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  • Works Start on Rhode Island’s Offshore Wind Terminal

    13 September 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva broke ground on the first phase of the South Quay Marine Terminal project on 12 September, kicking off construction works on what will become a staging area for offshore wind projects in the US Northeast. The construction of the terminal is supported by USD […]

  • Eco-Lawsuit Advances Against Cape Wind (USA)

    11 October 2012
    Authorities

    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and other conservation groups have filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia detailing Cape Wind’s numerous violations of federal protections for threatened and endangered species – including the imperiled North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest mammals […]

  • Dong Energy Becomes Sole Owner of Barrow OWF

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm from its joint venture partner Centrica plc. The project has a total capacity of 90MW and has been in full operation since 2006. DONG Energy has been the operator of the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm and will as consequence of […]

  • E.ON Upgrades Amrumbank West to 302 MW, Invests over €10Bn in Renewables

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following an upgrade of Amrumbank West offshore wind farm from 288 to 302 megawatts, E.ON reported that its net investments in renewables have surpassed EUR 10 billion. In December 2015, E.ON and Siemens implemented a software solution that allows Amrumbank West to harvest more energy in times of strong wind, the company told Offshore WIND. “We’re proud of […]

  • Statoil Eyes Floating Wind Opportunities off U.S. and Japan

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has identified Japan the U.S. states of California and Hawaii as prime markets for the development of floating wind farms, Irene Rummelhoff, the Norwegian energy company’s head of New Energy Solutions told Reuters.

  • ProCon Wind Energy Sets Up US Office

    1 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    ProCon Wind Energy has established an office in the U.S. dedicated to the local offshore wind sector. The office will be located at Groundworks in the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. “In addition to this, we are pleased to be supported by Xodus Group in the establishment of our US presence,” ProCon said. “Thus, we already have boots […]

  • Ørsted Sets October Date for Borssele 1 and 2 Launch

    28 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted plans to officially commission the 752 MW Borssele 1 and 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea on 5 October, barring any negative effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The wind farm comprises 94 Siemens Gamesa’s wind turbines, over two-thirds of which have now been installed at the site located 22 kilometres off the […]

  • Ørsted Schedules German Offshore Wind Tours

    8 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and the shipping companies Cassen-Tours and Adler-Schiffe are organising offshore wind tours in the German North Sea this month. The catamaran MS Adler Cat will set off from the Nordeney Island to the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm on 12 and 26 May. The guests from the mainland will be transported […]

  • Spanish Regulator Suspends Trading of Siemens Gamesa Shares

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores; CNMV) suspended the trading of Siemens Gamesa’s shares on 18 May. The Spanish stock market regulator cites “the occurrence of circumstances that may disturb the normal development of operations” on the shares as the reason for the trading suspension. According to Reuters, the […]

  • Task Force Set Up to Attract New Manufacturers to North Kent, UK

    26 June 2012
    Authorities

    After the Vestas company resigned from its manufacturing plans that would have created about 1,600 jobs, a task force has been set up to attract new manufacturers to north Kent, BBC News reports. Danish company Vestas was supposed to manufacture wind turbines at Sheerness Dock, a huge new plant on the Isle of Sheppey, however […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Stagnates

    1 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Delays in the first offshore concession projectsin China are most likely to cause postponing of the second bidding round, which was supposed to begin in the first half of this year. The China Daily news portal writes that the second group of concession projects involves building of up to 2 GW of offshore wind energy […]

  • Austria: STRABAG Postpones Investment Plans in Offshore Wind

    15 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The publicly listed European construction group STRABAG SE postpones its planned investments in the field of gravity-based foundations technology for offshore wind until further notice. The company had planned to spend several hundred million euros over the next few years on the construction of a factory and of special ships to transport self-developed concrete gravity […]

  • LDD Performing Grouting Work at Saint-Nazaire OWF

    14 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Large Diameter Drilling (LDD), an Acteon company, has signed a contract with DEME Offshore to deliver grouting services for the installation of foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France, where the first turbine foundation was recently installed. The wind farm, first such project to use drilled XL-monopile foundations, will consist of 80 GE […]

  • Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business

    16 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.

  • North America: Steel in the water

    11 July 2016

    Last September in Baltimore at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER conference the buzz words heard over and over again were “we have steel in the water.” This is, of course, a reference to the jacket foundations for the five French built GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines which will be installed on the first North American Offshore Wind Farm site almost 5km […]

  • Inwind Attends Offshore Wind 2011 Conference and Exhibition (UK)

    16 June 2011

    This years Offshore Wind 2011 conference will include a stand by Inwind. A team of 4 will travel to Liverpool to present the Inwind Installer and their logistical solutions, as well as network with industry colleagues. Meeting room facilities have been secured in order to carry out one-to-one meetings or discuss business opportunities. Inwind can […]

  • Proeon Introduces New Communication Tech for Offshore Industry

    15 June 2016
    Technology

    Proeon Systems has presented an integrated solution to complement changes in offshore working practices providing multi-level lines of communications to the shore. The company yesterday held an open event at their facilities in Norfolk, to showcase a technology collaboration with Danish company SAABand BARTEC. Dorian Hindmarsh, Proeon’s Business Development Manager, said: “The offshore industry is really starting […]

  • RWE Innogy Announces Changes to its Executive Board (Germany)

    25 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    At its meeting on 24 January 2012 the Executive Board of RWE AG appointed Hans Friedrich Bünting to succeed Fritz Vahrenholt as CEO of RWE Innogy GmbH as of 1 July 2012. Hans joined the RWE Group in 1995 and held various management positions in RWE Energie AG, RWE Trading GmbH and RWE AG before […]

  • Ørsted Sets Carbon Neutrality by 2025 Target

    30 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has set a target to become carbon neutral by 2025 and achieve a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040.

  • Hornsea One Offshore Substations In Place

    6 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    All three offshore substations and the world’s first Reactive Compensation Substation (RCS) have been installed at Hornsea Project One, Ørsted, the owner and developer of the 1.2GW wind farm, said.

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Turbines Better with Hydraulic Pumps

    9 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Dr. Niels Diepeveen (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has engaged in studying the future of offshore wind turbines in his PhD-research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Gijs van Kuik, both working at TU Delft, the Netherlands.  Dr. Diepeveen claims that hydraulic pumps will replace gearboxes in the next generation of offshore wind turbines. As a […]

  • Cooper Lomaz – Recruiting for Energy in East Anglia (UK)

    4 March 2013

    The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the employment of approximately 103,400 people. There […]

  • Switch Shares Buzz from EWEA Offshore 2013

    5 December 2013

    With everyone looking forward to a new era of business, the main feeling at Offshore 2014 this year was one of optimism and huge excitement. Business is still quite slow. But future plans look bright with turbine manufacturers getting their offshore products ready, and marine infrastructure is ready to support the growth. Jussi Vanhanen, marketing […]

  • Finland: The Switch Lowers Wind Energy Cost with Advanced Technology

    29 May 2012
    Technology

    The impact of the uncertain global economy and the momentary dip in the Chinese wind power market have been felt even by Finnish wind power industry players. Despite challenging market conditions, Finland-based key component manufacturer The Switch continues to aim towards international success. The company has been able to demonstrate that wind power energy can […]

  • Norther Awaits Last Eight Turbines

    16 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus has completed the installation of 36 out of 44 turbines at the Norther offshore wind project in Belgium. The vessel began installing the first MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines at the site some 23km offshore Zeebrugge at the beginning of February. The 370MW offshore wind farm delivered first power to the Belgian grid at the […]

  • Rix Panther Sets Sail for Humber Job

    23 March 2015
    Vessels

    Rix Sea Shuttle is to supply crew transfer vessel, Rix Panther, to carry personnel and equipment to and from a wind farm of the Humber coast. The Rix Panther has initially been contracted for six weeks but with an option to extend the work period should the development require it. James Doyle, managing director of […]