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  • Siemens 7MW Turbine Picked for Belgian OWF

    23 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Rentel NV has chosen Siemens NV as its preferred bidder for the supply and installation of 42 offshore wind turbines, along with a 15-year maintenance agreement. The final negotiations with Siemens include the supply and installation of the SWT 7.0-154 turbines. Rentel said it will finalize negotiations for the foundations, cable works and the high voltage platform […]

  • Japanese Insurance Company to Invest EUR 30 Million in German OWF

    5 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Japanese insurance company Dai-ichi Life informed this morning that it will participate in an offshore wind project financing in Germany with EUR 30 million (approx. JPY 3.5 billion).  The company said the wind farm is expected to be built and operational “in the years ahead” and did not disclose the project’s name or any further details. Dai-ichi […]

  • Deal Signed for 1GW Wave Energy Project in Ghana

    26 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    On Friday night, Swedish company Seabased and Ghanaian TC Energy signed a contract for the development of a large wave power park in Ghana. Seabased CEO Billy Johansson and TC Energy’s Executive Chairman Anthony Opoku inked the first deal to install a first smaller plant that will be part of agreements giving a total plant of […]

  • D-Day Veterans Fight Against Offshore Wind Turbines (France)

    6 June 2011

      VETERANS of the D-Day landings are campaigning to stop a huge offshore wind farm being built near the famous beaches. Dozens of 450ft turbines would be sited fewer than 10 miles from the place where the landings took place exactly 67 years ago tomorrow. David Churchcroft from north London, a former infantryman who stormed […]

  • PGE Teams Up with Academia for Polish Offshore Wind

    19 May 2021
    R&D

    On 18 May, PGE has sign Letters of Intent on cooperation in offshore wind with the Maritime University of Gdynia, Gdańsk University of Technology, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, and the Technical University of Denmark. With the Maritime University of Gdynia, PGE will to cooperate on developing offshore […]

  • Atlas Professionals Hosts Recruitment Day for Hornsea Project One

    11 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Atlas Professionals will host a recruitment day for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm at the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education on 25 April. Atlas is currently looking for professionals in the local area of Grimsby who are interested in working on the entire life cycle of the wind farm from the planning stage […]

  • TMA Logistics to Handle Windpark Fryslân Wind Turbines

    10 January 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has selected TMA Logistics to provide the storage and transshipment of wind turbines for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm project at its terminal in the Port of Amsterdam. Located in the IJsselmeer and some six kilometres off the Frisian coast, the 382.7MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3MW wind turbines […]

  • Galloper Takes First Construction Steps

    3 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    This morning, RWE informed that the first steel for the topside of Galloper’s offshore substation is being cut in Hartlepool, marking the official kick-off of the construction phase.  RWE announced the construction start when the final investment decision was made at the end of the last month. The 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm, which will […]

  • ORE Catapult Could Take Over Samsung’s 7MW Turbine

    2 July 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is currently in discussions with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) about potentially acquiring the 7MW offshore wind turbine at Methil for research purposes. Upon completion of the agreement, the Methil turbine would become the world’s most advanced, open access, offshore wind turbine dedicated to research. It would provide UK industry […]

  • UK: David Still CBE Joins RTS International as Advisor to Board of Directors

    24 May 2012

     RTS International (RTS) announced that David Still CBE has become an advisor to the Board of Directors. David Still, CBE, has worked in the renewables industry since the early 1980’s. He has worked as a wind developer, including leading on the UK’s first offshore wind farm. He was the Chairman of the British Wind Energy […]

  • Denmark: New DONG Energy CEO to Assume Position on August 27

    17 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Henrik Poulsen says that he is looking forward to meeting his new colleagues and get an introduction to the business units, customers, shareholders and DONG Energy’s different locations from power stations, wind turbines, the production platform in the North Sea to the offices in Denmark and Northern Europe: ”DONG Energy is a strong and well […]

  • High Seas Offshore Wind Faces Legal Barriers – Report

    4 December 2019
    R&D

    The development of wind energy in the high seas could unlock offshore potential, but the lack of a legal framework might become a major obstacle, according to a report by Chatham Partners. The Offshore Wind in High Seas: Unlimited potential beyond national control? report writes that if technology allowed the construction of wind farms in the […]

  • MingYang Turbines for Taranto OWF Arrive in Italy

    4 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy’s wind turbines for the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm arrived in Italy last week. The Chipol Changan cargo ship brought the turbines into the YILPORT Taranto, where the offloading works are taking place. MingYang completed the production of ten of its MySE 3.0-135 wind turbines for the Italian offshore wind farm […]

  • BOEM to Kick-Start Ocean Wind Environmental Review

    30 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Notice of Intent (NOI) to launch the formal environmental review for Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project offshore New Jersey. The NOI announces the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind LLC. This opens a […]

  • Avangrid Requests a Few More Days to Respond to Massachusetts DPU

    10 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    This article was first published on 9 November and was updated on 10 November after the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities granted Commonwealth Wind the extension of response period. On 9 November, Avangrid Renewables, the US-based company owned by Spain’s Iberdrola and the developer behind the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project, filed a […]

  • Prysmian’s Monna Lisa Picks Up Its First Cable for Largest US Offshore Wind Farm-To-Be

    21 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels

    Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has been loaded for the first time with submarine cable, destined for what will become the largest US offshore wind farm once operational. Prysmian reported two days ago that the submarine cable for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was being loaded on Monna Lisa […]

  • Guernsey’s RET Announces Strategic Renewable Energy Plan

    2 February 2012

      Guernsey’s Renewable Energy Team has announced a strategic plan for offshore wind, wave and tidal power in that area, reports IFC feed. There is a great possibility for Guernsey to become the center of excellence for the research and educational aspects associated with renewable energy. “Renewable Energy Team Strategy – 2012 and beyond” – […]

  • Westermeerwind’s Aviation Lighting Disturbs Residents

    12 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    People living near the Noordoostpolder wind farm in the Netherlands, which features 38 turbines on land and 48 in the water, have found the flashing red lights coming from the turbines to be disturbing. This led Westermeerwind BV, the owner of the offshore part of the wind farm, to address the issue as well as to explain why this kind of […]

  • USA: 53 Pct Block Island Residents Pro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 January 2013
    R&D

    The Block Island Residents Association (BIRA) sent the results of a poll regarding the Block Island Wind Farm to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which show that 53% of the interviewed people are in favour of the project and 38% are opposed to it, writes The Block Island Times. The results of the public […]

  • Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Entering Home Stretch

    5 December 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    75 per cent of the jacket foundations have been installed at the Seagreen offshore wind farm, according to the latest social media update by one of the project’s developers, SSE Renewables. So far, there are 89 jacket foundations and 74 wind turbines installed at the project’s construction site. The three-legged jacket foundations, each weighing around […]

  • Safe and Cost-Effective Offshore Installation Starts with Deck Layout

    29 January 2017

    Choosing the best deck layout is crucial to the efficiency of the operational and service quality of any offshore installation vessel. Therefore, IHC IQIP is becoming increasingly involved in the handling of structures and piles on deck of installation vessels.

  • Maersk Supply Service Names Offshore Wind Director

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Maersk Supply Service has appointed Lars Blicher at the position of Director for Offshore Wind.

  • Okeanus Supports TerraSond in US Survey Campaign

    12 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Okeanus Science & Technology LLC has provided equipment to TerraSond in support of recent survey work at a wind farm offshore the U.S. East Coast. Okeanus provided slip ring winches and over-the-side pole and adapter for USBL mobilization, among other equipment, for the launch and retrieval of the A-Frame onboard TerraSond’s chartered vessel Gerry Bordelon. “Okeanus […]

  • ProCon Wins New Contract for Saint-Nazaire Foundations

    21 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    ProCon Wind Energy has secured a contract to carry out the offshore commissioning of the foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. Starting from May, ProCon will be doing the electrical testing and commissioning of the monopiles and transition pieces until estimated completion by end of 2022. The company was also in charge […]

  • Eyemouth Chopper Base Cleared for Takeoff

    2 November 2018
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Eyemouth Harbour Trust has secured planning permission for the construction of a helicopter access facility adjacent to Eyemouth Harbour, Scotland. 

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Installs Milestone Turbine at Horns Rev 3

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has marked a milestone in offshore wind turbine installation as it installed the 400th unit.