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  • Norway: Statnett Reports NOK 187 Million Profit in Q2

    24 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Statnett Group reports profit after tax of NOK 187 million in the second quarter of 2012. The corresponding figure for the same period in 2011 was NOK 126 million. Profit after tax for the first half of 2012 was NOK 452 million, compared to NOK 520 million for the first half of 2011. Profit […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Appoints Anders Runevad as Group President & CEO

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S appoints Anders Runevad as new Group President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds Ditlev Engel who will leave the company. Ditlev Engel has been with the company since 2005 and has during the past 1½ years focused his efforts on leading Vestas’ extensive restructuring programme. “Following the recent measures taken, […]

  • Future Skills Pipeline Vital to Make Offshore Wind Industry Work

    14 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    More than 200 offshore wind players were challenged to embrace students into their organisations at the Offshore Wind Week event at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft, organised by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). Champions of East of England offshore wind must invest in the industry’s future by offering work placements and internships now to secure longevity for […]

  • EIB to Ditch Fossil Fuels, Focus on Clean Energy Investments

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is planning to support EUR 1 trillion of investments in climate action and environmental sustainability from 2021 to 2030 as part of a new energy lending policy. Following the approval of the revised energy lending policy, the EIB stated it will no longer consider new financing for unabated, fossil fuel […]

  • Denmark: Energinet.dk Seeks Subsea Cabling Services

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk is calling for expression of interest for the supply and installation of the Kriegers Flak subsea cabling. Suppliers of electrical substations, especially direct current systems, and high voltage cables have long delivery times. That is why Energinet.dk is out early to ensure deliveries of technical installations, which will form the grid connection for 600 […]

  • Global Wind Power Potential (Switzerland)

    24 June 2011
    R&D

    A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000). The global technical potential for wind energy, meanwhile, is not […]

  • Centrica Presents Results for Period Ended 30 June 2011 (UK)

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Operating and financial overview: *On track to deliver full year earnings growth in 2011, despite commodity price volatility, challenging economic environment and higher UK upstream gas and oil tax rates *shift in profits from the downstream to the upstream *UK residential energy operating profit* halved from the exceptional levels recorded in 2010 *progress in challenging […]

  • Bottlenecks Loom Unless Installation Vessels Keep Pace with Super-Sized Wind Turbines – Report

    2 February 2022
    Vessels

    Offshore wind turbines are growing in size as technology advances and demand for renewable energy soars but installing them could be a headache for operators as demand will outpace the supply of capable vessels by 2024, Rystad Energy research shows. Operators will have to invest in new vessels or upgrade existing ones to install the […]

  • General Cable Announces Baltic Sea Offshore Wind High Voltage Project Award

    14 October 2010
    Grid Connection

    General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the Company), a global leader in the wire and cable industry, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), has been awarded a major order by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of the German-based transmission network operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, to provide a complete turn-key solution including the supply and […]

  • Half of Monopile Foundations In Place at Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Half of the monopile foundations are now in place at the Thor offshore wind farm site, as Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés installed the 36th of the project’s total 72 monopiles on 15 July. “With Thor we are constructing Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Reaching halfway in the safe installation of […]

  • OWI-Lab Large Climatic Chamber Carries Out First Tests

    1 March 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The first climatic tests (extreme temperature tests) have been carried out this week in the Port of Antwerp of a new generation of transformers for large offshore wind turbines. The Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab for short) was built by the Sirris technology research centre and will be used to simulate a range of […]

  • Germany’s Offshore Era Enters its Second Year – Twelve Months of Operational Experience at Alpha Ventus (Germany)

    17 November 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    One year ago the last of the twelve turbines of alpha ventus was assembled – completing Germany’s first offshore wind farm. Since the gradual commissioning of the turbines, the offshore test field has fed some 170 gigawatt hours of climate friendly power into the national power grid and has already achieved an balanced EROEI (Energy […]

  • UK: Scientists to Study Effect of Sea Power Generators on Wildlife

    16 July 2012

    UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal flow, and wave energy can be captured […]

  • IEA: Signs of Stress Must Not Be Ignored

    12 November 2014
    R&D

    Events of the last year have increased many of the long-term uncertainties facing the global energy sector, says the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014). It warns against the risk that current events distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system. […]

  • Half of Global Operational Offshore Wind Capacity in China

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore wind capacity increased by 15 per cent from […]

  • World’s First Unmanned Offshore Substation Stands at Dogger Bank

    20 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation has been installed at what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, off the UK. The substation is the first of three platforms, supplied by Aibel, to be installed at Dogger Bank, which is being constructed in three […]

  • Odfjell Oceanwind, Source Galileo Confirm Joint Bid for Utsira Nord, Propose ‘Less Strict’ Qualifying Criteria

    11 January 2023
    Industry

    Odfjell Oceanwind and renewable energy developer Source Galileo’s Norwegian branch, Source Galileo Norge, have confirmed they will bid in the upcoming tender in Norway for the Utsira Nord area, deemed most suitable for floating wind technology, where they plan to build their UtsiraVIND project. The two companies partnered last year, after signing a memorandum of understanding […]

  • Siemens Energy Consortium Nets EUR 4 Billion Offshore Wind Power Grid Deal

    11 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy and Spain-based Dragados Offshore have been awarded a EUR 4 billion contract from Amprion to build converter stations for two offshore grid connections in Germany. Under the contract, the consortium will design, build, and install the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore converter platforms in the North Sea. The contract, which includes a ten-year maintenance […]

  • Natural England Appoints Opergy for Offshore Demonstration Site Study

    6 December 2022
    Authorities

    Natural England, the English government’s adviser for the natural environment, has appointed Opergy, a Norwich-based clean energy consulting group, to lead a study that will look to determine the potential for establishing an offshore demonstration and testing site within England’s territorial waters. Natural England said it is seeking to establish a recognised national testing area […]

  • Cadeler, Eneti to Form New Offshore Wind Installation Company

    16 June 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Offshore wind turbine and foundation installation companies Cadeler and Eneti have signed a business combination agreement to establish a new company. The parties said this will enable them to operate more efficiently and target larger and more complex projects as requested by customers. They agreed to merge through a stock-for-stock exchange offer to be made […]

  • Revolution Wind Commissioning Pushed Back to 2026

    15 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US will not go into full commercial operation next year but in 2026, according to the developer. In a comment to Ørsted’s interim report for the first half year 2024, Mads Nipper, the company’s group president and CEO, explained the postponement was due to a […]

  • Site Investigations Underway at RWE’s Three Norfolk Offshore Wind Project Sites

    4 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has kicked off geophysical and geotechnical site investigations at the Norfolk Boreas, Norfolk Vanguard East, and Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind project sites in the UK, rights to which the German company acquired from Vattenfall earlier this year. The survey vessel Braveheart Spirit is conducting geotechnical survey operations within the boundaries of the Norfolk […]

  • BOEM to Start Environmental Review of 2+ GW Empire Wind

    17 June 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting an environmental review of the Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey. On 18 June, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Empire Wind, LLC, […]

  • Ørsted Revises Offshore Production Forecasts Downward

    29 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has revised its offshore wind production forecasts after concluding that the company’s current production forecasts underestimate the negative impact of the blockage effect and the wake effect. The blockage effect arises from the wind slowing down as it approaches the wind turbines. There is an individual blockage effect for every turbine position and a […]

  • USA: Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act Passes House of Delegates

    2 April 2012
    Authorities

    The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 (HB 441) with a 88 to 47 vote, a crucial step to bringing clean, offshore wind power to Maryland. The bill will soon come before the Senate Finance committee, where Chairman Mac Middleton is expected to bring it to a vote […]

  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]