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  • Van Oord Reports Drop in Numbers, Believes in Offshore Wind

    23 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has reported a revenue of EUR 571 million in its offshore wind business unit in 2019, a 23.6% decrease compared to the EUR 706 million in 2018. Van Oord states that this decrease in offshore wind activities was driven by the smaller number and size of projects currently under construction. Overall in 2019, […]

  • OutSmart Picks Whiffle Forecasts for Wind Projects

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    OutSmart has contracted Whiffle to provide weather and production forecasts for a portfolio of wind energy projects, including the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

  • Five Items on Why to Attend OWC

    26 August 2016
    Business & Finance

      The organisation of the Offshore WIND Conference is in full swing! As part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference the dedicated event for the offshore wind industry is a must attend for those wanting to know how the industry can reach its potential. 1. The program spans the full supply chain. From planning and […]

  • DONG Energy Bans Norfolk Fishermen from Race Bank Site

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    DONG Energy has issued an injunction restricting fishermen to work in the Race Bank offshore wind farm site, 17 miles off the Norfolk coast.  The offshore wind developer is about to survey the seabed at the offshore wind farm site, and has banned the local fishermen to enter the area between August 15 and October 22.  NFFO Chief Executive, Barrie Deas, commented: […]

  • SeaMar Services to Manage Acta Marine’s New WFSV

    6 March 2015
    Vessels

    The operational management of the Acta Orion, the flagship of Den Helder based company Acta Marine, will be carried out by specialist ship managers SeaMar Services, also based in Den Helder. Both parties signed an agreement for a number of years. The Acta Orion, a 108m long and 16m wide wind farm support vessel, will […]

  • RWE Charters Rem Offshore’s CSOV Newbuild

    18 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based Rem Offshore has secured a long-term charter contract with RWE for its newbuild construction service operations vessel (CSOV) Rem Power. Under a two-year contract, with options to extend, the 85-metre long vessel will operate on the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel will support the project’s construction phase, providing […]

  • Kongsberg PM Propulsion for Rem Offshore’s CSOVs

    14 September 2021
    Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Vard shipyard to deliver a large package of permanent magnet (PM) thrusters for installation on two Construction Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Rem Offshore. Within the package, Kongsberg Maritime will deliver PM azimuth thrusters, together with PM tunnel thrusters, and a retractable azimuth thruster. The […]

  • China’s First 10 MW Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    25 June 2020
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has shipped out what will be the first double-digit megawatt wind turbine to be installed offshore China. The prototype 10 MW offshore anti-typhoon wind power unit is on its way to the Fujian Xinghua Bay Wind Farm (Phase II), DEC said. Back in 2019, DEC became the first Chinese company to […]

  • Committee Nominates GIB Special Shareholder Trustees

    2 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    An independent nominations committee has nominated five trustees to run the Green Purposes Company Ltd (GPC), a newly incorporated organisation tasked with keeping the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) green. In February 2016, the UK Government announced that GIB would create a ‘special share’ as part of the process to introduce private capital to the organisation. As […]

  • Siemens Installs 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype

    19 May 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The new Siemens offshore flagship wind turbine of the type SWT-7.0-154 has now been installed as a prototype. The planned field testing of the 7-megawatt (MW) offshore machine in Østerild, Denmark, mainly focusses on the upgraded generator and the enhanced electrical system. The majority of other components are equal to the proven technology of the […]

  • Court Denies Fishing Groups’ Motion Against NY Lease

    17 February 2017
    Authorities

    The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the motion for preliminary injunction to temporarily halt the final ratification of a lease for a wind energy site off New York, provisionally won by Statoil.

  • OPT’s CEO Removed from Company

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT)  has terminated Charles F. Dunleavy as Chief Executive Officer and as an employee of the Company, effective June 9, 2014. Mr.Dunleavy has also been removed from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors. David L. Keller, who has served as a Non-Executive Director of the company since October […]

  • The Switch Stands Firm behind Drive Train Technology

    20 March 2014
    Technology

    The Switch released today a technology paper addressing the ongoing industry debate on drive train technology selection. With this paper, the Finnish manufacturer tackles the performance misconceptions still surrounding the main two drive train technologies that currently dominate the wind energy industry and explains why PMG with a full-power converter (FPC) will emerge as the clear […]

  • Canada: SRM Receives Transport Canada NWPP’s Approval for Two Projects

    16 August 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    SRM Projects received Transport Canada Navigable Waters Protection Program’s (NWPP) approval in July 2013 for its proposed tidal energy investigative license applications at South Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. SRM Projects initiated tidal energy investigative license applications in 2012 for several sites around Vancouver Island. An investigative license gives a proponent the right to complete […]

  • Elia Requires Contractor for Belgian Artificial Island

    21 June 2013

    Elia requires a contractor to carry out study, construction and maintenance of an artificial island, Alpha, which is to be located approx. 45kms offshore from the port of Zeebrugge on the Lodewijk bank and characterised by a depth of approx. 30m LAT. The primary function of the island is the creation of a permanent and […]

  • The Netherlands: Van Oord Orders New Cable-Laying Vessel

    6 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind farm which will […]

  • UK: DONG Energy to Build Grimsby O&M Base Soon

    12 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Work will begin next year to build a new Grimsby operations and maintenance base for Dong Energy’s 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The Danish company has now completed its agreement with Associated British Ports for establishment of the Royal Dock operation and maintenance base, which will create of up to 100 jobs. Work is due to commence […]

  • Spain’s Haizea Gets EUR 35 Million Green Loan for Wind Turbine Manufacturing

    2 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Spain’s Haizea Wind Group has secured a EUR 35 million green loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to enhance manufacturing technologies and research and development (R&D) for wind turbine components. Announced on 2 August, the loan will enable the Spanish company to implement advanced manufacturing technologies, automate and digitalise processes, and move forward with […]

  • RWE, NTE, and Havfram Eye Floating Wind Farms Offshore Norway

    10 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German energy company RWE and Norway’s NTE and Havfram have signed a collaboration agreement to participate in the Norwegian government’s tender process for floating offshore wind energy, which will begin later this year. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has designated a new area for this purpose. Utsira Nord, located around 30 kilometres off […]

  • RWE and National Grid to Jointly Bid in New York Bight Offshore Wind Auction

    20 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE Renewables and the utility National Grid have signed a partnership agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast US. Under this agreement, RWE and National Grid Ventures, the non-regulated division of National Grid, will be working together to explore opportunities in the US offshore wind market. This includes […]

  • First Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Substation Topside Leaves Dubai

    25 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topsides that Petrofac is delivering for the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT has left the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 700 MW Alpha topside was built at Drydocks World’s fabrication facility in Dubai. It will form part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) […]

  • VBMS Shines as Boskalis’ Offshore Numbers Drop

    17 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster’s Offshore Energy division reported an operating result (EBIT) of EUR 36.1 million for the first six months of 2017, a 66.5% decrease compared with an EBIT of 107.7 million reported during the same period a year earlier.

  • Highlights of the Month – September 2019

    3 October 2019

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the top ten most read news in the month of September 2019. Siemens Gamesa Wants a Piece of Senvion German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Siemens Gamesa to pursue negotiations for the sale of selected Services and Onshore assets in Europe. UK Offshore […]

  • AdBm Closes USD 1.3 Mln Funding

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    AdBm Technologies, an underwater noise abatement technology company raised $1.3 Million, led by the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN). Other investors include Green Park & Golf Ventures as well as the Houston Angel Network (HAN) and the North Texas Angel Network (NTAN). AdBm, a portfolio company of Austin Technology Incubator’s (ATI) Clean Energy Incubator, also […]

  • UK: Latchways Delivers 3000th Offshore Fall Arrest System

    19 August 2013

    Having supplied fall protection systems to over 27 European offshore wind farms, and with another major offshore project successfully secured, Latchways plc continue to position themselves as the undisputed market leader in offshore fall protection—with the ManSafe® Sealed SRL for vessel to turbine transfer. The ManSafe Sealed SRL (Self Retracting Lifeline) is a fall arrest […]

  • OGN Group to Invest GBP 50m into Former Tyneside Shipyard (UK)

    6 December 2011

    THE owner of a former Tyneside shipyard is preparing to invest £50m in converting part of the site into a facility to make wind turbine foundations – creating hundreds of jobs. OGN Group is already using a section of Hadrian Yard in Wallsend to build an oil production platform for American firm Apache, a deal […]