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  • MAKE: European Markets Mired in Regulatory Uncertainty – Near-Term and Post-2020

    11 March 2016

    MAKE has published an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2025.  Global energy markets are undoubtedly changing, the breadth of divestments in fossil fuel assets is a testament to the fact that the private sector considers investment in these technologies a losing proposition, MAKE said. The consultancy company expects the political […]

  • PM Backs European Supergrid Plan

    21 January 2011

    Plans to explore linking up green energy projects in the North, Baltic and Irish Seas were backed by Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of the UK-Baltic-Nordic Summit held in London. The Prime Minister announced that Energy Ministers will work together through the North Seas Offshore Grid Initiative and share experience with Ministers in […]

  • Siemens Wind Power

    20 August 2013

    As one of the leading offshore wind players, Siemens Wind Power faces the challenges of recruitment more than most. In 2004, when Siemens acquired Danish wind turbine manufacturer Bonus Energy AS, it began with only 800 staff. Since that time huge investments have been made and now nearly 8,000 people are employed globally. Between October 2010 and October 2011, an astonishing 2,000 […]

  • Gemini Deal Helps Boost Q2 Clean Energy Investments

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Global clean energy investment surged to $63.6bn in the second quarter of 2014, up 33% compared to the first quarter and 9% compared to Q2 2013, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Q2 2014 was the strongest quarter for investment since Q2 2012 which reached $69.6bn, and was […]

  • Research Project Proves Large-Scale Oyster Reef Restoration at Offshore Wind Farms Feasible

    22 July 2025
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development

    A research project carried out by The Oyster Restoration Company (TORC) and supported by RWE has established that large-scale native oyster reef restoration at offshore wind farms in the North Sea is feasible. “Flat oysters are an important species because they can create reefs that provide food and breeding grounds for many other species. Due […]

  • Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Secures EUR 500 Million Worth of SOV Contracts with Vattenfall

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

    NOTE: This article was updated on 13 and 14 January to add further information shared by Vattenfall and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.  Vattenfall has awarded three contracts to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs for the provision of service operation vessels (SOVs) in Germany: one for the jointly operated DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms and one for the […]

  • Transmission Charges a Threat to UK Green Energy Industry – Report

    25 May 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment

    Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of building and maintaining the network, set by the regulator […]

  • Ørsted Stays on Upward Path

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted reported DKK 1.8 billion (EUR 241.5 million) profit from offshore wind farms in the second quarter of 2018, an 8% jump compared to the same period last year.

  • Scottish SMEs Invited to Explore Chances in Wind Energy Market

    28 September 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scottish SMEs have an ‘enormous opportunity’ to develop wind farm technology and exploit global markets thanks to a new programme giving access to the country’s leading researchers and testing facilities, according to Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) is an alliance of 12 Scottish universities offering Scottish SMEs and SMEs interested […]

  • Danish-British Partnership Crucial to Offshore Wind Sector

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The British ambassador in Denmark, Vivien Life, opened the international B2B event OWIB 2014 in Esbjerg on september 4. Over the years, offshore wind has evolved into a strong market, and this does not apply only in Denmark, but also in the UK, where a long-term strategy and unequivocal political backing have helped to make […]

  • UK: AREVA Launches Pre-Apprenticeship Programme for Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians

    9 October 2013
    Training & Education

    The Scottish Minister for Energy, Tourism and Enterprise, Fergus Ewing MSP, officially launched the AREVA Wind sponsored Pre-Apprenticeship programme for wind turbine technician training in partnership with Fife College. This programme is specifically designed to provide the training and skills required for the offshore wind industry and serves as a precursor for further training opportunities […]

  • France: Wind Power to Grow by 100 TWh Per Year, Report Says

    23 July 2012
    R&D

    Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017, according to a ground-breaking report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite economic uncertainties in many countries, global power generation from renewable sources including wind will increase by more than 40% to almost 6,400 terawatt hours (TWh) – roughly the […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Announces 2012 End-of-Year Figures

    24 April 2013

    Scottish-based FoundOcean, the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company, today announced its 2012 year-end results which saw turnover hitting £17.9 million, up 51% on the previous year.  FoundOcean’s Managing Director, Jim Bell sheds light on how the company has recorded successful growth, despite the tough times the construction industry has faced: “This is a […]

  • Belgium: Europe Leads Offshore Wind Market with 90 Pct of Total Installation in 2012

    12 February 2013

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. A record year for US installations and a slower market in China mean that the two countries all but tied for the top […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Event Gears Up for Record Number

    26 January 2012

    Scotland’s largest ever Offshore Wind conference will take place in Aberdeen next week bringing together more than 600 of the most influential business leaders in oil & gas and renewable energy from across the UK and Europe. Organised by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise, the two-day event is established as a key highlight in the […]

  • EU Grid Operators Publish Offshore Network Development Plans

    24 January 2024

    The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has published EU Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDPs), the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing grid capacity and future offshore grid requirements at sea basin level. The plans could help to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind and facilitate the deployment of innovative grid solutions […]

  • Dominion Energy Says No Delay on Virginia’s 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project, Orion Now Mobilising in Port of Norfolk

    3 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has issued a statement in response to claims that the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was delayed saying the project was on schedule and that the installation vessel Orion would start construction between 6 and 8 May. “On April 29, anti-wind groups filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking […]

  • RVO Talks 6 GW for IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Zone

    26 October 2021
    Grid Connection

    The Dutch IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone, which is set to house TenneT’s next-generation offshore grid solution with a capacity of 2 GW per connection, is likely to incorporate three instead of two 2 GW grid connection systems and have 6 GW instead of 4 GW of total installed offshore wind capacity. This is according […]

  • Ørsted and POSCO Form Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Pact in Korea

    27 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and POSCO Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on offshore wind and renewable hydrogen in Korea. POSCO and its affiliates will apply the group’s joint capabilities to support the development of Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind projects off the coast of Incheon […]

  • TenneT Offers Ways to Dutch Offshore Wind Capacity Surge

    28 November 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Transmission system operator TenneT has laid out its ideas for supporting the possible further expansion of offshore wind energy in the Dutch North Sea.

  • East of England Has Much to Offer to Offshore Wind Industry

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Major international energy companies remain enthusiastic about wind farm prospects off the East of England coast despite recent setbacks like the shelving of the Galloper project off Suffolk. That was the message from James Gray, inward investment director for EEEZ (the East of England Energy Zone), back from the Renewable UK 2014 Conference and Exhibition […]

  • Italy: DERri Offers Free Access to Laboratories

    12 April 2012
    R&D

    The Distributed Energy Resources Research Infrastructure (DERri) is calling scientists from industry and research organisations to apply for the free access to the laboratories. The selected user teams will have the chance to access and use the research facilities, including all laboratory installations within the DERri Network, for experiments free of charge. All expenses, including […]

  • Siemens Shrinks Offshore Transformers Components

    26 August 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    At the Cigré conference in Paris, Siemens today presented the first compact gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) for high-voltage direct current applications. Within the framework of the energy transition, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission is gaining in significance as it allows low-loss transmission of large amounts of electricity over long distances. The new 320-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated switchgear […]

  • Earth Policy Institute: 2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind

    3 November 2013
    R&D

    Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Written by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute  Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts […]

  • Wind Bankers III: PensionDanmark

    3 February 2013

    PensionDanmark, one of Denmark’s largest pension funds with 629,000 members employed in 26,000 private and public companies, is one of the first, if not the first pension fund to take offshore wind very seriously. It has already invested in 2 offshore wind farms and it is eyeing more. The organisation has embarked on an ambitious strategy to more than double its investments in […]

  • Global Offshore Wind to Top 520 GW by 2040, Floating Wind to Play Major Role – Rystad Energy

    23 August 2024
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    According to Rystad Energy, global offshore wind capacity will surpass 520 GW by 2040, with floating wind installations nearing 90 GW by that time. In 2023, the offshore wind sector saw a seven per cent increase in new capacity additions compared to the previous year, said Rystad Energy. This momentum is expected to accelerate this […]