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  • Gemini Funding Case Study at Benelux Infrastructure Forum

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    SMi will have Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, discussing the financial structure of the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm at its 13th annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum. This wind farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be one of the largest wind farms in the world when it comes […]

  • 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 […]

  • PGGM, Ampere Refinance Walney OWF Debt

    22 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Facilities put in place by Dutch pension fund PGGM and Ampere Equity Fund for the Walney offshore wind farm in 2012, which enabled the two investors to own 24.8% stake in the project through their investment vehicle OWP, have been refinanced with the transaction closing on 15 December.  In 2012, when OWP invested in Walney, an initial […]

  • Government Backs Offshore Wind and Tidal Energy

    4 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Chancellor George Osborne has issued the Autumn Statement which sets out the next stage of the government’s long-term economic plan. According to the document the government is working to bring private capital into the Green Investment Bank through a new fund for private investment in operational offshore wind assets and wider options. The government will […]

  • Alfa Lift Ready for Final Assembly Works

    3 March 2020
    Vessels

    The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has launched the hull of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) Alfa Lift vessel into the water, so it could be shifted to a site where the final assembly will take place.

  • Supply Vessels Wanted for Global Tech I and BARD Offshore 1

    3 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH and Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH have issued a tender for the provision of supply vessels for the Global Tech I and BARD Offshore 1 wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • Eldepasco NV Confirms Vestas as Preferred Partner to Provide Turbines for New Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

    7 April 2011

    After a recent restructuring, Eldepasco NV, a joint venture between the Belgian Colruyt Group and Aspivari, announced that its plans for the establishment of Belgium’s next wind farm on the Bank zonder Naam (bank with no name) in the North Sea will go ahead as planned. In preparation of reaching financial closure, the shareholders approved […]

  • MacGregor Equipment for New OHT Heavy Lifter

    27 August 2020
    Vessels

    MacGregor has received an order to deliver the mission-critical system for Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. The scope includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the monopile lifting, skidding and transfer system, said to be an integral part of the installation process undertaken by employing an upending tool and […]

  • Peterson Backs Gemini OWF with Aviation Fuel

    5 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Energy logistics provider Peterson has secured a contract with Siemens to supply Jet A1 aviation fuel in offshore transport fuel tanks, which will be transported from Peterson’s supply base in Den Helder, the Netherlands, to the Siemens service base facility in Eemshaven, and then shipped to the Gemini offshore wind farm. In addition to the supply of aviation fuel, […]

  • EIB to Ditch Fossil Fuels, Focus on Clean Energy Investments

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is planning to support EUR 1 trillion of investments in climate action and environmental sustainability from 2021 to 2030 as part of a new energy lending policy. Following the approval of the revised energy lending policy, the EIB stated it will no longer consider new financing for unabated, fossil fuel […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Starts Producing

    21 November 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Electricity has been generated for the first time at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S (25%). With the initial MHI Vestas 8MW turbines recently installed in Liverpool Bay, power from the first turbine is now being exported to […]

  • Sri Lanka Offshore Wind Roadmap Launched, Two Sites Identified for First Project(s)

    28 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The World Bank Group has published the Offshore Wind Roadmap for Sri Lanka, commissioned by the Government of Sri Lanka and funded by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and PROBLUE. The roadmap estimates the country’s locational offshore wind potential to be 56 GW and identifies two sites where Sri Lanka could build […]

  • Vestas’s Offshore Wind Success is All About Planning Ahead (Denmark)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    From being a project of nightmares, the lessons learned from the offshore wind farm at Horns Reef and the progress made since has evolved Vestas Offshore into a unique bank of knowledge. “Yes, the offshore wind power plant at Horns Reef was a mess in the beginning,” says Chief Operations Officer Flemming Ougaard. “But I […]

  • GROW:OffshoreWind Backs Manufacturer of Marine Windows

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    A £1m investment into a new glass toughening plant is set to help a Norwich manufacturer target £3m in sales – for the first time in its 44-year history. Seaglaze, which produces specialist windows, door and hatches for the marine industry, took the bold decision to ‘reshore’ production after experiencing delays and shortages caused by […]

  • Flying Inspectors Whiz Through Burbo Bank Extension

    18 July 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and robotics solutions provider SkySpecs have completed an automated inspection of wind turbine blades on Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension wind farm off the coast of Liverpool Bay, UK.

  • Reliance on Fossil Fuels Could Damage UK’s Financial Stability

    6 March 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    RenewableUK today commented on a report by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which warned that the UK’s financial stability could be threatened because of fossil fuel companies being overvalued. The reason for this over-valuation is that if climate change targets are to be met estimates suggest that between 60% and 80% of coal, oil and […]

  • Dalby Offshore to the Rescue off Humber

    9 February 2015
    Vessels

    Dalby Offshore has assisted in retrieving a container out of the Humber to avert 20 tonnes of lube oil being released into the sea, which was starting to pose danger to the local shipping port and nearby offshore wind farm installations. Dalby Offshore bought in Delta Marine’s ‘Whalsa Lass’ tug boat to collect the container with the […]

  • UK: Able Marine Energy Park Decision Pushed Back

    29 July 2013
    Authorities

    A Government Minister has set a new deadline for a decision on plans for the £450million Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber. The original date for a Government decision on the Able Marine Energy Park was May 24th, but this was then moved forward to July 24th. Now the Transport […]

  • Google Parent Cuts Offshore Wind Kite Project Loose

    19 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided that it will no longer invest in the energy kite developer Makani, according to Fort Felker, CEO of Makani. Alphabet bought Makani back in 2013. Since then, the concept technology advanced from a 20kW demonstrator kite to a utility-scale kite capable of generating 600kW, Felker said. In February 2019, […]

  • Ming Yang Accepts Going Private Offer

    3 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which a consortium of investors led by the company’s Chairman and CEO Chuanwei Zhang will buy all of the remaining shares in the turbine manufacturer. Zhang, who previously held a 33% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Ming Yang, made […]

  • HvS Dredging Support’s New Vessel Hired for Burbo Bank 2

    6 June 2016
    Vessels

    HvS Dredging Support’s new multi-purpose DP 2 vessel ZWERVER II was mobilised for its first project last month. The vessel will work on the mattress installation and trenching on Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The vessel was built by Gebroeders Kooiman shipyard in Zwijndrecht, according to HvS Dredging Support’s design. ZWERVER II features Uptime “Walk-to-Work” passive heave compensated gangway, which enables transfer […]

  • Able Marine Energy Park Gets Go-Ahead

    24 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Joint Parliamentary Committee yesterday cleared the way for the multi-million pound Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on the South Bank of the Humber, UK. Able UK’s Executive Chairman Peter Stephenson said that this is brilliant news for the company, region, the UK and the job opportunities that it will create. The Joint Committee of the House of […]

  • Platypus Marine to Build Damen-Designed Jones Act Vessel

    10 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Washington-based Platypus Marine has signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards for the construction of a new Jones-Act compliant Fast Crew Supply (FCS) vessel. The vessel will be built on specifications based on Damen’s FCS2710 design. The FCS 2710, unveiled in 2018, has replaced the FCS 2610, retaining the twin, axe […]

  • Massachusetts Postpones Round 5 Offshore Wind Solicitation

    11 August 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) does not expect the Round 5 Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind to be issued until next year, at the earliest, due to uncertainty at the federal level. In a letter to the state’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU), dated 7 August, DOER noted that it is required […]

  • DONG Building Burbo Bank O&M Base in Merseyside

    20 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will build a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in Kings Wharf, Seacombe, Merseyside, to serve the existing 90MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm and the new 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, currently under construction. The facility will consist of a new office and warehouse building on a disused site. The whole […]

  • European Company to Make All Wind Turbine Blades 100 Pct Recyclable, Plans to Build Six Recycling Factories

    12 January 2023
    Environment, Industry

    A Denmark-based company Continuum plans to make all wind turbine blades fully recyclable and stop landfilling and their emissions-intensive processing into cement with six industrial-scale recycling factories across Europe, backed by investment from the Danish venture capital firm Climentum Capital and a grant from the UK’s Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP). Continuum, which is already […]