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  • Subsea Cables Account for Over 50 Pct of Total Claims Spend in Offshore Wind – GCube Insurance

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Combined market losses in offshore wind grew from GBP 124 million (around EUR 145 million) in 2010-2015 to GBP 500 million (around EUR 585 million) by 2020, with the average insurance claim nearly doubling from GBP 1.67 million (around EUR 2 million) to GBP 3.08 million (around EUR 3.6 million) in the same period, according […]

  • Etha, Sitowise, and Pondera Partner on Finnish Offshore Wind

    16 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Etha, Sitowise, and Netherlands-based Pondera have joined forces to advance Finnish offshore wind projects, providing a range of services throughout the project lifecycle. Sitowise, a building and infrastructure construction consultancy company, has experience with environmental studies, constructability conditions studies, and solutions for offshore wind projects in Finland. Etha provides techno-commercial wind power development services in […]

  • First Steel Cut for Norwind Offshore’s Second CSOV

    3 April 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    A steel-cutting ceremony has been held for Norwind Offshore’s Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) hull 950 at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. The CSOV will be built and delivered by Vard Vung Tau, scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2024. The vessel is of VARD 4 19 design, developed by Vard Design in […]

  • Saint-Nazaire OSS Jacket In Position

    16 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Saint-Nazaire offshore substation was installed off the coast of the Guérande peninsula in France over the weekend, DEME Group said. The 48-metre jacket will be held in place by four foundation piles installed in April 2021 by DEME Offshore using an in-house designed subsea template and tailor-made drilling equipment. The […]

  • ZITON Wraps Up Greater Gabbard OWF Work

    10 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    ZITON has completed a main component exchange campaign at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm in the UK. The campaign, which was carried out by using the Wind Server jack-up vessel, included sever gearbox exchanges and one generator exchange. “After a rough start, offering harsh winter weather, tricky sea bed conditions and long rotations, our […]

  • Everoze Puts Aging Renewables Assets into Focus

    19 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Technical and commercial energy consultancy, Everoze, has launched a free online portal which provides new insights on aging renewables and storage assets in the UK and France. The new site – everozeleaf.com –  is designed to allow users to explore the demographics of wind, solar and energy storage assets to stimulate debate and decision-making on life extension […]

  • Kokusai Cable Ship Readies for Asia’s Offshore Wind Farms with New Vessel

    15 November 2017
    Vessels

    Japan’s Kokusai Cable Ship will add a new Vard-designed cable laying vessel to its fleet in 2019. The vessel, currently being built at Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka, will be capable of carrying out cable installation for future offshore wind projects in Asia. 

  • EP Tools, CWind to Temporarily Power NordSee Ost

    26 June 2014

    EP Tools, a Danish company with more than 15 years of experience in working with developers and construction companies in the wind and oil & gas industries, and CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, today announced that they are to provide temporary power supply at NordSee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. EP […]

  • Infographic: Dong Energy in the UK

    20 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy has invested GBP 5.5 billion into the UK since 2004, with over GBP 4 billion committed to offshore wind. The company released these figures in today’s “Dong Energy in the UK“ report. Dong built its first UK offshore wind farm in 2004. By now, wind turbines installed by the company could supply power […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farms End 2017 In Overdrive

    29 March 2018
    Authorities

    Offshore wind farms generated a record 7.8TWh of electricity in the fourth quarter of 2017, spurred on by increased capacity and higher wind speeds compared to the same period a year before, according to a report by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

  • IRENA: 6.5 Million People Work in Renewable Energy Sector

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals. ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014’ underlines the important role that renewables continue to play in employment creation and growth in the global economy. The comprehensive annual review shows […]

  • Europe update: First half year gives mixed image for offshore wind

    10 October 2013

    A report from the European wind agency EWEA shows mixed statistics for the offshore wind industry so far this year. The first six months of 2013 saw a record high for installed and grid-connected turbines. Newly installed capacity doubled compared to last year, with 1,045MW. But investment and financing options are in sharp contrast with […]

  • Marketsandmarkets: Global Wind Turbine Market Will Reach $73.5 Billion With Installed Capacity Of 434.5 GW Globally Including 99.3 GW In China By 2015

    26 January 2011

    According to a new market research report, ‘Global & China Wind Turbine Market (2010 – 2015), published by MarketsandMarkets, new wind turbines capacity of 236.6 GW would be installed between 2010 and 2015, representing a CAGR of 17% in global installed capacity for the same period. In 2015, the market will generate $73.5 billion revenue […]

  • Denmark: DBB Jack-Up Services Acquires Two New Vessels

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    With the purchase of a brand new vessel and a contract for an additional new jack-up ship, the Aarhus-based company DBB Jack-Up Services is cornering the market of specialised service for the offshore wind turbine industry. Both new vessels are considerably more technically advanced than other vessels in the market and moreover, the two new […]

  • 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 […]

  • Finnish Offshore Wind Project Digs Deep 

    11 October 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Suomen Hyötytuuli has made seabed test excavations at a depth of 43 metres, deeper than ever before in Finland, at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm expansion project site, said the developer. The Tahkoluoto demonstration project wind turbines will be placed in waters deeper than ever before in Finland, according to the developer. The dense moraine […]

  • Fishermen’s Atlantic City OWF Gets Another Chance

    12 February 2016
    Authorities

    The New Jersey Senate yesterday voted in favour of a new legislation that would allow Fishermen’s Energy to build its offshore wind farm off Atlantic City.  The new bill (S988) was introduced to the Senate on 4 February, after its predecessor (S2711), also approved by the Senate, had been dismissed by Governor Chris Christie last month. Sponsored by senators Bob Smith and Jim Whelan, […]

  • Top News of the Week Oct 5 – 11, 2015

    11 October 2015

    Fire Breaks Out at Vestas’ Turbine Blade Facility A chemical store that is part of Vestas’ facility for the development of large wind turbine blades on Isle of Wight caught fire. Two Companies Sentenced for 2010 Fatal Accident UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that Fluor Ltd and Siemens Winpower A/S were sentenced today […]

  • The Sun Shines in Liverpool

    8 October 2015

    On Wednesday evening in Liverpool at the last RenewableUK Gala Dinner & Awards event before their Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, steps down in early 2016, the sun shone down on 3 worthy nominees for the RenewableUK Breakthrough Award sponsored by DNV-GL. The 3 shortlisted nominees consisted of: Fred. Olsen Universal Foundation for their Mono Bucket Foundation […]

  • ABB to Service Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm

    28 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    ABB has secured an electrical services contract for the 194MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm in the east of England. The Swiss company will undertake maintenance of 54, 3.6 MW offshore wind turbine generators, as well as the electrical equipment over the period of two years. The contract includes the electrical maintenance and support services for […]

  • EOLOS LiDAR Wins EIT Innovators Award

    11 May 2015

    EOLOS LiDAR, one of KIC InnoEnergy’s start-up projects, won the EIT Innovators Award at last weeks’ InnovEIT conference being held in Budapest. This award recognises teams made up from across the KIC communities that have developed a product that has the potential to have a significant societal and economic impact. The business, the Barcelona based creator […]

  • European Union Increases Renewable Energy Target

    24 June 2016

    Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of increasing the European Union’s target for renewables to ‘at least’ 30% by 2030. Europe currently has a target of at least 27%, which was agreed by European leaders in October 2014. The parliamentary vote, which has no direct legislative impact, sends a clear message to […]

  • Are You in the Offshore WIND International Business Guide?

    17 November 2016

    The Offshore WIND International Business Guide (IBG) is the definitive reference book for the offshore wind industry, your industry. A detailed guide with a clean A-Z index and a sectored directory in the back to enables your clients to quickly find you. Whether you make the key decisions in the industry or you want key […]

  • East of England Takes Important Role in Global Energy Industry

    8 July 2014

    New figures revealed at the EEEG2014 Conference in Norwich underlined the ever-increasing significance of the East of England region’s role in the global energy industry. Johnathan Reynolds, director of Nautilus Associates, said the region was unique in having every source of energy available, apart from hydro. “As well as being at the hub of the […]

  • Scotland Invests GBP 750 Million in Renewables in Last Twelve Months

    1 November 2011
    Authorities

    New figures from Scottish Renewables show that £750 million of new renewable electricity projects began generating in Scotland in the last twelve months. The figures are highlighted in a submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as part of their analysis of the Draft Scottish Budget. Commenting on Scottish Renewables’ submission to […]

  • Vattenfall Operating Profit up (UK)

    27 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall reports an operating profit for the third quarter 2011 of SEK 4,447 million (5,829). The underlying profit has improved, and the Group delivered on its strategy of streamlining operations and consolidating its financial position.  “The lower earnings for the third quarter than the corresponding period a year ago is mainly due to lower fair […]