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  • The Netherlands: Airborne’s Operational Testing With Composite Propeller

    23 June 2011
    R&D

    In January 2011, the composite propeller as developed and manufactured by Airborne, has been installed underneath a mine hunter of the Royal Dutch Navy for validation tests. The initial test was to verify that the propeller could withstand the loads in all operational conditions, including the most severe load case of full force forward to […]

  • Australia: Territory Gets Closer to Tidal Energy

    25 September 2012
    Authorities

       Power and Water has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tenax Energy to build a 2MW tidal energy plant and tidal energy testing centre. The move brings a tropical tidal energy supply for the Top End a step closer. Power and Water’s Manager Sustainable Energy Trevor Horman said Power and Water was very interested […]

  • Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Offshore Substation Installed

    24 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation (OSS) of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project has been installed at its designated location 47 kilometres off the southwest coast of Taiwan. The OSS components were transported to the site by Boskalis’s vessels Mighty Servant 3 and Transshelf, and the installation of the substation was carried out by […]

  • New York Gives Final Go-Ahead for Empire Wind 1 Construction to Commence

    17 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Norway’s Equinor has received final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to begin construction on its 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 16 May. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued on 16 May authorized the construction and operation of transmission facilities for […]

  • Australian Gov’t Approves Reduced Wind Zone Offshore Illawarra After Community Concerns

    18 June 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The federal government of Australia has declared an area in the Pacific Ocean off Illawarra, New South Wales (NSW), as the country’s fourth offshore wind energy development zone, with the final area size reduced following community concerns. The Illawarra offshore wind zone stretches from Stanwell Park to Kiama and covers 1,022 square kilometres instead of […]

  • Construction Starts on Mammoth Offshore Wind Monopile Factory in UK

    8 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Construction works on the new offshore wind foundation factory in the UK, which will produce XXL monopiles, started on 7 July. The new facility, located at Redcar’s Teesworks, is being built by SeAH, a subsidiary of South Korea’s pipe manufacturer SeAH Steel Holdings, and will produce between 100 and 150 monopiles per year. The monopiles […]

  • Acta Marine Orders Methanol-Powered CSOVs

    14 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The Netherlands-based maritime support provider Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation, Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. Acta Marine has also reserved options for two additional CSOVs for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily aimed at the […]

  • Floating Wind Could Create 52,000 Jobs in Norway, Study Finds

    30 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Floating wind alone could create over 52,000 jobs in Norway by 2050, which is around 25 per cent of the total employment in the oil industry in 2019, according to a report from Menon Economics. The report also finds that Norwegian players could take between 5 and 14 per cent of the global floating wind […]

  • Latvia Rejects Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Application

    18 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Latvian government has rejected the application by Ørsted for an area in Latvian waters for the potential development of offshore wind, citing the need to find a suitable location for ELWIND, a joint national development between Latvia and Estonia, as the reason for the rejection. Last year, Ørsted signed a Memorandum of Understanding with […]

  • Nexans, SSE Gauging Potential Effect on Seagreen Project After Roadbridge Went into Receivership

    16 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    After civil engineering company Roadbridge was placed into receivership last week, the developer of the Seagreen offshore wind farm and its Tier 1 supplier for onshore cable works, SSE Renewables and Nexans, are now working to identify if and how this would affect the project and on potential mitigation measures. The Ireland-based civil works contractor […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines Selected for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    21 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Moray West, an offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, Scotland, has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred bidder for the supply of offshore wind turbines. Subject to the award of a Contract for Difference in 2022 and Financial Close, the wind farm would feature Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore Direct Drive wind turbines, including […]

  • RWE Signs Thor Concession Agreement with Danish State

    26 January 2022

    After winning the tender for the construction and operation of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm last month, RWE has now signed a concession agreement with the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Danish Government. The concession grants RWE the right to build and operate the offshore wind farm for 30 years, during which […]

  • Vessel Forced to Leave French Offshore Wind Farm after Protests Turn Ugly

    25 June 2021
    Authorities, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm after the local fishermen protesting the project breached several safety protocols and verbally threatened the safety of the captain and the crew. The Aethra was deployed on the site when a large number of fishing boats surrounded the vessel. The fishermen then […]

  • Shell and Eneco Opt For Siemens Gamesa 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and the CrossWind joint venture between Shell and Eneco have executed the contract to deliver the turbines for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The contract includes the supply of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and a 15-year service and a maintenance agreement. […]

  • Crown Estate Details Round 5 Plans

    7 December 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Industry, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has revealed further details of the Round 5 offshore wind leasing, which will offer three commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Located off the coast of South Wales and South West England, the sites will have a combined capacity of up to 4.5 GW, enough to supply four million homes […]

  • Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Wind Farm Fully Connected to German Grid

    5 December 2023
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm is now supplying its full capacity to the German electricity transmission grid, according to the transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. 50Hertz built the submarine and onshore cable connection to the Lubmin substation and worked with the wind farm operator Parkwind to construct the offshore platform. Parkwind’s 257 MW […]

  • Malaysian Fabrication Company Enters Offshore Wind Market with IJmuiden Ver Alpha Contract

    29 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract for its first offshore substation high-voltage direct current (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The Malaysian contractor confirmed the award from Petrofac on 29 November and […]

  • Corio and Hyperion Target Wind Projects Offshore Portugal

    30 May 2023
    Business development, Industry, Outlook & Strategy

    Corio Generation is partnering with the Portuguese renewable energy developer, Hyperion Renewables, to explore opportunities to build offshore wind projects off the coast of Portugal. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in preparing applications for offshore wind tenders expected later in 2023. The partnership is expected to combine […]

  • Siemens’ Moray East Containers Ready to Sail Out

    18 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    JGC has, on behalf of Siemens, completed the construction of high voltage equipment containers for the Moray East offshore substation platforms. JGC fabricated eight of twelve containers at its site in Thurso and have also supported Siemens with other offshore projects in the UK. From Thurso, the containers will make their way to Fabricom-Smulders in Belgium […]

  • Offshore Wind Takes Lead Role in Sif’s 2018 Results

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sif has reported that offshore wind accounted for approximately 83% of revenues and 69% of total contributions in the company’s 2018 financial year figures. Sif saw a 28% loss of revenue in 2018, amounting to EUR 235.1 million, and a 45% loss in contribution, amounting to EUR 74.3 million. The gap in the production schedule and […]

  • Equinor Looks to the Future of Offshore Wind O&M

    31 January 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Equinor is engaging with the UK offshore wind supply chain to support the development of innovative, technology-led solutions, which can shape the future of the industry post-2025. As part of this project, Equinor has partnered with UK business development organisation NOF Energy, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the North East of England’s offshore […]

  • Highlights of the Month: August 2017

    1 September 2017

    MHI Vestas Turbine Catches Fire at Østerild Test Centre An MHI Vestas V164 wind turbine has caught fire at the Østerild – National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines in Denmark. E.ON Wins Robin Rigg Dispute Against MT Højgaard The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind […]

  • Highlights of the Month: October 2017

    1 November 2017

    Offshore WIND’s highlights of the past month.

  • US Wind Says Its Maryland OWF Proposal Superior in Every Way

    30 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Following the news that Deepwater Wind applied for building an offshore wind farm off Maryland’s coast and the start of a 6-month application evaluation period, US Wind, the company which was first to submit an application to develop an offshore wind project in the state, made a case for its Maryland offshore wind project. The developer […]

  • GE to Buy LM Wind Power for EUR 1.5 Billion

    11 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    General Electric (GE) has agreed to buy LM Wind Power Holding A/S, a Denmark-based designer and manufacturer of wind turbine blades, for an enterprise value of EUR 1.5 billion. The deal in-sources wind turbine blade design and manufacturing for GE’s Renewable Energy business, improving its ability to increase energy output and create value for onshore and offshore […]

  • Stanislav Yudin Installs 80 Gwynt y Mor Foundations in Record Time (UK)

    30 October 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel, Stanislav Yudin, has successfully completed a record run of foundation installation works at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The vessel, operating over eight miles off the North Wales coast, installed 80 monopiles and 32 transition pieces in 77 days, ensuring all 160 wind turbine locations have a foundation in place.The […]