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  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • WindEnergy Hamburg: Honeywell Displays Latest Fall Protection Product Range

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Honeywell, an international supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE), is currently presenting its latest occupational safety solutions for onshore and offshore wind turbine applications at the inaugural WindEnergy exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. Visitors to the Honeywell stand, B2.EG.288 in Hall B2, will be able to find out more about the company’s newest height safety products including […]

  • OW Drives Clean Energy Investments in UK

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Clean energy investment in the United Kingdom grew by 13 percent to $12.4 billion, in 2013, according to research released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The U.K. wind sector, which increased by nearly 50 percent to $5.9 billion on the strength of offshore projects and expanded activity in public market financing, drove the increase. […]

  • Siemens to Enhance Grid Reliability with Superconductors

    18 December 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    When fed into medium-voltage power grids, large loads of renewable or other decentralized energies – which are generated when winds are strong or the sun is very bright – can produce short circuits that endanger the power supply. Superconducting network technologies can ensure reliable grid operation even under these conditions. Siemens is installing a superconducting […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Announces Start of Production of Elements for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    8 September 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      Now 13 months after DONG Energy was awarded the concession for constructing the offshore wind farm, production of the first supplies has started. Work is progressing to realise Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Commencement of manufacture of foundations Bladt Industries in Aalborg and their subsuppliers have started manufacturing the foundations for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Eleven Leading EU Companies Partner Up to Develop P2G Concept (The Netherlands)

    29 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Eleven leading companies in Europe have joined forces in the newly established North Sea Power to Gas Platform to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G): the conversion of renewable power into gas. P2G will play an increasingly important role in our future energy system, as it reduces temporal surpluses of renewable power by converting […]

  • Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Market Out Now

    11 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The report: “Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Market by Material (Glass Fiber, Carbon Fiber), by Blade Size (<27 Meter, 27-37 Meter, 38-50 Meter, and >50 Meter) and Geography -Global Trends and Forecasts to 2019”, published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Market with analysis and forecasting of volume as well as value. […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Shows Government’s Support to UK Supply Chain at NOF Energy Conference

    8 March 2012

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP reiterated the Government’s commitment to supporting UK supply chain companies’ ambitions to win contracts at NOF Energy’s annual conference. Mr Hendry, who is Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, was speaking at NOF Energy’s conference, Energy: A Balanced Future in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (7/3/12). He praised the […]

  • Maryland Against Trump Lifting Oil & Gas Drilling Ban

    5 May 2017

    The U.S. President Donald Trump last week signed a new executive order that asks for a review of the oil and gas drilling bans imposed by the Obama administration.

  • IMarEST Guides on Offshore Renewables Metocean Procedures

    25 September 2015
    R&D

    The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide for Offshore Renewables, which is the first of its kind. Developed by the IMarEST’s Offshore Renewables Special Interest Group (SIG), the guide highlights the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) information required to support all phases of an offshore renewable energy […]

  • Head of RenewableUK Names James Fisher’s Vessel

    24 February 2015
    Vessels

    James Fisher Marine Services’s (JFMS) multi-purpose wind farm support vessel, Dart Fisher, has been formally named by the vessel’s Godmother Maria McCaffery MBE, CEO of RenewableUK at a dedication service held at Griffon Hoverwork, Southampton. The service, attended by key customers, partners and The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Sue Blatchford was delivered […]

  • Top News of the Week, 10 – 16 July 2017

    16 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 10 to 16 July 2017.

  • Chinese in Line for £300 Mln UK Tidal Lagoon Contract

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc (TLSB) has named China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that will include the construction of the six mile lagoon wall in Swansea Bay. As well as committing to approximately 50% UK content for the delivery of the package, CHEC has established a […]

  • Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs Pick Offshore Wind Challenge Participants

    13 August 2020
    R&D

    Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs have selected three startups for the Offshore Wind Challenge focused on accelerating technologies that protect marine life. The startups will focus on innovations in marine mammal monitoring through data collection, real-time transmission, and analysis, which is expected to support the development of the offshore wind industry in Massachusetts and beyond. After […]

  • DONG Puts a Tail On Cumbrian Gulls

    17 October 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has partnered with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to carry out a study of the the amber-listed Lesser Black-backed Gull off the Cumbrian coast in a bid to understand how the species behaves around offshore wind farms. GPS tags are being used to track the movements of gulls during the two-year study. It will focus […]

  • The Netherlands: Eneco’s Financial Results Up

    15 March 2012

    Jeroen de Haas, chairman of the Board of Management: “We are proud of this result. It was achieved in a year in which great uncertainty affected economic activities and the confidence of businesses and consumers. In that context, it is satisfying to note that Eneco is able to realise further growth with its sustainability strategy. […]

  • TenneT Seeks Offshore Survey Team

    14 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT has issued a contract notice for framework agreements to provide geophysical and geotechnical surveys for offshore platforms and cable routes. TenneT TSO B.V. is appointed by the Dutch government as the offshore grid operator and is responsible for engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and operation of connections between offshore wind farms […]

  • Ørsted’s Earnings from Operational Offshore Wind Farms Up 20 Pct

    6 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted has reported 2024 earnings from its operational offshore wind farms of DKK 23.8 billion (approximately EUR 3.2 billion), up by 20 per cent compared to 2023. The global offshore wind developer said on 6 February the increase was mainly due to the ramp-up of generation at Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project […]

  • CIP Forms Alliance with Stiesdal, Targeting Floating Offshore Wind Growth

    23 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Stiesdal Offshore and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have entered into a partnership to drive innovation and cost efficiency in floating offshore wind. According to the companies, the partners will work to establish Stiesdal Offshore as a long-term leader in the floating wind industry. As part of the partnership, CIP’s Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V) fund […]

  • US: New Jones Act Compliant Vessel on Horizon

    17 December 2020
    Vessels

    Lloyd’s Register North America and Northeast Technical Services Co. (NETSCo) have joined forces to design and develop a Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). “The offshore wind industry is expected to see exponential growth in the United States. There are currently no U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessels, and if the sector takes off […]

  • World’s Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    13 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The last wind turbine has been installed at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm offshore the Netherlands, the largest offshore wind farm in operation. Over the next couple of months, the turbines will be commissioned and tested, and Hollandse Kust Zuid is expected to be inaugurated later this year, Vattenfall, the developer of […]

  • G7 Ministers Vow to Accelerate Offshore Wind Deployment to Reach 150 GW by 2030

    17 April 2023
    Authorities

    The G7 (Group of Seven) Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment have pledged to speed up the buildout of renewable energy projects, including offshore and floating wind, and reaffirmed the seven countries’ commitments to their existing 2030 offshore wind targets, which together amount to 150 GW of capacity. The energy ministers of the G7 […]

  • Amazon and Iberdrola Sign Global Renewables Pact, First Stop Offshore Wind

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola and Amazon have announced a new global collaboration to support the development of large-scale renewable energy projects and leverage cloud computing technology to enhance digitalisation in the energy transition. Iberdrola and Amazon.com Inc. have agreed to collaborate on new wind and solar capacity by signing power purchase agreements (PPA) for projects in Europe, the […]

  • Edda Wind Takes Delivery of First Hydrogen-Ready CSOV

    31 May 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian offshore wind service company Edda Wind has taken delivery of its first Commissioning Operation Vessel (CSOV), the hydrogen-ready Edda Breeze. The vessel is the first to be delivered as part of a nine-vessel newbuilding programme. Edda Breeze will in August go on a ten-year contract with Ocean Breeze at the Bard Offshore 1 wind […]

  • COWI Puts Its Foot Down on New Fossil Fuel Projects, Welcomes Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen

    27 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    The Denmark-headquartered engineering company COWI will turn down all fossil fuel projects from now on as it aims to transform its business and reach 100 per cent revenue within sustainability-related projects in three to five years’ time. In a press release issued on 25 January, the CEO of COWI Group said the company was pleased […]

  • Wilton Ships Out First Hornsea One Transition Pieces (VIDEO)

    20 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Teesside-based Wilton Engineering has sent off the first four transition pieces built for Ørsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.