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  • Floating Wind Digital Twin Software Secures US Grant

    26 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A consortium of partners led by Principle Power has been awarded a USD 3.6 million grant from the U.S Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop, validate and operate DIGIFLOAT, the world’s first digital twin software tailored to floating offshore wind applications. This digital twin model will be a real-time, high-fidelity numerical […]

  • Ørsted to Use GE Haliade-X 12 MW on US Offshore Wind Farms

    19 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine. Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Ørsted will deploy Haliade-X 12MW wind turbines on the […]

  • Crown Estate: Hornsea 1 Pins UK as Global Offshore Wind Leader

    11 December 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the news that the consortium SMart Wind has been granted development consent for Hornsea Project One by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The project is scheduled to commence operation by 2020 when it will become the world’s first gigawatt scale far from shore wind farm. Huub […]

  • US Democratic Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Incentives Act

    9 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US Democratic senators Edward J. Markey, representing Massachusetts, and Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, have introduced The Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development (WIND) Act which would extend the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit for offshore wind through 2025. Last year’s omnibus bill extended the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for wind until 2019, but […]

  • Secretary Pickles Opens Humber Gateway O&M Base

    1 August 2014

    E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance base was officially opened today by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. In the same week, with 61 of the 73 foundations already installed, E.ON celebrates the installation of the first two wind turbines – a major milestone […]

  • Mainstream Unveils 3D Model of SuperNode

    30 June 2014
    Grid Connection

    Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power unveils the first three-dimensional scale model of the SuperNode which is set to fundamentally change the way electricity is delivered to homes. Developed by Mainstream, the SuperNode will, for the first time enable electricity to be collected from where it is generated and intelligently routed over long distances […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Progresses with Wind in Its Sails

    14 May 2015

    DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm project remains on track having met a key contractual milestone. The project has demonstrated that 10 per cent of total project expenditure has now been spent, a fundamental contractual requirement which had to be met for the milestone to be delivered. This is one of the requirements […]

  • A&P Falmouth to Start Building Seatricity’s Wave Energy Device

    17 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A&P Falmouth informed that the work on Seatricity’s wave energy device will start this week. At the beginning of this month, Seatricity contracted A&P to build a wave energy device Oceanus 2, which will be deployed at Wave Hub. Oceanus 2 will be built in the fabrications workshops, assembled on the quayside and deployed from […]

  • UMaine Connects VolturnUS 1:8 to Grid (USA)

    14 June 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VolturnUS 1:8, a 65-foot-tall offshore wind turbine prototype, has been connected to the Central Maine Power Company yesterday, making it the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North America. The turbine is 1:8th the scale of a 6-megawatt (MW), 423-foot rotor diameter design. It is sited off the coast of Castine, Maine. “Today will constitute […]

  • The Netherlands: Name Giving and Christening Ceremony of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina”

    23 May 2013

    May 17th, 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the “DP Gezina” at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day. The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending […]

  • Tocardo Enters Korean Market With Korwind Dealership Agreement

    3 April 2012

    Tocardo International, the leading producer of hydro-power turbines, has signed an exclusive dealership agreement to sell its renewable energy technology into South Korea. Tocardo signed the deal with the German-Korean corporation Korwind. The company has extensive experience with the South Korean renewable energy market, and a strong track record of building trade links between Korea […]

  • Germany: Global Tech I Opens Site Office in Bremerhaven

    13 June 2012

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH opened its site office in Bremerhaven. It is located at the old ferry house at the Geeste, which was built in 1912 by the Weser River Navigation Company to operate a ferry service from Bremerhaven to Nordenham. From this historic building 30-person team will build the North Sea wind farm Global […]

  • Germany: Risks and Chances for Young Industry at Offshore Conference OBMC

    6 November 2012

    Dr. Robert Habeck, Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister for Energy Transition, stated clearly at the beginning of the Offshore Conference OBMC, “We want offshore wind farms for Schleswig-Holstein. The wind blows steadily offshore, so they are an important component of the energy transition. And they offer good opportunities for our ports and economy.” In the panel discussion which […]

  • Gael Force Wins Award for SeaLimpet Mooring Device (UK)

    4 October 2011

      Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, is celebrating after winning the best subsea industry service supply title at the Energy North awards in Inverness. The company won the award for the development of its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based mooring device, designed for the subsea and renewables sectors. It recently announced […]

  • Proposed 50 MW Tidal Power Project in Gulf of Kutch Hits Unexpected Barrier (India)

    26 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The 50 MW tidal power project, proposed to come up in Gulf of Kutch, seems to have run into an unexpected barrier. The project’s developer, Singapore-based Atlantis Resources Corporation, wants the state government to hold stake in the ambitious project, the first of its kind in the country. The government, however, wants to restrict its […]

  • Dr Steven Freeman Joins PMSS to Head-up Environmental Services Consultancy (UK)

    3 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Specialist renewable energy consulting firm PMSS today announced that Dr Steven Freeman is to join the company as the new head of their Environmental consultancy business. Steven Freeman has a 20 year record of achievement in environmental management, research and consultancy in coastal and marine waters globally, and has held a number of senior positions […]

  • Salt, ZPMC to Design and Build New SOVs Chartered by Vattenfall

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected Salt Ship Design (SALT) as the naval architect and ZPMC as the shipbuilder for the three new service operation vessels (SOVs) for which LDA recently signed contracts with Vattenfall. As reported in January, Vattenfall awarded long-term contracts to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs under which the vessel operator will build, own […]

  • UK: Scientists to Study Effect of Sea Power Generators on Wildlife

    16 July 2012

    UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal flow, and wave energy can be captured […]

  • Governors Ask President to Focus on Wind Energy Deployment (USA)

    25 August 2011
    R&D

      A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take a series of steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy, starting with a seven-year extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit […]

  • Navantia Starts Building East Anglia ONE Substation

    21 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia marked the start of construction of the East Anglia ONE offshore substation by cutting the first steel at the Puerto Real shipyard at 11:00 a.m. on 21 March.

  • Siemens Gamesa Lands Its Largest Nearshore Project in Vietnam

    3 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has secured contracts to provide wind turbines and operations & maintenance services for a 100 MW nearshore wind farm in Vietnam. The Tra Vinh Dong Hai 1 wind farm will feature 25 SG 5.0-145 turbines with a flexible power rating. Additionally, Siemens Gamesa signed a 20-year long-term contract to provide O&M services for the project. This is Siemens Gamesa’s […]

  • Ørsted Completes 50 Pct Divestment of World’s Largest Operational Offshore Wind Farm

    30 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed the divestment of 50 per cent of its 1.3 GW Hornsea Two project, the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation. The developer sold half of the project to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances. Ørsted announced the Hornsea Two offshore farm-down in […]

  • MHI Vestas and Parkwind Seal Northwester 2 Deal

    7 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Parkwind have confirmed the firm order for the supply and installation of 23 V164-9.5 MW turbines for the Northwester 2 wind farm offshore Belgium. Installation is scheduled to begin in late 2019, MHI Vestas said. Northwester 2 in Belgium will be the world’s first offshore wind park to feature the V164-9.5 MW […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Hands Over Teesside O&M to EDF ENS

    8 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    EDF EN Services, part of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has taken over the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the 62.1MW Teesside wind farm located off the coast of North East England.

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Up Production in 2018

    3 January 2019
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms generated over 18.8 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, an over 8% increase compared to 17.4TWh generated in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea in 2017, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 

  • Spica Technology Secures Burbo Bank Extension Contract

    29 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Spica Technology is to deliver 32 remote maintenance platforms to be installed on the wind turbines of Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in Liverpool Bay, UK. The 258MW wind farm comprises 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines which have been in operation since May 2017. The remote maintenance platform is an add-on data collection system […]