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  • Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide (IBG) 2017, the Business Focus articles will update you on the companies listed in our IBG that appeared in the news over the past few weeks.  Bladt Industries The final six transition pieces for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm were delivered to Offshore Windforce M […]

  • Subsea Cables Account for Over 50 Pct of Total Claims Spend in Offshore Wind – GCube Insurance

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Combined market losses in offshore wind grew from GBP 124 million (around EUR 145 million) in 2010-2015 to GBP 500 million (around EUR 585 million) by 2020, with the average insurance claim nearly doubling from GBP 1.67 million (around EUR 2 million) to GBP 3.08 million (around EUR 3.6 million) in the same period, according […]

  • Report Recommends UK Content Increase in Offshore Wind

    20 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK government should establish a new 60 percent UK content target for British offshore wind projects, according to former UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

  • Japanese Companies to Invest GBP 14.2 Billion in UK’s Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen

    19 May 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Japanese giants Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and Sumitomo Electric Industries have committed to investing a total of GBP 14.2 billion (approximately EUR 16.3 billion) in offshore wind and green hydrogen projects, and the offshore wind supply chain in the UK. Ahead of the UK Prime Minister’s business reception in Tokyo on 18 May, the UK government […]

  • Nine New Countries Join Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27 in Egypt

    9 November 2022
    Authorities

    Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US have joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. The alliance, which is bringing together governments, the private sector, international organisations and other stakeholders to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind power, was launched in September […]

  • NSRI, ORE Catapult Join to Help Subsea Companies Diversify

    27 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have joined forces to encourage subsea companies to diversify and tap into the opportunities within the offshore wind market. The two organisations will highlight the long-term opportunities the offshore wind industry holds for UK subsea companies, as well as provide advice and […]

  • Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine

    18 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. This innovation, the Elisa technology 5MW fully operational prototype, is located in the Canary Islands and is the first bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine completely installed without the need for heavy-lift vessels, […]

  • GWEC’s Floating Wind Report Spotlights Five Countries

    11 March 2022
    Industry

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published a report, Floating Offshore wind – a Global Opportunity, that outlines how five countries could accelerate the growth of floating offshore wind. The GWEC report identifies Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Philippines, and the US as the “chasing pack”. According to GWEC, these five countries, together with the […]

  • SDE Completes Construction of New Model of Sea Wave Power Plant (Israel)

    22 August 2011
    R&D

      The global warming in recent years showed the major need for green renewable energy. The heavy heat waves, floods, melting icebergs and the many natural disasters that struck all the continents have created a situation that does not allow us continue to produce energy in ways that pollutes the globe and there is an […]

  • Japanese Start Building UK’s First HVDC Cable Factory

    15 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held the groundbreaking ceremony together with its subsidiary Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables on 14 […]

  • IRENA: ‘Accelerate International Cooperation on Floating Wind to Prevent Development of Silos’

    21 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Industry

    As of 2023, there was around 270 MW of floating wind capacity in operation, with the global pipeline for new floating projects standing at 244 GW, according to a market outlook report commissioned by the 2023 Japanese G7 Presidency and issued by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the report, meeting the 1.5°C […]

  • GWEC: Installed Offshore Wind Reaches 8,759 MW in 2014

    2 April 2015
    R&D

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update yesterday in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade. Led by China and Brazil in the first […]

  • Ocean Power Technologies PowerBuoy Still Floats After Hurricane Irene (USA)

    1 September 2011

      Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, today announced that its PowerBuoy recently deployed off the coast of New Jersey successfully withstood the severe conditions experienced during Hurricane Irene. Deployed under the US Navy’s Littoral Expeditionary Autonomous PowerBuoy (LEAP) program, the PowerBuoy was in the direct path […]

  • IDEOL Announces New Floating Platform Solution to Accelerate Deployment of Offshore Wind Farms (France)

    12 April 2011
    Technology

    IDEOL, a company specialized in the development of innovative solutions for the offshore wind market, announces it has developed and patented two new concepts enabling to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind farms. – A floating platform on which to erect the wind turbines, with a construction costs divided by two in comparison with other […]

  • Navigating the Future of Floating Offshore Wind

    26 July 2024
    Floating Wind, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The global energy landscape is undergoing a transformation with an increasing demand for clean and renewable energy sources. Wind energy is a crucial player in this transition. The technology that can increasingly contribute to this development is floating offshore wind. This promising technology is key to unlocking the potential of wind energy in deeper waters. […]

  • Survey Technology – From Maritime to Extraterrestrial

    19 January 2015
    R&D, Technology

    A group of maritime engineering students share a futuristic vision to send robots into outer space to explore planetary lakes. The potential uses for these robots on Earth is also limitless, including sending fleets of drones to provide quick and safe response to natural disasters and creating a “wired ocean” that provides early notice of […]

  • IRM Best Offshore Wind Area for Subsea Companies to Dive Into

    5 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has identified operations and maintenance (O&M) – particularly inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities – as the highest potential area for subsea companies to diversify into offshore wind. In a new report titled ‘Subsea Technological Challenges in Offshore Wind’, NSRI highlighted opportunities the offshore wind industry holds for UK subsea companies, […]

  • Ecowende to Install Three Monopiles at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm in ‘Silent Mode’

    12 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, and the Dutch company GBM Works have signed a contract for deploying GBM’s noise reduction technology for the installation of three monopiles at the offshore wind farm Ecowende will build at Hollandse Kust West (HKW) Site VI in the Netherlands. GBM has developed an installation method called […]

  • Sumitomo to Take Shares in Two Belgian Offshore Wind Projects

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sumitomo Corporation, in conjunction with Sumitomo Corporation Europe (collectively hereafter Sumitomo), have entered into an agreement with Parkwind, a Belgian offshore wind company, to take shares in two offshore wind farm projects off the coast of Belgium. Parkwind’s shareholders are the Colruyt Group, Korys NV, the investment holding of the Colruyt family, and PMV. The […]

  • EOLOS to Deliver Floating LiDARs for New York Bight Campaign

    1 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions will provide two of its floating LiDARs for the New York Bight metocean campaign, for which NYSERDA just awarded contracts to Ocean Tech Services (OTS) and DNV GL. The Spanish company will supply the technology as part of its collaboration with the U.S.-based OTS. EOLOS said it is now working on the two […]

  • Germany: Prince Joachim of Denmark and Minister Altmaier to Visit HUSUM WindEnergy

    10 September 2012

    This year HUSUM WindEnergy is expecting high-ranking visitors: Germany’s environment minister Peter Altmaier and H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark will be visiting the world’s biggest wind trade fair. His Royal Highness Prince Joachim’s attendance on 19 September 2012 emphasises Husum’s long association with neighbouring Denmark, which from the very first has been a partner of […]

  • OPT Publishes Fiscal 2014 Results

    14 March 2014

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 third quarter and the nine months ended January 31, 2014.

  • New Report Advises UK Government on Wave & Tidal Development

    25 February 2015
    R&D

    RenewableUK is highlighting a new study which calls for a fresh approach by the UK Government and devolved administrations to the way funding is allocated to the wave and tidal energy sector, to ensure the industry realises its enormous potential. The report “Capitalising on Capability” by the Marine Energy Programme Board, which advises the Government […]

  • Iberdrola Secures EUR 1 Billion Loan to Buy Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Wind Turbines

    24 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    EKF Denmark´s Export Credit Agency (EKF) has approved a EUR 1 billion credit facility to the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the purchase of wind turbines from Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. This is the largest credit facility ever granted by EKF and was done in cooperation with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB). The […]

  • EU and India Join Hands to Facilitate Offshore Wind

    27 January 2014
    R&D

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and partners announced today the launch of a four year project to develop a roadmap for offshore wind development in India, with a focus on the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Supported by a € 4 million contribution through the European Union’s Indo-European Cooperation on Renewable Energy programme, […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2016

    2 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Shell Setting Up ‘New Energies’ Unit. Oil & Gas Companies to Cause Clash of Giants in Offshore Wind? Shell has created a new division called New Energies, through which the oil and gas giant will invest in wind energy, along with its hydrogen, biofuels and electrical activities, according to The Guardian. Even though Shell has […]