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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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Aker Solutions to Deliver Foundation for Germany’s BalWin2 Offshore Grid Connection

    2 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station for the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection in Germany. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 130 million) and NOK 2.5 billion (about EUR 216 million), as per […]

  • Iberdrola to Invest in UK’s Energy Security

    24 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ignacio Galán, chairman of IBERDROLA and ScottishPower, today told the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey in London that the company’s ambitious investment programme in the UK will help ensure security of energy supply and was optimistic on bringing its major offshore wind programme to fruition. Secretary of State Davey was visiting IBERDROLA’s […]

  • Shetland Firm to Manufacture Tidal Turbine Blades for Local Project

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    A Shetland company will manufacture blades for a bank of tidal turbines that will power 300 homes, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced. Shetland Composites secured the six month contract from Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation who is developing five 100kW tidal turbines known as the Shetland Tidal Array. The turbines, which sit more than 100ft […]

  • Carnegie Completes Preliminary Design for CETO (Australia)

    8 December 2011

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the completion of the preliminary design for the first CETO grid-connected project. Following the successful in-ocean trial of the CETO 3 commercial scale unit earlier this year, Carnegie’s technical team has analysed a huge quantity of data allowing further validation and development of the CETO design utilising […]

  • Alstom to Establish Two Offshore Wind Turbine Production Sites in France

    4 November 2011

    Following the call for tenders for offshore wind energy launched in July 2011 by the French Government, Alstom is planning to establish up to two sites dedicated to the production of components and to the assembly of 6 MW offshore wind turbines in the port areas of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and Cherbourg (Manche). These two French […]

  • SSE Renewables, Equis to Place Joint Bid for Offshore Wind Project in Australia This Month

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equis Development, a Singapore-based renewable energy developer, have established a 50/50 consortium for offshore wind development in Australia, where they now plan to submit a bid for a feasibility license for an offshore wind farm project in Gippsland. In a press release issued on 3 April, the new offshore wind partners said […]

  • US Companies Join Forces on Offshore Wind Substations

    18 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    US-based companies Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd. are teaming up to provide engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of offshore substations. According to the new partnership, the aim is to help the US reach its offshore wind targets, as well as to address global supply chain challenges for the industry. Burns & McDonnell, which has […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2023

    1 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Updates on wind turbine technology and new offshore wind projects, including those facing major challenges, marked 2023 on offshoreWIND.biz. In the article below, we have compiled our ten most-read news last year, together with some of their related updates and stories. In February 2023, Vestas revealed plans to scale up a new chemical process that […]

  • USA: OPT Announces Q1 Results

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) today announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 first quarter ended July 31, 2013. Highlights The Company’s net loss for first quarter of Fiscal 2014 declined to $3.8 million from $4.4 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2013. OPT also recently announced the following developments: — Deployment of the […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Charter Newbuild CTV Fleet in USA

    28 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ørsted and Eversource have selected two vessel operators in Northeast US that will partner with Rhode Island shipyards to build crew transfer vessels (CTVs) serving the two companies’ offshore wind farms in the region. Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource will charter five new offshore wind CTVs from New York-based WindServe Marine and Massachusetts-based American […]

  • Prysmian to Start Installing Saint-Brieuc Inter-Array Cables Next Month

    26 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian will begin working on the installation of inter-array cables at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm at the beginning of next month, shortly after the vessels to be deployed for this operation arrive at the project site in France at the end of this month or in the first days of February. Prysmian was awarded […]

  • Two US Companies Join Vineyard Wind 1 Team

    1 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has signed contracts with Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based EverLine to support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project at various construction and operation stages. EverLine, a provider of energy compliance, technical, and security solutions, will deliver complete Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration for the 62 wind turbines, a system that will […]

  • StormGeo on Weather Forecasting Duty Offshore Japan

    3 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Kajima Corporation has contracted StormGeo for the provision of weather forecasting services for the first multi-turbine offshore wind farm in Japan. Acting on behalf of the project owner, the Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, Kajima Corporation tasked StormGeo with providing the Akita and Noshiro wind farm with weather, wave, and typhoon forecasting in support of the […]