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  • Vattenfall, BASF Pick Vestas for 1.6 GW Nordlicht Offshore Wind Project

    18 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has revealed the client and project details for an agreement first announced on 13 June. This conditional agreement, signed with Vattenfall and BASF, involves supplying 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. Within the scope of the contract is furthermore a 5-year […]

  • US Company Boosts Survey Capabilities on West Coast

    6 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    The international marine environmental consulting and survey company, CSA Ocean Sciences, has been granted a non-exclusive General Offshore Geophysical Survey permit which allows the firm to conduct low-energy marine surveys within a three-mile zone from the mean high tide line along California’s coast. The permit, granted by the California State Lands Commission (CSLC), allows CSA […]

  • Norway Has Room for 338 GW of Offshore Wind, New Analysis Finds

    21 April 2023
    Industry

    Norway has the potential to develop up to 338 GW of offshore wind in areas with a low level of conflict, according to a new analysis performed by Multiconsult and commissioned by the industry organisation Norwegian Offshore Wind, Equinor, Source Galileo, Hafslund and Deep Wind Offshore. The report, issued on 14 April, maps 28 areas […]

  • Equinor and EnBW Join Forces Offshore Germany

    17 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Equinor and EnBW have announced that they will jointly pursue offshore wind opportunities in Germany. “In a tough international field, we are delighted to be working together with a strong partner like Equinor and combining the individual strengths of the two companies to develop German offshore wind…In partnership with Equinor, a global offshore wind major, […]

  • Elia and PPL Corporation Form Offshore Wind Pact in USA

    24 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    American utility PPL Corporation, through its subsidiary PPL TransLink LLC, and Belgium’s Elia Group, through its subsidiary WindGrid, have signed an agreement to develop and propose transmission solutions to integrate future offshore wind capacity to the onshore grid in the New England region, USA. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to work together […]

  • DEME and Havfram Enter Offshore Wind Partnership in Norway

    25 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    DEME Offshore and Havfram have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway, starting with projects to be selected through the upcoming lease auction for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area. The companies say they plan to play an important role in the Norwegian offshore […]

  • Westwood: US Offshore Wind Gaining Momentum Despite Trump’s Pro-Oil & Gas Stance

    17 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Despite President Donald Trump’s pro-oil and gas stance and his decision to leave the Paris Climate Accord, there are some positive signs that US offshore wind is gaining momentum, Westwood Global Energy Group writes.

  • Alstom, DCNS Enter Floating Wind Deal

    13 October 2014

    Alstom Renewable Power Chairman Jérôme Pécresse and DCNS Marine Energy and Infrastructures Division Director Thierry Kalanquin were on hand on 13th of October as both groups signed a partnership agreement in the floating wind energy business. The agreement aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6 […]

  • RenewableUK Disappointed by Government Announcement

    24 July 2014
    Authorities

    RenewableUK says today’s publication by the Department of Energy and Climate Change of the draft budget for the first allocation round of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) brings a greater level of clarity on the future level of financial support for renewable energy projects. However the trade association, which represents the wind, wave and tidal energy […]

  • Offshore Wind Growth Continues in Germany

    21 July 2014

    Deutscher WindGuard has published the latest edition of its biannual statistics on offshore wind power for the first half of 2014 on behalf of German engineering association VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). 30 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 108 megawatts were connected to the grid in the first […]

  • Germany: Over 100 Exhibitors at Windforce 2012

    5 March 2012

    The strong tailwind behind WINDFORCE at the start of 2012 continues unabated – in less than four weeks the number of exhibitors registered for Germany’s first-ever offshore wind energy trade fair has doubled to over 100. At the start of February, event organisers had already registered a total of 50 exhibitors. Along with industry giants […]

  • UK: Forewind Signs Agreement for Three 1GW Grid Connections

    2 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, has signed connection agreements with National Grid for three further 1GW grid connections, adding to the 3GW signed since the zone was awarded in early-2010. These latest agreements for connections located in Teesside and Yorkshire mean Forewind can proceed with the development of a […]

  • Windstream Energy to Invest in Kingston (Canada)

    26 January 2012

    Windstream Energy has announced its decision to invest in Kingston, home to Ontario’s first contracted offshore wind power project. At a press conference yesterday organized by the Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON), Windstream announced preliminary agreements with Anchor Concrete Products Ltd., George A. Wright & Son Ltd. and M. Sullivan & Son Ltd. for its […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Reports Q1 Revenues of EUR 1,105 Million

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Vestas generated revenue of EUR 1,105m in the first quarter of 2012 – an increase of 4 per cent to the year-earlier period. EBIT before special items declined by EUR 135m to EUR (204)m. The EBIT margin before special items was (18.5) per cent. After special items of EUR 41m, EBIT was EUR (245)m. The […]

  • Denmark: DONG Fights Weather Conditions During Anholt Wind Turbines’ Installation

    13 November 2012

    On 3rd September 2012, the first wind turbine was installed at Anholt offshore wind farm, and since then, another nine complete wind turbines have been installed. Consequently, on 5th November 2012, ten complete wind turbines plus one tower, including nacelle, have been installed. Five of these wind turbines have already been connected to the grid […]

  • Edda Wind SOV Launches, Will Work Offshore France for Siemens Gamesa

    18 July 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Edda Wind’s Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Edda Goelo (C416) was launched at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Goelo will commence operations for Siemens Gamesa at Iberdrola’s Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France in the third quarter of 2023 under a five-year contract. The launching ceremony in Zumaia, Balenciaga Shipyard’s headquarters, was attended by representatives of the […]

  • Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Wind Farms Enter Construction Phase

    30 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland have entered the construction phase, with work on the onshore infrastructure now underway. After the final investment decisions were made in May this year, Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms have entered the implementation phase. Almost 200 people took part […]

  • VIDEO: LEEDCo’s Icebreaker Offshore Wind Farm Project

    21 August 2013

    Icebreaker, the initial project, is designed to be a catalyst to building an industry in Ohio by capturing first-mover advantages associated with job creation and economic development. Icebreaker will consist of nine Siemens 3.0 MW direct drive turbines (27 MW) located 7 miles northwest of Cleveland in areas identified as “favorable” by the Ohio Department […]

  • All Foundations Up at Zhuhai Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm

    26 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    All turbine foundations have been installed at the Zhuhai Jinwan offshore wind project in China. To remind, the first of the project’s 55 MySE5.5MW turbines was installed on 6 May at the site located in the southern part of Sanzao Island, Zhuhai City. The 300 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by Guangdong Yudean […]

  • VBMS to Use Stril Server for North Sea Ops

    10 January 2017
    Vessels

    Norwegian supplier of offshore support vessels, Simon Møkster Shipping, has signed a contract with VBMS for Stril Server, which will support the company’s works in the North Sea.  The vessel will be deployed for 5 months, and possibly longer, starting in April. This marks Møkster’s first contract with VBMS. Stril Server, which was built at Simek […]

  • Hexatronic Cable Heading to Rampion

    5 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish fiber optic cable infrastructure provider Hexatronic is delivering 17.5 kilometres of its double armored 96 fiber submarine cable to the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • USA: Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

    1 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind expects to submit applications for state and federal permits for the Block Island offshore wind farm next month. Chief administrative officer of the company, Jeffrey Grybowski is quoted on The Day news site as saying that they have completed the three-year environmental research. The Deepwater’s project comprises 5 wind turbines that would be […]

  • USA: Sierra Club Promotes Offshore Wind

    17 July 2012

    This Sunday afternoon Sierra Club organised a meeting at Virginia’s most visited state park, First Landing State Park, located by the Chesapeake Bay to promote offshore wind power. They used kites, pinwheels to show the Congress why they should renew Production Tax Credit for wind energy. Sierra members said that many local jobs depend on […]

  • Sif to Supply Beatrice OWF with Pin Piles

    16 June 2016

    Sif has been awarded a contract to deliver pin piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm.  The total volume of the project will amount to approximately 19.5 tonnes of steel structures and will be produced in the fourth quarter of 2016 and first half of 2017. The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm comprises 84 wind turbines on pre-piled […]

  • USA: Jack-Up Barge Completes Tests for Icebreaker OWF

    21 May 2013

    In early May, a 90-foot-tall jack-up barge was used to perform pressure tests and extract soil samples from Lake Erie where the nonprofit Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) plans to erect up to nine 3MW wind turbines in 2016. The analysis is essential to LEEDCo’s effort to build the first freshwater wind farm in […]

  • Kentish Flats Extension Foundation Construction Underway

    10 December 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the 15 foundation structures for the Kentish Flats Extension project is underway. The boat landing sections which will provide access to the turbine and external working platforms are being completed. One of the external working platforms has just received its third coating of corrosion protection and the first monopile awaits load out and […]