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  • Fugro Completes Installation of Electrical Substation at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    14 September 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      Fugro Renewables completed a £2.5 million contract with Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd to assist with the installation of an electrical substation at the Lincs offshore wind farm. Located 8 km east of Skegness and covering 35 square kilometres, the development lies within one of the UK’s most environmentally sensitive coastal regions. The task was […]

  • Reef Subsea Files for Bankruptcy

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Subsea services company Reef Subsea has announced bankruptcy, Norwegian media writes. Because of this, several hundred employees will lose their jobs. Stavanger-based Hitecvision is a full owner of Reef Subsea, in which it invested around NOK 400 million (approximately EUR 47 million) by the end of 2013 and another NOK 100 million (EUR 12 million) last year. Reef Subsea is […]

  • Chancellor’s Incentive to Boost East of England

    21 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Incentives from the Budget will help steer the East of England ever closer to becoming the heart of the UK offshore wind industry. A three-year extension on business rate discounts for companies moving to the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone was among the Chancellor’s measures in what is predicted to be a pivotal year […]

  • Marine Renewables Test Centre Established at University of Dundee

    14 January 2014

    Scotland’s ability to meet its renewable energy targets will be significantly boosted by the creation of a new Marine Renewables Test Centre at the University of Dundee. The Centre will become a leading facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and prototype foundations. ‘Scotland is well placed to deliver offshore […]

  • One Missing After 19 Workers Jump Off Binhai North H2 Offshore Substation on Fire

    17 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    One person is missing as 19 people jumped off of the Binhai North Phase 2 wind farm’s offshore substation into the sea after a fire broke out on 14 July. 

  • Saint-Nazaire Construction Base Inaugurated

    5 February 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Eolien Maritime France (EMF) has inaugurated the construction base for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. The construction base is located at Quai De Kribi in Saint-Nazaire and will be used to coordinate the construction of the wind farm. Saint-Nazaire, also known as Parc du Banc de Guérande, will comprise 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW […]

  • Hornsea One Keeps MTE Busy

    20 September 2018

    Mech-Tool Engineering (MTE) has completed a fabrication project comprising a series of transportation cradles for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • 16 Turbines Left to Go at Borssele 1&2

    12 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    78 out of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines have been installed at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. DEME’s jack-up tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are in charge of installing the turbines at the site located 22km off the coast of the province of Zeeland. According to Ørsted, the […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • PGE, Ørsted to Start Supply Chain Dialogue for 2.5 GW Project in Poland

    24 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Poland’s PGE and Ørsted have invited suppliers to the first in a series of meetings to discuss the needs related to the construction of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm in Poland. During the first meeting, to be held on 22 April, investors will present the progress of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm from connection infrastructure […]

  • SSE: Labour Party Price Capping Could Jeopardize Offshore Wind Investment

    14 October 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    SSE has warned that the U.K. opposition Labour Party could delay investments in offshore wind due to their plan to cap energy bills if they win the 2015 elections, writes Bloomberg. SSE spokesman Justyn Smith said: “Although we are continuing to develop offshore wind projects, it’s now also becoming increasingly hard to see how a […]

  • Radac Wave Monitoring Radar

    3 September 2020

    Fixed & Floating Wind Farms While more and more fixed offshore wind farms benefit from Radac Directional Wave Radar, we are taking the lead implementing our newest system, motion compensated directional radar for the floating wind designs, taking the dynamics of the structures into account. This is no easy task and that is why we […]

  • BW Ideol to Bid in French Floating Wind Tender

    21 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    BW Ideol has entered into an agreement with an unnamed partner with whom it will bid to build a floating wind farm in France. According to the company, BW Ideol formalised a partnership with “an undisclosed leading utility” during the first quarter of this year. The partners will submit a joint bid in France’s ongoing […]

  • USD 1.3M Available for Surveys of New York Bight Offshore Wind Areas

    9 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made available nearly USD 1.3 million to support redevelopment data collection in the New York Bight Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) to facilitate responsible offshore wind development.

  • German Offshore Wind Yield Drops in 2021

    14 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms produced 24 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2021, a 10.75 per cent decrease compared to the record-breaking 26.89 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. The wind farms in the North Sea generated around 20.3 TWh of electricity in 2021, the transmission system operator TenneT said. This is some 10.8 per cent […]

  • Denmark: Port of Roenne Hails Energy Island Plan

    25 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Port of Roenne has welcomed Danish government’s plan to make the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea an energy island, facilitating the connection of 2 GW of offshore wind capacity. “We are pleased that Bornholm has been appointed by the Government to become an energy island, that a 2 GW offshore wind farm is […]

  • Maryland to Spur Early Offshore Wind Investments with USD 700,000

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is set to launch an innovative program aimed at supporting state-of-the-art and pioneering business development in the state of Maryland. The Market Entry Assistance Grant Program is the first initiative to originate from the Offshore Wind Business Development Fund, and is designed to help Maryland businesses become integral participants in […]

  • Denmark – Wind Power Hub

    17 December 2010
    R&D

    Denmark is the first country in the world to pursue a climate plan for how to build an energy system that is independent of fossil fuels and wind power already accounts for more than 20% of the total power consumption. It is widely agreed that wind power will become the backbone of Denmark’s future electricity […]

  • Holland Shipyards Delivers DP Galyna to Chevalier Floatels

    15 August 2013

    Another fast-track delivery to Chevalier Floatels has enabled the company to yet again deliver a vessel (its third) for service support operations in the 2013 season. With the DP Galyna commencing operations in the offshore wind market, both Chevalier Floatels and Holland Shipyards can boast the delivery of two highly performing vessels that are at […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind Energy Act Passes House Economic Matters Committee

    27 March 2012
    Authorities

    Following two years of intense debate, the powerful House Economic Matters committee favorably reported, with a vote of 13 to 8, the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 (HB 441) to the floor of the House of Delegates, where it is expected to pass. The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 would set […]

  • Virginia Aquarium Hosts Offshore Wind Public Meeting

    4 April 2014

    The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center hosted a public meeting regarding the potential offshore wind development off the Virginia’s coast last night, reports the Associated Press. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sponsored this meeting, which focused on environmental impact of a 12MW wind energy project located around 20 miles offshore. Namely, Dominion […]

  • EGS Wraps Up Geotechnical Surveys Offshore Taiwan

    13 December 2018

    EGS Group has completed two geotechnical campaigns for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • CROWN Project Developing Self-Healing Foundation Coatings

    23 March 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    LICengineering is managing a CROWN project which is developing advanced metallic coatings with potential self-healing properties that could significantly lower the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE). According to LIC, the project has gathered corrosion, manufacturing, installation and modeling companies dedicated to investigating how the expensive use of tons of aluminium and steel can be replaced by […]

  • Energias de Portugal Renováveis Joins World Ocean Council (USA)

    14 December 2011

    Energias de Portugal Renováveis SA has become the first World Ocean Council (WOC) member from the offshore renewable energy sector, and the first member from Portugal. Energias de Portugal Renováveis SA (EDPR) is a world leader in renewable energy. The company is present in the US, Canada, Brazil, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Romania and […]

  • Triton Knoll Starts Cable Route Surveys in Lincolnshire

    31 October 2016
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll is set to start survey works on the dunes and beach at Mogg’s Eye, Anderby, Lincolnshire, as the 900MW offshore wind project moves into the design phase after consent was granted for its Electrical System in September. Up to three days of survey works are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, 3 November, using […]

  • Colombia Opens Up for Offshore Wind, CIP Enters with 350 MW Project

    8 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Mayor of the Colombian city of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, is set to sign an agreement with the Danish offshore wind investor/developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for a 350 MW offshore wind project. Mayor Pumarejo said: “We are going to sign a memorandum of understanding with Copenhagen Infrastructure New Market Fund I K/S, a subsidiary of […]