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  • Italy: Prysmian Receives Investor of Year Award

    25 January 2013

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been conferred the prestigious Investor of the Year award, made every year by the British Government and UK Trade & Investment to prominent companies for investment and strategic projects in Great Britain. The awards ceremony will be held this evening in […]

  • Exchanging International Expertise at OBMC 2012, Germany

    6 November 2012

    International cooperation was the focal point of the second day of the Offshore Business Meeting and Conference (OBMC) 2012. The network agency windcomm schleswig‐holstein had invited a business delegation from South Korea to take part in the meeting and build up networks with European companies. The South Korean delegation included representatives from Daewoo Shipbuilding and […]

  • Two Firms Merge into ZF Wind Power Technology (Germany)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    On 25 July 2011, the boards of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (“ZF”) and Hansen Transmissions International NV (“Hansen”) announced the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Hansen to be made by ZF International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZF. On 6 October 2011, ZF […]

  • OpenHydro, 2011 Later Stage Award Top 30 Finalist (Ireland)

    3 November 2011

    OpenHydro announced that it has been chosen by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association as a 2011 Later Stage Award Top 30 finalist. Inclusion in the GCCA Global Top 30 reflects the strong business and market position of the company in the marine renewables sector, and signifies that its innovative approaches and technologies are gaining a […]

  • Bharatbook Announces Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Market Global Scenario (India)

    26 December 2011

      Bharatbook added a new report on, Wind Energy & Wind Turbine Market: Global Scenario (2011 – 2016). The report provides the status of global and geography wise installed as well as expected wind energy installations. The influencing factors for this market including drivers, restraints and opportunities have been discussed for probing the current and expected […]

  • UK: Boskalis to Co-develop WoDS for EUR 110 Million

    2 May 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired three energy related contracts for projects in Northwest Europe with a combined contract value of approximately EUR 110 million. Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction of the “West of Duddon Sands” offshore wind park in the Irish Sea. The […]

  • Cape Wind Responds to Misleading Newspaper Ad (USA)

    27 May 2013

    Cape Wind has responded to Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)  / Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MCP) newspaper ad by issuing the following press release:  Big Picture: Cape Wind has been reviewed carefully for 12 years, during which time it has earned the approval of 17 Federal and State agencies that have confirmed Cape Wind would create […]

  • Germany: GL Hellas Committee Celebrates 35th Year

    14 September 2012

    The Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) met on Wednesday at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens. The annual Committee Meeting, now a longstanding tradition in its 35th year, very much reflected the mood of the industry, with great challenges foreseen for traditional markets, but opportunities on offer for those with expanding perspectives. The Chairman of […]

  • Germany: Nexans Reports Q1 Sales of EUR 1,752 Million

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Nexans today announced 2012 first-quarter sales of 1,752 million euros, that is, 1,169 million euros at constant non-ferrous metal prices, reflecting an annual growth of +0.6% at constant exchange rates and comparable scope. As a reminder, the organic growth rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 13%. Effective January 1, 2012, the business segmentation […]

  • Germany: Construction Starts for 10 MW Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory

    23 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Fraunhofer IWES in Bremerhaven is building a worldwide unique test facility for complete 400 ton wind energy turbine nacelles: a drive-performance of 10MW, the dynamic equivalent of five times the shear force of a harbour tug boat to simulate rotor wind-loading and an artificial medium voltage grid for full value electrical turbine certification characterise […]

  • EU Council Raises Renewable Energy Target, Endorses Faster Project Permitting

    28 June 2022
    Authorities

    The European Union’s Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council has agreed on raising targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and has also endorsed accelerated permitting procedures for renewable energy projects. The Council has, among other things, proposed an an obligation for the Member States to have a cross border pilot project within three years and, […]

  • Port of Wilhelmshaven: Fit for the future

    16 August 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Germany’s ambition is to have 2.500 turbines installed in its territorial waters in the North and Baltic Seas by 2030. This means that on an average of 250 turbines will have to be produced and installed each year. This cannot be handled by one port alone and therefore several German ports are now trying to […]

  • RWE, Apollo Global Management Forming Joint Venture to Invest EUR 3.2 Billion in German TSO

    8 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    RWE and the global asset manager and infrastructure investor, Apollo Global Management, have signed an agreement under which Apollo will pay EUR 3.2 billion to RWE in exchange for an equity stake in a to-be-established joint venture (JV), which will hold RWE’s existing 25.1 per cent stake in the German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion. […]

  • Vattenfall and BASF Hire Havfram for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Project

    25 September 2024
    Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Havfram has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster in the German North Sea. The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum, consists of two separate sites: Nordlicht I, with an expected capacity of 980 MW, and Nordlicht II, with an […]

  • Latvia Rejects Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Application

    18 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Latvian government has rejected the application by Ørsted for an area in Latvian waters for the potential development of offshore wind, citing the need to find a suitable location for ELWIND, a joint national development between Latvia and Estonia, as the reason for the rejection. Last year, Ørsted signed a Memorandum of Understanding with […]

  • EnBW Exits US Offshore Wind Market, TotalEnergies Steps In

    28 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW has decided to exit the US offshore wind market and focus its future offshore wind activities on Europe. The move was prompted by ”successful auctions in the UK and the announcement of bold offshore wind build-out targets in Germany,” EnBW said. The company’s US entity, EnBW North America, and its assets […]

  • New Floating Wind Partnership Enters Auction Offshore Norway

    3 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Agder Energi, a Norwegian power utility, have formed a partnership to bid for a floating offshore wind project at Utsira Nord, in the Norwegian North Sea. The 1.5 GW Utsira Nord is one of two areas the Norwegian Government opened to licensing applications for offshore wind development. With deep […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Starts Operating, Statkraft Buys Entire Output

    21 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the wind turbines at Kincardine, the world’s largest floating wind farm, has marked the start of the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Statkraft and Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd (KOWL). The 50 MW Kincardine floating wind farm will provide over 200,000 MWh per year to the Scottish grid, enough to power over […]

  • Global Offshore Wind O&M Market to Reach EUR 10 Billion by 2029

    10 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow 16 per cent annually and reach EUR 10 billion by 2029. Europe will remain the biggest O&M market by region, while China will become the biggest single market in terms of national markets. This is according to the latest report from Wood […]

  • Masdar, Iberdrola to Jointly Develop Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    26 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a strategic partnership with Iberdrola to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. According to the terms of the deal, the Baltic Eagle wind farm is valued at approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Under the agreement, Iberdrola will control and manage the asset, […]

  • Project to Retrofit CTV with Hydrogen Fuel Cells Kicks Off

    16 November 2023
    R&D, Vessels

    A project to retrofit a crew transfer vessel (CTV) with hydrogen fuel cells, to cut CO2 and NOx emissions while servicing offshore wind farms, has kicked off. Phase 1 of Project Verdant, supported by the UK’s national innovation agency Innovate UK, is now underway involving a preliminary design and feasibility study. If the concept is […]

  • Haizea to Deliver XXL Monopiles for Hornsea Three

    28 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Haizea Bilbao have signed a contract for the supply of XXL monopiles for the Hornsea Three offshore wind farm in the UK, which represents the largest single contract ever secured by Haizea Wind Group. Under the contract, which is subject to Ørsted taking a final investment decision, Haizea Wind Group will manufacture the […]

  • Baltic Sea Countries Agree to Increase Offshore Wind Capacity Sevenfold by 2030

    30 August 2022
    Authorities

    At the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit, being held today in Marienborg, Denmark, leaders of the Baltic Sea countries will sign an agreement on increasing the amount of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea sevenfold by 2030. The target will be increased from the current installed capacity of just under 3 GW to almost […]

  • Denmark Launches Public Consultation on North Sea Energy Island’s Environmental Assessment

    23 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened public consultation in relation to the environmental assessment (EA) for the North Sea Energy Island. The DEA has invited citizens, companies, authorities, and others with an interest in the future energy island in the North Sea to submit proposals and ideas for topics that they would like to […]

  • Looking Ahead at the Maritime & Offshore Career Event 2018

    14 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    It’s almost time: on Wednesday the 28th of March, the Maritime & Offshore Career Event (MOCE) takes place at WTC Rotterdam. It’s the twelfth edition, with lots of attention for offshore wind and inland shipping this year. Career opportunities within the entire supply chain are presented by over 100 companies to about 3,000 visitors, from […]

  • Wind Industry Meets Hedging Against Volume Risk

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    WindEurope and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have published a report called The value of hedging, which introduces hedging as an instrument to cover the resource risk of variable wind generation, or ‘volume risk’, as wind power projects are getting more exposed to market risks with the transition to auctions allocating renewable energy support.