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  • Braveheart Expands Offshore Services, Orders New Javelin Vessel

    31 October 2016
    Vessels

    Braveheart Shipping has contracted Javelin International to build a new vessel, called Javelin 25.25, as Braveheart is further expanding its offshore services in the area of crew tendering, hydrographic and seismological research, and survey activities. The 25.90m long vessel will be used for both survey and crew tendering activities as well as during construction and maintenance vessel of offshore wind farms. […]

  • RWE OLC Charters Offshore Construction Vessel to ZPMC Profundo

    2 December 2014

    Offshore Logistics Company (OLC), a subsidiary of RWE Innogy GmbH (RWE), has signed a 5 year bareboat charter for their offshore construction vessel, Friedrich Ernestine, with the Chinese joint venture company ZPMC Profundo Wind Energy Co.,Ltd. The vessel will mobilise to the Far East in early 2015 to commence operations in the Chinese and Asian […]

  • USA: North Carolina Role-Model in Offshore Wind Power

    17 May 2012

    As the Policymic news site writes, North Carolina’s innovative legislative proposal, presented in 2011, can be a useful policy model for how the other states could encourage offshore wind development. Governments from states with strong offshore wind potential should send out competitive requests for proposals on development of utility-scale offshore wind energy. The Offshore Wind […]

  • AWEA CEO Welcomes Salazar’s Offshore Wind Announcement (USA)

    3 February 2012

    Statement of Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar regarding the development of offshore wind resources off of the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware:  “AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar and his staff at the Department of the Interior and the […]

  • A2SEA wins contract at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    31 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    Leading European energy company, Vattenfall, has awarded A2SEA a contract to transport 30 5MW RePower turbines from Belfast Harbour to the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, 10km off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. In addition to providing the specialist jack-up barge SEA JACK and its experienced crew, A2SEA will take care of all […]

  • Norway: Bergan Group Wins Contract for Advanced Offshore Vessel

    28 December 2010
    Technology

    Bergen Group Fosen has signed a contract with Volstad Maritime AS to build a large high end offshore vessel. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 725 million, and the ship is scheduled for delivery in 2(nd) quarter 2012. The signed contract is subject to final board approval and financing, which is expected to […]

  • E.ON and Kyuden Mirai Form Offshore Wind Partnership in Japan

    23 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    German energy company E.ON and Japan’s Kyuden Mirai Energy signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in Japan. The cooperation is focused on fixed bottom projects and starts with a study to jointly select a project for development, construction and operations in the Kyushu area, the southernmost island of Japan. The companies […]

  • University of Houston constructs testing facility for offshore wind (USA)

    7 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Houston has landed a lofty $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The money will be used to construct a…   Ford Gunter [mappress] Source: bizjournals, July 07, 2010;

  • University College Cork to Test Offshore Renewable Equipment (Ireland)

    13 February 2012
    Technology

    With the emergence of ‘ocean energy’ there is a need for testing of power take-off equipment as well as control and grid integration systems. At the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork, a laboratory scale rig has been developed to emulate the power testing required at sea. With requirements for flexibility, […]

  • Natural Power Appointed on Offshore Electricity Transmission Networks (UK)

    9 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    UK Offshore Transmission Operator, Transmission Capital Partners has announced the appointment of renewable energy consultancy Natural Power to deliver NP /ControlCentre services including: 24/7 alarm monitoring, voltage control, access control, emergency de-energisation, emergency response management and liaison with National Grid (working as National Electricity Transmission System Operator) and the Distribution Network Operator. Services will be […]

  • HelWin Alpha Offshore Platform Arrives to Wismar Yard (Germany)

    4 November 2011
    Technology

    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brings the HelWin alpha offshore platform to dock at its Wismar yard. The self-erecting transformer platform is being built for Siemens Energy in separate sections at Wismar and Warnemünde. The HelWin alpha is almost identical in design to the BorWin beta offshore […]

  • Balfour Beatty to Operate Thanet OWF’s Offshore Transmission Link

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Balfour Beatty Investments Limited has been chosen to operate the offshore transmission system of the Thanet wind farm.  Ofgem has determined to grant an offshore transmission licence to Thanet OFTO Limited, which is the proposed licensee entity incorporated by Balfour Beatty Investments Limited, the successful bidder in respect of the Thanet project. With 100 Vestas V90 3MW wind turbines, the Thanet Offshore Wind […]

  • Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Feature UK Steel

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Steel manufactured in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is set to play a role in the foundations that will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank. Sif and Smulders were awarded contracts to provide the monopiles and transition pieces for the first two phases of Dogger Bank […]

  • Dong, Oxford University to Bring Down Offshore Wind Costs

    18 March 2014

    Oxford University professor, Guy Houlsby, will deliver the 54th Rankine Lecture on Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design on Wednesday 19 March. The Rankine Lecture is the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. The topic that he has chosen is highly relevant to DONG Energy’s goal of cutting costs by 35 – 40% for […]

  • Ormazabal Units in London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 November 2010

    London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm development. For […]

  • Constructions Start on London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    11 March 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    As people begin arriving in Brussels on Sunday for the EWEA 2011 Annual Event, it’s a safe bet that many of them will be talking about what is expected to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The three developers of the London Array announced on Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has now […]

  • Carbon Trust Exports Offshore Wind Know-How to U.S.

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

    The Carbon Trust and the Business Network for Offshore Wind, the US-based offshore wind supply chain organisation, have agreed to collaborate on supporting the development of the offshore wind sector in North America. The organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which details activities that the Carbon Trust and the Business Network for Offshore Wind will […]

  • Germany: WAB Publishes European Offshore Baltic Sea Map

    25 January 2013

     The Wind Energy Agency WAB released yesterday a map of the offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea during the Windforce Baltic Sea conference. The map shows the planned offshore projects and provides detailed information on size, water depth, distance from the coast, the owner and developer of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • USA: Offshore Wind Farm Meeting in Mason cut short

    7 May 2010
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    About 200 attended a meeting last night in Ludington regarding a proposed offshore wind farm.Scandia Wind is proposing to construct up to… [mappress] Source: wkla, May 07, 2010;

  • Pike Research Predicts Investment Surge into Offshore Wind (USA)

    29 April 2011
    R&D

    As global investment in wind turbines continues to increase and a greater percentage of the world’s electricity supply comes from wind… (pikeresearch) [mappress] Source: pikeresearch, April 29, 2011;

  • New Investment in Red7Marine to Boost Its Offshore Energy Services

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Red7Marine Group Limited has announced an investment in the Group by Perwyn Limited, a private equity investor. The acquisition of an interest in the Group by Perwyn is concomitant with a substantial injection of new capital to enable Red7Marine to acquire additional assets to service its clients in the offshore renewables, and oil & gas […]

  • Lamprell Plans Facility Upgrade to Meet Offshore Wind Surge

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Lamprell is set to make incremental investments in equipment and operational set-up at its Hamriyah facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to a growing number of planned offshore wind projects. According to Lamprell, the decision comes as a number of significant offshore wind projects are expected to be sanctioned over the coming 5-10 years. […]

  • McDonnell to support offshore wind power instead oil (USA)

    16 May 2010
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    If Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell does it right, no one will need to fear his plan for big, offshore energy facilities along the state’s… [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, May 15, 2010;

  • A&P Scoops Green Award for Offshore Renewables Support (UK)

    8 December 2010

    Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry. The company, based in Falmouth in Cornwall, won the Best Business Innovation Award at the annual Regen SW Green Energy Awards in Bath for its patented Dockmaster pre-cast concrete […]

  • Maryland Governor Testifies to Support Offshore Wind Act (USA)

    4 March 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    Governor Martin O’Malley today appeared before the House of Delegates’ Economic Matters Committee to testify in support of the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2011, which will require that public utilities leverage Maryland’s outstanding offshore wind resources by entering into long-term purchase agreements with wind power generation facilities off of the Mid-Atlantic coast. The […]