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  • Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Power Is Only Days Away

    26 April 2022
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation works are well underway at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm – to ensure that electricity starts flowing to the Dutch grid in early May. As reported, the first of the wind farm’s 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines was installed at the site some […]

  • Siemens Gamesa, Dominion Energy Solidify Massive Offshore Wind Deal in US

    21 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and Dominion Energy Virginia have reached an agreement for delivery of offshore wind turbines and ten years of service for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, for which Dominion is planning to use 176 units of the currently world’s largest offshore wind turbine in operation. According to Siemens Gamesa, […]

  • Final Jacket Foundation Built for Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Farms

    13 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Dennis Sanou, CEO of Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Farms at Copenhagen Offshore Partners, said that the last jacket foundation was fabricated for the 589 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan. In 2018, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the majority owner of the project, contracted Century Wind Power (CWP) to manufacture jacket foundations for the Changfang and […]

  • Hengtong Lands WindFloat Atlantic Export Cable Deal

    11 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Hengtong has been awarded a contract by REN – Rede Electrica Nacional, S.A., the operator of transmission grids in Portugal, to design, manufacture and install the submarine export power cable system for the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project.

  • All 32 8MW Turbines Installed at Burbo Bank Extension

    15 December 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Last night, A2SEA’s Sea Installer completed the installation of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension in the Irish Sea. At 8:25PM GMT yesterday, the final blade on turbine 32 at Burbo Bank Extension was lifted into place. The 258MW wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK represents the first offshore project […]

  • GE Renewable Energy to Hire Hundreds at French Blade Plant

    18 June 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The Cherbourg team is mostly looking to expand its production workforce, with positions that are open to all profiles and backgrounds, GE Renewable Energy said.

  • Australia: Carnegie Places Offshore Foundations Order for Wave Project

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) announces that it has made a commitment for the manufacturing and installation of the offshore foundations for the Perth Wave Energy project. The contract for the installation of the foundations was awarded to Fugro Seacore (Australia) Pty Ltd (Fugro Seacore). As a provider of geotechnical services and […]

  • Great Yarmouth Becomes Home to Dedicated Business Park (UK)

    5 November 2013
    Authorities

    Great Yarmouth is set to become a home to dedicated business park for firms in the energy industry. The plan is led by Great Yarmouth Development Company, a new joint venture between Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council, which aims to pool skills and resources to unlock and accelerate economic development opportunities. Great […]

  • New Female Wind Instructor Joins Maersk Training

    20 August 2014
    Training & Education

    Victoria Redhead is no stranger to adrenaline, after being appointed as a trainee instructor at Maersk Training in Newcastle. Maersk Training has welcomed Victoria on-board as it seeks to find other talented individuals who can learn a valued skill-set and become fully qualified instructors. Ms Redhead follows in the footsteps of Lynn Lowes who was appointed […]

  • PNE Wind Upbeat Despite Posting Q3 Loss

    9 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German wind farm project developer PNE Wind AG is optimistic about the future on the account of a well-filled development pipeline for offshore and onshore wind projects, Markus Lesser, the company’s Interim CEO and COO, said in the company’s financial report for the quarter ended September 30. At the end of the third quarter 2015, the Cuxhaven-based […]

  • The Netherlands: A2SEA ‘Sea Installer’ Wins Offshore Renewables Award

    27 February 2013

    GustoMSC congratulates A2SEA with the Offshore Renewables Award. At the Offshore Support Journal Conference, A2SEA’s offshore wind turbine installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ won first prize. The award winning Sea Installer was built after GustoMSC’s NG-9000C design. A2SEA praised the vessel’s performance when it was first employed to install two 6MW offshore wind turbines at the […]

  • CTruk Pushes Button on Next Generation Support Vessel

    3 April 2013

    As offshore wind farms move further out to sea demands made on support vessels are changing significantly. Essex-based CTruk Boats has had its sights set on this development for some time and recently initiated the build of a 50 tonne payload support vessel, designed to meet the tougher requirements of the next phase. Powered by […]

  • RenewableUK Higlights Growth in Renewable Energy Supply Chain

    16 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industry, is today highlighting the string of recent announcements of growth in the renewable energy supply chain in the run-up to the world’s first global offshore wind conference. These announcements include: The granting of planning permission for Green Port Hull, an enormous development […]

  • Petrofac Building Its Position in Offshore Wind Market

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac Limited (Petrofac) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s Group Chief Executive commented on the interim results: “Operationally, we have made a good start to the year on our portfolio of projects and we have built good momentum in securing new awards. As previously signalled […]

  • China’s Wind Industry Grows Rapidly

    30 May 2011

    China’s wind power output rose more than 60 percent to 18.8 billion kilowatt-hours in the first quarter of 2011, growing 30 percent to 50… (peopledaily) [mappress] Source: peopledaily, May 30, 2011

  • Bluestream Offshore to Take Care of Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 Monopile Foundations

    3 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Bluestream Offshore, an OEG Renewables company, has been awarded a contract by Equinor and Polenergia for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of a corrosion protection system for the monopile foundations at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The award, which was secured in partnership with CORROSION, is for the delivery of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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

  • Ørsted Flies High on UK Offshore Wind

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted reported DKK 3 billion (EUR 402.7 million) net profit in the first quarter of 2018, a 150% spike compared to the same period last year, largely due to a strong performance of operating wind farms in the UK.

  • Thor Offshore Wind Farm to Feature Siemens Gamesa’s Newly Launched GreenerTowers

    24 April 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Infrastructure, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has revealed its GreenerTower, a wind turbine tower made of more sustainable steel. The company already closed its first order with RWE to feature 36 of the GreenerTower units at the 1 GW Thor offshore wind project in Denmark. Today, tower production accounts for more than one-third of all wind-turbine-related CO2 emissions, according […]

  • The Crown Estate Opens 4.5 GW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Seabed Leasing Round

    29 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has published a concession notice confirming the launch of the Round 5 seabed leasing process for floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea, under which leases for up to 4.5 GW of generation capacity will be awarded. Issued on 28 February, the notice directs potential bidders to fill out a pre-qualification […]