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  • Turbine Catches Fire at Offshore Wind Trailblazer

    28 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine at the 160 MW Horns Rev 1 wind farm offshore Denmark caught fire and burned on 22 May, according to Vattenfall. There were no employees at the wind farm at the time of the incident and no one was injured, Vattenfall said. Given that the incident was limited to a single turbine, […]

  • Germans Cancel FINO 2 Tender

    18 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) cancelled the procedure to select an operator of the FINO 2 research platform. BMWi sad the tendering procedure was cancelled because none of the offers received met the required conditions. The Ministry did not say if the tendering procedure will be repeated. The FINO 2 […]

  • Neptun Ship Design Gets New Owner

    17 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The German MV WERFTEN has begun the acquisition of Neptun Ship Design as an independent subsidiary with an aim to expand its design capacities. The purchase agreement was signed on 16 January and will become effective after the cartel authorities grant approval. According to MV WERFTEN, the acquisition will increase its workforce by 120 experts and the new […]

  • Breckland Council to Re-Examine Electricity Substation Decision

    5 April 2012

    According to EDP 24, the High Court ordered the Breckland Council to re-examine the decision to reject planning application for construction of a huge electricity substation, to be located 0.5km south of Little Dunham. As a result of resolute protests of the villagers, in October 2010 the Breckland councillors supported the voice of the people […]

  • BOEM to Kick-Start Ocean Wind Environmental Review

    30 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Notice of Intent (NOI) to launch the formal environmental review for Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project offshore New Jersey. The NOI announces the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind LLC. This opens a […]

  • REETEC Unveils Multi Connection Cabinet

    27 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    German wind energy services provider REETEC has presented the newly developed REETEC Multi Connection Cabinet (RE-MCC) for offshore wind turbines at WindEnergy Hamburg 2016. The system had been developed based on REETEC’s experience in the field service and in the context of aviation obstruction markers. With the RE-MCC, the company developed ”a reliable, modular constructed technical solution […]

  • Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 June 2017

    25 June 2017

    First Hywind Turbine Mounted on Its Floating Foundation The first of the total 5 turbines for the Hywind Scotland project has been lifted onto its floating foundation in Stord, Norway, and is ready for the deployment off the Scottish coast. MHI Vestas SOV Hits the Water (Video) Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has organised a launching […]

  • Half of Monopile Foundations In Place at Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Half of the monopile foundations are now in place at the Thor offshore wind farm site, as Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés installed the 36th of the project’s total 72 monopiles on 15 July. “With Thor we are constructing Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Reaching halfway in the safe installation of […]

  • ENGIE Fabricom Starts Cathodic Protection Inspection Offshore UK

    9 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    ENGIE Fabricom has secured a contract to analyse the current performance and suitability of over 50 monopile foundations at a wind farm off the UK. Operating from five sites located across the UK, the company has been commissioned to carry out complete cathodic protection and pH monitoring of the internal water within each monopile on […]

  • USA: DOE Funds Advanced Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies

    11 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million to strengthen the support the design, manufacturing, demonstration, and testing of sustainable, environmentally responsible marine and hydrokinetic (MHK), and wave and tidal energy technology. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) The Energy Department will make $6.5 million available to develop a new competition that challenges individuals, universities, […]

  • Germany: Windreich’s Subsidiary WKU also Declares Insolvency

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Due to the ongoing insolvency proceedings, Windreich GmbH announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Windkraft Union GmbH, Wolfschlugen (WKU), had filed for insolvency at the local court in Esslingen. This step was necessary because WKU has obligations toward Windreich GmbH, which currently cannot be met. The WKU had so far worked as a project development […]

  • Germany: GL Systems Certification Joins WindMade

    5 February 2013

    GL Systems Certification has joined WindMade as one of its accredited verifying partners. The certification body of classification society Germanischer Lloyd thereby commits itself to supporting the WindMade label by aiding in the development of the label. The WindMade label, which is backed by the UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas and the Global Wind Energy […]

  • Germany: KfW Might Fund Expansion of Offshore Wind Parks

    21 March 2012

    Germany’s development bank KfW and its electricity consumers may have to cover certain offshore wind park expansion costs, Reuters reports. Germany is going to install approximately 7,600 MW in offshore capacity by 2020 and 25,000 MW by 2030. However, legal liability risks create one major problem in the expansion of offshore wind parks. Grid operators, […]

  • ABB Transformers for Borssele III & IV

    28 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ABB has won an order worth over USD 20 million from MHI Vestas to supply its WindSTAR power transformers for the 9.5MW turbines due to be installed at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.

  • Akrocean Wins French Offshore Wind Data Collection Gig

    2 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Operating for the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC), Météo-France has selected Akrocean to collect offshore wind, wave, and current data for potential offshore wind farm sites in France. The framework contract won by Akrocean includes several measurement campaigns that will be conducted on all the French coastlines over four years, according to the […]

  • Life Size Visual Screen at OW Energy Conference ‘Windkracht 14’

    20 January 2014
    Technology

    Pondera Consult has recently developed a unique ‘life size visual screen’. This new screen creates the possibility to show photo and video visuals of new wind energy developments on a ‘what you see is what you get’ basis. Through its size and special curved screen, the viewer can experience what the actual visual impact of […]

  • Foster Proposes New Legislation for Northern Ireland Offshore Renewable Energy Developments

    15 February 2013

    The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment proposes to ask the Northern Ireland Assembly to make new primary legislation, to introduce new powers relating to a regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy projects. Commenting on the consultation, Arlene Foster said: “The development of offshore renewable energy is an excellent opportunity for Northern Ireland in terms […]

  • EWEA’s Statement on Recent Tragic Events in Paris – EWEA 2015 Taking Place as Planned

    16 November 2015

    In light of the recent tragic events in Paris, France, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which is organizing its annual exhibition and conference in Paris from 17 to 20 November, has released the following statement:  The European Wind Energy Association expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to all those touched by the tragic events that unfolded in […]

  • Deep Wind Offshore to Use Spoor’s AI Bird-Tracking Tech in Sweden, South Korea

    22 March 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    After completing the first full-year bird survey in Norway using the AI bird-tracking technology developed by the Norwegian start-up Spoor, Deep Wind Offshore will introduce the technology to the Swedish and South Korean offshore wind markets. Spoor has been tracking birds at the Utsira Nord floating wind area in Norway on behalf of Deep Wind […]

  • New York Puts USD 5 Million Up for Grabs for Metocean Data Collection

    2 May 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to collect meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data off the New York coast, in areas with the potential for future offshore wind development, and announced USD 5 million available to support the works. 

  • Fraunhofer IWES Making Room for XXL Blades

    11 February 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    German research institute Fraunhofer IWES has received funding to build a test bench for rotor blades measuring up to 115 meters in length. Fraunhofer IWES received funding to the tune of around EUR 12 million for the `Future Concept Operational Stability Rotor Blades Phase II` project. To this end, a new test bench is set […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2016

    2 May 2016

    World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydraulic and software equipment for the pile-gripper used at the […]

  • RSPB: UK Can Reach Its 2050 RE Targets without Harming Wildlife

    24 May 2016
    Environment

    According to a new research by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the UK’s 2050 climate targets can be achieved using high levels of renewable energy, with low risk for wildlife and protected areas.  ‘The RSPB’s 2050 Energy Vision’ shows for the first time how renewable technologies could meet the majority of […]

  • Germany: RWE Expects Stable 2012 Earnings

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      After significant one-off burdens caused by energy policy decisions taken in Germany during 2011, RWE will regain ground this year. However, in the first quarter of 2012 the Group was not able to match the result for the same period in the previous year. Declining margins in electricity generation and burdens suffered by the […]

  • Gamesa Inaugurates Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    22 October 2013

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, inaugurated the company’s maiden offshore wind turbine – and the first to be installed in Spain – in Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The inauguration ceremony was attended by the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José […]

  • Seaway7 Starts Dogger Bank B Foundation Installation Work

    14 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7’s vessels, Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Alfa Lift, have commenced the installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for 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. The monopiles and TPs, […]