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  • Academia and industry – an essential combination

    23 August 2013

    It has become clear in the previous interviews with industry players that in certain areas of the offshore wind industry companies are ‘fighting’ over experienced and qualified people to fill their, mainly engineering related, job positions. They are not the only ones though. On an academic level, research departments of universities are also struggling to […]

  • Elia Awards HVAC Contracts for World’s First Energy Island

    20 June 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Belgium’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has awarded contracts to several companies for high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) components of Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island. The artificial energy island will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast, within the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind farm zone, and span about five hectares above […]

  • UK: Marine Designs Completes Three Different Commercial Pontoon Projects

    18 May 2012

    Award-winning pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed a trio of commercial projects at opposite ends of the UK demonstrating the strength and diversity of this fast-growing pioneering company.  Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs, builds and installs heavy-duty, 50-year design life ‘DockMaster’ concrete pontoon systems. These low […]

  • Reliable Rotors for Wind Industry (Germany)

    12 August 2011

    Wind turbine blade manufacturing is a developing business as the wind energy industry looks to have fewer, larger turbines offshore, which presents performance challenges for composite materials. The situation is complicated by the cost pressures in the renewable energy markets, wanting turbines at a cheaper price, so some of the types of technology used in […]

  • NGenTec Announces Industrial Partnership for Innovative Generator Technology with David Brown (UK)

    16 February 2011

    Wind energy technology company NGenTec has signed an industrial partnership with global gearing firm David Brown, owned by Clyde Blowers. Under the terms of the agreement David Brown will provide manufacturing expertise and testing services for the first 1MW prototype of NGenTec’s innovative new wind turbine generator, in return for an equity stake. The collaboration […]

  • Germany: 2012 Successful Year for PNE WIND

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    With a successful financial year 2012, the wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has laid the foundation for continued positive developments. This is clearly illustrated in the 2012 annual report published today and also reconfirms the figures published on 12th March 2013. PNE WIND AG realised an operational result (EBIT) amounting to EUR 20.4 […]

  • Jack-Ups Flock to China as Offshore Wind Construction Surges

    29 March 2021
    Vessels

    Jack-up vessels are in high demand in China’s surging offshore wind market and OHT’s fleet of semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels is working on delivering them to this construction hot spot. This includes the transportation of DEME Offshore’s Apollo from Rotterdam and the transportation of two additional liftboats and a jack-up barge from Abu Dhabi in […]

  • EMEC, FloWave Bring Scotland’s seas in Lab

    14 September 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Two of the world’s leading ocean energy test centres have joined forces for a ground-breaking project to recreate scaled versions of Scotland’s oceans in the laboratory.  EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, and FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at The University of Edinburgh first began working together in 2012 to share their expertise […]

  • German Wind Sector Calls For Q1 2019 Offshore Wind Tender, Volume Expansion

    21 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Germany’s leading wind industry associations have urged the German government to issue a tender for 1.5GW of available offshore grid capacity in the first quarter of 2019, and to increase the 2030 and 2035 expansion volumes. The associations, BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB, said that the Omnibus Energy Act passed in December […]

  • 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 […]

  • BOEM, PNNL Collecting Wind and Metocean Data Offshore Hawaii

    16 February 2023
    Authorities, Research & Development

    The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have deployed a floating buoy offshore Hawaii to collect offshore wind resource and meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data. Jump to: The floating research buoy, owned by the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), was installed in December 2022 […]

  • Costa Rica Taking Steps Towards Its First Offshore Wind Project

    1 February 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is set to launch studies to identify the potential of offshore wind energy in the country as well as the challenges, risks and opportunities in the development, installation, and operation of offshore wind farms in the near future. The studies, which are expected to start during the second quarter […]

  • RWE Submits Bids in Hollandse Kust West Tender

    16 May 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE is participating in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) sites VI and VII. The areas are located in the North Sea, about 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. The sites will each deliver more than 760 MW of offshore wind capacity. In addition, RWE’s proposed design […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sif Removes Empire Wind 2 from Order Book

    4 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, has received a notice of termination of its Empire Wind 2 monopile contract from the joint venture owned by BP and Equinor, who have just terminated their Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) agreement for the 1,260 MW project with the New York State. Sif was contracted to […]

  • ABLI Supports Deepwater Wind’s 200 MW Project

    16 May 2014

     The Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) has endorsed a proposal by Deepwater Wind to build a 200 megawatt wind farm some 30 miles off the east end of Long Island, calling it “a strategic response to the challenge of providing clean, affordable energy to Long Island.” “Faced with the burden of utility bills that threatens […]

  • Siemens Signs Its First Deal for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini consortium signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. For Siemens this is the first order for an offshore wind power plant in Dutch waters. For the Gemini project, Siemens will deliver 150 wind turbines with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW) and […]

  • DECC Grants GBP 500,000 for Tidal Power Plant in Northern Ireland

    25 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Marine energy technology company Minesto, together with IT Power and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have been awarded more than £500,000 from the British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in the 2nd round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. The funding will be used for extending the quarter scale ocean trials with the Deep Green […]

  • Two Pelamis P2e Machines Complete Tank Testing (UK)

    23 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Tank testing of scale models to develop the next generation of Pelamis Wave Power’s wave energy converter (WEC) machines have now been successfully completed. The tank testing process forms a key part of a £1.4m project commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) which is looking to boost the cost-effectiveness of large-scale WEC […]

  • Carnegie Wave Energy Completes Site Assessment Study for CETO Projects Along Chilean Coast

    14 December 2011

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the completion of a site assessment study for CETO projects along the Chilean coast and the appointment of a South American Development Partner. Carnegie, in conjunction with its Chilean representative and local development partner has been working on Chilean opportunities for its CETO technology for some time. […]

  • STRABAG Invests in Development of Own Offshore Wind Power Plants (Austria)

    23 May 2011

    The construction group STRABAG SE signed an agreement on acquiring a 51 % stake in two holding companies to develop, build and operate offshore wind power plants. With the transaction, the company extends its existing competence as a builder of wind power facilities. STRABAG and project developer Northern Energy Projekt GmbH, represented by its managing […]

  • E.ON Remains on Course Despite Extraordinary Business and Energy-Policy Challenges (Germany)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    E.ON remains on course despite extraordinary business and energy-policy challenges. Its forecast for full-year 2011 is nearly unchanged despite the anticipated negative impact of the economic crisis on its power business and rising margin pressure in its gas business plus the additional negative impact of the shutdown of two of its nuclear power stations in […]

  • Oceana County wind farm meeting turns into scandal (USA)

    5 August 2010
    Training & Education

    In a hot, overflowing middle school auditorium Wednesday, the Lake Michigan offshore wind debate turned ugly.

  • Former Chilean energy minister joins Vestas (Denmark)

    9 July 2010
    Authorities

    Vestas has appointed Mr. Marcelo Tokman Ramos, the former Chilean Energy Minister, as Head of Government Relations for Vestas in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, Mr. Tokman will become Regional Director for the Vestas business in South America (excluding Brazil). He will take over his responsibilities in August this year. This appointment directly […]

  • EMS Opens Berthing Jetty for Offshore Vessels

    6 October 2015
    Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) opened its Offshore Wind Terminal on 26 September in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. As the first step, a non-tidal floating jetty has been inaugurated in the Beatrix Harbour, where soon up to ten Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) may berth and can be supplied at the same time. Marijke van Beek, Mayor […]

  • Redevelopment of Scottish Port Begins as Owner Secures GBP 400 Million for Offshore Wind Upgrade

    21 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Haventus, the owner of the Ardersier Port in the Moray Firth, Scotland, has taken a final investment decision and kicked off construction work on redeveloping the port to serve both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. The revamped port is expected to open in the second half of 2025. This month, Haventus was granted a […]