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  • Exclusive: Siemens Gamesa Extends Service Contract for Major Offshore Wind Farm

    18 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • BW Offshore Buys Into Ideol

    17 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    The oil & gas services provider BW Offshore has signed a share purchase agreement to become a strategic owner of the floating wind technology developer Ideol. The deal will see BW Offshore obtaining a 50 per cent stake by investing EUR 60 million and the establishment of BW Ideol, a global integrated floating offshore wind […]

  • Eneti Sells Three Seajacks Vessels for USD 70 Million

    9 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Eneti, former Scorpio Bulkers and the owner of Seajacks UK, has entered into an agreement to sell the Seajacks Hydra, Seajacks Leviathan and Seajacks Kraken vessels for a total of USD 70 million (around EUR 63.7 million). According to information the company shared in its results for the second quarter and the first half of […]

  • Swiss-Norwegian Partnership Targets Floating Offshore Wind Foundations

    11 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Technology

    Swiss construction company Implenia and Norway’s WindWorks Jelsa (WWJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer the production of concrete structures and general services to the floating offshore wind industry in Jelsa, on the Norwegian west coast. Implenia and WindWorks Jelsa said the partners plan to establish an effective large-scale base for […]

  • Cerulean North Sea Renewables Grid to Power Oil & Gas Platforms with Floating Wind

    4 May 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    Cerulean Winds has unveiled plans to build the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), an offshore integrated green power and transmission system, powered by floating wind, that oil and gas platforms could plug into for clean power. With its consortium of partners including NOV, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Energy, DEME, and Worley, Cerulean Winds say they will […]

  • BREAKING: Mercedes-Benz to Buy Electricity from Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

    30 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mercedes-Benz for its new offshore wind farm Windanker in the German part of the Baltic Sea. With the PPA, Mercedes-Benz Group has secured more than 140 MW of Windanker’s total planned capacity of up to 315 MW for its sites in Germany from 2027 onwards. The […]

  • Danish Energy Minister Greenlights Viking Link

    30 October 2017
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate Lars Christian Lilleholt gave an approval to the Viking Link project, almost 760km long 1,400MW HVDC interconnector that will link the British and Danish transmission systems.

  • GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week?

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. The magazine did not disclose any further information apart from adding that GE could submit the bid as early […]

  • Dogger Bank Team Confirms Able Seaton Port for Wind Turbine Installation

    22 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has confirmed Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, UK, as the marshalling base for the wind turbine installation activities for the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind project. As part of the agreements for the supply and service of 190 of GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, the wind […]

  • Anbaric Applies for New England Offshore Transmission System

    21 November 2019
    Grid Connection

    Anbaric has filed an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the development of the Southern New England OceanGrid offshore transmission system. Anbaric is seeking non-exclusive rights-of-way to develop the independent, open-access offshore transmission system, which is said to be designed to maximize the region’s offshore wind resources. Once approved, the […]

  • Principle Power Merges with MI&T

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power, Inc. has merged with Marine Innovation & Technology (MI&T), an offshore engineering consulting firm and long time partner of Principle Power in the development of the WindFloat technology. The merger of MI&T and Principle Power ensures that all the know-how and key staff members reside under one corporate roof, resulting in increased operational […]

  • ABB Reports Strong Order Growth in Q3

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB’s focus on profitable organic growth and the related strategic initiatives resulted in a strong order increase across all regions in the third quarter. Total orders rose to $11.2 billion, boosted by large orders (above $15 million) including a power transmission link in Europe, a mining automation project in the Americas and a gas treatment […]

  • Swedes, Chinese Ink Floating Offshore Wind Deal

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Deepwater Windenergy Investment AB (DWI), a Swedish renewable energy developer specialized in floating offshore wind power, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Powerchina Beijing Engineering Corp. Ltd. According to the agreement, Powerchina Beijing Engineering will evaluate the offshore wind power projects developed by DWI and have the option of joining the projects as lead […]

  • 3sun Acquires Rope Access Company

    16 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group has acquired AID Industrial, specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) providers and experts in Industrial Rope Access, Work at Height and Global Wind Organisation safety courses. Great Yarmouth-based AID Industrial provides training to clients throughout Europe, North America, Africa and Asia and a complete range of equipment to suit industry needs including fall arrest, […]

  • DNV GL Names New CEO

    28 May 2015

    The Board of Directors of DNV GL Group has appointed Remi Eriksen as the company’s new Group President & CEO. He is succeeding Henrik O. Madsen, who is retiring on 1 August. Since October 2014, the Board of Directors has undertaken an extensive executive search and selection process to find and appoint the new DNV […]

  • Scotland Inks Marine Energy Deal with Basse-Normandie

    30 October 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

     Scotland has signed an international co-operation agreement with the Basse-Normandie region in France, to develop closer working between the two geographies in the field of marine energy. Scotland is currently a global leader in the development of wave and tidal energy, which it’s estimated could be worth a potential £1billion to the Scottish economy by […]

  • Germany: Tekmar Completes Cable Work on Meerwind Project

    7 October 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has successfully completed work on a pioneering 80-turbine windfarm in the German North Sea. The company has supplied bespoke coverings for the inter-array cables designed by JDR for the flagship Meerwind project. The 288 MW project, constructed and operated by WindMW, will […]

  • UK: Reef Subsea Restructures Its Business

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea has taken the step to restructure its business into two divisions – one being a new division focused on integrated subsea projects and the second a restructure of the Dredging & Excavation division. In the restructure, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway has merged to form the new division, Reef […]

  • Shetland Tidal Array Gets GBP 3.7 Mln

    16 June 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Following the successful deployment of the world’s first community owned tidal turbine in Shetland, Nova Innovation (Scotland) and ELSA (Belgium) have secured funding to build the Shetland Tidal Array – potentially the world’s first in-sea tidal array.  The £3.75M investment package supported by Scottish Enterprise will deliver this pioneering project and accelerate the growth of […]

  • Researchers to Develop ‘Super Grid’ for Sharing Wind Power

    5 December 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Researchers at Cardiff University are working on technology which will contribute to the development of a ‘super- grid’ for sharing renewable power across Europe. Working with Leuven University (KU Leuven) in Belgium, the MEDOW project is investigating ways of sharing offshore wind power via a grid system. Professor Nick Jenkins, Leader of Energy at Cardiff […]

  • MacArtney Grabs Callidus Subsea

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    MacArtney UK Ltd has acquired Callidus Subsea Ltd, an industrious cable moulding and assembly company based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The acquisition of Callidus follows a sustained spell of growth and record breaking results for the Aberdeen based MacArtney operation who continues to take full advantage of the good UK business climate. According to MacArtney UK […]

  • MEPs Call for Binding Target of 30 Pct Renewables by 2030

    6 February 2014
    Authorities

    Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) yesterday called for different renewable energy and energy efficiency targets than the European Commission proposed. They criticized the Commission’s recent energy proposals as short-sighted and unambitious. MEPs called for a 40% cut in CO2 emissions, a 30% target for renewable energy and a 40% target for energy efficiency by […]

  • New Market Report on HVDC Stations Available

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Research and Markets has added the “HVDC Converter Station Market by Type, by Technology, by Application and by Geography – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019” report to their offering. The rapid increase in offshore wind farms and increasing demand for efficient power transmission are some of the drivers of the HVDC converter station market. With […]

  • European Institutional Investors Hungry for More Renewables

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    More than six out of ten (61%) institutional investors in Europe expect to increase their exposure to renewable infrastructure, with nearly half of them (48%) expecting further investments into offshore wind, according to a new study commissioned by alternative investment firm Aquila Capital. A further 30% of investors plan to maintain their exposure to renewables over the next three […]

  • RWE Allocates Gwynt y Môr Community Fund

    12 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    First round of awards from RWE Innogy UK’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund have been unveiled. Seven not-for-profit groups are set to receive up to £10,000 each, from funding directly linked to the operation of the second largest wind farm in the world. It is, to date, the largest fund of any of […]

  • Reef Subsea Wins Contract for Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    20 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton on Tees and Aberdeen, has been awarded a contract with Lincs Offshore Wind Limited, a joint venture between UK energy company Centrica, DONG Energy and Siemens Projects Ventures. The contract will see Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical […]