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  • Atlas Finds Two Race Bank Site Technicians in Grimsby

    23 June 2016

    Two candidates have signed contracts with Atlas Professionals for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm, where they will be working as Site Technicians on rotation for two years. In April, Atlas hosted an offshore wind recruitment day on behalf of DONG Energy at the Grimsby Institute in the UK, where more than 200 people showed […]

  • Bay State Wind Answers Offshore Wind Call in Connecticut

    3 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have through their joint venture, Bay State Wind LLC, submitted a bid to build Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, in response to the state’s request for proposals for offshore wind energy generation.

  • Interior Secretary and Maryland Governor to Speak at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference (USA)

    6 October 2011
    Authorities

      Baltimore, Maryland, a city that has great potential as a manufacturing hub in the development of America’s offshore wind industry, is the setting for next week’s second-annual AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the three-day event takes place October 11-13 at the Baltimore Convention Center and […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts at Neart na Gaoithe Site

    13 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) has entered the first phase of offshore construction. Saipem’s vessel S7000 set to start installing pile casings at the site some 15 kilometres off the Fife coast. The 197.5-metre semi-submersible crane vessel will also prepare the seabed for the jacket foundations for the project’s 54 wind turbines […]

  • Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering Forms Technical Authority Board

    14 September 2016

    Norwegian-based Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore wind sector, has established a Technical Authority Board. The Technical Authority Board will promote excellence throughout Global Maritime, ensuring consistent and high-quality technical standards, the company said. Each board member, who will be nominated for a two-year […]

  • ABP Setting Stage for Siemens Blade Factory in Hull (VIDEO)

    25 April 2016
    R&D

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has shared the latest drone footage of the enabling works on Alexandra Dock in Hull where Siemens is to build the UK’s first offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, service and installation facility. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture (JV) are preparing for Siemens’ facility, […]

  • VOS Start Gets New Barge Master-Bosch Rexroth Gangway

    14 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Vroon’s offshore support vessel VOS Start has become the first vessel to feature a new motion compensated gangway launched recently by Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth.

  • Dalby Seeks Public Comment on Whitby O&M Centre Design

    25 August 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore Services, in conjunction with Scarborough Borough Council, is developing Endeavour Wharf, Whitby to become a key operations and maintenance centre for the offshore wind industry. Following the appointment of the architect, Group Ginger Ltd. of Leeds, and meetings with local stakeholder groups, Dalby Offshore Services is now seeking public comment on the concept […]

  • EU on Track to Meet 2020 Renewable Energy Goals

    16 June 2015
    Authorities

    The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast majority of Member States are advancing […]

  • Iberdrola and Enea Scrap Polish Offshore Wind Pact

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have decided to terminate exclusive talks on jointly pursuing offshore wind projects in Poland. Back in June, Enea and Iberdrola signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity of up to 3.3 GW. After the […]

  • USA: Wind Program to Exhibit at AWEA’s Offshore WINDPOWER 2012

    25 September 2012

    The Energy Department’s Wind Program will exhibit at booth, #600, at AWEA’s Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition October 9 – 11, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Visitors to the booth will have an opportunity to speak with program representatives, learn about the program’s current and upcoming research and development projects, and pick up copies of […]

  • Virginia Pilot Offshore Wind Farm Entering Construction Phase

    6 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy will begin construction on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in the coming weeks, the Virginia-based energy company’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer Thomas F. Farrell said. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will comprise two offshore wind turbines with a combined capacity of 12MW installed in a federal lease area in the Mid-Atlantic some […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Draws Green Line in Spain

    11 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has, in a deal arranged with BBVA, converted a EUR 900 million guarantee line into a ‘green’ transaction and will use it to support its business of manufacturing and selling onshore and offshore wind turbines worldwide. Through this deal, Siemens Gamesa has also become the first company in Spain to arrange a guarantee line that […]

  • Ocean Surveys Kick Off at 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    23 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    TerraSond has started conducting geophysical studies at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project lease area. TerraSond began the work earlier this month at the 112,800ha site 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach where the 2.6 GW project will be built beginning in 2024. The surveys will provide the geological, biological, […]

  • Total Adds Another Floating Wind Project to Its Portfolio

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will feature three MHI Vestas 10 MW turbines installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation and is scheduled to be built […]

  • New French and Japanese Co-Op Targets Floating Wind Projects

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA, French state-owned investment company ADEME Investissement, and Ideol have teamed up to develop commercial-scale floating offshore wind projects. The parties agreed on the key terms for the establishment of an investment vehicle dedicated to the financing of the development phase of at least 2 GW of projects using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According […]

  • Rambøll Wins Another Hesselø Cable Route Survey Contract

    6 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rambøll has secured another contract with Energinet to carry out an export cable route survey for the Hesselø offshore wind farm in Denmark. The contract concerns the proposed export cable route with landfall in Gilleleje. Two export cable routes were initially explored, thus two tender processes were carried out, both in which Rambøll was successful, […]

  • USA: Patrick and Murray Break Ground on New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    7 May 2013

    Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray broke ground on the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which will become the first port in the United States equipped to support offshore wind turbine deployment. The new terminal will solidify Massachusetts’ role as a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency.  “Investing in infrastructure just like […]

  • Vestas to Produce Nacelles for their 7MW Wind Turbine at Lindø, Denmark

    24 November 2011

    Vestas has announced that the nacelles for prototype and pre-series versions of their new dedicated offshore turbine, the V164-7.0 MW, will be assembled at Lindø, Denmark. For these purposes, Vestas has signed a fixed period business lease agreement with Lindø Industrial Park. The agreement, which takes effect on 1 January 2012, covers the lease of […]

  • Fussey Engineering Backs Hornsea Two Connection

    25 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy has selected Fussey Engineering to supply and install steel framework and cladding at the National Grid 400kV substation site adjacent to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project.

  • SeaState Aviation Checks Sea Challenger’s Helideck Ahead of Dudgeon Work

    28 July 2016
    Vessels

    SeaState Aviation has conducted an inspection of the helideck on A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger, making sure it fulfills UK offshore helideck requirements before starting operations on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm for Statoil later this year. The scope of work comprised an inspection of the helideck along with an audit of the operational […]

  • Mojo Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mojo Maritime is celebrating the successful completion of 10 years in business, most of which has been focussed on the developing offshore renewable energy industry. The current Managing Director, Richard Parkinson, founded Mojo in Falmouth in late 2004 when he acquired the local vessel Portree 2. He said: “In the early days, we were mainly focussed […]

  • UK Government Setting Stage for Offshore Wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors

    26 April 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The UK Government has announced its intention to establish future offshore wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors (MPIs) which will provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to integrating 50 GW of offshore wind capacity into the grid by 2030, and could also enable Britain to export excess wind energy to neighbouring countries. The Government plans to […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain Goes Online

    11 July 2019

    Xodus Group is working with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International (SDI) to create a directory of Scotland-based suppliers for the offshore wind market. The new Scottish Industries Directories platform will include a directory and gap analysis which are expected to help local suppliers capture a greater share of the offshore wind market by advertising their experience […]

  • Taiwan: Ørsted Starts Building Transition Piece Mock-Up

    3 August 2018

    Ørsted and the Taiwanese Century Wind Power (CWP) have cut the first steel for the jacket foundation transition piece mock-up.

  • France: Bureau Veritas, Member of Technical Committee 88

    29 October 2012

    Recognized as a leading wind expert, Bureau Veritas is a member of the Technical Committee 88 (TC 88) for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) responsible for preparing international standards for wind turbines. The TC 88 is composed of wind turbine industry stakeholders such as turbine designers, component manufacturers and certification bodies. The Committee was formed […]