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  • RWE Selects Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Two Nordseecluster A Offshore Substations

    19 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the first phase of its Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore […]

  • Amogy, Southwind Join Forces on Offshore Wind

    4 July 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    US-headquartered Amogy and Southwind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint opportunities in the offshore wind market. According to Amogy, under the terms of their MoU, the two parties will establish a foundation for future collaboration and will explore joint opportunities for mutual promotion and to advocate for offshore wind. As the […]

  • DONG Energy Seeks Subsea Structural Inspections for 3 OWFs

    14 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy has invited tenders for subsea structural inspections on its offshore wind farms in Germany and Denmark. Inspection work is required for three DONG’s wind farms: Borkum and Gode Wind in the German part of the North Sea and Anholt in the Kattegat, between Djursland the island of Anholt in Denmark. Therefore, the tender is divided into two […]

  • Eemshaven Selected as TNW Link Point to Dutch Grid

    18 January 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Eric Wiebes has announced that the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW; North of the Wadden Sea Islands) offshore wind farm zone will connect to the national grid at a high-voltage station in Eemshaven. The minister approved the Eemshaven West route after multiple cable route alternatives were considered for […]

  • Dong’s Wind Measuring Buoy Washes Ashore

    23 October 2014

    Dong Energy’s buoy washed ashore at Biggar Bank earlier this week, attracting attention of spectators, writes North-West Evening Mail. Namely, one of Dong’s floating wind measurement buoys (FLiDARs), deployed at the north west corner of the West of Duddon Sands wind farm, got loose and ended up on Walney Island. “The coastguard and local harbour […]

  • Hong Kong Government Proposes Offshore Ground Investigation off Lamma Island

    12 July 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    The Hong Kong Government proposes to allow the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited to carry out offshore ground investigation works involving borehole drilling and soil sampling at the sea-bed of 35 locations situated about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Lamma Island. The works are part of the feasibility study on utilising wind energy for power generation at […]

  • Amprion Breaks Ground on DolWin4 and BorWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

    19 July 2022
    Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator Amprion has started construction work on the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems with a groundbreaking ceremony on Norderney Island’s North Beach. The drilling to cross below the island of Norderney marks the start of construction work for Amprion’s first offshore projects, which are scheduled to go into operation in […]

  • Ramboll Gets to Work on VindØ Energy Island

    30 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ramboll has secured a contract to carry out studies of the possible activities on the VindØ artificial energy island which will be located in the Danish part of the North Sea. Ramboll is studying the possibilities of developing large Power-to-X (PtX) facilities where power from wind farms is converted to products such as hydrogen and […]

  • Harland and Wolff to Build Borkum Riffgrund 2 Suction Buckets

    19 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Northern Ireland’s marine manufacturer Harland and Wolff (H&W) has been chosen by jacket foundation supplier ST3 Offshore to supply suction buckets for DONG Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Port of Rotterdam Enters North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The Port of Rotterdam has joined the North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium, which has thus far comprised TenneT TSO B.V. and Gasunie from the Netherlands, Energinet from Denmark, and TenneT TSO GmbH from Germany.

  • Top News of the Week, 8 – 14 August 2016

    14 August 2016

    DONG Energy Bins AMEP Offshore Wind Hub Project DONG Energy has decided not to invest in a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in the Humber after a recent report showed that UK east coast ports have the capability to support the pipeline of offshore wind projects which […]

  • Cross-Border Offshore Wind Solutions Key to Meeting EU Target

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Developing cross-border solutions in the offshore wind sector will be key to meeting the target set by the European Commission, said Christopher Jones, Deputy Director General for Energy at the European Commission.

  • Poland Primed For Offshore Wind Boom

    21 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Poland is set to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, the Maritime Economy Forum Gdynia has heard. The investment will create a ‘boom’ in the offshore wind sector generating an estimated 77,000 jobs and EUR 14.1 billion for the economy by 2030, the forum has […]

  • Polish Port Making Room for Offshore Wind

    6 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Poland’s Port of Gdynia has revealed expansion plans which would allow the port to accommodate the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. expressed its interest to apply its pre-emptive right and purchase the War Shipyard. The purchased land is to increase the functionality […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Wave and Tidal Development Opportunities

    9 July 2014

    The trade association representing the wind and marine energy industries, RenewableUK, has welcomed announcement by The Crown Estate of further opportunities to develop the UK’s wave and tidal resources. The Crown Estate, which manages the UK’s seabed, has announced 6 new wave and tidal stream demonstration zones, as well as 5 new wave and tidal […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind to Adjust Construction Plans to Minimize Impact on Right Whales

    5 February 2013
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) have announced an agreement that will further protect endangered North Atlantic right whales during the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm. After extensive discussions with CLF, Deepwater Wind has agreed to voluntarily adjust its planned construction period to minimize potential impacts to migrating North Atlantic Right Whales. […]

  • Siemens Energy Secures Its Largest Grid Connection Order

    22 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Amprion Offshore GmbH has now commissioned Siemens Energy to supply the converter platforms for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems. DolWin4 and BorWin4 will transport up to 1.8 GW of power from several wind farms in the German North Sea to land with low losses. The order value is in the high three-digit […]

  • Germany Invites Geotechnical Inspectors

    20 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) has issued a call for the provision of geotechnical investigations in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender is divided into two lots, the North Sea lot and the Baltic Sea lot. The geotechnical exploration works include drilling, core sampling and […]

  • Three Irish Companies Get Multi-Million Funding

    20 October 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D. announced Government funding of €3.5 million to three Irish marine energy firms for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The announcement, made at the annual Ocean Energy Europe conference taking place in Dublin today, will see the three companies – Ocean Energy, […]

  • Dutch Plan TNW Geotechnical Survey Tender

    3 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) is set to issue a tender in October for geotechnical investigation at the North of the Wadden Sea Islands offshore wind farm zone. RVO.nl will seek a company to carry out geotechnical soil investigations at the 700MW zone also known as Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden (TNW). The agency estimates that the tender […]

  • VBMS to Handle Inter-Array Cabling at EnBW Hohe See

    17 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS, a subsidiary of Boskalis, has won an inter-array cabling contract worth approximately EUR 80 million for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm.

  • E.ON Starts Construction of Its O&M Building for Amrumbank West OWF (Germany)

    19 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON today started construction of its operations and maintenance building on the North Sea island of Helgoland. The company will use Helgoland as an offshore operations base for its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The 1,800 square metre building will provide space for offices, changing rooms and storage. Up to 50 staff working in shifts […]

  • FORESEA Project Set Up for Offshore Renewables Tech Testing

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A new EUR 11 million project, funded by the Interreg NWE (North-West Europe) programme, part of the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), has brought together Europe’s ocean energy test facilities to support demonstration of offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy technologies in real-sea conditions. Led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy […]

  • Highlights of the Month: August 2016

    1 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media on 18 August. Bilfinger Exits Offshore Wind Foundations Business Germany’s VTC Group Munich has bought Bilfinger’s share in Bilfinger Mars Offshore, a Poland-based manufacturer of steel foundations for offshore […]

  • Equinor and EnBW Join Forces Offshore Germany

    17 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Equinor and EnBW have announced that they will jointly pursue offshore wind opportunities in Germany. “In a tough international field, we are delighted to be working together with a strong partner like Equinor and combining the individual strengths of the two companies to develop German offshore wind…In partnership with Equinor, a global offshore wind major, […]

  • Increased Offshore Wind Targets to Fuel REPowerEU Green Hydrogen Ambitions

    19 May 2022
    Authorities

    The 150 GW of offshore wind capacity pledged to be reached by 2050 by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands under the Esbjerg Declaration, signed yesterday (18 May) at the North Sea Summit, will contribute to large-scale onshore and offshore production of green hydrogen, one of the focal points of the European Commission’s REPowerEU strategy, also […]