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  • HORIZONS – The Application of Blockchain in the Energy Sector

    5 February 2019

    The potential for the use of blockchain within the energy sector is in focus of the third video in the Horizons series, co-produced by DOB-Academy and Offshore WIND with an aim to cover offshore wind topics in an easily digestible way. Blockchain remains a hard to understand concept. Some say it will change the way […]

  • Grontmij Becomes Sweco Following Acquisition

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    As of today (4 April), Dutch consultancy and engineering company Grontmij goes under the name Sweco Nederland. Grontmij was acquired by Sweco on October 1, 2015. ”We were already part of the Sweco family and are proud that we now carry the name,” said Ton de Jong, CEO of Sweco Nederland. Sweco said that, through the acquisition, it can […]

  • Triton Knoll OWF Needs More Time for Consultation

    20 November 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Monday, December 22, 2014, has been set as a due date for submitting a response to the consultation on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Electrical System.  However, this extension of the consultation period applies only to online questionnaire responses, as the deadline for the postal and Section 42 responses expired yesterday, November 19, as scheduled, the Skegness Standard news site writes. […]

  • Weather Postpones Block Island Installation

    24 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The rough sea is proving too much for what it is to be the US first offshore wind farm offshore Block Island. Due to the bad weather, which is expected to last longer than anticipated, Deepwater Wind has decided to dock the barge carrying turbine foundations off a pier in the Quonset Business Park to […]

  • Pin Piles for TPC Changhua Phase 1 Start Arriving in Taiwan

    15 June 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Hung Hua Construction (HHC) has transported the first batch of twelve pin piles for Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind farm from South Korea to Taiwan, following an almost two-month delay in operations due to COVID-19 restrictions. The company, contracted by Jan De Nul for the transport of jacket foundations, loaded the pin […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Goes for Maximum Capacity with Fewer Turbines

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Codling Wind Park, one of Ireland’s seven offshore wind projects that were recently awarded Maritime Area Consents (MACs), will have a capacity of 1,450 MW and fewer turbines than originally proposed, the developers, EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Seawind, announced on 4 January. The project, which was previously said to generate between 900 MW and […]

  • Ørsted Says Recent Wind Turbine Incident Not Due to Systemic Issue

    8 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Data from Ørsted’s fleet of Siemens Gamesa 3.6 MW – 4 MW turbines, and drone inspections of the turbine which recently suffered a loss of its rotor and blades have supported the conclusion that this was not a systemic issue, the offshore wind developer said. As reported earlier this week, the rotor and the three […]

  • Pairing Offshore Wind and Oil & Gas Goes Beyond Decarbonisation – Report

    8 April 2022
    Contribution, Industry

    A study commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland has revealed that connecting offshore wind installations directly to oil and gas platforms could help decarbonisation, support economic activity, and encourage new companies to enter the offshore renewable energy sector. The report, carried out by independent consultancy company Natural Power on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland, follows the […]

  • Faroe Islands Goes Offshore as NIMBYISM Hampers Onshore Wind Projects

    18 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    SEV, the main energy supplier in the Faroe Islands, has revealed plans to build an offshore wind farm near this European island nation’s capital Tórshavn. The wind farm will have a capacity of between 96 MW and 120 MW. The project will be a joint venture between Faroese energy providers and various businesses and individuals. […]

  • UK OW Content Target Challenge Due to Cost-Cutting Pressure

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Having 60% of UK offshore wind content provided by local firms is challenging due to constant pressure to cut costs, according to Seacat Services’ Managing Director, Ian Baylis. Baylis gives the example of Scottish manufacturer BiFab which has reportedly lost a major offshore wind contract to yards in Belgium, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. “The […]

  • DOF Subsea Sends Skandi Constructor to Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    15 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has won the contract for Skandi Constructor for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm project in the North Sea.

  • Edda Fonn, Voe Vanguard to Clear Way for Rampion Export Cable

    7 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vessels Edda Fonn and Voe Vanguard are on their way to the Rampion site to carry out boulder clearance and UXO identification on the CR4 export cable route, according to the project’s Notice to Mariners and vessels’ latest AIS data. 

  • UK: DOW Requests Planning Permission for Alternative Onshore Substation Construction

    3 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has applied for planning permission to construct and operate an onshore substation, and associated cable route spur, needed to allow the electricity generated from the proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project to enter the national electricity transmission system.  The application is accompanied by […]

  • Taewoong Goes up After Offshore Wind Announcement (South Korea)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      Taewoong Co., a maker of parts for wind-power plants, rose as much as 15 percent in Seoul trading after South Korea’s energy ministry said… By Saeromi Shin (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 11, 2011

  • Fugro Finishes DOB Survey on Greater Gabbard Export Cables (UK)

    26 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Fugro has successfully completed 2 positional and depth of burial surveys on export cables for SSE’s 500MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast on behalf of installation contractor Fluor. The main objective is to provide a final report with the final position including depth of bury of the L2 export cable and […]

  • NOIA Releases Statement Regarding DOI’s Offshore Wind Announcement (USA)

    6 February 2012

    NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior’s offshore wind announcement: “NOIA supports an “all of the above” energy strategy, so we are pleased to hear today that the Department of the Interior has taken further steps toward commercial wind development off the mid-Atlantic seaboard, particularly off Virginia and Maryland. […]

  • Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target

    25 January 2016

    Adwen’s 8 MW turbine is already competitive in the offshore wind market, which is continuously working on lowering the Cost of Energy (CoE), Rémi Coulon, Chief Commercial Officer of the joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, told Offshore WIND in an interview. Meeting the goal of €100/MWh by 2020 for offshore wind power is attainable, […]

  • 1 Pct of Global Offshore Wind Investments Could Restore Millions of Square Kilometres of Marine Ecosystems, Study Finds

    8 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Allocating just 1 per cent of the global offshore wind investments from now until 2050, which are projected to be USD 6 trillion (approximately EUR 5.1 trillion), to marine conservation and restoration could restore millions of square kilometres of marine ecosystems, a new international study has found. The scientists who conducted the study have urged […]

  • Brazil Installs Largest Offshore Wind Resource Measurement Network in Equatorial Margin Region

    8 April 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) installed a LiDAR in the Paracuru municipality in the state of Ceará on 3 April, the last piece of equipment of what is said to be the largest offshore wind resource monitoring network in Brazil. Through an agreement with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation […]

  • Rotech Subsea Secures First Offshore Wind Contract in US

    3 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based Rotech Subsea has secured a contract to provide inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on America’s first offshore wind farm – the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island. The contract, which is Rotech Subsea’s first in the US since its return to the sector, saw the subsea, trenching, and excavation specialist mobilise its […]

  • USA: New Jersey Proposes Offshore Wind Sales-Tax Exemption Bill

    24 September 2012
    Authorities

    A new bill that goes in favour of offshore wind development in the U.S. was put before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday and received bipartisan support, the NJ Spotlight news site informs. The new bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan, proposes sales-tax exemption, eliminating sales taxes on materials and equipment for manufacturing […]

  • USA: Studies First, Wind Turbines Later

    18 July 2012

    Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy Beaudreau said at the last night’s meeting that the leases for the offshore wind development in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area off Rhode Island and Massachusetts could be awarded by December, writes South Coast Today news portal. Even though the leases will be awarded soon, […]

  • Boa Barge 33 Hired for World’s First Energy Island

    6 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    TM Edison, a joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME that was just awarded the tender to build the world’s first artificial energy island in Belgium, has contracted Norwegian company BOA for the launching of 23 concrete caisson foundations for the energy island. For the work, BOA will provide the semi-submersible Boa Barge 33, […]

  • Using experience to execute flawless HV submarine cable repairs

    19 September 2019

    Figure 1. Submarine cable overboarding during repair operations Given the inherent risks associated with submarine power cables, it is essential for their operators to have a rock-solid contingency plan for dealing with the rare event of a cable failure. As those plans become increasingly common and repair timelines are condensed, the criticality of flawless execution […]

  • U.S. DOD to Spend More on Renewables During Next Decade, Says Report

    24 September 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Energy is the lifeblood of the U.S. military. The various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) combine to form the single largest consumer of energy in the world, surpassing the consumption totals of more than 100 nations. Driven by a combination of legislation, national and international policy, strategic imperatives, and operational requirements, clean […]

  • USA: Foes to Kill USD 300 Million Nstar, Cape Wind Deal

    22 March 2012

    Cape Wind supporters and opponents testified about an approximately $300 million worth deal Boston utility Nstar has reached with the wind-power provider Cape Wind, yesterday at a state Department of Public Utilities hearing, reported Boston Herald. “We believe Cape Wind will turn into a big boondoggle for ratepayers,” said Robert Rio of the Associated Industries […]