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  • Pentland Firth Could Power Half of Scotland

    10 July 2013

    Tidal turbines stretched across Pentland Firth, which separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Scotland, could generate up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of power – equivalent to almost half of Scotland’s electricity needs. A new study, led by Oxford University researchers, provides the first reliable estimate of the maximum energy that could be generated from Pentland […]

  • Latest Offshore Wind Investment Puts City of Hull on the Map

    27 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Hull City Council has welcomed the announcement by Siemens Board confirming their intention to develop wind turbine production and installation facilities at at two locations – the Green Port Hull in Alexandra Dock and a rotor blade manufacturing facility located at Paull, to the east of Saltend. Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Brady, said: […]

  • Norway Speeds Up Offshore Wind Award Procedures

    11 June 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy put out several proposals for public consultation regarding the development of offshore wind in Norway on Friday, 11 June. The Norwegian government will start a process for awarding interested operators allocated areas as soon as possible, thus allowing them to apply for concessions for offshore wind projects within the […]

  • Denmark: Total Global Wind Power Capacity To Reach Just Under 500GW by End of 2016

    17 April 2012
    R&D

    The global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen. By the end of 2016, total global wind power capacity will be just […]

  • Gamesa to Launch Major Turbine Components Reconditioning Services Business for Europe

    13 April 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has chosen the EWEA 2012 sector conference scheduled for 16-19 April in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the venue for the European launch of its major turbine components (gearbox, generator and blade) reconditioning services business. This new service, which the company already provides to Spain’s leading utilities and IPP’s, […]

  • Ground Breaks for Sofia, Dogger Bank C

    8 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1.4 GW Sofia and the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind projects have marked the start of their onshore construction with an official ground-breaking in Teesside, the UK. The separate wind farm projects are sited on Dogger Bank in the middle of the North Sea, more than 190 kilometres from the North East […]

  • Gamesa Opens Technology Lab in Singapore

    7 April 2011

    Gamesa, a global leader in wind energy technology, opened a technology centre in Singapore today to focus on advanced materials research. The new laboratory begins its work with three important research projects, conducted jointly with the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Gamesa expects […]

  • Gamesa Inaugurates Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    22 October 2013

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, inaugurated the company’s maiden offshore wind turbine – and the first to be installed in Spain – in Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The inauguration ceremony was attended by the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José […]

  • Italy to Award Contracts for Difference for Offshore and Floating Wind Projects, EU Greenlights EUR 35.5 Billion Renewables Subsidy Scheme

    5 June 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Italy will award Contracts for Difference (CfD) for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects through a scheme for which the Italian government just received the EU’s go-ahead. The EUR 35.5 billion scheme is comprised in a draft decree, dubbed Decree FER2, which the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) delivered to the EU […]

  • EOWDC Partners Welcome Scottish Government’s Consent Approval

    26 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The project partners behind the ground-breaking European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to approve consent for the project. The cutting-edge project is a demonstration facility for next generation wind turbines and associated technology. With expected capital expenditure of more than £230 million, the EOWDC would prove to be a […]

  • UK: IOM Steam Packet Raises Concern Over Centrica Wind Farm Plans

    6 April 2012

    The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company wishes to make clear its concerns about further planned wind farm construction in the Irish Sea which could threaten the future of the Liverpool route, reduce TT services and lead to higher levels of cancellations. It follows the formal announcement of plans by Centrica to develop wind farms […]

  • Danish Power-to-X Flagship Project Receives IPCEI Funding

    16 December 2022
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted-led Power-to-X project Green Fuels for Denmark has been awarded DKK 600 million (around USD 86 million) by the Danish Business Authority as part of Denmark’s participation in the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) programme. The project, which is being developed by Ørsted in partnership with leading off-takers in heavy road transport (DSV), shipping […]

  • UK: SMD Honoured with Queen’s Award for Enterprise

    22 April 2013

    SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in recognition of the development of its specialist subsea trenching technology. This is the third Queen’s Award for Enterprise that SMD has won in the last three years. The Wallsend-based company previously won a Queen’s Award for innovation in 2011 […]

  • GCube Offers Political Risk Insurance Services for Renewables

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    GCube has launched a Political Risk Insurance (PRI) offering in response to a rising number of client enquiries regarding political and credit risks. As the international renewable energy sector expands and diversifies into new emerging markets, whilst continuing to feel the effects of a global recession, there is a general consensus amongst project developers, financiers […]

  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Borssele I and II, Eneco Luchterduinen & Albatros

    9 February 2015

    Borssele I and II The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs presented a road map to the parliament in September 2014 aimed at increasing the offshore wind capacity to 4,500MW. This new approach is presented in the Offshore Wind Energy Law which was sent to the parliament on 17 October and is expected to become law […]

  • Another Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Project Emerges in Australia

    21 August 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Elanora Offshore, a consortium comprising EnergyAustralia, KIMAenergy, Boskalis, Respect Energy, and Polpo Investments, has unveiled its plans to build a 5 GW wind farm off the Gippsland coast, Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone. According to the project’s website, the 5 GW Elanora offshore wind farm would create over 3,000 direct jobs during the construction […]

  • Siemens Signs Its First Deal for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini consortium signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. For Siemens this is the first order for an offshore wind power plant in Dutch waters. For the Gemini project, Siemens will deliver 150 wind turbines with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW) and […]

  • RWE Gathers Thor Offshore Wind Farm Dream Team

    25 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected the preferred suppliers for all the main components of its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark, with agreements now in place for wind turbines, foundations, export and inter-array cables, and for the onshore and offshore substations. At the beginning of this year, the developer selected Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD […]

  • Woman at work: building connections

    25 July 2014

    The number of women working in the offshore wind industry might not be growing in proportion to the growth of the industry itself, but there is a significant minority of women who are to be found in the engineering related jobs and actually going offshore. Offshore WIND met Annelie Doedens who is one of this […]

  • World-First Hybrid Daughter Craft Coming to Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    30 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Great Yarmouth-based marine and engineering specialist Alicat has won a multi-million-pound contract with North Star Renewables to build a hybrid-powered daughter craft fleet to be used on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Following a competitive tender involving multiple UK shipyards, Alicat has been awarded North Star’s initial contract to bring its first two daughter […]

  • The Netherlands: Jumbo and Dockwise join Committee of Recommendation Offshore Energy 2011

    16 May 2011

    Navingo BV – organizer of Offshore Energy 2011 Exhibition & Conference (11 & 12 October, Amsterdam RAI) – is pleased to announce that André Goedée, CEO of Dockwise, and Michael Kahn, CEO of Jumbo, will join the Committee of Recommendation. This Committee will help secure the international ambitions of Offshore Energy. A growing number of […]

  • WIND FARM SUPPORT VESSELS: The Class of 26

    4 May 2015

    It was only 4 years ago at Seawork International 2011 that a completely new class of offshore wind farm vessels was defined when a new vessel, 26 metres long with a 10 metres beam, was named Marineco Shamal and handed over to the owner Marineco. So began the class of 26. As this article is […]

  • Watch: Brits Develop ‘Game-Changing’ Unmanned Surface Vessels

    19 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Survey company HydroSurv has developed two autonomous surface vessels that are predicted to reduce the cost of offshore surveys and inspections at sea by up to 60 per cent, according to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Exeter-based HydroSurv worked with the ORE Catapult and project partners Reygar and Core Blue as part of an […]

  • TenneT Floats EUR 22 Billion Budget for Future Projects

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    TenneT, an electricity transmission system operator with activities in the Netherlands and Germany, invested EUR 1,46 billion in grid connections for offshore wind farms in 2015, and announced further EUR 22 billion of investments in onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the next ten years. A part of the investment budget will go towards the realization of an offshore AC […]

  • Narec Opens Doors to Local Communities to Showcase Regeneration of Dock-Side (UK)

    23 November 2012

    Last weekend, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, opened its doors in Blyth, Northumberland to the local community as part of a UK-wide Open Doors Weekend, organised by UK Contractors Group (UKCG). The initiative was supported by lead contractor, Shepherd Construction, which is working with Narec to construct three world-class facilities, worth a combined investment […]

  • Advisory Group Set Up to Help Deliver GBP 19 Mln Gwynt y Môr Community Fund

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK, the developer of Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm, has established a 14-member advisory group, which is taking forward the views of local people expressed during one of the biggest consultation exercises ever carried out by the renewables sector at the time. The group has taken its first steps towards delivering £19 […]