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  • Victoria Issues Offshore Wind Implementation Statement

    16 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has released the Victorian Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 2 which sets out how this Australian State will leverage industry-led investment in offshore wind for the first tranche of projects that will deliver at least 2 GW by 2032. The strategy confirms the location of the Victorian Renewable […]

  • Sandbank Starts Making an Impact on Vattenfall’s Numbers

    28 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall’s Wind Business Area recorded an uptick in wind generation in the first quarter of 2017 on the back of more than 500MW of added capacity, including the recently commissioned 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm.

  • EnBW Issues EUR 1 Billion Green Hybrid Bonds

    30 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    German utility EnBW has launched its first two green hybrid bonds on the capital markets with a total issue size of EUR 1 billion which will be used to fund offshore and onshore wind projects and photovoltaics. This makes EnBW the first German green hybrid bond issuer, the company said. Rating agencies Moody’s, Standard & […]

  • Norway: ANDRITZ Increases Stake in Hammerfest Strøm

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    International technology Group ANDRITZ increased its stake in Hammerfest Strøm AS from 33.3% to 55.4%. The other major shareholders are the local Norwegian utility company Hammerfest Energi and the Spanish utility company Iberdrola. The company will operate under the name of ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest in the future and is a world market leader in technologies […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Fully in Operation

    16 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) is now completely connected to the grid and in operation. According to Energinet, the trial runs were successfully completed and the recent restart tests after a simulated power outage on both the Danish and the German sides. Kriegers Flak CGS connects the Danish region of Zealand with the […]

  • Windcat Green CTV Fleet for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    26 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vattenfall has signed a contract with Windcat Workboats for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will be one of the first users of Windcat’s hydrogen-powered vessels, currently being developed. The IJmuiden-headquartered vessel operator is working with CMB […]

  • MPI Discovery Arrives at Port of Esbjerg (Denmark)

    28 December 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    On 25 December MPI Discovery arrived at the Port of Esbjerg, where it will load wind turbines for the World’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. Blue Water Shipping is agent on behalf of MPI Offshore, and is responsible for the loading of the wind turbines for London Array – all together 175 turbines […]

  • Block Island Readying for the Last Turbine

    17 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Montco lift boat Paul has loaded the last of the components for the fifth and final wind turbine to be installed at the 30MW Block Island wind farm. L/B Paul will depart the Port of Providence and deliver the components some three miles off Block Island, where Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s installation vessel Brave Tern will assemble the final GE […]

  • UK: Centrica Releases Interim Management Statement

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Against a backdrop of sustained cold weather and periods of higher commodity prices, Centrica has performed well in the year to date. This strong performance enables the business to continue to invest in customer service and price competitiveness and full year earnings growth is expected to be in line with market expectations. They have also […]

  • Yangjiang Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Farm Fully Connected

    21 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind project in China has been fully connected to the grid. MingYang Smart Energy installed the last of its 73 MySE5.5MW hybrid-drive turbines at the 401.5 MW wind farm at the end of November. According to the company, just from 1 to 16 December the team achieved a record of […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Start Producing by Year-End

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gulfaks A in July. The […]

  • Formosa 1 Phase 1 to Enter Operation in May

    21 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Taiwan’s first two offshore wind turbines, set up as the first phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm, are reportedly set to enter operations in May.

  • GeoSea Adds Borkum Riffgrund 2 to Bucket List

    30 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea’s jack-up Innovation has arrived at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea to install the first suction bucket jacket foundations.

  • Sif Readying to Deploy Skybox Prototype for Offshore Testing

    14 July 2021
    Technology

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer Sif Group is set to deploy the first prototype of its Skybox solution for TP-less monopiles for offshore testing this autumn. The company has already completed the proof-of-concept process for Skybox and will now test and demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing the Skybox using slip-joint technology.  The first demonstrator, called […]

  • Last Two Turbines En Route to Blyth Offshore Project Site

    25 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The load-out of turbine components for the last two turbines to be installed at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project construction site took place at the Port of Esbjerg.

  • Top News of the Week, 30 January – 5 February 2017

    5 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Germany Launches First Competitive Offshore Wind Tender, 1.55GW Up for Grabs German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has issued an invitation to tender as part of the first competitive bidding process for offshore wind under which the bidders with the lowest offered prices will be awarded contracts. Siemens Installs 8MW Prototype in Østerild Siemens has installed the […]

  • Alliance for Business Leadership Supports Cape Wind (USA)

    6 June 2013

    The Alliance for Business Leadership is a Bay State based non-profit public affairs community for CEOs, Investors and Entrepreneurs committed to greater social and environmental responsibility. More than 150 founders, CEOs, and managing principals of Massachusetts companies – the vast majority of which work outside of the Bay State’s burgeoning clean tech industry but including […]

  • Parkwind Consortium Submits Application for Norwegian Offshore Wind Project

    15 November 2023
    Authorities, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The Ventyr Energy consortium has submitted the application to prequalify for the development of an offshore wind project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) area in the Norwegian North Sea. In addition, Ventyr unveiled that Ingka Investments is to join the consortium. The Ventyr Energy consortium was first established as a partnership […]

  • Iberdrola to Resume Construction Work on French Offshore Wind Project This Month

    4 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has revealed that it completed the first phase of construction for its 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with works continuing in January depending on weather conditions. A total of 65 per cent of the piles and 40 per cent of the jacket foundations that will support wind turbines have now been installed […]

  • Iberdrola’s Renewables Unit Posts Weaker Results

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s  renewables division recorded a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of EUR 1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2016, down 3.3% compared to the first nine months of 2015, due to the poorer performance and the exchange rate effect in the United Kingdom. The company’s renewables division is currently building 1,064 new megawatts […]

  • Germany Selects Six Offshore Wind Projects, Zero Subsidy Bids Reappear

    27 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has selected six offshore wind projects in the second tendering round with at least one of the projects reaching the zero-subsidy level.

  • Vattenfall Mitigates Effect of Offshore Wind Project on Kent Airport, UK

    19 July 2013
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall, the European energy company, is to invest in leading radar technology to enable construction of an offshore wind farm in what is believed to be a world first deal. The contract, with American firm C Speed, heralds the world’s first ever permanent installation of a fully wind farm-capable radar system. Vattenfall and C Speed […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Generation Goes Up

    30 June 2016

    UK electricity generated from offshore wind increased by 10.0 per cent to 5.1TWh in the first quarter of 2016, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) reported in its latest energy statistics. The offshore wind generation went up due to an increase in capacity, according to DECC. Meanwhile, generation from onshore wind decreased by 10.5 per cent […]

  • Havyard Delivers Wind Farm Service Vessel to Esvagt

    13 February 2015
    Vessels

    Havyard Ship Technology AS has delivered the first of three Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels to the Danish shipping company Esvagt. The contract for the first two Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels was signed in July 2013, and the first of them, newbuild 118, will now be delivered from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard […]

  • World’s Largest Floating OWF to Feature Siemens 6MW Turbines

    4 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens will supply five of its SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland Project, the world’s largest floating wind project.  The turbines will be installed on floating foundations operating in water depths between 90 and 120 meters. For the new Hywind Scotland Project, assembly in West Coast Norway is scheduled for first half […]

  • Bladt Starts Working on Beatrice Jacket Foundations

    22 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Bladt Industries has welded together the first pieces of what are to be jacket foundations which will support 30 wind turbines at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm off Scotland. The first x-braces and upper A-frames for the four-legged jacket foundations have been welded at Bladt’s Lindoe facility. Surface treatment will commence shortly, and the upper […]