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  • Fraunhofer IWES: Global Offshore Wind Installed Capacity Nearing 7GW

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    In the new “Wind Energy Report Germany 2013” Fraunhofer IWES researchers confirm that offshore wind energy is increasing worldwide. While the UK is leading with 50% offshore market share, more than 2 GW are under construction in Germany. Japan enters the offshore market with prototypes of floating turbines. The offshore wind energy sector has been […]

  • ZephIR Lidar Opens Research Programme for Institutes

    25 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    ZephIR Lidar has launched a research programme for Research Institutes. The Lidar Research Programme provides Research Institutes with the ability to apply for a complimentary loan of the latest generation ZephIR 300 lidar (including technical support and guidance) with the objective of demonstrating the effective use of wind lidar in varying applications. ZephIR was the […]

  • UK: GL Garrad Hassan Names New Non-Executive Chairman and President

    27 September 2012

    Dr Andrew Garrad will hand day-to-day leadership responsibility for the GL Group’s renewable energy business segment to Dr RV Ahilan, who will become President of the business in mid-October. Dr Andrew Garrad will take up the position of Non-Executive Chairman. The GL Group’s Renewables business segment consists of consultancy GL Garrad Hassan and the independent […]

  • UK: SeaRoc Appointed Principal Contractor on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    17 January 2013

    International marine engineering company SeaRoc has been appointed Principal Contractor to oversee the completion of the offshore wind farm construction at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm on behalf of EDF Energy Renewables. The project has now also reached an important milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine. On 1st January 2013, SeaRoc was appointed by […]

  • Government’s Strategy to Advance Scotland’s World Class Offshore Wind Sector

    2 August 2013
    Authorities

    Certainty and security are central to sustained investment in Scotland’s significant offshore wind resources the Secretary of State for Scotland has said on the day the UK Government and business launched a multi-million pound long-term strategy aimed at strengthening the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry. The UK already leads the world in offshore […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan to Validate Tidal Bladed Software with New Data (Germany)

    4 November 2013
    Technology

    After a successful initial study to validate their tidal turbine design software Tidal Bladed, GL Garrad Hassan are preparing for the next phase of full scale validation, under the Reliable Data Acquisition Project for Tidal (ReDAPT) project. Tidal Bladed is a commercial software package which can be used to calculate the performance of, and loading […]

  • TÜV SÜD Ensures Safe and Profitable Wind Energy (Belgium)

    26 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind energy sector is on an upswing. Installed power worldwide, totalling 203,000 MW in 2010, will rise to 1,900,000 MW in 2020. TÜV SÜD supports manufacturers, engineering and construction companies and operators of wind turbines by providing comprehensive safety, reliability and profitability services. Visitors can inform themselves about these subjects at Europe’s wind energy […]

  • Nkt Cables Gets EUR 165 Mln Order for Gemini Project

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Following the financial close of the Gemini offshore wind project, nkt cables received a binding order worth approximately 165 mEUR for the delivery of more than 200 kilometers of 220 kV high voltage submarine cables and related accessories, all to be manufactured in Cologne, Germany. The cables are to be delivered ready for installation starting early 2015 […]

  • nkt cables Bags EUR 95m Baltic 2 Subsea Contract (Germany)

    9 August 2011

    nkt cables has entered into a contract with 50Hertz Offshore GmbH at a value of around 750 mDKK (95 mEUR) for the offshore wind farm Baltic 2. For nkt cables, Baltic 2 will be another turnkey project which includes armoured high-voltage subsea cables, accessories and installation. The cables will be manufactured at the production facilities […]

  • OWI-LAB: Room for efficiency, reliability and cost efficiency

    8 October 2012

    On 27 September, Offshore WIND was present, along with other press and 250 industry representatives, at the official inauguration of the Large Climate Test Chamber which forms part of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab), strategically located in a warehouse on the Churchill Dock in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. This public testing and […]

  • RenewableUK Outlines Recommendations for Extending Offshore Wind Farm Lifespan

    12 February 2025
    Business development, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    RenewableUK has published a report outlining key proposals to extend the operational lifespan of offshore wind farms, as well as recommendations for developing the best decommissioning options for offshore wind projects. The UK’s first offshore wind farm began generating renewable energy in 2000, and several of the older projects are currently entering the final stages […]

  • First Blades for 488 MW French Offshore Wind Farm Touch Down in Saint-Nazaire

    11 December 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first blades for the Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines, which will be installed at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm, have arrived at the port of Saint-Nazaire in France. The roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Rotra Mare docked in Saint-Nazaire on 5 December, carrying the first turbine blades for the French offshore wind farm, being […]

  • Star of the South Completes Feasibility Studies, Scales Down Turbine Plans

    19 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following five years of feasibility studies and consultations, the Star of the South offshore wind project in Australia revealed several updates, including the reduction in the proposed number of turbines from 200 to 150. Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed wind farm, secured a Commonwealth Feasibility Licence in May, which confirmed the project’s location […]

  • eDNA Pilot Study Completed at World’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    30 May 2023
    Environment, R&D

    Equinor and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) have completed a pilot study using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor the biodiversity and abundance of marine life in waters around the 30 MW Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. The pilot study took place in August 2021, at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland offshore wind farm, located 25 kilometres east […]

  • Fugro on Floating LiDAR Duty Offshore Denmark

    15 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded Fugro a contract to deploy multiple floating LiDARs at the new offshore wind farm sites in Denmark. There are four new sites the Danish government has designated for offshore wind farms, which could add as much as 7.2 GW of new capacity: North Sea I (Nordsø I), […]

  • IKEA Stores Owner to Acquire Stake in Three Offshore Wind Projects

    29 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 has agreed to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The three projects are Galatea-Galene, located off the coast of Halland, Triton, located off the coast of Skåne, and […]

  • South Fork to Feature 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    7 June 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have decided to reduce the number of wind turbines at the South Fork offshore wind farm from 15 to 12. The 130 MW project, which was planned to comprise up to 15 wind turbines with a capacity of between 6 MW and 12 MW, will now most likely opt for 11 MW […]

  • Finland: Plans Approved for New Offshore Wind Farm

    8 December 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Finnish municipality of Korsnäs has approved plans for an offshore wind farm submitted by the state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus. The offshore wind farm is proposed to be built approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of Korsnäs, within a project area spanning some 180 square kilometres. The wind farm is planned to feature “up to dozens of” […]

  • France Earmarks EUR 4.12 Billion for 2024 Floating Wind Tender

    8 December 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has given France the green light to support the construction and operation of two floating offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Lion with EUR 4.12 billion, which will be awarded through a tender the French government is expected to launch next year. Developers of the two floating wind farms, each of […]

  • Equinor Submits New York Offshore Wind Bid

    15 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor Wind US has submitted a bid to provide New York state with renewable energy from its Empire Wind lease site located offshore New York and New Jersey. Equinor’s bid comes in response to the 800MW New York State Offshore Wind Power Procurement, the state’s first formal solicitation targeted to the newly developing US offshore […]

  • Fugro Lays Off More People, Offshore Wind Keeps Company Afloat

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    “Challenging oil and gas market” has somewhat become an inevitable reference point in financial reports of companies working in the offshore energy sector. Still, those involved in the offshore wind market usually have positive figures to report. This is also the case with Fugro, whose revenue declined by 20.4% in Q3 2016 due to the oil and gas downturn, […]

  • Reuters: Poland’s PGE Ditches Nuclear Power Plans for Offshore Wind

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Polish state-owned power producer Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) has withdrawn from bringing the country’s first nuclear power plant to realisation and decided to focus on building offshore wind farms instead, according to Reuters, which cites two sources confirming this. 

  • Innogy Boards Air Concerns Over E.ON Takeover Offer

    10 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of innogy SE have not issued any recommendations to innogy’s shareholders on the voluntary public takeover offer of E.ON Verwaltungs SE.

  • Synaptec Launches Light-Speed Cable Fault Response Tool

    19 April 2018
    Technology

    Synaptec has launched Refase, a new distributed sensor system said to significantly reduce outage and repair costs caused by subsea power cable faults by providing an automated response.

  • Plans Unveiled for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (UK)

    22 March 2013

    Plans have been released for the world’s first, purpose-built, tidal lagoon power plant that will be capable of generating electricity equivalent to Swansea’s entire domestic consumption. The proposed 250MW power plant will produce predictable, baseload electricity for 16 hours each day, using both the ebb and flood tides. It will save over 200,000 tonnes of […]

  • UK: OPT Brings PowerBuoy to Oil and Gas Sector

    3 September 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (OPT), the world-leading supplier of moored, floating buoys that harvest energy from waves, announced that it has chosen Offshore Europe to launch its PowerBuoy technology into the global oil and gas sector. Already demonstrated in the defence, renewables and utilities sectors, The PowerBuoy is capable of delivering energy from a few […]