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  • Windcat Workboats Changing Hands

    18 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    SEACOR Marine has entered into an agreement with Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Windcat Workboats and its crew transfer vessel (CTV) business. As consideration for the sale, at the closing of the transaction, CMB will pay SEACOR Marine GBP 32.8 million, and assume the circa GBP 20.4 million of debt outstanding […]

  • UK Needs Supply Chain to Reap Benefits of Wind Energy

    15 June 2011

    The UK needs to create a supply chain in order to reap the economic benefits of the wind energy revolution, according to a report published today. Making green growth real: UK offshore wind supply chain outlines the conclusions of a meeting of the offshore wind industry convened by the Royal Academy of Engineering and OrbisEnergy, […]

  • Drydocks World Chairman, German Economics and Technology Minister Discuss Offshore Wind

    5 September 2012
    Authorities

    Mr. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, met Dr. Philip Roessler, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, in Hamburg on the sidelines of SMM. The meeting was attended by Mr. Olaf Scholz, Mayor and President of the Senate of the City of Hamburg, Mr. Bernd Aovdrhid, President and CEO of Hamburg […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Upgrades Flagship Offshore Wind Turbine, Gets Preferred Supplier Status for 3.6 GW Norfolk Projects

    8 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Vattenfall has named Siemens Gamesa the Preferred Supplier of wind turbines for the 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas and the 1.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard wind farms offshore Norfolk, UK. The agreement includes the potential deployment of the new SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines and a multi-year Service agreement. The agreement is subject to the UK […]

  • FOUNDATIONS: Integrated foundation monitoring

    5 January 2015

    An important tool for reducing risks and costs in offshore wind is integrated, intelligent monitoring of the foundation structures. If well implemented an integrated monitoring approach will continuously track the ‘state of health’ of a foundation and identify in a very early stage the onset of structural problems. This allows early, low cost repairs, optimal […]

  • Future UK Electricity System Could Handle 150 GW of Offshore Wind, Study Says

    14 October 2021
    R&D

    A new analysis by Energy Systems Catapult has found the future UK electricity system could handle up to 150 GW of offshore wind, as long as essential technical integration and market reforms were delivered. Energy Systems Catapult was commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) consider the impact of very high levels of offshore […]

  • Robotic Solution for Floating Wind Farm Inspection Tested at WindFloat Atlantic

    31 July 2024
    Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the University of Limerick (UL) have developed a robotic solution for inspecting floating offshore wind farms, that was tested at Ocean Winds’ WindFloat Atlantic project in Viana do Castelo, Norte, Portugal. With the aim of advancing the maintenance of floating structures, the UL researchers tested a remotely operated vehicle at WindFloat Atlantic, the […]

  • Construction Starts on Ørsted’s First Green Hydrogen Project

    17 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has started construction of the 2 MW H2RES offshore wind-to-hydrogen project in Denmark, for which the company reached a final investment decision (FID) in January. With a groundbreaking ceremony held on 17 May and led by Dan Jørgensen, the Danish minister for Climate, Energy & Utilities, Ørsted marked the onsite start of construction of […]

  • USA: Rhode Island, Massachusetts Wind Energy Area Take Key Steps Forward

    3 July 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to developing the nation’s vast renewable energy resources, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced yesterday that two major wind energy initiatives have completed important environmental reviews, clearing the way for public comment and final review. Onshore, Salazar announced the release of final environmental impact statements for […]

  • RWE and Valorem to Jointly Bid in French Offshore Wind Tender

    31 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    RWE and Valorem have signed a partnership agreement to jointly respond to the call for tenders for the offshore wind project off the island of Oléron (AO7), France. As part of this call for tenders, a landed offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of about 1,000 MW will be deployed about forty kilometers from […]

  • Three East Anglian SMEs Win Offshore Energy Cash

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Grant scheme Supply Chain Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) has named the first three East Anglian SMEs to bag funding. North-Norfolk based offshore wind farm specialist Tidal Transit will pocket £48,000 from the grant programme to back the development of the latest addition to its fleet. The vessel is being developed in collaboration with […]

  • Jumbo to Equip Its Heavy-Lift Vessels with Huisman’s DDS System

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Jumbo Shipping has recently decided to award Huisman a contract for the design and construction of the 2nd Deepwater Deployment System (DDS). This system will be integrated on Jumbo’s DP2 heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Javelin, which is now carrying out the installation of wind turbine transition pieces at the Butendiek offshore wind farm. The integration of the the DDS system […]

  • Germany: E.ON’s 2011 Earning Down

    4 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    E.ON released financial result for 2011. “Despite a difficult business environment, we have made very good progress in implementing our strategy and reorganizing our company. We moved resolutely forward on our consolidation course; the worst adverse effects are behind us. E.ON 2.0, our efficiency-enhancement program, is making good. The earnings growth at our renewables business […]

  • Subsea operations – An overview

    13 February 2013

    Any activity underwater and on or under the seabed in the various offshore energy sectors can usually be prefixed by the word “subsea”. Subsea activities began in earnest in the 30’s and 40’s of the last century with the first offshore oil wells. It was, however, the Victorian engineers laying communication cables across the seas and building ports to […]

  • Innogy Sets 2018 Spending Budget at EUR 3 Billion

    13 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Innogy’s Executive Board has approved a capital expenditure budget of over EUR 3 billion for fiscal 2018, more than 25% above the figure expected for 2017.

  • O’Malley Joins Students in Support of Offshore Wind Energy

    23 February 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joined students from across the state of Maryland in front of the State House at noon yesterday to show support for the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 (HB 441/SB 237). Holding banners and signs asserting their support for clean energy, more than one hundred young people from an unprecedented […]

  • Scotland: Energy Minister Welcomes Audit Scotland Findings

    12 September 2013
    Authorities

    Commenting on today’s Audit Scotland report Fergus Ewing said:  “Today, I welcome the findings of this report which shows that strong and strategic leadership from this government within the renewable sector is key to the successes to date.  “No government since devolution has embarked on such an ambitious programme of investment to transform our renewable […]

  • Berlin Hosts Wind Energy Dialogue

    26 October 2015

    On October 15, the 10th Wind Energy and Development Dialogue (Windenergie- und Entwicklungsdialogs; WEED) was held in Berlin. The anniversary event was opened by Ursula Borak, sub-division head at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and by GWEC President Dr. Klaus Rave. The event counted more than 100 participants from ten partner countries and […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Building on a Track Record (MHI Vestas)

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    While offshore wind developers are expecting turbines of 13-15MW capacity to be rolled out over the next few years (by 2024), MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched its 9.5MW turbine and brought the market only 0.5MW (500kW) away from the two-figure-megawatt point.

  • Swire Blue Ocean to Handle Siemens Gamesa Giants on Hollandse Kust Zuid

    14 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted Swire Blue Ocean for the installation of the Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. Using the wind farm installation vessel Pacific Osprey, Swire Blue Ocean will transport the various turbine components from the pre-assembly site on the Dutch coast to the wind […]

  • McDermott, Van Oord Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    The AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project has informed that another ten members have joined the German initiative since the beginning of May, this time also including companies outside Europe. Japanese utility J-Power (Electric Power Development) and the Japanese-Swiss joint venture Hitachi ABB Power are the new members of the AquaVentus consortium, as is the US offshore […]

  • UK: SSE and University of Highlands and Islands Sign Partnership Agreement

    9 November 2012
    Training & Education

    SSE and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to collaborate and work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the Highlands and Islands. Speaking at the University’s Research and Development conference Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE […]

  • Fugro and Enviros Mapping Out Wind Areas Offshore Norway

    10 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros to map the shallowest strata under the seabed with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map Utsira […]

  • Oleg Strashnov to Install Foundations at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    5 May 2011
    Technology

      A new vessel will be visible off the North Norfolk coast over the coming weeks as further work continues on the installation of the foundations for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The ‘Oleg Strashnov’ is a state-of-the-art crane vessel designed for heavy lifting operations, and its key features include a 5000-mt fully revolving […]

  • South Yorkshire Businesses to Enter Renewable Energy Supply Chain

    27 June 2012

    BUSINESSES in South Yorkshire are being offered help to enter the renewable energy industry’s vast supply chain. The region and its companies – many of which are leaders in engineering and research fields – are ideally placed to take advantage of new green opportunities. But industry experts say the area’s businesses risk losing out, including […]

  • Ørsted Partners with European Steel Producer

    25 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted and Germany-based steel producer Salzgitter AG have entered into a strategic partnership which will see the two companies working on establishing closed value chains in their business relationships, revolving around offshore wind and steel production. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), defining their joint approach which, in addition to the supply […]