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  • Elia Plans Several Measures to Boost Biodiversity Around World’s First Artificial Energy Island

    13 November 2023
    Business development, Energy Islands, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Research & Development

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has developed seven measures to boost biodiversity around Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. The artificial Princess Elisabeth Island will be an energy hub 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast connecting new wind farms and additional interconnections, to the UK and Denmark, to Belgium’s onshore power […]

  • Tekmar Demonstrates Its Cable Innovations at Narec

    10 July 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Subsea specialist Tekmar Energy is holding a series of live events to demonstrate its industry-leading cable protection systems (CPS), installation techniques and engineering developments.  The demonstration days are taking place at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s (ORE Catapult) National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, where the company is showcasing its TekTube® J-tube replacement system […]

  • UK: Climate Change Minister to Launch Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park

    30 July 2012

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Caithness, […]

  • UK: Gardline to Supply Crew Transfer Vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    20 February 2013

    Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a one year contract to supply two crew transfer vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. RWE Innogy’s flagship Gwynt y Môr development is currently one of the largest in construction anywhere in Europe. A €2billion (EURO) […]

  • Highlights of the Month: December 2017

    3 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall Gives Reasons for Choosing Siemens Gamesa 8MW Turbine Vattenfall has chosen the new 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for its Danish offshore wind farms because it “was simply the cheapest choice in the market measured by cost per generated megawatt-hour electricity,” Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind and Country Manager for Vattenfall in Denmark, said. Spain: […]

  • Triton Knoll Moving Into Turbine Installation Phase

    6 October 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine components for the Triton Knoll wind farm are expected to arrive at MHI Vestas’ logistics and pre-assembly hub in the Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool next month. MHI Vestas has now moved in to Able Seaton Port in preparation to start installing 90 of its V164-9.5 MW turbines at the site 32 […]

  • Over 60 NY Groups Call for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Development

    30 June 2016
    Authorities

    More than 60 groups representing hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday, calling for “a large-scale, long-term, megawatt-certain offshore wind power commitment from the Governor”. Groups are specifically calling on the Cuomo Administration to include an offshore wind tier in the soon-to-be finalized Clean Energy Standard, in order […]

  • Vestas’ Offshore Wind Turbine Wins Bronze Award (Malaysia)

    5 October 2011

    This year, Vestas latest offshore product offering – the V164-7.0 MW turbine was awarded by independent judges as the “Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year” in the 2011 Asian Power Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 September 2011. Last year the V112-3.0 MW won the Gold Award in the same category. Dubbed […]

  • German Federal Minister Inaugurates BARD Offshore 1

    26 August 2013

    Today, in the presence of the German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Dr Philipp Rösler, the first complete high-sea wind farm off the North Sea coast, BARD Offshore 1, was officially inaugurated. 80 5-megawatt wind turbines make BARD Offshore 1 the highest performing offshore German wind farm. With an output of 400 megawatts, BARD […]

  • Global Wave & Tidal Event Confirms UK’s Leading Position

    16 September 2015

    The UK is to host the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) for the first time. The event, now in its tenth year, will come to Edinburgh from February 23-25, 2016, and will be designed by an international committee of experts and industry organisations. Previous ICOE events have been held in Spain, Nova Scotia, France, […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan Construction Summary (UK)

    14 February 2011
    R&D, Technology

    In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-build, Seajacks Zaratan, in May 2012, and […]

  • Alpha Ventus OWF Produces First Terawatt-Hour of Power

    21 February 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    This month, German first offshore wind farm alpha ventus surpassed the mark of one terawatt hour of generated power. With 12 wind turbines, alpha ventus has generated the equivalent of one billion kilowatt hours of climate-friendly power for the German transmission grid. This figure is equivalent to the annual consumption of 285,000 households. The operator […]

  • Californian Floating Wind Project Seeks Lease Permit

    13 September 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) and a consortium of private companies have submitted a lease application to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance the development of a floating wind project off Humboldt County in Northern California.

  • SCHRAMM Group Completes Offshore Logistic for Thornton Bank, Belgium

    10 July 2012

    The engineering company NavConsult AWSS GmbH & Co. KG from Brunsbüttel/Germany, completed a comprehensive transport project for offshore wind turbines.   Since the foundation in 2006, the planning, consulting and engineering company NavConsult offers high specialized, individual advices for the maritime industry. The main focus is on the development of tug boats, pontoons and specialized vessels […]

  • UK: Humber’s Renewables Businesses ‘Must Invest in Skills’ to Compete Against Overseas Rivals

    18 April 2012

    BUSINESSES across the Humber are being warned they face losing out to international competition in the renewables industry by not investing in the right skills. Professor David Grant, director of the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, said not as many companies “as we would hope” are ready to make the most of the […]

  • TenneT to Launch First 2 GW Offshore Grid Tenders in March

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    CORRECTION NOTE: The article has been updated to say that the tenders to be launched in March will be for offshore grid connections in the Netherlands. Tenders for 2 GW offshore grids in Germany will follow later. TenneT will launch tenders for at least two new offshore grid connections in the Netherlands in March – […]

  • First Triton Knoll Turbine Parts Arrive at Able Seaton Port

    3 November 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine blades to be installed on the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm have arrived at Able Seaton Port, the project’s construction port in Teesside. This marks the first time that Able Seaton Port is receiving offshore wind turbine components in its history, after a combined multi-million pound investment has helped transform the port […]

  • EDF, ESB, Reventus Partner on 1 GW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project; Confirm Plan to Bid in UK’s Round 5 Leasing

    10 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture company behind the 1 GW Gwynt Glas floating wind project is set to change ownership structure as EDF Renewables UK, which owns Gwynt Glas together with DP Energy, is entering into a partnership with Irish renewable energy developer ESB and UK-headquartered offshore wind investor Reventus Power. DP Energy will remain a development […]

  • First Foundation Stands at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    26 July 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation of the 277 wind turbine foundations has started on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm which is being developed 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, the UK. The campaign to install turbine foundations at what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm has commenced in recent days, with the installation of the […]

  • Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub

    17 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”, will help expand the quayside area by an additional 117 metres […]

  • Masdar Joins BP’s UK Offshore Wind-to-Green Hydrogen Project

    24 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BP to acquire a stake in the company’s proposed green hydrogen project, HyGreen Teeside. Announced in November 2021, HyGreen Teeside is expected to produce 60 megawatt electrical input (MWe) of hydrogen at start-up in 2025, increasing to up to 500 MWe by 2030. Initially, […]

  • UK, Netherlands Hold 1st Offshore Wind Roundtable Discussion

    22 September 2017

    The first Anglo-Dutch Offshore Wind Roundtable Discussion was held on 20 September at the British Ambassador’s Residence in The Hague. The event saw key organisations and major offshore wind players come together to discuss several topics that have a great influence on the installed capacity as well as the project pipeline of future development of offshore wind in both countries. 

  • Borssele 3 and 4 Fully Up and Running

    18 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Blauwwind, the consortium behind the project in the Dutch North Sea, announced during an online Handover to Operations ceremony. The construction of the wind farm, comprising a total of 77 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, was completed on-time, with official commissioning on […]

  • UK: All-Energy Fruitful for South West Marine Energy Park

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The South West’s marine renewable industry was recently showcased at All Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy trade show held in Aberdeen. Twelve members of the South West Marine Energy Park (SWMEP), a partnership made up of local government, academia and industry, exhibited on a SWMEP stand. The delegation included leading Cornwall marine renewable companies, […]

  • AREVA Unveils Extension of its M5000 Product Platform (Germany)

    29 November 2011
    Technology

    AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000’s proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M5000 turbine, which is exclusively designed for offshore conditions, is a unique hybrid drive solution combining best-in-class quality standards and unique offshore services to meet […]

  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Borkum Riffgrund 1, DanTysk, EnBW Baltic 2, Meerwind Süd|Ost & Nordsee Ost

    16 February 2015

    Borkum Riffgrund 1 At the end of October 2014 the first of in total 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines was installed at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. In December Danish CT Offshore completed the installation and burial of the 44 […]