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  • Britain’s Renewables Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels

    6 November 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection

    Britain’s total capacity available from renewables has overtaken fossil fuels for the first time, according to the latest Drax Electric Insights report.

  • US Town Appeals BOEM Approval of SouthCoast Wind Project

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The town and county of Nantucket, Massachusetts, have filed an appeal in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) over its approval of the 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project. Nantucket alleges that BOEM violated the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the […]

  • Highlights of the Month – March 2020

    2 April 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of March 2020. Siemens Gamesa 11MW Turbine Prototype Goes Full Tilt Siemens Gamesa’s prototype SG 11.0-193 DD Flex wind turbine has produced 11MW of power, the turbine maker said. ABB Tech for Japanese Wind Turbine Installation Vessel ABB has won a contract to […]

  • Three Firms Nominated for Windalliance Technology Award in Husum, Germany

    5 September 2012
    Technology

    An independent jury has nominated HOCHTIEF Solutions, Kenersys Europe and SkyWind for the international Windalliance Technology Award. The award ceremony will take place at the leading international trade fair HUSUM WindEnergy on 19 September in Husum. In addition to the innovative character of the products and solutions submitted, the selection criteria of the four-person jury […]

  • K2 Management Bags New Deutsche Bucht Contract

    29 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power has awarded K2 Management with a lump sum service agreement involving full scope construction management on the 252MW Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. 

  • Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significance, offshoreWIND.biz is bringing […]

  • Norway, Poland Strengthen Offshore Wind Collaboration

    12 October 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Norwegian Offshore Wind has strengthened its collaborative efforts in the Polish market by signing two agreements (MoU) in Gdansk. The first memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Norwegian Offshore Wind and the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW). According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this MoU will play an important role in building closer […]

  • Lithuanian Port Set for EUR 27 Million Offshore Wind Upgrade

    6 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Klaipeda State Seaport Authority and Klaipeda Sea Cargo Company (Klasco) have signed an investment agreement to develop the infrastructure at the Port of Klaipeda required to support the construction of the country’s planned 700 MW offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, the Port Authority will provide the infrastructure on the Smelte peninsula to enable the […]

  • Siem Offshore Q1 Profit Dips into Red

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian offshore and subsea shipping specialist, Siem Offshore, has released first quarter results showing operating revenues at USD 126 million, an increase of 33,5 per cent year on year. However, the company reported a net loss of USD 25.6 million compared to net profit of USD 17.9 million the same period last year mostly […]

  • GE Goes Into Haliade-X 12 MW Details (Infographics)

    10 May 2018
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has revealed additional details on the size and power of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine.

  • EDF and WPD Join Forces for French Second Offshore Wind Round

    30 May 2013

    EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore, two key players in European offshore wind energy, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement. The agreement formalizes both groups’ decision to combine their expertise in the French government’s second call for tenders, with a view to continuing the development of offshore wind energy in France and pursuing […]

  • Fred. Olsen 1848’s Floating Wind Foundation Gets DNV Basic Design Certificate

    31 October 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain

    A floating wind foundation developed by Fred. Olsen 1848 has secured DNV Basic Design Certification after completing its basic design phase in accordance with DNV’s recently updated certification scheme for floating wind, DNV-SE-0422. According to the company, the foundation, dubbed BRUNEL, is one of the few foundation designs in the industry to have received DNV […]

  • WIN WIN Concept Prototype-Ready

    9 May 2019
    R&D, Technology

    The WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection) project is now ready for prototype development after two joint industry projects have shown the concept to be both cost-efficient and technically feasible, the project leader DNV GL said.    The WIN WIN concept includes a floating wind turbine, which supplies power to a typical water injection process that […]

  • Japan: Cabinet Greenlights More Room for Offshore Wind

    15 March 2018
    Authorities

    On 9 March, the Cabinet of Japan decided on a bill to establish basic rules for development of offshore wind power in the general common sea area, and will now submit the draft legislation to the National Diet. 

  • ABL Secures Work on Metsähallitus and Vattenfall Finnish Offshore Wind Farm

    8 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    ABL has been awarded a contract to provide a shipping study to identify and evaluate navigational risks associated with the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland, being developed by Vattenfall and Metsähallitus. ABL’s scope of work includes a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including quantitative risk modelling, stakeholder engagement, and recommendations for risk mitigation measures. The […]

  • Atlantis Closes GBP 51 Mln MeyGen Funding

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen Limited (“MeyGen”), announced that all conditions were satisfied under the terms of the funding package announced on 21 August 2014 to enable the drawdown of funding for the project. Financing to fully fund Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has now been fully committed and […]

  • BOEM Puts Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area Up for Grabs

    15 August 2016
    Authorities

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed a lease sale for 122,405-acre Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area (WEA) off North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing.  The Kitty Hawk WEA begins about 24 nautical miles from shore and extends about 25.7 nautical miles in a general southeast direction. It contains 21.5 Outer Continental Shelf blocks. […]

  • RTE Wins Work on Danish Bornholm Energy Island

    5 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    RTE international (RTEi) has been entrusted with the modelling and simulation requirements and the specifications to de-risk the multi-vendor multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) functionalities for the Bornholm Energy Island (BEI) project in Denmark. Planned by the Danish and the German TSOs, Energinet and 50Hertz, BEI will be set up in the Baltic Sea by […]

  • ABB Shows Strong Q2 Results

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    ABB reported strong order growth, stable revenues and a significant increase in cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014. The lower operational EBITDA margin mainly reflects ongoing project-related challenges in the Power Systems (PS) division. Orders of $10.6 billion were 14 percent higher (13 percent on a like-for-like basis) compared with the same […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    17 April 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of 69 wind turbines has been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. The offshore wind farm, located some 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands, is developed by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco. The wind […]

  • UK: MeyGen Enters £10 Million Competition

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    MeyGen is today announcing its entry into the Saltire Prize and welcomes the opportunity to challenge for this significant accolade. Meygen’s entry coincides with the launch of the Saltire Prize Grand Challenge Period, which is being formally announced today in Orkney by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The MeyGen project is the largest tidal energy […]

  • Fugro Nabs BalWin Survey Contract

    19 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has selected Fugro Germany Land GmbH to carry out geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations at the BalWin1, BalWin2, and BalWin3 offshore platform locations in the German North Sea. The contract covers the execution of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations in order to obtain subsoil information in accordance with the BSH Standards […]

  • Report: UK Offshore Wind Could Grow Five-Fold by 2030s

    18 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The UK could see a five-fold increase in its installed offshore wind capacity by the 2030s, with the industry maturing to the zero-subsidy level by mid-2020s, a new study by Aurora Energy Research shows.

  • DEME Counts to 2200

    23 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    The first turbines, with a capacity of 1.5MW, were installed in 2000 at the 10.5MW Utgrunden offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in Sweden.

  • Pelamis Features Live Farr Point Wave Measurements

    3 July 2014

    Live wave measurements captured off the north coast of Scotland are now accessible to public via the Pelamis Wave Power website. Pelamis Wave Power manages the development of commercial scale wave power projects around Scotland, in parallel with other Pelamis wave farms being developed directly by customers and joint venture partners. These projects will demonstrate […]

  • Borssele III & IV Moving to Construction Phase

    29 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Blauwwind consortium has achieved financial close on the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms in the Netherlands, moving the project to the construction phase, with the main offshore works due to start in the fourth quarter of 2019.