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  • GWS Continues Total Wind Legacy

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Following the acquisition of offshore and blade activities from the bankrupt compatriot Total Wind A/S, the Danish Global Wind Service (GWS) has integrated more than 150 former Total Wind employees into the company and reinitiated all projects.

  • Danish Pair Opens Grimsby Offshore Wind Supply Base

    20 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Danish Comtec Int and HeliPPE have opened a supply base in Grimsby, the UK, for personal protective equipment (PPE) and related services for the offshore wind industry. Located at Grimsby’s new GRO Centre, the Offshore Wind Supply Base will service rental PPE equipment on site, as well as carry out legally required inspections. According to the companies, […]

  • Kvaerner Eyes Renewables Expansion

    16 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Kvaerner is establishing two new focus areas with an aim to expand its operations within the renewables industry, including offshore wind, and the oil & gas sector. The move comes as Kvaerner aims to increase its annual revenue for around 40% within a few years, from circa NOK 7.3 billion in 2018 to NOK 10 billion […]

  • PUMA Pounces on Rotterdam Offshore Center

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority and PUMA, a joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Van Oord NV, signed a contract for the construction of the the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2.

  • Poseidom Looks to Cut Offshore Wind O&M Costs

    1 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Spain’s Ingeteam is working on a project to develop a new software tool to make it possible to calculate the optimal O&M strategies and reduce cost uncertainty of the operation of offshore wind farms, thereby opening up new market opportunities.

  • First Foundations Installed at Wikinger OWF

    28 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine foundations have been installed at the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm, Iberdrola, the owner and developer of the wind farm located in the German part of the Baltic Sea, said. The milestone was announced in the Spanish utility’s financial report for the first quarter of 2016. Iberdrola awarded the EUR 135 million contract […]

  • Offshore Marine Academy Launches Subsea Cables Course

    27 April 2015

    Offshore Marine Academy (OMA) has unveiled a brand new course for 2015 tailored to address the knowledge and skills gap in subsea power cable operations. OMA’s ‘Understanding Subsea Power Cables’ course, which launched earlier this month, will ensure personnel are trained in the use of subsea power cables as well as understand the problems and […]

  • JDR CEO Joins Offshore Wind Industry Council

    10 March 2016
    Authorities

    David Currie, CEO of the UK-based supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry JDR, has joined the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC). “I am very excited to join the Offshore Wind Industry Council and bring our unique perspective as a supplier across the energy sector. JDR is now the leading […]

  • MHI Vestas Books Bridgemans Floatel for Belgian Crew

    31 May 2017
    Vessels

    Canadian floating accommodation provider Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) has entered an agreement to provide full-service floatel accommodations and CTV boat landing services for MHI Vestas in Belgium.

  • Germany and Netherlands Unite Forces for Offshore Wind

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Development of the offshore wind industry in North-West Europe was the central topic at the Dutch – German – American Offshore Wind Summit held on 19th of May 2014 in Hamburg. The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (EEHH) alongside the Dutch network Cleantech Holland, organized the workshop, which was attended by over 100 company representatives from […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Installs Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    18 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) today announced that it completed the installation of a 5.5 MW offshore wind turbine prototype on Kimnyeong Wind Farm on Jeju Island, South Korea. The offshore wind turbine, measuring 100 m hub height and 140 m rotor diameter, is the largest unit ever installed in South Korea. It can […]

  • Sweden: MMT Appoints New CEO

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Stefan Eliasson was appointed MMT’s new Managing Director in 2012. After 11 successful years at the Swedish shipping company TransAtlantic and after years of business relations with Ola Oskarsson (founder of MMT), Stefan Eliasson became the new leader of MMT. Stefan has extensive experience of the shipping business and in the oil & gas industry. […]

  • AREVA Partners with CGN in Renewable Energy

    9 December 2013

    During the visit of the French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in China, AREVA participated in the celebration of the 30 years of cooperation between France and China in civil nuclear energy. This visit included, notably, a stop by Mr. Ayrault to the construction site for two EPR reactors at Taishan, a symbol of this successful […]

  • NorthWind Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Completed

    10 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, which began at the end of […]

  • Denmark: Northern Offshore Services Takes Delivery of Damen FCS 2610

    20 September 2013

    Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26-metre Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A leading crewboat operator, Northern Offshore Services has offices in Sweden and Denmark and a fleet […]

  • WNME Welcomes Approval of Tidal Energy Projects

    8 December 2014

    West Normandy Marine Energy, the local public company supporting the development of Renewable Marine Energy (RME) industrial sector in West Normandy, endorses ADEME’s decision in the call‐for‐tender, which has chosen the consortia of Alstom/GDF Suez and DCNS/EDF Energies Nouvelles. This 120 million euros budget call‐for‐tender plans the implementation of experimental tidal farms within high potential […]

  • Offshore Wind Pipeline Faces Power Dilemma Without Robust Energy Supply Chain, Report Finds

    16 October 2024
    Contribution, Environment, Industry, Supply Chain, Technology, Transition

    New research has revealed that persistent power challenges continue to pose substantial hurdles for the rapidly growing offshore wind industry, signalling a need for more capable energy supply chain partners to bridge this gap. The report, called Race to Renewables, from energy solutions specialist Aggreko has found that 39% of 855 offshore wind professionals across […]

  • Subsidies for Renewables, Good or Bad?

    22 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Generous subsidies for renewables are unsustainable and have contributed to electricity prices for residential consumers more than doubling in Germany, placing a strain on consumers and the economy there. In addition, renewable subsidies have clearly generated disequilibrium in the power markets, as well as value destruction for most stakeholders: consumers, renewable companies, electric utilities, financial institutions, and investors, according to […]

  • Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 January 2019

    28 January 2019

    OffshoreWIND.biz brings you the top five most read articles in the fourth week of January 2019. Ørsted Freezes Ongoing Supply Chain Contracts in Taiwan Ørsted has suspended the execution of contracts with Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, China Steel Corporation (CSC) and Century Iron and Steel Industrial (CISI) for the developer’s offshore wind projects in Taiwan, Taiwanese […]

  • OWC Exec Becomes AqualisBraemar Group Marketing Director

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    AqualisBraemar has appointed John MacAskill from Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) as its first group marketing director.

  • WP Group and Green Wind Establish O&M Co-Op

    5 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The WP Group and the Green Wind Group have signed an agreement to cooperate in the area of wind farm maintenance management and services. The new business segment primarily offers operators of wind farms throughout Europe a full service with focus on maintenance and repair, carried out directly by WP Group, flanked by Green Wind’s 24/7 […]

  • EMEC Testing Leads to MeyGen Order

    6 August 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The company behind MeyGen, a major marine energy project planned for the Pentland Firth, has signed agreements for the supply of four 1.5 megawatt (MW) tidal turbines.  Atlantis Resources Limited intends to use three turbines developed by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest for the first phase of the MeyGen project. The fourth machine will be one of […]

  • Areva Transfers Adwen Stake to Gamesa

    6 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    French nuclear and renewable energy company Areva has finalized the sale of its 50% stake in the offshore turbine manufacturer Adwen to Spain’s Gamesa. Gamesa and Areva formed the Adwen joint venture in March 2015, with both companies investing around EUR 200 million, offering two 5MW turbine types (AD 5-135 and AD 5-132 ) and […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 2 – 8, 2013

    8 December 2013

    Storm ‘Christian’ Shakes DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)  DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border, recently shook under the strength of storm “Christian” that swept through the North Sea. Competition in Offshore Wind Industry to Intensify  With an expected compound average growth rate of 28.3% […]

  • Humber Business Delegation Visits Denmark

    18 September 2013

    Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) organised a visit to Denmark for a delegation of Humber companies working in the offshore wind supply chain, writes the Grimsby Telegraph. Around 20 businesses and organisations toured the main production facilities of Siemens Wind Power in Brande. Delegates also visited ‘Energy Metropolis’ Esbjerg, along […]

  • Nexans Appoints Nicolas Badre as Deputy CFO (France)

    24 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Nicolas Badré to join its Corporate Financial Department as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was effective from October 11, 2011. Nicolas Badré will report directly to Frederic Michelland, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Corporate Executive Vice President Americas. Previously he held at ‘Groupe […]