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  • Floating Turbines, Key for Unlocking Europe’s Massive Energy Potential

    25 July 2013

    Deep water wind turbines are key to unlocking the massive energy potential in Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean seas and the deepest parts of the North Sea, a new report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) shows. The report reveals that floating turbines in North Sea deep waters alone could power Europe four times over. […]

  • CWind to Temporarily Power Gode Wind

    16 September 2015
    Vessels

    CWind has been awarded a contract for the supply of temporary power supply services to Siemens at Gode Wind offshore wind farm (OWF). Gode Wind 1 (252 MW) and Gode Wind 2 (330 MW) wind power plants are being erected off the North Sea island of Juist, around 45 kilometers from the German coast in […]

  • Harwich International Port Signs Offshore Wind Deal With ABJV (UK)

    7 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Harwich International Port has announced a new contract with Aarsleff Bilfinger Berger Joint Venture (ABJV) to act as their UK installation port for Phase 1 of the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. ABJV are the project’s installation contractor and were appointed by the wind farm’s developers, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar. At 1,000MW, the project […]

  • Siemens, Gamesa Wrap Up Merger Process, Register New Company

    3 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The merger between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power has become effective as of 3 April, after the registration of the combined company in the Mercantile Registry of Biscay, in Spain.

  • Vineyard Wind to Discuss Connector Plans

    7 November 2017
    Grid Connection

    U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will host two open houses in Yarmouth and Barnstable to inform residents about the grid connection plans for the proposed wind farm to be built offshore Massachusetts.

  • Vestas SOV Launches in Spain

    10 August 2021

    Edda Wind’s service operation vessel (SOV) Edda Brint has been launched at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Brint has a 15-year contract with Vestas waiting for her upon delivery in April 2022, Edda Wind said. In October 2019, Edda Wind announced shipbuilding contracts for four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). That order was subsequently changed […]

  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Growing Roots

    5 April 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first monopile at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, located off Norfolk, England. “Our team and suppliers have worked hard to prepare for the exciting installation phase and we are pleased to progress according to plan,” said Olav-Bernt Haga, project director for the Dudgeon project. In total, 67 turbines, as well […]

  • Scotland’s New Floating Wind Projects – What We Know So Far

    18 January 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland made headlines yesterday (17 January) by awarding seabed lease rights to 17 offshore wind projects totalling almost 25 GW in capacity, well beyond the expected 10 GW, and by the fact that more than half of this massive capacity is coming from floating wind farms. With many details about the selected proposals yet to […]

  • CEO of Alstom Reorganizes Company to Boost its Development (France)

    16 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Alstom Board has approved a major reorganisation of the company proposed by Patrick Kron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom. This reorganisation is effective on 4 July 2011. Alstom has undergone a period of strong growth, followed by the necessary adaptation to a tougher economic environment created by the crisis. As the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Highlights of the Month: October 2017

    1 November 2017

    Offshore WIND’s highlights of the past month.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]