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  • Offshore Wind Development Boosts GEV

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Great Yarmouth-based GEV Offshore is taking advantage of the booming offshore wind industry. “We worked on over 30 wind farms last year, both onshore and offshore, and 40 this year,“ said Managing Director David Fletcher, according to the Norwich Evening News 24. However, as the work scope increases, so does the need for skilled workforce. […]

  • Iberdrola: A Spanish giant succeeding offshore

    1 October 2012

    A few months ago Spanish energy giant Iberdrola was crowned the world’s largest wind energy developer with an operating portfolio of more than 14,000MW. The promotion of offshore wind energy is a key platform for Iberdrola’s future growth plans. Iberdrola’s Offshore Business Division, based in Scotland with offices in London, Berlin and Paris, is busy […]

  • Guernsey Drafting Offshore Renewables Rules

    24 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The States of Guernsey have prepared draft secondary legislation (an Ordinance) for public consultation under the Renewable Energy (Guernsey) Law 2010. The aim of the Ordinance is to enable effective development of offshore renewables (such as offshore wind, tidal and wave energy) in Guernsey at the appropriate time and to provide robust environmental protection while still […]

  • Tentec Goes to Offshore Wind Events

    15 May 2014
    Technology

    Hydraulic bolt tensioning specialists, Tentec Ltd, will be exhibiting its Aero range of bolt tensioning equipment for wind turbines on Stand 205 at Global Offshore Wind 2014 in Glasgow and at Windforce 2014 in Bremen, Germany on Stand F12. A decision to attend both exhibitions comes after Tentec was awarded a contract to supply special […]

  • Siemens Installs BorWin2 Offshore Platform

    29 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has installed the BorWin2 offshore platform in the North Sea northwest of the island of Borkum. This marks Siemens’ achievement of the second crucial milestone in the German grid connection projects under contract with the German-Dutch network operator TenneT. Siemens had already erected its first converter platform for the HelWin1 connection off Heligoland in the […]

  • Aqualis Acquires Offshore Wind Consultants

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aqualis ASA announced on May 19 that it signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Offshore Wind Consultants Limited, a leading provider of consultancy services to the offshore renewables industry. Following a financial, legal and operational due diligence, Aqualis and Offshore Wind Consultants have signed the definite share purchase agreement. The purchase price for 100 […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Offshore Wind Bonanza

    13 February 2015

    RenewableUK says a number of fresh announcements highlight the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The global manufacturing company CS Wind has confirmed that it’s planning to build an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in the Humber region – the first factory in […]

  • Dalby Offshore Apprentices Pass Test

    31 March 2015
    Training & Education

    Dalby Offshore Apprentices Josh Goodwill and Lewis Wright have passed their exams for their ‘Workboat Apprenticeship’ with Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School. They will now return to work for the Summer on the Dalby Fleet. This will be the boys third trip to sea, working alongside the Dalby Crew, where they will be […]

  • Floaters ‒ Game Changers for Offshore Wind?

    23 March 2015

    At least nine floating projects are likely to come online by 2020, claims Douglas-Westwood. These projects will total to 225MW with a further six projects in the pipeline provide upside potential, according to their database. “We’re not competing with fixed foundations, we’re just creating the future. And that future’s not that far away,” said CEO […]

  • NORCOWE to Scrutinize Offshore Wind at FINO1

    20 March 2015
    R&D

    Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) is starting up an extensive offshore measurement campaign at the German research platform FINO1 close to Alpha Ventus wind farm. The campaign will take place from May 2015 to June 2016, and is carried out by CMR and UIB in close cooperation with the other NORCOWE partners, FuE-Zentrum […]

  • UTCN Students Visit CLS Offshore

    6 March 2015

    Students from the University Technical College, Norfolk (UTCN) recently joined CLS Offshore’s Scott McMillan and Mark Smith for a presentation and tour of the company’s Great Yarmouth facility. Mark Smith, who is the Fabrication Manager at Malthouse Lane, organised the event allowing a group of year 12 students to complete the ‘Business Operations in Engineering’ […]

  • Leeghwater Offshore Wind Project Cancelled

    6 August 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Leeghwater, a Dutch pilot project proposing to install fifty to seventy offshore wind turbines off the coast of Zeeland, has been cancelled, Dutch media reports.  The project was abandoned due to high costs and lack of interest among companies, the project initiator TKI Wind op Zee confirmed today. The construction of the EUR 1 billion project would have begun […]

  • Convent Offshore Opens UK Office

    4 August 2015

    German company Convent Offshore GmbH has opened an office in London, in order to optimize its services for the UK market. This will allow for a personal and timely service to the customers who are engaged in the British market, the company said. Thorben Schiborowski, CEO of Convent Offshore GmbH, explained: “The German standards for the personal service […]

  • Canyon Offshore to Bury Dudgeon Cables

    9 September 2015
    Grid Connection

    Canyon Offshore Ltd, the robotics subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., has been awarded a multi-million pound project with VBMS Ltd on the Statoil, Masdar and Stakraft Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for the supply of its services to provide the trenching solution for inter array cables. As part of the cable contract VBMS will […]

  • Atlastitan Backs TenneT’s Offshore Connections

    19 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Atlastitan has been contracted by TenneT Offshore GmbH to assist it in the commissioning of German offshore grid connection systems. The business activities of Atlastitan comprise logistics, commercial and technical support. Atlastitan has been entrusted with the planning and implementation of machinery related operation projects. The team at Atlastitan takes over, among other tasks, the electrical and mechanical engineering, […]

  • Dutch Not Fond of Offshore Wind Turbines

    17 November 2011

    When the Netherlands built its first sea-based wind turbines in 2006, they were seen as symbols of a greener future.   By Ivana Sekularac (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 17, 2011

  • Germany Boosts Offshore Wind Development

    24 August 2011
    R&D

    Earlier this month, Blackstone, leading investment and advisory firm, announced the financial closing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to complete its full financing process. The Meerwind project was made possible by the German regulatory framework for offshore wind, which is one of the best designed and practical renewable programs in the world. […]

  • Stealth Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    15 December 2010

    Stealth technology for wind turbines is just one of the latest examples of advances in wind power that aim to make the renewable resource… By Steve Hargreaves (money.cnn) [mappress] Source: money.cnn, December 15, 2010

  • Offshore Wind Energy to be Launched in India

    16 November 2010
    R&D

    Offshore wind energy could be launched in India within few years if positive results are obtained from a New and Renewable Energy ministry…   (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica,November 16 , 2010;

  • Dissatisfaction on Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    21 October 2010

    Entrepreneurs who want bring offshore wind farms to the United States are facing staunch opposition and difficult economic calculations.   (pri) [mappress] Source: pri, October 21, 2010;

  • UK Leads in Offshore Wind Development

    15 February 2011

    Firms urged to capitalise on potential of wave and tidal energy as boom in turbine industry creates thousands of jobs, says Andrew Stone.   (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, February 15, 2011

  • Building an offshore wind industry (UK)

    30 June 2010
    Training & Education

    Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. David Still, managing director of CBE talked today on Offshore Wind 2010 Conference about building the industry and offshore wind supply chain. Supply chain is all about timing, we can’t relie on given time frames. He also added they are building the Britannia 10MW turbine which is […]

  • Offshore wind in its hard times

    2 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The prospects of offshore wind power in northern Europe depend on two key factors: the ability of industry to reduce costs significantly and… [mappress] Source: europeanenergyreview, June 01, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind Health and Safety Event

    1 February 2011

    Wind Energy Update’s offshore wind health and safety conference has been put together for HSE individuals to come together at an executive… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, February 01, 2011

  • DOE To reduce Offshore Wind Cost

    4 March 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The White House is seeking more than $12 million in the fiscal 2011 budget for a project to drive down the cost of electricity from shallow…   [mappress] Source: DOE, March 04, 2010;

  • Wind Energy Ireland Warns Offshore Targets at Risk Without Urgent Government Action

    27 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    Ireland’s offshore wind energy ambitions are in jeopardy unless the government takes immediate and decisive action, Wind Energy Ireland (WEI) has warned. The industry organisation issued the warning at the launch of its new Offshore Wind Action Plan on 27 May, at the start of its annual Offshore Wind Conference in Dublin. While acknowledging policy […]