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  • EUR 1,289 M Investment Financing for the Construction and Operation of a 325 MW Offshore Wind Farm (Belgium)

    26 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    C-Power is pleased to announce that it has closed the financing of the second and third phases of the offshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank (located about 30 km in the North Sea off the Belgian coast). A group of 7 commercial lenders: KBC, Rabobank, Société Générale, KfW Ipex-Bank, Commerzbank, Dexia and ASN Bank […]

  • Germany’s Offshore Era Enters its Second Year – Twelve Months of Operational Experience at Alpha Ventus (Germany)

    17 November 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    One year ago the last of the twelve turbines of alpha ventus was assembled – completing Germany’s first offshore wind farm. Since the gradual commissioning of the turbines, the offshore test field has fed some 170 gigawatt hours of climate friendly power into the national power grid and has already achieved an balanced EROEI (Energy […]

  • Turkey Identifies Three Offshore Wind Development Zones, Starts Working Towards Auction

    12 June 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) has launched a tender for the delivery of site investigations and consultancy services for three development zones in the Sea of Marmara. The work is expected to set the stage for the country’s first offshore wind tender. The work will encompass metocean and wind resource measurements, […]

  • Mainstream, BP, Statkraft Partner with Norwegian Port as Part of Offshore Wind Bid

    13 December 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power, BP and Statkraft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Windport in Mandal, Norway, as part of their bid to develop an offshore wind project at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II; SN2) area. According to the developers, Windport, a subsidiary of Global Ocean Technology, is building a port […]

  • Denmark Helps India Identify 15 Offshore Wind Zones

    24 November 2022
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have published a conceptual offshore wind plan for 15 locations in India under their joint initiative, the Centre of Excellence for Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy. The study, presented at an event in Chennai, India, on 23 November and based […]

  • US Plans to Auction 3 GW Offshore Oregon, Pinpoints Three Areas

    25 February 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified three Call Areas in the Pacific Ocean offshore Oregon for wind energy development, which have a total installed capacity potential of 17 GW. The agency is now embarking on narrowing down these pieces of federal waters into Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) which could support 3 […]

  • EU Offshore Wind Strategy Coming in 2020

    11 December 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission plans to present the European Union’s strategy on offshore wind in 2020, according to the indicative timeline set out in the just-released The European Green Deal. The European  Green Deal is a roadmap on how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Increasing offshore wind production will be essential, building […]

  • Highlights of the Month: December 2017

    3 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall Gives Reasons for Choosing Siemens Gamesa 8MW Turbine Vattenfall has chosen the new 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for its Danish offshore wind farms because it “was simply the cheapest choice in the market measured by cost per generated megawatt-hour electricity,” Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind and Country Manager for Vattenfall in Denmark, said. Spain: […]

  • Brittany Backs DCNS Floating Offshore Wind Development

    17 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    At Sea Tech Week in Brest yesterday, an agreement between the Brittany Region and DCNS was signed by the Brittany Regional Council President Pierrick Massiot and DCNS Director for Marine Energy Frédéric Le Lidec. The purpose of this agreement is to speed up development of the floating offshore wind turbine plant in Brittany and to […]

  • Carnegie Deploys CETO 5 Unit

    25 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has announced that the first of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CETO 5 unit was installed on the first attempt and has now been operating for […]

  • European Marine Energy Centre Receives HS1000 Tidal Turbine (UK)

    26 December 2011

    A 100ft underwater turbine that is destined to be part of the world’s first tidal power array has been successfully deployed in the sea around Orkney this week, signalling a major step forward for the global marine renewable energy industry. The 1 megawatt (MW) Hammerfest Strom HS1000 device, which can power the annual electricity needs […]

  • Portugal Zooms In on Three Offshore Wind Areas with 3.5 GW Capacity for Upcoming Auction

    14 July 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    An inter-ministerial working group on offshore wind set up by the Portuguese government as part of the process of organising the country’s first offshore wind tender has narrowed down the initially identified areas to three that would be offered for development later this year. As reported at the beginning of this year, the working group […]

  • Ireland’s Phase One Offshore Wind Projects Reach Major Milestone

    23 December 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland’s Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has issued Maritime Area Consents (MACs) to the first phase of seven offshore renewable energy projects, said to represent a significant milestone in the delivery of offshore wind in Ireland. Coming on the back of the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2023, this […]

  • Ireland to Develop National Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind

    10 May 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Industry

    Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, has announced plans to develop a National Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind which will set out how Ireland can maximise the economic opportunity arising from the production of offshore wind energy. Ireland’s Offshore Energy Programme includes a target to deliver 5 GW of offshore wind by […]

  • Marineco Orders Two More Damen Twin Axe Vessels

    20 October 2013

    Marineco UK has placed another order for two more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels to serve its offshore wind activities. The Scottish company was the first customer for the pioneering Damen Twin Axe vessel, which has become the industry standard since its introduction just over two years ago. Marineco’s two new additions will be delivered […]

  • Belfast Harbour Hits Record in Tonnage Handled

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A record financial performance during 2013 has enabled Belfast Harbour to commit more than £60m to capital expenditure projects. The Harbour’s Annual Report has revealed that Turnover rose by 30% to £50.3m whilst Profit before Taxation climbed by 42% to £26.2m during the financial year. During the period the Harbour also paid over £6.6m in […]

  • Advisory Group Set Up to Help Deliver GBP 19 Mln Gwynt y Môr Community Fund

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK, the developer of Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm, has established a 14-member advisory group, which is taking forward the views of local people expressed during one of the biggest consultation exercises ever carried out by the renewables sector at the time. The group has taken its first steps towards delivering £19 […]

  • Japanese Company Takes Part in Spain’s Floating Wind Demonstration Project

    25 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Japan’s Electric Power Development, also known as J-Power, has joined the WHEEL floating offshore wind demonstration project in Spain. The WHEEL demonstration project is led by the Madrid-headquartered company Esteyco. WHEEL will feature one turbine installed three kilometres off the eastern coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. Through this project, J-Power aims to acquire knowledge in […]

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm Starts Building O&M Base

    22 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has officially broken ground for its net-zero carbon Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at the Port of Tyne, the UK. At 3.6 GW, the Dogger Bank wind farm will become the biggest in the world when operational in 2026, and be capable of providing around 5 per cent of the UK’s […]

  • Siemens Completes Baltic 1 OSS Upgrade

    10 August 2020
    Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy Service has completed an upgrade on the offshore substation of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The work, completed in July, included an upgrade on the existing gas-insulated switchgear to improve and safeguard the energy transmission. The pre-campaign started in March when the sub-distribution was assembled and the electrical wiring was […]

  • SeaZip: Next Generation Crew Transfer Vessel Is In The Pipeline (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    13 December 2017
    R&D, Vessels

    We are working with several shipyards on developing a new, larger crew transfer vessel (CTV) which could operate for up to 14 days offshore, Jan Reier Arends, Owner and Managing Director of SeaZip Offshore Service, said.

  • Keystone Engineering Setting Up Baltimore Office

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Louisiana-based Keystone Engineering Inc. has announced the opening of its newest office located in Baltimore. This news follows the announcement that the company was awarded the contract to design the meteorological mast tower foundation for US Wind’s Maryland offshore wind development lease. Ben Foley, General Manager of Keystone’s Offshore Renewables Group, stated: “We are excited to […]

  • CableFish Proves to Be Revolutionizing for Subsea Cable Installation

    6 August 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The first stage of the new CableFish test programme was completed last week and the results proved that this concept will revolutionise submarine cable installation for high flow environments. The trials were conducted on a simulated cable off the Dorset coast in flows of up to 2.5knots. The objective was to prove the concept, including the […]

  • Photo of the Day: Seacat Intrepid under Construction

    15 September 2014

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seacat Intrepid under construction at South Boats IoW facility. South Boats IoW is currently building Seacat Services’ first 26-meter wind farm support vessel. This is the second vessel out of the three ordered last year in August. According to the contract, the vessel manufacturer has up to 24 months […]

  • EnBW Seeks Certification Services for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has issued a tender seeking certification services for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The selected company will be in charge of providing certification for the turbines, foundations and the offshore platform. The contract will begin on 1 December this year and end on 31 December 2026. The deadline for […]

  • Palfinger Delivers Two Cranes for Formosa 1 Project

    11 July 2016

    Palfinger Marine today informed it had entered the Asian offshore wind crane market for the first time with two PF 8000 fixed boom type platform cranes delivered to Taiwanese company Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. The cranes will be mounted on transition pieces in the building yard in Shanghai and then delivered to Taiwan, where they will […]