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  • Crown Estate Scotland Now Controls Scottish Seabed

    3 April 2017
    Authorities

    Powers over the revenue and management of the Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government and, as of April 1, Scottish Ministers have control over thousands of hectares of rural land, approximately half of Scotland’s foreshore and leasing the seabed for rights to renewable energy.

  • Fred. Olsen Ocean Targets Farshore Wind Farms with Heliport Concept

    8 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Fred. Olsen Ocean has introduced a standalone offshore heliport concept expected to enable the offshore wind industry to integrate helicopter use into the operations and maintenance of its next generation of farshore wind farms. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s UK General Manager David Matthews has said that unlike the oil & gas sector, the offshore wind industry has until […]

  • Matthew Kearns Runs 112 Miles to Support Offshore Wind Development in New York

    16 June 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    Long Island native Matthew Kearns took off from Montauk to run over 100 miles to the Long Beach Boardwalk on June 13. He arrived in Long Beach that night greeted by a cheering crowd of over 1,000 people at the Sierra Club’s Wind 100 rally and concert.  The historic, 112-mile run is drawing attention to Long […]

  • VIDEO: Installation of 6MW Wind Turbine at Westermost Rough

    6 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s specialist jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has recently installed the last 6MW turbine at Westermost Rough. Developed by Dong Energy the wind farm, comprising 35 turbines, can produce enough power to cover the annual electricity consumption of more than 150,000 households. The wind turbines have three blades of 75 metres each and a total height of 177 […]

  • Local Manufacturer to Deliver Biggest Jacket Foundations to Be Built in Taiwan

    30 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has selected Century Iron & Steel Industrial (CIS) and Century Wind Power (CWP) as the preferred suppliers of jacket foundations, including transition pieces, for the 300 MW Hail Long 2A offshore wind farm in Taiwan. For the project, which is bound by localisation requirements, CIS and CWP will deliver 21 three-legged […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2017 Theme Announced

    17 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    The organization of Offshore WIND Conference 2017 has announced their theme for OWC 2017: Leading the way!

  • First Steel Cut for Hai Long Jacket Foundations

    17 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and Samkang M&T have held a ceremonial first cut of steel for jacket foundations fabrication for the Hai Long offshore wind farms. In August 2022, Hai Long and Samkang M&T signed a foundations fabrication contract, by which the latter will supply a total of 52 jackets by December 2024. The […]

  • DONG Taps Lloyd’s Register for US Offshore Wind Projects

    18 May 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Lloyd’s Register with a second contract to support offshore survey work on DONG’s two projects in the United States – the Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind.

  • Northland Power to Sell Stake in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    15 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Canada-based Northland Power has signed an agreement to sell 49 per cent of its interest in the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan to Gentari. When the deal is completed, expected to occur after the project reaches financial close, Gentari will have a 29.4 per cent indirect equity holding in the Taiwanese offshore wind […]

  • Omnisens Monitors Sheringham Shoal OWF’s Export Cables

    15 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Long distance power cable monitoring specialist, Omnisens was selected to monitor the export cables at Sheringham Shoal windfarm. The two 132 kV cables monitored join the offshore substations to the Sheringham Shoal Salle substation, some 20 km inland, where the Omnisens DITEST interrogator is housed. Fiber optic cables integrated into the power cables are used […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Unveils Major Expansion Plans in Taiwan

    15 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa plans to expand its nacelle assembly facility in Taichung to form a regional offshore wind nacelle industrial hub together with Taiwan-based suppliers. The first project to be supported by the broader manufacturing plant will be the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project, the turbine manufacturer said. The expansion is subject to certain conditions […]

  • Romax Sets Its Sights on Huge Job Growth in Nottingham, UK

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seven years ago Dr Peter Poon made a judgement that renewable energy generation was set to be a big issue for business and society in general. So, he got his company Romax Technology to initiate two new and related areas of R&D (research and development). One concerned the drive-train efficiency of vehicles; the other was […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Order Book Breaks Record in FY 2019

    5 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has closed the fiscal year 2019 with a record order book of EUR 25.5 billion, a 12% increase year-on-year, as its order intake grew by 7.4% to EUR 12.7 billion. The Offshore unit registered double-digit growth of more than 10.9% due to new markets, mainly Taiwan, which contributed 1.5GW in firm orders. Revenue […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Sends Off Hornsea Two Topsides

    16 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Hornsea Two offshore substation (OSS) and the reactive compensation station (RCS) topsides have left the Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Singapore and are en route to the UK, Sembcorp Marine said. The two topsides departed on 15 August and are expected to reach their destination at the end of September for the integration with […]

  • Dong Energy First OWF Operator to Get ISO Certification

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has received the internationally recognised ISO 55001:2014 certification for its operation, maintenance and integrity management of offshore wind power assets. The company ‘Bureau Veritas’, an internationally recognised organisation, was responsible for conducting the certification. DONG Energy has standardised all its asset management processes, routines and procedures for operating and maintaining its offshore wind […]

  • Vattenfall Comments on Greenpeace’s Energy Report

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    In a newly published report, Greenpeace claims that European energy utilities have spent their efforts on maintaining businesses mainly based on fossil fuels instead of promoting the introduction of renewable sources of energy. “Vattenfall is fully commited to act as a partner of the energy turnaround and will continue to seek good solutions for adapting […]

  • Energy Minister: Government Intends to Safeguard UK’s World-Leading Offshore Wind Position

    22 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Importance of the UK’s offshore wind industry was at the heart of a speech delivered by Greg Barker, the UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, to the Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets on UK renewables infrastructure investor day.   Mr. Barker stressed that the UK is now the fastest-growing economy in […]

  • RenewableUK: Government Needs to Provide Greater Confidence

    26 March 2014

    Reacting to today’s announcement by SSE that it has decided to maintain investment in Beatrice offshore wind farm, although it has decided not to proceed in the long-term with its stakes in 4 other offshore wind projects (Galloper (50% ownership stake), Seagreen (50%), Forewind (25%) and Islay (100%), RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, said: “This […]

  • Over 160 Countries to Sign Paris Climate Change Agreement

    22 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    A day-long celebration will today mark the opening for signature of the Paris Climate Change Agreement at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with more than 160 countries having expressed their intention to sign the agreement. Events will start at 8.30 am EST with an opening ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall. The United Nations […]

  • DONG Sets Up GBP 15 Million Walney Extension Community Fund

    5 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has launched a GBP 15 million Walney Extension Community Benefit Fund to support community and environmental projects in coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria. The fund is part of the community engagement programme for DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind farm, being built 9 kilometres off the Cumbrian Coast. On completion in 2019, the […]

  • DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power Enter Into Agreement on Testing of the Wind Turbines of the Future (Denmark)

    23 December 2010
    Technology

    DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power (”Siemens”) have entered into an agreement under which Siemens will supply test turbines for research and development purposes to DONG Energy.The agreement is part of DONG Energy’s establishment of a new demonstration programme for offshore wind turbines. Siemens will supply two newly developed 6.0 MW offshore wind turbines.Besides generating […]

  • UK: Achieving Government’s Consent Important Milestone for Race Bank Project

    6 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, today announced that its proposed Race Bank offshore wind farm project has received consent from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The project, which is subject to final investment approval, could meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of over 450,000 homes. Race Bank has been consented for […]

  • First Steel Cut for Hai Long Offshore Substations

    4 November 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and the consortium of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) held the ceremonial first cut of steel in Vietnam in early November for the two offshore substations of Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3. The ceremony marked the start of the early construction stage of the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Inks Hai Long Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    19 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long Offshore Wind Project have signed the Turbine Supply Agreement and Service and Availability Agreements covering the Hai Long 2A, Hai Long 2B, and Hai Long 3 wind projects offshore Taiwan. The projects, which will use 73 SG 14-222 DD turbines, are Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind power signing in Taiwan […]

  • Denmark: DONG Signs Framework Agreement with Siemens

    19 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy and Siemens Energy have today signed a framework agreement on the supply and servicing of a total of 300 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt each, giving a total capacity of 1,800 megawatt. The turbines will be installed at selected DONG Energy offshore wind farms in the UK in the period 2014-2017. The […]

  • Wind of Change Begins Sea Trials

    7 March 2019
    Vessels

    Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change has commenced sea trials, according to the Turkish Cemre Shipyard. Once commissioned in May, Wind of Change will work in the German North Sea to service the Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms. The SOV features diesel-electric propulsion and dynamic positioning […]