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  • Lithuania Opts For CfD Offshore Wind Auction Scheme

    3 September 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Lithuania plans to finance and develop offshore wind projects using the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, according to the draft legislation prepared and submitted by the country’s Ministry of Energy. A transmission system operator (TSO) will be responsible for providing grid connection infrastructure for the projects, according to the draft law package. “Taking into account […]

  • TEPCO Testing Japanese Seabed

    12 November 2018
    R&D

    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has begun a seabed survey off the coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to ascertain the bedrock structure of the seabed for a possible offshore wind farm.

  • Siemens Gamesa Opens Cuxhaven Nacelle Plant

    6 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has officially inaugurated its offshore nacelle plant in Cuxhaven, Germany.

  • Rovco Adds Another Dimension to Subsea Inspection

    10 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Subsea technology company Rovco has secured Innovate UK funding to develop a 3D visualisation system as part of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstrator project potentially worth GBP 1 million.

  • Senvion Joining GE in Race to Buy Adwen?

    8 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Hamburg-based wind turbine maker Senvion is reportedly getting ready to throw in its bid for Adwen, a 50-50 offshore wind joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, Reuters cited people familiar with the matter as saying.  Senvion would thus compete against General Electric (GE), who reportedly entered into talks with Siemens, Gamesa and Areva to buy Adwen back in […]

  • Dudgeon Substation Jacket Built and Ready for Sail Away

    19 April 2016

    Sembmarine SLP, which has designed and built the offshore substation for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is preparing for the sail away of its jacket to the project construction site. The 1,500-tonne jacket will be loaded onto a barge in Lowestoft tomorrow (20 April), and ready to be towed 100km up the coast to the site in early May. […]

  • DNV GL Acquires Swedish Power System Analyst

    21 January 2016

    DNV GL has acquired Gothia Power, a Swedish provider of advanced analysis and measurements for power production, power transmission and power consumption. DNV GL President and CEO Remi Eriksen said: “This company’s expertise and services are a perfect match for DNV GL’s existing portfolio in the renewable power, transmission and distribution industries. I am therefore happy to announce this acquisition, […]

  • AXYS Launches European Sale Campaign for TRIAXYS Wave Buoy

    14 October 2015
    R&D, Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc will now sell its TRIAXYS Wave Buoy directly through its new European office in Belgium and sales office in France. As part of this new European Sales Campaign, the TRIAXYS Wave Buoy has been priced so that it is now the most competitive commercial wave buoy in the market at 30% less […]

  • Vestas Q2 Revenue, Earnings Up

    26 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    In the second quarter of 2015, Vestas generated revenue of EUR 1,749m, an increase of 30 percent compared to the year-earlier period. EBIT before special items increased by EUR 41m to EUR 145m. The intake of firm and unconditional wind turbine orders amounted to 3,018 MW in the second quarter of 2015. The value of […]

  • Norwegian Companies Join Forces to Construct Methanol-Powered Vessel

    19 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore joins forces with its compatriot Agalas to build a construction support vessel (CSV) to perform subsea and offshore wind operations. Equipped with methanol engines and a battery hybrid system, the vessel will be “the world’s most environmentally friendly vessel within its operating segments”, said the partners. The vessel is set to be […]

  • Eolus, PNE to Jointly Develop 1 GW Wind Farm Offshore Latvia

    19 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered Eolus and PNE Group have created a joint venture for developing the Kurzéme offshore wind project in Latvia. Located in the Baltic Sea outside the west coast of Latvia, the wind farm will have the potential to generate 4.5 TWh of renewable electricity per year. The partners said that the wind farm will have […]

  • Shell and Eneco Pick Designer of Energy Storage Hub Offshore Netherlands

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Houston-headquartered engineering, construction, and services company, KBR, has been awarded a contract to provide engineering services for an offshore energy storage project for CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Dutch utility company, Eneco. KBR will perform a front-end engineering design of the baseload power hub (BLPH) for the Hollandse Kust noord wind farm located […]

  • Finland Completing Underwater Life Surveys at Korsnäs Offshore Wind Site

    13 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Metsähallitus, Finland’s administrator of state-owned land and water areas, will soon wrap up surveys of underwater flora and fauna off the coast of Korsnäs, which are part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm. The work, being performed by the Finnish underwater survey specialist Alleco Oy, started in July with […]

  • Waveney MP Opens Llowestoft College Wind Turbine Training Tower (UK)

    15 February 2012

    Lowestoft College’s newly refurbished Engineering workshop and wind turbine training tower was officially opened by Waveney MP Peter Aldous on Friday 10 February. The new engineering workshop features state-of-the-art equipment which makes the college one of the leading engineering training centres for the region. The improvements were made possible thanks to a funding boost of […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Comments Civitas Wind Power Report

    11 January 2012

      Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables responds to Civitas wind power report.  “There are so many fundamental mistakes and flawed assumptions in this jaundiced report it’s hard not to see this as blatant prejudice masquerading as economics. Ruth Lea’s frequent asides show that she doesn’t believe in climate change or the need to […]

  • SeaRoc to Supply Two Meteorological Towers for Dogger Bank (UK)

    24 October 2011
    Technology

    SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has been selected to project manage the supply, installation and commissioning of two lattice meteorological towers in accordance with a specification provided by Forewind – the consortium responsible for developing UK Round 3 offshore wind farm site Dogger Bank. The announcement is part of a wider offering by […]

  • Germany: Nordex Assigns TÜV Nord to Certify New Offshore Turbine

    23 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Development of the new Nordex N150/6000 offshore turbine is progressing according to plan. Nordex has now assigned technology service provider TÜV Nord to certify the turbine type. This certification is required before the wind power system can be operated on the high seas. In addition, it serves as proof of the quality of the […]

  • E.ON-RWE Deal Steps Closer to Finish

    17 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved E.ON’s acquisition of innogy’s distribution and consumer solutions business and certain electricity generation assets. E.ON and RWE, which controls innogy, have been engaged in an asset swap since March 2018 in which E.ON is taking over RWE’s 76.8% stake in innogy, while RWE is obtaining, among other things, all E.ON’s major renewable energy […]

  • Management, Supervisory Board Purchase PNE WIND Shares (Germany)

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Management Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PNE WIND AG strengthen their engagement with the firm through the purchase of shares. The Management Board members Martin Billhardt, Jörg Klowat und Markus Lesser as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dieter K. Kuprian announced they have each purchased 10,000 shares in an […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND to Take Part in HUSUM WindEnergy 2012

    13 September 2012

    At the world’s biggest wind energy trade fair, “Husum WindEnergy 2012”, the wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, will present the current status of company’s onshore and offshore development only a few weeks after the biggest transaction in the company’s history was successfully concluded – the sale of the “Gode Wind” I to III wind […]

  • UK: CTruk Expertise Save Time and Money

    21 May 2012

    Accidents do happen of course but for wind farm service vessels one critical performance is minimising ‘down time’. This can be measured by: – the speed of response; – the speed of repair; – the repair integrity; – the facilities required. The damage seen in the first photo resulted from a collision at speed with […]

  • Germany: Vattenfall Starts Construction of DanTysk Substation

    19 March 2012

    The first construction phase in the DanTysk offshore wind park project, run by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) [Munich City Utilities], is now underway with the construction of the wind park’s substation. The substation is being constructed in the Netherlands, not far from Rotterdam, as part of a joint venture SHJV with the specialist company […]

  • Beothuk Picks St. George’s Bay for Canadian Offshore Wind Farm

    17 February 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian renewable energy company, Beothuk Energy Inc. has selected a preferred location for its demonstration offshore wind farm in St. George’s Bay, in western Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Consequently, the company has requested an investigative permit from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the proposed wind farm location. Furthermore, Beothuk is also planning to […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Gets DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 Certification

    20 December 2013

    The quality management of Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH has been awarded the certificate according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 for its services at technical plants in the field of on- and offshore wind energy by Germanischer Lloyd (GL Systems Certification). With this the company shows its decisiveness to systematically work according to the […]

  • CLS Offshore One of 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The London Stock Exchange has identified 1,000 of the UK’s most notable small and medium enterprises to Inspire Britain in its landmark business report. Included in this list is Great Yarmouth-based CLS Offshore Limited. The report aims to highlight the importance of SME’s to the future of the UK economy and has recognised more needs […]

  • Denmark: New Assignments for Blue Water Shipping

    1 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    For three years, Blue Water Shipping has been working on several interesting assignments during the construction of Denmark’s largest wind farm – Anholt Offshore Wind Farm – which opened in September. More than 3.000 people have been working on site during the project phase, and over 100 ships have been involved. Thus, the coordination and […]