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  • Azerbaijan Moves Forward with Offshore Wind Plans

    30 October 2015
    Authorities

    Azerbaijan is moving forward with its plans to develop an offshore wind farm in Caspian Sea. Namely, the plans for the 200MW offshore wind project have been submitted to the Azerbaijan government, writes Trend News Agency. The project, worth AZN 450-500 million (EUR 390-433 million), has attracted interest from German, Chinese and investors from Arab countries. […]

  • PSV Redesigned to Serve Offshore Wind Industry

    23 October 2015
    Vessels

    Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the Vestland Cygnus, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) owned by Norway based Norside AS that is to be converted to serve as an offshore wind farm service vessel. The conversion will take place at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway.  The redesign includes several new features, […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power Exiting Offshore Wind

    4 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its annual results for 2015, Mainstream Renewable Power marked the sale of the Hornsea Project One to DONG Energy in Q1 2015 as part of its strategy to exit the offshore wind market. The company, which reported a profit after tax of € 96.0 million in 2015 (compared to a loss of € 46.6 million in […]

  • Offshore-Terminal Bremerhaven Gets Building Approval

    2 December 2015

    The construction of Offshore-Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB), a EUR 180 million project that will serve the offshore wind industry, has been approved. On 27 November, bremenports GmbH & Co. KG, a company responsible for the planning of the project, received the approval from the Authority for the Environment, Construction and Transport. As a modern facility with a high heavy-duty […]

  • Study: Offshore Wind a Golden Opportunity for Massachusetts

    8 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    A Massachusetts energy plan containing a requirement that utilities contract for approximately 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 would position the state as a national leader in offshore wind, allowing it to capture first-mover economic advantages, according to a new study released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). If the state positions itself as a leader in […]

  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Growing Roots

    5 April 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first monopile at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, located off Norfolk, England. “Our team and suppliers have worked hard to prepare for the exciting installation phase and we are pleased to progress according to plan,” said Olav-Bernt Haga, project director for the Dudgeon project. In total, 67 turbines, as well […]

  • Dutch Senate Sets the Stage for Offshore Wind

    23 March 2016
    Authorities

    The Dutch Senate yesterday approved the amendment of the Electricity Act related to the development of offshore wind energy, thus providing the required legal basis and confirming TenneT’s role as the developer and operator of the Dutch offshore grid.  In December 2015, the Senate rejected the so-called “Stroom” bill, which caused a delay in the legislative decision-making […]

  • RWE’s 2015 Results Powered by Offshore Wind

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The commissioning of new wind farms with a total generating capacity of some 1GW, including Nordsee Ost and Gwynt y Môr, had a considerably positive impact on 2015 financial results of RWE’s Renewables Division.  The unit posted an operating result of EUR 493 million, more than double the amount it marked the year before (EUR 186 million). On the other […]

  • DECC Assessing Future Offshore Wind Leasing

    3 March 2016
    Authorities

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for offshore wind, as well as wave and tidal devices. The authority published the UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 (OESEA3) report, and opened the consultation period which closes on 29 […]

  • Tenders Invited for Construction of Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven

    8 February 2016
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bremenports GmbH & Co. KG, backed by local authorities, has invited tenders for marine civil engineering works on Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB).  The works include the construction of the terminal (quay and hinterland), spare anchor, terminal access, and retrofitting protection dyke, along with the associated mitigation measures. The OTB, to be built in the southern area of […]

  • 2015 a Banner Year for Offshore Wind in Europe

    2 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to EUR 13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations, with a total of 3,019 MW in new capacity coming online in European waters in 2015, more than double of what was connected to the grid in 2014, according to European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Europe’s total offshore […]

  • Aqualis Offshore Lands BorWin Gamma Gig

    20 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Petrofac to perform technical support services for its work on the BorWin gamma topside that is destined for the North Sea. A consortium between Siemens and Petrofac has been contracted by TenneT to design, build and install a 900 MW Offshore HVDC converter platform […]

  • DNV GL Certifies ELA’s Offshore Accommodation

    20 July 2016

    ELA Container Offshore GmbH has obtained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for its offshore accommodation containers for the offshore wind and oil and gas industries. The latest modules are now certified according to DNV 2.7-2, an international standard of requirements for offshore service modules and living quarter containers. The DNV 2.7-2 certification addresses key safety aspects required […]

  • Germany to Curb New Offshore Wind Capacity

    5 July 2016

    German government plans to limit the installation of offshore wind farms in the period between 2021 and 2025 to 3.1GW and hold a tender for 1.7GW of offshore wind in 2017 and 1.4GW in 2018 to adjust the offshore wind development to that of the high-voltage transmission grid, according to Reuters. Previously, it was agreed that two offshore wind tenders […]

  • Nominations Open for First Offshore Energy Awards

    5 July 2016

    The offshore energy industry is constantly moving forward. Despite challenging times in the industry, there are impressive achievements that require celebration. During the first Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner on Monday October 24th, Navingo brings the industry together to celebrate some of these successes by presenting three industry awards. Nominations for the awards are now […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2017

    1 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Offshore WIND editorial staff brings the most read news in 2017 chosen by you, our readers. From new technologies in the offshore wind industry to the development of subsidy-free bids, 2017 has shown us that the sector is developing faster than anyone had anticipated.

  • Oceaneering to Survey US Offshore Wind Ground

    15 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Oceaneering International has won a contract by US Wind to conduct high-resolution marine geophysical surveys at the 248MW Maryland offshore wind project starting in the second half of 2018.

  • Offshore Wind Forum to Talk Block Island

    6 December 2017
    Environment, R&D

    The Southern New England Offshore Wind Energy Science Forum is taking place on 11 and 12 December at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) in Narragansett to discuss developments related to the Block Island offshore wind farm.

  • Chinese Go on UK Offshore Wind Tour

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Chinese politicians and business people are looking to the Humber as they forge ahead with plans for 68GW of operational offshore wind capacity by 2035.

  • Boskalis and Tekmar to Form Offshore Wind Partnership

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D, Technology

    Dutch company Royal Boskalis and UK-based Tekmar Energy have announced a framework agreement to support the global offshore wind market, covering new product development and innovation.

  • Alpha Offshore Tops Blade Inspection Numbers

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alpha Offshore Service has completed more than 4,000 offshore wind turbine blade inspections so far in 2018, a 56% increase compared to 2017, previously said to be the company’s most productive period.

  • Arkona Offshore Wind Farm Sparks Into Life

    24 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea has supplied the first electricity to the German electricity grid.

  • UK and Taiwan Agree on Offshore Wind Cooperation

    11 April 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The British Office Taipei and the Taiwan Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Marine Engineering Association (T-Wind Marine Association) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation on offshore wind development in Taiwan. The signing ceremony was witnessed by UK Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade Graham Stuart and Taiwanese Minister of […]

  • ORE Catapult Shares Offshore Wind Vision

    26 February 2018
    R&D, Technology

    Service robots, drones, automated motherships and 40-rotor turbines could become the norm for offshore wind farms by 2050, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult predicts.

  • EDF Opens Blyth Offshore Demo Farm

    22 June 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Group officially opened the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm on Friday, 22 June.

  • EnBW Dives Deep Into US Offshore Wind

    11 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company EnBW and Seattle-based Trident Winds have formed a joint venture to develop the Morro Bay floating wind project off the coast of Central California.