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  • Minister Barker Backs Marine Current Turbines’ Plans for Marine Energy Park (UK)

    24 January 2012
    Authorities

    Andrew Tyler of Marine Current Turbines will meet Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, ahead of the launch of the UK’s first marine energy park, in support of Government and industry initiatives that have facilitated the development of the sector. As a tangible sign of the Department’s policies in action, today MCT also launch their Project […]

  • Belarusian-French Company Opens Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2013

      The Embassy of Belarus in France reported that the first Belarusian-French offshore wind farm is up and running, writes BelTA news portal. The opening ceremony was held at the Grande Synthe on Saturday under the presence of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France Pavel Latushko and Grande Synthe Mayor Damien Careme. The […]

  • Canada to Get Offshore Wind Marshalling Hub

    28 March 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    Esbjerg-headquartered Blue Water Shipping has signed a concession agreement with Novaporte, a transportation, logistics, and green energy development in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Both parties aim to work together, along with equity partner Membertou First Nation, to develop a major marshalling hub in Sydney, Nova Scotia for offshore wind energy servicing the Northeast Atlantic […]

  • Lithuania’s Energy Ministry Seeks Temporary Suspension of Offshore Wind Tender for Review

    22 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has proposed temporarily suspending the ongoing offshore wind tender in the Baltic Sea to review its terms and conditions, aiming to minimise the impact on electricity prices for consumers once the tender is completed. A draft government resolution has been prepared and submitted for institutional coordination, with a request for […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Taking Gas Infrastructure Into Consideration in Plans for Upcoming Offshore Wind Tenders

    11 December 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates

    The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project proposal […]

  • Baltic 2 Slow Progress Bites EnBW

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    In the first half of 2014, the EnBW Group achieved an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of 1,271.5 million euros with 19,926 employees and almost unchanged revenue of around 10.4 billion euros. Earnings were 9.9 per cent below the figure for the first half of 2013. The operating result is thus developing in line with our […]

  • 300 MW Offshore Wind Farm Expansion Project in Zhanjiang Enters Operation

    26 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A 300 MW expansion to the existing 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm in Zhanjiang, China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), has started commercial operation. The 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm was built in two phases consisting of a total of 94 wind turbines. The first of 47 Mingyang’s MySE6.45-180 turbines in […]

  • Vestas Adds Global Wind Service to Seagreen Team

    10 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has selected Global Wind Service (GWS) to provide wind turbine pre-assembly services for the 114-turbine Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. Technicians will be based at the Able Seaton Port in the UK and GWS will provide support across all key pre-assembly activities which include tower & nacelle works, rope access painting, warehouse operation, […]

  • Turbine Catches Fire at Offshore Wind Trailblazer

    28 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine at the 160 MW Horns Rev 1 wind farm offshore Denmark caught fire and burned on 22 May, according to Vattenfall. There were no employees at the wind farm at the time of the incident and no one was injured, Vattenfall said. Given that the incident was limited to a single turbine, […]

  • BOEM to Kick-Start Ocean Wind Environmental Review

    30 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Notice of Intent (NOI) to launch the formal environmental review for Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project offshore New Jersey. The NOI announces the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind LLC. This opens a […]

  • Scorpio Bulkers Cleans House ahead of Switch to Offshore Wind

    21 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Dry bulk shipping specialist Scorpio Bulkers will sell its remaining dry bulk vessels and exit the dry bulk sector during 2021 as the company shifts its focus to owning and operating offshore wind installation vessels. As a result of this decision, Scorpio Bulkers expects to record a write-down ranging from USD 475 million to USD […]

  • Geophysical Surveys Coming Up for Shell’s Floating Wind Project in Ireland

    8 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Green Rebel Marine will undertake a geophysical site survey campaign at the site of the Emerald floating offshore wind project in the North Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The surveys will be conducted by the vessel Roman Rebel, using multibeam echosounders and ultra-high-resolution survey equipment, and will start on 13 July and […]

  • Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution Launches

    20 October 2020
    Grid Connection

    Energinet and 50hertz have officially inaugurated the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). Kriegers Flak CGS connects the Danish region of Zealand with the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania via the 605 MW Kriegers Flak and 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farms. It is the world’s first offshore interconnector using the national grid connections of […]

  • BREAKING: South Korea Becomes Offshore Wind Energy Producer

    29 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016, KBS World Radio reports. The first power was generated by three out of the ten 3MW turbines installed at the 30MW Tamra offshore wind farm off Geumdeung-ri in Jeju Island, located about 0.5 – 1 km from the shore. The power produced by the […]

  • Havyard EBIT Goes Under

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian shipbuilder, Havyard, has taken a hit from cost overruns in ship construction, in spite of the rise in operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2014. The negative EBIT of EUR 1.51 million (NOK 13 million) for this period was mainly due to construction of the Havyard 535 fishing vessel and the first […]

  • RenewableUK: Govt Unlocks Potential for Larger Tidal Lagoons

    18 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    For the UK renewable energy sector, the most significant part of today’s Budget speech was the announcement by the Chancellor George Osborne that the Government is opening talks with Tidal Lagoon Power on providing financial support for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. RenewableUK’s Wave and Tidal Development Manager Dee Nunn said: “This is a […]

  • Eden Rose Back at Westermost Rough

    10 June 2015
    Vessels

    Tidal Transit’s windfarm service vessels, Eden Rose, has recently been chartered by Great Yarmouth based Dawson Energy, part of the 3Sun Group, to undertake the first 500 hour service of a number of Siemens wind turbines at the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. Situated 8km off the Yorkshire Coast, north of Hull, Westermost Rough Offshore […]

  • UK: Forewind Kicks Off Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Public Events Next Week

    30 April 2013

    Forewind will hold a series of six public events next week as part of the final consultation for its first stage of development, Dogger Bank Creyke Beck (starting Tuesday, 7 May). The events will enable stakeholders, in particular people living or working by the proposed 30 kilometre cable route and converter stations near Cottingham, to […]

  • Canada: Pacific Tidal Energy Development Committee Meets Soon

    30 September 2013

    The next meeting of the Pacific Tidal Energy Development Committee (PTEDC) has been set for October 9, 2013. SRM Projects Ltd. expects this to be pivotal as the agenda includes review of all the various proposed British Columbia tidal energy enabling initiatives and shortlisting of the most promising ones for detailed review and then final […]

  • Windreich Congratulates BARD on Offshore Wind Farm Completion (Germany)

    5 August 2013

    Dipl.Wirt.Ing. (FH) Willi Balz has congratulated BARD on the completion of the BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm construction. The wind farm consists of 80 turbines with a total capacity of 400 MW, which can produce enough electricity for more than one million people in the Ruhr area. “In spite all the setbacks, BARD was […]

  • Ofgem Grants Dudgeon OFTO Licence

    8 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has granted a licence to TC Dudgeon OFTO plc to own and operate the GBP 297.9 million high-voltage transmission link to the Dudgeon offshore wind farm for the next 20 years.

  • EEW OSB Nabs Borssele 1+2 Contract

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based EEW OSB has secured a contract to provide 35 transition pieces for Ørsted’s Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

  • NordLink Power Cable Reaches Germany

    19 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    The power cable of the NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector has been pulled in on the German coast, according to NKT. NKT is in charge of designing, manufacturing and installing more than 400km of the 525kV mass impregnated cable system in the German part of the project connecting Norway and Germany. “The impressive […]

  • GDF SUEZ Launches EUR 100 Mln Investment Fund to Support Innovative Startups

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    GDF SUEZ is launching GDF SUEZ New Ventures, an investment fund to provide financing by the Group for innovative startups. The €100 million fund is part of the new GDF SUEZ endeavor to support innovation and develop new business in the energy sector undergoing rapid changes. The main objective of the fund is to support […]

  • HRH Crown Prince Frederik to Visit SSP Technology

    19 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Rasmus Helveg Petersen will be visiting SSP Technology June 24, 2014. The company visit is schedule to one hour having a guided tour of SSP Tecnology’s production halls. Currently a 74.4 m. blade as well as moulds and tooling are being produced for the German company […]

  • Walney Offshore Wind Turbines to Undergo Standard Testing (UK)

    22 November 2011

    The first power from the Walney 2 Offshore Windfarm was generated on Thursday 1 November 2011 as turbine F14 was put into operation, and its first power was supplied to the national grid via the Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool. Since then, a total of ten turbines have been put into operation, and the […]