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  • Highlands and Islands Showcases Region’s Capabilities at Offshore Wind Conference (UK)

    1 February 2012

    Highlands and Islands businesses are showcasing the region’s infrastructure and skills capabilities at Scotland’s largest ever Offshore Wind conference taking place in Aberdeen since yesterday. Attracting more than 600 of the most influential business leaders in oil and gas and renewable energy from across the UK and Europe, the two day Scottish Offshore Wind Conference […]

  • The Netherlands: TAG Energy Solutions to Present its Offshore Wind Facility at EWEA Offshore 2011

    21 November 2011

    TAG Energy Solutions, the North East England-based project management and construction company, will be exhibiting at EWEA Offshore 2011 for the first time following the completion of its £20million tubular foundation manufacturing facility for the offshore renewables sector (Stand 9328). CEO Alex Dawson will also be addressing the industry’s supply chain at a side event […]

  • Siemens to supply 80 wind turbines for German wind farm off Sylt Island

    21 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Company also signs first maintenance contracts for North Sea power lines Siemens has clinched an order to supply 80 wind turbines for the Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s North Sea coast. With a total capacity of 288 megawatts, the farm will begin supplying clean electricity to 500,000 German households in 2014. Dan Tysk Offshore […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind to Grow Sixfold by 2017

    17 August 2012
    R&D

    Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, […]

  • First Turbine Jacket Foundation In Place at Dieppe Le Tréport

    10 September 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine foundation has been installed at the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, developed by Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT), a joint venture between Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Banque des Territoires. The foundations are steel jackets fabricated in Spain, being delivered by a consortium of […]

  • Mainstream’s Chairman Urges Companies to Shift to Clean Energy

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Sir Roy Gardner, Chairman of the Mainstream Renewable Power’s Board of Directors, last night addressed delegates at the Sustainable Brands Conference in London. In his address he told delegates: “It’s a smart move to replace expensive dirty fuels with cheap clean energy. It’s good for business and good for the environment. It is rightly claimed […]

  • GE Contemplating Adwen Takeover; Aims Top Position in OW Market

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    GE, which took over Alstom’s power and grid businesses last year, has its eye on another company developing offshore wind technology – Adwen – a joint venture between Gamesa and Areva that arose as a stumbling block during Gamesa’s merger talks with Siemens.  On Tuesday, Reuters quoted Jerome Pecresse, President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy, as saying that […]

  • USA: General Cable Corporation Announces Q1 Results

    1 May 2012

    General Cable Corporation, one of the most globally diversified industrial companies, reported today results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2012. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter were $0.48. Operating income of $53.4 million exceeded management’s expectation as metal cost headwinds subsided and volume was better than expected during the quarter. […]

  • Longer Lifespan for Offshore Wind Farms Could Improve Returns and Reduce Costs, German Study Finds

    10 September 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    According to a study done by the Fraunhofer IWES, coordinated continued operation of existing offshore wind farms for up to 35 years, followed by decommissioning and new construction, could increase energy yields while reducing economic costs over the entire period. In a recent study, commissioned by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), […]

  • Vestas Adds 795 MW OranjeWind to Firm Orders

    30 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received a firm order for the OranjeWind offshore wind project, previously named Hollandse Kust West VII, situated off the coast of the Netherlands in the North Sea. Vestas will provide 53 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the units. Wind turbine installation at the project […]

  • Steelwind Ships Out First XXL Monopiles for Arcadis Ost 1

    2 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three XXL monopiles for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm have set sail from Steelwind Nordenham’s fabrication plant to the Port of Roenne, the marshalling harbor for the project. Located northeast of the island of Rügen in German Baltic Sea, Arcadis Ost 1 comprises 27 wind turbines and one offshore […]

  • Equinor Enters Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Equinor and the Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles (Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop offshore wind projects in the Yellow Sea, off China’s Shandong province. The Norway-based energy major has confirmed to OffshoreWIND.biz that the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly tap into the offshore wind opportunities […]

  • Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm Connected to Danish Grid

    9 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has commissioned all wind turbines at the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd in Denmark, which is now fully operational and feeding power into the Danish grid. Vesterhav Syd (South) is part of Vattenfall’s 344 MW Vesterhav duo, whose Vesterhav Nord (North) wind farm the company expects to connect to the grid during the first […]

  • Ziton Signs Long-Term Vessel Agreements with Siemens Gamesa

    3 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Ziton has entered into new strategic agreements with the wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa, extending the current charter contract it has with the company and signing a new charter for another jack-up vessel. The current charter agreement for the vessel Wind Enterprise will be extended for four and a half years, keeping the vessel busy […]

  • UK Sets GBP 205 Million CfD Round 5 Budget, Offshore Wind Projects to Compete for Support from Established Technologies’ Pot

    16 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has confirmed the budget of GBP 205 million (around EUR 233 million) for this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. Most of this budget in CfD Round 5, set to open for applications on 30 March, will be available for established technologies which, for the first time, include offshore wind. In the CfD […]

  • BWS Opens New Multiterminal at Port of Esbjerg

    23 January 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has put into operation a new 116,000m² multiterminal in the East Port area of the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, boosting its capabilities to accommodate RoRo vessel traffic, which has increased at the port with the wind turbine industry’s use of RoRo vessels and more operations by the existing RoRo customers.

  • Register Now for the Maritime & Offshore Career Event

    17 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    As of today, maritime, offshore and logistics career hunters can register to visit the Maritime & Offshore Career Event (MOCE) 2018 on www.MOCE.biz. On the 28th of March, WTC Rotterdam will be the location for career opportunities in the maritime, offshore & energy industry. Just like in the last 11 years, the organization welcomes different […]

  • Ørsted Goes High and Low in German Offshore Wind Auction

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

    The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded Ørsted the right to build an additional 551.75MW offshore wind capacity in the German North Sea.

  • EU, EBRD Agree to Increase Renewable Energy Investment

    8 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    EU Commissioner Arias Cañete and EBRD President Chakrabarti today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance energy cooperation between the EU and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).  The new agreement will broaden the existing cooperation to a significant number of areas, including scaling-up energy efficiency financing, increasing investment in renewable energy, […]

  • Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires

    16 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequences, DTU said. In the field of fire safety it […]

  • 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.

  • Friends of the Supergrid Back New European Commission

    23 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    Europe’s largest industrial alliance for interconnection, the Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) welcomed the newly appointed European Commission (EC) 2014-19 following its approval by the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 22, 2014. Speaking in Brussels, FOSG Chairman, Pierre Bernard said: “We are confident that, under President Juncker’s leadership, and the steering of Messrs. Maroš Šefcovic […]

  • Crown Estate Delivers Record Results

    25 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has announced another record return for the benefit of the public finances and an overall performance which is significantly ahead of the market, as its portfolio value hits an all-time high. Profits of £285 million were delivered on the back of a historically high development pipeline in London’s West End and regionally, the growth […]

  • Gamesa Exhibits 5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Manchester, UK

    12 June 2013
    Technology

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is exhibiting for the 3rd consecutive year at the Offshore Wind 2013 trade fair, one of the industry’s premier events, in Manchester, UK, from 12-13 June. At this year’s fair, the company is showcasing the development and evolution of its first offshore turbine platform: Gamesa 5.0 MW […]

  • UK: Highland Council OK’s Kishorn Yard Proposal

    23 October 2013
    Authorities

    Kishorn Port Ltd.’s (KPL) planning application for the redevelopment of the redundant oil fabrication yard at Kishorn was given the full support of The Highland Council at today’s (22 October) Planning Committee meeting in Inverness. The way is now clear for KPL to market the Yard to the emerging renewables sector as a potential site […]

  • N-Sea Acquires Stork’s Subsea Business

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The acquisition of the subsea business of Stork Technical Services in Aberdeen is a logical next step in the realisation of the growth strategy pursued by both companies and re-affirms the commitment of N-Sea to its strategy of becoming a leading Survey and IMR company. The combined businesses will have a strong position in North […]