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• Denmark: Bladt Engages in Multiple Offshore Wind Foundation Work

  

  21 August 2013

  Business & Finance

  The West of Duddon Sands project has been well under way for almost a year now, and at the end of July, all 108 monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore wind farm were finished at Bladt Industries’ facilities in Aalborg, Denmark. Other foundation projects are also under construction at Bladt facilities in Aalborg, among […]

• Iberdrola: Fighting the challenges in developing offshore wind

  

  10 February 2014

  Despite announcing a substantial divestment programme, which included selling off several onshore wind farms, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is still believed to be the world’s largest wind energy developer, with an operating portfolio of more than 13,830MW. In 2012, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán, announced that its onshore wind assets in ‘non-core’ countries and other businesses […]

• Monopile Installation Campaign Set to Start at Moray West Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

  

  3 October 2023

  Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

  Boskalis’ heavy lift installation vessel, Bokalift 2, arrived at Invergordon Port on 1 October to commence loading of the first batch of three monopiles for installation at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The monopile installation work will be carried out by the vessel Bokalift 2, under a contract Boskalis signed with […]

• Natural Power to Lead EIA for 1 GW Buchan Floating Wind Project

  

  1 July 2022

  Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

  Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e., has selected Natural Power to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland. At the beginning of this year, FEA secured the rights, through Crown Estate Scotland’s Scotwind leasing round, to develop a floating offshore wind […]

• EEW SPC Loads Out First Deutsche Bucht Steel

  

  17 August 2018

  Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

  German offshore foundations manufacturer EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has loaded out the first monopiles built for the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm.

• 3sun: Offshore Wind Presents Powerful Opportunities, Gusty Challenges

  

  2 September 2014

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

  As an alternative to fossil fuels, wind power is plentiful, renewable, clean and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. The effects on the environment are generally less problematic than those from other power sources. In 2010, wind energy production was more than 2.5 percent of total worldwide electricity usage, and growing rapidly at more […]

• Installing Huge Wind Turbines Offshore (UK)

  17 August 2011

    The BBC’s science and environment page yesterday features an interactive graphic on how an offshore wind farm is constructed. It starts with a navigable photo of the Harland and Wolff’s docks in Belfast where the turbines for a new offshore wind farm in the waters off Cumbria, UK are being assembled. Then you can […]

• EU Commission Sets Out New Action Plan for Ocean Renewables

  

  20 January 2014

  Authorities

  European Commissioners Maria Damanaki and Günther Oettinger today presented a new action plan to facilitate the further development of the renewable ocean energy sector in Europe. A central element in this action plan will be to establish an Ocean Energy Forum, bringing together stakeholders to build capacity and foster cooperation. The action plan should help […]

• RWE Buys Vattenfall’s Norfolk Trio for EUR 1.1 Billion, Restarts Paused Norfolk Boreas Project

  

  22 December 2023

  Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

  Shortly after changing the preferred wind turbine supplier, the three projects in the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone in the UK have now also changed hands as RWE will acquire Vattenfall’s 4.2 GW Norfolk portfolio for GBP 963 million (approximately EUR 1.1 billion). The new owner says it will also resume the development of the Norfolk Boreas […]

• Cadeler’s New Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Arrives in Rotterdam Ahead of First Deployment

  

  15 November 2024

  Fixed-Bottom, Vessels

  Cadeler’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has arrived in Rotterdam and, according to its owner, is ready to commence the first mobilisation for a client. “It’s been 73 days since our newbuild Cadeler wind installation vessel left the shipyard in Qidong and crossed the ocean for the very first time. Since then, […]

• Scotland Can Meet Its Electricity Needs from Renewables, Says Report

  8 March 2012

  Scotland can achieve its target of meeting the country’s electricity needs from renewables as well as more from other sources by 2020 according to a new Scottish Government report. Renewable generation will be backed up with thermal generation progressively fitted with carbon capture and storage – ensuring Scotland’s future electricity needs can be met without […]

• Statoil Awards Dudgeon OWF Contract to Siemens

  

  14 January 2014

  Technology, Wind Farm Update

  Statoil has awarded two contracts to Siemens plc for the engineering, supply, assembly, commissioning and service of 67 wind turbine generators for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project. The wind turbine generator (WTG) supply contract will cover engineering, procurement, assembly and offshore commissioning. Each turbine (6.0 MW) consists of a tower section, a nacelle and […]

• Mingyang Rolls Out ‘World’s Largest’ Offshore Wind Turbine in Capacity and Rotor Diameter

  

  13 December 2023

  R&D, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

  Mingyang Smart Energy has rolled out its MySE 18.X-20MW wind turbine at its Shanwei manufacturing base in China. As the world’s largest offshore wind turbine in capacity and rotor diameter, the MySE 18.X-20 MW wind turbine aims to lower Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) and ensures long-term returns for customers, according to the company. Evolving […]

• New Pilot Project to Develop UK’s First Wind Turbine Blade Recycling Plant

  

  18 November 2021

  Environment, R&D

  A consortium led by Aker Offshore Wind and Scottish researchers is set to launch a pilot project to develop the UK’s first wind turbine blade recycling plant, after securing a GBP 1.3 million grant from Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency. The GBP 2 million, three-year project, which will see Aker Offshore Wind also […]

• Damen Shipyards Singapore Appoints New Managing Director

  

  11 July 2012

  Mr Maarten Jongen has officially been appointed Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. In his new role Mr Jongen will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard that has been building (aluminium) Damen vessels since 2000. DSSi has been part of the Damen Shipyards Group since 2000. […]

• Edward Davey: Independent Scotland Would See Large Electricity Bills

  

  13 December 2012

  Authorities

  Scottish homes would see significantly increased electricity bills if it becomes independent, because the country would bear the cost of renewable energy subsidies and infrastructure, which are now distributed across the United Kingdom, Energy Secretary Edward Davey said in his speech held at an energy conference organised by the Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh. Following is […]

• Denmark: DONG Fights Weather Conditions During Anholt Wind Turbines’ Installation

  

  13 November 2012

  On 3rd September 2012, the first wind turbine was installed at Anholt offshore wind farm, and since then, another nine complete wind turbines have been installed. Consequently, on 5th November 2012, ten complete wind turbines plus one tower, including nacelle, have been installed. Five of these wind turbines have already been connected to the grid […]

• Alstom, DCNS Enter Floating Wind Deal

  

  13 October 2014

  Alstom Renewable Power Chairman Jérôme Pécresse and DCNS Marine Energy and Infrastructures Division Director Thierry Kalanquin were on hand on 13th of October as both groups signed a partnership agreement in the floating wind energy business. The agreement aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6 […]

• Spartan Fight Launched to Cut Offshore Wind Costs

  

  29 January 2014

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

  Efforts to lower the cost of offshore wind energy have taken a step forward with the SPARTA (System Performance, Availability and Reliability Trend Analysis) project, which will create a database for sharing anonymised offshore wind farm performance and maintenance data. The project was launched today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, The Crown Estate, […]

• Sif Foundations for Akita-Noshiro Project in Japan

  

  3 March 2020

  Wind Farm Update

  Sif has signed a final contract with Kajima Corporation to deliver the monopiles and transition pieces for the Akita-Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan. The Dutch company is in charge of manufacturing 33 monopiles and 33 transition pieces which together make 25KTon of steel. Sif will store the structures at its MV2 facility, with delivery at […]

• OEEC: Various Renewables Set for Numerous Markets

  

  10 October 2017

  Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference on Tuesday hosted ‘The rise of renewables session’ that offered a quick-scan of various renewable energy technologies currently under development and the markets set for their commercial implementation.

• Aquaterra Energy: What Are the Key Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Global Hydrogen Sector Today? 

  

  6 October 2023

  Green Hydrogen, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X

  This is a guest article by Anne Haase, Renewables Director at Aquaterra Energy.  Europe is currently driving plans forward to significantly decarbonise industry and accelerate its journey to a low carbon economy. Hydrogen is core to that decarbonisation strategy, with infrastructure projects being developed conceptually to support transmission and distribution across Europe, the UK and wider. […]

• Danish Consortium Raring to Bankroll North Sea Energy Island

  

  24 June 2020

  Business & Finance, Grid Connection

  A consortium including three of the largest Danish pension and energy companies is ready to finance and operate the recently approved energy island in the Danish North Sea. Earlier this week, the Danish parliament approved a new Climate Action Plan which calls for the development of two energy islands, one in the North Sea and […]

• UK Bankrolls Self-Installing Floating Offshore Wind Project

  

  25 January 2022

  R&D, Technology

  The UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP 10 million to technology partners – SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and construct a SENSE PelaStar floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland. The SENSE concept (stands for Self-Erecting Nacelle and Service) looks to […]

• Global Wind Power Capacity to Triple by 2017, According to New Report from Pike Research (USA)

  12 July 2011

  R&D

      After years of strong growth, the wind energy industry experienced a significant slowdown in 2010 as a result of the global economic recession. Given the 18-month project cycle for a wind farm from feasibility study to electricity production, the global downturn had a delayed impact on the pace of new wind power installations. […]

• EEW OSB Marks Milestone with Hornsea One Transition Piece

  

  27 February 2018

  Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

  EEW Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd has produced its 100th transition piece, which is due to set sail to Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.