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  • Katanes Wind-Wave Demonstrator Could Start Producing by 2022

    22 March 2018
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Katanes wind-wave project located off Caithness and  Sutherland in the north of Scotland could deliver first power by 2022, DP Energy and Floating Power Plant, the developers of the project, said.

  • All Foundations Stand at Changfang & Xidao Wind Farms Offshore Taiwan

    17 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    All 62 three-legged jacket foundations have been installed at the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farms offshore Taiwan, according to Dennis Sanou, CEO of Changfang Xidao Offshore Wind Farms at Copenhagen Offshore Partners. Century Wind Power was responsible for manufacturing the jacket foundations, with the last one being built a few days ago. Boskalis […]

  • Portugal Preparing 10 GW Offshore Wind Auction for 2023

    22 September 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Portugal will offer 10 GW of capacity through the country’s first offshore wind auction expected to take place in 2023, according to Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro. Portugal had originally planned to offer between 6 GW and 8 GW of offshore wind capacity in the first auction. The increase in the capacity target is part […]

  • Equinor Announces New Floating Wind Plans in Scotland

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor has submitted a bid for floating wind development offshore Scotland in the ScotWind auction, the company confirmed on 19 July. With around half of the sites being floating offshore wind opportunities, the offshore energy company said it believed the Scottish Government was offering a great opportunity to develop large floating offshore wind projects at […]

  • Poland Working on Offshore Wind Power Transmission Regulation

    24 May 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has drafted a regulation on the technical requirements for power transmission from offshore wind farms to the grid on land. On 21 May, the Ministry submitted the draft regulation for inter-ministerial arrangements and public consultations, with the deadline for comments set for 4 June. The new regulation specifies the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace

    23 September 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June Japan unveiled its first commercial floating turbine in Asia and the 2-megawatt turbine off the coast of Fukushima will start operation on 7 October. The first project phase, which included the setting of the Hitachi downwind-type turbine with a rotor diameter […]

  • Carnegie Installs All CETO 5 Units Off Western Australia

    12 March 2015

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited’s (CWE) third and final CETO 5 wave energy unit has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The third CETO 5 unit was installed successfully at the project site last Saturday and has since been operating alongside the two other […]

  • Nexuns H1 Net Earning Takes Dive

    30 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The French cable specialist, Nexans, has reported a net loss of EUR 58 million (profit of EUR 25 million) after taking into account 38 million euros in net cost of debt and a 10 million euro income tax expense. On the other hand, EBITDA came to EUR 167 million, up from EUR 147 million in the first six months of […]

  • MHI Vestas Bolsters Taiwan Supply Chain with Switchgear Deal

    23 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    MHI Vestas has finalised a purchase agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Europe to source switchgear for upcoming offshore wind projects in Taiwan through the participation of the local manufacturer, Shihlin Electric and Engineering Corporation (SEEC). The purchase agreement, first announced in April 2019, is expected to enable Mitsubishi Electric and SEEC to build expertise through supplying […]

  • Port of Gdańsk Launches Tender for Offshore Wind Installation Terminal

    10 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Following the Polish Government’s switch of the location for the country’s offshore wind installation terminal from the Port of Gdynia to the Port of Gdańsk, the latter launched a competition procedure for leasing an area within the administrative boundaries of the Port and the construction of the installation terminal. Initial offers will be accepted until […]

  • UK: Safety Technology Reaches New Heights with GWO Approval

    13 January 2013

    Safety Technology Ltd announced they have been awarded GWO accreditation for a multitude of safety courses for working on wind farms worldwide. The first in the UK to be audited by industry standard setters RenewableUK for the following modules of the GWO Basic Safety Training; Work at Height, Manual Handling and First Aid. Safety Technology […]

  • Gamesa Doubles Net Profit to EUR 42 Mln

    25 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa ended the first half of 2014 with €42 million in net profit, almost twice the 1H13 figure (€22 million). This increase strengthens the growing trend in profitability, with an EBIT margin of 7.7% at constant exchange rates, and in revenues, which increased by 21% at constant exchange rates. The €71 million reduction in debt […]

  • Moray East Offshore Construction Ramps Up

    2 October 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cable laying vessel Living Stone has started the first inter-array cable installation campaign at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm will feature 100 66 kV inter-array cables and two offshore substation interconnector cables supplied by JDR Cable System. The installation campaign will be carried out in three phases. The […]

  • Ørsted Off to a Strong Start in 2022

    29 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has recorded DKK 5.7 billion (EUR 766 million) net profit in the first quarter of 2022, a 257 per cent increase compared to a DKK 1.6 billion net profit reported for the same period a year earlier. The operating profit (EBITDA) for the quarter totalled DKK 9.4 billion, an […]

  • Welsh Wave Company Wins Innovation Funding

    29 September 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    A Welsh company which specialises in capturing the potential of wave energy and reducing the current cost associated with this process has been announced as the first company to benefit from new Welsh Government innovation funding. Last week, the First Minister announced a £115 million package of support to boost innovation in Wales, leading to […]

  • Centrica Presents Results for Period Ended 30 June 2011 (UK)

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Operating and financial overview: *On track to deliver full year earnings growth in 2011, despite commodity price volatility, challenging economic environment and higher UK upstream gas and oil tax rates *shift in profits from the downstream to the upstream *UK residential energy operating profit* halved from the exceptional levels recorded in 2010 *progress in challenging […]

  • Bristow Helicopters flying towards offshore wind power (USA)

    22 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    A PIONEERING helicopter company plans to be the first to offer a dedicated service for the global offshore wind-power industry.   (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, October 22, 2010; bristowgroup

  • Renewables Surpasses Fossil Fuels in New Power-plant Investments (USA)

    25 November 2011

      Renewable energy is surpassing fossil fuels for the first time in new power-plant investments, shaking off setbacks from… [mappress] (articles.latimes) Source:articles.latimes , November 25, 2011;

  • New Bedford Becomes Cape Wind’s Staging Area

    15 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, September 12, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick joined Cape Wind Associate’s Jim Gordon to announce that Cape Wind has entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to stage its historic, first-in-the-Nation offshore wind project out of the South Coast Marine Commerce Terminal located on New Bedford harbor, a project […]

  • Internationalisation Puts Gamesa in Strong Growth Position (Spain)

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Progress in internationalisation together with efficiency and sustained performance in all business lines placed Gamesa in a strong growth position in the first half of 2011, with results in line with annual guidance in terms of volume, profitability and debt. Gamesa’s consolidated revenues amounted to 1,297 million euro (+26%) in 1H11, EBIT was 62 million […]

  • Massachusetts Chooses Hydropower Over Offshore Wind

    26 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The State of Massachusetts has passed over Deepwater Wind’s Revolution Wind offshore wind project in the first of two requests for proposals under the Massachusetts Clean Energy initiative.

  • Tekmar Enters Asian Offshore Wind Market through Formosa 1

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Tekmar Energy has supplied its TEKLINK Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • MEO Group and Taihan Cable & Solution Sign Offshore Wind MoU

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Myclin Express Offshore (MEO Group) and South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects. Together, MEO Group and Taihan plan to foster collaboration on offshore wind projects, especially in South Korea, with the deployment of the Group’s vessels and Taihan’s cable-laying vessels (CLVs). Based […]

  • Star of the South to Help Local Businesses Enter Offshore Wind Market

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Contribution

    Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind project, has launched a study to connect local businesses with future opportunities in Gippsland’s emerging offshore wind sector. The project is seeking out local businesses that supply goods and services needed for offshore wind projects and opportunities to grow local capabilities. Star of the South has […]

  • Onshore Wind Farm to Be Built Using Offshore Techniques

    11 May 2022
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch energy company Eneco has started the construction of the Maasvlakte 2 onshore wind farm in the Rotterdam harbour area, with a portion of turbine components to be installed using offshore installation techniques. The wind farm covers a total length of approximately 7.5 kilometres. The 2.5-kilometre-long hard sea defences consist of a dyke body with […]