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  • Rope access: Working at heights

    24 June 2013

    When working in the rope access sector of the offshore wind industry it is not only an advantage not to be sea sick but also not to have a fear of heights and confined spaces. The rope access companies not only send their workers offshore in support vessels, but they also require that their workers carry out their […]

  • Converteam and Scottish and Southern Energy Join Forces on Offshore Wind Energy (UK)

    8 December 2010
    Technology

    Power conversion specialist Converteam and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop innovative fully direct current (DC) technologies to reduce total cost of ownership of offshore wind power generation and distribution by 10-20%. The partners aim to demonstrate the benefits of Converteam’s advanced DC technologies (4) in the reduction […]

  • EU Marine Project Advances Global Progress on Renewable Energy

    31 October 2013
    Authorities

    A multi-million Euro project has advanced global progress on capturing tidal and wave energy thus bringing the EU closer to its target of generating 20% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. Co-ordinated by University College Cork, Ireland, the EUR 11 million initiative with the help of EUR 9 million in EU funding […]

  • Marine Warranty Surveyor Wanted for COBRAcable

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk is looking to pre-qualify companies which will participate in a tender for a Marine Warranty Surveyor contract worth EUR 600,000 for offshore cable laying and cable protection at the COBRAcable interconnector that will link Denmark and the Netherlands.

  • UK: Wello Releases Further Test Results of Penguin Wave Energy Converter

    12 September 2012
    R&D

    Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 11th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter survived first heavy storms in Orkney when the device was battered with over 12 meters waves. Even the mooring system appeared to work as designed. Additional […]

  • Empire State Building to Swich to Cape Wind Power (USA)

    12 January 2011

    The US wind power sector received two huge endorsements last week involving the first proposed offshore wind farm in the country and the nation’s favourite building. Cape Wind, a 130 turbine project that was first proposed a decade ago, received its final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, allowing it to begin […]

  • ABB to Invest USD 400 Million in High-voltage Cables Manufacturing Facility in Sweden

    8 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will invest over $ 400 million to double the capacity of its high-voltage cables manufacturing facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, to meet growing demand for subsea cables. The investment plan includes construction of new buildings and installation of additional manufacturing lines at the existing plant. The expansion will […]

  • Reflex Marine’s Personnel Transfer Device Enters Norwegian Market

    17 March 2014

    Reflex Marine’s brand new personnel transfer device, the FROG-XT4, was positively received at a recent launch event in Stavanger, Norway. The new four-person device was unveiled at Reflex Marine’s regional partner EnerMech’s fifth birthday party. The development of the FROG-XT range has been a direct response to customer demands and the product has been developed […]

  • IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO BUILD THE 400 MW VENTOTEC OST 2 OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN GERMANY

    22 March 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has bought 100% of the rights to build the Ventotec Ost 2 offshore wind complex in the German zone of the Baltic Sea from a German joint venture comprising DEE Deutsche Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (Deutsche Bank Group) and Ventotec GmbH (GHF-Group). They were awarded the permit in 2007.

  • Hochtief, Ventizz Team Up for Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners together want to acquire concessions, develop and sell farms With economic effect from February 1, 2012, HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners have set up a joint venture for the development of offshore wind farms. The two partners each hold a 50 percent interest in the company HOCHTIEF Offshore […]

  • Otary Plans Offshore Wind Bid in Belgium, Seeks Supply Chain Partners

    21 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Belgium-based offshore wind developer Otary has revealed plans to submit a bid in the upcoming tender in the country. In preparation to participate in the tender, the company is now looking for value propositions in multiple project areas to boost its proposal. In October last year, Belgium’s Council of Ministers approved a proposal to increase […]

  • Lithuania Opens with 700 MW Offshore Wind Pitch

    14 May 2020
    Authorities

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has submitted a draft Government Resolution to stakeholders for coordination on locations in the Baltic Sea suitable for offshore wind farms. Proposals were also submitted regarding the capacities of the wind farms which could potentially meet a quarter of Lithuania’s electricity demand. The draft Government Resolution proposes the construction of a […]

  • SAL Heavy Lift Carrying Out Wikinger OWF Pile Testing (Gallery)

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    In October 2014 the first phase of the pile testing campaign for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project was launched, after the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea had been completed. German engineering and services group Bilfinger was awarded the test pile contract and chose SAL Heavy Lift as subcontractor to transport and install […]

  • EnBW Baltic 1 offshore wind farm finished (Germany)

    21 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of Germany’s newest offshore wind park has recently been completed. The 21 wind turbines that make up the Baltic Sea wind farm – dubbed Baltic 1 – are now complete and set to enter the commissioning phase, the final step before energy production can begin.

  • Denmark: Blue Water Shipping Presents Good Results

    24 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    2012 will – irrespective of the pace of the development in the company – always be a historic year for the transport and logistics company Blue Water Shipping which celebrated its 40th anniversary. But there were plenty of other things to be happy about for the company’s staff and clients in a year with a […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall Splits into Two Units

    23 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall splits up its organisation into a Nordic unit and a continental European unit. This is one of several measures taken in response to developments in the European energy market. Vattenfall is also writing down SEK 29.7 billion of the value of the company’s assets as a consequence of market development and higher business risks. […]

  • Lithuanian Parliament Gauging New Offshore Wind Scheme

    30 September 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A draft offshore wind bill in Lithuania that recently began its journey through the system to get approved is now before the Lithuanian parliament (the Seimas), which is considering its amendments to the current laws that would set up conditions for the development of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. Early this summer, the […]

  • Quest Offshore: Oceana’s Oil & Gas vs Wind Report Has Mistakes

    12 February 2015
    R&D

    In the energy industry there is a tendency to present the future of energy production as an “either or” situation. Many think of specific energy sources as the only possible solution to the future of energy production while ignoring the realities of a large and complicated industry.

  • BlueSATH Floating Wind Prototype Capsizes During Hurricane Epsilon

    4 November 2020
    R&D, Technology

    The scaled-down BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has capsized offshore Santander, Spain, during what is described as a ”historic swell generated by Hurricane Epsilon”. The 1:6 BlueSATH prototype, installed in El Abra del Sardinero back in August, had already completed its testing campaign in operational and extreme scenarios and was to be decommissioned when the […]

  • Marine Species to Benefit from Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Project (Denmark)

    15 July 2011
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

      Due to extensive utilisation for, eg harbour piers and coast protection facilities, rock reefs have become a rare natural element in Denmark. And this is a shame for the large variety of flora and fauna that lives on and by the reefs. Now, lobsters, crabs and a neumber of fish species will benefit from […]

  • Singapore to Study Feasibility of Building Marine Renewables Testing Facility

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Classification society ClassNK has announced the launch of a new feasibility study for a new marine renewable energy testing facility to be built in Singapore. The announcement was made at the 2014 Asian Clean Energy Summit held in Singapore on 28-29 October 2014. The study will pave the way for the establishment of the world’s […]

  • DONG Energy’s Race Bank Takeover Good for East of England

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The decision of energy giant Centrica to pull out of a windfarm project 17 miles off the North Norfolk coast could prove to be good news for the area. James Gray, inward investment director for the East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ), said he was delighted to see Danish company DONG Energy Power (UK) invest […]

  • Siemens Posts over 100 New Job Vacancies in Hull

    13 January 2016
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Recruitment for Siemens’ new facilities in Hull is in “full swing” as more than 100 new positions were advertised today for roles within Siemens’ wind turbine blade manufacturing facility currently under construction at Alexandra Dock. With the latest recruitment wave, the number of jobs advertised for Siemens’ Hull facilities climbed to over 300. A range of roles […]

  • EOLOS: Floating Lidars Are Here to Stay (Interview)

    24 November 2015
    Technology

    At this year’s EWEA, Offshore WIND took the opportunity to interview Rajai Aghabi, CEO of EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions, a newly launched company specializing in floating wind lidars. Offshore WIND: How did EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions enter the offshore wind market? Was the cooperation with KIC InnoEnergy crucial in launching your company? Rajai Aghabi: EOLOS came […]

  • Wind Firms Cannot Afford to Ignore Increasing Cyber Security Threats – DNV

    8 December 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The following article is a guest post by Alexander Hansen Bakken, Cyber Security Consultant, DNV. DNV’s 2022 Energy Transition Outlook, an independent model of the world’s energy systems, forecasts that wind energy will grow 10-fold by 2050, boosted by cheaper turbines and improvements in operation and maintenance. This transformation is deeply dependent on energy infrastructure […]

  • Sri Lanka Offshore Wind Roadmap Launched, Two Sites Identified for First Project(s)

    28 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The World Bank Group has published the Offshore Wind Roadmap for Sri Lanka, commissioned by the Government of Sri Lanka and funded by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and PROBLUE. The roadmap estimates the country’s locational offshore wind potential to be 56 GW and identifies two sites where Sri Lanka could build […]