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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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% […]

  • 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, 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • South Korean Firm to Supply Power Equipment for Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Denmark’s Ørsted has awarded a contract to Hyosung Heavy Industries for the supply of ultra-high voltage power equipment for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the South Korean company will supply 400 kV ultra-high voltage transformers and reactors, essential components for improving power quality for the 2.4 GW Hornsea […]

  • 24Sea to Provide Structural Health Monitoring Systems for Arcadis Ost 1

    28 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has selected 24Sea for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of the structural health monitoring systems on the wind turbine foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The 257 MW offshore wind farm will feature 27 TP-less monopiles, with the towers to be be connected directly to the monopiles. 24Sea […]

  • Northland Power Joins 1.2 GW Offshore Wind Project in Poland

    29 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian energy company Northland Power and Poland’s PKN ORLEN have entered into an agreement under which Northland Power will acquire a 49 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland. Northland expects to invest approximately PLN 290 million (EUR 64 million) in the Baltic Power project in 2021, including […]

  • Polish Govt and Wind Energy Industry Sign Offshore Wind Co-Op Deal

    2 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Polish government and representatives from the local wind energy industry have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to cooperate on the development of offshore wind in Poland. The letter, signed on 1 July, defines the next steps in the collaboration to jointly develop a strong wind industry in Poland. According to WindEurope, the letter […]

  • VIDEO: Marine Energy Alliance Talks Wednesday at OEEC2022

    30 November 2022
    Technology

    In the Marine Energy Alliance talk Jeff Lee (INGINE Wave Energy Systems) Jan Skoldhammer (NoviOcean) Polina Vasilenko (Heliorec) and Fred Gardner (Symphony Wave Power) present their solutions in the marine energy sector. Discover the latest developments in wave, tidal, floating solar, floating wind and other types of marine energy. The goal of INGINE Wave Energy Systems […]

  • Port of Esbjerg Gets Go-Ahead for New Expansion to Accommodate Offshore Wind Activities

    27 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Esbjerg in Denmark has been given the green light for a major expansion, which will see the port building more than 500,000 square metres of additional area to accommodate offshore wind activities. The port, which said it had been involved in more than half of all the offshore wind farms installed in […]

  • Future US Offshore Wind Market Attracts Another European Company

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Atlas Professionals, the Netherlands-based specialist recruiter, will set up a new office in Houston, Texas, with an aim to tap into the country’s offshore energy market, including offshore wind.

  • EDF Wants Bigger Stake in Offshore Wind Market, Eyes China

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    EDF EN wants to boost its presence in the offshore wind sector as part of plans to increase its renewable energy capacity to more than 50GW by 2030. The French-based energy company is looking into China as one the international markets where it could expand. “We’ve started discussions with some Chinese partners to see whether we […]

  • Ideol and STX Bringing Substations to Floating Realm

    22 May 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Ideol Offshore and STX Europe Offshore Energy are developing a floating substation design for use on bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind farms starting at depths of 30 metres.

  • Vattenfall Adds Head Energy to Horns Rev 3 Team

    12 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Norway-headquartered engineering and consulting company Head Energy has secured two offshore wind agreements with the Swedish energy company Vattenfall for the 406.7MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Danish North Sea.

  • Prysmian to Introduce New Subsea Cable Protection System

    27 November 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Prysmian Group is launching Power Link Cable Solutions, a new system that is said to provide a comprehensive management of subsea cable damages and minimize downtime and costs in the event of a fault.

  • Manor’s Next-Gen WFSV Getting Ready for Construction

    13 November 2018
    Vessels

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd is preparing to construct a second wind farm service vessel (WFSV) at its fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, UK.

  • Walker Marine Design Appoints US Agent

    6 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Naval architect firm Walker Marine Design (WMD) has signed Rockledge Marine Services as its agent for the U.S. offshore wind market.

  • Schneider Electric Becomes KIC InnoEnergy Shareholder

    1 February 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Schneider Electric has joined KIC InnoEnergy as a shareholder and formal partner. Schneider Electric has been an associate partner of KIC InnoEnergy since it was launched in 2010. This change of partnership status will see Schneider Electric taking an increased commitment in the activities and the governance of the company. Sylvain Paineau, Schneider Electric’s Innovation […]

  • Germany: Baltic 2 Monopiles Installed

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    In just over two months Ballast Nedam Offshore has transported and installed 39 monopiles for the offshore wind farm Baltic 2. This was achieved despite the occurrence of two of the worst storms in a decade in October and November. Among the monopiles installed, were the largest monopiles used in offshore wind energy so far […]

  • Portugal, USA Fostering Transatlantic Growth of Marine Renewables

    4 September 2014

    Portugal and the United States of America have joined efforts in 2014 to organize the WavEC Annual Seminar entitled “Fostering Transatlantic Growth of Marine Renewables”. The conference is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America and American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal supported under the high patronage of His Excellency, […]