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  • Pharos Offshore Grabs Walney OWF Cable

    2 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Pharos Offshore reported that one of its subsea hydraulic cable grabs is being utilized aboard the Edda Fonn vessel to enable diverless cable repair at the Walney offshore wind farm. The company’s personnel are assisting with the ongoing cable recovery operations aboard the vessel. Pharos Offshore said its cable grab system was built to specification for this […]

  • K2 Management Engaged in Virginia Offshore Wind

    23 May 2016

    K2 Management has been hired as an independent external expert and offshore wind technical advisor for the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP). The company started working on VOWTAP in the second half of 2015, and is still supporting the project to some extent. Work has been focused on reviewing and re-scoping of contracts, validation of tenders, and […]

  • Denmark and USA Ink Offshore Wind MOU

    16 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Denmark and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their cooperation on offshore wind energy projects. On 4 May 2016 at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., Danish Ambassador Lars Gert Lose and BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper signed the MOU to recognize their countries’ common interests in developing […]

  • Nordsee One Offshore Substation Foundation In Place

    10 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The foundation for the offshore substation of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm was installed in the German part of the North Sea on 9 May. After loading the piling hammer, the foundation was transported to the construction site approximately 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist, where a floating crane placed the jacket foundation weighing over 1,400 […]

  • Enbridge Buys Into French Offshore Wind Developer

    10 May 2016

    Canadian energy company Enbridge has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Éolien Maritime France SAS (EMF), a French offshore wind development company, for an investment of CAD 282 million (approx. EUR 191 million). Following the acquisition, which is expected to be finalized around 19 May, Enbridge will co-own EMF with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN). Enbridge […]

  • Offshore Wind Becoming a Big-Ticket Item

    20 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Investors who traditionally focus solely on big-ticket mergers and acquisitions are showing interest in offshore wind projects as returns on investments in more conventional infrastructure assets are pushed lower and lower, according to Macquarie. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurers that invest in infrastructure have typically been attracted to assets such as regulated utilities and availability­-based Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) that […]

  • 400MW Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Hawaii

    7 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Progression Hawaii Offshore Wind Inc, a company formed by Progression Energy from Oregon and several investors, plans to submit a lease application to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a 400MW wind project off Hawaii, Pacific Business News reported.  The USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) offshore wind farm, for which the equity support has already […]

  • NREL Report Looks into Domestic Offshore Wind

    7 October 2015

    Several researchers at the National Wind Technology Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)—Walt Musial, Aaron Smith, and Tyler Stehly—released the 2014–2015 Offshore Wind Technologies Market Report, which shows strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market, including the start of construction for the Block Island Wind Farm, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind […]

  • IMarEST Guides on Offshore Renewables Metocean Procedures

    25 September 2015
    R&D

    The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide for Offshore Renewables, which is the first of its kind. Developed by the IMarEST’s Offshore Renewables Special Interest Group (SIG), the guide highlights the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) information required to support all phases of an offshore renewable energy […]

  • Federal Boost for NY Offshore Wind Development

    23 September 2015

    Under the State Energy Program (SEP), New York was awarded around USD 600,000 to help boost development of 860MW in the region. New York State Energy Research Development Authority has partnered with Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Clean Energy States Alliance to explore the potential for mutual action to develop offshore wind at the scale […]

  • Sormec to Supply Offshore Crane for Dudgeon’s OSS

    11 January 2016

    Italian manufacturer of hydraulic lifting systems, Sormec, has been awarded a contract to supply an offshore telescopic crane for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm’s substation.  In December 2015, representatives of Sembmarine SLP, Statoil and Siemens visited Sormec’s head office to award a kick off meeting for a new offshore telescopic crane M500/3S. The crane will be installed […]

  • OutSmart Joins Gemini’s Offshore Operations Team

    22 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    OutSmart, an independent operations management company, has become a member of the offshore operations team for the Dutch Gemini offshore wind farm. The company’s responsibilities comprise a range of tasks such as 24/7 services, including HSE and operational activity co-ordination, as well as power off-take services. OutSmart said that with the latest assignment it is now involved in the operations of 1.150 […]

  • Guernsey Taking New Offshore Wind Steps

    1 December 2015
    R&D

    Commerce and Employment’s (C&E) Renewable Energy Team (RET) and Guernsey Electricity Limited (GEL) have appointed Xodus Group Limited and Exeter University to undertake a number of workstreams to investigate the feasibility work that they are jointly undertaking to research an offshore wind project in Guernsey’s local waters. The workstreams include analysing imported electricity prices, understanding the best […]

  • Convent Offshore Named Growth Champion 2016

    26 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Oldenburg-based provider of personnel services for the offshore wind industry, Convent Offshore, has been recognised as one of the growth champions 2016 by the German news magazine Focus.  The company recorded an average growth of 146 percent between 2011 and 2014 in the sector of human resources. Among the 500 growth champions recognised by Focus, the team around the CEO […]

  • SgurrEnergy Backs Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    3 November 2015

    SgurrEnergy, renewable energy consultancy, has supported the Galloper offshore wind farm, which will be located 27km off the coast of Suffolk and generate up to 336MW, to reach financial close. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, conducted technical due diligence providing initial bankability feedback to the developer, which was then followed by the successful completion of […]

  • UMaine Hosts Summit on Floating Offshore Wind

    15 October 2015

    On October 1 and 2, 2015, the University of Maine hosted the inaugural “Matthew R. Simmons Memorial Summit: A Technology Roadmap for Floating Offshore Wind.” The summit gathered information from various perspectives of platform designers, researchers, turbine OEMs, permitting agencies, and developers with the goal of producing a roadmap that advances the floating offshore wind. […]

  • ZephIR Unveils 300M Offshore Wind Lidar

    14 October 2015
    Technology

    Wind lidar technology company ZephIR Lidar has released a fully-marinised wind lidar – ZephIR 300M – for the offshore wind and meteorological industries, founded on the company’s remote wind measurement device, ZephIR 300. ZephIR 300M, designed specifically for offshore use, includes as standard: A 3 year warranty and 3 year service life – the most extensive […]

  • EU Examining Benefits of Meshed Offshore Grid

    22 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    A 4-year project investigating the benefits of a meshed offshore transmission grid has been launched recently under the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research Program, and is currently the biggest energy project within the program. A meshed offshore grid connecting offshore wind farms to land could provide significant financial, technical and environmental benefits to the European electricity market, […]

  • SeaRoc to Teach Offshore Wind HSE in Taiwan

    9 March 2016
    Training & Education

    SeaRoc Group has been awarded a contract to deliver training on effective health and safety (HSE) management in offshore wind to Taiwan-based CSBC Corporation, in partnership with ClassNK. The training, taking place on 16 and 17 March 2016, will allow CSBC to safely plan and manage activities for the complete lifecycles of offshore wind farm projects […]

  • Mauritius Looking For Seasoned Offshore Wind Consultants

    9 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology

    The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) has invited expressions of interest for the development of offshore wind farms for the Republic of Mauritius.

  • Denmark: CT Offshore Moves to New Location

    11 October 2012

    From October 15 2012, CT Offshore A/S will move its headquarters to the new and modern office facilities, at Svendborgvej 35, 5260 Odense S. The company is still growing, and it is running out of space at the current office facilities at Norgekaj 62, 5000 Odense C. CT Offshore has a high degree of know-how […]

  • Innovation Key to Future of US Offshore Wind

    10 October 2012
    Technology

    The success of the North American offshore renewable energy industry will depend as much on future, sustained investment in technological innovation, as it will on backing pioneering offshore power projects. That is according to GCube, the leading provider of underwriting services for renewable energy projects, which has collaborated with Seattle based renewable energy technology developer, […]

  • The Netherlands: Ensuring the Future of Offshore Wind Farms

    1 October 2012

    Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference brings you a series of columns in which prominent industry representatives share their views on key developments in the offshore oil, gas and energy markets. This edition, Michael Kahn, Managing Director Jumbo, calls for some re-design in the offshore wind turbine industry. Renewable energy is a growing market, especially in […]

  • Brazil Aims at Exploiting Offshore Wind Resources

    26 September 2012
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Renewable Energy Market in South and Central America to 2020 – Clean Development Mechanism Projects and Climate Financing to Increase Renewables Share in the Energy Mix” report to their offering. The Future Looks Green for Brazil’s Impressive Renewable Energy Industry Brazil will continue to prove its commitment […]

  • VIDEO: Alstom’s Offshore Wind Turbine Factories

    28 January 2013

    Last week, Alstom launched construction works of its first two offshore wind turbine factories in Saint-Nazaire, France. The plants will be entirely devoted to assembling nacelles and manufacturing generators for the 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine. Check out the artist impression of the plants in this video: [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, January 28, […]

  • Scotland to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Project

    5 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate plans to develop a demonstration offshore wind project in water depths of about 100 metres, off the Scotland’s west coast. The authority held a consultation with around 50 stakeholders and public bodies, planning to issue a licence to a developer who would construct the demonstration project comprising floating wind turbines. Senior development […]