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  • Global Wind Service Picks Up Where Total Wind Left Off

    7 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Denmark-based Global Wind Service (GWS) has acquired all offshore and blade activities from the bankrupt compatriot Total Wind A/S.

  • MaRINET2 Opens Round Two Application Process

    15 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The MaRINET2 project has launched the second call for applications for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy developers who want to test their technology.

  • J-POWER and ENGIE Form Offshore Wind Bond

    6 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Tokyo-based Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) and ENGIE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to a non-exclusive collaboration for power projects, particularly in large-scale commercial offshore wind projects.

  • UK: Norstec Hails Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy

    2 August 2013

    Norstec, the offshore renewables industry alliance for Europe’s northern seas, has welcomed the launch of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind. This is a joint Government/Industry plan to ensure that the UK puts into the place the right measures to secure the future of offshore wind in the UK. The Industrial Strategy identifies […]

  • WINDEA Six Extends Nordsee One Service for Five Years

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Northland Power Europe has extended the charter contract for the wind farm service vessel WINDEA Six with Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO) for a further five years. Northland Power chartered WINDEA Six in 2018 to transport service technicians and freight to the Nordsee One offshore wind farm, located 40 kilometres north of the Island of Juist […]

  • MeyGen Tidal Array Approved by Scottish Government

    16 September 2013
    Authorities, Technology

    Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal array in stages, beginning with a nine […]

  • FORESEA Project Set Up for Offshore Renewables Tech Testing

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A new EUR 11 million project, funded by the Interreg NWE (North-West Europe) programme, part of the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), has brought together Europe’s ocean energy test facilities to support demonstration of offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy technologies in real-sea conditions. Led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy […]

  • France: Alstom Grid Appoints New SVP Sales and Marketing

    14 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Frédéric Lalanne (48) joins Alstom Grid—the Group’s power transmission sector— as SVP Sales and Marketing. He is a member of the Alstom Grid Management Committee and reports to Alstom Grid President, Grégoire Poux-Guillaume. Frédéric Lalanne holds a master of Sciences & Technology (1988), a post graduate degree in business administration of Paris’ Institut d’ Administration des Entreprises (1990) and […]

  • UK Port Unveils GBP 150 Million Offshore Wind Expansion Plan

    16 September 2025
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne, located in the northeast of England, has unveiled its plans to add 400 metres of deep-water quayside to support offshore renewables, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. The Port of Tyne is investing GBP 150 million (approximately EUR 173 million) to transform 230 acres into the Tyne Clean Energy Park, a move […]

  • Wind Execs Seek Clear EU Vision

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A group of 25 wind industry executives have called for market scale and visibility on renewables deployment volumes in order to sustain the current cost reduction pathway during the first meeting of the European Commissions’ Clean Energy Industrial Forum dedicated to renewables.

  • ODE to Support Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Projects

    26 September 2017

    Vattenfall has awarded ODE, an integral part of the DORIS Group, with two framework agreements for its offshore wind projects across Europe. 

  • Shell to Bid for Two Offshore Wind Areas in Norway

    17 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch oil major Shell has partnered with Norwegian hydropower producers BKK and Lyse to apply for licences in two areas currently offered by Norwegian government for offshore wind development. The consortium is now working to prepare applications for projects in the Utsira Nord area, deemed better suitable for floating wind technology, and Sørlige Nordsjø II, […]

  • EU Goes from 12.6GW to 15.8GW of Offshore Wind in One Year

    6 February 2018

    Europe added close to 3.2GW of offshore wind capacity last year, taking the total installed and grid-connected capacity from 12.6GW in 2016 to 15.8GW at the end of 2017 and thus marking a 25% increase in just one year. Including sites with partial grid connection, there are now 92 offshore wind farms in eleven European countries and 4,149 grid-connected wind turbines, WindEurope reports in its annual offshore wind statistics. 

  • EU Agrees On 32% by 2030 Renewables Target

    14 June 2018
    Authorities, Environment

    The European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council have made a political agreement on a binding renewable energy target for the EU for 2030 of 32%.

  • Navantia Seanergies, Semco Maritime Enter Offshore Substation Partnership

    10 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Navantia Seanergies and Semco Maritime have signed an agreement to partner on building offshore substations and offering lifecycle support. Under the agreement, the two companies will combine their experience and capabilities – that of an industrial-scale manufacturer in offshore wind and an HVAC offshore substation supplier – to deliver EPC solutions that are lean and […]

  • Research and Markets has announces addition of La Tene Maps’s new map “Europe – Offshore Wind Farm Projects Map” (UK)

    10 August 2010
    R&D

    Europe – Offshore Wind Farm Projects – 2nd edition June 2010 B0 size+ (1500 x 1200mm) Printed Version: This map is published in association with the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The 2nd edition was launched at the Renewable UK offshore wind conference in Liverpool in June 2010. This map shows all areas in Europe […]

  • Offshore Wind Powerhouses Call For 4GW-a-Year Tempo Post 2020

    6 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The governments of Germany, Belgium and Denmark came together with offshore wind industry captains in signing a Joint Statement to further the deployment of offshore wind energy in Europe.

  • CIP Making EUR 5.5 Billion Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Fund

    17 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached a first close on Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV) investment fund with EUR 1.5 billion. The fund, planned to be worth EUR 5.5. billion, will become the largest one within renewable energy infrastructure investments, according to the investment company. The fund is expected to achieve capital commitments of EUR […]

  • EWEA Welcomes Paris Agreement

    15 December 2015

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has welcomed the UN climate change agreement struck in Paris on Saturday, 12 December. “The commitments countries have made in their INDCs don’t yet deliver 2DC let alone 1.5DC, but collectively they are far more ambitious than anything we’ve seen before – both the overall commitments and the specific measures such […]

  • Foundation Laid for UK-France Interconnector

    24 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The foundation stone for ElecLink, the GBP 490 million interconnector between UK and France, was laid yesterday, marking the start of works on the 1GW link between the two countries that will, i.a., enable higher levels of renewables in the two countries’ power grids.

  • Belgium: Renewables, Gas Companies Create Partnership for Europe’s Energy Future

    31 October 2012

    “The Energy Partnership – The European Coalition for Renewable Energy and Gas” has been launched today, bringing together energy companies in a major initiative with the support of European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger. The Energy Partnership is a unique alliance of companies from the energy sector which aims at creating the conditions for a […]

  • Research and Markets Announce New Report (Ireland)

    22 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Commercialization of Offshore Wind Power – 2nd Edition” report to their offering. The 2nd Edition of The Commercialization of Offshore Wind Power report is a 40-page overview of how and why offshore wind power is set to become a major contributor to global power […]

  • Energy 2020: Exploring the European Commission’s Proposed Strategy

    7 February 2011
    Authorities

    In November the European Commission published its communication on the EU’s new energy strategy for the years up to 2020 in a fl urry of excitement. But what exactly does the communication say, and how will this affect Europe’s wind energy industry? As EWEA fl agged up in its initial press release, part of the […]

  • European Offshore Wind Substations to Require USD 20 Billion Investment by 2030, Rystad Energy Says

    19 June 2024
    Grid Connection, Industry, Market Outlooks, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy

    According to a recent report from Rystad Energy, continental Europe will see the installation of 137 offshore substations over the coming decade, with an estimated total investment of USD 20 billion (approximately EUR 18.6 billion). According to the report, over 120 substations will be installed between 2024 and 2030 at a cost of around USD […]

  • Global Wind Capacity Increases by 22% in 2010 – Asia Leads Growth

    2 February 2011

    Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council today. This brings total installed wind energy capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW installed at the end of 2009. The new capacity added in 2010 represents investments worth EUR […]

  • BWS Sales Team Discusses Opportunities in Wind Industry

    11 June 2014

    Blue Water’s global sales team for the wind industry gathered in Esbjerg for a two-day seminar. Here, the team exchanged their views on innovation and creativity on the wind market.  In addition, the seminar included an interesting presentation from the consultant company Make Consulting which focus specifically on the market for wind turbines. “It was […]