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  • UWIG Highlights Workshop Results (USA)

    16 March 2011

    For the fourth year in a row, UWIG conducted its Workshop on Variable Generation Forecasting Applications to Utility Planning and Operations in Albany, New York, February 23-24. With over a hundred attendees from the U.S., Canada, and Europe, the workshop, which traditionally has focused on wind forecasting, featured a session devoted to solar power production […]

  • GBP 72 Billion Lay in Fighting Corrosion in Offshore Renewables

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore renewable energy sector in Europe – including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries – could create up to GBP 72 billion of supply chain opportunities in anti-corrosion solutions and the development of new materials by 2050.

  • New Semisubmersible Heavy Transport Vessel Joins Seaway 7 Fleet

    25 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Seaway 7 has taken delivery of its new 50,000-ton DWT semisubmersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) named Seaway Swan. Seaway Swan is suitable for float-over operation projects, feeder duties alongside installation vessels, and subsea construction support. Seaway 7 entered into a bareboat contract with United Faith for the vessel, previously named MV Xin Qun 3. The […]

  • GE and Siemens Gamesa Settle Their Wind Turbine Patent Disputes

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology

    GE and Siemens Gamesa have resolved their wind turbine technology patent disputes ”in their entirety”, GE said in a statement. ”GE and SGRE have reached an amicable settlement of all their wind turbine technology patent disputes in the United States and Europe on confidential terms and have granted each other and their respective subsidiaries worldwide […]

  • Germany: New Energy Husum Kicks Off

    21 March 2013

    This morning, exhibition boss Peter Becker and experts from the fields of industry and politics opened New Energy Husum, the leading renewable energy trade fair, with a keynote speech and a panel discussion about the energy transition. More than 300 exhibitors will be exhibiting the complete range of renewable energy products and services at the […]

  • New Drone Prototype to Start Offshore Wind Trials Next Year

    10 December 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Falco Drone Technologies will commence trials of a prototype of its new drone in 2021, which is said to play a vital role in floating offshore wind inspection and maintenance.  In summer 2021, launch and recovery trials will begin at ORE Catapult’s Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine off the Fife coast. The newly developed drone addresses limitations […]

  • TekTube Installed at Westermeerwind

    10 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TekTube was installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands marking a major milestone for the company. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor, VBMS, with 92 of its systems to protect the cables into the 48 wind turbine foundations for the Siemens’ EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) project which is located along the dikes of […]

  • Tekmar Scoops Export Award

    14 March 2015

    Tekmar Energy, the cable protection specialist, has been presented with the prestigious Export Award at the North East Business Awards. The company received the recognition on Thursday night at the annual event that recognises exceptional business and innovation in the Durham and Wearside region. The award caps a remarkable 12 months for the firm that has seen it […]

  • GeoWAVE Project Launched to Anchor Wave Energy (UK)

    23 January 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A major new research project – lead by the University of Dundee – has been launched with the aim of helping make offshore wave energy a sustainable proposition. Sustainable offshore wave energy has the potential to make a real contribution towards the binding European Union commitment to source 20% of its electricity requirements from renewable […]

  • Cosco Taps Friede & Goldman’s Solution for New Jones Act-Compliant WTIV

    25 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cosco Shipping (Qidong) Offshore has entered into an agreement with the US vessel designer Friede & Goldman for a new Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), according to a social media post from the Houston-based company. The vessel design will be based on Friede & Goldman’s BargeRack feeder barge system, a solution that is said […]

  • ORE Catapult Invites UK Unis to Join Powertrain Research Hub

    19 September 2018
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is seeking to collaborate with UK-based universities to accelerate offshore turbine powertrain research and development activities, combining academic and industry skills and resources to better respond to industry’s needs. The new Powertrain Research Hub (PTRH) will attract a five-year investment of around GBP 700,000 from ORE Catapult and will […]

  • Western Newfoundland Eyes First Mover Advantage in Offshore Wind

    16 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Developers of the Bay St. George demonstration wind project off western Newfoundland, Canada, have met with the Mayors of Corner Brook, Burgeo, Deer Lake, Stephenville and Port Aux Basques to discuss the impact the offshore wind industry could have on the region.

  • UK Makes First Step to Support Large Scale Offshore Wind Portside Hubs

    6 October 2020
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    As the UK government today (6 October) announced raising the country’s offshore wind targets and allocated funding for offshore wind ports and infrastructure, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a request for information (RFI) related to the development of large scale manufacturing portside hubs. BEIS has invited coastal landowners and/or potential […]

  • Damen Launches World’s First Fully Electric SOV Capable of Charging Offshore at OEEC 2023

    28 November 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group officially launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities on 28 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam. The company says that the new SOV 7017 E, said to be the world’s first vessel with offshore charging capabilities, paves the way for significantly reduced […]

  • UK: EDF Faces Accusations Regarding Redcar Windfarm’s Carbon Dioxide Saving

    29 March 2012

    It seems that the accusations, saying that the projected savings in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 200,000 tonnes a year of Redcar’s offshore windfarm, are not overstated, Gazette live reports. Namely, EDF Energy Renewables launched construction in February of an offshore windfarm at Redcar, Teesside, comprising of 27 turbines of 200Gwh/y. The windfarm is supposed […]

  • ‘Acta Orion’ Christened

    23 October 2015
    Vessels

    The new build construction support vessel Acta Orion, owned by Acta Marine, was christened at the naming ceremony held on 22 October at the port of Harlingen, the Netherlands. Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann, Van Oord’s Gemini project director, performed the ceremony. Acta Marine said it is expanding its fleet with this purpose build “Walk to […]

  • Lithuanian Government Clears Path for First Offshore Wind Farm in 2028

    1 April 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    On 31 March, the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) approved a package of laws for the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea and gave the green light to the country’s first offshore wind farm. The bill now adopted by the Seimas are amendments to the Laws on Renewable Energy and Electricity which set out […]

  • Report: Offshore Wind Power Demand to Grow Sixfold by 2027

    29 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global offshore wind power demand will increase almost sixfold over the coming 10 years with projects deployed commercially across 18 countries by 2027, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables. The deployment of next-generation turbines will double average turbine ratings globally over the next 10 years and in turn subdue growing demand […]

  • Research and Markets Announces Addition of “Global Direct Drive Wind Turbines Market” Report (USA)

    17 February 2012

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Direct Drive wind turbines Market (2011-2016): Key trends and opportunities, new Installations and product developments and lower-maintenance requirements Will Drive Market Growth” report to their offering. According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research ” Global Direct Drive wind turbines Market (2011-2016): Key […]

  • Research and Markets Announces Guide to Successful Offshore Wind Farm Installation (Ireland)

    30 November 2011

      Research and Markets announced new report “Offshore Wind. A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore Wind Farm Installation” from Elsevier Science and Technology. Offshore wind is the new blue horizon for Alternative Energy. One small offshore wind farm can produce more power than a whole coal plant, or a nuclear reactor. However, very few people […]

  • How to plan and execute reliable and cost effective offshore installation projects in hostile, farshore, deepwater environments (UK)

    6 September 2010
    Grid Connection

    Despite a buoyant European offshore wind market, offshore construction & installation contractors that fall short of budget and technology challenges risk falling by the wayside. Utility scale developers at the forefront will be seeking out only companies capable of providing and meeting the necessary challenges imposed on the industry today. With a total of 2,396 […]

  • New Subsea Company Established in the UK

    5 September 2016

    A new subsea company, dedicated to the offshore energy industry, was officially launched in Bristol, UK, today. Rovco, which is focused on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas and renewables sectors, has already secured its first contract with UK Marine Trust. The company also announced that it is about […]

  • Germany: Supply Chain Strategies for Offshore Wind Industry

    6 August 2012

    The economic crisis has had a knock on effect on the supply chain over the past five years, but since the economy has grown in strength, so has the faith in the wind supply chain. Such faith has left the industry at over capacity with regard to turbine components. As a result there is now […]

  • Barge Master Incorporated in Walk-To-Work Vessel

    1 October 2013

    Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the motion compensated crane to […]

  • Tata Steel Opens Processing Centre to Serve Wind Tower Fabricators (UK)

    25 November 2010

    Tata Steel is investing £1.3 million in a new processing and distribution centre in Scunthorpe to take advantage of anticipated growth in the wind power sector and help realise the UK’s ambitious renewable energy programme over the next decade. The new hub will handle up to 200,000 tonnes per year (tpa) of steel plate manufactured […]

  • First Triton Knoll Onshore Cables Roll Out

    22 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first onshore electrical cables destined for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm have rolled out from production and are heading towards the Port of Boston, the UK. The High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) cables will make up the onshore cable network, connecting power from the 860MW offshore wind farm to the new onshore substation […]