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  • EU Nods to MHI Vestas Offshore Switch

    27 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved the transaction through which Vestas will take full ownership of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. Back in October, Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed an agreement where Vestas would acquire MHI’s 50 per cent share of the MHI Vestas joint venture. In exchange, MHI would receive shares corresponding to 2.5 per […]

  • Offshore Wind Work Discussed at NORCOWE’s Work Package Meetings (Norway)

    4 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy’s (NORCOWE) Work Package Meetings 2013 were hosted by the University of Stavanger and gathered almost 70 participants. Apart from presenting the newest results from the various work packages, speakers from the industry were also invited to give related talks. Statoil, one of NORCOWE’s industrial partners, was well represented with three talks. Elizabeth Baumann […]

  • E.ON and RWE to Complete Renewables Switch by 2019

    13 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The transfer of the renewable energy business from E.ON and innogy to RWE is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, E.ON and RWE said in a statement.

  • Rentel Puts Turbine Kit on Display

    1 May 2018

    Rentel NV is holding an Open Yard Day for the Rentel offshore wind farm on 6 May in the Port of Ostend, Belgium.

  • Vattenfall Wraps Up First Ever Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning

    25 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s Yttre Stengrund wind farm has disappeared from the horizon in Kalmar Sound, Sweden, the power company said in a statement. Work on dismantling the five wind turbines with a total capacity of 10 megawatt (MW) which made up the Yttre Stengrund wind farm in Kalmar Sound began at the end of November. The job of […]

  • Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    23 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm, soon to be the largest of its kind in Scottish waters, has produced first power on 22 August, when the first wind turbine was commissioned and connected to the grid. The GBP 3 billion (approx. EUR 3.6 billion) project, owned by SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, is located 27 […]

  • Vattenfall Continues Norfolk Vanguard Tour

    16 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has confirmed the dates of the March round of public engagement days for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm project.

  • USA: Senators Seek Answers on Administration’s Offshore Wind Lease in Atlantic

    9 November 2012
    Authorities

    U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking him to explain the administration’s economic reasoning in allowing an offshore lease sale for wind energy in the Atlantic Ocean. The senators’ letter notes that that the agency will not allow offshore oil and […]

  • Maryland PSC Schedules Public Hearings on Offshore Wind Projects

    28 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Maryland’s Public Service Commission will hold two public hearings on two offshore wind farm projects proposed by US Wind and Deepwater Wind in March.

  • New Danish Project to Support TenneT’s Power Link Concept

    18 April 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D

    The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is leading a new project that will develop methods to optimise the management of electrical connections and pave the way for an integrated energy system across the Nordic countries. The project, Multi-DC – Innovative Methods for Optimal Operation of Multiple HVDC Connections and Grids, is supported by Grand Solutions Innovation Fund Denmark.

  • STX France to Build OSS for Belgian OWF

    7 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded an EPCI contract for an offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The contract covers the design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of a monopile foundation and topside, including high voltage and ancillary equipment. It is the first major contract signed by Rentel NV for the offshore wind farm […]

  • 16 Gigawatt of Wind Power added in First Half of 2010, WWEA expects Global Capacity to reach almost 200 Gigawatt in 2010

    20 October 2010
    R&D

    The world market for wind turbines saw robust growth in the first half of the year 2010, with approximately 16 Gigawatt of new capacity added worldwide. Again China represents the by far largest market and added 7800 MW within only six months, reaching total installations of almost 34 Gigawatt. The USA, still number one in […]

  • Saint-Nazaire Bases Start Taking Shape

    5 October 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Construction has started on the operations and maintenance, and the construction base for the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. The O&M base is located in the Port of La Turballe. The maintenance of the 80-turbine wind farm, scheduled to be operational by 2022, is expected to create 100 permanent jobs during the […]

  • Danish Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Set for Official Launch

    8 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark is set to inaugurate Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on 22 August. The wind farm will be officially launched with a reception at the Port of Hvide Sande, which will be used as an O&M base for the project’s 49 MHI Vestas V164-8.3MW turbines from 2024. […]

  • Windfarm Update: Cape Wind

    8 December 2014

    At the start of August developer Cape Wind awarded a contract to Weeks/Manson Joint Venture (WMJV), a joint venture of marine contractor Weeks Marine and heavy civil marine contractor Manson Construction Co., to become lead construction contractor for the 468MW Cape Wind offshore wind farm. Cape Wind is to be located off the coast of […]

  • Dutch Province Sets Up Offshore Wind Employment Services Company

    3 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Several businesses, organisations and government bodies in Dutch province of Zeeland have joined forces to found a new company – The Wind Technicians – which will provide offshore employment services.

  • EnBW Feels Good Winds

    10 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW reported an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 118.6 million for its Renewable Energies segment in the first quarter of 2019, a 24.3% increase compared to the same period a year earlier. The increase in the segment’s adjusted EBITDA was driven partly by ”good wind conditions this spring, most of all with an […]

  • UK: European Offshore Wind Development Shaken by Political Uncertainty

    12 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Instability in the political approach to the offshore wind power development, especially the one in the UK, is shaking the European intention to make this renewable source the largest part of its planned climate change goals. The economic  crisis has made an impact on political views about the viability of investing in offshore wind development, […]

  • Polish Companies Ink Survey Contracts for Baltica 9 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 May 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    PGE Baltica has signed a contract with a consortium of Polish companies to carry out a specialist geophysical survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the Baltica 9 offshore wind farm. The two companies that will perform the survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the presence of unexploded ordnance and shallow gas are Geo […]

  • Eidesvik Returns to Ampelmann

    11 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has secured a contract with the Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik for supporting works at the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • BiFab Starts Working on Beatrice Foundations

    30 November 2016

    BiFab’s Arnish facility began work on the transition pieces and piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm in mid-October, increasing the workforce at the site by 71 people, according to SSE. Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab), a Fife based company with facilities at Burntisland, Methil and Arnish, won two multi-million pound contracts with Beatrice Offshore Wind Ltd’s […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay to Hold Informal Drop-In Sessions

    24 December 2013

    Navitus Bay is to hold a series of drop-in sessions in January 2014, in order to give the public the chance to meet the project team and learn more about the next stage of the project. As the developer works towards submitting its application for planning consent in early 2014, members of the project team […]

  • 1/3 of Germany’s Renewables Capacity Runs through E.ON’s Networks

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Of the 96GW of installed renewables capacity subsidized under Germany’s Renewable Energy Law, 34% was connected to E.ON networks at the end of 2015, the company informed. E.ON said its networks in Germany are home to a total of 32GW of renewables capacity, about as much as 100 large offshore wind farms. The most prevalent […]

  • Market overview

    8 November 2019

    The Wind Energy sector has been experiencing a solid growth in the recent years, with a total installed capacity increasing over threefold in the 2010-2018 period, passing from 185 GW to 600 GW. While the on-shore wind Industry reached its maturity and it is expected to keep delivering a steady 45-50 GW of additional capacity […]

  • EDS HV Studies Kincardine Grid Connection

    9 October 2019
    Grid Connection, R&D

    EDS HV Group has carried out studies on the grid connection system for the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Under a contract with Cobra Group, the UK-based company was in charge of power system research which included load flow, short circuit, fault ride through, reactive compensation and operation/contingency studies. “Floating wind is becoming an increasing part of […]

  • Photo of the Day: Smulders Lines Up Beatrice Jackets

    4 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the start of construction at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site in the UK, Smulders posted photographs of the upper parts of the jacket foundations the company has been fabricating for the project.