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  • New Investment in Global Clean Energy Sector Rises by 14 Pct

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Clean Energy Pipeline has released its preliminary analysis of venture capital, private equity, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and public markets activity during 1Q14 in the clean energy sector. New investment in the global clean energy sector totalled $61.0 billion in 1Q14, representing a 14% increase on the $53.4 billion invested in the corresponding period […]

  • FINANCE: Small players – big projects

    26 January 2016

    “It is almost like winning the lottery,” Meewind Director Willem Smelik says when reflecting on how a group of small investors have managed to participate in three major offshore wind farm projects. “We are now investing in a third wind farm ‘Nobelwind’ and raising funding of €25 million a year!” Meewind is an umbrella investment […]

  • Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview)

    26 October 2015

    During the Offshore Energy 2015 Exhibition and Conference, Offshore WIND met with Theo de Lange, Commercial Manager of Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. De Lange gave us an overview of company’s activities in the offshore wind, as well as an insight into current market conditions. Hereby, we bring you the first part of an interview […]

  • 2015 European Offshore Wind in Numbers

    11 February 2016

    European offshore wind saw some big numbers last year, with EUR 13.3 billion invested in the sector and a total of 3,019 MW of new grid-connected capacity added. Even though 7 wind turbines were decommissioned (two at Robin Rigg and all five at Yttre Stengrund), 419 newly installed ones were there to overshadow this.  Fourteen projects were completed in 2015, with work […]

  • Will Offshore Wind Zero-Subsidy Bids Become the ‘Norm’?

    5 November 2018

    By Jon Harman, Head of Renewable Energy and Portfolio Director, New Energy Update Germany’s first offshore wind auction, in April 2017, was a watershed for the industry. Anticipating fierce competition, Ørsted and EnBW both pitched projects that would not require subsidy support, a concept undreamt of at the time. Since then, more than 2.5 GW […]

  • Tidal Transit Limited to Show off its Fiberglass Catamaran at Seaworks 2011 (UK)

    14 June 2011

      Tidal Transit Limited will be showing off a model of is 20m fibre glass catamaran, the first of which is due in UK waters in Q4 2011, to the visitors of Seaworks in Southampton next week. The boat has been designed by Adam Wright, of Thornham (Norfolk) to meet the specific needs of the […]

  • Germany Adds More Than Double Offshore Wind Capacity in 2024 Compared to Previous Year

    9 January 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Germany’s renewable energy capacity grew by nearly 20 GW in 2024, reaching almost 190 GW, with solar and wind energy accounting for the majority of the increase, according to initial data from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). In 2024, a total of 0.7 GW of offshore wind capacity was brought online, more than doubling the […]

  • 40 years wind in the Netherlands: To be continued…

    14 February 2013

    It was 40 years ago, in the time of the international oil crisis, that some of the first initiatives were undertaken by, what the Dutch now would call, ‘goat-hair wool sock men’ taking a look at wind as a source for generating energy. Reason enough for one of these ‘pioneers’, Chris Westra, to organise a day where the […]

  • Vårgrønn Takes Over Dutch Pension Fund’s Stake in 288 MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    8 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude and Norway’s HitecVision, has acquired 100 per cent of PGGM Infrastructure Fund’s shares in the 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. The German energy company EnBW owns 50.1 per cent and Vårgrønn holds 27.4 per cent of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, with EnBW managing […]

  • A Hub in the Netherlands

    22 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    This year Offshore WIND Magazine will be looking at the offshore wind hub ports. These are ports that have either become newly established as offshore wind ports or existing ports already serving the industry that grown beyond most people’s expectations in the past seven years. These hubs can be either a single port or a group of neighbouring ports able to provide the complete base support for range of services from project pre-construction surveys to wind farm operation and maintenance.

  • Siemens Energy Selects Pfisterer Cable Systems for German Offshore Grid Connection Projects

    26 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Siemens Energy has selected the German company Pfisterer for the supply of turnkey cable systems for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 offshore grid connections in the North Sea. Pfisterer is in charge of implementing the entire 66 kV AC cable infrastructure between the gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) transformer and submarine cable connection on the DolWin4 and BorWin4 […]

  • Europe Installed 15 GW of Wind in 2024, But Needs More to Meet Its 2030 Targets, WindEurope Says

    10 January 2025
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Europe installed 15 GW of new wind energy in 2024, with the EU accounting for 13 GW, yet 30 GW per year is required to meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, according to WindEurope’s initial estimates. According to WindEurope, Europe built 15 GW of new energy last year: 13 GW onshore and 2.3 GW […]

  • LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys to Supply Cables for TenneT’s German Grid Connection Project

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure

    A consortium comprising LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys has received a letter of allocation (LOA) from German/Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for the BalWin5 grid connection project in Germany. Under the LOA, the consortium will be responsible for the manufacture, transport, […]

  • All Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Turbines Up

    14 January 2025
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Wind turbine installation at the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany has been completed with the final Siemens Gamesa 11 MW turbine now installed. The final of the project’s 83 wind turbines was installed by Cadeler using its vessel Wind Osprey, which performed part of the installation work while the other part was […]

  • ABL Secures Work on Metsähallitus and Vattenfall Finnish Offshore Wind Farm

    8 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ABL has been awarded a contract to provide a shipping study to identify and evaluate navigational risks associated with the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, being developed by Vattenfall and Metsähallitus. ABL’s scope of work includes a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including quantitative risk modelling, stakeholder engagement, and recommendations for risk mitigation measures. The […]

  • Making Full Use of Deck Space

    5 February 2017

    The free deck area on board a wind farm installation vessel is, of course, a finite space which is defined by the length and beam of the vessel when it was built. The area that is accessible to the vessel’s cranes installed in the shipyard is also finite, defined by the position of the crane […]

  • Heerema to Deliver Flat-Over Barge for TenneT’s 2 GW Offshore Topsides

    6 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with the German/Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the delivery of a float-over barge, designed to install 2 GW offshore substations weighing more than 30,000 tonnes. According to Heerema, the new float-over barge will be a vital asset in the installation of ultra-heavy topsides, such as TenneT’s […]

  • Eurazeo Invests EUR 70 Million in German Joint Venture Building New Offshore Wind Service Vessels

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The European investment group Eurazeo, through Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF), has made a EUR 70 million equity investment in MPC OSE Offshore, a joint venture recently established by the investment and asset management firm MPC Capital and German offshore services provider O.S. Energy, which teamed up to develop, build and manage offshore wind service […]

  • SIEMENS WIND POWER: A Bird’s Eye View on the Scale of Offshore Wind Power

    25 May 2015

    Events such as the EWEA OFFSHORE that took place in March, are providing excellent opportunities to hear all about the latest developments and challenges to overcome in the vibrant industry that is offshore wind. But reading and hearing is one thing… Experiencing the real thing is another. To give Offshore WIND and the articles we write as […]

  • 50Hertz Opens Tenders for Jack-Up Barge, Helicopter Emergency Services in German Baltic Sea

    10 January 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Vessels

    German transmission system operator (TSO) has issued a call for tenders for a jack-up barge that would connect to an offshore substation and (separately) for air rescue services, both for offshore wind farm assets in the German Baltic Sea. The jack-up barge will be connected to an offshore substation (OSS) by two independent gangways and […]

  • ACCOMMODATION VESSELS: THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

    5 October 2015

    The concept of using vessels as hotels, or floatels, accommodation vessels, or recently, SOVs, or whatever name you give them, has been available in the market for a while. With some of the current and more future projects being built further at sea in harsher sea states this concept is now gaining ‘ground’. Not only […]

  • First of Four Windward Offshore CSOVs Launched, Company Secures EUR 182 Million Post-Delivery Financing

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The first of four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) that Windward Offshore ordered at Vard was launched earlier this month. On 18 February, the German shipowner, a joint venture between multiple partners, said that it had secured a senior loan facility for the post-delivery financing of the four CSOVs. In October 2023, Windward Offshore – […]

  • DP Gezina Leaves for Work Offshore Germany

    3 July 2019
    Vessels

    Chevalier Floatels’ walk-to-work (W2W) vessel DP Gezina is commencing new offshore wind work in the German North Sea. According to Chevalier Floatels, the vessel will mainly be transferring crews to and from offshore substations in the German Bight. The duration of the contract is two months, with options for extending. The work is being conducted for […]

  • TenneT Selects NKT Power Cable Systems for Two Projects in Germany

    27 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    The Dutch/German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has selected NKT to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) on- and offshore power cable systems for two projects that are part of TenneT’s 2 GW programme. The contracts, valued at approximately EUR 1 billion, are set to be completed between 2026 and 2027, encompassing cable design, engineering, production, […]

  • Editors’ Picks | Offshore Wind News in 2024: ‘The First, The Largest, The Record’

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Environment, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Manufacturing, Off-Grid, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Some news are important for the offshore wind industry at large, some are significant for parts of the supply chain or in certain regions, and some are just good to know. With 366 days and thousands of news in 2024 behind us, the task of choosing only a few stories was not an easy one […]

  • Chevalier Floatels Attends Offshore Wind Event in Frankfurt, Germany

    15 November 2013

    Chevalier floatels, the owner of the first two SOV vessels will exhibit at EWEA offshore to showcase it’s products. The two service support vessels DP Gezina and DP Galyna will be the main focus of the exhibition. DP Gezina was commissioned in May 2013 and has worked for the last 6 months in the Dan […]