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  • Reuters: Poland’s PGE Ditches Nuclear Power Plans for Offshore Wind

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Polish state-owned power producer Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) has withdrawn from bringing the country’s first nuclear power plant to realisation and decided to focus on building offshore wind farms instead, according to Reuters, which cites two sources confirming this. 

  • Innogy Boards Air Concerns Over E.ON Takeover Offer

    10 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of innogy SE have not issued any recommendations to innogy’s shareholders on the voluntary public takeover offer of E.ON Verwaltungs SE.

  • Synaptec Launches Light-Speed Cable Fault Response Tool

    19 April 2018
    Technology

    Synaptec has launched Refase, a new distributed sensor system said to significantly reduce outage and repair costs caused by subsea power cable faults by providing an automated response.

  • Equinor Submits New York Offshore Wind Bid

    15 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor Wind US has submitted a bid to provide New York state with renewable energy from its Empire Wind lease site located offshore New York and New Jersey. Equinor’s bid comes in response to the 800MW New York State Offshore Wind Power Procurement, the state’s first formal solicitation targeted to the newly developing US offshore […]

  • Support for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Grows

    17 January 2014

    Support for the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon continues to grow with over 1000 people having signed up to become members of Active Supporters Groups. The Groups are chaired by Ian Isaac, Tony Cuff, Chris Kelly and Alan Glass. Ian Isaac, Chief Executive of NSA Afan explains why he has chosen to support plans for […]

  • UK: OPT Brings PowerBuoy to Oil and Gas Sector

    3 September 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (OPT), the world-leading supplier of moored, floating buoys that harvest energy from waves, announced that it has chosen Offshore Europe to launch its PowerBuoy technology into the global oil and gas sector. Already demonstrated in the defence, renewables and utilities sectors, The PowerBuoy is capable of delivering energy from a few […]

  • DNV GL Marks Two Anniversaries

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Some 650 dignitaries, customers and industry stakeholders joined DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers, at a night to remember in Hamburg. Held at the historic Fischauktionshalle Halle, the event celebrated the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Det Norske Veritas and the […]

  • Universal Foundation Completes Trial Installation Campaign

    3 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The next generation offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation – a Fred. Olsen related company – has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project was managed by Statoil and delivered by Universal […]

  • MRIA Discusses Maritime Infrastructure to Support Ocean Energy

    8 January 2015
    Authorities

    Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA), an organization supporting the development of Irish marine renewables, has issued a discussion paper on maritime infrastructure development priorities to support Ireland’s future ocean energy industry.  Ireland’s wave energy resource is off the west coast. It should be possible to support the development of the resource, at least at the southern […]

  • Navantia Wins EUR 160 Mln Wikinger OWF Contract

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    IBERDROLA and Navantia have entered into an agreement valued at €160 million, under the terms of which the shipbuilding firm will be completing work for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany at its facilities in Puerto Real (Cádiz) and Fene (A Coruña). The contract is one of the largest awarded to date by IBERDROLA […]

  • FOWIND Identifies Offshore Wind Areas in India

    17 June 2015

    The FOWIND Consortium has released pre-feasibility reports (PFRs) for offshore wind development in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The reports identify key offshore areas where detailed wind resource assessment should take place off the coasts of the two states. “This is a key first step in identifying sites for offshore wind development, and we are pleased […]

  • Plans Unveiled for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (UK)

    22 March 2013

    Plans have been released for the world’s first, purpose-built, tidal lagoon power plant that will be capable of generating electricity equivalent to Swansea’s entire domestic consumption. The proposed 250MW power plant will produce predictable, baseload electricity for 16 hours each day, using both the ebb and flood tides. It will save over 200,000 tonnes of […]

  • France: GDF SUEZ Signs Industrial Partnership Agreement for Its Tidal Power Project

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GDF SUEZ has signed a partnership agreement with Cofely Endel, its subsidiary specialized in industrial maintenance, the hydro turbine equipment design company Voith Hydro, the French shipbuilder Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) and ACE1. Through this partnership,   GDF SUEZ reaffirms its marine energy ambitions and it commitment, working with industrial companies with complementary expertise and local […]

  • Austria: TÜV Rheinland Presents Comprehensive Services for Wind Energy Industry

    25 January 2013

    TÜV Rheinland, the global top ten provider of technical services, will be presenting its expertise to the global wind energy industry at this year‘s EWEA trade fair from February 4-7 in Vienna, Austria. With its international network as well as strong and long-standing presence in countries such as Japan, Korea, India, and China, TÜV Rheinland […]

  • Germany: Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven to Be Built

    7 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Bremen’s Senate decided to ensure funding for building of the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) in an effort to achieve energy turnaround and create jobs. The Senate made the required landmark decision for project’s financing at a meeting on December 4, according to the press release published on its official website. Mayor Jens Böhrnsen said: “The […]

  • ABB Brings Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Life With Augmented Reality, Scottish First Minister and Energy Secretary Sample AR

    17 November 2010

    ABB Power Systems UK has become the first engineering company to use cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) technology to showcase an example of critical energy infrastructure. Among the first people to try out the new animation were Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne. Produced by leading […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Commences Major Offshore Geology Survey

    6 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Cape Wind has commenced a major geotechnical and geophysical survey operation as part of its construction design and engineering process and initial mobilization of the project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.  This multi-million dollar offshore program begins tomorrow and will continue through September / October, involving up to 50 scientists, engineers, archeologists and geologists […]

  • The Netherlands: Royal Haskoning and DHV Announce Official Merging

    2 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Royal Haskoning and DHV announce they have officially merged and will now be known as Royal HaskoningDHV. The company, headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, is one of Europe’s leading project management, engineering and consultancy service providers, ranking globally in the top 10 of independently owned, non-listed companies and top 40 overall. With nearly 8,000 professionals […]

  • Seajacks Leviathan to Join Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    7 December 2011

    A replacement wind turbine installation vessel will arrive on site at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm in February to help reduce delays to the 317MW project’s forecast schedule following a period of unseasonally poor weather. The state-of-the-art, self-propelled 76m jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan, owned by Great Yarmouth-based firm Seajacks and operated out of the […]

  • UK: Gas Could Save Millions for Greater Cuts in Emissions, Says Policy Exchange

    8 June 2012

    Building more gas power plants could release hundreds of millions of pounds a year for greater cuts in emissions, more home insulation and additional low carbon research and development, a new report by leading think tank Policy Exchange has found. A more balanced approach to electricity generation over the next decade – which enables the […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Order Intake in First Half Decreases by 30 Pct

    26 July 2012

    Impacted by regulatory uncertainty in Europe and tightening policy measures in China, global wind turbine order intake in 1H/2012 decreased by 30% year-over-year, consistent with MAKE’s expectations of a 5% decline in 2013 installations globally. Despite these conditions, there was good activity in emerging markets in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe which partially offset […]

  • Scotland’s Energy Gold Rush will Destroy Coastal Ecosystems, Says MEP Stevenson

    13 April 2012
    Authorities, Environment

    Scotland’s natural marine carbon sinks are being put at risk by badly planned renewable energy projects. This is the core message that will be presented tomorrow (Thursday 12 April) to key EU and Scottish Government stakeholders at a meeting in the European Parliament, Brussels. The meeting, to be arranged and chaired by Scottish Conservative Euro […]

  • Europe’s Installed Wind Capacity Increases to 96,616 MW in 2011

    16 February 2012

    Installed wind power capacity continued to grow around the world last year despite the ongoing financial uncertainty with Europe remaining the number one regional leader, according to a new report. Europe’s installed wind capacity increased by 10,281 MW to 96,616 MW by the end of 2011, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) annual statistics show. […]

  • Germany Adds More Than Double Offshore Wind Capacity in 2024 Compared to Previous Year

    9 January 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Germany’s renewable energy capacity grew by nearly 20 GW in 2024, reaching almost 190 GW, with solar and wind energy accounting for the majority of the increase, according to initial data from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). In 2024, a total of 0.7 GW of offshore wind capacity was brought online, more than doubling the […]

  • Principle Power to Continue with O&M Services on WindFloat Atlantic Project

    3 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ocean Winds has extended its operations and maintenance (O&M) long-term contract with Principle Power for the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic project, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm. Since the project’s first WindFloat unit was installed in 2019, Principle Power has provided O&M services to Ocean Winds, which oversees the asset management of WindFloat […]

  • Northern Ireland Wants in on GB’s Offshore Wind Contract for Difference Scheme

    20 December 2021
    Authorities

    The government of Northern Ireland is currently working with the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to explore whether the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, currently operating in Great Britain, could be extended to include Northern Ireland, which is eyeing to be included in the next CfD allocation round in 2023. Northern […]