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  • Prysmian Secures SylWin1 Project by TenneT for the Cable Connection of Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea to the German Power Grid

    26 January 2011
    Grid Connection

    The project sets new technological milestones reaching 864MW of power rating and 320 KV DC voltage Prysmian is the industry leader involved in most of the major worldwide offshore Windfarms projects Prysmian, a leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cable industry, has been awarded a project worth more than €250 million by the […]

  • Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Doubles in a Year

    22 June 2022
    Industry, R&D

    The global pipeline of offshore wind projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from 429 GW in 2021 to 846 GW today, new research published by RenewableUK shows. Europe has a pipeline of 350 GW (with 26 GW fully operational) and the pipeline in […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Awards Offshore Wind Contracts to Seajacks and Gardline

    3 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded major contracts to two Great Yarmouth based companies, Seajacks and Gardline, for work on their global pipeline of offshore wind farms.

  • The Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Generation Outlook (UK)

    6 January 2011

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Generation Outlook” report to their offering. With vast potential around the world and technological developments taking shape to achieve better efficiencies for power generation, wind power will experience considerable growth going forward. Wind power technology has developed over years in […]

  • C-Ventus to Become Part of Føn Energy Services

    15 May 2024
    Business & Finance

    Føn Energy Services has unveiled its plans to acquire Dutch offshore wind farm services company, C-Ventus, as part of a merger expected to bolster its offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) capabilities. Føn Energy Services will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in C-Ventus from current owner DISA International, a global provider of marine engineering, civil […]

  • Autonomous O&M Pilot Project to Start Next Month Offshore Germany

    7 June 2023
    Operations & Maintenance

    Northland Power has selected Subsea Europe Services as its partner for a pilot project at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm that will place autonomous marine survey and underwater inspection at the heart of its operations and maintenance (O&M) programmes. Northland Power will task Subsea Europe Services’ uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Autonomous Surveyor and hovering […]

  • Wind Tops EU Installation Charts as Renewables Shine

    9 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind accounted for 51% of all new power installations in the European Union in 2016, connecting a total of 12.5GW to the grid across the 28 EU Member States – 10.923MW in onshore and 1,567MW offshore, WindEurope reports.

  • Siemens’ First Service Operation Vessel Sailing to Norway

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The hull of one of Siemens’ new service operation vessels (SOVs) is on its way towards Norwegian Havyard shipyard, where it is supposed to arrive any day now. On July 19, 2014, the hull was launched at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey, reported Ingo Bischof, Siemens’ Project Manager for Offshore Service Germany in charge of […]

  • GeoSea Secures Westermost Rough (UK) and Borkum Riffgrund 1 (DE) Contracts

    12 April 2013

    As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the U.K. and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing […]

  • Hansen Transmissions International Changes Name to ZF Wind Power Antwerpen (Belgium)

    15 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    As a result of the successful offer for all shares, the Hansen Transmissions International NV has become a wholly owned subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. As from 9 December 2011, the company name of “Hansen Transmissions International” has been changed to “ZF Wind Power Antwerpen”. Following the integration of the existing wind gearbox operations of […]

  • Germany: ABB Wins USD 30 Million Orders from AREVA Wind for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Park

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $30 million to supply frequency converters for the offshore wind park, Global Tech I, in Germany’s North Sea. The order was booked in the second quarter. ABB is supplying a range of medium-voltage frequency converters that are specifically designed for […]

  • Europe Straying Off Course to Meet Offshore Wind Targets, New Report Says

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    A report into the state of Europe’s offshore wind sector by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed how uncertainty around subsidies and the need to unlock new capital are holding back investment in the development of European offshore wind farms. The report ’European Offshore Wind 2013: Realising The Opportunity’, published on June 26, […]

  • Dong Closes Onshore Activities to Focus on Offshore

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has today agreed to divest its shareholding in the Swedish onshore wind farm Storrun and Thursday last week the company divested its shareholding in the Norwegian onshore development company Zephyr. This marks the divestment of DONG Energy’s last onshore wind activities. As regards the 30MW onshore wind farm Storrun in Sweden, which has […]

  • TenneT Takes Partial Credit for Low Borssele Bids, Sees Room for Growth in Dutch North Sea

    8 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The low winning bids for the Borssele offshore wind farms in the most recent tender rounds in the Netherlands were partly due to the fact that ”wind farm developers have the security of having TenneT as the designated offshore grid operator”, the transmission systems operator said.

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • NSW to Supply and Install the Infield Cabling of the Borkum West II Wind Farm in the North Sea (Germany)

    4 February 2011
    Grid Connection

    On 20 December 2010, Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co KG (“TWB”) activated an order with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (“NSW”) to deliver and install 65 km of medium-voltage submarine cables for the first construction phase of the Trianel Borkum West II offshore wind farm. The order is worth an amount in excess of € 22 […]

  • USA: BlueGreen Alliance to Highlight Atlantic Coast Renewable Energy Potential

    16 November 2012

    The BlueGreen Alliance, in partnership with Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, launched a multi-state tour to highlight the potential of offshore wind along the Atlantic Coast, specifically in Maryland and New York. The domestic offshore wind industry has obstacles to overcome, but has shown significant potential to power millions of American homes and businesses. Germany’s […]

  • Northland Moves Closer to German Offshore Wind Projects

    25 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian power company Northland Power Inc. has opened an offshore wind operations hub in Germany.

  • 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 […]

  • DTU on Mission to Cut North Sea Energy Hubs Failure

    28 October 2019

    The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is developing digital solutions for controlling long-distance power flows in order to avoid blackouts and failure at energy hubs in the North Sea. The multiDC project focuses on developing intelligent digital solutions for controlling long-distance power flows to avoid blackouts and severe failure and looks into how to design the power […]

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium Adds Gas and Storage to the Mix

    13 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Dutch energy infrastructure company Gasunie has joined a consortium of TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany and Denmark’s Energinet formed to develop the North Sea Wind Power Hub.

  • TÜV SÜD Joins AquaVentus Membership Roster

    10 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The international provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, TÜV SÜD, has joined the AquaVentus consortium as a member, supporting this lighthouse project of German offshore hydrogen production. The European Union and Germany have set the target of becoming climate neutral by 2050. As a storage medium for energy from renewable sources, hydrogen will play […]

  • Germany to Open Tender for Avifauna and Marine Mammal Surveys in Two Offshore Wind Areas

    28 January 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a prior information notice for a tendering procedure the agency plans to organise to procure ecological studies of avifauna and marine mammals in the N-9.5 and N-12.5 offshore wind areas in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. BSH plans to issue an […]

  • REpower: 295 MW Contract Signed for Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    26 November 2010

    REpower to deliver 48 turbines of the 6M type for phases 2 and 3 Biggest project financing in the offshore wind industry Installations planned for 2012 and 2013 respectively REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) and the Belgian offshore project development company C-Power have signed a contract agreeing the delivery of 48 wind energy turbines of […]

  • DNV GL to Advise on Cost Reduction in Offshore Wind Energy

    16 June 2014
    R&D

    DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the WINDFORCE conference 2014 in Bremen between the 17th-19th June 2014 (stand C51 in Hall 5). As the topic of cost reduction continues to define the offshore wind industry, bringing the overall cost of […]

  • RWE Mulls Stake Sale in 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE plans to sell a stake in its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm next year, which is currently under construction in the UK. In a press conference call speech published on 15 May, Michael Müller, CFO of RWE AG, said that the company intends to sell stakes in the Sofia offshore wind project next […]