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  • Vestavind Offshore AS Contracts Vici Ventus Technology As for Offshore Consultancy Services (Norway)

    25 February 2011

    Vestavind Offshore AS (VOF) has a licence to construct Norway’s first full scale offshore wind park, Havsul. The realisation of the project requires new innovative systems and VOF would therefore like to enter into contracts with one or several actors for the development of new concepts for the design, composition and installation of foundations, towers […]

  • Parkwind and Alinta Secure Feasibility Licence for Wind Farm Project Offshore Australia

    26 September 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Australian government has preliminarily offered a feasibility licence to Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm, a potential offshore wind farm to be developed off Southwest Victoria by Alinta Energy and Parkwind. The feasibility license grants the project, located in the Southern Ocean zone, off Victoria’s south-west coast, the opportunity to explore the viability or practicality of […]

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm Schedules O&M Supply Chain Tour

    19 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm will hold a series of supply chain events throughout 2022 aimed at showcasing opportunities during the operations and maintenance phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Dogger Bank is located more than 130 kilometres off the north-east coast of England and is being delivered by joint venture partners […]

  • UK: Former Soldier Enters Offshore Wind Industry

    4 October 2012

    After three tours of duty in Iraq, a former soldier is now flying high in a new career in the wind industry thanks to Maersk Training Newcastle. Joey Callaghan, 28, from Pemmaenmawr in North Wales joined the army at 16 after leaving school with few qualifications. However after seven years service, including three tours of […]

  • Parkwind Sets Up Vessel Charging System at Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

    22 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Parkwind, a subsidiary of JERA Nex, has installed a vessel charging station system at its 165 MW Nobelwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. At the Nobelwind wind farm, a newly operational system enables ships to connect to a charging cable and use locally generated renewable energy while remaining stationary, despite sea currents. […]

  • Geotechnical Surveys Completed at Scottish 3.6 GW Floating Offshore Wind Project

    2 November 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical survey campaign has been completed at the Ossian floating offshore wind farm site in Scotland. Set to be located across 858 square kilometres of seabed off the east coast of Scotland, the project is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Marubeni, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The site’s seabed is around 72 metres […]

  • Vattenfall Links Vesterhav Nord to Danish Grid Despite Ongoing Blade Repairs

    12 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 21 wind turbines at Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm have delivered the first power and the 176 MW project is now connected to the Danish electricity grid. However, the blades on a single unit have been temporarily taken down for repairs after sustaining damage during the preparation of the offshore wind farm. […]

  • Finnish Company Eyes Demerger of Offshore Wind Projects

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Finland’s Suomen Hyötytuuli will conduct a full demerger, transferring its wind farms to a new firm of the same name, while Tahkoluoto Offshore Oy will take ownership of the Tahkoluoto demonstration and extension project as part of efforts to strengthen offshore wind production. To prepare for a significant rise in energy production and investments in […]

  • Kincardine Team Seeks Using Latest Wind Turbine Technology

    29 May 2018
    Authorities, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    On 15 May, the Scottish government approved the variation application submitted by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) in November 2017 for the floating wind project to be built some 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen.

  • Highlights of the Month: July 2017

    1 August 2017

    One Missing After 19 Workers Jump Off Binhai North H2 Offshore Substation on Fire One person is missing as 19 people jumped off of the Binhai North Phase 2 wind farm’s offshore substation into the sea after a fire broke out on 14 July.  Siemens Gamesa Integrates Adwen in Its Offshore Business Siemens Gamesa has […]

  • MHI Vestas Brings Transformer Technology to Taiwan

    11 September 2020

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured a purchase agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids which will bring offshore wind transformer technology to Taiwan. Hitachi ABB Power Grids, in collaboration with Taiwan’s Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (SEEC), will supply MHI Vestas with transformer technology which converts electricity to a higher, 66 kV voltage for long-range […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Tender Closes with Several Bids for Subsidy-Free OWF

    4 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) closed the application period for the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone tender on 30 April. Several developers have applied for a permit to build and operate an offshore wind farm in the zone without a government subsidy. RVO will now assess the applications and announce the winner of the […]

  • Norway: Statkraft Achieves Acceptable Results in Challenging Power Market

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the third quarter of 2012, Statkraft achieved an underlying operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 1185 million, compared with NOK 1751 million in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The profit after tax was NOK 638 million, compared with a loss of NOK 1583 million in the third quarter of 2011. “Power prices in […]

  • UK: Mantsbrite Presents Innovative Marine Communications for North Sea Safety

    16 April 2013

    When Mantsbrite became the sole UK distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was Tidal Transit, a fast growing North Norfolk company providing a new generation of personnel transfer vessels for use by offshore wind farm developers. Some years earlier. Tidal Transit had realised that […]

  • UK: New Installation Technique Used at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Zone

    27 March 2013

    The Dogger Bank offshore wind zone is proving to be a site for innovation as a new and safer installation technique has been used to lift Forewind’s initial meteorological mast tower on top of the innovative suction-installed bucket foundation. The use of the Bucket Foundation was also a UK industry first when placed on site […]

  • Germany: Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm Still on Track for Q3 2013 Completion

    18 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction progress at Meerwind continues at a rapid pace for main installation contractor Seajacks. New installation vessel ‘Zaratan’ has performed well over the winter months and looks set to install monopile number 60 out of a total of 80 this week. The final monopile is scheduled to be installed within the end of April, which […]

  • Infineon and Goldwind Sign a License Agreement on IGBT Stack Technology to Serve the Wind Power Market (Germany)

    23 November 2010
    R&D

    Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co., Ltd., the Chinese leader in R&D and manufacturing of wind power equipments, today signed a license agreement for core components needed in manufacturing of wind turbines. According to the agreement, Goldwind gains the license to produce Infineon IGBT (Insulated Gate […]

  • East of England Prepares for Wind Farm Challenge

    28 March 2011

    Thousands of wind turbines being built off the East of England will create massive opportunities for the region’s energy businesses to win major contracts for operational and maintenance work. But nearly 200 delegates at RenewableUK’s first event in the East of England – at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft – were also warned of the complexities and demands […]

  • wpd and Schrammgroup found Offshore Wind Farm Service (Germany)

    1 June 2010

    Today, Monday, 31st May 2010, the All for Offshore GmbH sets in as the first service provider for wind energy projects at the main offering from one single source all services from logistic planning through to transport to maintenance and repair of the turbines. The company is a co-operation between the Schrammgroup and wpd offshore […]

  • VIDEO: UMaine Unveils VolturnUS Deepwater Floating Offshore Wind Platform

    28 May 2013
    Technology

    On May 8, the University of Maine presented a floating wind turbine platform for its 1/8 scale prototype of a 6MW VolturnUS wind turbine, which is planned for a project off Maine’s coast by 2030. The entire VolturnUS prototype system is scheduled to be put into operation by June 3 and the first full-scale floating […]

  • Bladt to Showcase Its Wind Energy Achievements at EWEA 2014

    7 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries has announced its participation in the EWEA conference and exhibition taking place from the 10th to the 13th of March 2014 in Barcelona. The company is deeply involved in the offshore wind energy development in Europe, but not only there. Bladt’s latest big achievement is the recently signed contract with the developers of […]

  • Fugro Emu Services Metocean Monitoring Equipment

    22 July 2014

    Fugro Emu Ltd undertook the second scheduled service and decommissioning of metocean monitoring equipment at two locations deployed within the Northern Irish Wind Resource Zone. Earlier this month, MPV Skua recovered, serviced and redeployed wave buoy and seabed frames and moorings at the first location. All the elements at the second location were recovered for […]

  • London Array: World’s Largest Operational Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    8 March 2013

    At 17.49 on Thursday 7th March 2013 London Array officially became the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm. 141 of the 175 3.6MW Siemens wind turbines are now able to generate 507MW of energy for UK homes and businesses. This is a significant achievement for everyone involved in the project which generated first power in […]

  • Wind farm support vessels: The Builders

    3 April 2012

    The one sector of the whole offshore wind energy industry where the British Isles stand in a commanding position is in the building of wind farm support vessels, of all shapes and sizes. The name “British Isles” is used because it includes the Republic of Ireland, and the yards there, including Arklow Marine, and Safehaven Marine, are just as much […]

  • Shell, Equinor, Ocean Winds and Japanese Partners Launch Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Six European and Japanese companies have established Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group to actively promote floating offshore wind in the country. The newly launched group – set up by Equinor, Shell, Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE), Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals, JGC Japan Corporation, and Toda Corporation – has issued three main […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Foundation Manufacturer Put Up for Sale One Last Time

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    The Official Receiver of the insolvent Polish manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, ST3 Offshore, is putting the company up for sale once again. This is most likely the last time buyers are invited to take over ST3 Offshore as a complete entity, following several earlier attempts to sell the company over the past few years. The […]