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  • Lower Offshore Wind Availability Hits Vattenfall’s Q1 Results

    29 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall reported a lower earnings contribution from its Wind operating segment in the first quarter of the year, which stood at SEK 400 million (approx. EUR 39.5 million), mainly due to lower wind speeds and lower availability of offshore wind. The company posted a 11 per cent net sales decrease in the first quarter of […]

  • Seacat Weatherly Heads Straight to Work

    27 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has added Seacat Weatherly to its fleet. Following her completion at the Diverse Marine shipyard in Cowes and successful sea trials, Seacat Weatherly heads straight on to her first charter contract at a major UK offshore wind project, the operator said. Seacat Weatherly is the first […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Generation Shines in Q1 2020

    26 June 2020
    Environment

    Offshore wind in the UK produced 13.2 TWh of electricity in the first three months of 2020 – 53.1 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to the UK government’s energy statistics published on 25 June. The quarterly Energy Trends report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) shows […]

  • CIP Making EUR 5.5 Billion Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Fund

    17 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached a first close on Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV) investment fund with EUR 1.5 billion. The fund, planned to be worth EUR 5.5. billion, will become the largest one within renewable energy infrastructure investments, according to the investment company. The fund is expected to achieve capital commitments of EUR […]

  • Natural Power Reveals Yunlin Advisory Role

    15 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has acted as technical advisor to a consortium of Japanese investors for the agreement to acquire a 27% stake in the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Starwind Offshore GmbH, a German holding company established jointly between the Japanese companies Sojitz; JXTG Nippon Oil […]

  • Bladt, Semco Maritime to Deliver Three OSS Topsides to DONG Energy

    18 May 2016

    DONG Energy has ordered three substation topsides for its Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm from Bladt Industries. Bladt and its partner Semco Maritime deemed the order as historical, since this is the first time that a contract has been signed for three topsides at the same time. Bladt Industries is responsible for fabricating the steel structures of the substation […]

  • Offshore Wind Turns Europe into Top Green Energy Investor

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Two multi-billion dollar offshore wind projects have turned Europe into the strongest performing region in terms of clean energy investments in the first quarter of 2016, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The two projects, the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One and the 714MW East Anglia One, which both received final investment […]

  • Trianel Windpark Borkum Generates 452.33GWh in 6 Months

    18 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    First purely municipal offshore wind farm installed off German coast, Trianel Windpark Borkum, has been in operation for half a year now, and has generated 452.33GWh of electricity, with January 2016 as the month with the highest yield so far – 95.12GWh. Construction on the wind farm began in September 2011. From July 2013, all 40 AREVA Wind M5000-116 […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 5 – 11, 2013

    11 August 2013

    Finland: Bugsier and Wärtsilä Develop New Wind Farm Installation Vessel Concept Reducing costs for offshore wind generated electricity is one of the major challenges in the European energy market. The novelty about the jointly developed concept for reducing costs during installation, from the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungs- GmbH & Co. KG and Wärtsilä is, that […]

  • NaiKun Praises Premier Clark’s Re-commitment to Clean Energy (Canada)

    8 February 2012

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company”) commends Premier Christy Clark and the BC Government on its recent re-commitment to the clean-energy sector in British Columbia, in support of jobs, economic prosperity and environmental stewardship for all British Columbians.  “Premier Clark’s Natural Gas Strategy provides a clear vision for job creation and leadership on clean […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Running Market Dialogue Ahead of 3 GW CfD-Based Offshore Wind Tender

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders in Denmark’s relaunch of the 3 GW offshore wind tender to participate in the market dialogue on procurement procedures. The draft procurement material for the upcoming tender is largely based on the material of the procurement procedures of the 6 GW tender the Danish government opened […]

  • Havfram Keeps Its Fleet Busy with New Contract

    14 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Norway’s Havfram has signed a reservation agreement with an undisclosed client for the transport and installation of next-generation wind turbines. Installation activities are expected to commence during the first quarter of 2029, with the project carrying on into 2030, the company said. According to Havfram, the project will be executed with one of the firm’s […]

  • Umoe Rapid Debuts for Statoil

    22 August 2017
    Vessels

    Umoe Rapid has completed its first charter at world’s first floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, and at the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm for Statoil.

  • Export Cables Installed at CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1

    17 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has completed the installation of the export cable at the China Three Gorges New Energy (CTGNE) Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 offshore wind project. According to NBO, the installation of two 220kV export cables was finished after 14 months and now the offshore engineering team is installing the 35kV inter-array cables. Seven circuits […]

  • PGE Measures Good Winds at Baltica 2 and 3

    12 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Floating LiDAR campaign resulted in ”high quality data confirming the appropriate wind conditions for the investment,” PGE Baltica, part of PGE Group, said.

  • GE Offshore Wind CEO Talks Haliade-X 12MW (Video)

    19 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind business John Lavelle has revealed details about the Haliade-X 12MW turbine to the Offshore WIND team during the inauguration ceremony held on 17 December in Rotterdam. The Haliade-X 12MW prototype set a new world record the past weekend by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 262MWh […]

  • USA: MassCEC to Inform Public about New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Plans

    4 June 2013

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, in partnership with the City of New Bedford, will host an informational meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, and deployment of offshore wind projects. The terminal […]

  • Beatrice Puts Pedal to the Metal

    31 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Beatrice offshore wind farm has produced 587.9MW of capacity, which represents the highest output from renewable sources in Scotland to date. According to Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), the 588MW project reached the double milestone this week. To remind, the last of 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the Beatrice wind farm was commissioned in the […]

  • All Beatrice Turbines Now Standing

    14 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up vessel Pacific Orca has installed the last of the total of 84 turbines at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the project’s latest Notice to Mariners, 78 of the 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines have so far been commissioned. Commissioning works are being carried out using a combination of […]

  • Teddy Enters Herman Sr. Fleet

    22 April 2019
    Vessels

    Dutch marine services provider Herman Sr. has held a name giving ceremony for the newly-built Damen Shoalbuster 2308 S Teddy. Teddy is the thirteenth Damen vessel in the Senior BV fleet and will allow the Dordrecht-based company to expand the services that it offers to the dredging, offshore wind and other sectors. According to Damen, […]

  • ReWind Offshore’s Representatives Visit Cleveland, USA

    9 December 2012
    Training & Education

    Tore Wizelius and Ake Frykberg, of ReWind Offshore, came to Cleveland to share their experience of installing the world’s first freshwater wind farm. The recent visit to Cleveland by two representatives of the Swedish company, ReWind Offshore, which created the world’s first freshwater wind farm, generated much excitement. In a presentation at Case Western Reserve […]

  • New Capacity Lifts DONG Energy’s Wind Division

    10 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has recorded a 32% increase in earnings from operating offshore wind farms in the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period a year earlier.

  • Northland Power Says 2018 Off to a Flier

    10 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian power company Northland Power reported CAD 178 million net income in the first quarter of 2018, a 78% increase compared to the same quarter last year primarily due to higher operating income from the Gemini and the Nordsee One offshore wind farms.

  • Shell, GWT Team Up to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub in Louisiana

    13 March 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Training & Education

    Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) has partnered with Shell to establish a research, training, and technology demonstration programme in an effort to advance offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico. GWT, supported by a USD 10 million investment from Shell, will create 30 new direct jobs and the Louisiana Economic Development estimates that the project […]

  • Mayflower Wind Merges Massachusetts Projects, Both to Grid-Connect at Brayton Point

    1 June 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind has merged its two projects that were selected in Massachusetts’s offshore wind solicitations into one development now known as the SouthCoast Project. The first Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm has now been decided to also connect to the grid at Brayton Point in Somerset, instead in Falmouth on Cape Cod as initially planned. […]

  • Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

    17 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. Saipem 7000 arrived this month at the Dogger Bank […]