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  • GMS Provides High-Tech Maintenance and Safe Guano Removal for OWFs

    14 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Green Marine Solutions (GMS) has issued a high-tech maintenance and safe guano removal in a single efficient package. Long-term and, in some cases, permanent solutions are available. As part of an integrated efficiency-improvement package designed to take the strain out of operational maintenance, GMS working teams can remove both guano from wind turbine working areas […]

  • UK: North Devon MP Opens Refurbished J+S Offices

    2 May 2013

    North Devon MP Sir Nick Harvey visited Barnstaple based engineering firm J+S Ltd on April 26th and cut the ribbon to open their newly refurbished offices and reception area. The reception area has been expanded significantly in order that the company can permanently exhibit their increasing product range in support of their Naval, Oil & […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Announces Board Changes

    4 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announces that Nigel McCue is standing down as Chief Executive and as a director of the Company. Peter Whitbread, former Chief Executive who was with Lamprell from 1992 until 2009, has been appointed […]

  • Macduff Port Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities (UK)

    8 January 2013
    Authorities

    The town of Macduff in Aberdeenshire, which overlooks the Moray Firth, is set to use the advantages of the energy industry by marketing the Macduff harbour as an operational base and service port for the oil and gas industry and the offshore renewables sector. “We believe that Macduff is an ideal place as a shore […]

  • Denmark: Two Efficient Weeks for Commissioning Wind Turbines

    7 March 2013

    As soon as the installation vessel is jacked up after turbine installation, the commissioning work will start. A work which will take approximately 14 efficient days before the wind turbine can be connected to the grid as a producing unit. Here, Siemens wind turbine technicians are securing the commissioning of the wind turbines in the […]

  • Denmark: Den Helder Creates Space for Offshore Industry

    18 April 2012

    At the EWEA exhibition in Copenhagen the alderman for Port Affairs, Kees Visser, has awarded the extension of the Visserijkade in Den Helder to Ballast Nedam. Reason for a festive moment in the Holland Pavilion. Alderman Visser and Mister Folkerts, director at Ballast Nedam, are pleased to hear that creating space for the offshore industry […]

  • Vestas Opens EU Representative Office in Belgium

    4 July 2011
    R&D

    Vestas Government Relations has officially opened the Vestas Wind Systems A/S Representative Office in Brussels, Belgium to improve Vestas representation with EU stakeholders and lawmakers. The Representative Office is headed by Emmanuelle Raoult, Director of EU Affairs, with support from Vestas Group Government Relations, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. “The office will represent Vestas in all […]

  • CASC Secures Multi-Million-Euro Work on Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Preassembly

    13 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    CASC has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa that will see the Northern Ireland-based engineering company working on offshore wind turbine preassembly projects worldwide. In August, CASC secured a contract with Siemens Gamesa for quayside mobilisation for wind turbine pre-assembly work for the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Under this contract, the […]

  • Le Havre Port Embarks on EUR 12 Million Offshore Wind Upgrade

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has awarded a EUR 12 million contract to the NGE group for the construction works related to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine plant in the Port of Le Havre, France. NGE’s subsidiaries NGE Genie Civil, Guintoli, NGE Fondations, and Maia Sonnier will build a roll-on, roll-off (RORO) platform and reinforce […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis File EIA for Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    14 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Kailia Energia floating offshore wind project in Italy. After over a year of studies and research, the EIA report was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and the Ministry of Culture (MiC). The submission consists of the […]

  • Flintstone Sets Sights on Floating Wind

    17 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Flintstone Technology Ltd is diversifying its Subsea Mooring Connector (SMC) to help drive down costs for the offshore floating wind industry. According to Flintstone Technology, the SMC system, which has been used in a number of oil & gas projects, is a low cost, easy to install solution which will help make the offshore wind industry more competitive. The […]

  • SeaRoc Develops Communications and Logistic Data System for Offshore Wind

    20 September 2016
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make equipment easily deployable, subsequently reducing costs and ensuring safety for the people […]

  • Oil & Gas Workers Knock on 3sun’s Door

    30 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group interviewed more than 250 people for over 100 new jobs at a recruitment event held in Great Yarmouth, with applicants being mostly oil and gas workers from the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area, according to the company.

  • Last 6MW Turbine Up at Westermost Rough

    30 March 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The last of the 35 turbines was lifted into position by A2SEA’s specialist jack-up vessel Sea Challenger at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on Friday, March 27.  Westermost Rough, located off the UK’s East Coast, is the first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of the Siemens 6MW wind turbine. The wind farm is […]

  • ‘Acta Orion’ WFSV First to Use ACO Marine’s New Wastewater Treatment System

    28 May 2015
    Technology, Vessels

    ACO Marine has won an order to supply its new range Clarimar MF wastewater treatment system for installation aboard Acta Orion, the wind farm support vessel (WFSV) under construction for Acta Marine at the Partner Stocznia shipyard in Police, Poland. Acta Orion will be the first reference for ACO Marine’s next generation sewage treatment system, […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Sets Sights on US Market

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is set to open its first US office in Boston, Massachusetts, citing an increasing number of requests from US wind farm developers as the reason. “The US offshore wind market is now taking off. In the past year OWC has undertaken a number of US assignments and we are receiving an increasing […]

  • Port of New Bedford Nets USD 15.4 Million Expansion Grant

    10 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of New Bedford in Massachusetts has received a USD 15.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation which will be used for expanding and improving the infrastructure.

  • Peterson UK Sets Up Base in Port of Lowestoft

    8 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Peterson UK Limited has signed a long-term agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to establish a new operational and logistics base in the Port of Lowestoft, the UK. The new agreement will see Peterson operate a range of warehouse, cargo and logistic services from the port, including fuel bunkering to support the renewable energy and oil & […]

  • Building for the future: STX – Finland

    3 August 2012

    One of the largest ship builders in the world has two huge shipyards very close to each other in Finland. STX Finland has taken over the shipyards in Turku and in Rauma, and taken a 50% stake in a shipyard in Helsinki. While most of the 2500 STX employees are busy with the design and […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Wind Announces Issuance of Shares for Service

    22 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (NaiKun Wind) has announced the quarterly issuance of shares to the Company’s directors and CEO. Effective April 1, 2010, as stated in the Company’s news release of May 20, 2010, compensation to members of the Board was reduced by 50%. As part of the reduced Board compensation it was also […]

  • Denmark: Two Companies Merge into Nordic Offshore Marine

    21 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The companies Nordic Offshore and Offshore Marine Services have merged into one company resulting in Nordic Offshore Marine. Nordic Offshore has been specializing in providing qualified and experienced personnel for both permanent and temporary positions for many years, and is a leading force in providing skilled manpower for the offshore industry. Nordic Offshore’s database lists […]

  • Ten Most Read News on offshoreWIND.biz in 2024

    1 January 2025
    Business development, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    New wind turbine models, vessels and equipment, and project updates were the most read topics on offshoreWIND.biz in 2024. In this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in 2024. In January 2024, Siemens Gamesa received a EUR 30 million grant from the EU for a project called Highly Innovative Prototype of the […]

  • Converteam Powers World’s First 5MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive Offshore Wind Generator in China

    26 November 2010
    Technology

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (XEMC) has recently unveiled the world’s first 5MW permanent magnet direct-drive offshore-specific wind turbine. The achievement was marked by a 21st October ceremony in Xiangtan which was attended by leading officials representing regional and national government including the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and […]

  • wpd Set to Invest into Finland’s Offshore Wind Power

    5 September 2011

      The newly elected government of Finland has recently decided to promote offshore wind power. The wpd Group management team is meeting today with several Finnish ministers and state secretaries to discuss the Suurhiekka offshore wind farm which is currently in the pipeline and set to be realised in the coming years. Dr. Gernot Blanke, […]

  • EWEA Hosts Press Conference at EWEA 2011 Annual Event (Belgium)

    9 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    On Monday 14 March 12.00 the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites you to a press conference at the EWEA 2011 annual event in Brussels, Europe’s largest Wind Energy Event (14 -17 March), chaired by EWEA’s CEO Christian Kjaer, including Portugal’s Minister for Energy José Zorrinho. The EU urgently needs to fix post 2020 targets […]

  • Europe Needs to Invest More in Meshed Grids, Report Says

    27 April 2023
    Contribution, Grid Connection

    Hitachi Energy and WindEurope have published a new report which outlines that Europe needs to invest more in the so-called meshed grids to ensure its offshore wind development. Meshed grids are clusters of offshore wind farms with fewer cables connected to the shore that can route power to two or more national grids. Governments across […]