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  • 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 […]

  • Construction of World’s First Energy Island About to Start

    27 March 2024
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    Offshore construction work on Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island, is expected to start soon in the Belgian sector of the North Sea as cardinal buoys have been deployed to demarcate an exclusion zone within which only vessels working on the energy island will be allowed, according to a Notice to Mariners issued […]

  • CIP, NZ Super Fund Set to Deploy Floating LiDAR at 1 GW Taranaki Offshore Wind Project Site

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and NZ Super Fund, which is proposing to build a 1 GW offshore wind farm in Taranaki, New Zealand, is preparing to deploy a Floating Light Detecting and Ranging device (FLiDAR) at the project site. According to the joint venture, named Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP), this will be […]

  • UK: Partrac Reports Busy 2012

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    In completing over 85% of all energy resources assessments for the domestic scene, Partrac have established themselves as the leading survey company able to deliver high quality data from these environments. Technical Director Kevin Black said: “We have just completed internal reviews for our 2012 Annual  Report, and last year was an exciting year for […]

  • USA: OPT Completes Extensive Factory Testing

    19 June 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced the successful completion of extensive factory acceptance testing of the first of its next generation power take-off (“PTO”) units for the Company’s utility-scale PowerBuoy®, the PB150. The PTO has now been shipped from OPT’s facility in Pennington, New Jersey to […]

  • Marine Designs Completes First Floating Jetty Project (UK)

    3 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

      The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group. Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs and builds heavy-duty pontoon systems, many of which are used in the offshore wind renewable sector. The company designed and installed Brockhole Jetty, on the […]

  • Fugro and Enviros Mapping Out Wind Areas Offshore Norway

    10 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros to map the shallowest strata under the seabed with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map Utsira […]

  • Fécamp OWF to Feature Seatower’s Gravity Foundation

    8 May 2014

    The developers of the Fécamp offshore wind farm have chosen to demonstrate and install Seatower’s patented Cranefree Gravity® foundation design. The Fécamp project, being jointly developed by EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy and wpd offshore, is located 13km off the coast of Normandy. The Fécamp demonstrator project is the final step in Seatower’s objective to […]

  • Germany: Sietas Uses Nupas-Cadmatic for Its OWF Transport and Installation Vessel

    20 March 2013

    The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a stable position, even in heavy seas. JJ Sietas required […]

  • DNV Seeks Partners for Floating Substations Joint Industry Project

    11 November 2021
    R&D, Technology

    DNV is looking for partners to launch a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) for floating offshore substations. ”In DNV’s latest Energy Transition Outlook Report, we predict that by 2050, the installed floating wind capacity will have grown to over 260 GW and that the technology will reach commercial-scale deployment in the next 15 years,” said […]

  • UK: North Tyneside Council Approves Offshore Wind Fabrication Facility

    20 September 2012

    Offshore Group Newcastle Limited announces that the planning application for a new 36,000sqm offshore wind fabrication facility was approved by North Tyneside Council on 18th September. The 36,000sqm building will house an offshore wind fabrication facility, where jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines will be produced, including the innovative Triton foundation. The Project has the […]

  • GMS to Provide Marine Coordination Service for Thornton Bank OWF

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Green Marine Solutions (GMS) has signed a contract to introduce its ground-breaking marine coordination service to C-Power’s 325.2MW Thornton Bank Wind Farm operating 30 miles (48 km) off the Belgian coast. GMS will help C-Power by examining every aspect of offshore operations and maintenance. It will then upgrade working practices to both improve the financial […]

  • A successful 2010 first half for PNE WIND AG in its operational business (Germany)

    11 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Wind farm developer PNE WIND AG closed the first half year of 2010 very successfully. Operating profit (EBIT), the decisive indicator for a wind farm developer, amounted to € 8.2 million following € 8.0 million in the period of the previous year. PNE WIND AG thus generated earnings before taxes (EBT) of about € 6.0 […]

  • UK: Isle of Man Hosts Round Table Discussion on Offshore Renewable Energy

    26 April 2012

    The Department of Economic Development has hosted a round table discussion to discuss the significant opportunities of offshore renewable energy in the Isle of Man’s territorial waters, which occupy approximately 4,000 sq km in the Irish Sea. The event, which took place on Friday 20th April in the Barool Suite, Legislative Buildings, Douglas, was attended […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Announces Leasing Round for Innovative Offshore Wind Technologies

    12 June 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Crown Estate has announced a new leasing programme to encourage further investment in a range of offshore wind test and demonstration projects, including a leasing round for floating offshore wind technology. Other components will include calls for interest in for non-grid connected projects and variations to existing projects. The plans were announced at the […]

  • Crown Estate Approves Six Sites for Tidal and Wave Projects (UK)

    12 October 2011

    The Crown Estate has given the go-ahead for an investigation into the possibility of locating up to six tidal turbines in the Irish Sea that would generate enough electricity to supply 2,700 homes. Two Scottish companies, Nautricity Ltd, a Scottish developer of tidal generation technology, and Argyll Tidal Ltd are behind the scheme. The waters […]

  • Norway: Langlee Secures Funding for Full Scale Demonstrator Project

    23 May 2012

    Langlee Wave Power is preparing for a full scale demonstrator project that will launch in Norway next year. The renewable energy company has secured £1.8 million (18 million NOK) for the year-long test of its E1 Wave Energy Converter. Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Government’s organisation for innovation and development of enterprises and industry, has awarded […]

  • Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

    17 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. Saipem 7000 arrived this month at the Dogger Bank […]

  • UK: Two Met Masts Completed at East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    22 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Contractors working for Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have completed the installation of two of the UK’s most advanced weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts for the £17 million weather monitoring project were overseen by Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of […]

  • Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Staging Center Starts Taking Shape

    18 March 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted and Tradepoint Atlantic have completed the initial phase of Maryland’s first offshore wind staging center at the 3,300-acre global logistics center in Baltimore County. Ørsted has now completed USD 13.2 million in port infrastructure upgrades, establishing both a lift-on/lift-off and roll-on/roll-off berth within Tradepoint Atlantic’s port facility for handling offshore […]

  • EU Commits to 111 GW of Offshore Renewable Energy by 2030 as 26 Member States Sign European Wind Charter

    19 December 2023
    Authorities, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain, Transition

    Today, 19 December, the energy ministers of 26 European Union Member States signed the European Wind Charter, by which the state governments officially commit to deliver on the actions set out in the EU Wind Power Package, which the European Commission published in October. The Charter, which was also signed by the European Commission and […]

  • Ofgem’s New Net-Zero Mandate to Speed Up ‘Glacial Pace’ of Realising Grid Connections

    8 June 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The UK government will amend the Energy Security Bill to include a statutory net-zero duty for Ofgem, which the British energy regulator will be required to apply and document in decision-making. According to RenewableUK, this will speed up the realisation of grid connections and help unlock at least GBP 15 billion of investment in offshore […]

  • Unilever, TU Delft Powered by Eneco Luchterduinen OWF

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Since 1 January 2017, the Technical University Delft and all Dutch office and manufacturing locations of the Unilever consumer goods group have been buying electricity generated by the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.

  • New EU Rules Governing State Subsidies for Energy

    28 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission is preparing to review the guidelines for state aid in the energy sector. Even though the Commission’s proposals will probably only be unveiled after the German Bundestag election on 22 September, the Greens have already obtained a draft version of the new rules. This draft text has been pre-decided by the EU […]

  • Moody’s: Paris Climate Agreement to Boost Wind Turbine Sales

    13 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in emerging markets, directed towards renewable energies such as wind and solar energy […]

  • Developers Unveil Plans for Wind Farm off East Yorkshire Coast (UK)

    11 November 2011

    PLANS for a huge wind farm to be built off the East Yorkshire coast have been unveiled to the public reports the Grimsby Telegraph. With the firm behind the scheme promising hundreds of jobs to people in North East Lincolnshire if the scheme goes ahead. Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures are leading the […]