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  • Tocardo Join Forces with Mosscliff

    24 July 2015

    Tocardo International B.V, producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has reached an agreement with Mosscliff Environmental to create a new company in the renewable energy market – MT Tidal Ltd. MT Tidal involves the merger of Tocardo International’s UK business, Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd, with elements of Mosscliff Environmental Ltd. MT Tidal will be […]

  • Dutch Government Pinpoints Two Areas for 2.1GW of Offshore Wind

    5 July 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) and Hollandse Kust Noord (North) offshore wind zones, totalling 2.1GW of potential offshore wind capacity, have been selected for the construction of offshore wind farms by the Dutch government in an effort to reach the goal of 16% of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix by 2023. Hollandse Kust Zuid, covering […]

  • DONG Energy Plans to Sell Its Oil & Gas Unit by Year End

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy expects to divest its activities within exploration and production of oil and gas before the end of this year.

  • Top News of the Week, 16 – 23 July 2017

    23 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 16 to 23 July 2017.

  • European Commission Clears Sale of GIB Offshore Wind Portfolio

    24 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) offshore wind farm portfolio to Macquarie Group Limited of Australia and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL) of the UK.

  • EOLOS and Windpal Team Up Offshore Japan

    13 March 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders

    Spain-based EOLOS and Japanese Windpal have signed an agreement to secure business in the Japanese offshore wind market. The two companies will combine EOLOS FLS200 technology and digital services with Windpal environmental marine services to execute safe and sustainable operations at sea. Under the agreement, EOLOS will provide Windpal with the necessary technology and digital […]

  • European Commission Supports Denmark’s Renewables

    17 August 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved three schemes to support electricity production from wind and solar power in Denmark in 2018 and 2019.

  • Danish Test Centre Primed For Mega Wind Turbines

    24 May 2019
    R&D, Technology

    The expansion of Test Centre Østerild in Denmark has now reached the point when it is possible for the manufacturers to start casting the foundations on the two new test stands, according to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Last year, the Danish government decided to expand the Test Center in Østerild with an additional […]

  • Top News of the Week, 13 – 19 March 2017

    19 March 2017

    Siemens-Gamesa Merger Clears Final Hurdle The European Commission has cleared unconditionally under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa by Siemens. World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near […]

  • Siemens EHS Offshore Head Wins Inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award

    29 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Peter Lloyd, a Global Head of the Centre of Competence for EHS Offshore at Siemens, received the inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award in Renewable UK’s Health and Safety Awards 2016. This new award was created in recognition of Jerry Carnell who passed away in 2015. Jerry was a long standing and active member of the renewables industry […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Hydrohammer Presents its Expertise at EWEA OFFSHORE 2011

    28 November 2011
    Technology

    Hydraulic piling hammer specialist, IHC Hydrohammer, will perform live presentations two times per day at EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 event.  Presentation 1: Inclination Measuring Tool IHC Hydrohammer answers the question: How to install a monopile foundation with a maximum deviation of 0.5 degrees. During this presentation they show the results and the most recent technological innovation: […]

  • UK: GL Garrad Hassan Appoints New Head of Business Development and Sales

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    GL Garrad Hassan has appointed Christoph Thiel as its new Head of Business Development and Sales. Mr. Thiel will be responsible for managing global sales and business development for GL Garrad Hassan worldwide, working from the Head Office in Hamburg. He started in his new position on 1 March 2012. “I am really looking forward […]

  • Bladt: Paint Job for Vestas’ 8MW Wind Turbine (Denmark)

    9 October 2013

    Measuring up to 6.5 meters in diameter, the largest wind mill so far is now ready for blast cleaning and painting at Bladt Industries. The work has commenced and is expected to finish in week 46. The 132 meter wind mill is going to function as a test mill in Østerild, Denmark. The work takes […]

  • Pacifico Energy Korea Partners with Local Governments on 3.2 GW Offshore Wind Project

    20 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Pacifico Energy Korea has signed an agreement with three local governments to explore practical cooperation measures for administrative support of its 3.2 GW offshore wind cluster project currently under development in Jundo-gun, Jeollanam-do, and to help establish an offshore wind industry ecosystem in the region. The cooperation agreement for the development of the offshore wind […]

  • UL to Acquire German DEWI

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    UL, a world leader in advancing safety, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DEWI GmbH, a world leader in wind energy measurement and testing services, from the German state of Lower Saxony. Additionally, UL has agreed to acquire a 50.8 percent stake in DEWI GmbH, an accredited DAP (German accreditation) certifier of onshore […]

  • Fugro Awarded Major DONG Energy Contract

    21 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Fugro EMU has been appointed to manage a network of wave buoys which has the potential to become Europe’s largest wave monitoring network, surpassing the UK Coastal Observatories Network, also managed by Fugro EMU. DONG Energy has selected Fugro EMU, part of Fugro’s Renewable Services Group, to procure, deploy, service and manage a network of […]

  • Top News of the Week, 27 February – 5 March 2017

    5 March 2017

    GeoSea to Build Large Offshore Wind Farms with New Next-Gen Vessel As of 2019, GeoSea will use a next generation vessel – named Orion – for the construction of the large offshore wind farms, after its mother company DEME placed an order for the 216.5m DP3 installation vessel with COSCO shipyard in China. TenneT Consulting […]

  • Report: Gamesa and Siemens Turn Down GE’s Bid for Adwen

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Gamesa and Siemens have rejected GE’s first bid to buy offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen, Reuters cited sources familiar with the matter as saying. However, GE still has an option to improve its bid before the deadline, a source told Reuters. Adwen is a 50-50 joint venture established in March 2015 between Gamesa and France’s […]

  • Siemens Names New CEO of Its Wind Power Division (Germany)

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Markus Tacke has been appointed CEO of Siemens Energy Sector’s Wind Power Division. The forty-eight year old Tacke will take the helm August 1, 2013. He succeeds Felix Ferlemann who, at 53, is leaving the company by mutual agreement to pursue new career challenges. Until now, Tacke has been CEO of the Energy Sector’s Industrial […]

  • EOLOS to Carry Out Site Surveys Offshore Portugal

    8 April 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    EOLOS has been awarded four lots within the offshore wind zones selected by the Portuguese Government National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG) for measuring the wind and metocean site conditions. Under the contract, EOLOS will be responsible for the supply, installation, and operation of floating LiDAR systems with metocean data at various sites within […]

  • Dutch Companies Developing Innovative Pile-Driving Technology

    7 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Since 2010 Fistuca BV, a spin-off of the TU Eindhoven, Van Oord and TNO, have been developing BLUE Piling Technology, an innovative method of driving hollow piles into the seafloor that is quieter and more cost effective than traditional methods. This revolutionary offshore piling method, BLUE Piling, is currently being tested at scale at Van […]

  • REA Welcomes Government’s East Marine Plans

    7 April 2014
    Authorities

    The REA praised the Government’s East Marine Plans, approved by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Inshore and Offshore East Marine Plans are the first two of 11 Marine Plans the Government intends to complete by 2021. These will eventually set planning guidance for sustainable development in all […]

  • China: Shanghai Electric Gets Licence for Siemens Gamesa’s 8MW Turbine

    2 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) signed a licensing agreement with Shanghai Electric today, 2 March, under which the Chinese company will manufacture, sell, and install Siemens Gamesa’s 8MW Direct Drive turbine for the offshore wind power projects in mainland China’s territorial waters.

  • Siemens: Germany Can Save More than EUR 150 Billion with Its Energy Transition

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The costs of restructuring Germany’s energy system are too high. With the present energy transition concept, it will not be possible to achieve security of supply while also ensuring sustainability and affordability. The current approach also establishes false incentives for investment and innovation. According to Siemens’ calculations, Germany could save more than €150 billion by […]

  • Taming the Baltic Sea for the Viking (Gallery)

    18 November 2016

    Bladt is set to send off the last of 41 jacket foundations manufactured for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind project, after the company loaded it on a barge yesterday. Spanish Navantia is in charge of the remaining 29 jackets for the 70-turbine wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea.  The first jacket […]

  • Ørsted Picks Pulse Monitoring Equipment for Greater Changhua

    22 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Pulse Structural Monitoring has won a contract to provide digital structural monitoring and insight services and equipment for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan. Pulse is in charge of providing the design, fabrication, yard installation and commissioning of the monitoring instrumentation on three wind turbine foundations. The Acteon company said it will supply […]