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  • UK: Dogger Bank Consultation Events Start on Friday

    19 November 2013

    The public consultation events being held as part of Forewind’s consultation on the proposed 2.4GW Dogger Bank Teesside A & B development will start this Friday (November 22). The project will comprise two up to 1.2GW offshore wind farms which will connect via underground cables into the national grid at the existing Lackenby substation, near […]

  • Canary Islands Aim for 300MW of Offshore Wind by 2025

    9 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Canary Islands, Spain, are targeting 300MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2025 as part of an objective to have 45% of renewable energy in their energy mix by that time. 

  • HUMBERSIDE DEVELOPMENT: Renewable energy revitalises the Humber

    22 June 2015

    To quote the British Government: “Enterprise Zones create jobs and boost businesses…. They are great places to do business for both new and expanding firms, benefiting from government backing.” The largest Enterprise Zone in the UK is on the Humber Estuary – both sides, North and South of the River Humber. The zone includes the […]

  • Vineyard Wind Places Two Bids in Massachusetts Offshore Wind Call

    20 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has submitted two proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy projects in Massachusetts, offering options of approximately 800 MW and 1,200 MW. The developer’s proposals, named Commonwealth Wind, include the development of an offshore wind project in an area just south of the Vineyard Wind 1 and […]

  • Ventyr Taps Norconsult for Sørlige Nordsjø II Onshore Grid Design

    11 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Ventyr Energy (Ventyr Energi), a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has selected Norconsult to carry out the design and planning of the onshore grid infrastructure for the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. Just over a year after Ventyr secured the rights to develop Norway’s first large-scale […]

  • MSPAR Floating Wind Foundation Gets DNV Nod

    16 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The MSPAR floating offshore wind turbine foundation, developed by South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) and Netherlands-based Monobase Wind, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. The MSPAR foundation, a hybrid of semi-submersible and SPAR foundation design, is engineered for full assembly at the quayside. This foundation is capable of supporting 15-25 MW […]

  • GMB Welcomes DeltaStream, First Tidal Full Scale Tidal Energy Generator In Wales

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    GMB, the UK union for engineering construction and energy workers, commented on the unveiling of the first full-scale tidal energy generator in Ramsey Sound, off St Davids Head, Pembrokeshire in Wales.  Phil Whitehurst, GMB National Officer for Engineering Construction, said: “This project is a very welcome boost for the Welsh economy. It opens up a way […]

  • Skåne County Greenlights OX2 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Skåne has awarded the Triton offshore wind farm permission to be built in accordance with a regulation concerning Sweden’s exclusive economic zone. The wind farms’ developers, OX2 and Ingka Investments, welcomed the decision, and if the government gives final approval, the construction of the project could start in 2027. Last year, […]

  • Second Beatrice OTM Topside Falling Into Place

    8 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the second Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM2) is currently being installed on the Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said in the latest Notice of Operations.

  • TotalEnergies, Corio Award FEED Contract for Floating Wind Project Offshore South Korea

    5 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium between DORIS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies for its Ulsan Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The FEED contract covers the full integrated scope of activities related to the floating units, including the design, procurement […]

  • DONG Energy to Test Two Siemens 6 MW Turbines in UK

    17 April 2012
    Technology

    DONG Energy has received full consent to test two next generation offshore wind turbines at their Gunfleet Sands site in South East England. It is the first time that the Siemens 6 MW turbine will be tested offshore and DONG Energy’s first demonstration project in the UK. The two Siemens 6 MW machines will be […]

  • Mammoet-Giant Joint Venture Joins Greater Changhua Foundation Ops

    30 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture of Mammoet and Giant Heavy Machinery Services has started working with Sing Da Marine Structure Corporation (SDMS) on the locally-produced jacket foundations for the Greater Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan. The joint venture will be performing the assembly, transportation and load-out of the jackets, each weighing approximately 1,200t. The PTC200-DS Ring […]

  • MRE Pounces on CTV Duo

    8 April 2019

    Portland-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd. has purchased two crew transfer vessels (CTVs), the MPI Cervantes and MPI Cardenio, from Offshore Support Vessels BV for an undisclosed sum. Designed and built by South Boats in 2011 / 2012, the 17-metre vessels will be transported from Teesside to Portland in the coming two weeks, where they will be fully […]

  • DONG and Siemens Send Maintenance Crew to Gunfleet Sands

    1 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Siemens have deployed a maintenance team to exchange gearboxes and main bearings on two of the turbines at the 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the Essex coast. The maintenance work is being carried out using Ziton’s jack-up vessel Wind Pioneer, DONG confirmed to Offshore WIND. The Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm consists of […]

  • Cape Wind’s Cable Work Awarded to Prysmian and Caldwell Marine

    14 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Cables and Systems USA has been awarded the contract for the eventual supply of the inter-array and export power cables for the Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm, while Caldwell Marine International has been awarded the contract for the installation of the project’s underwater cables. The onshore transmission cables would be manufactured by Prysmian at […]

  • Siemens Restructures Its Business

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Starting October 1, 2014, Siemens’ activities will be organized into nine Divisions. The Wind Power and Renewables Division will serve, among other things, the rapidly growing field of onshore and offshore wind power generation.  As part of its realignment, Siemens AG has also named its future management team. The Supervisory Board of Siemens AG has appointed […]

  • Dutch Ministers Choose Three Offshore Wind Sites

    29 September 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    On September 26, the Dutch government has announced that it had chosen three areas at sea where wind farms can be developed in the coming years. The government identified offshore wind areas off Borssele and off the coasts of South Holland and North Holland.  In an effort to find a cheaper solution that will also have a minimized visual impact, […]

  • U.S. Virgin Islands Could Soon See 10.5 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2013
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Virgin Islands Public Services Commission approved recognition of offshore wind developer Ocean Offshore Energy, LLC as a public utility on Thursday, June 27, Virgin Islands Daily News reports. This decision has opened the way for the development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of St. Thomas, for which the company had […]

  • LS Cable & System Subsidiaries to Focus on Offshore Wind

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Vessels

    South Korean subsea cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has decided to expand its offshore wind business with plans to maximise the synergistic effect of cooperating with its subsidiaries to deliver solutions to the offshore wind industry. Starting on 24 March with its subsidiary LS Materials, four LS Cable & System subsidiaries plan to reflect […]

  • CS Wind UK Paints First Offshore Wind Tower Section

    21 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The first offshore wind tower section has left the paint shop at CS Wind UK’s facilities in Machrihanish, Scotland.

  • OX2, Ingka Investments Move to Build Energy Hub Offshore Sweden

    16 January 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to build the Neptunus offshore energy hub off the coast of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden. The Neptunus offshore energy hub is planned to comprise up to 207 wind turbines with a maximum height of 420 metres […]

  • Grimsby Renewables Partnership Launched

    31 July 2015

    Earlier this week Grimsby Renewables Partnership was officially launched with an aim to connect offshore wind farm operators with local businesses. This will help the local economy while reducing the cost of green energy, writes Grimsby Telegraph. More than 200 people gathered at Grimsby Town Hall to for the launching ceremony of a vital support […]

  • CS Wind UK Completes First Offshore Wind Tower

    14 September 2017

    Wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK has completed the first offshore wind tower at its fabrication plant in Machrihanish, Scotland.

  • CS Wind Offshore to Make Job Cuts in Odense

    23 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Denmark-based CS Wind Offshore has announced it is contemplating the layoff of approximately 220 employees at its Odense Port facility due to recent offshore wind project cancellations and market challenges. According to the company, several offshore wind projects are being either postponed or cancelled due to political interventions and unfavourable terms of business cases, which […]

  • Largest UK Offshore Wind Tower Factory Gathering Construction Team

    21 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Metec Group (Metec), a South Tyneside manufacturing company, has been awarded a six-figure offshore contract to supply and install a 30-year cathodic protection system for what’s set to be “the largest offshore wind tower factory in the UK”. The company will produce around 400 sacrificial anodes for the development of the new quay in Cromarty […]

  • NKT Secures Cable Agreement for Major Wind Farms Offshore Sweden

    30 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have entered into a conditional agreement with NKT for the delivery and installation of export power cables for two wind farm projects offshore Sweden. Under the agreement, NKT’s facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, will deliver the cables for the recently awarded Galene project. The agreement also covers the Triton offshore wind farm. […]