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  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Using 16 MW Turbines Enters Construction in China

    6 February 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to use 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the […]

  • WPD Exits Offshore Wind, Sells Business to Global Infrastructure Partners

    6 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)and wpd AG have signed definitive agreements for GIP to acquire 100 per cent of wpd offshore GmbH, the offshore wind business of wpd. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. WPD offshore is an offshore wind platform with over 20 years of development experience, a track record of ~7 GW […]

  • TenneT Starts Tendering Procedure for 2 GW German Offshore Grid Connections

    23 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT has launched tendering procedures for the sea and land stations of BalWin1, BalWin2, and BalWin3 grid connections in the North Sea off Lower Saxony, each with a transmission capacity of 2 GW. The contracts for all three projects have a combined order volume in the seven-digit range and are expected […]

  • Shell Returns for More Floating Wind Offshore Ireland, 18 MW Turbines In Play

    18 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Shell has signed an agreement with the Irish blue economy developer Simply Blue Group to acquire a 51 per cent share of their Western Star venture which seeks to develop a floating wind farm off the Clare coast in Ireland. This follows a similar agreement between Shell and Simply Blue Group earlier this year to […]

  • Uniper and Ørsted Form Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Partnership in Germany

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Power producer and gas trader Uniper has formed a strategic partnership with Ørsted to jointly develop combined offshore wind and hydrogen projects on a large scale in Germany. This is to be achieved in particular through a system-serving direct integration of hydrogen production from offshore wind power at Uniper’s Wilhelmshaven site in Lower Saxony, the […]

  • Wood Thilsted Wins Work on Maryland Offshore Wind Farms

    9 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind has contracted Wood Thilsted for detailed foundation design for the 270 MW MarWin offshore wind farm in Maryland, with the UK-based engineering consultancy also tasked with supporting the development of US Wind’s 808 MW Momentum Wind project in the state. In addition to delivering the detailed foundation design for MarWin and supporting Momentum […]

  • Croatian Oil & Gas Company Eyeing Offshore Wind in Adriatic Sea

    27 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA) plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy developments in the country. At an energy conference held on 26 January, INA’s Director of Strategic Operations and Public Affairs, Hrvoje Glavaš, said that INA would first start with solar energy […]

  • Sif Posts H1 2020 Results, Reports Exclusive Talks for Two Offshore Wind Projects

    28 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based foundation manufacturer Sif Group is in exclusive negotiations for two new projects in the offshore wind sector. The company left the project names and other details undisclosed, however, it said one of them is in Europe, more specifically in the North Sea. For the European project, Sif would produce 70 Kton of structures, […]

  • TenneT CEO to Hand Over the Helm

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    TenneT CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management, Mel Kroon, will resign in the second half of 2018. TenneT’s Supervisory Board has already started the search for his successor, while Kroon will continue to fulfil his role until this process is completed.

  • UK Industry Bodies Give UK Floating Offshore Wind a Push

    14 November 2017

    RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables met in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, 14 November, to debate future opportunities for UK’s floating offshore wind.

  • Global Marine Group Sets Up Shop in Port of Blyth

    1 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Chelmsford-headquartered offshore engineering services provider Global Marine Group (GMG) has expanded its operations base in the United Kingdom to include the Port of Blyth, Northumberland.

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Marine Warranty Surveyor for Kriegers Flak Projects

    10 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Danish transmission systems operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for a marine warranty surveyor for its Kriegers Flak AC and Combined Grid Solution (CGS) projects. Energinet.dk wants to purchase marine warranty services to ensure that marine operations carried out by sub-contractors are performed in a sound and good manner in accordance with good practice and international standards such […]

  • 2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland

    11 January 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge year” for wind power in Scotland, with wind turbines providing enough electricity to meet the electrical needs of 97% of Scottish households, according to the data gathered by WeatherEnergy and analyzed by WWF Scotland. Wind turbines generated a record 10,392,439MWh of electricity in 2015, an increase of 16% […]

  • SeaRoc: Development and Support of SeaPlanner Main Objective

    15 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    SeaRoc, the company behind the SeaPlanner marine management software, said it is looking ahead to a much more active offshore wind market in the following three years, after a relatively slow 2015. SeaRoc Group’s Managing Director Steve Pears said: “2015 has brought both challenges and opportunities in equal measure. It goes without saying that it has been a […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Fully Constructed

    20 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the completion of the construction of the Teesside offshore wind farm, built by EDF Energy Renewables, a joint venture between EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. As of yesterday, the first thirteen wind turbines of this 62 MW facility have been put into production. The entire wind farm is due […]

  • JDR to Supply Sandbank OWF Inter-Array Cables

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has awarded JDR the inter-array cable contract for the Vattenfall AB Sandbank offshore wind farm. JDR will design and manufacture 105 kilometres of inter-array cable, including a new coilable 630mm2 copper core cable and a range of cable accessories. The Sandbank offshore wind farm will be constructed 90km west of Sylt island, within the […]

  • Petrofac Bags €40 Million Contract for Two German Offshore Wind Farms

    30 July 2013

    Petrofac has won a €40 million contract from Siemens Energy to provide support during the commissioning phase of two offshore wind converter station platforms in the German North Sea. It is the first contract win since Petrofac established Petrofac Deutschland GmbH in November 2012 to take advantage of the growing offshore wind market. Petrofac will […]

  • Wirral Could Cash In £250K Yearly from Wind Farm Expansion

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Proposed expansion of a Liverpool Bay offshore wind farm could trigger the setting up of an annual £250,000 community fund as well as investment and new jobs in Wirral’s energy sector. Dong Energy, one of Europe’s leading energy groups, has submitted proposals to expand its existing Burbo Bank wind farm. If the proposal is approved […]

  • DEA Publishes Final Tender Material for Horns Rev 3

    8 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published the final contract material for the concession to build and operate the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on Friday, following the final approval from the parties behind the Energy Agreement from 2012.  The deadline for bids for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 is February 16, 2015. A version with track-changes compared […]

  • Masters Course in Marine Renewables Starts Next Month

    8 April 2015
    Training & Education

    Global certification, inspection and testing group Bureau Veritas and the Spanish Maritime Institute (IME) are looking to raise standards of training and education in the offshore wind industry with a new Masters in Marine Renewables Energy course, starting 11th May 2015 in the second edition. The course has been launched following a report by EY, […]

  • Germany Leading Renewable Energy Deployment, Says IRENA

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The global energy elite gathered last week in Berlin to discuss progress and chart new direction in the ongoing global transition to renewable energy. The two-day Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue – towards a global Energiewende brings together energy policy experts and representatives of politics, industry and civil society to shape new energy policy and drive future […]

  • Austria: Professor Arthouros Zervos Receives Wind Energy’s Most Prestigious Prize

    7 February 2013

    The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos. The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of […]

  • Voith and SCHRAMM to Develop Special Vessels (Germany)

    9 February 2012

    In the future, operators of offshore wind farms will have one point of contact for all technical and service issues: Voith and the SCHRAMM group will pool their vessel design expertise and will jointly develop special vessels for the transfer of staff and material to wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas. In addition […]

  • E.ON Unveils Plans for Humber Gateway Wind Farm (UK)

    16 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has unveiled that its Humber Gateway wind farm, located off the East Yorkshire coast, will consist of a 73 turbine array that will generate up to 219MW of electricity, enough energy to power up to 170,000 homes. Dr. Tony Cocker, CEO of E.ON UK, said: “This isn’t just an important announcement for E.ON, but […]

  • European Commission Asks for Binding Renewable Energy Targets for 2030 (Belgium)

    15 December 2011

    The European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 shows that a high renewables energy mix – with 97% of the EU’s electricity consumption met by renewable energy, including 49% wind power in 2050 – would have the same “overall energy system costs” as any other decarbonisation or business as usual scenario. The Roadmap is based on five […]

  • NSW Bags Deal to Connect Borkum Riffgrund 1 with Offshore Converter Platform (Germany)

    17 November 2011
    Grid Connection

    For the connection of the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 with the offshore converter platform DolWin alpha via two parallel 155 kV AC submarine cable systems, Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) has been awarded on November 8, 2011 by TenneT TSO GmbH (TenneT) the order for the supply and installation of 26 kilometers 155 kV […]