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  • J-tubes in offshore wind applications

    5 October 2020

    By Joost den Herder, Business Unit Manager Europe at ArcelorMittal Energy Projects J-tubes support and protect cables between the bottom of the sea and the top part of the offshore wind foundation, where they are connected to the substation or the offshore wind turbine. J-tubes provide the necessary protection of the cables and are an […]

  • LCOE for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Expected to Be Lower; Dominion in Talks with Potential Project Partner

    8 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has submitted a filing with Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) with an updated levelised cost of energy (LCOE) calculation for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The updated LCOE is USD 77/MWh (approximately EUR 72.20/MWh), decreasing from the previous range of USD 80–90/MWh (approx. EUR 74.99–84.36/MWh). The updated LCOE of […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Wins First Firm Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Japan

    29 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the firm order for the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment, marking the turbine manufacturer’s first firm offshore order in Japan. The order includes 14 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 8 MW and featuring a 167-metre rotor. Additionally, the […]

  • MacArtney Introduces Its Subsea Connectivity Brand

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Inspired by an ongoing increase in demand for its subsea connector products and advanced connectivity solutions, MacArtney has opted to formally unify its vast spectrum of offerings and competencies within this area under the wings of the new ‘TrustLink’ connectivity brand. Common to all TrustLink solutions is the combination of rugged design, advanced technology, reliable […]

  • Exchanging International Expertise at OBMC 2012, Germany

    6 November 2012

    International cooperation was the focal point of the second day of the Offshore Business Meeting and Conference (OBMC) 2012. The network agency windcomm schleswig‐holstein had invited a business delegation from South Korea to take part in the meeting and build up networks with European companies. The South Korean delegation included representatives from Daewoo Shipbuilding and […]

  • UK: Teesside Schools Participate in ‘Champions for Wind’ Initiative

    17 October 2012
    Training & Education

    Ten teachers from Teesside schools are set to become offshore wind energy “champions” having been selected to take part in a careers education initiative to boost local young people’s interest in pursuing opportunities in the expanding industry. Launched by Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, working together with the Humberside […]

  • Ausmarine 2010 Attracts Industry Leader

    11 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Austal, the world’s largest aluminium shipbuilder, has confirmed its participation in the forthcoming Ausmarine 2010 exhibition, to be held in Perth between November 23 and 25.

  • Wind Farm in North Sea Positive for Fauna, According to Dutch Research Report

    22 August 2011
    R&D

      A North-Sea wind farm contributes to increased biodiversity and has hardly any negative effects on fauna, according to a Dutch research report. For two years a research team studied benthic organisms (life at the sea bed), fish, birds and marine mammals at the OWEZ offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee. Their study shows […]

  • Moog Opens New Center for Maintenance and Engineering Training (Germany)

    23 September 2011
    Training & Education

    Moog, a motion control solution provider and leading developer of pitch systems for wind turbines, today officially inaugurated its new Wind Training Center at an Opening Ceremony involving customers and partners in Unna, Germany. The 1,300 m² (14,000 ft²) facility is designed to provide technical training programs to Moog’s global wind energy customer base. A […]

  • Ireland: IWEA Welcomes Renewable Energy Strategy

    1 June 2012

    The Irish Wind Energy Association welcomes the Renewable Energy Strategy published (28 May 2012) by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, and applauds the Government’s commitment to reaching Ireland’s 2020 renewable targets. The Renewable Energy Strategy reaffirms Government support for the development of the wind energy sector in Ireland, stating […]

  • UK: Blyth Workcats Launches its Biggest Boat at Seawork

    29 May 2012

    Seawork has been chosen as the venue for Blyth Workcats to launch a boat that promotes it into a new league of boatbuilding. The Blyth 17-metre is the largest to come from this long-established Essex boatyard and has been designed to supply the offshore energy sector with a practical and robust work boat capable of […]

  • Germany: Windreich Congratulates PNE on Gode Wind Sale

    17 August 2012

    Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz congratulates PNE WIND AG on the sale of their offshore wind park ‘Gode Wind’ to the Danish DONG Energy. The chairman of the board of Windreich AG is pleased, that with DONG Energy, the world market leader in the area of offshore wind energy with more than 20 years of offshore […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Building Custom Ships to Reduce Costs

    10 April 2012

    Construction of 20 new custom ships, some outfitted with movable legs that reach the seafloor, which is being carried out by offshore wind-power companies ranging from the Dong Energy A/S to RWE AG (RWE) is taking a very rapid pace, Bloomberg reports. The ships represent the final word of modern technology and they enable developers […]

  • UK: New Planning Rules Will Help Humber’s Renewable Energy Ambitions, Says Lawyer

    3 April 2012

    CHANGES to planning laws will help the Humber region deal with the growing number of developments related to renewable energy, according to an expert. Mark Dixon, of Hull law firm Rollits, said new planning rules mean the area is better prepared for the often hi-tech and sensitive building projects connected with green energy. But the […]

  • Iceni Marine Services Takes Delivery of WFSV ‘Iceni Defiant’ from South Boats (UK)

    20 February 2012

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 53rd offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Iceni Defiant’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 17m designed to operate from the locks at Grimsby Fish Dock. This vessel is the third built for Iceni Marine Services Ltd. with a further three in build […]

  • Countdown Begins: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 Opens in One Week

    21 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels

    Industry giants, experts, policymakers, innovators and start-ups from the offshore energy sector will meet at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) in Amsterdam one week from now. The backdrop to two full days of discussions, insights and updates is the exhibition floor that will be home to companies and technologies that push […]

  • Nexans Wins Turnkey Moray West Export Cable Contract

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has won a turnkey contract with Ocean Winds to design, manufacture, install and protect the 220kV subsea and onshore export cable system for the Moray West offshore wind farm. The Moray West project is an 860 MW offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, located off the northeast coast of Scotland. Nexans’ tailor-made […]

  • Bladt Reports Good 2016 Results. Eyes US, APAC Offshore Wind Markets

    7 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    According to Bladt Industries’ 2016 annual results, the company saw a very favourable year with offshore wind projects as the main driver. Bladt reported a revenue increase from DKK 3 billion (approx. EUR 403 million) in 2015 to DKK 3.5 billion (approx. EUR 470 million) last year.

  • Finland: The Switch Calls Renewable Energy Sector to Embrace Agile Positioning

    12 June 2013

    In a statement released today, The Switch called for the renewable energy sector to embrace Agile Positioning, an industrial model that allows for greater flexibility and responsiveness to market changes. “In the renewable energy industry, we can see enormous shifts during the past year from a mass-production, manufacturing focus to a more customer-centric approach. The […]

  • Germany: EUROS Delivers First 7MW Offshore Blade

    28 May 2013

    Three months after opening the new prototype production facility in Sassnitz/Mukran on the island of Rügen, Germany, independent rotor blade designer and manufacturer EUROS delivers its first offshore blade to the customer Mitsubishi. This type of rotor blade with a length of 81.6 m and a mass of 32.5 tons will operate on Mitsubishi’s “Sea […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • Port of Esbjerg to Look for New CEO as Ingrisch Announces Retirement

    28 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Esbjerg’s board of directors will soon launch a recruitment process to find a new CEO after Ole Ingrisch announced he will retire by the end of February 2019.

  • Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. The company has started taking the next steps planned in order to improve its profitability, including measures to improve profitability at the Power and Gas Division’s power generation business as well as a bundle of additional measures […]

  • UK: Yes2wind Wins Ruling against Donald Trump

    24 April 2013
    Authorities

    yes2wind, the pro-wind campaign and support group has had a complaint against Trump International Golf Club Scotland Limited upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A complaint was filed on behalf of yes2wind in December 2102, following a misleading and distasteful advertisement that appeared in Scottish newspapers, The Courier and The Press and Journal on […]

  • Policy Exchange Ignores Benefits of Renewable Energy, Says WWF (UK)

    18 January 2012

    Responding to the new Policy Exchange report (The Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies) WWF said today that the think-tank is ignoring the benefits renewables could bring and is advocating a risky reliance on market mechanisms. WWF noted that in contrast to the Policy Exchange figures, a Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report […]

  • Improved business prospects for Siemens in the energy technology market (Germany)

    30 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Business prospects in the Energy Sector of Siemens AG have improved. “There are signs of an upturn in sections of the market for infrastructure in the field of energy technology. Our customers are again increasing their investments in new projects and placing orders. The number of invitations to tender, for which we have submitted bids, […]