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  • CPP Investments Sells Stake in Two German Offshore Wind Farms to Enbridge

    6 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Renewables Europe S.à r.l, has agreed to sell its 24.5 per cent stake in two German offshore wind farms to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge. Under the transaction, CPP Investments will sell its stake in Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms, which […]

  • New Jersey Gathers Offshore Wind Strategy Team

    17 August 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) has selected the Copenhagen-headquartered engineering, design and consulting firm Ramboll to coordinate and facilitate the development of the state’s Offshore Wind (OSW) Strategic Plan. 

  • UK Energy Minister to Deliver Keynote Speech at Tidal Energy Summit

    13 November 2014

    The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, has just announced he will deliver a keynote session on tidal marine energy strategy and high-level support for industry developments at the upcoming 8th International Tidal Energy Summit (ITES) in London on 25th November. Tidal represents a key part of the UK’s energy strategy […]

  • Ocean Energy Sets Goal of Meeting EU’s Energy Needs

    30 June 2015
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    The Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted today, June 30, a report confirming that the ocean energy sector will make an “important contribution…to meeting the future energy needs of the European Union”. “The ocean energy industry welcomes this report from the Committee of the Regions, […]

  • Belgium: Wind Energy to Face Shortage of Skilled Workers

    25 January 2013
    Training & Education

    Wind energy is expanding across Europe – currently the continent has over 100 GW of wind energy capacity with levels set to rise as the EU continues on its path to a 20% share of renewable energy by 2020, but the expansion in the number of skilled workers the sector requires is not keeping up. […]

  • NextFloat 6 MW Pre-Commercial Floating Wind Platform Gets DNV Nod

    4 August 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, R&D, Research & Development

    X90 6 MW pre-commercial floating wind platform, which is part of the NextFloat project, has been granted the Statement of Feasibility from the classification society DNV. NextFloat project is aimed at accelerating the rollout of the next generation of floating wind technology for a competitive, more scalable, and industrial deployment. Launched in November last year […]

  • Gamesa Creates Executive Committee within Board of Directors (Spain)

    11 January 2012

      Gamesa’s Board of Directors agreed at a meeting today, following a previous report from the Appointment and Remuneration Committee, to create an Executive Committee to which it will delegate all Board of Directors faculties, with the exception of faculties that are non-delegable by law or the company’s by-laws. The Executive Committee will provide support […]

  • WindEurope: Sweden Should Rethink Its Offshore Wind Policy

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Sweden’s cross-party Energy Commission has recently agreed that Sweden should increase its renewables output by 18TWh a year toward 2030, though it stopped short of recommending any major reform of the current certificate scheme, according to WindEurope. The country’s joint certificate scheme with Norway, which is used to finance renewables, is over-supplied leading to very low […]

  • Brave Tern Upgraded and Ready for First US OWF (Gallery)

    24 February 2016
    Vessels

    For multi MW turbines, such as the new turbines from GE, Siemens and MHI Vestas, the offshore wind industry needs larger installation vessels. Rotor diameters of more than 150m, towers over 70m with a hub height over 100m require vessels with the dimensions to match the difference between the previously installed 3 to 4 MW […]

  • Tekmar Enters Asian Offshore Wind Market through Formosa 1

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Tekmar Energy has supplied its TEKLINK Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Macquarie Completes Green Investment Bank Buy

    18 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    A consortium comprising Macquarie Group Limited, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (MEIF5) and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has successfully completed the acquisition of the Green Investment Bank from the UK government for GBP 2.3 billion.

  • Renewables to Take Greater Role by 2035

    5 December 2013

    Almost half the increase in global electricity generation will come from renewable energy sources by 2035, the world’s energy experts say in a new report. Despite this, coal will continue to be the dominant source of power as the world’s energy needs grow by a third by 2035. This prediction comes from the International Energy […]

  • Experts Discuss Energy Transition at POWER-GEN’s Conference

    12 June 2015

    The Joint Plenary Panel Discussion took place June 10 at the POWER-GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe show and conference. The discussion encompassed the key show idea of Europe’s energy transition, with varying points of view from the industry itself represented at time heated debate. The panel was hosted by the nternationally-renowned journalist Stephen Sackur. Martin Giesen, […]

  • Global Floating Offshore Wind Pipeline Doubles in a Year

    12 October 2022
    Contribution, Environment, R&D

    The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the past year from 91 GW to 185 GW, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of projects has increased globally during that time from 130 to 230, RenewableUK said. The pipeline includes projects at any stage: operational, under construction, […]

  • Next-Gen Underwater Vehicle Hits the Water at German Offshore Wind Farm

    27 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A.IKANBILIS, said to be the world’s first underwater inspection vehicle featuring adaptive autonomy, has completed trials at the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Germany. Trials of the hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV) were conducted by Nordsee One and supported by manufacturer BeeX and European partner Subsea Europe Services this month. The team tasked A.IKANBILIS […]

  • Pinsent Masons: Renewables Could Face Brexit Paradox

    29 March 2016
    Authorities

    Jennifer Ballantyne, Pinsent Masons’ partner and planning specialist, today warned of the paradox facing the UK renewable energy sector if the country decides to leave the European Union.  Even though the UK could allow for an easier development of renewables infrastructure, the industry could be harmed by Brexit with the loss of incentives to develop a low-carbon economy, Pinsent […]

  • 50% by 2050 – How the power of the sea could help solve our electricity needs (France)

    20 October 2010
    R&D

    Marine Board of the ESF presents vision for marine renewable energies at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference. By 2050 Europe could get up to 50% of its electricity needs from renewable marine sources according to a report presented today by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference. Marine renewable energies […]

  • EWEA’s EU-funded Projects Present Key to Driving Industry Forward (Belgium)

    26 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    They may not make the headlines very often, but the EU-funded projects EWEA is involved in are key to driving the industry forward. Frequently involving a wide range of experts and years of work, EWEA projects carry out important studies and research into areas of wind energy that are vital for the functioning of a […]

  • Lindø Industrial Park and Smulders Group Sign Lease Agreement for Facilities at Lindø (Denmark)

    18 March 2011

    Lindø Industrial Park and Smulders Group have entered into a conditional agreement for lease of facilities at Lindø. Smulders Group is Europe’s leading producer of foundations and towers for offshore wind turbines. Setting up extra production capacity at Lindø will further boost the position of Smulders Group’s Wind turbine construction division in Northern Europe. In […]

  • MingYang Turbines to Spin on Hexicon’s Floating Offshore Wind Project

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon has selected China-headquartered Mingyang Smart Energy (Mingyang) as the preferred turbine supplier for its flagship 32 MW TwinHub floating offshore wind project in the UK. Hexicon has also awarded Mingyang the wind turbine generator Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project, which is located 16 kilometres off the coast of Cornwall, England. TwinHub […]

  • Port of Esbjerg to Boost Offshore Wind Ops with Digital Twin Tech

    7 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Danish Port of Esbjerg has started working with global infrastructure advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol on developing a ‘digital twin’ of the port that will allow simulating future offshore wind projects. “Port Esbjerg and the whole supply chain in Esbjerg has a lot of experience in supporting offshore wind and has been involved in more […]

  • UK’s Subsea Cable Specialists Win Queen’s Award

    24 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    UK Subsea Cable Specialists Engineering Technology Applications Ltd have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for their global success, particularly in relation to offshore renewables. The award recognises that in the last three years ETA has seen an increase of nearly 200% in international sales. This increase has largely been […]

  • DNV Backs PGE in Offshore Wind Negotiations with Ørsted

    4 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    DNV has advised PGE Baltica on the setup of a joint venture with Ørsted dedicated to developing two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. DNV provided technical and commercial services related to setting up the joint venture for developing, building, and operating the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and the 1 GW Baltica 3 […]

  • Germany: AMBAU to Construct Largest Offshore Wind Tower

    10 July 2013

    July will see construction begin at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven, Germany of the largest offshore tower ever built for a wind turbine, measuring 7.33 metres at the base flange. Consisting of four segments, the tower will have a total height of 106 metres; the largest segment can only be manufactured at Cuxhaven due to […]

  • Mott MacDonald Joins Largest European Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    21 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Mott MacDonald has secured a technical integration and optimization contract for NortH2, the largest green hydrogen project in Europe. As lead technical integration consultant, Mott MacDonald will collate, evaluate and develop the potential technical solutions required to realize the project. The company will also provide cost, scheduling and risk management services associated with the technical […]

  • 2020 Is the Year of the Jacket (Report)

    13 February 2020
    R&D

    2020 is set to become a record year with the highest ever use of steel jacket foundations for new offshore wind developments across the globe, according to analysis by Rystad Energy.