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  • Maersk Training Offers Opportunities in Newcastle

    19 June 2015
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has spaces available on its Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF) course starting on either Monday 22 June or Monday 29 June 2015, with further start dates later in the year, the company has announced. Stuart Cameron, Managing Director at Maersk Training said: “Tough […]

  • Taiwan’s NCKU Launches Floating LiDAR to Assess Offshore Wind

    28 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, launched its floating LiDAR, an offshore wind resource assessment buoy, May 24, at Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory. “It is the Asia No. 1 and World No.4 of Floating LiDAR applications in wind profiler measurement at sea,” said NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung at the launching ceremony. He added, “This will […]

  • REpower Erects Its 5,000th Wind Turbine (Germany)

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Suzlon Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE announced the completion of installation of its 5,000th turbine, located in Baden-Württemberg’s biggest public wind farm, “Großer Wald”, near Buchen in the Neckar-Odenwald district. Five REpower 3.2M114 turbines that comprise the wind farm will produce around 28 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually – enough for around 7,500 homes. Yesterday, […]

  • Ming Yang’s Signed Orderbook Hits 3.3GW

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. “We have signed new orders of 671.5MW during the quarter, and our signed orderbook continues to grow strongly and has now reached a historic high […]

  • CTruk to Showcase Two Vessels at Seawork

    4 March 2014

    CTruk will have two vessels on the Seawork pontoons this year. CWind Endurance, a 20m Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) OWSV for Dungeness-based Technical Marine Support and CWind, is due for delivery in March 2014 and it is planned that she will grace the pontoon at Seawork later in the year. CTruk has utilised […]

  • AMC Puts Four HSSV into Production

    27 July 2015
    Vessels

    Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) celebrated its acquisition of ISO 9001 quality management certification in June by placing four High Speed Support Vessels (HSSV) under build simultaneously in its new Isle of Wight UK building hall. By mid-June, the hull of the first 21m vessel for wind farm industry service provider CWind was up to the […]

  • Siemens Picks Houlder to Design Sea Fastenings for Galloper Turbines

    20 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Wind Power has awarded UK-based marine engineers, Houlder Ltd, the contract for the design of sea fastenings for the 336MW Galloper wind farm project. The Galloper wind farm construction consists of 56 Siemens 6MW SWT-6.0-154 turbines. Critical to the successful construction of the offshore turbines is the design of sea fastenings work, and for […]

  • Dudgeon Nets GBP 1.3 Billion Project Financing

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm have arranged a GBP 1.3 billion long-term financing for the project with a consortium of international banks and financial institutions on May 12, having reached financial close in six months. The limited recourse financing will fund the capital requirements of the wind farm, currently under construction 32 […]

  • Minesto Strengthens Its Management Team

    4 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Minesto, the developer of the Deep Green marine energy power plant, has named Fredrik Ahlström as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Charlotta Ekman who will take up the position as Chief Operating Officer. Ahlström joins Minesto as new CFO from Sibelco Nordic, a provider of industrial minerals, where he acted as CFO and was leading the […]

  • Germany: Schleswig-Holstein Strengthens Partnership with South Korea

    2 October 2012

    Schleswig-Holstein’s economics (trade and industry) minister Reinhard Meyer sees good opportunities for cooperation with South Korean enterprises in the wind sector, and wishes to promote business exchange with the country. During his visit to the HUSUM WindEnergy trade fair he issued an invitation to South Korean exhibitors. “As far as off-shore wind power is concerned, […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall’s Q1 Profit Up 92 pct

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall announced the results for the first quarter 2012. ”During the quarter we successfully concluded our divestment programme of our noncore assets. In January we received a combined total of SEK 21 billion for the sale of operations in Belgium, Finland and Poland. We have thereby been able to reduce the Group’s net debt by […]

  • SgurrEnergy Bags Construction Monitoring Contract for Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    SgurrEnergy announces the enhancement of the company’s strong working relationships with KfW IPEX-Bank, UniCredit Bank and other leading European project and export finance banks, by winning a new construction monitoring contract for Germany’s first project financed offshore wind farm, Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm, a development by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH. This latest appointment […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Case: Nass & Wind Disputes Award Decision

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its main legal action against the government’s decision to award the site to another consortium. This case is currently being processed at the Court of Appeals in Nantes.

  • Mainprize Places WFSV Order with Walker Marine

    19 March 2020
    Vessels

    Mainprize Offshore has placed an order for two wind farm service vessels (WFSVs) with Walker Marine Design. According to Mainprize Offshore, the MO6 and MO7 WFSVs will be built by Shipbuilding Asia, representing the company’s first project with this shipyard. Following the success of the MO5, the vessels follow its design principal but with a […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Monopile Foundation Turbines Up and Running

    30 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    All 31 monopile foundation wind turbines have been commissioned at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, according to Northland Power. The commissioning phase of the 31 MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines began in early June, with all the planned work said to be completed ahead of schedule. As reported, the 31 monopile foundation wind turbines were installed […]

  • Mainstream in Sales Talks over Neart na Gaoithe

    27 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power has decided to divest its stake in a North Sea wind farm. According to the Irish media, Dublin-based offshore wind farm developer is in talks with InterGen and Siemens Project Ventures to sell its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe. This would be InterGen’s first investment in the offshore wind sector. Neart na […]

  • Blackbird Appoints Financial Expert

    20 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Blackbird International Corporation (BBRD), a wave energy technology developer, has hired Dov Weinstein, an accountant with years of experience operating his own certified public accounting firm since 1988 under the name Dov Weinstein & Co. C.P.A. He is committed to providing the Company with the best possible services so that accurate and informed business, taxation, […]

  • Rampion OSS Topside En Route to OWF Site

    3 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The topside for the Rampion offshore substation has departed Rosyth and is on its way to the project site.

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Progressing as Planned

    1 August 2012

    The progress of construction work on 108 MW Riffgat offshore wind farm is right on schedule. The Riffgat offshore wind farm is located 15 kilometers from the island of Borkum and 25 kilometers from the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. Before starting the installation, the developers had applied for scour protection, after which EWE and Enova […]

  • UK: Dalby Offshore Renewables Buys Another Alicat Vessel

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore Renewables purchased Boat 12 from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth, after it bought two crew transfer vessels from the Great Yarmouth’s company earlier this year. Prior to purchasing the two crew transfer vessels, Dalby put the Alicat through its paces with various sea trials and an exhaustive evaluation process, however the vessel passed […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Could Complete Block Island Wind Energy Project in 2015

    26 December 2012

    Block Island offshore wind farm developer sad that the completion date for this project is likely to be pushed into 2015, reports Associated Press. However, the company did not exclude the possibility of completing the project in 2014. Deepwater wind is awaiting federal approvals to commence the construction of, what could be, the USA’s first […]

  • Spain: GES Installs Gamesa’s 5MW Wind Turbine

    16 October 2013

    As part of its offshore strategy, Gamesa has recently developed its first offshore prototype. GES has provided services for the installation and commission of the wind turbine for Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer. The G128-5.0 turbine has been assembled in the Arigana Quay. The different components of the 5 MW were produced in Spain and shipped […]

  • USD 30 Billion North Atlantic Offshore Wind Project Launches

    24 May 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Anglo-American joint venture Hecate Independent Power Limited (HIP) has launched its HIP Atlantic Project for installing 10,000 MW of fixed and floating wind turbines in the North Atlantic connected to the UK grid. The long-length, high-capacity, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission cables which will connect the wind farms to the UK grid are to be […]

  • Bill Expediting California’s Offshore Wind Development Signed into Law, New Legislation Said to Cut Permitting Timeline by Five Years

    10 October 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new offshore wind bills into law on 7 October. Coming into effect on 1 January 2024, the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (bill SB 286) is set to shave five years off of the offshore wind permitting timeline, while under the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (bill AB 3), relevant […]

  • Interview: Wikinger Substation Platform Construction Underway

    22 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    In December last year, Iberdrola awarded a €160 million contract to Spanish shipbuilding firm, Navantia, for work on Germany’s 350MW Wikinger offshore wind project. The contract, which comprises fabrication of 29 jacket foundations and two substation platforms, represents Navantia’s formal entry into the offshore wind sector. Offshore WIND spoke to Abel Mendez Diaz, the company’s […]

  • Offshore Wind Event 2018: Program and Speaker Line-Up

    3 August 2018

    In 2018, the first subsidy-free tender was won. What will this mean for the future of offshore wind farms?