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  • MaRINET2 Opens Round Two Application Process

    15 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The MaRINET2 project has launched the second call for applications for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy developers who want to test their technology.

  • Trianel Windpark Borkum II Foundations In Place

    3 December 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    All 32 turbine foundations for the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm have been installed at the construction site some 45 kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. “We are right on schedule with the construction of the offshore wind farm. We were able to compensate for the […]

  • USA: Cashman-Weeks Wins New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Contract

    23 April 2013

    Cashman-Weeks was chosen for the development of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which, once constructed, will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, and deployment of offshore wind projects. Besides Cashman-Weeks, in February, MassCEC received two more bids from Cashman Equipment Corp. of Braintreeincy and Great Lakes Dredge […]

  • Spain: IBERDROLA Reports Stable EBITDA of EUR 4,051 Million

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA recorded net earnings of €1,728 million in the first half of 2013, down 2% on the same period last year. Gross operating profit (Ebitda) held at levels similar to last year, standing at €4,051 million, a slight decline of 0.9%. Gross margin improved 5.8% to €6,676.4 million, with increases across all businesses and countries […]

  • VIDEO: Deepwater Wind Conducts Demersal Fish Survey

    23 May 2014
    Environment

    Deepwater Wind, a Rhode Island-based offshore wind developer, is conducting a study of marine life on the seafloor off Block Island that is paving the way for future harvesting of not only the fish but also of clean wind energy. As the company is planning to develop similar projects to the Block Island offshore wind […]

  • Lloyd Werft Carries Out Final Work on ‘Aeolus’ Jack-Up Vessel

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany, is working to complete the offshore installation jack-up vessel Aeolus for Van Oord. The shipyard has until July to get the newbuild ready for sea. Since the beginning of January and at the request of Van Oord, Lloyd Werft craftsmen have helped Sietas to complete the building of Aeolus. However, […]

  • Seacat Services Launches Second 26m CTV

    19 February 2015
    Vessels

    Seacat Services, an offshore energy support vessel operator, launched Seacat Courageous, the firm’s second 26-metre crew transfer vessel. Seacat Courageous, which will hit the water for the first time following an official naming ceremony this morning at the South Boats IOW yard in Cowes, is set to join sister vessel Seacat Intrepid in the nine-strong […]

  • Infographic: Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, situated off the Holderness coast, is currently in the latter stages of construction and is expected to reach full power in 2015. It is the first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of the Siemens 6MW wind turbine. The wind farm is a joint venture between DONG Energy […]

  • UPDATE ON FRANCE: The great potential of offshore wind in France

    16 March 2015

    France is ranked 2nd in Europe regarding the offshore wind potential, just behind the United Kingdom. And while no wind farms are installed to date this will change in the next few years to come. Offshore WIND asked France Energie Eolienne (FEE), the French wind energy association, to provide an update on the current status and […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    20 July 2015

    Borkum Riffgrund 1 Turbine installation work is ongoing at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. The installation, performed by A2SEA’s SEA INSTALLER, reached half way in mid-March. The first of the 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines was installed back in August 2014 and the first electricity was already produced mid-February. […]

  • Developers Nominate 69 Offshore Wind Sites in Colombia

    3 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Colombian government has received nominations for 69 sites from the companies that pre-qualified last year to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender. The area nomination procedure, whose deadline was 31 January, allowed the pre-qualified companies to propose sites to be evaluated and verified by the authorities, who will determine which of the […]

  • Navacel Ships Out Hywind Transition Pieces

    11 April 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bilbao-based Navacel has loaded out five transition pieces built for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm.

  • Turbine Installation at Moray East Enters Final Quarter

    9 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    76 out of the 100 Vestas V164-9.5 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind turbine installation is being carried out by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern which recently replaced Bold Tern on the project. The first turbines were installed by Bold Tern […]

  • MHI Vestas Hires Normand Fortress for Triton Knoll Work

    1 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with MHI Vestas for the charter of its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Fortress. The vessel will support MHI Vestas’ walk-to-work operations at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK as of March. The contract has been signed for a firm period of 140 days with extension […]

  • Wikinger, East Anglia ONE Boost Iberdrola’s Numbers

    30 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s offshore wind farms generated 1,493 GWh of electricity in the first nine months of 2019, a 37.9% increase compared to the same period last year. The increase is due to the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm’s contribution over the full nine-month period this year and the partial commissioning of the 714MW East Anglia ONE […]

  • Formosa Inter-Array Cable Installation Impending

    29 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    The installation of inter-array cables at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan is scheduled to begin in June. Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh will carry out the installation of 20 cables at the project site from 1 June to 30 September. The Luxembourg-based company is in charge of the design, procurement and […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan Getting Ready for Taiwan

    30 January 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan is on its way to Vlissingen in the Netherlands to undergo mobilisation in preparation for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Seajacks Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines on the 120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. This is the first renewables contract for […]

  • Deepwater Wind Moors in Massachusetts

    12 August 2016

    Following the new Massachusetts energy legislation, which calls for 1,600MW of offshore wind capacity by 2027, entering into law, Deepwater Wind has appointed Matthew Morrissey, the managing director of Offshore Wind: Massachusetts, to head its operations in the state.  According to South Coast Today, the Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford, Massachusetts, could host the development of Deepwater Wind’s Deepwater ONE project, which would be […]

  • ORE Catapult Books China Offshore Wind Workshops

    4 January 2018
    R&D

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is holding three workshops in the UK in order to inform local companies on how to be involved in projects for the Chinese offshore wind market.

  • Final Gravity Based Foundation Reaches Blyth Demo

    18 August 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The fifth and final gravity based foundation built for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has arrived at the installation site and is about to undergo immersion.

  • UK: Researchers Survey Environment at Westermost Rough

    9 September 2013
    Environment

    Scientists at the University of Hull and the Holderness Fishing Industry Group are conducting a study on the environmental impact of offshore wind farms, reports BBC news portal. Namely, scientists are surveying the Westermost Rough location, where Done Energy is planning to install 35 wind turbines. They will also conduct a survey after the installation […]

  • US DoE Orders Two WindSentinel Floating LiDAR Systems

    11 June 2014
    Authorities

    After a formal RFP process attracting responses from industry leaders, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has awarded AXYS the contract to supply two WindSentinel floating LiDAR systems. The systems will be managed by PNNL to support research and development to help advance the U.S. offshore wind industry. “This award […]

  • ABB to Integrate Electrical Power and Propulsion Sistem Into Swire Blue Ocean Vessel (Switzerland)

    15 December 2010

    ABB has won a contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for the first windfarm installation vessel to be… (oilpubs) [mappress] Source: oilpubs, December 15, 2010

  • Sepura wins contract to supply German offshore wind farm with TETRA radios

    22 April 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Sepura in Cambridge has won a contract to supply TETRA radios to Alpha Ventus, the first offshore wind farm in Germany.The radios will… Source: businessweekly, April 22, 2010;

  • All Turbines Up at 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

    7 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The final Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine has been installed at the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. The installation of the 54th wind turbine was completed in the early hours of this morning (7 April) at the site located some 15.5 kilometres off the Fife coast. The work was […]

  • Boston Globe Names Cape Wind President Jim Gordon as One of Most Innovative (USA)

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    In the decade since Jim Gordon proposed building the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, the 130-turbine project has… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, May 23, 2011;