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  • Megavind Suggests Ways to Optimize Wind Farms

    9 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Danish strategic partnership Megavind has recently presented the report “Increasing the value of wind in energy systems with large shares of wind”. The ninth strategy report from Megavind provides recommendations with a focus on the internal optimization of wind farms.  The report discusses future technological innovation opportunities for wind farms in regions with large shares of […]

  • Tentec Goes to Offshore Wind Events

    15 May 2014
    Technology

    Hydraulic bolt tensioning specialists, Tentec Ltd, will be exhibiting its Aero range of bolt tensioning equipment for wind turbines on Stand 205 at Global Offshore Wind 2014 in Glasgow and at Windforce 2014 in Bremen, Germany on Stand F12. A decision to attend both exhibitions comes after Tentec was awarded a contract to supply special […]

  • Finland: Moventas Receives European Customer Value Enhancement Award

    6 December 2012
    Technology

    Frost & Sullivan has honoured Moventas, one of the world’s leading gear manufacturers, with the 2012 European Customer Value Enhancement Award. Frost & Sullivan’s recent research is based on genuine customer feedback.  “End user feedback indicates that Moventas exceeds the industry’s gearbox servicing needs. The company’s ability to either repair or rebuild gearboxes from other […]

  • UK: Plaid Cymru Backs Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    16 May 2013

    Tidal Lagoon Power has welcomed comments by Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru that the pro-posed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has a vital role to play in developing the Welsh economy. Explaining her latest thinking on developing the Welsh Economy, Leanne Wood says: “Wales needs to become early adopters and developers of improved technologies. Denmark […]

  • Denmark: New Stevedoring Company in Esbjerg to Set New Standards

    14 May 2013

    Two strong partners with wide experience from the offshore and heavy lift industries are behind the new stevedoring company Nordic Stevedoring based in Esbjerg in Denmark. With a unique workforce of industry specialists, the new company wants to set new standards in safety and efficiency. Offshore-equipment, wind turbines and project cargoes are some of the […]

  • East Yorkshire Gets GBP 25 Million for Renewable Energy Job Training (UK)

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      MILLIONS of pounds have been awarded to train East Yorkshire’s renewables workers of the future. The Government is giving £25 million to the region in a move that could eventually generate several thousand jobs in the offshore windfarm industry. The cash has been awarded as part of a joint bid by Hull City Council […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Among Founders of Norstec

    8 October 2012

    Prysmian Group, the world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, is participating in the creation of Norstec, an association uniting the main players in the energy industry at the global level with the aim of supporting the production of renewable energy using offshore wind farms in the Northern Seas. Norstec, supported […]

  • Vestas to Test New V164-7.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine at DONG Energy’s Test Sites (Denmark)

    31 March 2011

    According to the letter of intent, DONG Energy will perform a design review of the new V164-7.0 MW next generation offshore turbine. Additionally it is the intention that one or more V164-7.0 MW turbines could be installed at one of DONG Energy’s test sites for research and demonstration purposes and as such will allow DONG […]

  • Mott MacDonald Exhibiting at EWEA 2011 Conference (Belgium)

    11 March 2011

    Mott MacDonald, the leading global management, engineering and development consultancy, will be presenting and exhibiting at the 2011 European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) conference, which takes place on 14 – 17 March at the Brussels Expo, Belgium. Christos Kolliastas and Grégory Dudziak, specialists in wind energy, will be joined by fellow Mott MacDonald wind professionals […]

  • Xodus Group Acquires its Way into Renewable Industry (UK)

    9 May 2011

      Fast growing engineering consultancy Xodus Group is bolstering its impressive renewables credentials by acquiring an industry leading specialist consultancy. Xodus has acquired Anglesey based James Ingram & Associates for an undisclosed sum, bringing a powerhouse of offshore wind, wave and tidal experience into the fold. The move comes as Xodus launches its new Low […]

  • Nexans to supply submarine array cables for Lincs offshore wind farm off the east coast of England (UK)

    5 July 2010
    Technology

    Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a major contract by Lincs Wind Farm Limited to supply the medium voltage submarine array cables and associated accessories for the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm to be constructed off the east coast of England. The order further extends Nexans’ involvement in the […]

  • Innovating/Creating Future in New Energy (Finland)

    7 December 2011

    They say that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. And for The Switch, this holds true. They’ve created every bit of their present success by working closely with their customers, shaping the industry by making permanent magnet generators the technology of choice in the wind power industry and then cutting […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Use Salzgitter Steel for Thor Wind Turbine Towers

    17 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Ilsenburger Grobblech (ILG), a subsidiary of Germany’s Salzgitter, and Siemens Gamesa have signed a contract for the delivery of heavy plates for the construction of wind towers that will be installed at the RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Under the contract, the company will deliver around 25,000 tonnes of heavy plates for the […]

  • Drydocks Completes DolWin Beta Construction in Dubai

    10 June 2014
    Technology

    Drydocks World has successfully completed the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta.  The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World – Dubai. Completion of Dolwin beta heralds a new era for Drydocks World’s expertise and catapults the facility into the top league of a few specialized shipyards in the world capable […]

  • US and German Firms Unveil Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Farm Installation Solution

    27 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    A consortium led by Germany-based ONP Management and US-based Renewable Resources International has developed a Jones Act-compliant transport and installation vessel solution, named Feederdock, dedicated to addressing the US market. The Feederdock, which is based around a U-shaped crane vessel that can dock Jones Act Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) before jacking up, features a 3,000-tonne […]

  • Huisman Monopile Installation Kit for Seaway7’s Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel

    2 August 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, which is currently being built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI). Under the contract, Huisman will deliver a monopile gripper, an upending frame, and two sets of monopile […]

  • USV AS Orders Its First Hybrid Unmanned Surface Vessel at Astilleros Gondán

    18 July 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    USV AS, a joint venture (JV) company established by DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø, has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build its first unmanned surface vessel (USV). Expected to enter service in 2025, the USV will be utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) work at offshore wind farms. It is estimated that the […]

  • Ramboll to Develop North Sea Energy Island’s Electrical Infrastructure

    27 June 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    Ramboll has won a multi-million contract to develop the electrical infrastructure for one of two offshore energy islands to be developed in Denmark. Acting as a hub, the energy island will gather the power produced by nearby offshore wind farms and distribute it to Denmark and neighboring countries. As the client, Ramboll will assist the […]

  • Korea’s Largest Capacity Offshore Wind Turbine Now Type-Certified

    13 December 2022
    Technology

    Doosan Enerbility has obtained a type certification for its 8 MW offshore wind turbine, DS205-8MW, from DEWI-OCC, the Germany-based international certification body. While DS205-8MW is not among the top world’s largest turbines, either size- or capacity-wise, it is the largest capacity model in Korea to date. The DS205-8MW offshore wind turbine was designed for the […]

  • DEME Picks Thyboron Port as Foundation Base for Danish Offshore Wind Farms

    15 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    DEME Group and the Port of Thyboron have signed a contract regarding the installation of foundations for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. The foundations that DEME will be installing include 41 monopiles and transition pieces (TPs). The 77-metre-long monopiles, each weighing around 622 tonnes will be produced […]

  • IKEA Stores Owner to Acquire Stake in Three Offshore Wind Projects

    29 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 has agreed to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The three projects are Galatea-Galene, located off the coast of Halland, Triton, located off the coast of Skåne, and […]

  • France’s First Offshore Substation Touches Down

    19 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME has installed the first offshore substation (OSS) in France at the Saint-Nazaire wind farm off the Guérande peninsula. Weighing 2,100 tons, the OSS topside was installed at the site on August 18. The substation’s jacket foundation was installed earlier this week. The electrical substation was constructed by a consortium including Atlantique Offshore Energy, the […]

  • TotalEnergies Teams Up with Corio and Rise on US Offshore Wind Project

    23 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Industry, Onshore Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies has partnered with Corio Generation and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of 27.7 per cent and 16.3 per cent in the Attentive Energy […]

  • Offshore Wind a Global, Multi-Billion Pound Chance for UK Companies (Prospectus)

    1 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The UK and export market for offshore wind products and services provided by UK-based firms is expected to be worth GBP 4.9 billion a year by 2030, according to a new prospectus by the former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh.

  • Siemens Wind Power’s Q4 2016 Profit Up Despite Thinner Orderbook

    10 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Wind Power and Renewables recorded an 84% rise in profit in the fourth quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016 despite a 56% slide in orders received compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The profit in the company’s renewables division was EUR 132 million in Q4 FY 2016, compared to EUR  72 million reported […]

  • Liebherr Wants More Offshore Wind after Netting Orion Crane Order

    2 March 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Liebherr’s maritime manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, has been awarded a contract to supply a heavy-lift crane for the Orion, a new wind farm installation vessel ordered by DEME from COSCO (QiDong) Offshore in China.