWE Renewables, and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind in Norway. The partners will jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwegian authorities to develop a large-scale, bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the Norwegian North Sea. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy […]

  • DolWin Beta to Arrive in Haugesund Tonight

    21 August 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    DolWin beta high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) platform will arrive at the yard in Haugesund tonight, subject to weather conditions, Aibel announced at its social network page today.  The massive DolWin beta structure is being transported to Haugesund in Norway, where the platform will be commissioned prior to deployment in the German North Sea. With a […]

  • Scroby Sands OWF Equipped with Sealite Navigation Aids

    5 March 2014
    Technology

    A Sealite Nautilus ocean buoy with 3-5NM+ marine lantern was recently installed at the Scroby Sands Wind Farm, 2.5km off the coast of Great Yarmouth in eastern England.   The North Sea has some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and with on-going development of energy resources in the area, reliable aids to […]

  • Renewables Growth Prompts Return of Humber Business Conference to UK

    7 July 2011
    R&D, Training & Education

      A second major business conference focusing on the Humber’s renewable energy industry is being staged to meet growing demand for information on the rapidly-expanding market. Organisers say the latest event will see companies being urged to act now, to seize the opportunities available as the region becomes the UK’s capital of green power, including […]

  • Fugro and Enviros Mapping Out Wind Areas Offshore Norway

    10 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros to map the shallowest strata under the seabed with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map Utsira […]

  • Iberdrola Gathering Tier 1 Contractors for East Anglia Three, Project Qualified for CfD Auction

    27 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.4 GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind project has successfully qualified for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Round 4 auction in the UK and is awaiting the opening of the bidding phase in the second quarter of the year, Iberdrola said. The eligibility window for the auction opened on 13 December 2021 and closed […]

  • Haizea Bags EUR 200 Million Monopile Contract for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish wind turbine tower manufacturer Haizea Wind Group and ScottishPower, Iberdrola’s energy company in the UK, have signed an agreement worth more than EUR 200 million for the supply of 50 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The monopiles will be delivered from Haizea’s site at the Port of Bilbao […]

  • McDermott, Van Oord Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    The AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project has informed that another ten members have joined the German initiative since the beginning of May, this time also including companies outside Europe. Japanese utility J-Power (Electric Power Development) and the Japanese-Swiss joint venture Hitachi ABB Power are the new members of the AquaVentus consortium, as is the US offshore […]

  • ScottishPower Going After More UK Offshore Wind

    8 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    ScottishPower is actively pursuing future offshore wind projects in England and Scotland as part of its GBP 6 billion investment plan, to ensure one third of the UK’s electricity can be produced by wind by 2030. The energy company said it plans to engage with The Crown Estate and The Crown Estate Scotland on seabed […]

  • Nordsee Ost Wind Turbines Installed

    29 December 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the in total 48 wind turbines was successfully installed over Christmas around 30 kilometers to the north of the island of Heligoland. “We worked on the completion of the 48 wind turbines with two installation vessels at the same time and, besides the conventional rotor star installation, the rotor blades of the […]

  • RWE Charters Rem Offshore’s CSOV Newbuild

    18 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based Rem Offshore has secured a long-term charter contract with RWE for its newbuild construction service operations vessel (CSOV) Rem Power. Under a two-year contract, with options to extend, the 85-metre long vessel will operate on the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel will support the project’s construction phase, providing […]

  • Inn2Power Brings Offshore Wind Test Facilities Closer to SMEs

    24 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Offshoreenergy.dk and ten partners have secured about EUR 5.6 million in subsidies to give sub-contractors in the North Sea offshore wind industry easier access to testing and a framework for new cooperative relationships within the European offshore cluster. Suppliers to the offshore wind industry can now apply to join the Inn2Power project which is funded by a […]

  • USA: Ming Yang Opens R&D Center on NCSU Centennial Campus

    13 March 2012
    R&D

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that it opened its North American research and development (“R&D”) center on the Centennial Campus of N.C. State University (“NCSU Centennial Campus”) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The new center will focus on state of […]

  • RWE, Acta Marine Team Up to Build ‘Green’ SOVs

    27 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Vessels

    German offshore wind developer RWE and maritime support provider Acta Marine have signed a long-term vessel supply agreement which they say will pave the way for the decarbonisation of offshore wind farm operations. According to the companies, the agreement is to build and operate two ‘green’ service operation vessels (SOVs), which will be among the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Create Hundreds of New Jobs at Hull Blade Plant

    17 May 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Siemens Gamesa’s plan to double the size of its blade manufacturing plant in Hull, the UK, will create 250 new jobs. The jobs number was revealed during the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s visit to Siemens Gamesa’s facilities at the Green Port Hull complex. During a tour of the factory, Chancellor Sunak met […]

  • World’s First Offshore Hydrogen Storage Concept Unveiled

    17 December 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for […]

  • UK: Ofgem Plans to Change Transmission Charging Methodology

    2 August 2013
    Grid Connection

    Ofgem has announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move to a low […]

  • IDeCON Consortium Tackles HVDC Grid Design and Control Issues

    31 January 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom and Spain have formed a consortium dubbed IDeCON to combat technical barriers currently hampering the practical deployment of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids in the North Sea needed to exploit the potential of the wind resource. The project is being led by Prof Elisabetta Tedeschi of the Norwegian University of […]