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  • VIKING introduces design-your-own lifejackets (Denmark)

    25 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Leading global marine and fire safety equipment manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched a new product line-up with broad appeal for the offshore and commercial shipping industries: design-your-own inflatable SOLAS lifejackets. Made possible by a new, modular design, VIKING customers can tailor their own solutions for specific working conditions such as those encountered in maritime […]

  • TÜV SÜD, PMSS to Showcase Their Offshore/Onshore Wind Power Portfolio at Hannover Messe 2013 (Germany)

    19 March 2013

    At the leading trade fair Wind, TÜV SÜD will showcase its entire service portfolio for offshore and onshore wind power. By acquiring UK-based PMSS in 2012, the international provider of technical services complemented and further expanded its premium services and its global network of expertise. In Hanover, TÜV SÜD’s experts can be found at the […]

  • Ørsted’s UK Offshore Wind Operations Workers to Go on Strike Over Rates of Pay

    13 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Workers has called on all RMT Ørsted members to take strike action this month over rates of pay and conditions of service. The members who will go on strike are working in Ørsted’s offshore wind operations team. The trade union has instructed all its Ørsted members not to book […]

  • Two Co-Founders of Australia’s First Offshore Wind Farm Eye Building 4 Floating Wind Projects

    17 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A company founded in 2020 by two of the co-founders of the Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind farm, is planning to build five offshore wind projects in the country and three in New Zealand. Oceanex Energy, which says on its website that it is “progressing the development and construction” of up […]

  • GBP 3 Million Available for Innovative UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Projects

    7 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    The UK’s Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a GBP 3 million (around EUR 3.5 million) funding programme available for UK offshore wind supply chain companies with a focus on projects in the offshore wind consenting and site development process. Innovation grants of between GBP 25,000 and GBP 100,000 are available for projects focused on commercialising […]

  • Carbon Trust Picks Innovative Foundation Inspection Methods

    30 January 2018
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has announced the winners of the latest innovation competition in its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program which sought new or adaptable techniques for inspection of offshore wind foundations. Applications were open for four specific challenges, including weld inspection for monopile foundations, weld inspection for jacket foundations, grout inspection for monopile foundations and […]

  • EDF Moves Forward with Saint-Nazaire OWF O&M Base

    17 July 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energies Nouvelles (EN) has completed the layout of the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for its Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France, and has hired a local architectural firm to design the O&M building to be built in La Turballe, with a focus on landscape and environment.

  • Western Isles Reinforcing Power Network

    8 June 2015
    Grid Connection

    Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) is establishing a Western Isles renewable energy steering group. The group, which will include representatives from the Comhairle, developers and Community Energy Scotland, will explore opportunities for making best use of the existing electricity network and for connecting additional renewables on the islands ahead of network reinforcement. It […]

  • SeaRoc Opens New Office in Sydney

    16 April 2014
    Technology

    International marine engineering company, SeaRoc Group Ltd., has confirmed that a new commercial office has been established in Sydney to deliver the company’s innovative portfolio of software and technology solutions, SeaPlanner™, to the market in Australasia and Asia. Australian born engineer Derek Powell, with over 18 years professional experience in the manufacturing, Formula 1 motorsport […]

  • Fugro Renewable Services to Exhibit in Husum, Germany

    12 September 2012

    It has been a busy period for Fugro Renewable Services who are exhibiting at the Husum WindEnergy exhibition next week (18-22 September). The multidisciplinary team representing Fugro at the show are looking forward to informing new and existing clients about the innovative tools and equipment they have been developing and the varied projects that they […]

  • Hertel’s New Software Package Solves Offshore Wind Farm Maintenance Challenge (The Netherlands)

    12 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      Hertel has developed a new software package to help offshore wind farms schedule long-term maintenance requirements. The software was first built after Hertel’s offshore rope access team was asked to plan a timetable for completing a variety of inspections on a turbine’s transition pieces at the Princess Amalia wind farm in the North Sea. […]

  • Scotland Feels Offshore Wind Bump

    28 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind turbines offshore Scotland generated 1,369 GWh of electricity in 2018, a 122.2% increase compared to 616 GWh of electricity generated in 2017, according to the latest figures from UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Scotland’s operational offshore wind capacity grew by 153% year-on-year, from 246MW in 2017 to 623MW in 2018. “Last year […]

  • UK: Green Groups Challenge Parties on Their Lack of Environmental Leadership

    13 September 2013
    Authorities, Environment

    In a report published today, seven leading charities, including WWF, RSPB, Greenpeace, the Wildlife Trusts and Friends of the Earth, assess the green performance of coalition ministers and Labour shadow ministers since the last general election. They reviewed the parties on four key areas: the economy, communities, nature and international leadership. The assessment has identified […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind to Receive Triple the Typical Electricity Wholesale Price, Report Says

    7 October 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Renewable energy – such as wind – is only competitive thanks to generous UK Government subsidies. Those subsidies are paid for by consumers through higher household energy bills. The TaxPayers’ Alliance can reveal that, even based on conservative projections, those subsidies will rise from just under £2 billion this year to over £5 billion by […]

  • Wind Plays Big Role in UK Shift to Renewables

    31 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK says Government statistics released today show that onshore and offshore wind energy is playing the central role in the country’s successful transition from fossil fuels to clean renewables. In its annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics, the Department of Energy and Climate Change says electricity generated from renewable sources increased by 30% in 2013 […]

  • New Monopile Installation Method Attracts Major Backer

    5 January 2023
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    TSC Offshore Corporation, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding, and Offshoretronic have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and commercialize a solution aimed at changing the traditional methods of installing monopiles on offshore wind farms. The next generation offshore wind turbine units between 15-20 MW capacities are expected to […]

  • UKEF and ORE Catapult Stand Behind UK Offshore Wind Companies

    15 June 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    UK Export Finance (UKEF) has launched a new partnership with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to promote the expertise of UK offshore wind companies abroad. The UK is the world’s biggest offshore wind market with 10.4 GW of total installed capacity, and the UK government is helping UK companies export the country’s expertise to new, […]

  • Ørsted Commits to North Atlantic Right Whale Research

    23 January 2020
    Environment, R&D

    Ørsted U.S has formed a research partnership to study the North Atlantic right whale and use the learnings for its offshore wind portfolio. Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind partnered with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to launch the Ecosystem and Passive Acoustic […]

  • DNV GL to Provide Project Certification Training in Taiwan

    8 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Training & Education

    Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has contracted DNV GL to provide project certification training to help achieve the 5.5GW by 2025 offshore wind target. DNV GL is providing technical training to a local certification team consisting of CR Classification Society, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) and Ship and Ocean Industries […]

  • Baltimore City Council Stands Behind Offshore Wind

    10 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Baltimore City Council has voted 14 – 0 in favour of a resolution urging the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve one or both of the offshore wind farm proposals currently under consideration, the Clean Water Action reports

  • LM Wind Continues Blade Supply for Chinese Offshore Wind Turbines

    19 October 2017

    LM Wind Power has signed a deal with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision to develop a 71.8-metre blade for Envision’s new 4.5MW offshore platform, followed by a supply agreement from LM Wind’s Jiangyin factory that will require the company to expand the facility by 50%.

  • Horns Rev C Team Defies Bad Weather; OSS Now Standing Proudly

    3 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation works on the Horns Rev C transformer platform, the heart of the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, have finished.  The components of the platform, 1,888 tonne topside and the 1,300 tonne jacket, have been lifted off the transport barges and put in place by the heavy-lifting vessel Stanislav Yudin. The works were delayed due to […]

  • Seacat Services’ WFSVs to Feature Water Jets from Rolls-Royce

    10 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services. In one of the biggest orders made for wind farm workboats, one 24-metre and two 26-metre aluminium catamarans, each featuring two Rolls-Royce 56A3 […]

  • Siemens Halts Skerries Project Development

    29 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens halted development of tidal energy 10MW Skerries tidal array two months after UK Government withdrew £10m. The company said in its statement: “Following discussion with our partners we have decided to suspend our work on the Skerries Tidal Array Project in Anglesey, Wales.” Siemens has been developing Skerries project through its Bristol-based subsidiary Marine Current […]

  • Liebherr: Orion’s Crane Hook Broke at 2,600 Tonnes; Hook Externally Supplied

    6 May 2020
    Vessels

    Following the recent crane accident on the installation vessel Orion, the crane supplier Liebherr released some details surrounding the accident, including more specific information on its cause and consequences. The crane has been undergoing an overload test, which was planned for a load scenario of 5,500 tonnes and the lift to be carried out through […]

  • Galloper Leads Innogy Renewables Earnings

    9 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Innogy has reported a 29% increase in adjusted EBITDA, to EUR 415 million, in its Renewables division in the first half of 2019, partly due to the Galloper offshore wind farm. According to innogy, the positive contribution to earnings was in part due to a bonus for timely, on-budget completion of the Galloper offshore wind farm. […]