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  • Ørsted Will Not Bid in First Round 3 Offshore Wind Auction in Taiwan

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has decided not to submit a bid in the first auction of the Round 3 Zonal Development Phase in Taiwan, the developer announced on 30 September. “As the largest and most experienced offshore wind developer in Taiwan, we had to take stock of the limitations set by the current regulation, which in combination with […]

  • EnBW Cuts Ribbon in Boston

    13 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    EnBW North America has opened an office in Boston, Massachusetts, to pursue offshore wind opportunities in the Northeast US. In New England, EnBW North America participated in last December’s auction for offshore lease areas off the Massachusetts coast, competing through the last round of bidding on the three sites. The company also became the first […]

  • TFKable to Take Over JDR

    17 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    JDR Cable Systems today announced that it is to be acquired by TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable), a global producer of wires and cables.

  • Ørsted Picks Greater Changhua Cable Installation Partner

    1 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Woen Jinn Harbour Engineering to make the Taiwanese company the preferred offshore cable installation partner for the Greater Changhua offshore wind projects.

  • Statoil Picks MacGregor Mooring Systems for Hywind

    27 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Cargotec’s MacGregor has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for Statoil’s Hywind pilot park in Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. MacGregor will be responsible for the delivery of the Pusnes substructure mooring connection system for the project’s five floating wind turbines. “This contract represents a step change for MacGregor in […]

  • East of England’s Energy Message Hits the Road

    24 February 2014

    The campaign to attract inward investment to the East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) is stepping up a notch this year as it targets potential investors at major offshore energy events in Europe. The zone, a joint enterprise by business and councils in Norfolk and Suffolk, will promote the region’s energy resources and assets nationally […]

  • Tidal Energy Companies to Benefit from 5 ROC (UK)

    3 November 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

      As the UK government has announced plans to down grade the level of financial support for on and offshore wind and boost support the wave and tidal sectors, companies in this fledgling marine market stand much to gain. Marine renewable power developers were recently left stunned after the Governments proposed increases in the level […]

  • Ampair Announces Eight New Job Positions (UK)

    15 December 2011

    Milborne St Andrew, Dorset based small wind and hydro turbine manufacturer Ampair has announced that it is has created eight new job positions after experiencing solid growth in 2011 as a result of its continued international success in the hybrid power systems sector. Ampair started making wind turbines for yachts in Poole, Dorset UK in […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Provide Component Quality Control for South Korean Offshore Wind Project

    9 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Bureau Veritas has been awarded a contract to provide Quality Control services for the Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the contract, Bureau Veritas will provide Quality Control services during the fabrication, manufacture, and installation of all major components, including wind turbines, offshore and onshore substations, foundations and cables (both array and export), […]

  • Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Wind Turbines Connected to Taiwanese Grid

    3 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms have achieved first power and been connected to the Taiwanese national grid. Offshore construction at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a commenced in the summer of 2021 with the installation of the first wind […]

  • Port of Cortlandt Details on Its New York Offshore Wind Bid

    18 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Cortlandt project, developed by a consortium led by AKRF Inc. and pre-qualified for bidding at the State of New York’s latest offshore wind solicitation, has released more details on the plans to utilise a waterfont site in the Town of Cortlandt for offshore wind activities. In July, New York announced its second […]

  • Brave Tern to Install Changfang and Xidao Wind Turbines

    23 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern has won a contract to transport and install the MHI Vestas Offshore V174-9.5MW wind turbines on the Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier was awarded the contract by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering. “As both experienced contractors within the industry, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Enters Offshore Construction Mode

    4 September 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 31 monopile foundations has been installed on Northland Power’s 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Ulstein Turning To Offshore Wind

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein plans to increase its presence in the offshore wind industry after posting a NOK 95 million loss in the quarter ended 31 March 2016 due mainly to a downturn in the offshore oil and gas sector. ”The downturn in the offshore sector and a tricky market has to be met […]

  • CWind Goes to Germany with Boat-Share Scheme

    5 June 2013

    CWind is making its popular boat-share scheme available to skippers in Germany. Jannes Piepgras, a skipper with more than 5 years’ experience in the North Sea, is joining CWind and taking on the new 50T designed by CWind’s sister company CTruk and currently under construction. The vessel, which will be a DNV classed vessel of […]

  • UK: ABPmer to Undertake Physical Process Assessment for 600MW OWF

    15 July 2013

    First Flight Wind Ltd, a consortium made up of B9 Energy, DONG Energy and RES, has appointed ABPmer to undertake physical process studies to support the Environmental Impact Assessment of the first offshore wind farm planned off the coast of County Down in Northern Ireland. The proposed 600MW wind farm will be located within the […]

  • HOCHTIEF Solutions Commissions VIDAR Offshore Jack-Up Vessel

    12 December 2013
    R&D

    In the next few days, HOCHTIEF Solutions will commission a further powerful jack-up vessel for the construction of offshore wind farms. In the company of around 300 guests from the European offshore market the ship named VIDAR will officially be commissioned in Bremerhaven on December 12. The jack-up vessel was developed especially for construction and […]

  • Statkraft Plans Multibillion Investment in Renewables

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Over the next four years, Statkraft is planning green investments both in Norway and abroad. A proposal by the Norwegian Government to bolster Statkraft SF’s equity by NOK 5 billion (around EUR 552 million) was adopted by the Norwegian Parliament on December 11, 2014. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries will also reduce its overall […]

  • Magallanes Turbine Takes Plunge at EMEC

    28 November 2014
    Grid Connection

    Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. Magallanes has been developing their concept since 2007, already having trialled previous prototypes in test tank and river conditions. […]

  • Offshore Energy Industry Catapults OSBIT Power into Success

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    UK’s North East engineering firm OSBIT Power has revealed a 450% growth in turnover for the last year as profits went up from £21,000 to £1.4m. Staff numbers have increased from 19 to 32 and OP has been able to pay off all of the company start-up debts. MD Dr Tony Trapp said: “This is […]

  • CG Wins Veja Mate Substation Deal

    18 May 2015
    Grid Connection

    Avantha Group Company CG, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH. The scope of work for CG includes the electrical engineering, grid compliance studies, HV/MV equipment supply, installation and commissioning. […]

  • Denmark: Blue Water Set to Transport Foundations for Offshore Wind Industry

    12 September 2012

    In the coming years, the number of offshore wind farms is to expand significantly on a global scale. Having gained strong competence in and knowledge of wind turbines worldwide, Blue Water Shipping is now ready with a new service for the wind industry: the transport of foundations for offshore wind turbines, so-called mono-piles and tripods, […]

  • USA: Moventas’ New Service to Lower Wind Farm Costs

    20 June 2012

    Moventas, one of the world’s leading wind gear manufacturers, is expanding its up-tower service globally after a successful track record in North America. Up-tower repair significantly lowers wind farm O&M costs, hence making wind power even more competitive than before. Developed by Moventas’ US-based engineers and following a year of successful up-tower full-helical gear repairs […]

  • Carnegie Wave Energy Limited Appoints New Director (Australia)

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the appointment of Mr John Leggate, CBE, FREng to its Board of Directors as a non-executive director. Scottish-born and London-based, Mr Leggate is a highly experienced oil and gas and venture capital industry executive. He worked for over twenty seven years for BP, most recently as the Group Chief Information […]

  • ECTS First in UK to Launch Unique Quay Side Offshore Turbine Transfer Training

    19 July 2011
    Training & Education

    Later this month East Coast Training Services (ECTS) will launch a professional training course to support the fast growing offshore wind energy sector. ECTS, based at Trinity Quay in Great Yarmouth will provide a unique facility which will be used to train offshore wind farm maintenance and services crews to transfer safely between vessels and […]

  • DNV: Strong Market and Financial Performance in 2012 (Norway)

    15 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    DNV Group CEO Henrik O. Madsen says 2012 can be characterised as “a year of financial uncertainty and rapid technological change” which has led to an increasing complex risk environment for customers and, in turn, a continued demand for DNV’s technology and risk management services.  “The need to manage technical, societal and business risks is […]