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  • Nervion Buys Siemens Gamesa’s Factory in Spain to Build Offshore Wind Foundations

    22 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    Nervion Naval Offshore, a subsidiary of the Spanish Amper Group, has bought the factory that Siemens Gamesa had built in As Somozas, A Coruña, for wind turbine blade production. The Bilbao-based company plans to open a fabrication facility for jacket and floating offshore wind foundations there as soon as in the second half of this […]

  • Estonian Energy Company Developing 1.2 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Estonian energy group Utilitas is developing an offshore wind project whose first phase would have an installed capacity of 1,200 MW and has now contracted Ramboll to a pre-FEED study for the offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built in the Gulf of Riga. Ramboll will analyse the technical solutions for the project, named […]

  • UK: Intertek Supports TenneT’s German Offshore Grid Delivery

    19 September 2012
    Grid Connection

    Intertek’s Energy and Water consultancy (formerly Intertek METOC), is to act as Technical Project Manager for surveys to TenneT, the European electricity grid operator, on its German offshore wind connections. The work will see Intertek design and manage geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the offshore substations and export cable routes for offshore wind projects. Intertek […]

  • USA: DWEC Would Reach Maximum Output on Hottest Days of Summer in Northeast

    19 July 2012

    Hot temperatures are a boon for offshore wind energy. Deepwater Wind today released data showing that its planned Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), a 900 MW offshore wind farm planned 30 miles east of Montauk and 20 miles south of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island mainland, would reach maximum output on the hottest days of […]

  • The Netherlands: Airborne Composites Announces Partnership Agreement with Nautricity

    3 July 2012
    Technology

    Airborne Composites was granted the contract to design & build 7 composite blades of almost 4m in length for a tidal turbine that is to be used for validation purposes. The plan is to commission the CoRMaT validation tidal turbine in Q3/2012 at the EMEC test centre in Scotland. In addition, discussions  have been concluded […]

  • UK: Offshore Marine Support Secures Slot for 17m WFSP at South Boats

    1 May 2012

    Offshore Marine Support Ltd. announce that it has entered into an agreement to secure a build slot for a South Catamaran 17m Wind Farm Support Vessel to be built by South Boats Special Projects Ltd. on the Isle of Wight. The South Catamaran 17m WFSV is a unique vessel with capabilities well beyond its size. […]

  • Norway: Kongsberg Develops System to Make Wind Turbines More Effective

    20 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Kongsberg Maritime is the owner of the ‘Windsense’ project, which aims to develop a new and flexible instrumentation system for wind turbines. The system will help to make wind power more economically competitive. The project, which amounts to 22 million NOK, has been initiated through collaboration within the instrumentation cluster NCEI (Norwegian Centres of Expertise […]

  • USA: 10,000 Petitions to Speed up Offshore Wind Development

    15 March 2012

    Days before the March 19 deadline for proposals to develop wind power in the ocean off Virginia’s coast, environmental leaders gathered in front of Dominion Virginia Power headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 Virginians in support of the electric utility’s hastened development of offshore wind power. Following the Interior Department’s recent […]

  • EWEA’s EU-funded Projects Present Key to Driving Industry Forward (Belgium)

    26 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    They may not make the headlines very often, but the EU-funded projects EWEA is involved in are key to driving the industry forward. Frequently involving a wide range of experts and years of work, EWEA projects carry out important studies and research into areas of wind energy that are vital for the functioning of a […]

  • Xodus Group Acquires its Way into Renewable Industry (UK)

    9 May 2011

      Fast growing engineering consultancy Xodus Group is bolstering its impressive renewables credentials by acquiring an industry leading specialist consultancy. Xodus has acquired Anglesey based James Ingram & Associates for an undisclosed sum, bringing a powerhouse of offshore wind, wave and tidal experience into the fold. The move comes as Xodus launches its new Low […]

  • EWEA Expects Eur140 Billion in EU Power Grid Spend

    16 November 2010

    The European Wind Energy Association expects the European Commission to estimate Wednesday that the EU needs to spend Eur140 billion ($192 billion) on power infrastructure in the next 10 years, EWEA press officer Peter Sennekamp said Monday. The EC said in its 2020 energy strategy unveiled on November 10 that the EU would need to […]

  • FoundOcean expands its operations and engineering teams (UK)

    28 September 2010

    FoundOcean expands and reorganises its operations and engineering departments to oversee the increase in projects mobilising in the coming two years. FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, is expanding its engineering, operations and offshore grouting teams as a result of the company’s rapid growth and significant project wins. […]

  • Deepwater Wind moves headquarters to Providence (USA)

    15 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Deepwater Wind, the developer planning two offshore wind farms in Rhode Island, has moved its corporate headquarters here from New Jersey. The company announced Monday that it is now based out of what was a satellite office at 56 Exchange Terrace in Providence. The office, which opened in April 2009 with only one employee based […]

  • 100 turbines in less than 100 days (UK)

    7 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    On June 24, the installation of the 100th and final wind turbine was finished five weeks earlier than planned. “The Installation team has had a huge mountain to climb taking into account the new vessel layout, new subcontractor, new installation equipment, and starting the work during wintertime. However, the installation has gone exceptionally well,” said […]

  • Report states how to build a UK offshore wind powerhouse

    30 June 2010
    Training & Education

    · RenewableUK’s ‘Building an Industry’ report released · Government must act now and commit to the £60m offshore wind infrastructure competition to ensure key port infrastructure upgrades will go ahead as a key requirement to attracting manufacturing jobs · Government in conjunction with industry needs to agree a realistic target for delivery if sector is […]

  • Denmark: New Stevedoring Company in Esbjerg to Set New Standards

    14 May 2013

    Two strong partners with wide experience from the offshore and heavy lift industries are behind the new stevedoring company Nordic Stevedoring based in Esbjerg in Denmark. With a unique workforce of industry specialists, the new company wants to set new standards in safety and efficiency. Offshore-equipment, wind turbines and project cargoes are some of the […]

  • Austria: Professor Arthouros Zervos Receives Wind Energy’s Most Prestigious Prize

    7 February 2013

    The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos. The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of […]

  • Humber Gateway OWF: 24 Foundations Installed, More Workers Needed

    7 February 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The first phase of foundations installation at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm has been successfully completed. Twenty four foundations consisting of a tubular steel monopile have been driven into the seabed, creating the foundation bases for the turbines. Now, this GBP 700 million offshore wind project reached key milestone in its construction programme, E.ON […]

  • Achieving Renewable Energy Goals Will Be Challenging, Says Audit Scotland

    12 September 2013

    The Scottish Government has a clear strategy for renewable energy that links with other policy areas, and it has made steady progress so far. Achieving its overall goals will be challenging and depends on private sector investment. An Audit Scotland report published today, Renewable energy, looks at public sector action and investment in developing renewable […]

  • USA: ABB Acquires Power-One

    26 July 2013

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Power-One, Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, confirmed that ABB has completed its previously announced acquisition of Power-One. The transaction positions ABB as a leading global supplier of solar inverters, which play a critical role in […]

  • Germany: RWE Saves 12 Hours by Loading Foundations at Its Own Base Port

    21 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The foundations for the Nordsee Ost wind farm were loaded for the first time at the quay of RWE’s base port at Bremerhaven. This optimises the company’s port logistics and will reduce the time required to load the company’s installation vessel by some 12 hours in the future. The first six of the huge foundations, […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Fully Constructed

    20 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the completion of the construction of the Teesside offshore wind farm, built by EDF Energy Renewables, a joint venture between EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. As of yesterday, the first thirteen wind turbines of this 62 MW facility have been put into production. The entire wind farm is due […]

  • Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub Impresses Welsh Natural Resources Minister

    15 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based developer of wave energy technology, welcomed Carl Sargeant AM, the Minister for Natural Resources in Wales, to its offices on Thursday, June 26. The Minister enjoyed a presentation and guided tour of the business, which showcased the potential of the WaveSub, a wave energy converter being developed and tested by the […]

  • Seawork Asia Ends with Success

    27 November 2014

    Seawork Asia, held in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition ended successfully on November 6. The exhibition attracted 68 exhibitors from 12 countries and over 120 well-known brands were exhibited. UK Trade and Investment representative, Stewart Gorman, commented that Seawork Asia was of a high standard, in part due to the experience co-organisers had gained from […]

  • DNV GL’s Component, Type and Project Certification Seminar Premieres in Paris

    21 November 2014

    Earlier this month, DNV GL hosted a three-day customer seminar on wind farm certification in Paris for the first time after the merger. France staged the premiere of this new seminar due to the French Government’s commitment to offshore wind and the recent public commitment to IEC standards. The seminar attracted participants from across the […]

  • Crown Estate Examines O&M Cost Reduction by Improving Jack-Up Vessels

    1 September 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Crown Estate has published its latest report aimed at improving the performance of the offshore wind sector, focusing on the more effective use of jack-up vessels to help bring down costs in the maintenance of offshore wind turbines.  By working with industry to identify common challenges and opportunities, the report draws a number of […]