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  • Germany: Grid Connection for 3rd Windreich Offshore Wind Farm on Right Track

    13 September 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The on-schedule connection with the grid for the offshore wind park ‘Deutsche Bucht’ is now a good deal closer. At the hearing with the Federal Network Agency yesterday, it became clear in intensive negotiations over several hours that both sides – the wind park builder Windreich AG and the network operator TenneT – have a […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Strengthens Offshore Wind Business by Acquiring GME

    7 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Global Marine Systems Energy Limited (GME) from Global Marine Systems Ltd (GMSL) for a purchase price of approximately €53 million. GME is a British company active in the installation of submarine power cables […]

  • The Netherlands: Technor Benelux Supplies Maintenance Free Lighting to Jack-Up Barge JB-117

    2 August 2012

    Technor Benelux B.V.located in Spijk, the Netherlands, is a manufacturer of Industrial and Explosion proof lighting fixtures. The company develops and produces lighting fixtures (industrial and explosion proof versions), explosion proof control boxes, floodlights, helideck floodlights, cable glands but also street lighting for industrial applications. The R&D department has a strong focus on maintenance free […]

  • Slip Ring with Diagnostic System to Be Introduced at EWEA 2014

    28 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS will present the new ADSR in detail at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona from March 10 to 13, 2014. The ADSR is the first slip ring with a diagnostic system for analyzing condition and predicting remaining service life. Service planning made more efficient Wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, are usually geographically distributed, […]

  • Dutch Companies Developing Innovative Pile-Driving Technology

    7 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Since 2010 Fistuca BV, a spin-off of the TU Eindhoven, Van Oord and TNO, have been developing BLUE Piling Technology, an innovative method of driving hollow piles into the seafloor that is quieter and more cost effective than traditional methods. This revolutionary offshore piling method, BLUE Piling, is currently being tested at scale at Van […]

  • Moventas Completes Challenging Service Work at Vindpark Vänern, Sweden

    20 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Moventas, the leading wind and industrial gear manufacturer and service provider, has recently completed another full wind turbine drivetrain service project in extreme conditions. Moventas started the on-site part of a full drivetrain repair project of four 3MW turbines in Sweden in June. The serviced turbines are located in Vindpark Vänern Kraft AB’s offshore wind […]

  • Scotrenewables Chooses Scrabster Harbour for Tidal O&M Work (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A new multi-million pound redevelopment at mainland Scotland’s most northerly port, Scrabster Harbour, is already reaping the benefits, only two months after coming into operation. Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in Orkney, has chosen Scrabster as the location for their most recent operations and maintenance work on their prototype tidal turbine, the SR250. This is […]

  • Barrier Increases Presence in Offshore Wind Market (UK)

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Barrier Ltd, which is part of the Barrier Group, has completed a significant new investment to support the transference of skills and technology into the offshore wind sector. The Wallsend-based company has expanded its Coatings Division to be able to deliver neoprene coatings and rubber clamps for offshore wind towers. As part of a six-figure […]

  • Germany: Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm Still on Track for Q3 2013 Completion

    18 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction progress at Meerwind continues at a rapid pace for main installation contractor Seajacks. New installation vessel ‘Zaratan’ has performed well over the winter months and looks set to install monopile number 60 out of a total of 80 this week. The final monopile is scheduled to be installed within the end of April, which […]

  • UK: Energy Bill to Boost Offshore Wind Sector

    23 November 2012

    Energi Coast, North East England’s Renewables Group, believes the upcoming Energy Bill will inject confidence into the offshore wind sector, but warned that delaying setting decarbonisation targets could jeopardise investment after 2020. Ahead of the publishing of the Energy Bill, due next week, the Government has revealed it will provide £7.6billion towards low carbon electricity […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Officially Confirms Further Tidal Project Sites

    14 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has today confirmed that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK. The announcement of these three projects signals the continued growth in both interest in the development of marine renewables across the whole of the UK and in the variety […]

  • Norway: Statkraft Achieves Acceptable Results in Challenging Power Market

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the third quarter of 2012, Statkraft achieved an underlying operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 1185 million, compared with NOK 1751 million in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The profit after tax was NOK 638 million, compared with a loss of NOK 1583 million in the third quarter of 2011. “Power prices in […]

  • Highlights of the Month: October 2017

    1 November 2017

    Offshore WIND’s highlights of the past month.

  • Scottish Businesses Gather Behind Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Project

    16 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    A coalition of organisations that are supportive of the GBP 2 billion Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project has joined forces to appeal to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland to abandon further court action aimed at delaying the project.

  • ScottishPower Renewables Awards Offshore Wind Contracts to Seajacks and Gardline

    3 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded major contracts to two Great Yarmouth based companies, Seajacks and Gardline, for work on their global pipeline of offshore wind farms.

  • Lake Erie’s Offshore Wind Project Piles Up More Support

    18 March 2014
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Several key environmental groups support Icebreaker™, the 6-turbine offshore wind pilot project in Lake Erie that would be the first of its kind in the Great Lakes. In letters posted on Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation’s (LEEDCo) website, The Ohio Environmental Council, The Nature Conservancy, Environment Ohio, The Sierra Club, Mom’s Clean Air Force, Ohio […]

  • SCORE Looking to Back Ideas for Maturing OWF O&M, Decommissioning

    26 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The team behind the GBP 6 million SCORE grant fund is looking to support companies from the oil & gas industry that can bring new ideas for long-term offshore asset management in the offshore wind sector.

  • Baltic Sea Countries Agree to Increase Offshore Wind Capacity Sevenfold by 2030

    30 August 2022
    Authorities

    At the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit, being held today in Marienborg, Denmark, leaders of the Baltic Sea countries will sign an agreement on increasing the amount of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea sevenfold by 2030. The target will be increased from the current installed capacity of just under 3 GW to almost […]

  • Floating Wind Could Create 52,000 Jobs in Norway, Study Finds

    30 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Floating wind alone could create over 52,000 jobs in Norway by 2050, which is around 25 per cent of the total employment in the oil industry in 2019, according to a report from Menon Economics. The report also finds that Norwegian players could take between 5 and 14 per cent of the global floating wind […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Starts Operating, Statkraft Buys Entire Output

    21 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the wind turbines at Kincardine, the world’s largest floating wind farm, has marked the start of the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Statkraft and Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd (KOWL). The 50 MW Kincardine floating wind farm will provide over 200,000 MWh per year to the Scottish grid, enough to power over […]

  • North Star Renewables Secures EUR 112 Million Loan for Dogger Bank SOVs

    24 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    North Star Renewables has secured a loan of GBP 96 million (approximately EUR 112 million) from Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) to build the three Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) that will serve the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.  The vessel owner said the loan added to its own balance sheet and equity commitments from its 100 per cent shareholder, […]

  • Aibel, Hitachi ABB Ink Dogger Bank C Contracts

    17 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Aibel and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have been awarded contracts for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm development, Dogger Bank C. Under an EPC contract, Aibel will deliver a third converter platform for the world’s largest offshore wind farm. In October 2019, the company was selected to deliver two platforms for the […]

  • Maine Governor Unveils New Floating Wind Project

    24 November 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced a plan for the state to set up U.S. first floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine to advance new technology in collaboration with the state’s fishing industry. The state intends to file an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Up Nearly 50 Per Cent in 2020 – RenewableUK

    29 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    The total pipeline of global offshore wind projects has grown by 47 per cent since January, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, new research published by RenewableUK shows. RenewableUK’s latest Offshore Wind Project Intelligence report reveals that the total capacity of offshore wind projects worldwide which are operational, under construction, consented, in planning, or in development currently […]

  • MacGregor Orders Kongsberg Maritime’s Pile Gripper Guidance System for OHT Alfa Lift

    20 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    MacGregor has placed an order with Kongsberg Maritime for its Pile Gripper Guidance System (PGGS) for the Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel, which China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) is currently building for Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT). In August, MacGregor announced an EPC contract for the vessel’s the monopile lifting, skidding and transfer system. The company […]

  • Researchers Say Wind Turbines Could Protect National Grids from Power Cuts

    19 June 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the University of Birmingham are developing a ‘smart’ system that uses wind turbines to defend a national grid from power cuts. The system that controls the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the risk of power cuts and support the increase of wind energy use worldwide, said the researchers. […]