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  • COP21: Climate Change Agreement Adopted

    14 December 2015
    Authorities

    On 12 December, delegates from 195 different countries, gathered at the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, adopted an agreement by which all countries vow to cut their carbon emissions.  Renewable energy plays the key role in reaching the main goal, which is to limit the increase in average temperature to below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit the increase to […]

  • Tidal Lagoon Power Slashes Headcount

    27 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Tidal Lagoon Power has cut its workforce by one fifth as its proposed GBP 1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project faces uncertainty and possibly further setbacks, according to local media. The company, which currently employs just under 100 people, has reportedly made most of the 17 job cuts at its headquarters in Gloucestershire. No changes […]

  • Eneco Luchterduinen Completed ahead of Schedule & Officially Open

    22 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm was put into operation, which was officially celebrated yesterday with a traditional Japanese Kagami Biraki ceremony. The wind farm, owned jointly by Mitsubishi Corporation and Eneco, comprises 43 wind turbines and is located 23 kilometres off the coast of Zandvoort and Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Eneco Luchterduinen has a capacity of 129 megawatts, which means it will supply […]

  • Tidal Transit Inks First UK WaveCraft Charter

    15 September 2015
    Vessels

    Statkraft has entered into an initial six month charter agreement with Tidal Transit to use the WaveCraft to transport its O&M turbine technicians into its Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm field. The 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is located from 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk in the southern North Sea, and […]

  • Scottish Enterprise: Pelamis Costs £16.3 Mln; Offshore Wind Challenging

    14 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise (SE), an executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Scottish Government, has published its annual results, which show that GPB 16.3 million has been written off in relation to wave energy company Pelamis Wave Power.  “Our ambitions in relation to Wave Energy were adversely affected by the difficulties experienced by two of Scotland’s key companies, Pelamis and Aquamarine. […]

  • Bladt Reports First Net Loss in Decade

    5 June 2015

    Danish steel contractor, Bladt Industries, has reported its first net loss in a decade due to “large projects that have gone wrong.” In spite of increasing revenue by 8%, to Dkr3.2bn in 2014, the company reported a net loss of Dkr6.7m, compared with a profit of Dkr186.2m the year before. “While the majority of Bladt […]

  • RenewableUK: Costs Reduced Thanks to Bigger Turbines

    26 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    RenewableUK commented today on the release of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s ‘Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework’ on behalf of the Offshore Wind Industry Council. This is the most substantial and comprehensive look at what progress is being made in reducing offshore wind costs. A backward look at how costs have fallen between 2011 and 2014, the […]

  • Seagreen to Reach Full Capacity, Feedback Sought on Seagreen1a Grid Links

    14 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen 1A Ltd. is seeking feedback on the onshore and offshore grid connection proposals related to the remaining 36 turbines to be installed at the Seagreen offshore wind project. The company is undertaking pre-application consultation ahead of potentially submitting applications to East Lothian Council and Marine Scotland for the onshore and offshore elements to allow […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbine to Make European Debut Offshore UK

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a preferred supplier agreement with innogy to deliver 100 of its new SG 14-222 DD turbines for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The Sofia project will, therefore, be the first European project to install the 14 MW model that will be market-ready by 2024, on time for installation at the […]

  • Contract Inked for First-Ever Taiwan-Flagged SOV

    16 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Ørsted has signed a 15-year charter contract with Ta San Shang Marine for a service operation vessel (SOV). The contract will see the shipping company building the first Taiwan-flagged SOV in the world.

  • Van Oord Taps Visser & Smit Hanab for Borssele III and IV Cables

    9 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has awarded Dutch high voltage specialists Visser & Smit Hanab with a contract to perform all array cable terminations and testing work at the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. A total of 77 MHI Vestas V164 9.5 MW wind turbines will be connected to the Borssele […]

  • No SARS-CoV-2 Virus on Esvagt Mercator, SOV Now Out of Quarantine

    13 March 2020
    Vessels

    Those on board the Esvagt Mercator Service Operations Vessel (SOV) have been released from quarantine after the vessel’s 48-hour detainment in the Port of Oostende over concerns about some of the crew members showing symptoms of COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. “The SOV ’Esvagt Mercator’ has been in the port of Oostende for […]

  • Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Selected for Burbo Bank Extension

    18 February 2014

    Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier by Dong Energy for their offshore wind project in the UK. Namely, Vestas will deliver V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the extension of the Burbo Bank wind farm. “The performance of the 8 MW turbine from Vestas is very promising. I see this as a very concrete […]

  • ABS to Present Vattenfall with OW Design Basis Certification

    20 December 2013
    Technology

    ABS Group will present Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd with the Certified Design Basis Verification for the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm Project. The project, which has been successfully completed, will be located off the North Kent coast, adjacent to the existing Kentish Flats Wind Farm. Although obtaining this independent certification is not a legal […]

  • Liz Burdock: New Jersey and New York Projects to See Uptick in Strike Price

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The next round of offshore wind projects coming from New Jersey and New York will come at a strike price which is higher than that of the 800MW Vineyard Wind project in Massachusetts, mainly due to the local content requirements, Liz Burdock, the President and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind USA, said.

  • LM Kicks Off Blade Installation for Shanghai Lingang 1 in China

    18 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    LM Wind Power has installed the first two sets of its 66.6-meter long blades on a 4MW turbine due to be installed at the Shanghai Lingang Phase I offshore wind project in China.

  • DNV GL Buys German Power Grid Training Company

    6 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL has acquired GridLab, a Germany-based provider of power grid training, seminar and studies, from 50Hertz’s holding company Eurogrid International.

  • TenneT’s Investment Numbers on the Rise in H1 2018

    25 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    TenneT invested EUR 904 million in Dutch and German high-voltage grids in the first half of 2018, which represents an increase compared to EUR 750 million in the first half of 2017, according to the company’s latest financial report.

  • Inch Cape Completes LiDAR Campaign

    18 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has completed a three-year LiDAR measurement campaign for the proposed 784MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland.

  • Danish Port of Rønne Makes Room for Kriegers Flak Turbines

    1 June 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Rønne in Denmark has been selected as the departure point for the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines destined for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm and will undergo upgrades to service the project.

  • Two OOS Offshore Wind-Friendly SSCVs Under Construction

    25 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    China Merchants Heavy Industry started building OOS International’s new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) OOS Walcheren on 24 May at its Jiangsu yard, while the first of the two ordered SSCVs, OOS Serooskerke, is already under construction in Haimen and due for delivery in mid-2019.

  • Update: Bokalift 1 to Debut on East Anglia ONE

    9 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’s new self-propelled DP2 crane vessel, the Bokalift 1, is currently preparing for the installation of foundations at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK, a spokesperson from the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. 

  • Eolfi Hits a Setback in Taiwan

    29 December 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has returned an Environmental Assesment Report (EIA) of a floating wind project developed by Eolfi back to the Bureau of Energy, citing navigation safety concerns.

  • World’s Largest Offshore Converter Station In Place

    9 August 2021

    The world’s largest offshore converter station has been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea. The Three Gorges Rudong converter station is the first offshore ±400 kV wind power flexible DC transmission project in China. The station will be used to collect 1,100 MW of electric energy from three wind […]

  • Axess Group to Certify Dogger Bank A Offshore Substation’s Lifting Equipment

    17 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Axess Group has secured an Enterprise of Competence service contract with Aibel for the lifting equipment on the Dogger Bank A offshore substation. Under the contract, Axess will provide engineering review, inspection, testing and certification of the lifting appliances on the platform, to ensure statutory compliance and delivery of the asset to regional operational standards. […]

  • Belgian Wind Power to Gas Project Moves Forward

    27 February 2020
    Technology

    A consortium comprising the Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind, Fluxys, and Eoly, is moving forward with a project to build a power-to-gas installation in Zeebrugge to convert renewable electricity into hydrogen through electrolysis. The developers gathered around the Hyoffwind project aim to install a 25MW electrolyzer in Zeebrugge to produce hydrogen on an industrial scale. […]