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  • Highlights of the Month: February 2017

    1 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Opens Door to More Offshore Wind by 2023 The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has voted in favour of carrying out further research to determine if new offshore wind zones can be added to increase the country’s target of having a total of 4.45GW of offshore wind generation capacity commissioned by 2023. […]

  • Scotland: UK Industrial Strategy Should Prioritise Renewable Energy Investment

    23 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, has called on the UK government to ensure that renewable energy investment is a key priority in their forthcoming Industrial Strategy. Renewable energy resources have grown to become a major industrial sector in Scotland, with 14,000 people, among a total of 43,500 in low carbon sectors, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs Hornsea Two Bank Guarantee Line

    18 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a bank guarantee line for up to EUR 600 million to cover the construction of components for the 1.4 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Located in the North Sea and owned by Danish utility company Ørsted, the farm will consist of 165 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines. BNP Paribas lead managed […]

  • ORE Catapult Launches Offshore Wind Tech Accelerator

    22 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a new accelerator program focused on the commercialization of new technologies for the UK’s offshore wind supply chain. The Launch Academy is a national technology accelerator program designed to support innovative SMEs to commercialize technologies that will enhance the local offshore wind supply chain, enabling greater UK content, while supporting […]

  • Maryland Lawmakers Propose Offshore Wind Boost

    28 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Legislators of the U.S. state of Maryland have introduced a bill that would allow at least 1,200MW of additional offshore wind capacity to be built by 2030. If enacted, the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019 (S.B. 516) would require 50% of energy supply to come from renewable energy sources by 2030, doubling the current renewable portfolio standard (RPS) […]

  • EU Marching Towards Creation of Energy Union

    25 February 2015
    Authorities

    The European Commission has set out its strategy to achieve a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy. “It is time to complete the single energy market in Europe,” the EU Commission states in its press release. The College of Commissioners approved the strategy for Energy Union, which comprises the following package: A Framework Strategy […]

  • SMD Cuts Jobs After Largest Order Is Suspended

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    UK-based remote intervention equipment manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) plans to cut 70 to  80  jobs  across  the  business.   The news comes as SMD’s largest order in history for two suites of cable laying and burial equipment has been suspended due to the rejection of an export license as a result of current sanctions […]

  • Lahmeyer Exhibits at EWEA’s Event in Germany

    19 November 2013
    Technology

    Wind energy specialists from around the world will meet from November 19-21, 2013 at the Frankfurt/Main fair grounds for the EWEA OFFSHORE 2013. Lahmeyer International will present their wide range of services. These include technical and organisational concepts for yield maximisation and comprehensive technical and commercial services for wind power projects. As a leading independent […]

  • Construction Progresses at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    26 August 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed 24 out of 62 jacket foundations for the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. The installation of the jackets started on 1 July, while the first four units were placed on the seabed a few weeks later. Meanwhile, Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus continues with pre-piling work at the remaining foundation locations. To […]

  • The Crown Estate Postpones Round 4 Seabed Lease Awards

    15 October 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK seabed manager The Crown Estate has postponed the Round 4 offshore wind lease awards from 2021 to spring 2022 due to delays in the bidding procedure. Round 4 seeks to identify at least 7GW of new offshore wind projects in UK waters and is expected to shortly complete the ITT Stage 1 which […]

  • Innogy Taps Teesside Uni for Offshore Wind Workforce Development

    12 February 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Teesside University and innogy’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm have signed an agreement setting out how they will work together to build local skills and capabilities to equip students for careers in the offshore wind sector. The 1.4 GW Sofia project will be constructed on a 593km2 site 195 kilometres from shore on Dogger Bank in […]

  • TEPCO Testing Japanese Seabed

    12 November 2018
    R&D

    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has begun a seabed survey off the coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to ascertain the bedrock structure of the seabed for a possible offshore wind farm.

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Tender Pushed to January 2019, Zero-Subsidy Round Goes First

    9 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid/south) Sites III and IV will be opened for applications in January 2019 with a zero-subsidy opening round, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl).

  • SSE Asked to Use BiFab Yards for Beatrice Project

    4 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    A group of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have asked SSE to award fabrication work contracts for its Beatrice offshore wind project to the BiFab yards in Fife and Arnish. If work on the jackets does not go to these yards, impact on workers, their families and the local economies they are located in will […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Services Certifying All Its Vessels

    13 November 2013

    Offshore Wind Services B.V. has certified its first vessel in the process that will entail awarding all the company’s vessels with the MLC 2006 certificate. The Offshore Phantom was successfully certified in accordance with the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) last week. The vessel is operating out of IJmuiden. In order to maintain […]

  • Ofgem Announces GBP 46.4 Mln for Eight Projects

    24 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ofgem has confirmed funding of £46.4 million for eight projects as part of its cutting-edge innovation competitions for the network companies that deliver energy to homes and businesses. Ofgem runs three innovation competitions to help Britain’s energy networks become smarter and more cost-efficient. The Low Carbon Networks (LCN) Fund, the Gas Network Innovation Competition (NIC) […]

  • ABB Exhibits 420 kV Three-Core Submarine Cable in Hanover, Germany

    8 April 2013
    Grid Connection

    At the 2013 Hanover Fair, ABB is exhibiting a piece of the world’s highest-rated three-core submarine cable. The AC cable will be installed on the “Little Belt”, the strait between the Danish island of Fünen and the Jutland peninsula, which links the North and Baltic Seas. In conjunction with a 420 kilovolts (kV) land cable […]

  • UK: Fugro to Deploy Trenching Machine to Lincs Offshore Windfarm

    7 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    In just a few weeks, a remarkable new Fugro trenching system will start its first offshore deployment, working for Centrica on the 270MW, 75-turbine Lincs offshore windfarm. Fugro-Salt Subsea of Aberdeen has already run a series of successful jetting and cutting trials with the first of its state of-the-art Q1400 machines built by Soil Machine […]

  • UK Event Provides Potential Personnel for Subsea Sector

    15 March 2012

    Business leaders have hailed a high-profile recruitment event for military personnel in Scotland as a resounding success for helping to attract skilled people into the subsea industry. Subsea UK’s flagship event, which was held in Moray in conjunction with Kinloss Skills Partnership, provided the region’s high concentration of ex-military personnel with the opportunity to learn […]

  • Preemptive Export Cable Repair to Start on Wind Farm Offshore Wales

    31 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    N-Sea Group has been awarded a contract for a preemptive repair on one of the four export cables of the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm off Wales. The Balfour Beatty Investments-Equitix consortium Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc has selected N-Sea to ensure the integrity of the export cable, with the company set to start […]

  • Norther OHVS Gets Its Own Wireless System

    23 August 2018
    Technology

    The Norther offshore high-voltage station (OHVS), which was installed at the offshore wind farm site on 22 August, has been equipped with an nCentric system providing wireless access for monitoring the substation from land.

  • VBMS and EDS Launch Prepare to Repair Cable Fault Model

    29 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Subsea power cable installation specialists VBMS and High Voltage engineering company EDS have launched their Cable Integrity Solutions including the “Prepare to Repair” framework which is said to allow cable repairs to be carried out up to 70% faster.

  • RenewableUK Issues Manifesto Ahead of UK General Election

    10 May 2017

    On 9 May, RenewableUK highlighted the benefits of renewable energy in a manifesto published ahead of the General Election in the UK in June.

  • Scottish Renewables: Offshore Wind Delay Could Cost Billions

    16 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Scottish Renewables has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the delay to the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round and keep the process on track before the Parliament election period starts on 25 March. The government recently halted ScotWind leasing, which was already 14 months late, after the Crown Estate’s offshore wind leasing auction for sites […]

  • MPI Discovery Starts E.ON’s International Journey (UK)

    23 April 2013

    In June 2011, E.ON and MPI entered into a long-term partnership for a six-year charter of MPI Discovery. Nearly two years later, 28 March 2013 marked the first day of the charter period. Over this time, both sides have put a lot of work into the planning and preparation for safely using the vessel on […]

  • Marine Scotland Studying Renewables’ Impact on Salmon

    25 September 2015
    Environment, R&D

    A Marine Scotland Science study investigating the coastal movement of Scottish salmon deployed a number of satellite tags on fish in 2013 to 2014. This work was aimed at determining the potential for marine renewable energy to affect migrating salmon. The satellite tags detach from the salmon at a pre-determined time and transmit their location, […]