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  • RenewableUK Welcomes EWEA Statistics

    28 January 2013

    RenewableUK welcomed new statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association, which confirm that in 2012 the UK offshore wind sector enjoyed one its most successful years ever, with 9 offshore wind farms fully connected to the national grid. According to EWEA 854 megawatts of capacity to generate clean electricity were installed last year, bringing […]

  • Edward Davey Visits European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, UK

    10 October 2012
    Authorities

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey is in Scotland this week highlighting the massive benefit for jobs and business, the energy sector can bring as he visits Shetland, Orkney, Caithness, Edinburgh and Glasgow. On Monday Ed Davey started his visit in Shetland, visiting Burradale wind farm, where Scottish Ministers recently granted consent for the 103 […]

  • Wood Mackenzie: Global Offshore Wind Sector to Grow Sevenfold by 2032

    12 April 2023
    Market Outlooks

    “After needing more than 40 years to reach one TW of installations, the wind industry will reach the next TW of installations within the next eight years, a significant acceleration of growth”, says Luke Lewandowski, Research Director at Wood Mackenzie. This will also include the global offshore wind sector, which the analyst firm expects to […]

  • Global Floating Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Up by One-Third in a Year

    5 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The global floating offshore wind project pipeline has grown significantly in the last twelve months in terms of capacity from 185 a year ago to 244 GW now, which represents a 32 per cent increase, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The pipeline includes projects at any stage: fully operational, under construction, approved, […]

  • Scotland Adds Three More Floating Wind Projects, ScotWind Capacity Now Almost 30 GW

    22 August 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Three more floating offshore wind projects will be offered seabed agreements in Scotland after Crown Estate Scotland completed the clearing process for the ScotWind seabed leasing round. All three will focus on green hydrogen, according to the Scottish seabed manager. The clearing process made available the NE1 area east of Shetland for applicants who met […]

  • Germany: Onshore and Offshore Wind Results Presented at DEWEK 2012

    1 November 2012

    The latest results of research and development concerning offshore wind energy, but also topics related to the onshore use of wind energy, will be presented on 7/8 November at the 11th German Wind Energy Conference (DEWEK 2012) in Bremen. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition and also features a technical excursion on the day […]

  • Global Marine Energy Opened It’s Office in Boston (USA)

    24 February 2011

    Global Marine Energy, Inc. today announced the opening of its office in Boston Massachusetts. Global Marine Energy is an American owned licensee of Global Marine Systems Ltd, the market leading offshore cable installation and marine engineering company. For over 160 years, Global Marine has been successfully installing cable throughout the world’s oceans and for the […]

  • Gamesa Inaugurates Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    22 October 2013

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, inaugurated the company’s maiden offshore wind turbine – and the first to be installed in Spain – in Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The inauguration ceremony was attended by the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José […]

  • UK: South Boats Launches DNV-Certified 24-Metre Workboat

    22 July 2013

    South Boats Isle Of Wight, the UK’s class-leading manufacturer of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels, has launched its latest 24-metre DNV-class certified workboat. The vessel, that was officially named Iceni Victory earlier this morning, will now begin extensive sea trials before being formally handed over to its owners, Iceni Marine Services, later in July. […]

  • Politicians to Acknowledge Urgency and Importance of Major Grid Investments

    24 November 2010
    Authorities

    The EU and Member States need to acknowledge the urgency and importance of major grid investments, according to a joint statement by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the German Engineering Federation (VDMA Power Systems) and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). The statement was […]

  • Germany to expand offshore wind power, UK might miss their targets

    29 July 2010
    R&D

    Norbert Röttgen, German Federal Environment Minister, has thrown his backing behind developing more offshore wind farms in Germany. Röttgen announced today that offshore companies can rely on debt guarantees from the governemnt to secure the financing of “10 mega projects” in the North and Baltic seas up until the end of 2011. The announcement signals […]

  • IBERDROLA RENOVABLES Net Earnings Rose to €179.4 Million in First Nine Months, Despite Decline in Gas Business (Spain)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    – Ebitda rose 25.3% and net earnings by 25.2% due to diversification and solid assets   – Ebitda rose 19.4% driven by an increased contribution from wind, higher production and capacity, as well as greater efficiency, offsetting the negative impact of gas   – Installed capacity exceeded 12,000 MW while operating capacity stood at 11,434 […]

  • Manor Orders CTV Couple from Strategic Marine

    23 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    UK-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has ordered two StratCat 27 (SC27) crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine. The new additions to the company’s offshore support fleet will each be 27 metres in length and capable of carrying up to 30 passengers. The two new CTVs are scheduled to be delivered in summer […]

  • BASF Completes Hollandse Kust Zuid Stake Buy

    2 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German chemicals giant BASF has completed the purchase of 49.5 per cent of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm from Vattenfall, following the approval of all relevant authorities. The closing of the transaction, originally expected for the fourth quarter of 2021, was completed earlier than planned, BASF said. According to the agreement BASF and […]

  • GlobalData: French Duo to Strengthen Siemens Gamesa Top Position

    26 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa will solidify its leading position in offshore wind after replacing GE on two projects Eolien Maritime France (EMF) is developing in France, according to GlobalData. As reported, Siemens Gamesa signed a framework agreement with EMF for the supply and service of turbines for two of EMF’s three French offshore wind projects after GE terminated its supplier status. Both […]

  • Partners Group Enters Greenlink Interconnector Project

    12 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Partners Group has provided equity financing for the 500MW Greenlink Interconnector, the subsea connection set to be built between Ireland and Great Britain. Greenlink has so far been developed by Element Power, which, together with funds managed by Hudson Sustainable Investments, is the other major shareholder in the project. “Greenlink Interconnector is a key electricity […]

  • First GE Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine Stands in China

    23 January 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The first out of three GE HaliadeTM 150-6MW offshore wind turbines has been installed in the Fujian Xinghua Gulf demo project, GE Renewable Energy reports.

  • GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle

    5 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles for the Merkur offshore wind farm has recently left the manufacturer’s assembly line in France, GE Renewable Energy reported on 5 April.

  • Fécamp Offshore Substation Under Construction

    30 September 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantique Offshore Energy has kicked off the construction of the offshore substation for the Fécamp offshore wind project in France. The first steel for the electrical substation was cut on 30 September at Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. The company is constructing the substation with its partners GE Grid Solutions and SDI under a contract […]

  • Canadians Refinance Stake in Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    13 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has completed a EUR 510.6 million green bond refinancing of its minority interest in the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in Germany. In total, over EUR 510 million of senior secured notes were issued on Tuesday, 11 February and placed with eighteen institutional lenders in Europe […]

  • Bureau Veritas: Norstec Academy’s Initiative Invaluable in Bringing the Best into the Industry

    25 June 2014
    R&D, Training & Education

    John Macaskill, Head of Renewables (Europe) at Bureau Veritas has given his view on the Norstec Academy, launched on May 15.  “I am proud to be part of this industry, helping to create a sustainable clean energy sector and exploiting our significant natural resources. However we are only at the start of this evolution and it will have […]

  • Greensolver Merges with PLY Energy

    2 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Greensolver, the independent wind and solar farm asset manager, has merged with Dutch based developer and asset manager, PLY Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, PLY Energy will join the Greensolver brand to deploy joint services that include procurement and contracting, due diligence, construction and asset management. Greensolver Chief Executive Guy Auger will continue […]

  • GE Bolsters Offshore Wind Links in China

    19 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    GE’s Power Conversion business, a sub-business of GE Energy Connections, is set to provide its 5-megawatt (MW) medium-voltage (MV) converter based on the MV7000 product platform to China’s offshore wind original equipment manufacturer – XEMC Windpower. All converters will be manufactured in GE’s factory located in Shanghai. With prototypes of similar technologies already installed and operational […]

  • Wind Innovation Assumes Position at TWBII

    17 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    C-bed’s accommodation vessel Wind Innovation is servicing the installation and commissioning phases of the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) project in Germany. The DP2 walk-to-work vessel began its deployment at the project site some 45km off the coast of the Borkum island at the end of July. C-bed is using Eemshaven as the base port for crew change and […]

  • 3sun Group Opens Offshore Wind Base in Hull

    11 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    3sun Group has opened a new base in Hull to improve the company’s position within the offshore wind installation, inspection and maintenance services market in the UK and Europe. 3sun Group will support local energy firms such as Siemens who have recently invested in the region as part of their commitments following a number of the […]

  • RCG Opens Office in Taiwan

    19 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has completed the formation of a business entity in Taiwan – The Renewables Consulting Group (Taiwan) Ltd.