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  • Shell Makes Case for 20GW of Dutch Offshore Wind by 2030

    13 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has called on the government in the Netherlands to increase its target for installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 20 gigawatts, Reuters reports.

  • Dutch Parliament to Vote on Boosting 2023 Offshore Wind Target

    14 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands will today vote on a proposal to add new offshore wind farm zones and raise the country’s goal of having 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023.

  • Dutch Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Tender Open for Applications

    4 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has opened a tender to build and operate offshore wind farms without subsidies at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV zones in the Dutch North Sea. The application period opened on 1 March and will run until 5 pm local time on Thursday, 14 March 2019. After the closure of […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 21 – 27, 2015

    26 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday after catching fire off Langeland, while en route to Bagenkop, according to local media and the police. German Offshore Wind Farms Over 6 Times Busier in 2015 Germany’s offshore wind farms have generated 1.3% of the overall […]

  • Shell Joins Global Wind Energy Council

    26 October 2018

    Dutch energy major Shell has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) as a board level member.

  • Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016

    15 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed this afternoon […]

  • Van Oord Records Best Year in Offshore Wind

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord’s offshore wind business unit posted record revenue of EUR 706 million in 2018, a 75.2% increase compared to the revenue of EUR 403 million reported in 2017. The increase was attributed to a simultaneous start of four major offshore wind projects: Deutsche Bucht in Germany, Norther in Belgium, East Anglia ONE in the UK, […]

  • Ørsted Selects Ordtek for US and Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects

    12 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Norfolk-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist Ordtek has won contracts to support Ørsted on offshore wind farm projects in the United States and Taiwan. Ordtek will be supporting Ørsted on two offshore wind farms to be developed off the US east coast, Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind, as well as on the Formosa 1 and […]

  • Top News of the Week, 11 – 17 September 2017

    17 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Three Offshore Wind Projects Secure Contracts for Difference as Strike Prices Go Down The UK government has awarded three offshore wind projects with Contracts for Difference (CfD) in the second round of auctions with strike prices going as low as GBP 57.50/MWh for projects scheduled for commissioning in 2022/23. North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2014

    5 October 2014

    Alstom Taking Big Offshore Wind Steps (Interview Part 1) At the WindEnergy event held last week in Hamburg, Offshore WIND spoke to Markus Rieck, General Manager of ALSTOM Renewable Germany GmbH. The company proves its position as one of the biggest renewable energy players with its latest technology development and expansion of its offshore wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2016

    2 May 2016

    World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydraulic and software equipment for the pile-gripper used at the […]

  • RVO.nl Hires Advisory Team for Hollandse Kust West Soil Investigations

    16 May 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has awarded BLIX, together with its partners Reynolds International, Wind Support, RPS, Periplus and Marine Geological Advice, with a contract for expert support for soil investigations for the offshore wind farm zone Hollandse Kust (West).

  • Van Oord, Damen Ink Aeolus Modification Deal

    28 March 2017
    Vessels

    Van Oord has signed a contract for modification of its offshore installation vessel Aeolus with Damen Shiprepair at Schiedam.

  • Offshore Wind Top Earner at Van Oord in 2020

    16 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded EUR 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to EUR 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operational results increased sharply, […]

  • TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for 22 GW of Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea

    30 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has signed multiyear agreements with three consortia for the delivery of eleven 2 GW grid connections in the North Sea that will connect German and Dutch offshore wind farms to their respective grids on land. Under the eleven contracts – worth EUR 23 billion in total – Hitachi […]

  • Van Oord: 2016 Revenue Declines while Order Book Grows

    21 March 2017

    Van Oord reported a decline in its 2016 revenue and net profit amid challenging dredging and offshore oil & gas markets. However, same as other similar companies, Van Oord said it sees opportunities for growth in the offshore wind sector.

  • Van Oord Notches Offshore Wind Revenue Bump in 2017

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Dutch offshore specialist Van Oord reported EUR 403 million revenue coming from offshore wind activities in 2017, a 2.3% increase compared to EUR 394 million revenue recorded in 2016.

  • MHI Vestas Turns Profitable as Orders Ramp Up

    7 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind generated a net profit of EUR 26 million and secured an order intake of 3,180MW in 2018. 2018 was the first year in which MHI Vestas generated a positive net profit on a stand-alone basis since the launch of the joint venture by Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2014, highlighting […]

  • New Dutch Offshore Wind Atlas Ready for Release

    17 January 2019
    R&D, Technology

    The ECN part of TNO, KNMI (the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute), and Whiffle, a Delft University of Technology spin-off, are releasing the new Dutch Offshore Wind Atlas on Thursday, 17 January. The Dutch Offshore Wind Atlas (DOWA) is said to include an unprecedented level of detail where the wind is mapped up-to 600m in height and […]

  • TenneT Issues Hollandse Kust Export Cables Call

    28 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch transmission system operator TenneT has invited tenders for provision and installation of high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cables that will connect the three offshore substations at the 1.4GW Hollandse Kust (zuid) and the 700MW Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm zones to the mainland grid.

  • TenneT and Vattenfall Pen Hollandse Kust Zuid Grid Agreements

    15 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Grid operator TenneT and wind farm developer Vattenfall have signed agreements for the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The agreements relate to the realisation of the connection and the transmission of electricity between Vattenfall’s wind farm and the TenneT Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore […]

  • Belgium: EWEA Elects New President

    8 March 2013

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has elected Andrew Garrad as its new President. Garrad joined the wind energy industry in 1979 and was President and later Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest independent renewable energy consultancy, with 1,000 employees in 27 countries devoted to renewable energy. Garrad built his first wind turbine […]

  • Shell Recruits Taylor Hopkinson for Global Offshore Wind Expansion

    31 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Shell New Energies has selected Taylor Hopkinson as the preferred recruitment partner for global offshore wind activities.

  • Svanen, Aeolus Taking It Up a Notch

    21 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    With the ever-increasing size of the offshore wind turbine components, the vessels installing them need to catch up with the industry. For this purpose, Van Oord has been upgrading two of its installation vessels working in the offshore wind sector.

  • Esvagt Alba SOV Arrives in Scotland, Getting Ready for Moray East OWF

    1 July 2021
    Vessels

    The service operations vessel (SOV) Esvagt Alba, which Havyard delivered to Esvagt a week ago, arrived in Fraserburgh, Scotland, on 1 July for final marine surveys before commencing work at the Moray East offshore wind farm, which will feature 100 Vestas turbines. Esvagt Alba is the second of three purpose-built SOVs that Esvagt has built […]

  • Bloomberg: Shell Applies for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    23 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Oil & gas giant Shell has filed the required documents to qualify for bidding at an upcoming offshore wind lease sale in Massachusetts, due to take place this fall, according to Bloomberg Environment.