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  • Alpha Offshore Tops Blade Inspection Numbers

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alpha Offshore Service has completed more than 4,000 offshore wind turbine blade inspections so far in 2018, a 56% increase compared to 2017, previously said to be the company’s most productive period.

  • ERSG Renews Recruitment Contract with E.ON

    15 January 2015
    Training & Education

    Energy recruitment company ERSG have renewed their supply agreement with E.ON Climate and Renewables for a further three years to supply staff to their portfolio of offshore wind farms throughout Europe. E.ON currently has a significant portfolio of offshore wind projects in the UK and Germany in development, construction and operation and estimates that over […]

  • Totaro & Associates Opens European Headquarters

    5 January 2015

    Totaro & Associates (T+A), a market research and innovation strategy consultancy, has opened their European Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany as of 1 January, 2015. The company cites strong demand for competitive benchmarking as well as intellectual property (IP) risk mitigation services from existing and new European clients. In the midst of companies re-centralizing their research […]

  • Aquatic Names New Regional General Manager

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, has appointed Martin Charles as regional general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This appointment contributes to Aquatic’s business strategy for 2014 and its ambitious expansion programme, which will improve customer service worldwide. Charles will lead the company’s market development and project delivery across the EMEA […]

  • ITW Celebrates 25 Years of Its Offshore Grouting Product

    10 February 2015

    This year, ITW celebrates the 25th anniversary of Ducorit® – an Ultra High Performance Cementitious (UHPC) based material for grouting, which is used in renewable energy projects and oil and gas industry. In offshore renewables sector, the product has been applied as a grouted connection between piles and transition pieces in all foundation types for wind […]

  • Partners Apply for ‘Project of Common Interest’ Status for AquaDuctus Green Hydrogen Pipeline

    24 January 2023
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operators (TSOs) GASCADE and Fluxys have submitted an application with the European Commission for the AquaDuctus project, a North Sea offshore pipeline for green hydrogen produced using electricity from offshore wind farms, to be declared Project of Common Interest (PCI). AquaDuctus is part of the AquaVentus initiative in Germany which plans to install […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Scheduled for Veja Mate

    28 July 2015
    Vessels

    Offshore WindForce, a joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels), has awarded Seajacks UK Limited the contract to provide the Seajacks Scylla, for the transport and installation of 67 monopiles at the consented Veja Mate 400MW wind farm. The Seajacks Scylla will be delivered to the client in March 2016 […]

  • Belgium: GWEC Realeses Global Wind Market Report

    17 April 2013

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017. Although policy uncertainty in the main OECD markets is a cause for concern, strong markets in China, India and Brazil, as […]

  • Underwater Power Transmission Projects to Increase Five Times by 2020 (USA)

    7 November 2011
    Grid Connection

      While the high-voltage submarine cable sector remains a niche market, underwater power transmission is becoming more prevalent in the infrastructure plans of countries around the world. The current push for more readily available renewable power has created new opportunities – for grid interconnections and connecting offshore wind farms to nearby landmasses, for example – […]

  • Texas to Install First Offshore Wind Farm in USA

    8 August 2011

      Texas has pulled ahead in the final stretch of getting the nation’s first offshore wind farm and will win the race against long-announced project, Cape Wind. After achieving a major milestone in 2010 with more than 10,000 MW of installed onshore wind energy capacity, the state will now erect the first offshore production wind […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Netherlands: Europe’s largest wind turbines test site in operation

    19 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The largest site for turbine prototyping and certification in Europe is officially opened. The Dutch testing facility, on Wageningen University grounds and operated by Ecofys Wind Turbine Testing Services can service the latest generation turbines with tip heights up to 200 meters. The site provides wind turbine testing services for ten wind turbines with a […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ireland Unveils National Plan for Offshore Wind Development

    12 September 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Irish government has published the National Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) proposal and accompanying Public Participation Statement (PPS), outlining plans to develop and manage offshore renewable resources along Ireland’s coast. According to the government, the proposed National DMAP and PPS accelerate the country’s offshore renewable energy ambition via a […]

  • RWE Innogy Looks for Substation Developer (Germany)

    16 September 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    Essen based renewable energy developer, RWE Innogy, is looking for contractor do design, engineering, construct, supply and install the Innogy Nordsee 1(“IN1”) 155/33 kv substation including platform, substructure and foundation. Innogy Nordsee 1 is the largest single project RWE has undertaken so far in the area of renewables. With an anticipated 996 megawatts capacity this […]

  • Statkraft Plans to Build 2.1 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden

    21 October 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Statkraft has submitted a planning application to the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Economic Affairs for the 2.1 GW Baltic Offshore Delta North offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The proposed offshore wind farm includes up to 105 turbines in an area far out at sea to ensure low to no visibility from land. […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Japanese Power Houses

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company Innogy has agreed to sell a 41% stake in its 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK to Japan’s J-Power (25%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%).

  • UK: Partrac Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    24 September 2013

    Expert marine data acquisition and consultancy company Partrac Ltd, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The three founding directors Kevin Black, Peter Wilson and Sam Athey, started the business in 2003 sitting around a table with just a pen, a notebook and a telephone. Partrac now has a solid reputation for delivering high quality data to […]