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  • UK Industry Gathers to Set Out Floating Wind Strategy

    25 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables have launched a new industry group to set out the strategy for large-scale deployment of floating offshore wind in the UK. The Floating Wind Steering Group will meet with the aim of producing a consensus vision for the future of floating wind and the business case for its continued development in the UK. According to the […]

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium Hires Intertek

    5 September 2019
    Grid Connection

    Total quality assurance provider Intertek has been commissioned by the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) programme to undertake a UK permitting and planning study. Consortium partners behind the NSWPH programme, TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany, Energinet, Gasunie, and Port of Rotterdam, have joined together to develop a large-scale European energy system for offshore wind in […]

  • Viking Link Leads Prysmian to 2019 Targets

    5 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Prysmian Group achieved its 2019 targets for projects awarded in the first half of 2019 due to securing a contract for the Viking Link project valued at nearly EUR 700 million. The contract includes the turnkey design, manufacture and installation of the world’s longest interconnector with the 1,250km cable for the submarine route and all […]

  • Maryland Sets Aside USD 2.8 Million for 2020 Offshore Wind Grants

    24 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is launching two offshore wind grants for the 2020 fiscal year, with combined funds of USD 2.8 million. The Maryland Offshore Wind Capex program, with allotted funds of USD 1.6 million, provides grant funding to help defray capital expenditure investments for Maryland’s emerging businesses entering the offshore wind industry. Capital expenditures […]

  • Assodivers Win Kriegers Flak CGS Contract

    10 October 2017
    Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk and 50Hertz have selected Greece-based Assodivers for cable burial works at the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS), a project that will interconnect Danish and German grids via Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 offshore wind farms.

  • A&P Group to Keep MPI Adventure Up and Running

    20 April 2016
    Vessels

    A&P Group’s Tyne yard has secured a maintenance and repair contract for MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel MPI Adventure, docked at A&P Group’s Hebburn yard last week ahead of a two-week programme of works. The 20,000-tonne vessel has recently been contracted to support the commissioning works on offshore substation at the Sandbank offshore wind farm in Germany, where it […]

  • TenneT Announces Multi-Billion Investment in Dutch Grid

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT will invest a total of EUR 6 billion in Dutch high-voltage grid in the next decade. Driven by significant growth in renewable energy capacity in the Netherlands and surrounding countries, the transmission system operator will commit some EUR 2 billion for the expansion and replacement of Dutch high-voltage grid on land and will pour approximately EUR 4 […]

  • Atlas’ Offers Weathering Testing of Wind Turbine Coatings

    27 November 2013
    R&D

    Atlas Material Testing Technology, a company specialized in weathering technology and services, will present state-of-the-art solutions for weathering testing of rotor blade coatings at the upcoming Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference, December 3 – 5, 2013, in Duesseldorf, Germany, booth 25. Wind turbines are installed in some of the harshest climates on earth, ranging from […]

  • SAL Hits Mother Lode with Walney Extension Contract

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Hamburg-headquartered SAL Heavy Lift has signed a contract with Van Oord for a long term engagement at the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind project in the UK. MV Svenja is chartered for 30 voyages for transportation of 87 monopiles from Rostock, Germany, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, 47 transition pieces from Aalborg, Denmark, and 40 transition […]

  • IEA Wind 2012 Annual Report Released

    25 September 2013
    R&D

    The IEA Wind 2012 Annual Report which presents the latest information on wind energy in the twenty member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, the European Commission, and the European Wind Energy Association is available to download here. World wind capacity now generates enough electricity to meet more […]

  • Aegir Wields World’s Largest Hammers Offshore Taiwan

    18 June 2021
    Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with MENCK for the delivery of two of the world’s largest hammers to support their activities on offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The contract includes the delivery and operation of the MENCK MHU 4400S hydraulic hammers and the newly developed MENCK underwater Noise Reduction Unit, MNRU, and a […]

  • GeoSea Chooses KCI Design for EnBW Hohe See Installation Gear

    19 May 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has contracted Dutch engineering company KCI the engineers to design seafastenings and related equipment, as well as the upending bucket frame to be used to install the foundations on the 497MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm.

  • Bilfinger to Produce Steel Foundations for Polish OWF

    5 December 2013

    The engineering and services group Bilfinger, along with Polish steel construction company Crist and the state-owned investment fund MARS, will together produce steel foundations for offshore wind turbines in Szczecin, Poland. At a celebratory ground-breaking, Poland’s Finance Minister Włodzimierz Karpiński and Member of the Executive Board at Bilfinger Joachim Enenkel signaled the start of construction […]

  • Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 March 2017

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Energy Union. Nordsee One Turbines Taking Shape (Gallery) […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 24 – 30, 2013

    30 June 2013

    Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Half Done Half of the total 30 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm have already been set up. The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 23 – 29, 2013

    29 December 2013

    Three Vessels to Build Global Tech I (Germany) From now on, the jack-up vessel Brave Tern from Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will work on the installation of wind turbines in the Global Tech I wind farm. This means, according to plan, a second vessel will supplement the installation work of towers and nacelles in addition to […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2014

    5 October 2014

    Alstom Taking Big Offshore Wind Steps (Interview Part 1) At the WindEnergy event held last week in Hamburg, Offshore WIND spoke to Markus Rieck, General Manager of ALSTOM Renewable Germany GmbH. The company proves its position as one of the biggest renewable energy players with its latest technology development and expansion of its offshore wind […]

  • Reportlinker Publishes European Wind Energy Update

    6 March 2012

    In an environment of climate change policies, government support mechanisms, and renewable energy targets, Europe’s power market will see rising supplies from wind power. Despite wind power being a mature technology in Europe, it is expected to remain a significant source for electricity generation between 2010 and 2050.A comprehensive analysis of the European wind power […]

  • WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Conference in Stockholm, Sweden

    13 December 2012

    The offshore wind industry will meet in Stockholm on 20 and 21 February 2013. A first-time event, the WINDFORCE Baltic Sea conference will focus on the issues and challenges the industry faces to generate electricity at sea, and the developments and experiences which result from this undertaking. Speakers at the event will represent the Swedish […]

  • Crew Transfer Vessels Wanted for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farms

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EnBW is on the lookout for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be deployed at the company’s offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea. EnBW is in need of three CTVs to transfer technicians and cargo to and from the Baltic 1 and the Baltic 2 offshore wind farms on a daily basis. The bidders […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Appoints New Member of Executive Committee

    5 April 2012

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Prith Banerjee to its Executive Committee in the role of Chief Technology Officer. Banerjee, 51, will start midyear 2012 and will be based in Zurich. He joins ABB from Hewlett Packard, where he was Senior Vice President of Research and Director of HP Labs. Prior […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan to Perform O&M Work on Gunfleet Sands, UK

    15 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Seajacks Zaratan, the newest addition to Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up fleet, was contracted to perform Operation and Maintenance (O&M) work on the Gunfleet Sands offshore windfarm, jointly owned by DONG Energy (50.1%) and Marubeni Corporation (49.9%). This was the first job for Seajacks Zaratan, which was delivered by Lamprell Energy in May of this year. The […]

  • Keel Laid for Seaway 7’s Next-Gen Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    13 June 2022
    Vessels

    Seaway 7’s next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Seaway Ventus, has commenced construction with the laying of the keel in early June 2022, according to information in the company’s latest trading update. Reaching this milestone at the beginning of this month is in accordance with the planned delivery schedule for the vessel, the company said. […]

  • UK: GL Garrad Hassan Appoints New Head of Business Development and Sales

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    GL Garrad Hassan has appointed Christoph Thiel as its new Head of Business Development and Sales. Mr. Thiel will be responsible for managing global sales and business development for GL Garrad Hassan worldwide, working from the Head Office in Hamburg. He started in his new position on 1 March 2012. “I am really looking forward […]

  • Global Maritime, Unisea to Boost SolstadFarstad’s DP Capabilities

    21 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Global Maritime and Unisea have won a five-year contract to provide dynamic positioning (DP) assurance software solutions to SolstadFarstad’s fleet of offshore service and supply vessels, which the Norwegian vessel provider is also using in the offshore wind sector.

  • Wagenborg Supports German Energy Transition with Transformer Transport

    14 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Due to German “Energiewende”, TenneT is preparing its transmission system to handle energy from offshore wind farms. As one of the major components, Wagenborg transported a transformer weighing 260 tonnes from Nürnberg to the substation in Diele last weekend. On November 3, the transformer was transported from the manufacturer to Rotterdam by an inland water vessel. Upon […]