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  • Industry Welcomes Hywind Opening

    18 October 2017

    The launch of the world’s first floating wind farm marked another milestone, not only for the floating wind technology but for the overall offshore wind industry.

  • COBRAcable Converter Station Starts Taking Shape in Eemshaven

    3 January 2017
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and Energinet.dk have driven the first pile into the ground to kick off the construction of the Dutch converter station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. The COBRAcable will have a capacity of 700MW, will be approximately 325 kilometres long, and will run from Eemshaven, the […]

  • TenneT Chooses ZTT for Two German Offshore Wind Connections

    15 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has commissioned subsea cable manufacturer Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) for two offshore wind connections in Germany. ZTT will deliver cable systems to link offshore wind farms to HelWin beta and DolWin kappa converter platforms in the North Sea, with the cable routes being five and 16 kilometre respectively. The cable systems will be […]

  • HiDef Merges with BioConsult

    12 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited has completed a merger with German environmental consultancy, BioConsult. The partnership gives HiDef access to BioConsult’s pool of over thirty environment scientists, marine biologists, ornithologists and statisticians. The link between BioConsult SH and HiDef was established in 2013, when BioConsult SH became the first European Licensee for HiDef’s bespoke digital aerial […]

  • Impairment Charges Push E.ON to Record Loss

    11 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Germany’s utility E.ON reported an all-time-high EUR 5.7 billion net loss for the first nine months of 2015, largely due to the impairment charges of EUR 8.3 billion recorded in the quarter ended September 30, coming from writedowns in the company’s power plants and its oil and gas division. The company is continuing with plans to focus on the booming renewable […]

  • Orion Joins DEME Fleet

    4 May 2022
    Vessels

    Belgium-headquartered DEME has revealed that the “revolutionary” offshore installation vessel Orion officially joined its fleet. The vessel arrived last month at DEME offshore base near Vlissingen in the Netherlands after sailing out of Bremerhaven, Germany. Orion is equipped with Liebherr’s Heavy Lift Crane 295000 which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 tonnes and a maximum […]

  • UK: Second Round of Consultations for Burbo Bank Extension

    12 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The second round of community consultation events for the proposed Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm are starting next week. The four events will give local communities and other interested groups including organisations and businesses the opportunity to learn more about the proposal to extend the existing Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. It is a […]

  • Norway Drops Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Plans, Shifts Focus to Floating Wind

    11 February 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    The Norwegian government has cancelled plans for another fixed-bottom offshore wind tender in the North Sea due to cost concerns, shifting its focus toward developing floating offshore wind projects. On 10 February, the Ministry of Energy announced that it no longer plans to advertise the Sørvest F later this year, which is an extension of […]

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam Narrowly Achieves Operating Profit in First Half

    12 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam today released its financial results for the first half of 2013. Operating profit of € 1 million (1st half of 2012: € 4 million) Profit for the period: loss of € 3 million (1st half-year 2012: break-even) Revenue 14% lower at € 496 million (1st half of 2012: € 575 million) Order book […]

  • Vestas Reports ‘All-Time High’ Wind Turbine Order Backlog

    5 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas’s wind turbine order backlog amounted to nearly 28 GW and EUR 28.3 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2024, an all-time high for the wind turbine manufacturer, according to the company’s third-quarter results. “Vestas achieved revenue of EUR 5.2bn and an EBIT margin of 4.5 percent in the third quarter of […]

  • BayWa r.e. Has Plans for Over 9 GW of Floating Offshore Wind in Italy

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    BayWa r.e. AG has a development portfolio of over 9 GW in floating wind power projects in Italy, underlining its ambition to become an established player in the offshore wind industry, said the company. Integrated into a global offshore wind team, a dedicated offshore project development team has been set up in Rome which is […]

  • Octopus Energy Buys Stake in 660 MW Wind Farm Offshore UK

    27 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in the 660 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm located in England. Octopus Energy bought the stake in Walney Extension from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension fund PKA and PFA. The wind farm features 87 wind turbines, each taller than the […]

  • Iberdrola Starts TLPWIND Project

    9 October 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola, via its engineering and construction subsidiary, the Scottish University of Strathclyde and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have started work on the TLPWIND project, an R&D initiative with a focus on the offshore wind power sector and a budget allocation in excess of €1 million. The goal of this project backed by innovation […]

  • Renewable Energy Drives Growth, Report Says

    30 June 2014

    Governments across the globe are formulating various policies to stimulate the development of innovative wind technologies. A notable example of this is the FiT policy, which was designed to encourage investment in technologies related to renewable energy generation. The Renewable Energy Sources Act 2011 in Germany established fixed FiTs for the renewable energy-generating power utilities […]

  • BiFab Crisis: Workers Rally at Scottish Parliament as Unions Urge SSE to ‘Rein In’ SHL

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The trade unions supporting BiFab workers have called on SSE to ‘rein in’ the contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) and save 1,400 jobs in Fife and Lewis. On 16 November, SSE issued a statement saying that, as a 15% shareholder of BiFab, it is willing to play its part in a recovery package supported by and involving all shareholders.

  • MHI Vestas Firmed Up 910MW Worth of Orders in 2016

    8 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind secured four firm and unconditional orders totalling 910MW in capacity in 2016. The firm orders were received for the 42MW Blyth project in the UK, the 406MW Horns Rev III project in Denmark, the 370MW Norther project in Belgium, and the 92MW Aberdeen Bay project in the Scotland. Furthermore, the joint venture between […]

  • #OEECLive: ON AIR Talk-Show from Community Square at 15:00 CET

    25 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    As previously announced, Offshore WIND will today be live streaming a talk-show from the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The talk-show, taking place at Community Square of the exhibition floor in the Amsterdam Rai Convention Center, is themed “We’ll always have Paris”. To remind, almost a year ago, France’s capital Paris hosted a historic […]

  • Fraunhofer and Partners Develop Light, Recyclable Blades

    4 October 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT have partnered with industry experts to develop thermoplastic foams and composites that make the offshore wind turbine blades lighter and recyclable. The new materials are expected to help operators expedite and simplify the transportation, installation, disassembly and disposal of the ever-increasing offshore wind rotor blades, according to Fraunhofer. Since […]

  • German KfW Financing Two Offshore Wind Farm Installation Ships

    28 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    KfW IPEX-Bank has arranged the financing for two offshore wind farm installation ships for the Norwegian shipping company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AG. The overall financing volume amounted to EUR 145 million. Of this amount, EUR 85 million was provided by KfW IPEX-Bank itself and EUR 60 million by its consortium partner Danish Ship Finance. On […]

  • Oyster Yields “Exceptional” Operation Results, Aquamarine to Work on Technology Improvement

    19 March 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power today published operational information gathered during months of testing their Oyster 800 wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The academic analysis examines data generated by the Oyster 800 machine last year – which includes operating during major storms with waves reaching eight metres – and verifies that the […]

  • L-3 SAM Electronics to Equip Two Offshore Supply Vessels

    12 November 2014
    Technology

    L-3 SAM Electronics has been awarded a significant contract to provide the complete electrical package, including cable engineering and installation, energy distribution, propulsion, lighting and infotainment systems, as well as internal and external communications systems, for two offshore supply vessels for the Norwegian shipowner, Siem Offshore. Built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), located in northern Germany, […]

  • 17 EU Member States Plan Offshore Wind Energy Development (Belgium)

    29 November 2011

    Over 141 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity is built, under construction, consented, or planned in Europe: enough to power 130 million average EU households. These wind farms – representing 35 times more capacity than the just under 4 GW installed today – would provide 13.1% of Europe’s total electricity production. The European Wind […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Energy 2011 Kicks Off Today!

    11 October 2011

    The Offshore Energy exhibition, an event focused on global oil & gas exploration and production market opened today in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. The event boasts over 300 high-profile exhibitors from UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia etc., and over 5000 visitors are expected to be there. Some of the famous names in […]

  • UK: Spencer Group Gets Humber Gateway Contract

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A local firm has teamed up with a leading electrical technology provider to put the latest piece into place for E.ON’s £736m Humber Gateway Project. Spencer Group has been engaged by CG Power to install the civil infrastructure for the new substation which will connect the power from the new Humber Gateway Offshore Wind farm […]

  • PowerWind Sells 10 Wind Turbines to Bulgaria

    28 February 2011

    The German manufacturer is thus strengthening its position in the Bulgarian community segment with project sizes of up to 10 MW. The turbines of the type PowerWind 56 with a rated power output each of 900 kilowatt will be installed by the end of 2011 at various locations on the Black Sea (Hadji Dimitar, Poruchik […]

  • Seatower appoint new VP of Marine Operations (Norway)

    24 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Offshore foundation company Seatower have appointed Trond Kjetil Nodberg as new Vice President of Marine Operations. Nodberg comes from a position of Vice President at Aker Marine Contractors. Oslo-based Seatower is the company behind the Cranefree concept for offshore wind, which features self-installing gravity foundations designed for scalable and efficient production. “I am thrilled to […]