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  • Northland Moves Closer to German Offshore Wind Projects

    25 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian power company Northland Power Inc. has opened an offshore wind operations hub in Germany.

  • Alstom Commissions EnBW Baltic 2 Substation

    29 October 2015
    Grid Connection

    Alstom has commissioned an AC offshore substation in the wind farm EnBW Baltic 2, Germany’s second offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The wind farm hosts 80 wind turbines feeding up to 288 MW into the grid, providing power to 340,000 households. The offshore substation transmits the electrical energy from the wind turbines to […]

  • ABPmer Calculates Weather Downtime

    22 June 2015

    ABPmer has launched an on-demand weather downtime service. Developed in conjunction with the offshore wind industry, the new express service helps make quicker weather dependent decisions by offering 24/7 access to ABPmer’s SEASTATES weather downtime calculator. After user inputs vessel position, tasks and limiting metocean conditions, the results including weather downtime and extended task duration at […]

  • JECS’ Business Mushrooms with Offshore Wind

    15 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    JECS Offshore is negotiating contracts for several offshore wind farms as well as framework agreements with two major developers covering multiple services to projects over a 3-year period, the company reported along the news that its turnover has increased by 80% over the past 12 months thanks to European offshore wind industry. JECS Offshore was formed 18 […]

  • Siemens Orders Konecranes Cranes for Cuxhaven Factory

    31 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes has received an order to deliver eighteen industrial cranes and one gantry crane to Siemens’ nacelle factory in Cuxhaven, Germany. The cranes will be delivered during summer 2017. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order. The lifting capacity of the ordered cranes is ranging from 20 to 500 tons, and they […]

  • U.S. Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 24GW

    9 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    As of June 2017, the U.S. offshore wind project development pipeline includes 24,135MW of potential installed capacity, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  • New UK Business Manager Appointed at West Midlands Engineering Firm

    8 May 2012

    West Midlands engineering firm and bolt tensioning specialist, Tentec Ltd, announce the appointment of Richard Outram as its new Business Manager for the UK. Richard will be responsible for the further development of sales of Tentec’s bolt tightening equipment and custom-designed engineering products in growing market areas such as oil & gas, offshore, power generation […]

  • MHI Vestas Carries Out Sales Exec Changes

    13 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    MHI Vestas has promoted its current Vice President of Europe Sales Hans Henrik Jensen as Chief Sales Officer.

  • MeyGen Demonstration Array Awarded GBP 10 Million from UK Government

    27 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    MeyGen has been awarded a capital grant of £10 million by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Meygen will use the grant to further develop its Demonstration Array via the Marine Energy Accelerator Developer (MEAD) process which started in March 2012. The MeyGen project is the largest tidal energy development in Europe to […]

  • Euskalforging to Deliver Flanges for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 Foundations

    16 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Euskalforging has been awarded a contract for foundation flanges for offshore wind farms at all four Hollandse Kust Zuid sites. Under the contract, euskalforging will produce and deliver a total of 140 flanges for the TP-less foundations that will support the wind turbines of the wind farms being developed by Vattenfall. The flange supplier has […]

  • Report on International LiDAR Market Available

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2013 Report on the International LiDAR Market – Includes Forecast to 2018” report to its offering. A typical LiDAR system consists of three major components: a laser sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, and an inertial navigation unit. The LiDAR system sends out laser pulses […]

  • USA: Esri Launches European Wind User Group

    15 August 2012
    Technology

    Wind energy professionals across Europe now have a local source for the exchange of ideas, success stories, and information about geospatial technology for on- and offshore wind farms: the Esri European Wind User Group. The group’s mission is to discuss the best ways to meet daily challenges and learn how proven applications of geographic information […]

  • EWEA: UK Must Not Jeopardise Its Front Runner Status

    25 June 2015

    Oliver Joy, spokesman for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), responded to UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd’s speech at the Global Offshore Conference 2015 in London, where she said that an announcement on the second CfD auction is due soon. Joy said: “With projects in the pipeline, the UK government has a chance to further cement […]

  • RGI Welcomes Interconnectors Development Between Norway, UK and Germany

    3 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    The Renewables-Grid-Initiative (RGI) welcomes the official announcement of the development of two interconnectors from Norway to the UK and from Norway to Germany by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) National Grid, TenneT and Statnett. The interconnectors will contribute to a higher share and more stable uptake of energy from renewable sources in the regions and […]

  • The Netherlands: Experts Discus European Supergrid at EWEA Offshore Wind

    30 November 2011

    A European offshore supergrid – with interconnections between European countries and to offshore wind farms in Europe’s seas – is the vision, but there are big and significant barriers to achieving that vision. ‘We don’t have an interconnected European network today, and we don’t have an offshore grid,’ Ana Aguado from Friends of the Super […]

  • Global Wind Service Ready for Block Island OWF Work

    14 July 2016

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is starting up the Block Island Wind Farm project after making the preparations to deliver manpower, tools and safety equipment. “We are very proud to be a part of bringing offshore wind to the U.S. and we see great future opportunities for their growing offshore wind industry,” said Chief Commercial Officer […]

  • Aggreko to Light Up Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2016

    James Fisher has awarded a contract to Aggreko for the provision of power generation during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore wind farm, which will start in July and last for more than 40 weeks. Aggreko will supply 56 new lightweight 20kVA wind-charged generators and a standby machine. With outlets at 110V, 240V and 415V, the generators will be […]

  • Pegasus Welfare Solutions Wins Triton Knoll Contract

    4 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd has secured a contract to supply welfare facilities for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The East of England-based company will deploy its Pegasus Multi-units onto both substations, which will allow welfare facilities to be maintained during installation and commissioning. “The award of the contract to Pegasus Welfare […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Reaches EUR 1.72 Billion in Green Guarantee Lines

    6 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has reached EUR 1.72 billion in green guarantee lines by the end of 2019. Siemens Gamesa recently extended a guarantee line from Danske Bank from an initial EUR 100 million to EUR 150 million and included Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) criteria. The company had also signed and included similar conditions for a new […]

  • Fugro Reduces Management Board

    17 December 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Fugro is reducing its Board of Management which currently comprises three persons to only the CEO and CFO positions. With the Group Director Europe-Africa starting from January 2020, Fugro said its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is fully staffed and operational. Following through, the Supervisory Board has concluded that the Board of Management can be adjusted, […]

  • JFSE Supports VBMS on Offshore Wind Cable Repair Projects

    5 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is providing equipment and personnel to VBMS for several concurrent offshore wind projects.

  • The Netherlands Reveals All Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Bidders

    26 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy examined a total of four applications for a permit to construct the Hollandse Kust (zuid) I & II offshore wind zone without subsidies.

  • Maersk Esbjerg First to Offer GWO Basic Maintenance Training

    11 July 2016

    Following the release of the Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) Standard by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) on 4 July 2016, DNV GL has approved Maersk Training in Esbjerg as the first organisation to conduct all three modules in the new standard. The Basic Maintenance Training standard contains three modules: Hydraulics Training Mechanical Training Electrical Training […]

  • IHC to Build 4.000-Ton Crane Vessel for Scaldis

    20 February 2015
    Vessels

    Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered a self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Royal IHC. The vessel will be operated by Scaldis. The design was drawn up in-house in cooperation with Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, part of Royal IHC on the basis of the extensive experience that Scaldis has accumulated hoisting heavy objects in challenging offshore conditions. The […]

  • Mitsubishi Rebounds with Hitachi after Alstom Bid Failed

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has disclosed its plans for global growth within the energy sector, which it intends to achieve through its joint venture with Hitachi. At an annual company meeting, MHI said that the expansion of its energy business was not reliant on the Alstom bid. The company lost the race for acquisition of […]

  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Prototype Turbine Stands in Østerild (Video)

    24 January 2020
    R&D, Technology

    The MHI Vestas V174-9.5MW prototype turbine has been installed at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark. According to MHI Vestas, the robust test program at the Danish test center will enable the thorough monitoring of the reliability and performance output of the flagship offshore wind turbine. “The construction of the V174-9.5 MW prototype at […]