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  • UK: ETI Holds “Longer Blades and Floating Structures” Presentation at All-Energy

    23 May 2013

    ETI Offshore Wind Programme Manager Andrew Scott presented “Longer Blades and Floating Structures; Key technology innovations to drive down UK Offshore Wind cost of energy” at All Energy on Thursday 23rd May 10.30-12.15. The All-Energy Exhibition & Conference is the UK’s largest renewable energy event taking place in ‘Europe’s Energy City’, Aberdeen, on 22 & […]

  • EMEC’s 10th Anniversary Celebrated at All-Energy, UK

    28 May 2013

      The renewable energy industry gathered on Wednesday, 22 May, to celebrate the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) 10th anniversary at the annual All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Aberdeen. Over 250 people attended a reception held on the HI-energy and Orkney pavilions at the show, which featured a wide range of Orkney produce. The celebrations […]

  • All-Energy’s Move Warmly Welcomed

    8 August 2014

    News that the fifteenth show in the annual All-Energy series of exhibitions and conferences is to be held in Glasgow, and which opens nine months, has been met with enthusiasm, resulting in half of the available space being reserved or booked by exhibitors from nine countries – Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, […]

  • 25-Year-Old Danish Offshore Wind Farm Gets Approval to Operate for 25 More Years

    27 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    After approving the production permit extension for the Samsø offshore wind farm earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has now granted extended permits to two more of Denmark’s oldest offshore wind farms, Middelgrunden and Nysted. To support its decisions, the DEA has requested that the applicants for the production permit extensions deliver an […]

  • Tilted Towers Floating Wind Platform Gets EPO Nod

    12 October 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The European Patent Office (EPO) has confirmed its intention to grant Hexicon a European patent for the company’s floating wind power platform with tilted towers. EPO has also examined a third-party submission, similar to the objection filed against the patent already granted in Sweden, and did not find it relevant, in accordance with Hexicon’s previous […]

  • Ørsted, Ocean Winds, Vattenfall Join SIMOX Project

    31 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Ørsted, Ocean Winds, and Vattenfall have decided to join the Sustainable Installation of XXL Monopiles (SIMOX) project that focuses on developing several innovative technologies that could be suitable for the installation of XXL monopiles, as an alternative to conventional impact hammering. Launched in February 2021, the SIMOX project will run for three years with the […]

  • European TSO Seeks EPCI Contractor to Build Artificial Energy Island

    21 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    A European transmission system operator (TSO) is on the market for engineering, procurement, construction & installation (EPCI) services for an artificial energy island to be completed by August 2026. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the link […]

  • DEME Orders Huisman Monopile Handling Kit for Orion

    12 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with DEME for the delivery of a 2,300mt Lifting Spreader and a set of adaptive Damping Tugger Winches to be installed onboard the offshore installation vessel Orion. Huisman and DEME have worked together on the optimisation of the spreader’s design in order to increase the safety and efficiency of monopile […]

  • Tekmar Clinches EUR 5 Million Cable Protection Contract

    20 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Tekmar Energy has secured a GBP 4.5 million (around EUR 5 million) contract to supply subsea cable protection products for an operational offshore wind farm. The company left the name of the offshore wind farm for which it has won the contract, and any other specific information, undisclosed. The cable protection contract, which will be […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Picks Main Service Jack-Up Vessel

    12 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Siemens Gamesa has selected Wind Enterprise, chartered by ZITON, as its main service jack-up vessel for the coming years. Following the tender win, ZITON has lifted the option to buy Wind Enterprise from Vroon, which is expected to be executed soon. The vessel is currently undergoing ten years Class Approval at Fayard shipyard in Denmark […]

  • N-Sea and SeaRenergy Finish Offshore Job for TenneT

    22 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    The consortium of N-Sea Renewable and Utilities Services (N-Sea RUS) and SeaRenergy has completed an offshore retrofit solution campaign for TenneT. The consortium completed a project to engineer, supply and install a retrofit subsea cable protection system (CPS) for an HVDC grid connection. SeaRenergy provided engineering services, developed the installation procedure and assisted in obtaining […]

  • Robotic Offshore Wind Maintenance Team Earns Its Wings – Video

    14 July 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A project in the UK has proven the concept for robotic teams repairing offshore wind farms, paving the way for human-robot teams at wind farms within ten years, and wind farms designed for robotic maintenance by 2050, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said. The GBP 4 million MIMRee project, which was funded by Innovate […]

  • Saipem Seals Floating Wind Deal

    13 July 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Italy’s Saipem has finalized the closing of the agreement to acquire the floating offshore wind business of France’s Naval Energies. Saipem and Naval Energies, a subsidiary of France’s Naval Group, signed an agreement for the acquisition in early June. The two parties have now communicated that all the conditions necessary to complete the transaction have […]

  • First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm Starts Taking Shape

    14 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    A truly pioneering offshore wind project, the first to be built without government subsidies, has reached a major milestone with the start of offshore construction work. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the link below:

  • SG 11.0-200 DD Turbine Model Secures Full Type Certificate Early

    31 May 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Full Type Certificate for the SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine model from TÜV NORD one year ahead of time, the turbine manufacturer said. “This is really a demonstration of how great technology and a true collaboration spirit within our development team can bring amazing results,” said Rasmus Haugaard, Senior Product […]

  • Damen and MO4 Pair Up for Offshore Wind Vessel Digitalization

    24 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Damen Shipyards Group has partnered with MO4 to pair its Triton monitoring platform with MO4 motion forecasting service for the offshore wind sector. This strategic alliance aims to offer data analytics-based services, expected to make vessel operations more effective and safety levels to increase. MO4 and Damen saw the opportunity to integrate the motion forecasting […]

  • Apollo Secures Funding for Floating Wind Mooring Solution

    25 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Apollo Engineering has secured a share of GBP 1.3 million funding from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) to tackle mooring challenges of floating offshore wind. Apollo said its PALM device is a form of disruptive technology focused on the safe and quick connection/ disconnection of the critical mechanical and electrical components in floating wind […]

  • Vestas Leads Project to Make Wind Turbine Blades Fully Recyclable

    17 May 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is leading a new initiative aiming to make blades fully recyclable. A coalition of industry and academic leaders has developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make blades. The new technology is said to deliver the final technological step on the journey towards […]

  • Acta Marine Seeks Co-Owner to Back Fleet Expansion

    3 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Acta Marine and shareholder MerweOord are seeking a strategic co-owner to support the further expansion of the company’s offshore wind business. The strategic plan focuses on ordering two more construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) in the short term, as well as service operation vessels and workboats, with further expansion plans for the near term. To […]

  • Simply Blue, NORCE, Exceedence Back FASTWIND Project

    27 November 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Software developer Exceedence, Simply Blue Group, and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) have joined forces to support a project called FASTWIND (Financial Analysis using Satellite Technology for Offshore Wind Energy) which aims to use satellite data from European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite network to conduct resource management and energy yield analysis. Funded by ESA, FASTWIND is […]

  • New Code of Practice Aims to Slash Subsea Cable Failures

    26 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued a new Code of Practice with the aim of improving subsea power cable installation in offshore wind by preventing cable failure and thus enabling savings for the offshore wind industry. The Code of Practice for Offshore Cable Laying in the Renewable Energy Industry (IMCA M264) addresses issues for […]

  • COVID-19: 96 Pct of European Wind Turbine Factories Open

    27 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    96 percent of Europe’s wind turbine and component manufacturing factories continue to operate, WindEurope said. Currently, only seven wind energy manufacturing sites are closed, according to WindEurope. All of them are located in Spain and Italy, the countries with the strictest lockdown regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Spain the closed factories are […]

  • Fugro, SEA KIT to Launch New Range of USVs

    25 March 2020
    Technology, Vessels

    Fugro and SEA KIT International have entered a strategic partnership to develop a new range of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that can deploy remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for marine asset inspections.

  • Iv-Offshore & Energy Joins IJmuiden Ver Grid Connection Team

    3 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT TSO B.V. and Iv-Offshore & Energy B.V. have signed a contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the first 525kV offshore grid connection. The FEED is part of the development of a new standard design for two 2GW network connections to the IJmuiden Ver wind farms. The two High Voltage Direct […]

  • RWE and Saitec Jointly Wade Into Deep Waters

    24 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have joined forces to test new ways to install and operate offshore wind farms in deep waters. In a joint pilot project called “DemoSATH”, the RWE subsidiary specialising in renewable energy and the Spanish engineering company Saitec Offshore Technologies will start testing a floating platform for wind turbines off […]

  • Palfinger Gear for Edda Wind Quartet

    15 July 2020
    Vessels

    Palfinger has won a contract to equip four new service vessels for Edda Wind, Østensjø Group’s offshore wind segment, with lifting solutions as well as lifesaving appliances. The company’s Ibérica office won the contract to supply the package including ten foldable knuckle boom cranes, four lifeboats, and eight davits. Two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) […]