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  • Scottish Enterprise’s Industry Engagement Building Unveiled

    14 May 2013

    inovo, Scottish Enterprise’s Industry Engagement building, at the heart of Glasgow’s International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ), has been unveiled. Scheduled for completion in mid-July this year, this new building will offer Grade A office accommodation to renewable sector companies looking to collaborate with the University of Strathclyde and key industrial partners on innovations […]

  • Over Half of Sunrise Wind Foundation Components Built, Offshore Construction to Kick Off in 2025

    16 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the advanced foundation components for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm have already been built, as the project gears up for offshore construction in 2025. Ørsted selected Riggs Distler & Company, a union construction solutions firm with offices in Mt. Vernon and Saugerties, New York, as the general contractor […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Selects East Anglia THREE Converter Stations Team

    25 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions have signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables with the intention to provide high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. The delivery of this EPCI scope for the wind farm’s two converter stations is subject to the project reaching financial […]

  • Finland Sheds More Light on Major Offshore Wind Project

    7 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus plans to have the Korsnäs offshore wind farm up and running as early as 2028. Metsähallitus, which is currently in the process of selecting a partner to jointly develop the project, said that the wind farm, located some 15 kilometres off the coast of the municipality of Korsnäs, will have a […]

  • Vertical Turbines More Efficient in Large Scale Wind Farms – Oxford Brookes University

    30 April 2021
    R&D

    New research from Oxford Brookes University has found that Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are far more efficient in large scale (offshore) wind farms than the traditional Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs). Spinning around an axis vertical to the ground, VAWTs exhibit the opposite behaviour of the traditional horizontal propeller design and increase each other’s […]

  • Seacat Services Orders Chartwell 24 CTV Pair

    23 November 2020
    Technology, Vessels

    Offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has ordered two further Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessels (CTVs). These latest vessels, designed by Chartwell Marine, will be the first equipped with a new foil optimisation and stability system (FOSS) designed by BAR Technologies. Ian Baylis, Managing Director at Seacat Services, said: “The Chartwell 24 platform […]

  • EOLOS, Partrac Deploy Resource Measurement Tech at Welsh Floating Wind Site

    11 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    EOLOS has deployed its FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy in the waters where Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm, the 96 MW Erebus, will be built. The Spanish floating LiDAR supplier secured a contract for the Erebus project this summer with Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between Ireland-based blue economy developer Simply Blue Energy and […]

  • Offshore Installation Starts at Ørsted’s 900 MW Wind Farm in Taiwan

    18 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted said that the full-scale offshore construction activities at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farms are moving full speed ahead after the developer secured all the permits and EIA approvals for the project. Ørsted will begin export and array cable laying, installation of the offshore substations and foundations in 2021, and […]

  • Ingka Investments, KEPCO Join UtsiraVIND Floating Consortium

    2 August 2023
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, have joined the UtsiraVIND consortium, which will be bidding in the upcoming tender in Norway for the Utsira Nord area. The UtsiraVIND consortium originated as a partnership between Odfjell Oceanwind, a Norwegian provider of floating offshore wind technologies, and Source Galileo, […]

  • Huisman Monopile Installation Kit for Seaway7’s Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel

    2 August 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, which is currently being built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI). Under the contract, Huisman will deliver a monopile gripper, an upending frame, and two sets of monopile […]

  • Run Larger, Multi-Site Offshore Wind Tenders, French Energy Commission Recommends to Gov’t

    9 June 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has recommended that the government conducts larger offshore wind tenders, inviting bids for several sites. This is according to the latest update from CRE, which has now published specifications for the country’s AO5 tender for a floating wind farm in southern Brittany. The deadline for submitting bids under the […]

  • Two Wind Projects Offshore Finland Power Forward

    4 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted Ilmatar Offshore a research permit for two offshore wind areas in Finland’s exclusive economic zone. The granted permit applies to two areas, one of which is located approximately 30 kilometers from Jakobstad and the other approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Vaasa. Ilmatar Offshore previously announced that […]

  • Powerhouses Clash Offshore California in Bid to Build Wind Farms

    6 December 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding a live auction, starting on 6 December, for the rights to develop floating offshore wind energy projects in five areas off the California Coast. This is the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on the US Pacific coast and the first-ever through which the country is […]

  • HST Marine Adds Damen Hybrid Vessels to Its Fleet

    2 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Offshore services provider, High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine, and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the supply of three hybrid Fast Crew Supplier 2710 vessels at the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, at Damen’s headquarters. The three Damen vessels will be fitted with 190 kW battery arrays that will enable […]

  • North Star’s Second SOV Ready to Start Ops at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    10 October 2023
    Vessels

    Last week, North Star took delivery of another hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) leaving the shores of Aberdeen, with the Grampian Derwent setting sail for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. After completing the final commissioning testing by the technical and rescue teams at North Star, the vessel set sail […]

  • RWE, Acta Marine Team Up to Build ‘Green’ SOVs

    27 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Vessels

    German offshore wind developer RWE and maritime support provider Acta Marine have signed a long-term vessel supply agreement which they say will pave the way for the decarbonisation of offshore wind farm operations. According to the companies, the agreement is to build and operate two ‘green’ service operation vessels (SOVs), which will be among the […]

  • Energinet Issues EUR 30 Million Tender Call for Technical Consultancy for North Sea Energy Island HVAC/DC Equipment

    20 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has opened a qualification period for a tender seeking technical consultancy services for the power equipment of the artificial island Denmark plans to build in the North Sea. The North Sea Energy Island will connect 3 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2033 and 10 GW by 2040, and […]

  • DEME Picks Thyboron Port as Foundation Base for Danish Offshore Wind Farms

    15 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    DEME Group and the Port of Thyboron have signed a contract regarding the installation of foundations for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. The foundations that DEME will be installing include 41 monopiles and transition pieces (TPs). The 77-metre-long monopiles, each weighing around 622 tonnes will be produced […]

  • US Mobilising USD 30 Million to Speed Up Wind Energy Deployment

    19 October 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its intent to use more than USD 30 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund research and development (R&D) projects that will lower costs for bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind energy projects, as well as those on land. The USD 30 million pot will support […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Newcomer In Partnership Talks for Scottish Offshore Wind-O&G Electrification Auction

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Havfram is in early talks with a partner(s) for the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind seabed leasing round, according to the company’s press release from 2 March. Six months ago, Crown Estate Scotland announced it would organise a specific leasing round prioritising oil and gas asset electrification. The auction is […]

  • German Food Retailer Signs Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement with Ørsted

    20 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German food retailer REWE Group has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with Ørsted to procure 100 MW of green electricity from Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm. The agreement with Ørsted represents REWE Group’s largest renewable energy offtake agreement to date and makes REWE Group the first German food retailer to purchase electricity […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Starts Producing

    10 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine installed at the test centre in Østerild, Denmark, has produced its first electricity and delivered it to the grid. The SG 14-222 DD turbine model has a 14 MW capacity, reaching up to 15 MW using the company’s Power Boost function. The model features a 222-metre […]

  • BladeBUG Armours Up for Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Walks

    5 August 2022
    Technology

    BladeBUG’s six-legged robot that walks on wind turbine blades has been upgraded with a waterproof outer shell that protects it from harsh elements while it is carrying out inspection and maintenance work. “The BladeBUG has, until now, appeared to be exposed to the elements without an outer casing to protect it. That has all changed […]

  • Haliade-X 12 MW Nacelle Touches Down in UK

    13 November 2019
    R&D, Technology

    A nacelle from GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, ahead of a testing programme designed to prepare it for years of operation at sea. This nacelle, comparable in size to six double-decker London buses, will undergo full indoor […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Make Sediment Plumes in North Sea

    8 November 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    Offshore wind turbines installed in the North Sea have been giving rise to sediment plumes, satellite images taken by NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) show. For at least the past decade, satellites have spotted white dots cropping up in the North Sea. If viewed from Earth’s surface, you would see that these dots are actually wind […]

  • Atkins Going Light on Triton Knoll Foundations

    5 December 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Atkins is designing foundations for Triton Knoll’s 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines and two offshore substations, which have the potential to be lighter than any currently installed in comparable site conditions, the UK-based designer said.