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  • 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. 

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Norther Turbines Start Their Final Journey

    1 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up vessel Aeolus is at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s pre-assembly site in Vlissingen to load the first turbine components for the Norther wind farm and install them in the Belgian North Sea. The wind farm comprises 44 MHI Vestas V164-8.4 MW wind turbines to be installed on monopile foundations some 22 kilometres offshore Zeebrugge. The […]

  • Moray East OWF Gets Funding

    29 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited consortium has secured financing for the construction of its 950MW offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Samsung Might Increase Its Presence in Scotland

    1 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Korean engineering giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after deciding to base its first offshore wind project at Methil in Fife, might increase its presence in Europe if it decides to open a research and development centre in Glasgow, The Herald Scotland informed. Namely, SHI confirmed to Nick Clegg that it was “actively considering” this step, […]

  • Reportstack Releases Report on Oceanlinx

    18 October 2013

    Reportstack, announces the addition of Oceanlinx Limited – Alternative Energy – Deals and Alliances Profile market report to its offering. Oceanlinx Limited (Oceanlinx) is a renewable energy company. The company manufactures and services in the area of wave energy. It develops a technology for extracting energy from ocean waves and converting it into electricity or […]

  • UK: MeyGen Enters £10 Million Competition

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    MeyGen is today announcing its entry into the Saltire Prize and welcomes the opportunity to challenge for this significant accolade. Meygen’s entry coincides with the launch of the Saltire Prize Grand Challenge Period, which is being formally announced today in Orkney by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The MeyGen project is the largest tidal energy […]

  • Ballast Nedam to Install Amrumbank West Monopiles

    5 August 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of monopiles at the German Amrumbank West offshore wind farm with E.ON. Ballast Nedam will erect monopiles and provide the logistics between the feeder port in Cuxhaven and the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The E.ON Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is a 288 MW offshore […]

  • Germany: Strong Demand for PNE WIND’s Projects Continues

    26 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The demand for wind farm projects developed onshore and offshore by PNE WIND AG continues to be strong. This has been confirmed in many discussions held with energy suppliers, insurance companies and also financial investors during the specialist trade fair, Husum Windenergy 2012. “We are well positioned to take advantage of this demand because PNE […]

  • UK: EAOW Welcomes New Program Director

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Andy Paine, the new program director for Vattenfall, has been cordially welcomed at the East Anglia Offshore Wind joint venture, reports reNews Europe. Upon assuming this new position, he will act as a spokesperson for the development to building stronger relationships with key stakeholders and he will also be in charge of ensuring projects are […]

  • UK Signs MoU with Japan for Investment in Energy Generation Projects

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), secured the UK considerable funds for low-carbon energy generation and transportation projects, including that aimed at offshore wind industry development. Taking into account the UK’s plan to cover 21% of its power needs […]

  • UK: CWind Orders Second CWhisper SWATH

    15 May 2013

    CWind has placed an order for a second CWhisper SWATH, an innovative 19.5m composite workboat designed and built by Essex-based CTruk. CWind Astute, which features CTruk’s patent-applied moveable wheelhouse and pod system, launched in August last year and underwent sea trials before starting work on contract to Siemens on the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. […]

  • Sumitomo Invests in Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    29 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Tokyo-headquartered Sumitomo Corporation has signed a contract to invest alongside Macquarie Capital in the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. Sumitomo will indirectly take a 12.5% stake in the project with the transaction due to complete in the coming months. The equity sponsors of Galloper, RWE Innogy UK, Siemens Financial Services, UK Green Investment Bank plc […]

  • Siemens Divides Renewable Energy Division into Two New Divisions,Wind Power and Solar & Hydro (Germany)

    4 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      Siemens is gearing up for further growth in renewables. Effective October 1, 2011, the company wants to realign its renewables business into two independent units. The existing Renewable Energy Division shall be divided into two new divisions Wind Power and Solar & Hydro. Dr. Felix Ferlemann, to date head of the Chassis Systems Division […]

  • GDF SUEZ Publishes First-half Robust Results with EBITDA up 8.2 pct (France)

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ reported robust results for first-half 2011, with EUR 45.7 billion in revenues, an increase of +7.9% despite very unfavorable impact of weather conditions in the Group’s domestic markets. Growth in operating activities was solid with EBITDA increasing +8.2%. This strong increase came mainly from the contribution of International Power since February 2011, the […]