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  • German Researchers Start Testing Offshore Wind Energy Storage System

    14 November 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    German researchers have started trialing a 1:10 scale model of the StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) undersea compressed air energy storage system designed to temporarily store electricity generated by offshore wind turbines. After several years’ research work, the StEnSea project, funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, has now entered the test phase. In the framework […]

  • Engie-Led Consortium Pushes Ahead with French Offshore Wind Projects

    21 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium led by French energy company Engie will submit permit applications for the development and operation of two offshore wind farms in French waters totalling close to 1GW in capacity at the beginning of 2017, Raphaël Tilot, Engie’s offshore wind power project director told Le Figaro. In May 2014, a consortium comprising Engie, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and […]

  • Hatenboer-Water Installs Fresh Water System on German Offshore Platform

    5 June 2017
    Technology

    Dutch water technology company Hatenboer-Water has completed delivery of a customised fresh water system for a recently installed unmanned offshore platform on one of the wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • Port of Rotterdam Setting Up Offshore Wind Center at Maasvlakte 2

    2 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Port of Rotterdam has taken the decision to create space for an offshore center for wind energy at sea – the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2.

  • Webtool Unveils New Offshore Wind Subsea Cable Recovery Tool

    24 February 2017

    Hydraulic systems specialist, Webtool, has introduced a new gripping and lifting tool for recovering subsea cable during offshore wind projects.

  • Offshore Wind Players to Class Up Jacket Node Fatigue Tests

    22 February 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator announced a new GBP 2.4 million project aiming to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of faster testing and fabrication methods. Jacket foundations are set to become a more dominant design solution, as monopiles are unlikely […]

  • RTE Orders Prysmian Cables for Three French Offshore Wind Farms

    21 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Milan-headquartered cable maker Prysmian has been awarded a contract worth more than EUR 300 million with Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to develop submarine cable links to connect three planned offshore wind farms to the mainland power grid in France.

  • Dutch MPs Call For Extension of 2023 Offshore Wind Capacity Target

    8 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has received a motion to look into the possibility of adding new offshore wind farm zones to the country’s list of projects scheduled for commissioning by 2023.

  • Bard Offshore 1 Clocks Up 3 TWh of Generated Power

    17 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Bard Offshore 1 marked another first for German offshore wind farms after recently generating 3 TWh of electricity since first starting to produce power in 2013. The wind farm has generated 1 TWh of electricity since November 2015, when Ocean Breeze Energy announced the wind farm reaching the 2 TWh mark. Bard Offshore 1 is located […]

  • Harland and Wolff Appoints New Director of Ship & Offshore Unit Repair

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    James Lappin has been appointed to the Board of Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited as Director of Ship & Offshore Unit Repair. He will have total responsibility for developing and growing the company’s business in this sector and for the successful execution of its projects.   Mr Lappiun, a Mechanical Engineer, joined Harland and […]

  • EU to Allocate EUR 11.6 Mln for Northern Seas Offshore Grid

    14 July 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    EU countries have agreed to invest a total of €150 million for 20 cross-European energy infrastructure projects.  The projects will increase energy security by contributing to the completion of an EU energy market and increasing the integration of renewable energy on the electricity grid, European Commission said. They will also help end the energy isolation […]

  • RenewableUK Urges New UK Gov to Back Offshore Wind Industry

    8 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK says the new UK Government should send an early signal that it is serious about supporting low-carbon energy to attract investment and create jobs. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, commented: “We hope that one of the new Government’s priorities will be to act quickly to secure our home-grown energy supplies based on clean sources […]

  • USA: Actress Kate Walsh Comes to Washington to Promote Offshore Wind

    26 April 2013

      Actress Kate Walsh, best known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery in ABC’s hit television shows “Private Practice” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” is joining Oceana in Washington, D.C. today to lobby members of Congress to pass important legislation that would expand offshore wind development in the United States. Her visit, which coincides with the […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Turbine Training Takes Major Step Forward

    13 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Plans to develop a replica wind turbine tower to provide authentic training for the offshore wind and related sectors will take a major step forward today. The training company 3C Humber, formed out of a strategic partnership struck between Grimsby’s Blackrow Engineering and Norwegian specialist AAK, will sign a memorandum of understanding with operators of training facility Catch. It […]

  • RenewableUK, Crown Estate Highlight ‘Once in a Generation’ Offshore Wind Chance

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK and The Crown Estate have published a report highlighting a “once in a generation” chance to attract major companies to the UK to build factories to supply the fast-growing offshore wind energy sector. However, the study warns that unless the UK seizes this unprecedented opportunity, the manufacturing advantage will be lost to its European […]

  • Germany: Sandbank Requires Contractors for Offshore Wind Farm Monopile Installations

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH requires contractors for offshore wind farm monopile installations. The wind farm is located in the German Bight, 90 km west of the island of Sylt, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The location provides water depths between 25 and 34 metres. The Sandbank project is equipped with an irrevocable permit. […]

  • UK: CWind Expands into Operations and Maintenance Phase of Offshore Wind Farms

    18 September 2013

    CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is expanding its services in the operations and maintenance phase of offshore wind farms. The company, which has supported the construction of close to 20 offshore wind farms over the last four years, has announced the appointment of Tim Smith as Sales Manager. Mr […]

  • Shell Keen On UK Offshore Wind Despite Looming Brexit – Reuters

    22 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Shell is interested in entering the UK offshore wind market, Mark Gainsborough, executive vice president at Shell New Energies, told Reuters. The company plans to crack the UK offshore wind market through either acquiring a share in an existing project, acquiring an entire project, or by securing seabed leases later this year, Gainsborough told Reuters […]

  • LiDAR Campaign Starts on FEW Baltic II Offshore Wind Farm

    21 January 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Baltic Trade & Invest (BTI) has announced the deployment of a Seawatch Wind LiDAR buoy within the area of the 350MW FEW Baltic II offshore wind farm project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The Seawatch Wind LiDAR buoy will measure a number of parameters at the site some 50km offshore, on the north side of the […]

  • Pieter Van Oord: Offshore Wind Faces Skilled Workforce Shortage

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education, Vessels

    Offshore wind industry is set to face a shortage of skilled workforce over the next years due to a recovery in the oil & gas and construction sectors, Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord, said during the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Port of Brest Getting Ready for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Project

    27 December 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The marine renewable energy (MRE) hub being built in France’s Port of Brest has reached an important milestone after a 900-metre dike was connected to a wharf.

  • Danish Demo Offshore Wind Farm Gets DNV GL Certificate

    22 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa the project certificate for its Nissum Bredning offshore wind farm located in Thyborøn, in waters of north-western Denmark. The certification was carried out according to the Danish Executive Order No.73 (BEK 73) and covers all stages of the project development from site conditions assessment over design evaluation to commissioning. […]

  • China Huaneng Group and Jiangsu Province Sign Offshore Wind Pact

    20 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    China Huaneng Group and the Jiangsu Province have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop an offshore wind base in this Chinese province. The two parties have committed to jointly investing CNY 160 billion (EUR 20.7 billion) to build the Huaneng Jiangsu  offshore wind base which will integrate all of the project development cycles including […]

  • Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Picks Humber’s Offshore Wind Brain

    3 May 2019

    Team Humber Marine Alliance and Aura Wind Energy have entered into a deal to develop an offshore wind strategy for the U.S. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The three parties signed a contract on 2 May said to be the result of work to develop relationships with the U.S. East Coast over the last three years. The […]

  • US Offshore Wind R&D Consortium Expands Its Team

    20 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has named Carrie Cullen Hitt as its first Executive Director and has welcomed GE Renewable Energy to the Board of Directors. “The Consortium is very fortunate to have Carrie Cullen Hitt accept the position as Executive Director. This leadership position will benefit from her extensive experience, background, […]

  • NYSERDA Allots USD 2 Million for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research

    8 August 2019
    Environment, R&D

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five projects to further study environmental and commercial fishing in support of offshore wind development. More than USD 2 million has been dedicated for the five multi-year projects, which are expected to advance the state’s goal of having 9GW of offshore wind installed by […]