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  • Scotland to Inject up to GBP 500 Million in Offshore Wind Supply Chain in Next Five Years

    18 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain

    The Scottish Government will invest up to GBP 500 million (approximately EUR 576 million) in the country’s offshore wind supply chain in the next five years, announced Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf on 17 October. Up to GBP 500 million will leverage private investment in ports, manufacturing, and assembly work to support major supply chain […]

  • Power Transfer Vessel Project ‘Moving Full Steam Ahead’ as ClassNK Joins In

    10 March 2022
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PowerX, Inc. for a collaboration on the development of the Power Transfer Vessel – Power ARK. PowerX is carrying out a project of the first model of the Power ARK series, which is designed for transferring renewable energy in Japanʼs coastal waters, and […]

  • New CEO Takes Helm at Ørsted Offshore North America

    22 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has appointed David Hardy as its new chief executive officer for Ørsted Offshore North America. Hardy will immediately replace Thomas Brostrøm, stepping into this position after serving as the company’s president and COO. As CEO, Hardy will oversee all North American offshore wind activities, including development and operations for Ørsted’s current and future portfolio […]

  • Rigmar Enters Offshore Wind Big League with EOWDC Contract

    16 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted the Aberdeen-based Rigmar to inspect and maintain subsea structures and cables as well as foundations, turbine transition pieces, subsea cabling, and boat landings at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). This is Rigmar’s first win as a main contractor in offshore wind, having built up experience as a sub-contractor, Vattenfall said. “Having completed […]

  • Alstom Taking Big Offshore Wind Steps (Interview)

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    At the WindEnergy event held last week in Hamburg, Offshore WIND spoke to Markus Rieck, General Manager of ALSTOM Renewable Germany GmbH. The company proves its position as one of the biggest renewable energy players with its latest technology development and expansion of its offshore wind work on an intercontinental level. A week ago, Alstom’s […]

  • DONG Sells Half of Burbo Bank Extension to PKA, LEGO

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed an agreement to divest 50% of the Burbo Bank Extension project to Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group. Each investor will obtain a 25% ownership interest in the project, and the total purchase price amounts to approximately GPB 660 million (DKK 6.6 billion) to […]

  • Germany: Nordex’s Order Backlog Up 50 Pct to EUR 873 Million

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Nordex Group posted a 4.4 percent increase in sales to EUR 421.1 million in the first half of 2012 (2011: EUR 403.3 million). This growth was driven by the Company’s core European market, where sales grew by 17.2 percent to EUR 338.2 million. At EUR 522 million, new orders remained steady at the previous […]

  • UK: Wind Farm Announcement Boosts Shetland Wave Project

    6 April 2012

    The project partners behind Shetland’s first wave power scheme said that the Scottish Government decision to approve a major wind farm on the island gives the proposal a significant boost. The 10 megawatt (MW) Aegir Wave Power scheme, backed by European energy company Vattenfall and Edinburgh based technology developer Pelamis Wave Power (PWP), could only […]

  • Normandeau and APEM Launch Joint Venture for US Market

    3 October 2012

    Europe’s leading provider of aerial surveys for the offshore wind industry, APEM, has joined forces with US environmental consultancy Normandeau as it targets growth in the emerging American market. The joint venture will be officially unveiled at Offshore Wind 2012 in Virginia on October 9th, America’s largest offshore wind event. It aims to bring the […]

  • US Streamlining Offshore Wind Regulations

    13 January 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions in order to decrease costs and uncertainty associated with […]

  • UK: Environment Minister Attwood Visits SeaGen Tidal Energy Turbine

    22 August 2012
    Authorities

    Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work that has been carried out locally to develop this pioneering green […]

  • Limpet Technology Developing New Personnel Transfer System

    7 February 2017
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Limpet Technology, an Edinburgh-based engineering company, is developing a new offshore personnel transfer system and completed the first prototype in January.

  • MPI Workboats Expands Sheringham Shoal Fleet

    2 September 2015
    Vessels

    MPI Workboats has recently increased its presence at the Sheringham Shoal wind farm. Following a first half to the year at the site, BV Class 22m vessels MPI Snowball and MPI Napoleon have joined two 19m vessels. To remind, MPI Workboats has secured a long-term crew-transfer vessel solution working for Scira Offshore during Operations and Maintenance for the […]

  • Severn Names Its Damen 2610 Twin Axe

    27 March 2015
    Vessels

    Severn Offshore Services is holding a naming ceremony for its Damen 2610 twin axe “Severn Provider” today. It is company’s first vessels specifically designed to meet the needs of the offshore energy industry. The ceremony is being held at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem. Ryan Hopkins Managing Director: “We are delighted to be taking delivery of […]

  • Last Turbine Up at Eneco Luchterduinen

    9 June 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Eneco announced this morning that the last wind turbine had been installed at its Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.  Van Oord’s Aeolus finished installing the 43rd turbine around 3 am this morning, only 2 months after the first one was erected at the offshore wind site located 23 kilometers off the coast of Noordwijk and Zandvoort. Comprising 43 Vestas’ V112-3.0 […]

  • UK: Trident to Test Floating Generator for Second Time

    15 November 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Trident Energy will test its generator prototype in the spring on a deep water pier in Scotland, trying to create electricity from wave energy. This will be the second time the company undertakes this test, because three years ago the first prototype sank before it could be tested on the sea, writes the BBC. The […]

  • MPI Napoleon Launches Baltic Sea Campaign

    19 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vroon’s crew transfer vessel (CTV) MPI Napoleon has secured a charter in the German sector of the Baltic Sea.

  • Eneco Seeking Contractors for Norther Offshore Wind Farm

    23 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch energy company, Eneco, is inviting bids for two contracts regarding its Norther offshore wind farm located 22 kilometers from the shore near the port of Zeebrugge. The first contract is related to design, supply, installation and commissioning of wind turbine foundations, including cabling and offshore high voltage station. The supply and installation of wind turbine […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order to deliver its SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines for innogy’s 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In total, Siemens Gamesa will manufacture and deliver 38 wind turbines for the project. The order also comes with a two-year service and maintenance contract. The […]

  • PIRIOU to Showcase Its Offshore Wind Portfolio at EWEA’s Event

    6 November 2013

    French shipbuilding company PIRIOU has announced its participation in the EWEA Offshore event in Frankfurt. The company is a specialist in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repairing for medium sized vessels. The company is a specialist in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repairing for medium sized vessels. This year, Piriou moved into the […]

  • Ørsted Seeks EIB Financing for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    6 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

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

  • PGE Wins Three Offshore Wind Permits in Poland

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    As it was announced earlier this month, the Polish government has awarded PGE SA three permits to build offshore wind farms, according to Bloomberg. These will be the first of their kind in Poland. The government has awarded five permits with a total capacity of 4,500 MW. Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy received […]

  • Seaway 7 Adding New Cable Lay Vessel to Fleet

    30 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Seaway 7 is converting Seven Phoenix into a dedicated inter-array grid and export cable installation and trenching support vessel. According to Seaway 7, the vessel will operate under its new name Seaway Phoenix on the first assignment with the company. It was originally constructed as a dedicated trans-oceanic submarine fiber optic cable lay vessel, Subsea […]

  • German Partners Reveal Plans for 10 MW Offshore Electrolyzer Demo at Alpha Ventus

    27 November 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Green Hydrogen, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    German offshore wind and hydrogen developers plan to build an offshore electrolyzer demonstrator at the Alpha Ventus wind farm in the North Sea.

  • Vattenfall Reveals Offshore Wind Research Projects

    20 June 2017
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    Swedish utility company Vattenfall has announced the first successful projects for its EUR 3 million research programme aimed at examining the environmental and socio-economic impacts of offshore wind farms.

  • Block Island Wind Farm Tracking Birds and Bats

    19 September 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind has installed a wildlife tracking station on the easternmost foundation platform at the Block Island wind farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, to assist researchers in their studies of bird and bat activity off the Atlantic Coast.