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  • UK: RWE Updates on Triton Knoll Electrical System

    10 October 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    To connect an offshore wind farm to the electricity network, electrical infrastructure will be needed both onshore and offshore. For Triton Knoll, this is likely to include: – offshore cables running from the offshore wind farm to land on the Lincolnshire coast and underground cables running from the landfall to the connection location at Bicker […]

  • Glosten Associates Plans to Commercialize their PelaStar Floating Wind Turbine Platform (USA)

    20 July 2011
    Technology

    The Glosten Associates, Inc. formally announced plans to commercialize their PelaStar floating wind turbine platform, and make the technology available to the global offshore wind energy industry within the year. The Glosten PelaStar technology was recently selected for an intermediate-scale prototype installation project with deployment planned for next summer in the northeast United States. This […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Teams Busy Offshore and on Land

    11 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Works on bringing the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind turbines to spin off the Scottish coast are moving forward with export cable route boulder clearance now completed. The same operations that were being carried out at the inter-array routes are paused for the winter, while activities on getting the project’s O&M base up are now […]

  • First US Floating Wind Project Progressing Through Federal Permitting System

    20 July 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed a draft environmental assessment (EA) of the potential issuance of a research lease to the State of Maine that would grant the State the exclusive right to submit plans for a twelve-turbine, 144 MW floating wind farm for BOEM’s approval. The federal agency is set […]

  • CfD Regime Needs to Work for All Renewables, Says RUK

    23 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK commented on the announcement from the Department of Energy and Climate Change that five offshore wind farms have progressed through the Final Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables (FID-ER) process, and have been offered contracts for financial support. In order to ensure that investment in renewable energy projects was not slowed, the Government set up […]

  • Belgian Scientists Make Offshore Renewables Smart with Nanotechnology

    10 July 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Nanoelectronics research center imec, Ghent University, and their partners in the European FP7 project SMARTFIBER have demonstrated the world’s first miniaturized fiber-optical sensor system than can be fully embedded in a composite material. This achievement paves the way toward smart composites that enable continued and automatic monitoring of the structural health of the composite material […]

  • 2014 Wales Green Energy Awards Winners Announced

    10 October 2014

    Over 180 people gathered in Cardiff Bay to celebrate the contribution of companies, projects and individuals at the 2014 Wales Green Energy Awards, organised by RenewableUK Cymru. The eight categories were Engaging in the community, Contribution to skills & training, Supply chain development, Best use of renewable energy in the public sector, Outstanding advocate, Renewable […]

  • InterMoor: Six Years without Incident (UK)

    4 September 2013

    InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than six years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is a significant achievement in safety when considering the businesses have conducted more than 2,000 projects during […]

  • Industry to Put Offshore Wind Safety in the Spotlight

    2 May 2016

    Keeping offshore wind workers safe is of paramount importance. What needs to be done to aim for the ‘holy grail’ of zero incidents? Are there lessons that can be learned from the offshore oil and gas industry? Is there guidance, and also safety procedures, already in existence that means there is no need to re-create […]

  • New York Greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 Transmission Facilities

    14 February 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately 17.5 miles (about 28 kilometres) from the boundary […]

  • Two Floating LiDARs Deployed in Celtic Sea to Support Floating Offshore Wind Development

    15 June 2022
    R&D

    Two floating LiDAR buoys have been deployed in the UK Celtic Sea, between Cornwall and Wales, to provide data to pave the way for the development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, which the Crown Estate has earmarked for up to 4 GW of new clean energy capacity by 2035. The WINDSEA floating […]

  • Three Projects Selected in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

    27 July 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has selected three floating offshore wind demonstration projects through its recently launched leasing opportunity for early commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea.   The three projects have been proposed by two joint ventures, Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL), a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, and Floventis Energy Limited, a newly established joint […]

  • Dudgeon Crew Rescues Injured Fishermen

    23 December 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The crew of the Esvagt Njord Service Operations Vessel, in cooperation with Equinor’s medic and technicians, rescued seven fishermen in distress near the Dudgeon wind farm offshore the UK. Esvagt Njord is a wind turbine ship assisting Equinor in the operation of the Dudgeon wind farm off Great Yarmouth on the English east coast. Last […]

  • Empire Wind to Probe Concrete Turbine Foundations

    17 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Empire Offshore Wind LLC to study the design and delivery of concrete foundations for the wind turbines at the Empire Wind project in New York. Empire Wind is being developed by Equinor and BP through their 50/50 strategic partnership in the US. Aker […]

  • Offshore Wind Powerhouses Form Climate Action Coalition

    13 January 2020
    Environment

    Ørsted and Equinor are spearheading a new Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition established to represent the offshore wind sector in the global dialogue on climate action. The Action Coalition also includes CWind, Global Marine Group, JERA, MHI Vestas, Mainstream Renewable Power, Shell, Siemens Gamesa, TenneT, and The Crown Estate. The goal of the coalition is […]

  • TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for 22 GW of Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea

    30 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has signed multiyear agreements with three consortia for the delivery of eleven 2 GW grid connections in the North Sea that will connect German and Dutch offshore wind farms to their respective grids on land. Under the eleven contracts – worth EUR 23 billion in total – Hitachi […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine Installation About to Start

    4 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project site in Massachusetts is expected to start next week, according to WCVB Channel 5 Boston and other US media who reported on updates shared by Avangrid’s project team during a boat tour of the Vineyard Wind site earlier […]

  • MPS, JGC to Jointly Deliver Floating Wind Projects Offshore Japan

    6 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Marine Power Systems (MPS) and JGC Japan have signed a non-exclusive collaborative agreement to deliver floating offshore wind platforms at a commercial scale in Japan. Under the agreement, MPS’ floating wind platform technology, PelaFlex, and JGC Japan’s EPCI services will combine to jointly deliver floating offshore wind projects in Japan and contribute towards the Japanese […]

  • BOEM Designates First Gulf of Mexico Lease Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    1 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind development, with the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly three million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The area […]

  • Rystad Energy: Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm Rivals Major Oil & Gas Projects

    25 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the UK North Sea will not only be Norwegian energy major Equinor’s largest project through 2026, it will also rank as the sixth largest offshore development project in the world during this period, according to Rystad Energy. UK authorities announced last week that Equinor and joint venture partner […]

  • Sepura and Vissim Renewables to Provide Communications Kit to German Offshore Wind Farm

    10 June 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Digital radio products designer and supplier Sepura has been selected to provide a complete communications solution for an undisclosed offshore wind farm located off the coast of Germany. The wind farm will be equipped with a TETRA system, featuring a number of base stations, Sepura’s SC20 series hand-portable radios with accessories, and SRG3900 mobile radios. The newly […]

  • Wind Farm Radio System Lands SCORE Grant

    26 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    WaveCom, a new radio communications system to serve the East of England’s growing offshore wind farm construction industry, has won a GBP 50,000 grant as part of the Supply Chain Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) programme. This custom-built two-way radio network to provide coverage along the east coast is being developed by Fern Communications. The Lowestoft-based […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Take Part in Glasgow Event

    6 June 2014

    Bureau Veritas is participating in Global Offshore Wind 2014 in Glasgow on 11 – 12 June 2014. Global testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas will be welcoming the industry to its stand to discuss current and new projects. Bureau Veritas is making its mark in the industry; project certification, type certification, offshore HSE, turbine […]

  • ORE Catapult Sensing Potential in SMEs

    29 November 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will run a competition for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain access to its 7MW Levenmouth offshore wind demonstration turbine to prove and commercialise new sensing technologies. In a programme co-funded with the Scottish Government, ORE Catapult is developing a digital Clone of the Levenmouth Offshore Wind Turbine […]

  • Germany: OMM Completes Preparations for Prysmian Powerlink

    31 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (‘OMM’) has successfully completed a contract for Prysmian Powerlink as preparations continue for the installation of BorWin2, which will connect new wind parks off the coast of Germany. Using the 2,000 tonne multipurpose vessel Bourbon Enterprise, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 124km (77 miles) high-voltage direct current export cable that […]

  • Denmark: Cortland Company Provides Custom-Built Rope to New Prestigious Wind Farm Project

    16 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Cortland Company, the global designer and manufacturer of engineered synthetic ropes, heavy lift slings, electro-optical-mechanical cables, and umbilicals is working with Dutch Heavy Lift Consultancy on DONG Energy Anholt Offshore Wind Farm project to deliver custom Plasma® HMPE for towing monopiles. Anholt Offshore Wind Farm will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm with 111 wind […]