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  • EGS to Survey Ocean Wind Site

    11 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EGS Group has secured a contract to carry out a geophysical survey at Ørsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project in New Jersey, the U.S. EGS will use the 50m survey vessel MV Neptune to conduct the survey work at different areas of the 1,100MW wind farm located approximately 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic […]

  • GE Haliade-X 12MW Comes to China

    13 November 2019
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has signed a cooperation agreement with State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) to bring the Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine to China. GE announced in March last year that it will invest more than USD 400 million to develop and deploy Haliade-X 12MW, the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine. The first unit was installed […]

  • Equinor’s New York Bight LiDAR Takes to Water

    12 February 2019
    R&D

    Equinor Wind US has shared a video showing the recent deployment of a Floating LiDAR at its offshore wind lease site in the New York Bight. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The Floating LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) will measure wind speed and direction, wave conditions and […]

  • Aquamarine Power USA Wins Grant to Gather Data on Wave Energy Potential Along Oregon’s Coast

    3 August 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

      Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon’s coast. The grant is for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) installation. The ADCPs will measure the wave energy resource at a number of points […]

  • Boskalis Announces 230 Layoffs at Its Head Office

    15 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed a study into the costs of its head office organisation, and will target total cost savings of EUR 30-35 million, resulting in the loss of around 230 jobs.

  • Siemens Choses GL for 6 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Certification (Germany)

    15 June 2011

    GL Renewables Certification (GL) has been chosen by Siemens Wind Power for the type certification of their 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine. The Type Certification will be carried out according to the International Standard IEC 61400-22, and the “Guideline for the Certification of Wind Turbines”, Edition 2010, GL. In general the certification confirms […]

  • New OWA Tender Seeks Corrosion Protection Research

    30 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has opened a tender dedicated to corrosion protection for secondary steel components of offshore wind substructures. The selected party will be in charge of carrying out a study looking into all aspects of corrosion, including problem identification, available protection measures and mitigation options for secondary steel components and construction […]

  • National Trust Objects to Atlantic Array, UK

    3 August 2012
    Environment

    After RWE Renewables issued a draft environmental impact assessment last month, the National Trust has again raised its voice against the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm, This is North Devon news site released. In its statement, the National Trust said that the proposed offshore wind farm will bring in an industrial scale development to the […]

  • Goldwind Installs ZephIR Lidar on 6MW Turbine Prototype

    12 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    China’s Goldwind Science & Technology has installed the wind lidar system ZephIR DM by Beijing New Energy Technology Ltd. (BNET) on the company’s 6MW prototype offshore wind turbine. Goldwind has confirmed that ZephIR lidar systems will be used to measure power curves and to understand the effects of wind flow propagation on the performance of the prototype […]

  • Samsø Wind Farm Back in Action

    4 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The Samsø offshore wind farm has been put back into operation after an incident in which one of the farm’s 10 turbines broke off and fell into the sea, Siemens confirmed to Offshore WIND. The incident in which the nacelle, hub and blades of the 2.3-MW wind turbine fell into the sea happened at around 09:40 am […]

  • Met Office Modelling Offshore Wind Data for Crown Estate

    14 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The Met Office is supplying new modelled datasets for the UK’s offshore wind resource to The Crown Estate. The Met Office said the new data is more accurate than previous modelled datasets and backed up by 30 years of historic data. It provides a higher resolution picture of the UK’s offshore wind resource that will […]

  • Beothuk Outlines Offshore Wind Benefits

    14 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Canadian offshore wind energy developer, Beothuk Energy, has discussed benefits of wind energy projects proposed off the western Newfoundland coast. In a report on the socioeconomic impacts, published by the company, the proposed wind energy project in St. George’s Bay would also include manufacturing of substructures as well as the operation and servicing of the […]

  • Equinor Gathers Metocean Team for US Offshore Wind

    8 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Norway’s Equinor (formerly Statoil) has contracted RPS engineers and scientists from Australia and the US to develop a long-term meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) measurement program for a potential wind farm development off the east coast of the US.

  • Sif Readying to Deploy Skybox Prototype for Offshore Testing

    14 July 2021
    Technology

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer Sif Group is set to deploy the first prototype of its Skybox solution for TP-less monopiles for offshore testing this autumn. The company has already completed the proof-of-concept process for Skybox and will now test and demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing the Skybox using slip-joint technology.  The first demonstrator, called […]

  • BOEM Preparing Revolution Wind Environmental Review

    29 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Revolution Wind project.  The publication of the NOI opens a 30-day public comment period during which BOEM will hold three virtual public scoping meetings and accept comments to […]

  • TenneT Searching for Helicopter Hoisting Squad

    11 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    TenneT has issued a tender seeking a provider of helicopter hoisting services for the maintenance of offshore grid connection systems in the Netherlands and Germany. In the Netherlands, the contractor will be in charge of providing helicopter hoisting operations (HHO) especially for unscheduled deployments, as well as making call-off orders for ordering training and education measures […]

  • USA: New Offshore Wind Research Facility for DOE

    9 January 2013
    R&D

    A new Department of Energy research facility will help eliminate a major hurdle for offshore wind and ocean power development and bring the U.S. closer to tapping the more than the estimated 4,000 gigawatts of wind power blowing along the nation’s coasts and the more than 1.2 terrawatt-hours of energy that could be generated by […]

  • UK: SAL to Install Two Weather Monitoring Stations for East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    24 October 2012

    Aberdeen based Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd has awarded a contract to Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd for the transportation and installation of two weather monitoring stations for the East Anglia Offshore Wind zone, located in the Southern North Sea, East Anglia Field, UK. The offshore weather monitoring stations comprise of conventional mono-piles (399t […]

  • Wärtsilä Acquires L-3 Marine Systems

    29 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä Corporation announces that its acquisition of the Germany based L-3 Marine Systems International (MSI) has been finalised and control of the company will be transferred to Wärtsilä with effect from 1stJune 2015. In December 2014, Wärtsilä announced that agreement had been reached to acquire MSI from NYSE-listed L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. using financing from […]

  • EMO Guarding Trianel Windpark Borkum II During Construction

    30 November 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) deployed one of its specialist vessels at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm site in early November 2018 to secure the shipping traffic during construction. 

  • EU Businesses and NGOs Say Europe Must Lead the Switch to Renewables

    27 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and Eurochambres have called on the EU to lead by example and accelerate the cost-effective uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. The organisations, representing 44 million European citizens and 20 million businesses, believe that EU must put every effort in the climate negotiations in Paris and ensure the adoption of a comprehensive, […]

  • EMO to Watch Over Veja Mate

    23 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) and Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH signed a contract for guarding the offshore wind farm with its fleet of guard vessel. Starting in January 2016, the vessel provided by EMO will evaluate if any risk of collision or unauthorised entrance from non project-related traffic is likely to occur and […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Assembles First Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelle Outside Europe

    3 August 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind nacelle assembly facility in Taichung, Taiwan has assembled its first nacelle. This marks the first time a Siemens Gamesa offshore turbine nacelle has been assembled outside Europe. The construction work on Siemens Gamesa’s assembly facility in Taichung Harbor started in March 2020. The parcel of land being developed in Taiwan measures […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Certify Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    2 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bureau Veritas has won a contract for project certification of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company will be providing independent verification and deliver full project certification including design review, manufacturing surveillance, transport and installation surveillance, and commissioning surveillance. The 850 MW Moray West, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise up to […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Smash Production Record

    4 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind farms in Belgium broke a record in February as they produced 804GWh of electricity, according to the Belgian Offshore Platform (BOP). The 804GWh, measured at the Elia grid connection point, corresponds to the annual consumption of 230,000 households, at 3,500kWh per year per family. The last reported monthly record was in December 2019 […]

  • Lithuania Preliminarily Confirms Seabed Suitability for Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    26 August 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Initial surveys of the area that the Lithuanian Government designated for the country’s first offshore wind farm have shown that the seabed there is suitable for the development of this type of project.   Geophysical and geotechnical investigations of the seabed are being carried out by Geobaltic and Garant Diving, operating under a joint contract, […]