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  • Norstec Shows Industry’s Will to Maximise North Sea Offshore Wind Opportunities

    4 October 2012

    TAG Energy Solutions believes the formation of norstec demonstrates the will of government and the industry to maximise the offshore wind opportunities, which exist in the North Sea. As one of the founder members of norstec, which was officially launched on 4 October at the Tate Modern in London, by the Secretary of State for […]

  • European Firms Launch Eleanore Project

    3 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Eleanore project launched: 3E, Alstom Grid, CG, CMI, DEME Blue Energy, Eurogrid International and SAG bring their engagement to foster the development of future offshore grids in Europe one step further 3E, Alstom Grid, CG, CMI, DEME Blue Energy, Eurogrid International (a holding company owned by Transmission System Operator Elia and infrastructure funds specialist IFM), […]

  • Offshore Construction Begins on RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    4 September 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started on RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea off the northeast coast of the UK. The offshore works are kicking off with the laying of the first section of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cable which will be done by Prysmian’s Leonardo […]

  • Marubeni Opens First Office in Scotland in Pursuit of Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen

    25 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Marubeni Corporation, a Japan-based company operating globally, took a step forward in supporting Scotland in achieving net zero through the development of offshore wind farms and green hydrogen projects by opening its first office in the country. The premises are situated in Glasgow, where the corporation and its partners aim to establish a Green Energy […]

  • North Star Makes Grand Entrance into Offshore Wind with Dogger Bank

    17 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based company North Star Renewables has won the tender for the delivery of three service operation vessels (SOVs) for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank project, which is set to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Under a contract worth approximately GBP 270 million (around EUR 316 million), the Scottish company is responsible for the […]

  • FSP Moves into Offshore Wind Industry

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fabweld Steel Products (FSP) is making moves to capitalise on the lucrative offshore wind sector, believed to be worth up to £15 billion in the UK alone. Best known for its innovative access covers for road, rail and major infrastructure projects, FSP has already this year made moves in to the biomass sector and now, […]

  • UK: Installation on Track for 15 MW Wind Turbine Test Rig

    1 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Installation is on track for 15 megawatt wind turbine test rig. Open-access facility should encourage investment in step-up offshore wind turbine technologies sooner. Inside a new 3000 square metre hall, operations are underway to build one of the world’s largest facilities for the accelerated life testing of offshore wind turbines. Due to its scale the […]

  • Denmark: All Turbines at Anholt OWF Now Operational

    20 June 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Turbine number 111 at the Anholt offshore wind farm has just been connected to the grid and transmitted its first CO2-free kilowatt hour of power into the Danish mainland electricity grid. This means that the whole of the Anholt offshore wind farm is now operational. The first turbine at Anholt was installed on Monday 3 […]

  • Playing Catch-Up Leads Germany to OW Turbine Installation Record

    18 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Germany connected 546 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2,282.4 megawatts to the grid in 2015, a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon as it was based on ”the catch-up effects of grid connections,” the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) said in a release. Further 41 wind turbines with 246 megawatts […]

  • Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone

    5 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government has invited the public to comment on the notice for the […]

  • DNV GL: Floating Wind in Need of Comprehensive Industry Standards

    1 December 2020
    R&D

    Floating wind will account for 2 per cent of the world’s power supply by 2050 and its cost will drop some 70 per cent by that time. Still, a more comprehensive industry standards and risk management are required for the technology to scale, according to a new report from DNV GL. The report discusses how […]

  • Vestas Opens Office in Berlin (Germany)

    23 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Vestas is pleased to officially announce the opening of its office in Berlin, which will allow Vestas to better serve its customers in Eastern Germany and to better participate in important national debates about wind energy policy in Europe’s largest wind energy market. The office opening was celebrated by Vestas’ customers, key political representatives and […]

  • Shell & Eneco Order Ballard Fuel Cell System for Hollandse Kust Noord Hydrogen Energy Storage

    23 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco and the developer of the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind project in the Netherlands, has ordered a fuel cell system from Canadian company Ballard Power Systems to integrate it into the offshore wind farm, which will use water electrolysis to convert wind power into green hydrogen […]

  • Pioneering Spirit Installs HKZ Alpha Topside – Gallery

    28 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha (HKZ Alpha) offshore substation has been installed on its jacket foundation in the Dutch North Sea, some 20 kilometres off the coast of The Hague. HKZ Alpha is one of the two 700 MW offshore substations that TenneT ordered at Petrofac and that will connect the 1.5 […]

  • Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Hits Major Construction Milestones

    21 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s 1,386 MW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, soon to be the world’s largest, has reached several significant construction milestones, with more to come in the coming days. All of the wind farm’s turbine foundations have now been installed, as well as the project’s offshore substation at the North Sea site 89 kilometres off the […]

  • UK’s Wind and Marine Energy Sector to Create 88,000 Jobs by 2021

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    RenewableUK and Energy & Utility Skills have published a new report demonstrating the employment potential of the UK’s wind and marine energy sector by 2021. The study, “Working for a Green Britain Vol 2”, outlines three possible market development scenarios (high growth, medium and low) in the wind, wave and tidal energy industries – if […]

  • 1 Pct of Global Offshore Wind Investments Could Restore Millions of Square Kilometres of Marine Ecosystems, Study Finds

    8 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Allocating just 1 per cent of the global offshore wind investments from now until 2050, which are projected to be USD 6 trillion (approximately EUR 5.1 trillion), to marine conservation and restoration could restore millions of square kilometres of marine ecosystems, a new international study has found. The scientists who conducted the study have urged […]

  • ‘Tidal Array in a Day’ Seminar to be Held at RenewableUK 2011

    7 October 2011

      Following their highly successful seminar with RenewableUK at All Energy 2011 titled “The Tidal Installation Challenge” SMT has assembled a team of renewable energy installation specialists to present a systems level view of tidal array deployment. Industry invited to join major initiative to help enable Tidal Energy to become a commercial reality. The first […]

  • RenewableUK: DECC’s Statistics Prove the Case for Wind Power

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK says new statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change prove the case for wind power. The figures show that 19.4% of all the UK’s electricity mix in the first quarter of this year was generated from renewable energy sources, compared to 12.4% for the same period in the previous year. […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Part of Danish Touristic Offer

    17 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fear that tourists will opt out of Søndervig region on the Danish west coast due to the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms has got holiday home owners in the area to turn against the upcoming offshore wind projects, according to the Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA). At the other end of the country, […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft Target Floating Wind Offshore Norway

    5 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Aker Offshore Wind, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft have signed a collaboration agreement to bid for, develop, construct, and operate a floating offshore wind farm and associated infrastructure for the Utsira Nord license area in Norway. The equal partnership will submit an application to the Norwegian authorities for the development of a commercial-scale floating offshore wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2018

    1 February 2018

    Taiwan to Sign 5.5GW of Contracts with Offshore Wind Developers by July Nine developers looking to build offshore wind farms in Taiwan have qualified for offshore environmental permits. These developers, offering 10.5GW of offshore wind capacity in total, will now compete for 5.5GW of offshore wind contracts, 3.5GW to be selected for the feed-in-tariff (FIT) […]

  • Stanislav Yudin Installs 80 Gwynt y Mor Foundations in Record Time (UK)

    30 October 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel, Stanislav Yudin, has successfully completed a record run of foundation installation works at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The vessel, operating over eight miles off the North Wales coast, installed 80 monopiles and 32 transition pieces in 77 days, ensuring all 160 wind turbine locations have a foundation in place.The […]

  • Jan De Nul Orders Super-Sized Floating Installation Vessel

    26 November 2019
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul has ordered a second mega offshore installation vessel, Les Alizés, from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. The new order comes six months after Jan De Nul ordered its first installation crane vessel targeting the largest wind turbines and foundations, the Voltaire. Together with the Voltaire, this new vessel will be capable […]

  • New York Bight Lease Sale Ends with USD 4.37 Billion Secured for US Treasury

    25 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the country’s biggest offshore wind auction after three days and 64 rounds, and the six offered lease sites gathering a total of USD 4.37 billion that will go to the US Treasury. The largest and most expensive site, which could accommodate a minimum of 1,387 […]

  • Purus Wind Orders Eight-Strong Offshore Wind Vessel Fleet at Damen

    27 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards and offshore wind services provider, Purus Wind, have signed a contract for the construction and delivery of eight new vessels. Purus Wind ordered four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid vessels, three Damen FCS 3210 Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), and one 90-metre Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The FCS 3210s and […]