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  • UK: Development of EU Ocean Energy in Need of Greater Investment

    28 March 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Despite of the fast development of EU wave and tidal power technology due to the shortage of governmental financial support and that of big investors, considerable time will have to pass before this sector becomes a reliable source of energy, Eur Activ informs. According to renewables manager at UK consultancy Douglas Westwood, Frank Wright: “The […]

  • Ireland: Mainstream Signs EUR 60 Million Corporate Facility with Macquarie

    10 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Global Renewable Energy Company Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream) has announced the successful signing of a corporate facility for up to EUR 60 million provided by Macquarie Group (Macquarie). Under the terms of the transaction Mainstream will receive an initial EUR 40 million corporate-level facility, with provision for an additional EUR 20 million of capital at […]

  • Two-Bladed Floater Sets Deployment Date as Petrofac Joins In

    21 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seawind Ocean Technology, an engineering and technology company which has developed what Petrofac describes as ”a unique floating offshore wind energy system”. The Netherlands-based Seawind has developed proprietary two-bladed floating wind turbines integrated with a unique concrete floating structure suitable for installation in all seas, including […]

  • Oil & Gas versus Wind: Found Ocean

    14 October 2013

    Adapting its service offering to steer a move into the offshore wind industry has paid off for FoundOcean. Jim Bell, Managing Director, tells Offshore WIND that activity went from ‘zero to 60’ in just a year and as renewable energy demand increases, FoundOcean is confident that it can gear up for any future growth.  Established […]

  • New Partnership to Develop Next-Gen SOV for Floating Offshore Wind Projects

    9 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Vessels

    North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. The six organisations have committed to developing a detailed, high-performance […]

  • Qualification Framework Developed for Floating Wind Dynamic Cabling Systems

    13 October 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Global engineering company 2H Offshore, in collaboration with ORE Catapult and on behalf of the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Centre of Excellence, has developed a qualification framework for dynamic inter-array cable technology for floating offshore wind. The scope of the framework, which is part of a dynamic cable systems technology development and qualification programme at ORE Catapult […]

  • NKT Secures Cable Agreement for Major Wind Farms Offshore Sweden

    30 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have entered into a conditional agreement with NKT for the delivery and installation of export power cables for two wind farm projects offshore Sweden. Under the agreement, NKT’s facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, will deliver the cables for the recently awarded Galene project. The agreement also covers the Triton offshore wind farm. […]

  • Worley Joins 1.5 GW Wind Project Offshore Australia

    26 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy has awarded Worley with a framework agreement to provide pre-feasibility study services for the 1.5 GW Seadragon wind project off the coast of Gippsland, Australia. The project sets out to be one of Australia’s first offshore wind sites. It will produce enough clean energy to power some one million homes and businesses across […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2022

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With over 2,000 articles published on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022 and several million pageviews, there are some news that garnered more attention than others. Read the top ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022.

  • UK: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Andrew Jamieson as CEO

    12 September 2012

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult today announces the appointment of Andrew Jamieson as its Chief Executive Officer. He joins the Catapult from his previous role as Policy & Innovation Director of ScottishPower Renewables. As CEO of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Jamieson will be responsible for delivering the short and long term objectives of the […]

  • US Companies Join Forces on Offshore Wind Substations

    18 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    US-based companies Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd. are teaming up to provide engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of offshore substations. According to the new partnership, the aim is to help the US reach its offshore wind targets, as well as to address global supply chain challenges for the industry. Burns & McDonnell, which has […]

  • UK: EOWDC Could Host Pioneering Turbine Foundations

    8 May 2013

    A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotechnical boreholes being performed between 2.5km and 4km off […]

  • Ørsted’s Net Profit Up 186 Per Cent in H1 2021

    12 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted recorded a DKK 7.142 billion (EUR 960 million) net profit in the first half of 2021, a 186 per cent increase compared to DKK 2.493 billion net profit recorded in the first half of 2020. The company’s operating profit (EBITDA) for the first half year amounted to DKK 13.1 […]

  • Edinburgh Airport Partners with Ørsted to Use Hydrogen Produced from Offshore Wind

    22 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Edinburgh Airport has teamed up with the world’s largest offshore wind developer Ørsted to reach net-zero by 2040 by using green technologies, including new hydrogen-fuels produced at scale from offshore wind farms, to eliminate carbon emissions from the airport and the aircraft that operate from it. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 21 October, […]

  • UK: Influential Speakers Announced at All-Energy 2013

    31 January 2013

    With 16 weeks before the opening of All-Energy 2013, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, key component parts are all in place. Some of the influential speakers taking part in the multi-stream conference have been announced, as has a new and invaluable feature – The Energy Hub – sponsored by The Crown Estate. […]

  • UK: Next Year’s Coastal Communities Fund to Amount to GBP 29 Million

    23 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has today (23 August 2013) announced that next year’s Coastal Communities Fund will be worth £29 million, an increase of 5% from last year. The Coastal Communities Fund was launched in 2012 to invest in seaside towns and villages, helping them achieve their economic potential, reduce unemployment and […]

  • Ofgem OKs Transmission Investments Needed for UK’s 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    3 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem has approved the strategic electricity transmission reinforcements required to deliver the UK Government’s 50 GW offshore wind by 2030 target, set out as part of the regulator’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework. The decision confirms that all SSEN Transmission projects identified by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) as required to meet 2030 offshore […]

  • UK CfD Round 4 Offshore Wind Projects Power Forward

    3 August 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    All 99 contracts offered through the fourth Allocation Round (AR4) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme have now been signed and returned to Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC). A total of 93 individual projects across Britain will now proceed to work with LCCC to meet the contractual milestones specified in the CfD, […]

  • Eolus and Simply Blue to Jointly Develop Floating Wind Farms Offshore Sweden and Finland

    30 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Eolus and Simply Blue Group have established a joint venture named SeaSapphire to develop four commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea – two projects in Sweden and two in Finland. The four projects include Skidbladner, located 100 kilometres southeast of Stockholm; Herkules, located 60 kilometres southeast of the Island of Gotland; Wellamo, […]

  • Gamesa Awards Prizes for Two Wind Turbine Patents (Spain)

    21 November 2011
    R&D

    For a second consecutive year, Gamesa’s Patents and Inventors Contest has honored the hard work and effort of its employees in the area of invention and patents, two cornerstones for developing and safeguarding the company’s technological innovations. The judges’ panel reviewed a total of 26 patents based on the following criteria: generation of value for […]

  • Renewables Drive Ecosse Subsea’s Revenue Rise

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Subsea engineering specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS) has posted a 72% increase in revenue and a £1 million profit in its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based business has extended its oil and gas expertise into the emerging renewables market and forecasts turnover in the current year will increase to £13 million, and are targeting […]

  • Regen SW: Who Actually Owns UK Offshore Wind?

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Regen SW published an article titled “UK Offshore wind: Who actually owns it?” today. You can read the article below. Recent weeks have seen mixed news for the offshore wind sector in the UK, including the positive announcement of the final investment decision for 588 MW Beatrice and the more disappointing news that the Neart na Gaoithe […]

  • UK: Aquamarine Power Announces Details of Planned Improvements to Oyster 800

    4 July 2013
    Technology

    Aquamarine Power has announced details of planned improvements to the Oyster 800 wave energy device, together with some recent production figures. The improvements, known as the Oyster 800 Product Improvement Programme, involve shutting down the Oyster 800 – which has been operating since February at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. During the rest […]

  • Vattenfall Has It on Video: No Seabird Collided with Aberdeen Offshore Wind Turbines During Two-Year Monitoring Campaign

    28 February 2023
    Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    Updated on 1 March with a download link to the final report (full study). Vattenfall has been testing technology and conducting research at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm for several years now. On 28 February, the company reported the findings of a study into seabird behaviour, performed in collaboration with bird and nature protection organisations, […]

  • Simply Blue Group Unveils Multi-Gigawatt Floating Wind Projects Offshore Sweden

    18 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Irish floating offshore wind specialist Simply Blue Group has unveiled plans for two multi-gigawatt projects in Sweden. The 2 GW Skidbladner floating wind project is located 100 kilometres South-East of Stockholm and the 2.75 GW Herkules project is approximately 60 kilometres Southeast of the Island of Gotland. ”Floating wind has an important role to play […]

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]