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  • The Netherlands: OWS Acquires Offshore Wind Power Marine Services

    15 March 2012

      Rotterdam based Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) announce the acquisition of one of the best known operators in the offshore wind crew transfer industry; North Wales based Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd. (OWPMS) . OWPMS has been providing crew transfer services since 2003 and has been instrumental in developing many of the safety […]

  • Ørsted, Eversource Greenlight 924 MW Sunrise Wind After Securing US Approval

    27 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm has received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In addition, the project’s developers, Ørsted and Eversource, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on Sunrise Wind and will now advance with onshore construction activities. Located approximately […]

  • SeAH Wind Goes on Recruitment Spree for UK Monopile Factory

    22 January 2024
    Jobs & Recruitment

    South Korea’s SeAH Wind has started its large-scale drive to recruit for positions including welders, platers, roll bending machine operatives, mechanical and electrical technicians, supervisors, and general operatives for its XXL monopile manufacturing facility on Teesworks, the UK. Applications will be accepted via the company’s dedicated recruitment website where individuals can sign up for job […]

  • Danish EA Tenders Horns Rev 3 OWF

    9 December 2013
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish Energy Agency has published the contract notice for the upcoming 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind-farm. The park, which will be able to supply the needs of some 400,000 households, is the first to be constructed as a result of the Energy Agreement of 2012. To enhance the competitiveness for bidding on the […]

  • GMS Orders Osbit Boat Landing System for Hornsea One Jack-Up

    6 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) UK Ltd has selected offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd to deliver a boat landing and access system which will be fitted to a GMS jack-up accommodation vessel destined for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One wind farm.

  • GustoMSC Puts Faith in New Less Wind-Dependent Blade Installation Solution

    23 December 2022
    R&D, Vessels

    “The reality is that the majority of downtime of turbine installation comes from wind speed limits for blade installation…So, we want to come to a solution that is less wind dependent and that’s difficult because blades are made to catch wind”, said Andries Hofman, Product Development Manager at GustoMSC, a NOV company, that is developing […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Build First US Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Facility

    26 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced an agreement for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to establish what will be the first offshore wind turbine blade facility in the United States. According to Siemens Gamesa, this is also the first commitment by a global offshore wind turbine manufacturer in a US-based supply chain. The USD 200 million […]

  • ABB wins order for offshore wind power connection worth around $ 700 million (Germany)

    18 July 2010
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    HVDC Light transmission link will connect three North Sea wind farms to German power grid. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $700 million, from the German transmission grid operator, transpower, to supply an 800-megawatt (MW) power link that will connect more offshore wind farms in the DolWin1cluster, […]

  • Vestas Flagship 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine to Be Installed Near Danish Port

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a firm order from Thyborøn-Harboøre Vindmøllelaug I/S af 2002 for a V236-15.0 MW wind turbine to be installed directly on the waterfront in the Port of Thyborøn in the northwestern part of Denmark. The order comprises one V236-15.0 MW wind turbine and includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the unit. The order […]

  • Scottish Demo to Test Floating Wind Innovations with Government Funding

    25 January 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Demonstrator has been awarded GBP 9.6 million of UK government funding to develop and demonstrate a suite of UK-manufactured innovative floating wind technologies for the first time. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstrator Programme funding provided through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio will help accelerate technologies to support the roll-out […]

  • Deepwater Wind Considering Brooklyn for NYC OW Base

    26 February 2016
    Authorities

    Deepwater Wind, the company behind the first U.S. offshore wind farm, is looking into using South Brooklyn Marine Terminal as a staging area for one of its potential offshore wind projects. In addition, the developer is considering a partnership with two local companies, a freight-transport facility Red Hook Container Terminal and Industry City, an innovation and manufacturing […]

  • MHI Vestas Sets Up Base at BOW Terminal Vlissingen

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and BOW Terminal have signed an agreement that will provide the offshore wind turbine manufacturer with 20 hectares of land at the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.

  • 217 US Groups Urge Offshore Wind Development

    24 July 2012
    Authorities

    Today, 217 environmentalists, conservationists, clean energy advocates, businesses, and local and state officials from up and down the Atlantic Coast are united in calling for bold action to accelerate the development of offshore wind. The coalition released a letter to the Obama Administration to show strong support for progress made to date and to urge continued […]

  • Repsol and Ørsted to Jointly Develop Floating Wind Projects Offshore Spain

    5 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    Madrid-based multi-energy company Repsol and Ørsted have signed an agreement to identify and, where appropriate, jointly develop floating offshore wind projects in Spain. According to Repsol, both companies have the ambition to together become a leading developer in Spanish floating offshore wind by combining their strengths. The alliance will combine Repsol’s experience as a global […]

  • Offshore Wind China 2012 Opens Today

    30 May 2012

    The Offshore Wind China 2012 Conference and Exhibition, Asia’s largest and the world’s second largest wind power event, will take place in Shanghai between 30 May and 1 June 2012, with the aim of promoting offshore wind power development not only locally in the Shanghai area but also worldwide. The exhibition session will take place […]

  • Subsea Cables Account for Over 50 Pct of Total Claims Spend in Offshore Wind – GCube Insurance

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Combined market losses in offshore wind grew from GBP 124 million (around EUR 145 million) in 2010-2015 to GBP 500 million (around EUR 585 million) by 2020, with the average insurance claim nearly doubling from GBP 1.67 million (around EUR 2 million) to GBP 3.08 million (around EUR 3.6 million) in the same period, according […]

  • Shared Knowledge Could Enhance Offshore Wind Industry for Germany, UK

    7 August 2012
    Training & Education

    As the UK prepares for the future development of larger wind farms in deeper waters, as part of Round Three leasing, the techniques and experience that has been perfected will now need to be adapted to cope with the harsher conditions of working further offshore. The German renewables market has vast experience of this type […]

  • UK: International Manufacturers Seek Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    17 July 2012

    Figures will soon become facts for the East of England energy sector as international manufacturers start searching for suppliers to service the UK’s multi-billion pound offshore windpower business. Areva and Dong Energy were among major companies at the EEEGR2012 flagship conference at Trinity Park, Ipswich, urging local supply chain members to stake their claim and […]

  • 3sun Shortlisted in British Renewable Energy Awards 2013

    15 April 2013

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, has been shortlisted for two categories in the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013. 3sun Group has been shortlisted in the Innovation category, in recognition of their ground-breaking electronic 3D visually based inspection system for managing legislative compliance, safety critical plant and equipment […]

  • Damen Fits New Feet to MPI Resolution

    10 April 2014
    Technology

    Damen ARNO Dunkerque, part of the Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Group, has given a new set of ‘feet’ to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel, the 2003-built MPI Resolution. The yard has carried out upgrades on the feet or ‘spudcans’ of all the jack-up vessel’s six legs to give them […]

  • UK: Cable Crossings Pose Threat to Navigational Safety

    1 June 2012

    Last month RYA reported on the rock placements or rock berms that were put in place to protect the export cables from the Kentish Flats and London Array wind farms at the point at which they cross. Throughout UK waters cable crossings are becoming more likely, and already more frequent, as offshore energy installations continue […]

  • IT Power Appoints Abbie Badcock as New Marketing and Business Development Manager (UK)

    1 August 2011
    R&D

      IT Power announces the appointment of its new marketing and business development manager. Abbie Badcock, based in London, will be in charge of the marketing and business development strategy and implementation for this leading international renewable energy consultancy. IT Power’s Joint Managing Director, Anthony Derrick stated, “IT Power is excited to have Abbie join […]

  • Competition Heats Up Offshore Finland as Wind Developers Show Increasing Interest

    21 January 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Finnish government has granted a research permit to wpd Finland Oy for an offshore wind area west of Jakobstad in Finland’s exclusive economic zone. wpd Finland Oy was granted the permit on 20 January. The week prior, OX2 Finland Oy received permits for two projects in the research areas west of Hailuoto and Jakobstad. […]

  • Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

    17 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. Saipem 7000 arrived this month at the Dogger Bank […]

  • GWEC: Offshore Wind Preparing for New Era of Dramatic Growth

    1 July 2022
    Industry

    Offshore wind had its best year ever last year with 21.1 GW of new installations bringing global capacity to 56 GW, with China contributing 80 per cent of new offshore installations in 2021, leading offshore wind for the fourth year in a row. This is according to the latest Global Offshore Wind Report launched by the Global […]

  • Spain: ACCIONA Installed Energy Capacity Up by 8.8 pct

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    ACCIONA Group ended 1Q 2012 with EBITDA of 328 million euro, 6.5% up on same period of last year’s figure. Net attributable profit was down 49%, to 29 million euro, mainly as a result of ACCIONA Energy. Revenues saw a 9.5% rise, coming to 1,591 million euro. The rise in Group’s EBITDA stemmed mainly from […]