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  • Freudenberg Group Enters American Wind Energy Market

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Freudenberg Group has developed a broad range of technically challenging product solutions and services for the fast growing American wind energy market. Various operating companies of the Freudenberg Group are dedicating considerable effort to the development of renewable energy resources. The extensive product portfolio ranges from sealing product innovations from Simrit, over several thousand […]

  • E.ON to Split Its Business in Two Companies

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    E.ON’s transformation is the main topic at the company’s Annual Shareholders Meeting in Essen, Germany. Supervisory Board Chairman Werner Wenning and CEO Johannes Teyssen updated shareholders on the status of the project to divide the company into the future E.ON and a new company, Uniper. Starting in 2016, E.ON will focus on renewables, energy networks, […]

  • US: NY Congress Members Back Empire Wind’s Brooklyn Terminal Plans

    16 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Congress members from New York State, Jerrold Nadler and Nydia M. Velázquez, have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of the Empire Wind offshore wind project, more specifically its Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan (PIIP) which would set up an offshore wind hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) […]

  • Global Demand for Turbines with Larger MW Ratings to Increase

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines have grown larger, more productive, efficient, cost effective and reliable due to investments in technology and supply chain. The next 10 years will certainly bring further change, but the technology focus will shift, as the industry continues to mature and work towards LCOE grid parity. As competitive forces continue to intensify, turbine OEMs […]

  • Dillinger Hütte Group Ends Challenging Financial Year with Positive Earnings (Germany)

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Dillinger Hütte Group (Dillinger Hütte and its subsidiaries) performed well during the 2012 financial year in the face of difficult economic circumstances. Despite declines in production volumes and sales revenues (€ 2.5 billion compared to € 2.8 billion in the previous year), positive earnings were once again achieved. “We have meanwhile continued our strategy […]

  • Scottish Government Announces over GBP 4 Million for EMEC

    1 March 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Scottish Government yesterday announced more than £4 million for new wave and tidal power research capacity, securing Scotland’s world-leading position in marine energy. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told industry delegates at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in London that the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney would get £3 million for a […]

  • WindEurope: Offshore Wind FIDs Reached EUR 30 Billion in 2023; Wind Energy Sector to Employ More than Half-Million People in 2030

    20 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment

    Last year was a record year for offshore wind projects reaching a final investment decision (FID) with nearly 9 GW of capacity hitting this milestone in 2023, according to WindEurope’s annual report, issued on 28 February. Ahead of its annual event, opening today in Bilbao, the European wind energy industry organisation also released a new […]

  • The Crown Estate: Attrition Will Create more Investable Offshore Wind Sector

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Huub den Rooijen, Head of offshore wind energy division at The Crown Estate, said that the UK is one of the best places to invest in offshore wind in the world for a variety of reasons, besides the country’s vast natural resources. Read Mr. den Rooijen’s analysis below: Since I began working in the offshore […]

  • Electricity from Wind Power Reaches 42,702 GWh (Spain)

    17 October 2011

      Wind turbines operating in Spain show important seasonal behavior. Total electricity generated by wind power was more than 42,702 GWh. The promotion of renewable energies has been a stable national policy for several years. All political parties have similar policies regarding support of renewable energies. The main tools within this policy at a national […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Inks Hai Long Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    19 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long Offshore Wind Project have signed the Turbine Supply Agreement and Service and Availability Agreements covering the Hai Long 2A, Hai Long 2B, and Hai Long 3 wind projects offshore Taiwan. The projects, which will use 73 SG 14-222 DD turbines, are Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind power signing in Taiwan […]

  • Global Floating Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Up by One-Third in a Year

    5 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The global floating offshore wind project pipeline has grown significantly in the last twelve months in terms of capacity from 185 a year ago to 244 GW now, which represents a 32 per cent increase, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The pipeline includes projects at any stage: fully operational, under construction, approved, […]

  • New Labour Laws Threaten North Sea Vessels

    7 August 2014
    Authorities

    North Sea supply vessels and support ships could be detained in port if they are found to be failing to comply with a new maritime law which today (Thur 7 Aug) comes in to effect in the UK, a legal expert has warned. The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an international agreement which safeguards the […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History

    15 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland.

  • Germany: New Energy Husum Kicks Off

    21 March 2013

    This morning, exhibition boss Peter Becker and experts from the fields of industry and politics opened New Energy Husum, the leading renewable energy trade fair, with a keynote speech and a panel discussion about the energy transition. More than 300 exhibitors will be exhibiting the complete range of renewable energy products and services at the […]

  • EWEA: UN Conference Overlooks the Rising Power of Wind and Other Renewables

    27 November 2013
    Environment

    As the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw ended on Saturday, EWEA’s Chris Rose made a comment about the event on the Associations blog: Another annual United Nations conference on climate change has ended and international negotiators once again failed to agree to a new treaty on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil […]

  • USA: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Launched New Radio Campaign

    7 August 2013

    Driving home the point that the end of Cape Wind is near, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound launched a new radio campaign across the Cape and the Islands. The radio spots highlight the costly threats associated with the proposed massive wind turbine project that would be located in Nantucket Sound – threats to fishermen, […]

  • UK Government’s Reforms to CfD Scheme Focus on Supply Chains, Floating Wind

    4 February 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK government has launched consultation on changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to boost supply chains. The proposed reforms include tougher examination of developers’ plans on supply chain commitments as well as expanding supply chain plans to cover new technologies such as floating offshore wind. The UK government launched consultation on 4 […]

  • ‘Too Low and Too Tight’ – UK Industry Calls On Government to Revise CfD Budget

    17 March 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    Following the announcement of the budget for the UK’s fifth Contracts for Difference (CfDs) allocation round (AR5), and the plan on how different renewable energy projects will compete, the renewable energy industry in the UK has warned the budget and the parameters were “too low and too tight” and that CfD Round 5 would “fail […]

  • Crown Estate Presents Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 Tender Design

    19 July 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK Crown Estate has presented a revised tender design for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, which will make at least 7GW of new seabed rights available to the market, is designed on the basis of a three-stage tender process, involving a pre-qualification stage (PQQ) to assess competence of bidders; […]

  • New German Government Urged to Ensure OW Planning and Investment Security

    21 November 2013
    Authorities

    The offshore wind energy sector called on the future German government to ensure planning and investment security for continued expansion of offshore wind in Germany. “Offshore wind energy is an essential building block of the energy transition. The new federal government thus needs to develop a clear framework soon so the industry can make final […]

  • RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX Exhibition Goes Online (Germany)

    21 July 2011

    EXPO21XX opens RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, first exhibition for renewable energy on the internet. The strongest wind turbine, the biggest solar power plant on a roof top and the leading renewable energy research projects! All this can be found on RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, the most comprehensive online trade fair for renewable energies recently launched by EXPO21XX. […]

  • East of England’s OW Industry Awaits Policy Clarity

    21 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Investment, jobs and skills generated by the East of England’s position as a leading centre for developing offshore wind farms are at stake as the industry awaits clarity in policy, an industry leader has warned. The UK is being left behind by the rest of Europe as the industry waits for a sign from the […]

  • Otto Wulf ‒ A family running their own show

    14 August 2012

    The offshore wind industry is very much dictated by large conglomerates. How is it for smaller companies to keep on their feet in this competitive environment when the stakes are not particular in their favour? Offshore WIND visited family-run towage and salvage company Otto Wulf GmbH and heard how the fourth generation Wulf is running […]

  • EnBW, TotalEnergies Win in 2.5 GW German Offshore Wind Auction as RWE Bows Out

    24 June 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 2.5 GW of offshore wind across two areas in its latest auction that saw two bidders collectively pay EUR 3 billion for the opportunity to develop in the North Sea. EnBW has secured the 1 GW N-12.3 area in the German North Sea. The company won the site at […]

  • OrbisEnergy Hosts RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind Event

    25 March 2013

    Almost 200 senior figures from across the UK’s offshore wind industry descended upon Suffolk last week to debate the future of managing operational wind projects. Delegates assembled to hear what lessons can be learnt from pioneering wind farm operators off the East of England coast, and the sharing of experiences and thoughts from past and […]

  • Equinor Re-Bids Empire Wind 1 in New York; Rules Allow for Projects with Existing ORECs to Participate

    30 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor is bidding in the expedited offshore wind solicitation in New York with Empire Wind 1, the 810 MW project that already secured an Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) contract in 2019, as the rules of New York’s procurement provide for projects with existing ORECs to bid into the solicitation. The company first revealed its […]