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  • Safe Haven Marine presents new wind farm service catamaran (UK)

    13 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Irish shipbuilder Safehaven Marine has launched the first of their new GRP Windfarm Catamaran Wildcat 53s, named ‘Island Tiger’.The hull… [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, July 13, 2010;

  • GRCC Now 1st U.S. Training Center for Wind Farm Safety Program

    31 March 2010
    Training & Education

    Grand Rapids Community College says its Grand Rapids and Holland campuses will become the first U.S. sites to offer a globally-recognized…   [mappress] Source: hollanssentinel, 31 March, 2010

  • Norway’s digital edge in the offshore wind transition

    2 June 2025
    Business development, Industry, Innovation, Technology, Transition

    Digitalisation is a core strength of Norway’s offshore wind industry. Many Norwegian companies offer advanced digital solutions for operational efficiency, safety and sustainability. At Global Offshore Wind 2025 in London, June 17–18, Norwegian offshore wind companies will gather in one place to show why they are global leaders in digitalisation. Norway is recognised for leveraging […]

  • Industry Spotlights DONG, EnBW Game-Changers

    14 April 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    After the latest German offshore wind tender resulted in EnBW and DONG Energy announcing the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farms, the industry welcomed the news and the direction these tender results set for the sector.

  • Australian State Starts Planning Offshore Wind Grid Development

    11 April 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    VicGrid, a new body established by the government of the Australian state of Victoria that coordinates the overarching planning and development of the state’s renewable energy zones (REZ), has initiated early consultation on new transmission connections for offshore wind with an aim to select preferred transmission options or concepts by the end of this year. […]

  • Germany: RWE Receives Permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2012

    RWE Innogy today received the permit for the construction of the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The construction field of the wind power plant is located some 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist and covers approx. 34 square kilometres. Together with the wind farms Innogy Nordsee 2 and Innogy Nordsee 3, some […]

  • ‘Largest US Subsea Cable Factory’ Breaks Ground

    29 April 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Onshore Infrastructure

    Construction work on LS Cable & System’s manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, the US, has started. LS Cable & System announced that its US subsidiary, LS GreenLink, had held a groundbreaking ceremony for what the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. […]

  • Thanet Offshore Wind Farm Achieves Energy Targets in One Year (UK)

    23 September 2011

      The owners of the Thanet offshore wind farm have said that it has reached its target exactly one year after it first opened.   By Mathew Beech (kentnews) [mappress] Source: kentnews, September 23, 2011

  • Portugal to Get Floating Wind Turbines

    25 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Portuguese coast may be the site of the first ever floating offshore wind turbines. If all goes well, the wind industry could embark…   By Melissa Mahony (smartplanet) [mappress] Source: smartplanet, February 25, 2011

  • Oceans Management DCPC Workshops (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Training & Education

    The first of three workshops to review the draft Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan was held Feb. 4, with two more tentatively scheduled for …   By Patriot Staff (barnstablepatriot) [mappress] Source: barnstablepatriot, February 11, 2011

  • Further Plans For Offshore Wind in New England (USA)

    22 March 2011

    Even before the first offshore wind turbine is planted along the coast of North America, a Rhode Island developer has embraced the latest…   By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, March 22, 2011

  • CIP and Taiwanese Telecom Company Sign Fengmiao 1 Power Deal

    13 March 2025
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Flagship Fund V (CI V), has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Far EasTone Telecommunications for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. “This collaboration marks a significant step toward sustainable transformation and carbon reduction in Taiwan. Far EasTone’s commitment to this partnership highlights both its […]

  • Equinor Abandons Offshore Wind Projects in Ireland

    4 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ESB’s offshore wind project partner in Ireland, Equinor, has decided not to continue with offshore wind development in the country, the Irish utility company and renewable energy developer confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz following this morning’s (4 November) news in the Irish Examiner. Equinor’s decision to pull out of the early phase offshore wind activities in Ireland […]

  • Siemens to provide 3.6-MW turbines to Cape Wind and plans to open Boston office

    31 March 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind announced today it has entered into an agreement with Siemens to supply 130 of its 3.6-Megawatt (MW) turbines for America’s first planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts and, at the same time, Siemens also announced plans to open a U.S. Offshore Wind office in Boston. “We are pleased to be […]

  • Zhejiang Opens New-energy Trade Market (China)

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Tongxiang International New-Energy Market, the world’s first new-energy trade market, was officially opened in Tongxiang City… By Pan Shaojun (peopledaily) [mappress] Source: peopledaily, December 09, 2011

  • Dutch Not Fond of Offshore Wind Turbines

    17 November 2011

    When the Netherlands built its first sea-based wind turbines in 2006, they were seen as symbols of a greener future.   By Ivana Sekularac (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 17, 2011

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Energy, Solution for Green Future

    8 November 2011
    Authorities

      Twenty years since it built its first offshore wind park, Denmark believes these installations are key to achieving a future free of fossil…  (xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: xinhuanet, November 08, 2011;

  • Minister Alex Salmond Announces Higher Renewable Targets by 2020 (UK)

    2 November 2010

    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced that Scotland’s renewable electricity target for 2020 is being raised from 50% to 80% of… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, November 02, 2010;

  • Cape Wind Gets U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approval

    7 January 2011

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted a long-sought permit to the nation’s first offshore wind farm, moving it a step closer to…   (abcnews) [mappress] Source: abcnews, January 07, 2011

  • Bourbon Toasts Scottish Floater (Video)

    28 November 2018

    Bourbon Subsea Services has shared a video showing the installation of the first turbine at the 50MW Kincardine offshore wind farm in Scotland.

  • Second Kriegers Flak Substation Foundation Now In Place

    23 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The foundation for the second Kriegers Flak offshore substation was installed on 22 February, a few days after Jan de Nul installed the first one.

  • Living Stone Completes Sea Trials, Prepares for Hornsea One

    28 June 2018
    Vessels

    DEME Group’s cable laying and multipurpose vessel Living Stone has completed sea trials and will soon head to its first cable laying assignment at Hornsea Project One in the UK.

  • Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Seven Turbines Away from Full Array

    6 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern has seven more Vestas 9.5 MW units to install at the 100-turbine Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. The first wind turbines were installed at the project site some 22 kilometres off Aberdeenshire in January by the installation vessel Bold Tern, which left the site in May […]

  • Steelwind Starts Working on Arcadis Ost 1 Foundations

    20 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Steelwind Nordenham GmbH has started manufacturing the monopile foundations for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. After a preparation phase, the first plates were recently delivered to Steelwind by its parent company Dillinger Hütte. Steelwind will manufacture 28 single-piece foundations for the project. The units will have a diameter close to 10 […]

  • PSEG Completes Ocean Wind Stake Buy

    13 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    New Jersey’s Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has completed the acquisition of a 25% interest in Ørsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project. PSEG’s investment, which was announced in December 2019, received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on 31 March. “From creating jobs and strengthening the economy to investing in infrastructure and […]

  • SSE Selling Walney Stake

    1 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE has agreed to sell its 25.1% non-operating stake in the 367 MW Walney offshore wind farm to Greencoat UK Wind. The stake equates to 92 MW of capacity and the total consideration is GBP 350 million. The sale marks the first stage in SSE’s plans to dispose of GBP 2 billion of assets by […]