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  • Meerwind Süd │Ost Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    4 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    WindMW GmbH, a joint-venture of Blackstone Energy Partners, Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announced the completion of Meerwind Süd │Ost, a 288 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.  Within the last day, WindMW installed its 80th and final offshore turbine and completed the installation of […]

  • USA: Atargis Energy Corporation Completes CycWEC Testing

    27 July 2012

    Atargis Energy Corporation recently completed a successful testing campaign at the Texas A&M Offshore Technology Research Center in College Station, TX. This testing campaign was designed to establish the performance of the Atargis proprietary Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) in a large offshore wave basin facility at a 1:10 scale. One of the major achievements […]

  • Ulstein Plans to Become Major Renewables Player

    13 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ulstein Group has reported a good result for 2014 with an operating turnover of NOK 2.7 billion (approx. EUR 323 million) and an operating profit of NOK 184 million (approx. EUR 22 million). There was a good market for design and equipment packages during 2014, the company said. ULSTEIN entered into contracts for the construction of […]

  • New Jersey Sets Up Regional Planning Process for Offshore Wind Transmission

    19 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and regional electricity grid operator PJM Interconnection have agreed to commence a State Agreement Approach (SAA) solicitation for offshore wind transmission solutions. The commencement of the SAA includes New Jersey using the competitive solicitation process in PJM’s existing planning framework to explore options for the development of transmission solutions for offshore wind energy. Following NJBPU’s request, PJM will […]

  • LOC to Advise Woen Jinn on Cable Lay Barge Conversion

    30 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    LOC Renewables’ company Longitude Engineering has won a contract in Taiwan with the subsea cable installer Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering, under which it will assess the WJ#5 cable lay barge and advise on the specifications and conversion work required to fit the barge for offshore wind operations.

  • Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstration Site Granted Construction Permission (UK)

    8 November 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted permission to The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) to construct the grid-connected 99.9MW demonstration project, comprising 15 turbines in three arrays in depths of 35m, 45m and 55m off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland including cables back to shore.  Northumberland County Council has also granted permission for […]

  • UK: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Non-Executive Board

    23 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four distinguished Non-Executive Directors under the Chairmanship of Colin Hood, former Chief Operating Officer of SSE.   Helen Liddell (Rt Hon Baroness Liddell […]

  • Dominion Gathers Jones Act Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Team

    21 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    The Houston-based National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has secured contracts to design, and deliver equipment for the GustoMSC™ NG-16000X-SJ offshore wind turbine installation jack-up vessel ordered by Dominion Energy. Designed by GustoMSC, a business unit within NOV, this first Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind is being constructed by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville shipyard in […]

  • UK: RSA Launches ‘Rethinking Risk: Renewable Energy’ Campaign at EWEA 2012

    18 April 2012

    RSA, the leading global insurer, launched its ‘Rethinking Risk: Renewable Energy’ campaign at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) conference in Copenhagen. The global ‘Rethinking Risk’ campaign will see research and analysis published throughout the year covering a variety of risk areas, ranging from renewable energy to driving safety to shipping. Looking at the future […]

  • Two Rotor Stars Installed at Global Tech I

    10 March 2014
    Technology

    The Global Tech I announced that the first two rotor stars have been successfully installed. The jack-up vessel VIDAR starting from the JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven is deployed for installation of the rotor stars. Weighing over 100 tonnes, each rotor star is first lifted horizontally and during its ascent is rotated to the vertical position some […]

  • SMart Wind Signs Agreement with Crown Estate (UK)

    24 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services, today announced the signing of Agreement for Leases (AfL) with The Crown Estate for Optimus Wind and Breesea, which together comprise the second phase of projects within the Hornsea Zone. Optimus Wind and Breesea combined could have a capacity of up to […]

  • France Launches Second Offshore Wind Tender

    9 January 2013
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho announced launching of a new tender for construction of offshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 1GW, the Ministry said in a press release. This second tender for wind turbines generating electricity at sea should allow the construction of offshore wind farms off […]

  • Reef Subsea, Port of Blyth Ink Service Agreement

    6 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Reef Subsea and Port of Blyth have signed a service agreement, which will see Reef Subsea utilise the mobilisation and demobilisation facilities at the port. Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new […]

  • WES Seeking New Innovations in Wave Energy

    11 June 2015
    R&D

    Wave Energy Scotland’s (WES) second competitive project call is now underway with the search for novel wave energy converter devices. The national research and development body for the wave energy sector in Scotland is inviting applications for project costs via a contract for research and development services to develop novel wave energy converters. Applicants will […]

  • Germany: Upper Normandy President Visits AREVA Wind

    16 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Alain Le Vern, President of the Upper Normandy region went to Bremerhaven in northern Germany to visit AREVA Wind that designs, assembles, commissions and maintains offshore wind turbines. Accompanied by Hélène Segura, Vice-President of the Upper Normandy responsible for vocational training, Alain Le Vern came to get a first-hand experience of the industry which should […]

  • Shell Sets Sights on Offshore Wind in Spain and Portugal

    11 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Shell and the Spanish energy company Capital Energy have signed an agreement to analyze the joint development of projects in the offshore wind energy sector in Spain and Portugal. Leveraging their complementary skills and strengths, both companies will explore opportunities in line with their interest in these countries, especially in the field of floating offshore […]

  • 3sun Inks GBP 1 Mln Deal with Statoil

    10 July 2014

    Aberdeen based 3sun Group has been awarded a marine operations and management contract by Statoil, worth £1million. The six month contract, which commenced last month [June], will be based within the Outer Harbour of East Port, Great Yarmouth, and marks the first time 3sun Group has worked with Statoil and supported on a major project […]

  • Innogy Unbridles Galloper

    28 September 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Innogy SE officially inaugurated the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK today, 28 September.

  • The Nederland: Eneco to Purchase Half Electricity Produced by C-Power Wind Farm

    23 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    Eneco has announced that it will purchase half of all the electricity generated by the planned second phase of the offshore C-Power Wind Farm on a long term basis. The wind farm is located on the Thornton Bank at a distance of approximately 30 kilometres off the Belgian coast and currently has a production capacity […]

  • Opielok Readies to Diversify into Offshore Wind

    27 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Hamburg-based offshore supply vessel operator Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) is pressing on with the plan to commission the 26 meter crew transfer vessel OOC NERZ in January 2016 and make a move into the offshore wind industry. OOC NERZ is the company’s first of four BMT Nigel Gee-designed crew transfer vessels built in compliance to German […]

  • US to Hold Second Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    21 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed a second offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, with four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas to be auctioned off. On 20 March, the DOI and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the proposed sale notice (PSN) in the Federal […]

  • Parkwind Acquires German Tender Winner

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has acquired full ownership of KNK Wind, the project company behind the 247MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea that won the concession rights at the latest offshore wind tender in Germany.

  • MAATS Tech Introduces Novel Cable Lay Solution for Deepwater Works

    26 April 2018
    Technology, Vessels

    UK marine engineering company MAATS Tech has announced that it received a patent for its latest product, the Vessel Enabler, a modular chute that enables high-tension horizontal cable lay in deep waters and thus eliminates the need for a vertical lay tower or vertical lay system.

  • France: Alstom Inaugurates Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 March 2012

    On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been developed in response to a […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Reports Loss in Q1 2012

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The complex economic environment, volatility in many of the main wind markets, the new product launches and the industry’s seasonality had a temporary impact on Gamesa’s profitability and debt. Nevertheless, the company’s market and business diversification and the synergies between the wind turbine and farm activities enabled it to increase sales in the period, with […]

  • Iberdrola Cleared to Start Feasibility Activities Offshore Australia

    1 July 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The feasibility stage management plan for the Aurora Green offshore wind project, being developed by Iberdrola, has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). This approval of the management plan allows Iberdrola to commence metocean studies within the feasibility licence area, including the deployment of a floating LiDAR buoy, a wave buoy, and a […]