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  • ELA Container Offshore Kits Out MPI Enterprise

    26 April 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    ELA Container Offshore GmbH has recently delivered three ELA offshore multipurpose rooms on the MPI Enterprise, MPI Offshore’s construction vessel currently working on the 336MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm.

  • Reef Subsea Files for Bankruptcy

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Subsea services company Reef Subsea has announced bankruptcy, Norwegian media writes. Because of this, several hundred employees will lose their jobs. Stavanger-based Hitecvision is a full owner of Reef Subsea, in which it invested around NOK 400 million (approximately EUR 47 million) by the end of 2013 and another NOK 100 million (EUR 12 million) last year. Reef Subsea is […]

  • Humber Gateway Enters Second Half of Turbine Installation

    12 November 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm is making progress with 37 of 73 turbines already installed.  E.ON UK Chief Executive, Tony Cocker confirmed this in a press release accompanying its interim financial results. First wind turbines at the project’s site were installed at the end of July, and a few days later the wind farm’s Operations and Maintenance base was opened in Grimsby. The […]

  • Alicat, South Boats IOW to Exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2015

    7 November 2014

    Alicat Workboats Ltd. and sister company South Boat IOW Ltd. will once again be co-exhibiting at next years EWEA Offshore 2015 conference and exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark. Representatives from both companies will be present, showcasing some of the latest vessel designs and promoting the extensive portfolio of services available from both facilities. EWEA Offshore is […]

  • UK Renewables Hit Record High

    26 June 2015

    Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased from 19.6 per cent in 2014 Q1 to a record level of 22.3 per cent in the same period this year. Offshore wind increased generation by 6.3 per cent to 4.7 TWh while onshore wind was up by 4.7 per cent in totalling at 7.0 TWh, according to the […]

  • UK: Councilors Debate Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

    29 August 2013
    Authorities

    Swansea councilors have met today to debate the proposal for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, the South Wales Evening Post writes. Even though the project would generate the equivalent of 9 percent of Wales’ electricity needs, the tidal lagoon has raised a lot of questions. Some of the questions and concerns refer to potential effect […]

  • Gulliver Gives Living Stone a Hand

    11 October 2018
    Vessels

    The heavy lift vessel Gulliver has installed a 253 t Huisman crane on board DEME Group’s cable laying and multipurpose vessel the Living Stone.

  • Trianel Borkum II Foundations Quarter-Way In

    31 July 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Eight out of 32 monopile foundations have been installed on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II in the German North Sea, the project’s developers said.

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farms Clear Another Hurdle

    15 March 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z o.o., a joint venture between Equinor and Polenergia S.A., has secured an environmental decision for the offshore grid infrastructure connecting two offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1440MW to the Polish national grid system. The decision was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk. In May 2018, Polenergia and […]

  • Anholt Scheduled for Cable Replacement

    20 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Energinet.dk is planning to replace two cable sections at Dong Energy’s Anholt offshore wind farm. Following a fault on a export cable in February, transmission operator in cooperation with NKT Cables identified there is a risk of error in the first 400 meters of the submarine cable from Grenå and the last 4 km before […]

  • VIDEO: Lobsterman, OWF Developer Working Together

    29 July 2015

    Thanks to ocean planning, America’s first offshore wind farm started construction few days ago. The location of the Block Island project was informed by Rhode Island’s Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP). The Ocean SAMP is a state-led ocean planning process that brought together the people of Rhode Island, from fishermen to sailors to conservationists […]

  • MPI Resolution to Remove RWE’s IJmuiden Met Mast

    15 January 2016
    Vessels

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Resolution has been contracted by RWE for the removal of the IJmuiden Met Mast. In 2011, RWE installed the 100m high met mast in waters up to about 26m, approximately 85 km off the Dutch coast. The mast was built on a monopile foundation consisting of a […]

  • Borssele I & II Tender Postponed

    4 December 2015
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The call for tenders for Borssele sites I and II, planned to be launched this month, will be delayed until mid-January 2016. This was said by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, which explained it will wait for the discussion on the draft bill, called Stroom, in the Dutch Senate before launching the tender procedure. The draft bill […]

  • Siemens, UNITe Sign French Tidal Energy Cooperation Deal

    14 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    On Tuesday, Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French renewable energy producer UNITe to join forces in responding to the Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the installation of demonstration tidal energy projects off Cotentin and Finistère. Under the MoU, the two companies will participate actively in the development of marine energy […]

  • Resolute Marine Energy Joins WOC

    7 November 2013

    The World Ocean Council (WOC) has welcomed its newest member Resolute Marine Energy (RME). RME is the first company from the emerging marine renewable energy sector, particularly in harnessing ocean wave energy, to join the global ocean industry leadership coalition. RME’s CEO Bill Staby stated that, “We see the need and value to working with […]

  • Canadian Company Eyes French Offshore Wind Opportunities

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Boralex, a Canadian renewable energy company, plans to enter the European offshore wind market by developing projects of 100 to 300 MW capacity. The projects would be installed in France, and the company is already negotiating with a potential European partner, the Global Post writes. Boralex has unveiled its offshore wind plans during a conference […]

  • Connection Work on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Full Swing

    30 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The work on the cable connection of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm to the grid is progressing at full speed off the Baltic coast of the German Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. More than half of the project’s cables are now lying on the seabed. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine cables will […]

  • Can Irish Offshore Wind Create Jobs through Vessel, Crew Supply?

    17 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Thomas Pringle, Donegal Independent Deputy, raised a question on the potential of job creation through the supply of tender vessels and crews for Irish offshore wind projects. During Question Time session at the Dáil Éireann (Irish House of Deputies), Mr. Pringle asked Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, if his department looked […]

  • Preparatory Onshore Work Starts for Eneco Luchterduinen OWF

    27 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The preparatory onshore work for the Dutch offshore wind farm Eneco Luchterduinen has started. The onshore cable installation is the first step to prepare the later grid connection, and Ecofys is currently in charge of developing and managing the electrical infrastructure. Ecofys will perform quality inspections for the fabrication of various electrical components and manage […]

  • Germany: Sandbank Offshore Wind Seeks Substation Design, Installation

    19 November 2012
    Grid Connection

    Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH is looking for contractors for offshore wind farm works.  The whole project consists of 96 WTGs, WTG foundations, Inter Aray cables and an Offshore Substation (OSS). The windfarm is located in the German Bight, 90 km west of the island of Sylt, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The location […]

  • Japanese Delegation Visits Bremerhaven (Germany)

    20 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Bremerhaven has been internationally recognized as offshore wind energy center.   This year BIS has welcomed 25 foreign delegations seeking information about that site. It has been confirmed that Bremerhaven plays great role in international wind energy market. Well-known companies such as REpower Systems SE, Weser Wind GmbH, AREVA Traders and PowerBlades GmbH have established […]

  • USA: Maine Approves Power Purchase Agreement With ORPC

    15 May 2012
    Authorities

    According to Care2 news portal, Maine’s Public Utilities Commission recently approved ORPC’s power purchase agreements (PPAs). The 20-year agreements with the tidal energy developer will generate electricity from its Cobscook Bay site in the Gulf of Maine. The company’s Maine Tidal Energy Project began to develop in March, when the bottom support frame for the first grid-connected […]

  • China: National Energy Administration Approves Two Offshore Wind Farms Applications

    15 May 2012
    Authorities

      The applications submitted by China Southern Power Grid and Guangdong Yudean Group to start arrangements for offshore wind farms in Zhuhai and Zhanjiang got the National Energy Administration approvals, China Securities Journal reports. This action indicates that China may be altering the approval process for offshore wind farms by employing more conventional methods. The […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power Enters Shortlist for Innovator Award (UK)

    2 February 2012

    Pelamis Wave Power announces that the company has been shortlisted for an Innovator Award in this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards. The Innovator Award is a new category for 2012 and recognises excellence in innovative technological solutions developed in the UK for the offshore energy sector. Pelamis Wave Power has been shortlisted for the Pelamis, an […]

  • Oceantic Network: Empire Wind 1 Resumption ‘Win for Workers’

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The news about the US government rescinding the order to halt Empire Wind 1 construction activities has been welcomed by the offshore wind industry and New York state agencies. With more than 1,500 construction workers involved in the project and its supply chain spanning multiple US states, Oceantic Network said lifting the order was a […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind to Grow Sixfold by 2017

    17 August 2012
    R&D

    Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, […]