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  • Elia Board Greenlights Modular Offshore Grid Project

    14 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The board of directors of Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia has approved the EUR 400 million investment into the so-called electricity plug, or Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea.

  • Port of Esbjerg Handles 1.1GW of Offshore Wind in 2016

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Offshore wind farm components accounting for 1,100MW of capacity were shipped from the Port of Esbjerg in 2016, more than double the amount in 2015, according to the port, which reported a record turnover of EUR 30.94 million and a record net profit of EUR 10.68 million for 2016.

  • New Farms Lift E.ON’s Offshore Wind Division

    15 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON improved generation at its Offshore Wind/Others division in 2016 by 0.7 billion kWh, mainly due to Amrumbank West wind farm in the German North Sea and Humber Gateway wind farm in the UK North Sea being in operation during the year.

  • Norwegian Energy Partners Strengthening Offshore Wind Team

    16 December 2016

    INTSOK and INTPOW are merging to form Norwegian Energy Partners, a new organisation that will also support Norwegian offshore wind industry including its supply chain. Norwegian Energy Partners has hired David Ottesen as a Director of the offshore wind unit. Until recently, Ottesen was CEO of Risavika Havn after a long tenure in the energy […]

  • America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Live

    12 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    America’s first offshore wind farm entered commercial operation today. “The Block Island Wind Farm is now operational, the first offshore wind farm to deliver energy to the American power grid,” Deepwater Wind stated via social media this evening (12 December). According to recent media reports, the wind farm should have entered full commercial operation with four […]

  • SFF Recognised for Helping Fishermen to Diversify into Offshore Wind

    12 December 2016

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has won a Scottish Green Energy Award for its work in enabling the fishing fleet to diversify into the offshore wind sector. The SFF and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) were jointly nominated by Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd for the ‘Contribution to Skills’ award in recognition of their efforts in enabling […]

  • E.ON to Invest in Offshore Wind Every Two Years

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    E.ON Climate & Renewables (ECR), the renewables unit of the German energy company E.ON, plans to invest in one offshore wind project every two years as the company halved its renewable energy investment pipeline due to changing market regulations, ECR’s CEO Michael Lewis told Reuters. ECR is cutting its pipeline from 10GW reported in summer 2015 to 5GW this […]

  • GS-Hydro Cracks Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    4 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GS-Hydro China has won a contract to provide the piping components, prefabrication and cleaning for CSIC (Chongqing) Haizhuang Wind Power Equipment’s 5MW offshore wind turbines, the company’s first entry into the offshore wind industry.  The wind turbines are located in Fujian area in Southern China. After 3 years of communication and many onsite visits, GS-Hydro China […]

  • Fugro Synergy Stays in Massachusetts Offshore Wind Waters

    26 October 2016
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has been awarded a contract by Vineyard Wind, formerly named OffshoreMW, to perform a marine geotechnical site investigation within its wind development lease area south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Fugro’s 105-meter drilling vessel M/V Fugro Synergy will perform the study, which will include numerous seabed CPTs and exploration boreholes, along with sampling and downhole CPTs. […]

  • Mitsubishi Wants a Piece of Norther Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Diamond Offshore Wind Holdings, part of Mitsubishi Corporation, Eneco Wind Belgium and Elnu NV have notified the European Commission of their intent to acquire a joint control over Norther NV, the developer and operator of the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm in Belgian North Sea. Eneco Wind Belgium is a 100% subsidiary of Eneco Holding, and Elnu […]

  • Offshore Energy 2016 Ready for Kick-Off (Video)

    24 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The ninth Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is starting on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam. OEEC is an annual event where companies from the oil & gas and renewable industries are provided with a chance to meet for networking, knowledge sharing and business. This annual event is focused on the complete […]

  • OffshoreWIND.biz Brings Livestream from Offshore Energy in Amsterdam

    21 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    OffshoreWIND.biz will live broadcast three talk-shows that are recorded at “Community Square” on the Offshore Energy Exhibition (OEEC) on 25 & 26 October 2016 in Amsterdam. In the 30 minute talk-shows, guests from the oil & gas industry, renewables industry and academia will discuss the bigger picture in energy. Visitors of Offshore WIND can expect a pop […]

  • Atlas to Hold Offshore Wind Recruitment Day in Lowestoft

    12 October 2016

    Atlas Professionals Offshore Wind team will host a recruitment day on 21 October at the OrbisEnergy Centre in Lowestoft. A variety of positions on global offshore wind projects are currently available, from Site Technicians to Geophysical Engineers. “The recruitment day will focus on Atlas’ global wind projects and hopes to encourage local personnel to sign up […]

  • Massachusetts Bankrolls Three Offshore Wind Research Projects

    29 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The State of Massachusetts has set aside USD 700,000 to advance three studies relating to offshore wind development. The funds will be allocated to nine academic and research institutions across Massachusetts and it will support offshore wind research projects to identify industry workforce training and safety requirements; establish a multi-university partnership focused on innovation and driving down costs; and develop […]

  • Vattenfall and C2Wind Team Up on Offshore Wind Projects

    19 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall and Danish consultancy C2Wind have signed a two-year framework agreement covering design inputs for Vattenfall’s offshore wind projects.

  • MCT Brattberg Seals Galloper Offshore Substation Deal

    11 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish cable systems provider MCT Brattberg has supplied the cable penetration seals for the offshore substation built by Heerema Fabrication Group for the 336MW Galloper wind farm project off Suffolk.

  • Renown Engineering Joins Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Team

    8 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Northumberland-based Renown Engineering has won the order from civil engineering contractor, BAM Nuttall, to manufacture watertight hatches for EDF Energy Renewables’ Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project.

  • ELA Container Offshore Kits Out MPI Enterprise

    26 April 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    ELA Container Offshore GmbH has recently delivered three ELA offshore multipurpose rooms on the MPI Enterprise, MPI Offshore’s construction vessel currently working on the 336MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm.

  • Danish Companies Team Up for U.S. Offshore Wind

    24 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries, ISC Consulting Engineers, Semco Maritime and LICengineering are joining forces with The Trade Council of Denmark’s Wind Energy Advisory to provide an integrated platform for partnerships with American companies and offshore wind developers.

  • Kincardine Offshore Puts Kishorn Dry Dock to Use

    21 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) has opted to use Kishorn Dry Dock in Strathcarron, Wester Ross, during the construction of the 48MW Kincardine floating wind farm.

  • Shell Eyes More Action in European Offshore Wind

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market.

  • Ezion, Sinotrans Form Chinese Offshore Wind Company

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Ezion Holdings and Sinotrans & CSC Holdings have established a new company, Sinomarine & Teras Offshore Co., Ltd, dedicated to the offshore wind industry in China. The opening ceremony was held in Tianjin, China, on 28 June and was attended by guests from the Chinese government, officials from the Tianjin Dongjiang Free Trade Port Area, Chinese Port Authorities, IE […]

  • Study Finds Areas for Improvement of German Offshore Grid

    29 June 2016
    Grid Connection

    A new study commissioned by German wind energy industry has revealed considerable acceleration and cost reduction potential in the offshore HVDC grid connection field and has proposed an improved network utilization for short-term elimination of bottlenecks on land.  According to the analysis, there is potential for acceleration of 8 to 14 months in the tendering and contracting […]

  • RES Signs Offshore Wind Deal in South Korea

    21 June 2016

    RES and South Korean company DOHWA Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining the principle arrangements of future cooperation between the two businesses, including upcoming large scale South Korean offshore wind projects. Blue Wind Engineering Co., Limited, the RES representative in South Korea will support both RES and DOHWA. The partnership will see RES […]

  • Chevalier Floatels Bags New Offshore Wind Contracts

    24 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Chevalier Floatels reported today that it had secured a series of contracts for offshore wind projects, thus returning its fleet to the renewables sector amidst a challenging period the oil and gas industry is currently going through. Even though Chevalier left the projects for which it was contracted unnamed, it revealed that its two accommodation vessels have each […]

  • DMC Now Offers Offshore Wind Subsea Services

    1 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Danish company DMC/Drechsler Marine Consult has announced that it now offers inspection and service of offshore wind farms, among other services.  DMC’s ROV is equipped with a powerful manipulator arm and the company recently invested in a BlueView high performance 2D imaging sonar, specially engineered for underwater tasks. “You can reduce your costs if you hire us and one of […]