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  • New Offshore WIND International Business Guide Coming in February

    9 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The 7th edition of our annual Offshore WIND International Business Guide (IBG) will be published in February 2018.

  • Partners Group Asks DNV GL for Borssele Investment Advice

    7 February 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    DNV GL has advised Partners Group on technical risks in its investment in the 730MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms in the Netherlands.

  • SMC Marks 1 Million Safe Transfers Milestone

    5 April 2017
    Technology

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) informed that the company had completed 1 million safe transfers in March 2017, with the number increasing daily.

  • Vattenfall to Focus on Renewables

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s new CEO Magnus Hall visited the company’s wind centre in Esbjerg, Denmark on Monday. Hall came to Esbjerg as the company is about to break the barrier of 1000 wind turbines to be controlled from its surveillance centre at the Danish North Sea coast. The Esbjerg office has been part of the Vattenfall’s wind […]

  • UKTI Boosts CWind’s Export Business

    5 August 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    CWind’s participation in UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) new exporters programme has helped the company develop and then successfully implement an export plan for Germany. Colchester-based offshore company had landed 3 contracts in Germany, worth £4 million over 2 years, following their participation in the programme. CWind now provides its services to offshore wind farms in the […]

  • DolWin3 Platform Equipped with 2 Power Transformers

    20 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Alstom and Nordic Yards have installed two 700 MVA power transformers on the DolWin3 converter platform based in the Warnemüde shipyard in Germany, operated by Nordic Yards. The transformers were designed and built by Alstom specifically for the DolWin3 converter project at its Mönchengladbach plant in Germany. During routine inspections, one transformer can continue to […]

  • VALOREM adds Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program (France)

    1 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Leading French wind project developer and renewable energy producer VALOREM recently added a Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program. The purchase, which followed an initial rental Triton deployment, represents a significant endorsement by a leader in the French wind industry. VALOREM’s acquisition followed a four-month performance validation study at a site […]

  • Dong Signs MOU for AMEP

    9 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which could see a new major operational hub for DONG Energy at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) for the construction and installation of offshore wind farms. Able Executive Chairman Peter Stephenson described  this as “a major leap forward for both the Able Marine Energy Park […]

  • Installed Wind Power Capacity to Triple by 2017, According to Pike Research (USA)

    21 July 2011
    R&D

    The world’s total wind power capacity, including both onshore and offshore projects, will triple by 2017, cleantech analyst Pike Research says in a new report. Pike predicts that the capacity for electricity generated from wind will jump from the 194.3GW the world saw in 2010 to 562.9GW as investment in wind power increases by a […]

  • Top News of the Week, 24 – 30 July 2017

    30 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 24 to 30 July 2017.

  • World Marine Offshore Files For Bankruptcy

    13 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Danish offshore shipping company, World Marine Offshore (WMO), filed for bankruptcy with the Court in Esbjerg on 6 January. John Sommer Schmidt, a lawyer at the Gorrissen Federspiel firm, has been appointed to oversee the bankruptcy proceedings. Schmidt told Denmark’s Finans that WMO had filed for bankruptcy due to the company recording losses for several […]

  • Egyptian Investment Bank Buys 49% of EDP Renewables France

    21 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A private equity arm of the Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes has acquired a 49% stake in EDP Renewables France for EUR 160 million. EDP Renewables France is a subsidiary of EDPR (Energias de Portugal Renovaveis) and has a portfolio of 33 operational wind farms with a combined capacity of 334 MW that it will continue to […]

  • Taiwan: EEW SPC to Deliver Formosa 1 Phase 2 Foundations

    26 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    EEW SPC and Jan de Nul have signed a contract for the production of 20 monopile foundations for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. 

  • DNV to Study Safety Risks on World’s First Offshore Renewable Hydrogen Facility

    15 July 2021
    R&D

    DNV will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for the world’s first offshore green hydrogen production facility, which will be put into operation next year in France. The risks DNV will be investigating include the floating barge, fuel cells and hydrogen production. A regulations and standards review […]

  • The Netherlands: Huge Interest for Alicat Workboats at EWEA

    15 December 2011

    Alicat workboats exhibited for the first time at the EWEA, the world’s largest and most prestigious offshore renewables exhibition. Huge interest was shown in Alicat Workboats and new customers were very taken with the design and capabilities, whilst existing users of Alicat Workboats praised the sea keeping comfort and the overall performance of the vessels. […]

  • BIS Bremerhaven Economic Development Company to Present a Book at EWEA Offshore 2013

    8 November 2013

    The BIS Bremerhaven Economic Development Company Ltd. will present the newly released book at the EWEA Offshore trade fair at 3.30pm on 19th November 2013. The book called “Eine Stadt im Aufwind. Mehr als 10 Jahre voller Energie: Wie Bremerhaven die Offshore-Windenergie vorantreibt” will be launched in the context of a panel discussion moderated by […]

  • National Grid, Elia Welcome Cross-Border Cable Approval

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection

    National Grid Nemo Link Limited has welcomed Ofgem’s decision on regulatory regime for the proposed Nemo Link interconnector between UK and Belgium. The project is being jointly developed by UK National Grid and Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator and would be the first electricity link between the two countries. Alan Foster, European Business Development Director, […]

  • Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 August 2016

    28 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week? General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design German designer of offshore and […]

  • Van Oord to Build 100-Metre High Meteorological Mast in North Sea

    25 February 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Van Oord has received an assignment from RWE to build a 100-metre high mast in the North Sea to measure maritime meteorological influences. The meteorological mast will be built 75 kilometres from the coast in the ‘IJmuiden’ offshore wind region, which is part of the National Water Plan. The mast will be built on a […]

  • Belgium: EWEA Urges Ministers to Recognise Benefits of 2030 Renewable Energy Targets

    14 September 2012
    Authorities

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) warned Ministers meeting on Monday at the informal Energy Council in Nicosia that their credibility was at risk if they debated future renewable energy policy without considering a new EU Renewable Energy target for 2030. EWEA understands that the agenda of the Cypriot Presidency includes a discussion on the […]

  • Carnegie Appoints New Chairman

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited appointed Jeffrey Harding to the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Former Chairman, Mr Grant Mooney, will remain as a Non-Executive Director and continue in the role of joint Company Secretary. On his appointment as Chairman, Harding said: “I am delighted to be taking on the Chairman’s role at […]

  • Green Fuels for Denmark Secures IPCEI Status

    18 July 2022
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The Green Fuels for Denmark Power-to-X project being developed by Ørsted and partners has received an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) status from the European Commission. The Danish government shortlisted Green Fuels for Denmark as one of two Danish Power-to-X projects eligible for public funding, provided that the European Commission recognises it as […]

  • GWEC: Installed Offshore Wind Reaches 8,759 MW in 2014

    2 April 2015
    R&D

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update yesterday in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade. Led by China and Brazil in the first […]

  • Germany: Q3 Strongest for Nordex

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current year, the Nordex Group posted a 7 percent increase in sales to EUR 715.5 million (2011: EUR 668.2 million). Business in Europe, which is the company’s most important region, rose in particular, with sales climbing by 16 percent. With business volume EUR 294.4 million, the third quarter […]

  • Japanese Start Building UK’s First HVDC Cable Factory

    15 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held the groundbreaking ceremony together with its subsidiary Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables on 14 […]

  • First of Three Austal’s 27m Vessels Heads to UK

    14 April 2014

    The first of three 27 metre Austal wind farm support vessels has successfully completed sea trials at Austal’s Philippine shipyard and is heading to Europe, where it will commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. Christened Church Bay, the first Wind Express 27 catamaran will arrive in the UK in late April 2014 and commence […]