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  • Empire Wind 1 Cleared to Start Construction

    23 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York, the US. With this approval secured, the developer is planning to start the construction of Empire Wind 1 later this year. The approved plan includes the construction and operation […]

  • Centrica Signs Long-Term Lease for Operations and Maintenance Base in Grimsby (UK)

    5 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      CENTRICA, the energy group whose businesses include British Gas, has signed a long-term lease that will enable it to build an operation and maintenance base at Grimsby docks to serve its wind farms in the Greater Wash. The facility will be completed by the end of this year. Centrica operates the 194MW Lynn and […]

  • Seacat Ranger Heads to Westermost Rough after Naming Ceremony

    10 June 2014

    Following completion of inaugural sea trials in May, Seacat Ranger will embark on a string of European offshore wind farm charter contracts that will keep her under continuous, active charter until May 2015. Seacat Ranger is the latest 24-metre catamaran to join Seacat Services, a class leading offshore energy support vessel operator that now operates […]

  • Alstom, ScottishPower Sign MoU for Tidal Power Devices

    16 September 2013

    Alstom and ScottishPower Renewables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate Alstom’s tidal power devices within the Sound of Islay project. The tidal array, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland, will include up to four of Alstom’s 1 MW tidal devices, one of which is currently on […]

  • All Monopiles Up at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm, Over Half of Wind Turbines Connected to Taiwanese Grid

    11 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 80 monopiles have been placed at the Yunlin offshore wind farm site in Taiwan. Additionally, 55 wind turbines have been installed by the installation teams, with more than half of the units already connected to the grid. The monopile installation was initially performed by Sapura Energy Berhad, which installed the initial 15 monopiles in […]

  • RWE Innogy and SSE Inaugurate Greater Gabbard OWF (UK)

    7 August 2013

    With 140 wind turbines in water depths between 24 and 34 metres and with an installed capacity of 500 megawatts (MW): Greater Gabbard is one of the largest wind farms in the UK. At today’s opening ceremony, the joint venture partners RWE Innogy and SSE inaugurate the power plant together with Michael Fallon, Minister of […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Japanese Power Houses

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company Innogy has agreed to sell a 41% stake in its 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK to Japan’s J-Power (25%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%).

  • SSE: Ireland Needs 1 GW of Offshore Wind by 2025 to Meet 5 GW by 2030 Target

    1 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ireland needs to install 1 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2025 if it is to meet the new Irish government’s target of 5GW of installed offshore wind by 2030, SSE Renewables said. Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects at SSE Renewables, told the Energy Ireland ‘Offshore Energy Conference’ that the new Coalition Government’s […]

  • Volvo Penta Propulsion Systems for New Hybrid-Ready US Crew Transfer Vessels

    3 December 2021
    Vessels

    Volvo Penta has signed a contract to provide its quad IPS propulsion systems for the four new offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that Rhode Island-based Blount Boats will build to ABS Class for American Offshore Services (A-O-S), a newly established company between Sweden’s Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) and the US SEA.O.G Offshore. The […]

  • France: GDF SUEZ, VINCI, CDC Infrastructure and AREVA Set for Offshore Wind

    26 March 2012

    In Normandy today, GDF SUEZ Chairman and CEO Gérard Mestrallet, VINCI CEO Xavier Huillard, CDC Infrastructure CEO Jean Bensaïd and AREVA CEO Luc Oursel highlighted their energy, economic and social plan connected with the call for bids to site 3,000 MW of wind power off France’s coasts starting in 2015. They were greeted during the […]

  • UK: Falck Nutec Gets Positive Feedback at All-Energy

    29 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The offshore wind industry is continuing to gather knowledge and awareness of health & safety training, according to renewable energy safety training specialists Falck Nutec. The news follows the firm exhibiting and consulting with delegates at last week’s All-Energy conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The firm have recently become the first company […]

  • Maintaining Momentum: Why Supply Chain Collaboration Is Key in Europe’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

    8 September 2022
    Industry

    The following article is a guest post by Wayne Mulhall, Managing Director at James Fisher Renewables. The global offshore wind market is at an inflection point. On the one hand, megaprojects around the world are transitioning from a subsidy to a merchant development and finance model. On the other hand, floating offshore wind (FOW) is still in the […]

  • Tidal Transit Limited to Show off its Fiberglass Catamaran at Seaworks 2011 (UK)

    14 June 2011

      Tidal Transit Limited will be showing off a model of is 20m fibre glass catamaran, the first of which is due in UK waters in Q4 2011, to the visitors of Seaworks in Southampton next week. The boat has been designed by Adam Wright, of Thornham (Norfolk) to meet the specific needs of the […]

  • E.ON’s Adjusted Net Income Falls by 71 Percent to EUR 900 Million (Germany)

    10 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    In the first six months of 2011, E.ON, the Düsseldorf energy group, recorded a massive decrease for all key earnings indicators. While group sales rose by approximately 20 percent year-on-year to roughly EUR53 billion, the Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 45 percent to EUR4.3 billion. The main reasons for this are the amendment of the German […]

  • Shell-Ocean Winds JV: ‘Mayflower Wind Did Not State Project Was Not Viable’. Developer Plans to Testify in Rhode Island

    21 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind, the joint venture (JV) between Shell and Ocean Winds, said that it did not state that its offshore wind project in Massachusetts was no longer viable and intends to testify to the project’s viability before the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) in Rhode Island, where part of the offshore wind farm’s transmission corridor […]

  • ZPMC Found Responsible for Greater Gabbard Monopile Cracks

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Technology and Construction Court in London has ruled that cracking discovered on some of the 140 monopiles built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Ltd (ZPMC) for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm ”was largely a result of various failures by ZPMC to maintain correct preheat temperature of the welds to the monopiles.”  The Facts Fluor […]

  • Pelamis P2 Machine Celebrates One Year of Accelerated Real-Sea Testing at EMEC, UK

    22 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) owned Pelamis P2 wave energy converter has this week completed its first year of a robust testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.  The combined P2 test programme has now accumulated 7500 grid connected operating hours, and exported 160MWh of electricity to the national grid. These are […]

  • EMEC to Assist in Development of Marine Energy Test Centre in Taiwan

    5 December 2012
    R&D

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, Scotland, has announced another major international collaboration agreement, in which the world-leading test facility will assist in the development of a marine energy test centre in Taiwan. Speaking at the inaugural Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC-2012) on Jeju Island, Korea, EMEC’s commercial director […]

  • New Massachusetts Bill Extends Offshore Wind Contracts to 30 Years, Heads to Governor’s Desk

    18 November 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Massachusetts State Legislature has passed a clean energy bill aimed at strengthening future offshore wind contracts. Among other provisions, the bill would allow the state to negotiate contracts of up to 30 years, extending the current 20-year limit. According to Massachusetts State Senator Karen E. Spilka, the legislation allows future offshore wind contracts to be […]

  • Triton Knoll Backs Local Content

    7 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Lincolnshire businesses have been given an insight into opportunities with Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm and its contractors, thanks to the project’s first ‘Meet The Buyer’ event.

  • Australia Working Towards Declaring Next Offshore Wind Zone

    15 August 2023
    Authorities

    The Australian federal government has launched consultation on a new offshore wind zone off the Illawarra in New South Wales (NSW), where a Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) was also declared by the NSW state government at the beginning of this year. The proposed offshore wind area has the potential to house up to 4.2 GW […]

  • Petrofac, Hitachi Bag Another Contract for TenneT’s Dutch Offshore Converter Stations

    20 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Petrofac and Hitachi Energy have been awarded a second project under a USD 14 billion, multi-year framework agreement with the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), to expand offshore wind capacity in the North Sea. The companies will work together to deliver Nederwiek 1, a Dutch transmission system that is part of TenneT’s 2 GW programme, […]

  • Industry Expects Floating Wind to Hit Commercialisation Point in 2035, DNV Research Finds

    22 February 2023
    Contribution, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Floating offshore wind could reach full commercialisation by 2035, said 60 per cent of respondents in the latest research that was done by DNV, with 25 per cent believing it will be as early as 2030. According to DNV, reaching these targets is ambitious, but early signs are promising, with 60 per cent of organisations […]

  • Uniper Mulls Gigawatt-Scale Offshore Wind Connection for Green Hydrogen Project

    22 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    German energy company Uniper and compatriot steel manufacturer, Salzgitter AG, have concluded a cooperation agreement with the aim of Uniper supplying the SALCOS project in Salzgitter with green hydrogen at competitive conditions for the production of climate-compatible steel. The cooperation is focused on supplying hydrogen from Wilhelmshaven where Uniper is developing two projects in parallel […]

  • GE Wins Two Offshore Wind Research Awards

    4 February 2022
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has awarded support to two GE’s research projects, one developing a robust joining process for large iron castings and one focused on the use of an Autonomous Inspection Vessel (AIV) for offshore wind turbines.   GE said on 3 February that GE Renewable Energy and GE Research were awarded […]

  • Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Brings High Profile Investors to Dutch TCP Pipeline Producer

    12 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    HydrogenOne Capital Growth has signed definitive agreements for an investment of EUR 10 million in Strohm, the Dutch manufacturer of hydrogen pipelines who already saw Shell Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Evonik Venture Capital joining in as investors. HydrogenOne, the first LSE-listed investment fund dedicated to clean hydrogen, invested the EUR 10 million in the […]