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  • Maritime Authorities Block Offshore Wind Development in China

    20 June 2012

    Objections by the maritime authorities have blocked the development of the China’s first government-backed offshore wind projects, reports Recharge. Due to the mentioned objections, the offshore wind project developers may need to change their plans. Even though the National Energy Administration (NEA) awarded leases for these projects in 2010, none of them started the construction. […]

  • VIDEO: Maersk Training in Offshore Wind

    19 February 2013
    Training & Education

    In 2012, Maersk Training Newcastle was given an overwhelming thumbs-up to run its basic safety training course after an independent auditor from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) visited Maersk’s state-of-the-art training facilities in North Shields. Maersk Training Newcastle became the UK’s first – and one of only a handful around the world – to be given […]

  • Bibby Athena Soon to Arrive in UK

    19 January 2015
    Vessels

    Osiris Projects latest custom-build survey vessel Bibby Athena is due to arrive in the UK for the first time in the next few days.  Built by French shipbuilders Socarenam, the vessel was constructed to the same high specifications as the company’s successful Semi-SWATH catamaran Bibby Tethra launched in 2011. The vessel includes a number of […]

  • National Grid Books EUR 360 Million Impairment After Community Offshore Wind Project Paused

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    National Grid Ventures has recognised an impairment related to the Community Offshore Wind project of GBP 303 million (approximately EUR 360 million; USD 402 million) in its results for the full fiscal year 2024/2025. The project development was recently paused by the joint venture between RWE and National Grid amid challenging conditions for offshore wind […]

  • Danish TSO Finishes Grid Connection for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has completed the construction work related to the connection of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm to the national grid. The construction work began in January 2023 and has been completed on time, said Energinet. The scope of work included moving 95,000 cubic metres of soil and laying […]

  • VIDEO: Building Dutch Largest Nearshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2015

    The Netherlands’ largest near shore wind power plant Westermeerwind is to be erected in lake IJssel along the dikes of the Dutch municipality of Noordoostpolder. The 48 Siemens wind turbines will supply approximately 160,000 Dutch homes with climate-friendly electric power. The construction work is already underway at the site, with first monopole foundation installed last […]

  • Alstom Grid Digital App Available for Download

    18 November 2014
    Technology

    The first Alstom Grid Digital Application is now available for download for PC on Alstom Partners and for mobile devices on iTunes and Android Marketplace. The app allows users to better visualise and understand the energy landscape, explore Alstom Grid’s complete portfolio and access additional videos and brochures. Featuring real-time 3D, this tool can be […]

  • Top News of 2020 – Editors’ Picks

    1 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    As we said our goodbyes to 2020, a lot of us will look back on a challenging year, but also a year which drew resilience, agility and the power of powering through into the spotlight. The same goes for the offshore wind industry, which met its fair share of challenges, but continued delivering in the […]

  • French CRE Issues Set of Rules for Offshore Wind Energy

    9 August 2011
    Authorities

     The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on offshore wind power generation facilities in France”, that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to offshore wind projects off the French coasts. The new tender regime will facilitate […]

  • Ireland Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 7 GW Through Agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings

    29 July 2022
    Authorities

    The Irish Government has increased the country’s offshore wind target for 2030 from 5 GW to 7 GW after reaching an agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings that set maximum limits on greenhouse gas emissions for each sector of the Irish economy to the end of the decade. The Sectoral Emissions Ceilings have been set for […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables, Vattenfall Award East Anglia Contracts Worth GBP 17 Million

    25 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall have today awarded contracts worth over £17m for the fabrication, installation and operation of two weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia offshore Wind zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts have been awarded to Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of Renfrewshire being awarded the key […]

  • VIDEO: Installation of Siemens 6-MW Turbines at Gunfleet Sands III

    30 January 2013
    Technology

    As DONG Energy, A2SEA and Siemens announced the installation of the first two 6-MW wind turbines at the Gunfleet Sands III site, Siemens has published a video that shows this pioneering work: The 6 megawatt wind turbine from Siemens has already been tested onshore at Høvsøre test center and at Østerild test center in Denmark, […]

  • XSI Wins Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Order

    17 August 2015
    Vessels

    Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (XSI) has signed a shipbuilding order with local investment firm Xiamen Fuchuan Investment. According to Chinese media, this would be XSI’s first wind turbine installation vessel. The contract also includes an option for additional vessel. With a total length of 108.5 metres and width of 40.8 metres the vessel will be able […]

  • German Wind Energy Association Prepares for Hannover Messe

    16 March 2015

    German Wind Energy Association (BWE) will be present at Hannover Messe from 13 to 17 April 2015 to demonstrate the power of innovation and the industry, which employes 138,000 people in Germany and has a high export share of 70 percent.  The Association will underline its position as the first point of contact along the entire supply chain of the industry […]

  • Denmark: KattegatCentret to Host Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition

    19 June 2012

     In connection with the builing of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, an exhibition is open to the public at KattegatCentret in Grenaa. The exhibition shows the entire building of the wind farm from installation of foundations and turbines to laying cables. The building of the wind farm will take place in 2012 and 2013, and […]

  • MarineSpace to Report on London Array’s Post-Construction Environmental Monitoring

    12 February 2015
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    MarineSpace Ltd has recently been awarded the contract by London Array Ltd to produce the Year 1 Post-Construction Environmental Monitoring Annual Report for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm.  Environmental issues have been a key focus of this project from the EIS stage to date, and publication of the Annual Report summarising the key findings […]

  • VIDEO: Block Island OWF Local Construction Launch

    8 May 2015

    Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first U.S. offshore wind farm, has published videos of the construction phase launch.  The kick-off was celebrated on April 27 at Specialty Diving Services, a company in charge of manufacturing components of the wind turbine foundations. The Block Island offshore wind farm, comprising five Alstom’s Haliade 150 6 MW wind turbines, is expected to […]

  • VIDEO: ‘Jumbo Javelin’ Installs Transition Pieces at Anholt OWF

    14 February 2013

    In spring of 2012, Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin successfully installed the first Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. By the end of the summer, all TPs have been installed on 111 monopiles. Jumbo Javelin installed the TP’s with a record-breaking installation rate of 3 TP’s per day. The transport, […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Services BV to Celebrate ‘Offshore West Hinder’ Hand Over

    18 May 2012

    Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) will celebrate the hand over of their second 19m crew transfer vessel “Offshore West Hinder” from South Boats shipyard during the Seaworks workboat show in Sothampton on the 23rd of May. The first of the two newbuild vessels “Offshore Wandelaar” was handed over today and will start operating next week […]

  • Dan Tysk Offshore Substation Leaves Strukton Hollandia Yard

    23 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Dan Tysk Offshore substation and jacket has left the Strukton Hollandia yard and is currently passing Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The substation is headed 70km offshore, to the location west of the Island of Sylt, where it will form the heart of the DanTysk wind park. The jacket will provide a platform for the 155/33-kilovolt substation 45m […]

  • The Netherlands: Bluestream Offshore Christens VOS Shine Vessel

    6 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    On June 28 the namegiving ceremony for VOS Shine took place in Den Helder, the Netherlands. The Vos Shine was christened by Mrs Gwen Klaphake, wife of Mr Rolf de Vries, Managing Director of Bluestream Offshore B.V. Bluestream Offshore B.V. is the first charterer of the vessel. VOS Shine is a DP-2 Subsea Support Vessel, built at Fujian […]

  • EIB Approves Borssele 1&2 Financing

    6 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a EUR 500 million financing for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. At the beginning of the year, Ørsted applied for a loan with the EIB which will finance the construction and the operation of the 752 MW wind farm. The estimated value […]

  • FOWIND Maps India’s Path from Zero to Five GW

    19 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Following the announcement on India’s plans for inviting first offshore wind tenders next year with an aim to reach 5GW, the FOWIND Consortium today (19 December) published a report according to which the timeline of initiatives should be set to first add 500MW by 2022, raising this to 2-2.5GW by 2027, and finally reaching 5GW between 2028 and 2032.

  • Royal IHC: Opportunities Abound in Emerging Offshore Wind Markets

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    There is a huge amount of opportunities in the first and the second wave of emerging offshore wind markets, according to Stefan Lettink, Director Wind at Royal IHC, said.

  • Bay State Wind Answers Offshore Wind Call in Connecticut

    3 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have through their joint venture, Bay State Wind LLC, submitted a bid to build Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, in response to the state’s request for proposals for offshore wind energy generation.

  • OES to Provide Corrosion Protection for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has selected OES Group to supply the monopile foundations of the Moray West offshore wind farm with the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system. Remotely controlled and monitored through the OES’s SCADA system, the ICCP system includes protection from the external and internal areas of the monopile. […]