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  • Watch: Brits Develop ‘Game-Changing’ Unmanned Surface Vessels

    19 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Survey company HydroSurv has developed two autonomous surface vessels that are predicted to reduce the cost of offshore surveys and inspections at sea by up to 60 per cent, according to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Exeter-based HydroSurv worked with the ORE Catapult and project partners Reygar and Core Blue as part of an […]

  • Renewables Pose Energy Security Threat, Claims Adam Smith Institute (UK)

    12 December 2011

    The report ‘Renewable Energy: Vision or Mirage’, released today (MONDAY) by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance, reveals that the government’s focus on renewable energy sources is misguided. The UK’s plans for renewables are unrealistic, and these technologies cannot provide the secure energy supply the country needs. Present policies will lead to an energy […]

  • Scotland Drafts Management Plans for Its Seas

    25 July 2013

    Sustainable economic growth that is sensitive to the environment is at the centre of draft management plans that will form the future National Marine Plan. A joint marine consultation has been launched today that will help decide how Scotland’s seas are managed in the future. The joint consultation includes: Scotland’s first National Marine Plan which […]

  • UK: North Devon Skipper Joins CWind Boat Share Scheme

    25 June 2013

    Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for launch in mid-July. The vessel, which like all CTruk’s proven resin composite 20T MPCs, delivers a very cost-effective package, including class leading fuel efficiency […]

  • Falck: Training = Awareness = Minimising risks

    13 August 2013

    When working offshore there should be one golden rule: Safety first! All kinds of legislation and regulations have been set up to ensure that both the health and safety of the employees are respected, in facet of their work, and rest time, offshore. However these rules can vary by country and also by the different […]

  • Equinor, EWP Raise Floating Wind Stakes in South Korea to 3 GW

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and its partner Korea East-West Power (EWP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on 3 GW of offshore wind projects in South Korea. Equinor said it would use its new floating wind technology, Wind Semi, for its projects in South Korea as it had been developed specifically for Korean waters and […]

  • Scottish Renewable Energy Report Highlights Importance of EOWDC

    23 November 2012

    The partners behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) today welcomed the report on the achievability of the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets. The report makes the following references to the EOWDC: 39. The Committee is strongly of the view that grid-connected test facilities, such as the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and […]

  • Royal Academy of Engineering Reports on Further Wind Power Development in GB

    16 April 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    The Great Britain’s electricity grid can accommodate up to a 20% contribution from wind power without the need for significant upgrades to the system and using existing balancing mechanisms, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). Beyond 20%, however, managing the system will become increasingly difficult and key long-term planning […]

  • OWC to Assess EA1 Readiness for Offshore Construction

    19 February 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewable to carry out an offshore readiness assessment to ensure East Anglia ONE is ready to complete the offshore works in an efficient and safe manner.

  • Ørsted: Walney Extension Brings UK Installed Offshore Wind Capacity to 7.5GW

    7 February 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has installed nine out of 47 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines on the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, bringing the total installed offshore wind capacity in waters off the UK to 7.5GW.

  • Peru to Use Its Vast Renewables Resources to Cut Reliance on Fossil Fuels

    14 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    With United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) high-level climate talks scheduled to be held next month in Lima, Peru, the country hosting the meeting has already set its goal to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy as much as possible.  Last year, Peru was powered half by oil […]

  • Vattenfall Kicks Off Offshore Wind Tender Qualifiers

    24 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Vattenfall has launched Qualification System Wind 2016, an online tool for selection of candidates suitable to carry out specific works for the company’s offshore wind projects off the Netherlands and Denmark. The qualification system applies to the supply and maintenance of wind turbines with at least 6MW of nominal power, as well as geotechnical and geophysical site investigation works to acquire the geological, […]

  • Vattenfall to Collaborate with Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (UK)

    17 December 2012

    Vattenfall has tied up a strategic collaboration with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator, as part of the European energy company’s commitment to help drive down the cost of offshore wind power. Vattenfall, the owner of the second largest fleet of offshore wind farms in the world and one half of a joint venture partnership […]

  • Delaware, US Wind Sign USD 128 Million Worth of Agreements

    7 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Delaware Governor John Carney and officials from the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have signed three agreements valued at more than USD 128 million (approximately EUR 123 million) with US Wind, which recently received federal approval for its Maryland offshore wind development that will power the Delmarva Peninsula. The Delaware state […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation to Soon Begin at Neart na Gaoithe

    3 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of wind turbines that will make up the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm is scheduled to begin in the coming days, on or after 7 July. The first batches of turbine components have already been delivered to the Port of Dundee and the installation vessel Blue Tern, currently in the Port of […]

  • Turbine Access System Developed by Houlder Will Be Present at EWEA 2011 (Belgium)

    23 February 2011

    UK employee owned marine engineering company Houlder has announced that the Turbine Access System (TAS) being jointly developed with BMT Nigel Gee to provide safe personnel access to offshore wind turbines will feature in a visual presentation at the EWEA 2011 Conference in Brussels. The patented access platform technology is already strongly supported by industry […]

  • Seaports of Niedersachsen show’s its expertise in offshore wind energy (Germany)

    11 June 2010

    Following its first visit to a trade fair in China, Seaports of Niedersachsen reports significant interest from participants in the group’s capabilities to handle wind energy project cargoes. “The Chinese market offers many opportunities for us as a specialist in general and project cargoes,” said Jorge Kaplan of J Müller Breakbulk Terminal GmbH & Co. […]

  • Bloomberg: Mitsui to Buy Into Taiwanese Hai Long OWF

    18 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Japanese Mitsui & Co. will acquire a 50% stake in Yushan Energy, a company holding 40% of the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan, according to Bloomberg, thus securing a stake in the project currently owned by Yushan Energy and Canadian Northland Power (60%). 

  • Smulders Delivers All Transition Pieces for EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium’s Smulders has completed the load out of the transition pieces (TPs) for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK. The company completed the load out of the last TPs two weeks ago. Each unit has nearly a diameter of 9 metres and weighs 660 tonnes. All TPs were transported […]

  • Boskalis Wins ‘Sizeable’ Moray West Offshore Wind Contract

    28 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis has secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Boskalis will carry out a large number of activities contributing to the development of this renewable energy project in the coming twelve months, the Dutch company said. The contract, valued between EUR […]

  • Huisman Launches Travelling Crane

    22 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Huisman has launched a 700mt Travelling Quayside Crane for the load-out of offshore wind turbine components. The development of the new crane comes as a result of rising demand for large, 2,600mt and 4,000mt Skyhook Cranes for the load-out of foundation pieces and installation of floating turbines, according to Huisman. The Travelling Quayside Crane is […]

  • Dudgeon’s OSS Topside Preparing for Take-Off

    15 July 2016

    Dudgeon offshore wind farm’s substation topside is getting ready to sail, according to Siemens’ social media pages.  The four-deck topside has been built by Sembmarine SLP, and will go through weighing and load out this month before it sails away from the yard  in August. The jacket for the substation was also built by Sembmarine and loaded onto […]

  • Germany: E.ON’s Net Income Up to EUR 3.3 Billion

    7 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    For the first 6 months of 2012 E.ON expects its group EBITDA to be around EUR 6.7 billion (prior year: around EUR 4.3 billion) and its underlying net income to be around EUR 3.3 billion (prior year: around EUR 0.9 billion). The extraordinary increase results from the positive effect published with our ad-hoc announcement as […]

  • IDEOL to Design Japanese Floaters

    17 June 2015
    Technology

    Following the signature of a technology partnership agreement in March, the French start-up IDEOL and the Japanese offshore wind leader Hitachi Zosen (HITZ) have signed an engineering agreement on June 3rd for the design of both a concrete and a steel version of IDEOL’s patented floating foundation adapted to Japanese sea conditions. The companies are […]

  • DOE Issues National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study

    5 September 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has released the first National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study(NOWEGIS). The NOWEGIS investigated the key economic and technological factors that will influence the integration of offshore wind energy onto the national grid. NOWEGIS suggests that the United States has sufficient offshore wind energy resources to legitimize the installation of at least 54 […]

  • Formosa Inter-Array Cable Installation Impending

    29 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    The installation of inter-array cables at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan is scheduled to begin in June. Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh will carry out the installation of 20 cables at the project site from 1 June to 30 September. The Luxembourg-based company is in charge of the design, procurement and […]