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  • Ocean Installer Selects Aberdeen as New UK Base

    13 June 2012

    Norwegian based subsea construction and engineering firm, Ocean Installer, has selected Scotland’s energy capital to set up a new UK division, in a move that will see the company create up to 100 new jobs in the energy sector. The company has signed a new ten year lease with Aberdeen Energy Park joint venture partners, […]

  • Vattenfall: Sweden Must Up Its Offshore Wind Incentive Game

    10 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall is hesitant to start any wind projects offshore Sweden due to the country’s incentive scheme being technology-neutral, Peter Tornberg, Vice President of Business Area Wind at Vattenfall, said. During the coming years, Vattenfall plans to invest around SEK 50 billion (around EUR 5.4 bn) in new wind power projects, onshore and offshore, to achieve 4GW by […]

  • SSE Tones Down Its Commitment to Offshore Wind Projects

    26 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    SSE has disclosed its intention to narrow significantly the focus of its near term development plans for its offshore wind projects. Following the conclusion of a strategic review of its offshore wind development portfolio, the company decided to focus its efforts and resources on progressing the Beatrice project. Beatrice In view of the fact it […]

  • EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market

    22 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.

  • ABL Lands Work on 600 MW French Offshore Wind Farm

    17 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the installation of the grid infrastructure at France’s Dunkirk offshore wind farm. ABL’s operation in France has been contracted to support the French transmission system operator RTE with the delivery of […]

  • Corrosion and fouling prevention

    21 June 2013

    Corrosion to many people is the mysterious manifestation that those in the maritime industry all have to deal with at some point or other. It is often misunderstood and because it appears at first sight – in theory at least – a somewhat simple to explain electro-chemical action its understanding and methods of dealing with […]

  • NIRAS Simulates Foundations’ Way Through Typhoons

    8 January 2018
    R&D

    According to the latest news from NIRAS, offshore wind foundation design can be optimised to withstand the actual conditions even in areas with extreme weather. The company detailed on this after running simulations based on actual typhoons in Taiwan, saying that this approach can lead to a less conservative design and that extreme weather does not mean higher costs.

  • Siemens Gamesa and Seacat Services Reaffirm Galloper Bond

    10 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cowes-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has secured long-term extensions to its vessel support contracts with Siemens Gamesa at the Galloper wind farm off the coast of Suffolk. Building on a pair of two-year operations and maintenance (O&M) charter agreements signed in 2017 for vessels Seacat Vigilant and Seacat Liberty, Siemens Gamesa has now […]

  • Perspectives from a graduate trainee

    21 August 2013

    Newcastle, Strathclyde and Southampton are Britain’s top three universities to study naval architecture and Maria Dragoumerli has gained both a bachelor and masters degree in this discipline from Newcastle University. At university she became interested in the emerging and growing renewables sector of offshore engineering. As well as being clean and green, the sector has […]

  • USA: Baryonyx Corporation to Negotiate Contract for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Project

    17 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Baryonyx Corporation announced that it has been invited to negotiate a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for an initial award under the Wind and Water Power Program. Subject to the outcome of environmental and feasibility assessments, a further phase would see a three-turbine, 18MW wind farm installed offshore Texas. The Gulf Offshore Wind […]

  • European Commission Approves Contracts for Difference

    23 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has concluded that a UK scheme called “Contracts for Difference” that promotes the generation of electricity from renewable sources is in line with EU state aid rules. In separate investigations, the Commission has also found that public support worth GBP 9.7 billion (around € 12.3 billion) to five offshore wind farms is […]

  • USA: Principle Power Announces Partners for WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project

    21 February 2013

    Recently, renewable energy technology developer, Principle Power, was awarded a Department of Energy grant worth $4M and up to $47M in total funding, to support its WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project. Official project partners In that connection, Principle Power has announced the list of official project partners, all marked to deliver an essential contribution to the […]

  • Dutch Steel: Manufacturer Geared Up for Offshore Wind

    5 May 2017

    “You can say we are very, very good at constructing pipes”, states Jan Bruggenthijs, CEO of steel manufacturer Sif Group based in the Netherlands. The company manufactures foundations for the offshore wind and oil and gas industries.

  • US Selects Five Floating Wind Technologies Enabling Mass Production and Deployment in Second FLOWIN Phase

    16 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Principle Power’s WindFloat, PelaStar, Technip Energies’ INO15, Stiesdal’s Tetra Triple-One, and Esteyco’s WHEEL floating wind platforms are the winners of the second phase of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize in the United States, set up to support technologies that can facilitate mass production and deployment of floating wind turbines. Each of the five […]

  • Accommodation far at sea

    5 April 2012

    With wind farms getting bigger and bigger it means that the need for materials and personnel is also growing. The previous article described this growth in the need for support vessels sailing to and from wind farms under construction, or needing maintenance, transferring materials and personnel. But when do the support vessels stop being the only solution for transferring […]

  • The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (Interview with Vattenfall)

    17 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    When you are talking with people working in real estate, there is a small chance you would not hear them saying: “Location, location, location!” at some point. In offshore wind, the same could be said for cost reduction.

  • Tendring Council Working to Realise Economic Strategy

    23 June 2014
    Authorities

    Work is taking place to investigate key regeneration projects in Tendring in a bid to be prepared to make the most of the funding opportunities available to boost economic growth across the District. Two initiatives – a Care and Assisted Living Innovation and Training Centre and an Innovation and Incubation Centre for Harwich – are […]

  • Turbine Access System Wins Carbon Trust Funding (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

      Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have announced they have been awarded a contract from The Carbon Trust as one of the selected participants in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Access (OWA-A) Competition. The competition, backed by the Trust and eight leading wind farm developers, challenged industry to think beyond traditional approaches, to enable access to […]

  • Ireland: Centrica, DONG Energy Team Up for Offshore Wind Development

    22 March 2012

    Centrica and DONG Energy announced they have formed a joint venture to co-develop offshore wind farms in the Round 3 Irish Sea Zone, which has a potential capacity of 4.2GW. The transaction will see DONG Energy pay Centrica up to £40 million in cash for a 50 per cent interest in the joint venture. DONG […]

  • DEME Installs Dieppe Le Tréport Offshore Substation

    2 July 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation (OSS) of the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has been installed at its designated location 15 kilometres off the city of Le Tréport and 17 kilometres off the city of Dieppe in France. The substation, which was designed and built by Atlantique Offshore Energy, the Chantiers de l’Atlantique division […]

  • Scottish Floater Sets Sights on Ocergy Foundation Technology

    4 May 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The Salamander floating wind project, developed by Simply Blue Energy in partnership with Subsea 7, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ocergy to evaluate how their foundation technology can be deployed for this project offshore Scotland. Last month, Simply Blue Energy joined forces with Subsea 7 to form a joint venture to develop the […]

  • Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    13 November 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 170 MW Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm, developed by Vattenfall in Denmark, has delivered its first green power. The installation of 20 8.4 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines took place from July to September this year, and Vattenfall’s initial plan was to connect the turbines to the grid immediately after the installation. However, the plan […]

  • Ørsted Divests Remaining Stake in London Array for EUR 829 Million

    24 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat to divest its remaining 25 per cent minority interest in the London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is GBP 717 million (approximately EUR 829 million). Ørsted originally owned 50 per cent of the project and divested […]

  • Safeway’s Gannet Gangway to Go All-Electric

    17 February 2022
    Technology

    Dutch offshore access specialist Safeway and its sister company Techano AS have signed a corporation agreement with Intellilift AS from Norway to create an all-electric version of Safeway’s Gannet 3D motion compensated gangway for service operation vessels (SOVs). The gangway will feature an all-electric hybrid battery, a bridge control system, and will be capable of […]

  • Money First, Nstar-Northeast Utilities Merger Later (USA)

    23 December 2010
    Authorities

    The Patrick administration is signaling it will hold hostage the proposed Nstar-Northeast Utilities merger unless the two electric companies agree to buy Cape Wind power and prove they have “outstanding track records” on clean-energy issues. In a recent speech to utility insiders, Gov. Deval Patrick’s outgoing environmental and energy czar Ian Bowles said the regulatory […]

  • The Rich North Sea Project Manager: ‘Achieving No Negative Impact Is Not Enough’

    16 December 2022
    Contribution, Environment, Industry

    The North Sea is one of the most biodiverse, but also one of the most active bodies of water on our planet, which led to the degradation of its marine environment. Now, with a boom in offshore wind, environmental organisations, together with the industry, are exploring ways for offshore wind farms to not only have […]