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  • Google Buys Norther Offshore Wind Power

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Engie has signed an agreement with Google to sell 92MW of energy produced by the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. Google will use the energy from the 370MW project to power its data center in Saint-Ghislain in what represents the first time the technology giant buys power from an offshore wind farm. The deal is part […]

  • EUROS Wins ‘Top Rotor Blade 2014’ Award

    8 January 2015
    Technology

    Windpower Monthly has selected EUROS’s M-EU167 blade as the “Top Rotor Blade 2014”. Being the first blade beyond 80m receiving a design assessment certificate and passing a full static and dynamic test programme, has put the M-EU167 ahead of the competition. EUROS’s owner and Managing Director Dr. Michael Wolf said: “It is an honour to be […]

  • Siemens SOV Fleet Growing

    21 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Over the summer, several hands contributed to put Siemens’ service operation vessels (SOVs) into shape. The first SOV hull has been built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. It arrived at the Havyard shipyard in Norway in August – its final building site. Soon, the first SOV will be ready for docking out and first sea trials. […]

  • UK Wind Power Production Up Nearly 50 pct

    5 June 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional association for the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showing a significant increase in the amount of electricity generated by wind in the first quarter of this year. Figures for the first three months of 2012 show a 46.8% […]

  • Ørsted Ups Full-Year Guidance on Operating Profit, Gross Investments

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    The world’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has increased its full-year operating profit (EBITDA) guidance and gross investment guidance following the release of the results for the second quarter of the Fiscal Year 2022. The company’s EBITDA for the first half of the year amounted to DKK 13.044 billion (EUR 1.75 billion), in line with […]

  • National Grid Books EUR 360 Million Impairment After Community Offshore Wind Project Paused

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    National Grid Ventures has recognised an impairment related to the Community Offshore Wind project of GBP 303 million (approximately EUR 360 million; USD 402 million) in its results for the full fiscal year 2024/2025. The project development was recently paused by the joint venture between RWE and National Grid amid challenging conditions for offshore wind […]

  • Maryland Ups US Wind’s Capacity Award to 1.7 GW

    29 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has awarded US Wind additional offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) for the company’s projects off the Maryland coast, which now total 1.7 GW in generation capacity. The PSC announced on 24 January that it approved US Wind’s rebid application and awarded the developer the additional ORECs under a […]

  • Global Wind Service on Rampion Duty

    18 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    A team of Global Wind Service UK LTD (GWS) technicians is currently working off Sussex on the installation phase of Rampion offshore wind farm, the first wind farm off the south coast of England.

  • Kentish Flats Extension: Turbine Works on Schedule

    1 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Work on a tower, nacelles and blade sections for the Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm are on schedule and the parts are due to be installed end of June/July, Vattenfall reported. The first inspection of the nacelles has been conducted at their manufacturing site in Ringköbing, Denmark. The first tower has been transported to Esbjerg […]

  • Lower Saxony Calls For More Offshore Wind

    18 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Olaf Lies, has called for an increase in Germany’s offshore wind targets following historically low bids in the first auction round in Germany.

  • Ørsted Posts Several Offshore Wind Job Vacancies in US

    8 September 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted has posted almost 30 job vacancies for its operations in the US, including several positions related to offshore wind. The positions in offshore wind operations span across a range of fields, from commercial project management, contract management, offshore cable installation and geoscience construction management, to electrical and grid connection engineering. Furthermore, some of the […]

  • Ørsted Gives Construction Update on Major Offshore Wind Farms

    3 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    116 out of 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines have been installed at Hornsea Two, soon to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world, Ørsted said. 142 inter-array cables have also been installed at the site some 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, the UK. As reported earlier, both offshore substation topsides […]

  • Keel Laid for Green Jade

    5 March 2021
    Vessels

    CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, held an official keel laying ceremony for the Green Jade installation vessel at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 5 March. The first steel for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel, was cut in September 2020. “We are proud to have successfully […]

  • TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine Hits 63 Pct Capacity Factor in Norway

    27 May 2024
    Floating Wind, R&D

    Stiesdal has revealed that its TetraSpar Demonstrator, located in Norway, has reached a capacity factor of 63 per cent. Since its commissioning in late 2021, the TetraSpar Demonstrator has been operational at METCentre in Norway, delivering green energy, gathering data, validating numerical models, supporting research and development projects, and serving as a living laboratory for […]

  • Principle Power Reveals New Brand Identity

    3 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power has unveiled a new brand identity and logo as part of a rebranding initiative that embodies the company’s new stage in the deployment and commercialization of its floating wind technology.

  • Louis Dreyfus Orders TTS Equipment for Hornsea Two SOV

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has contracted TTS Group to provide an equipment package for its second service operations vessel (SOV) destined to operate for Ørsted.

  • Italy: Enel Green Power, 40South Energy Begin Installation of R115 Wave Generator

    20 June 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Enel Green Power and 40South Energy yesterday began the installation and commissioning of a first R115 generator, with a nominal capacity of 150 kW and installed capacity of about 100 kW, generating electricity from the energy produced by the waves of the sea around the Tuscan islands, at Punta Righini (Castiglioncello). The new generator – […]

  • Highlights of the Month: January, 2014

    31 January 2014

    VIDEO: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Construction DONG Energy has constructed the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, which is one of the largest construction projects in Denmark. Under-Manning and Fatigue Threaten WFSV Safety As offshore wind farm developments move further out to sea and demands on the vessels and crews that service them increase, a rising number […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy, Siemens Technicians Collaborate During Guarantee Period

    15 January 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    The 111 wind turbines in the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are covered by a five-year guarantee period. During the guarantee period, DONG Energy’s technicians will be working two by two with Siemens technicians, but once the guarantee period expires, DONG Energy’s operations organisation will take over the full responsibility for service and maintenance of the […]

  • EU Offshore Wind Capacity Up 50 Pct

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    132 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 523.2 megawatts (MW) were fully grid connected in Europe in the first six months of 2012. This is a 50% increase compared to the same period in 2011 when 348.1 MW were installed. “50 per cent more offshore wind power capacity was installed in Europe in the first half […]

  • Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Construction to Begin Soon (Denmark)

    6 December 2011

    Now, the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will soon begin. On Sunday 20 November 2011, the floating crane Svanen arrived at Grenaa Harbour, and next month it will be used to prepare the floating crane for the installation of the 111 monopiles to be driven into the sea bed. Svanen was built in […]

  • SK Oceanplant Starts Manufacturing Foundations for CIP’s Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    23 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    SK oceanplant has started the production of jacket foundations that will be installed on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. SK oceanplant announced today (23 April) that it held a ceremony for the offshore wind project at its yard in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The jacket foundations will […]

  • More than 300 Visit Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition (UK)

    16 September 2011

    THE FIRST public exhibition on the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm sparked great interest.   (thisisnorthdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisnorthdevon, September 16, 2011

  • Construction Done on CIP’s Second Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    5 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and China Steel Corporation (CSC) have organised a ceremony to mark the completion of the construction of the 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The Zhong Neng offshore wind project was constructed by a team led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner, and […]

  • EnBW Clears He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm for Takeoff, Sells Stake to Consortium

    23 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has made the final investment decision (FID) for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea, clearing the way for the start of construction of the company’s largest offshore wind farm to date, with an installed capacity of 960 MW. EnBW secured the contract in 2017 in the first offshore tendering […]

  • Scotland Busy with Sectoral Marine Plans After Awarding 30+ GW of Offshore Wind Capacity

    3 August 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind

    After selecting 33 offshore wind projects through the ScotWind and Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds, the Scottish government is now revising its original Sectoral Marine Plan (SMP) for offshore wind as part of its iterative plan review process and working on an SMP for INTOG. The final Sectoral Marine Plans are […]