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  • Siemens Gamesa Wraps Up Windar Stake Sale

    1 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has completed the sale of its 32 per cent shareholding in Spain’s Windar Renovables to Bridgepoint. The sale was first announced in May of last year. Bridgepoint is a quoted private asset growth investor, specialised in private equity and private debt. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. […]

  • Bridging borders: Regulatory harmonisation

    5 January 2012

    In recent times, the attention of project developers, policy makers and energy regulators has started shifting towards the construction of (transnational) large scale far offshore wind farms. This is due to their advantages over conventional energy production facilities, being larger in scale, inducing economies of scale; offering less nuisance related to visual or noise pollution […]

  • Half of 48 Nordsee Ost’s Turbines Up (Gallery)

    13 October 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The final rotor blade of the 24th wind turbine was successfully installed at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the weekend. This marks the halfway milestone of the total 48 wind turbines at RWE’s offshore wind farm, three months after the installation kicked off. “In a football match we would now have reached halftime. […]

  • BOEM Issues Draft EIS for Maryland Offshore Wind Project

    2 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project. If approved, the Maryland Offshore Wind Project could generate between 1,100 MW and 2,200 MW of clean, renewable energy to the Delmarva Peninsula, which could power up to 770,000 homes. US Wind, […]

  • Shipbuilder Selected for First US Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

    16 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Philly Shipyard, Inc. has won a contract from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to construct one Jones Act-compliant Subsea Rock Installation Vessel – the first such ship to enter the US market. Great Lakes retains a right of first refusal on a second ship, the Philadelphia-based shipbuilder said. The initial award is valued at […]

  • Canada to Pay CAD 28 Million to Windstream Over Stalled Offshore Wind Project

    14 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    An arbitral tribunal appointed under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has ruled that Canada is to pay around CAD 28 million in damages and legal costs to the U.S. firm Windstream Energy LLC, the developer of the 300MW offshore wind power project in eastern Lake Ontario. A three-member panel appointed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The […]

  • Preparation for Rampion Construction Begins

    14 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Work will begin this week at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, in readiness for the first foundation installation in January. This will include clearing boulders on the seabed along the cable route and around each of the 116 foundation positions to allow safe and effective installation. Chris Tomlinson, E.ON Development Manager for the Rampion Offshore […]

  • USA: ABS Releases Guide for Building and Classing Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installations

    9 April 2013

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has released the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installations to provide the most comprehensive requirements to date. Based on the results of case studies and existing technologies, the new Guide provides criteria for the design, construction, installation and […]

  • Offshore Wind Accounts for 45 Pct of NKT’s High-Voltage Order Backlog

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Subsea power cable manufacturer NKT has reported a record-high order backlog for high-voltage cables for 2023, with 45 per cent of orders coming from offshore wind. At the end of last year, NKT’s order backlog was at EUR 10.8 billion, more than double the company saw at the end of 2022. In its full-year 2023 […]

  • RWE to Triple Its Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030

    15 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    RWE will invest EUR 50 billion gross in offshore wind and other renewables, hydrogen, flexible generation and batteries until 2030, by which time the company plans to double its portfolio to 50 GW from the previously planned 25 GW. In offshore wind, the company intends to triple its capacity from 2.4 GW to 8 GW, with activities […]

  • Baltic 2 Slow Progress Bites EnBW

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    In the first half of 2014, the EnBW Group achieved an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of 1,271.5 million euros with 19,926 employees and almost unchanged revenue of around 10.4 billion euros. Earnings were 9.9 per cent below the figure for the first half of 2013. The operating result is thus developing in line with our […]

  • Singapore: Keppel to Deliver Offshore Wind Turbine Installer to Seafox

    19 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver Seafox 5, one of the largest and most advanced multi-purpose offshore wind turbine installers of its kind to the Seafox Group, ahead of time and with an impressive safety record. The vessel, Seafox 5, is able to operate in harsh environments and up to 65 […]

  • Scotland Turns to Sea in Their Pursuit of Renewable Targets

    29 July 2011

    From his office in a converted Victorian schoolhouse, Neil Kermode can see little more than centuries-old stone buildings and narrow streets better suited to horse carts than Land Rovers. Yet Kermode, head of the European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, will tell you he can also see the future. Orkney, a collection of […]

  • Spanish Wind Industry Calls for Faster Permitting to Reach EU Targets

    23 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has called for faster permitting processes for onshore and offshore wind projects in Spain, in light of the latest plan under the REPowerEU strategy to increase the renewable energy target from 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 and WindEurope’s warning that greater buildout of (offshore) wind farms could only be […]

  • EOLOS Nets Its Largest Floating LiDAR Contract with RVO, Secures First Project in Japan

    7 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has been awarded three of the four lots in the Dutch government’s tender for wind and ocean site assessments at two new offshore wind areas. This is the largest single project award for EOLOS to date, according to the Spain-based company, which recently also secured a contract in Japan. The Netherlands Enterprise […]

  • Seacat CTV Completes First Run on Vegetable Oil

    18 May 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Seacat Services’ vessel Seacat Enterprise has completed her journey to and first operational assignments at Triton Knoll offshore wind farm using Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Following a scheduled refit at the Alicat yard in Great Yarmouth, which saw Seacat Enterprise undergo a number of modifications, she was loaded with 8,000 litres of HVO30 for her […]

  • Denmark: ABB Shows Portfolio for Wind Industry at EWEA 2012

    11 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    As energy cost reduction has become a buzzword in the renewables industry and a hot topic during European’s major wind fair EWEA 2012 starting from April 16, ABB brings to this event its complete wind portfolio as well as latest technologies to address the issue. One of the highlights of ABB’s booth is its offering […]

  • Maryland Governor Testifies to Support Offshore Wind Act (USA)

    4 March 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    Governor Martin O’Malley today appeared before the House of Delegates’ Economic Matters Committee to testify in support of the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2011, which will require that public utilities leverage Maryland’s outstanding offshore wind resources by entering into long-term purchase agreements with wind power generation facilities off of the Mid-Atlantic coast. The […]

  • Siemens Improves Granada Material Handling’s Operations

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Industrial lifting company Granada Material Handling (GMH) has partnered with Siemens to improve its sea operations serving offshore wind turbines around the UK coast. GMH was using a ‘marinised’ version of a standard winch and decided to redesign from the ground up to provide a more tailor-made solution. The resulting Granada foundation davit sits on a wind turbine platform, […]

  • UK: Narec’s Testing Factory Completed ahead of Schedule

    2 May 2013

    Construction of the structure that will house Narec’s 15 megawatt (MW) capacity wind turbine nacelle test rig has been formally completed six weeks ahead of schedule. The handover of the new building by Shepherd Construction concludes design and building works for three new facilities on the site. The new building – a 35 metre high, […]

  • UK: Siemens Installs 6 MW Wind Turbine

    14 October 2013

    Siemens has now installed a market-ready version of its new 6 megawatt (MW) gearless wind turbine on the test site of the power utility SSE, the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy. Together with its customer, Siemens plans to carry out final testing at the site before going ahead with series production for the UK […]

  • Natural Power Opens Irish HQ in Dublin

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Minister Pat Rabbitte TD officially opened Natural Power’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 20 highly skilled positions. Natural Power is a leading international renewable energy consultancy, with a full range of construction services, as well as providing access to the full lifecycle range of services available through the company across the Onshore […]

  • EPISCentre to Produce Skilled Energy Workers from July

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    A new skills centre to become the focal point for world class energy skills training in the East of England is to be launched in the Great Yarmouth borough in July. The EPISCentre project will start initially from the Minerva House building near the home of EEEEGR, the East of England Energy Group, at Beacon […]

  • The Road to Renewables

    5 March 2017

    Times are changing in the offshore energy market. Investments in the oil & gas industry are low, while development and investments in offshore renewable energy are high and very much increasing. The shallow waters of the North Sea area, in particular, show an increasing level of investments in renewable energy and more specifically, in wind energy.

  • Alstom to Establish Two Offshore Wind Turbine Production Sites in France

    4 November 2011

    Following the call for tenders for offshore wind energy launched in July 2011 by the French Government, Alstom is planning to establish up to two sites dedicated to the production of components and to the assembly of 6 MW offshore wind turbines in the port areas of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and Cherbourg (Manche). These two French […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Announces Results from Annual General Meeting

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company”) held its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 14, 2012. The results of voting on matters put before the Company’s shareholders include:  Election of Board of Directors: Philip Hughes (Chair), Michael C. Burns, Joe Houssian, Michael O’Connor, David Rehn and Graham Wilson were re-elected to […]