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  • JDR’s Rabone to Join EEEGR Offshore Wind Supply Chain SIG Steering Group

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Brad Rabone, JDR’s Head of Sales, Renewables – Europe, has been selected to join the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) Offshore Wind Supply Chain special interest group (SIG) steering group. The aim of the recently launched group is to share information and best practice, and to promote offshore wind business opportunities in the Southern […]

  • UK: Atlas Services Group Energy Acquires MSOP

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Monday the 20th of August 2012, Atlas Services Group Energy Ltd., specialised in supplying professionals to the energy and marine industry worldwide, has reached an agreement with Main Source Offshore People Ltd. (MSOP) and Offshore Marine Management (OMM) as a result of which Atlas Services Group acquired the business and assets of MSOP. Main […]

  • Delta Lloyd Keeps Its Interest in Offshore Wind

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Delta Lloyd will continue to invest in its offshore wind insurance portfolio. For that matter Delta Lloyd will further enhance its offshore wind energy team, in that a highly specialized team will stay in place, following the announcement that some wind energy specialists will leave the company. Delta Lloyd is involved in the insurance of 26 offshore […]

  • AREG’s Response to Samsung Plans for Fife Wind Farm (UK)

    1 February 2012

    First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday announced that Samsung is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 jobs in Scotland. The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference in Aberdeen. Morag McCorkindale, chief […]

  • HIE Applauds UK’s Move on Renewable Energy

    28 June 2013
    Authorities

    The UK Government announced its intention to consult in the summer on additional support for renewables projects located on islands (where these have clearly distinct characteristics to typical mainland projects). This is on a timetable to allow a differential strike price to be set for these projects in the final Delivery Plan in December. The […]

  • GRS Offers Analytical Market Research

    10 February 2015

    With Denitsa Tineva recently joining German Renewables Shipbrokers, the company is now offering additional service of analytical market research. “Due to the rapid growth of the offshore market, market participants are increasingly required then to react quickly and adapt to the new market conditions,“ said GRS-Managing Partner, Matthias Mroß. GRS sees the potential of increasing demand […]

  • World’s Deepest Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Farm Taking Shape

    3 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Ten out of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines have been installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm. The first wind turbine was installed at the site some 27 kilometres off the Angus coast in early December. This marked the first time a […]

  • Scottish Government Gives Consent for EOWDC Development

    26 March 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Government today announced consent for the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay. The development consists of 11 wind turbines and their connecting cables, sited between two and 4.5 km off the Aberdeenshire coast, capable of generating up to 100 MW, providing enough energy to meet the needs […]

  • NEMO Link Starts Commissioning Phase

    5 December 2018
    Grid Connection

    The NEMO interconnection link between Great Britain and Belgium is entering the commissioning phase.

  • Seajacks Scores Formosa 2 Turbine Installation Contract

    9 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Seajacks International has conditionally been awarded a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the transport and installation of wind turbines at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 376MW Formosa 2, developed by Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable Energy, will consist of 47 SG 8.0 – 167 offshore wind turbines. Installation is scheduled for […]

  • Top Interviews of the Year

    25 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    As the year draws to a close, Offshore WIND staff bring a reminder of interviews which caught our readers’ attention the most in 2015! GE Has the World’s 2nd Largest Order Backlog Offshore WIND has spoken to Anders Søe-Jensen, CEO of GE’s offshore wind unit, at the EWEA 2015 event in Paris, where the company introduced […]

  • Fabricom to Take Care of Nordsee Ost Substation

    9 July 2015

    RWE Innogy has commissioned the Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the inter-array substation of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm for the next five years. The contract covers the inspection as well as the structural and mechanical maintenance of the auxiliary systems and the maintenance of the steel structure starting in August […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Releases Nearshore Wind Tender Material

    6 May 2015
    Contracts & Tenders

    With the publication of the contract notice in February, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) officially launched the tender of nearshore wind farms totaling 350 MW in up to six sites. The six sites are Vesterhav Nord, Vesterhav Syd, Sæby, Sejerø Bugt, Smålandsfarvandet and Bornholm. This is now followed by the preliminary tender documents, which are […]

  • Highlights of the Month: February 2015

    2 March 2015

    Video: Construction of DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall has recently published a video showing the construction of its DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border in the North Sea. Weserwind Files for Bankruptcy German steel construction company, Weserwind, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, that will affect 370 […]

  • AMBAU to Construct Nordergrunde Foundations

    4 June 2015

    Since December 2014 the AMBAU has been working on the design and engineering of 18 monopiles and transition pieces for the Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm. Now, AMBAU has also received an order for the construction of the foundations. Manufacturing will commence at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven in October 2015 and last until March 2016. The monopiles have a […]

  • Triyards Hits WFSV Trifecta

    7 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Singapore-based ship designer and shipbuilder Triyards Holdings Limited has won contracts to build three wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) for three different clients. The overall value of the three shipbuilding contracts is around USD 13 million, Triyards told Offshore WIND. The vessels will be built in the company’s yards in Vietnam and will be ready for […]

  • European Commission Approves Norther’s New Ownership Structure

    11 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Norther NV by Diamond Offshore Wind Holdings II BV of the Netherlands, Eneco Wind Belgium NV and Elnu NV, a subsidiary of Elicio NV, all of Belgium. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition […]

  • NYSERDA Ready for New York Offshore Wind Auction

    30 November 2016

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has submitted documents and bid deposit for the federal auction of an offshore wind site off New York, scheduled to open on 15 December. The organisation has filed qualifications and bidder’s financial forms to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to […]

  • Green Investment Group Buys Marubeni Out of Westermost Rough

    27 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Green Investment Group Limited (GIG), the specialist green energy principal investment business of Macquarie Group Limited, has acquired a 25% interest in Westermost Rough offshore wind farm from Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni).

  • K2 Management Opens Office in Poland

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    K2 Management has opened an office in Gdynia, Poland, in support of the growing wind and solar markets in Eastern and Central Europe.

  • France to Announce Dunkirk Tender Results in March

    12 February 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The results of the call for offshore wind tenders in the Dunkirk area in France will be released in March, said French Secretary of State Sébastien Lecornu.

  • GeoSea Installs Rentel OSS Foundation

    27 September 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The foundation for the offshore substation (OSS) at Belgian Rentel offshore wind farm was installed at the project site last week, STX Europe Offshore Energy reported yesterday, 26 September. 

  • Ashtead Technology Invests in New Subsea Equipment

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Ashtead Technology, an Aberdeen-based subsea equipment specialist, has ordered nearly £3 million worth of 6G acoustic positioning technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. The equipment ordered includes Compatt 6, GyroCompatt 6, ROVNav 6, Scout and Ranger 2 USBL systems and WSM 6 transponders. Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 and Scout USBL positioning systems are designed for wide-ranging construction […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Industry Positively Affects Bremerhaven Employment Rate

    2 May 2012

    “I was born and studied in Bremerhaven, but when I left in 1996, there were no career opportunities there”, says Ronny Meyer. BY the mid-1990s, the shipping and fishing industries that had traditionally dominated north-west Germany, where Bremerhaven is situated were dying, and there was felt to be no future. “The unemployment rate was very […]

  • Germany: GL RC Attests CE Conformity of UPDRAFT Winch

    19 September 2012

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has assessed UPDRAFT’s “UPDRAFT winch 800-20-A” according to DIN EN 14492-2:2006. Additionally, GL RC evaluated the CE marking process, the technical design and the manuals for this product according to the EC machinery directive. CE marking is an essential part of bringing products to the European market. In Europe, it […]

  • Subsea Cables UK to Hold Its 43rd Plenary

    30 July 2014

    Subsea Cables UK, the trade association for submarine power and telecommunications cables for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, will hold its 43rd Plenary on 10-11 September 2014. The event will be held at the Essex Golf & Country Club, Colchester, UK, hosted by Zytech Ltd. Upwards of 60 delegates from Subsea Cables UK membership: submarine […]