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  • Research and Markets Announces Report on Offshore Wind Power Future (Ireland)

    29 November 2011

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Future of Offshore Wind Power Generation” report to their offering. Offshore wind power is one of the newest major sources of renewable electricity generation to be developed and also one of the most interesting. Its history is short, no more than 20 years, and yet […]

  • Siag Appoints New Group Sales Director (Germany)

    31 October 2011

    SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG – the leading supplier for towers and steel components for the onshore and offshore wind energy industry – enlarges its global sales team. As of October 1st 2011, Mr. Dipl.-Kfm. Claus Herting has acce pted the position as Group Sales Director, and is therefore responsible for the leadership and coordination of […]

  • EnBW Baltic 1 offshore wind farm finished (Germany)

    21 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of Germany’s newest offshore wind park has recently been completed. The 21 wind turbines that make up the Baltic Sea wind farm – dubbed Baltic 1 – are now complete and set to enter the commissioning phase, the final step before energy production can begin.

  • Ørsted to Launch Tender for Offshore Cable Hardware

    17 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted plans to launch a tender for the supply of cable protection systems (CPS) for the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland in late May/early June. Ørsted will use the Achilles Utilities Nordics and Central Europe (UNCE) qualification system for procurement. The Baltica 3 wind farm will have an installed […]

  • VIDEO: The Roadmap of Hydrogen Conference at OEEC2022

    29 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment

    In the hydrogen session during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference pioneers from different markets share their experiences. Challenges when it comes to innovation, infrastructure and regulation are discussed and views are shared on the roadmap towards a hydrogen economy. What are the opportunities for the supply chain in this transition? During a panel discussions and […]

  • Boskalis Buys Rever Offshore’s Subsea Business

    5 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has acquired all the shares of Rever Offshore’s subsea services business. Rever, formally known as Bibby Offshore, provides solutions in the area of subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance. Through the transaction, Boskalis will obtain two diving support vessels – Rever Polaris which is fully owned and the chartered Rever […]

  • VIDEO: Flight through Gemini ‒ North Sea’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    19 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Gemini offshore wind farm, which will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world and the largest one in the North Sea, has been the main topic of the industry these last few day. The 600 MW project reached financial close on May 14, becoming the largest-ever project financed offshore wind farm.  The project, […]

  • OWIB Kicks Off Today

    3 September 2014

    OWIB opened this morning in Esbjerg with delegates from all over Europe attending the networking and the conference sessions over the next 2 days. A special focus on the British market is being emphasized by the British Ambassador, Vivien Life, who opened the speaking after the opening of the event by Morten Holmager. The Ambassador […]

  • ERSG and Mammoet Wind Sign Exclusivity Agreement

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    ERSG and Mammoet Wind have signed an exclusivity agreement to supply contract staff for their projects across Europe. Jim Ryan, ERSG Managing Director said: “Following a highly successful 4 year collaboration with Mammoet Wind, I am delighted that we are now entering an exclusivity agreement and I look forward to continuing to build upon our […]

  • Australia: Adelaide Unlikely to Develop Offshore Wind Turbines

    6 June 2012
    Authorities

    Parliamentary select committee has been informed that there are no hurdles for wind turbines to be built in the hills and offshore Adelaide coast, reports ABC News. However, Andrew Grear from the South Australian Planning Department said that they were considering putting a ban on some hill sites. Greens MP Mark Parnell stated that it […]

  • VIDEO: Brave Tern Reaching New Heights

    26 February 2016
    Vessels

    The Port of Rotterdam has posted a short video of the recently upgraded wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern performing a full height jacket test. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, the owner of the vessel, contracted the Rotterdam yard of Franklin Offshore Europe to extend the Brave Tern’s legs by 14m to 92.4m, one of the several upgrades she underwent […]

  • Malta Hosts FP7 Meeting

    17 January 2012

     Demonstration of first ocean energy farms, is now open. DEXAWAVE had the first and initial consortium meeting in Malta in week 2. The target is to collaborate with up to 18 different partners across Europe, and involving smaller and larger companies, universities and other RTD’s. In particular, this project aims at continuing and accelerating the […]

  • Ørsted Develops New Cable Layout Design Tool

    13 February 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Ørsted has developed a novel digital solution for designing the cable layout of offshore wind farms said to result in cost reductions. The OptiArray tool, developed using the FICO Xpress Optimizer, is dedicated for designing the cable layout connecting the turbines to the substations. The company added that the tool has helped in achieving savings while reducing the overall design time. […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Nets Taiwanese Job

    5 December 2016

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) will provide technical due diligence services to assess vessel suitability for wind turbine installation in the Taiwan Strait, the company informed today, leaving the Taiwanese client and contract value undisclosed. The contract represents OWC’s first assignment in the Taiwanese offshore wind sector. “Offshore Wind is growing rapidly in Taiwan and elsewhere in […]

  • Ed Davey Responds to Lima Climate Deal

    15 December 2014

    UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey has responded to the new agreement reached by UN members to tackle climate change.  Ed Davey said: “This is an agreement that unites all nations, unlocking the door to the world’s first global climate deal in Paris next year. “The talks were tough but the […]

  • UK: Orkney Islands Council Urges Talks About Connection Upgrade Delay

    25 December 2012
    Grid Connection

    Following the announcement that the cable upgrade from Orkney to Caithness will be delayed until 2018, Orkney Islands Council has called for urgent talks with ministers. Besides the problems in securing planning consents and land acquisition, SSE said they are also facing problems in the global supply chain for subsea cables, reports Herald Scotland. Councillor […]

  • Denmark: New DONG Energy CEO to Assume Position on August 27

    17 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Henrik Poulsen says that he is looking forward to meeting his new colleagues and get an introduction to the business units, customers, shareholders and DONG Energy’s different locations from power stations, wind turbines, the production platform in the North Sea to the offices in Denmark and Northern Europe: ”DONG Energy is a strong and well […]

  • Major Wave Energy Developers Enter Collaboration

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power, together with a number of leading wave energy firms, has joined forces with global drive and control manufacturer Bosch Rexroth in a bid to create a standardised, self-contained offshore electricity generator for the wave industry. The project tackles head-on one of the biggest challenges in wave energy – how to generate electricity reliably […]

  • Zaratan Geared Up for Formosa 1 Phase 2

    22 March 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up vessel Zaratan has departed for Taiwan ready to begin installation of the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project. Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 turbines on the 120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait in what is the first renewables contract for Seajacks outside Europe. The project is located around six kilometers off […]

  • VOS Star Joins Vroon Offshore Service Fleet

    18 April 2016
    Vessels

    Vroon has taken delivery of VOS Star, the second and final subsea-support vessel (SSV) in a series ordered at China’s Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding. The vessel, a DP2, SPS-coded, 68-metre SSV, was delivered during a short ceremony held at the shipyard on 13 April 2016. VOS Star left the shipyard on 17 April, at the start of her […]

  • Gamesa Doubles Net Profit

    11 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Spanish wind energy developer, Gamesa, has doubled net profit to €126 million in the first nine months of 2015. The result is driven by improvements in revenues (+30.4%) and underlying EBIT (+67.2%), and is in line with the Business Plan 2015-17, according to the company. Gamesa experienced strong growth in wind turbine revenues (+35%) as activity surged 26% […]

  • Con4Mare Named Marine Warranty Surveyor at Merkur OWF

    27 February 2017

    GeoSea has appointed Con4Mare to provide marine warranty survey services for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm (formerly known as MEG I), located 45km north of Borkum, Germany, in the North Sea.

  • Technip to Close Offshore Wind Business, 190 People to Lose Jobs

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Technip has decided to shut down its offshore wind division based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, after all undergoing projects are completed. The company is also leaving the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project, writes the Press and Journal. This decision was made according to Technip’s business review, which resulted in the company’s decision to focus […]

  • GE Haliade Turbines Stand in China

    23 April 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    GE has installed all three HaliadeTM 150-6MW offshore wind turbines on the Xinghua Gulf demo project in China.

  • Clearing Wind Farms of Unexploded Ordnance

    30 January 2014
    Environment

    Many offshore wind farms have been faced, and will face a problem with the unexploded World War II-era ordnance. As the industry moves further out to sea, there is a growing demand for contractors, who will make sure that the offshore wind farm installation can proceed safely. Former British Army Major Simon Cooke has established […]

  • UK: Korean Company Could Join Siemens in Green Port Hull Revolution

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    CS Wind Corporation from Seoul could join Siemens in the Green Port Hull revolution, taking into account that the South Korean company’s senior executives have held a number of talks with Hull City Council and Associated British Ports in the past few months. CS Wind is a wind tower manufacturer which has recently been appointed […]