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  • India in Quest of Offshore LiDARs

    1 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has launched a tender seeking the turnkey supply of four offshore LiDARs for two sites. The contract covers the supply, delivery, testing and validation, training, transportation, installation and commissioning of two LiDARs in Gujarat and two in Tamil Nadu. The selected company will be in charge of providing […]

  • Siemens and EMO Lay Foundation Stone for Eemshaven Offshore Wind Service Base

    31 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Nederland N.V. and EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) laid the foundation stone for the offshore service base in the port of Eemshaven on 27 May. The general contractor for execution of the construction is the Dutch construction company Kooi from Appingedam. Siemens’ requirements have been implemented based on a draft created by the architects and consultants of […]

  • UK: BMT Group Receives OHSAS Accreditation

    2 August 2012

    BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the internationally recognised standard for occupational health and safety management systems, BS OHSAS 18001 following a rigorous audit. BMT has implemented a fully integrated management system which will allow the organisation to effectively identify, control and reduce the risks […]

  • Siemens Needs Cost Reduction to Achieve Ambitious Goals (Germany)

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    At its management conference in Berlin, Siemens AG presented the basic structure of its new company-wide program to some 600 top executives. Despite a difficult market environment, the company expects to achieve one of the best operating results in its history in fiscal 2012. Nevertheless, Siemens will likely not meet the ambitious goals it defined […]

  • First Steel Cut for Van Oord’s Mega Jack-Up

    21 July 2022
    Vessels

    Van Oord has started the construction of its next-generation jack-up vessel Boreas with a steel cutting ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China. The vessel, which Van Oord ordered in October last year, will be the first to feature Wärtsilä’s dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac. Boreas will be able to operate […]

  • Geotechnical Survey Wraps Up at Oriel Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip AS has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The month-long campaign complements the geophysical survey completed by Alpha Marine in August last year. Data collected during these surveys contributes to the foundation design, as well as also the future wind farm layout. According to Parkwind, the outbreak […]

  • European Commission Clears Formosa 1 Deal Between DONG, Macquarie and Swancor

    2 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Formosa 1 International Investment of Taiwan by DONG Energy, Australia’s Macquarie and Swancor Holding of Taiwan.

  • Top News of the Week Apr 21 – 27, 2014

    27 April 2014

    Dong Reviews Its Offshore Wind Plans for Germany Faced with reduced funds for German offshore wind energy, Dong Energy has been revising its plans in Germany, with a possibility of scaling them back, writes the German manager magazin online edition. Photo of the Day: Siemens’ Offshore Wind Infographic Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Siemens’ […]

  • V164-8.0 MW Breaks All Records

    4 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    At the beginning of October, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s new wind turbine, installed at the test center Østerild, produced enough electricity to power 13,500 Danish households in just 24 hours, thus breaking the world record. A goal that is high on the offshore wind industry list is to reduce the cost per kWh. A cornerstone of […]

  • BOEM Releases Final Environmental Review of G&G Surveys off Atlantic Coast

    28 February 2014
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday published a final environmental review of geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities off the Mid- and South Atlantic coast that establishes multiple mitigation measures designed to minimize the impacts to marine life while setting a path forward for survey activities that will update nearly four-decade-old data on […]

  • Fugro Realigns Americas Ops Amid Offshore Wind Slowdown and Market Uncertainty

    16 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and economic uncertainties influencing client investment behaviour worldwide […]

  • Germany: Workships Contractors and Frisia-Offshore Take Part in Husum Wind Exhibition

    17 September 2012

    Workships Contractors and Frisia-Offshore will present their cooperation at Husum Wind Exhibition 2012. Both companies have announced a partnership in the crew vessel business earlier this year; it will be the first time they present themselves together at an exhibition. You can visit them at stand 1A08, from the 18 – 21 September 2012. FRISIA-Offshore […]

  • Germany: Congress Topics Provide Important Inspiration for Industry

    16 August 2012

    The global wind industry once again expects fresh inspiration and new impetus from the 2012 gathering in Husum. Important industry topics will be discussed at the congress held parallel to HUSUM WindEnergy, the leading international trade fair. The congress programme includes panel discussions, lectures, product presentations, workshops and consultation sessions for professionals. Admission to the […]

  • Gode Wind 3 Good to Go

    17 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued the planning permission for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm, allowing for multi-megawatt class turbines to be installed as part of the project. Following the permission, PNE WIND concluded the sale of the project to DONG Energy.

  • Market Publishers Presents New Report on Offshore Wind Power (UK)

    22 November 2011

    The global installed offshore wind power capacity is projected to increase over the forecast period, as grid operators, equipment manufacturers, governments and investors give offshore wind farms greater attention. With the United States and China having taken serious steps to expand offshore wind farms, Europe leads this market segment today and is expected to do […]

  • Danish Government Increases Wind Capacity Targets

    12 October 2011

    The new Danish centre-left coalition government has increased targets on wind capacity. Wind power is set to represent 50 percent of the total power consumption in Denmark in 2020. Denmark is already close to meeting its EU 2020 target of 31% electricity from renewables as the Danish pioneers reached a total installed capacity of 3,8 […]

  • BOWL Hires GMH for Davit Crane Commissioning

    24 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling (GMH) to ensure all 84 davit crane units installed on the project are commissioned in accordance with current legislation and Granada’s original equipment supplier requirements.

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Underperform as Lower Wind Speeds Hit

    6 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 399 wind turbines spread over nine zones in the Belgian North Sea produced approximately 6.77 TWh of electricity in 2021, a 0.6 per cent increase compared to 6.73 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. This corresponds to the annual electricity demand of almost two million households, or eight per cent of the total electricity […]

  • China: Longyuan Power Holds Video Symposium on Wind Power Technology

    18 October 2013

    On October 14, China Longyuan Power held a video symposium on “How to Maintain Leading Wind Power Technology of China Longyuan Power”, which thoroughly implemented the strategy of the third undertaking, analyzed current situation of wind power industry, identified the gaps, put forward measures on how to maintain leading technology of the company and also […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Plans to Power its Offshore Wind Farm by Labor Day 2013 (USA)

    13 January 2012

    A company that plans to build what could be the nation’s first offshore windmills said it was all but ready to break ground and begin construction on its multimillion-dollar project, with a goal of being up and running and turning out power by Labor Day 2013. Fishermen’s Energy of Cape May hopes to obtain a […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Uses Lockheed Martin’s WindTracer LIDAR Device (USA)

    6 December 2011

    Fishermen’s Energy announced that they have completed another significant step in building what may be the first offshore windfarm in the United States. Early in November, a team of Fishermen’s engineers and specialists from Lockheed Martin installed a sophisticated wind measurement device on the rooftop of a seaside apartment building in Margate, New Jersey. Typically […]

  • New Developments in Field of Structural Health Monitoring

    15 November 2013

    The interest in structural health monitoring (SHM) in industry has increased significantly in recent years. Failure of a mechanical structure can indeed occur suddenly and provide a lot of damage. With SHM it is possible to follow up (online or offline) defects with permanently attached sensors. Damage to mechanical structures may consist of (small) changes […]

  • Norway: Ratos and Ferd Acquire All Shares in Aibel

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ratos and the Sixth AP Fund together with the Norwegian industrial and financial group Ferd, have signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Aibel, a leading Norwegian supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. The purchase price (enterprise value) amounts to approximately NOK 8 600m. Ratos will own 32% of […]

  • Ørsted Launches Safety Training Program

    27 August 2020
    Training & Education

    Ørsted has launched an immersive safety training program called Thrive in the Humber region, UK. Located at the MODAL Training Centre in Immingham, the purpose-built facility was created in partnership with training specialists Active Training Team (ATT). Ørsted will initially induct all personnel working on the new Hornsea Two offshore wind project starting from this […]

  • Beatrice Takes GMH to 750 Delivered Davit Cranes

    5 April 2017

    Granada Material Handling (GMH) recently delivered its 750th wind farm davit crane as part of its contract to supply 84 cranes to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project.

  • East Anglia ONE Pre-Construction Works to Start in January

    6 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables will kick off the pre-construction activities for East Anglia ONE in January 2017. Iberdrola Engineering & Construction has been appointed to undertake engineering design and is the Principle Contractor for the pre-construction and construction works. From January, work along the 37km onshore cable route, from Bawdsey to Bramford, will be carried out to […]