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  • First Turbine Up at Scotland’s Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    21 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines which will make up the Scottish 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm is now installed, the joint venture between EDF Renewables and ESB said on 21 July. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessel Blue Tern loaded components of four turbines at the project’s marshalling […]

  • World’s Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    13 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The last wind turbine has been installed at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm offshore the Netherlands, the largest offshore wind farm in operation. Over the next couple of months, the turbines will be commissioned and tested, and Hollandse Kust Zuid is expected to be inaugurated later this year, Vattenfall, the developer of […]

  • TotalEnergies and Shell Join First Hydrogen Area at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference

    28 October 2022
    Industry

    The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of offshoreWIND.biz and organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022, coming up on 29 and 30 November in Amsterdam, will feature a Hydrogen Area for the first time, with TotalEnergies, Strohm, Green […]

  • GL Presents New Bladed Link to Offshore Code Checking Tools (Germany)

    30 November 2011

    In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jackets instead of the more widely used monopole foundations. For modelling OWT-specific aspects such as rotor aerodynamics and control system actions, designers are […]

  • The Netherlands: Stijn Folkers Appointed as Commercial Director of Blue Offshore

    27 April 2011

      Blue Offshore announced today the appointment of Stijn Folkers to the role of Commercial Director. Folkers will be responsible for the management of Blue Offshore’s Commercial Departments. Folkers has a strong background in the offshore industry. He served most recently as Manager of Contracts at Seaway Heavy Lifting, where he was responsible for negotiating […]

  • OWI-LAB: Room for efficiency, reliability and cost efficiency

    8 October 2012

    On 27 September, Offshore WIND was present, along with other press and 250 industry representatives, at the official inauguration of the Large Climate Test Chamber which forms part of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab), strategically located in a warehouse on the Churchill Dock in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. This public testing and […]

  • First Power Flows from World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

    20 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Hornsea Two, soon to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation, has generated its first power, Ørsted, the owner and developer of the project, said. When fully operational, Hornsea 2’s 165 8 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines will be capable of generating 1.32 GW of clean electricity – taking the title of ‘world’s […]

  • Construction Starts on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    17 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Preliminary construction on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farms project has taken place this week near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Dogger Bank Wind Farms, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, is made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, Creyke Beck A , […]

  • Rudderless Cargo Ship Drifts Around Dutch Offshore Wind Farm, Hits Platform Foundation

    31 January 2022
    Authorities, Vessels

    A rudderless cargo ship is drifting around the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea following a collision with an oil and chemicals tanker in heavy seas in the anchorage area near IJmuiden on Monday, 31 January, the Dutch Coastguard said. In one of its most recent updates on the incident, […]

  • Germany: Borkum Riffgrund 1 Substation Installed

    29 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first important milestone in the installation of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm has been achieved: The installation of the offshore substation for the wind farm in the North Sea is completed. “Though we have more than 20 years’ experience in offshore wind, it’s a very special moment,” said Christoph Mertens, Senior Director […]

  • EDP, Principle Power Deploy Full-scale 2MW WindFloat (Portugal)

    30 November 2011

    Energias de Portugal (EDP) and Principle Power, Inc. (Principle Power) announce the successful offshore deployment of a full-scale 2-megawatt (MW) WindFloat off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. This installation represents the beginning of a new sector in the offshore wind industry and is the result of continued hard work by all WindPlus JV partners including: […]

  • Energy Minister Hails Record Year for Renewable Energy in Scotland

    20 December 2011
    Authorities

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has hailed 2011 as a ‘momentous’ and ‘ground breaking’ year for renewable energy in Scotland.The year to October 2011 saw a record breaking £750 million of investment in renewable energy in Scotland, and there is a pipeline of proposed projects with 17 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity worth an estimated capital […]

  • Denmark: Kaj Lindvig Resigns from A2SEA

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    During this summer, Kaj Lindvig, Senior Advisor at A2SEA, celebrated his 60 years birthday. By the end of August, Kaj’ Lindvig then says goodbye to A2SEA, a company on which he has left his mark to a great extend since the establishment in 2000. A reception will be held for Kaj Lindvig on 22 August […]

  • Dudgeon Halfway Done

    3 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation works on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm are progressing according to plan and the project is halfway to being completed, according to Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm Limited (DOWL). The wind farm’s export cables were laid and the jacket for the offshore substation was installed in May. The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed half of […]

  • Heerema Unlocking Baltic Sea with Thialf Crane Modifications

    22 November 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors is modifying cranes onboard Thialf to enable this world’s second-largest semi-submersible crane vessel to enter the Baltic Sea and work on the Arcadis Ost I offshore wind farm. Heerema Fabrication Group is fabricating the structures needed for the modification of Thialf’s cranes capable of lifting 14,200 metric tons. Thialf is second in […]

  • Marine Species to Benefit from Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Project (Denmark)

    15 July 2011
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

      Due to extensive utilisation for, eg harbour piers and coast protection facilities, rock reefs have become a rare natural element in Denmark. And this is a shame for the large variety of flora and fauna that lives on and by the reefs. Now, lobsters, crabs and a neumber of fish species will benefit from […]

  • Spain: EIB and Gamesa Sign EUR 260 Million Loan for R&D

    29 November 2012
    R&D

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gamesa signed a 260 million euro loan to fund the wind turbine manufacturer’s research, development and innovation (R&D+I) activities. EIB Vice President Magdalena Álvarez and Gamesa Chairman and CEO Ignacio Martín signed the loan contract this morning in Madrid. The EIB project will support Gamesa’s R&D+I programme, which is […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Wind Systems A/S Announces Outlook 2010 And First Quarter Results

    28 April 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vestas generated first-quarter revenue of EUR 755m, a drop of 32 per cent, achieving an EBIT of EUR (96)m, against EUR 76m in the first quarter of 2009. The EBIT margin thus declined from 6.9 per cent to (12.7) per cent due to the expected very low capacity utilisation. Net working capital stood at 21 […]

  • US Offshore Wind Industry Hails Senate’s Passage of New Clean Energy Legislation

    8 August 2022
    Authorities

    On 7 August, the US Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a legislative package resulting from the initially introduced and (re)negotiated Build Back Better Act, which encompasses provisions on climate and energy transition, taxes, and healthcare. The legislation will, among other things, mobilise USD 369 billion to be invested in clean energy, energy […]

  • H2SEA Studies Monopile-Based Structures for Hydrogen Offshore Wind Turbines

    19 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch engineering company H2SEA, in cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has performed an assessment of monopile-based support structures for hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbines. H2SEA says that one of the main questions was if decentral hydrogen production on a monopile-based support structure of an offshore wind turbine would be structurally feasible. The […]

  • Germany: European Commission Approves Boston Holding Purchase of Borkum Riffgrund I

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over the North Sea wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I of Germany by DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund of Germany and Boston Holding of Denmark. The Commission found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because it will not alter the market structure. The […]

  • UK Publishes Strategy to Unlock Potential GBP 7 Billion

    1 August 2013

    Government and business have today published a long-term strategy that will strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry. The multi-million pound investment has the potential to unlock £7 billion in the economy by 2020. Investments by the government will include £20 million from the Regional Growth Fund to improve the UK wind industry’s […]

  • OEEC: Future Looks Bright for Offshore Renewables

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The offshore renewable industry will be a valuable ingredient in the future energy mix but it is highly unlikely that it will ever be as big as the oil and gas industry, according to speakers and participants of a technical session titled ”Offshore Renewables“ which was held on Wednesday, 26 October,  at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & […]

  • New Investment in Global Clean Energy Sector Rises by 14 Pct

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Clean Energy Pipeline has released its preliminary analysis of venture capital, private equity, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and public markets activity during 1Q14 in the clean energy sector. New investment in the global clean energy sector totalled $61.0 billion in 1Q14, representing a 14% increase on the $53.4 billion invested in the corresponding period […]

  • Offshore construction: It takes a giant to know a giant

    8 August 2016

    For the second 2016 edition of the Offshore WIND Magazine, we spoke to Blair Ainslie, CEO of Seajacks, on the company’s past and future projects, as well as the industry in general. Seajacks made its first dive into the offshore wind industry in 2009, when its jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan carried out the installation of Siemens’ 3.6MW turbines […]

  • Wave Energy Coming to Ireland

    7 May 2012

    The fact that Ireland is one of the countries that has the best waves is not a secret, but how to make use of those waves in terms of making energy? TheJournal.ie reports that this has been a crucial question for many years now and Ireland has invested a vast amount of money and time […]