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  • Germany: TÜV NORD to Certify Sinovel’s Offshore Wind Turbine

    11 July 2012

    TÜV NORD has won the contract to perform type certification of an offshore wind turbine from Chinese manufacturer Sinovel. The six-megawatt turbine will be one of the first Chinese-designed offshore wind power systems with internationally recognised type certification.  “With the support of our colleagues at TÜV NORD China, we have identified considerable demand for internationally-recognised […]

  • UK: Wave Hub Hails Support for Wave, Tidal Projects

    25 July 2012

    Wave Hub has welcomed a UK Government announcement that will see financial support for wave and tidal stream technologies more than double from next year. The Department of Energy and Climate Change confirmed today that it will increase support for wave and tidal stream projects from two Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to five per megawatt […]

  • GL Renewables Starts Project to Evaluate Software Tool for Wind Turbines (Germany)

    15 December 2011

    GL Renewables Certification has started a project to evaluate the LMS SAMTECH software tool “SAMCEF For Wind Turbines” (S4WT). The software by LMS SAMTECH provides an integrated solution simulating the complete dynamic behaviour of wind turbines under realistic wind conditions. The objective of this project in conjunction with the major player in the CAE industry […]

  • Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable

    8 February 2023
    Business development, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development

    A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused in new wind turbine blades. The wind turbine manufacturer has revealed plans to scale up the newly discovered chemical disassembly process into a commercial solution by teaming up with […]

  • Thanet Wind Farm – a milestone of renewable energy (UK)

    22 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    On Thursday Vattenfall inaugurates Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm. This is a milestone in the development of renewable energy for a sustainable society. For Vattenfall, it is a springboard to the future – both to the British market and to large-scale offshore wind power. Only some two years after the […]

  • Spain Getting Four New Floating Wind Farms

    25 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Greenalia has submitted the project and environmental planning applications to develop four new floating offshore wind farms in Gran Canaria. Dunas, Mojo, Cardon and Guanche are independent projects, each expected to have 50 MW of capacity, located offshore the Gran Canarian South-East coast. Each of the projects will consist of four 12.5 MW turbines […]

  • SeaTwirl and Crest Consultants Join Hands for Brazil’s Offshore Wind

    30 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    SeaTwirl has entered into a cooperation with Crest Consultants AB for the offshore wind market in Brazil. The aim is to identify specific areas that are suitable for offshore wind power, to develop concept products with Brazilian partners based on SeaTwirl’s technology and Crest’s engineering experience, and to eventually find commercial projects to collaborate on. […]

  • EIB Reviewing Hollandse Kust Noord Loan Application

    13 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is reviewing an application submitted by the Netherlands for the financing of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project to the tune of EUR 500 million. Hollandse Kust Noord is one of three offshore wind areas chosen by the Dutch government to be developed by 2023, as part of the […]

  • Ming Yang and China Three Gorges Ink Offshore Wind Deal

    7 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy and China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation have signed a framework cooperation agreement for offshore wind. The agreement was signed on 7 January in Beijing in the presence of Ming Yang CEO and Chairman Chuanwei Zhang and Wang Lin, Deputy Secretary and General Manager of China Three Gorges Group. The parties agreed […]

  • Le Havre Port Opens Call for RoRo Platform Construction

    30 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The French Port of Le Havre has issued a tender for reinforcement works on the Hermann du Pasquier quay as part of the offshore wind reception. The works will include the construction of a roll on/roll off (RoRo) platform, as well as the execution studies. The platform will be 75m long and 25m wide and […]

  • Kitron Receives Offshore Wind HVDC Tech Order

    24 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Kitron has received orders from an undisclosed company to provide test systems and electronics modules for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology used for offshore wind. The Norwegian company will develop test systems and produce electronics modules that are part of control systems for HVDC technology. According to Kitron, the orders have a value of over […]

  • CWind Moving House

    16 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK-based CWind is relocating its headquarters to Grimsby with effect from 1 July. The company, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), has also announced the restructuring of the business. The decision is said to have been made to position the UK company closer to customers and to refocus on key service areas. At the […]

  • MPI Offshore to Install Senvion Turbines at Nordsee One

    20 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MPI Offshore has been awarded a contract to install wind turbines on the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. The contract was signed by representatives from Senvion and MPI in a short ceremony held earlier this week in Hamburg, MPI’s wind turbine installation vessel, MPI Enterprise, will […]

  • Overspeed Introduces OWF Optimization Tool

    11 May 2016
    Technology

    Overspeed presented Wind & Economy, a new software for optimizing offshore wind farms, at this year’s Hannover Messe. The software is designed to reduce electricity production costs and to increase the effectiveness of the planning teams. In addition, the cost and energy output uncertainty is calculated for each wind farm variant in order to reduce the risks to later […]

  • France Ponders OW Subsea Substations

    25 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    RTE France has invited tenders for a feasibility study on HTB submarine substations (>50kV). RTE aims to question the market on feasibility of implementing high-voltage submarine substations as part of connections for offshore wind farms. “This type of technical solution could be integrated seamlessly through connecting turbines in commercial wind farms to avoid the realisation of energy collecting stations on platforms,” French […]

  • Port Section in Offshore WIND Vessel Directory 2018

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Offshore WIND team is currently preparing the 2018 version of the Offshore WIND Vessel Directory, the reference book for purpose built offshore wind vessels.

  • Westermeerwind Records Stellar Results in October

    3 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch nearshore wind farm Westermeerwind generated 69.7 GWh of electricity in October, marking the best monthly result ever for the 144MW wind farm since its inauguration in 2016.  

  • Global Renewables Shipbrokers Opens U.S. Office

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS), a Germany-based shipbroker for offshore tonnage in renewable energy, has opened an office in Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. 

  • Boskalis Nets Inter-Array Cable Contract for Mystery Project

    13 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a contract for inter-array cable work at an undisclosed offshore wind farm. Under the EUR 80 million contract, the Dutch company is in charge of replacing and repairing a part of the inter-array cables at the project. Boskalis will use three anchored barge spreads, including the cable repair assets Bokabarge 82 and recently acquired […]

  • Hohe See Delivers First Power

    16 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine installed on the 497MW Hohe See wind farm in the German North Sea has produced the first power and delivered it to the grid, EnBW said. So far, EnBW has installed 49 of the 87 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines at Hohe See and the neighbouring 112MW Albatros wind farm. Weather permitting, two […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Reaches Blade Milestone in Hull

    10 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has reached a milestone in the production of 75-meter long blades at its factory in Hull, UK, as it had produced 500 pieces.

  • Aeolus Becomes Helicopter-Friendly

    3 July 2018
    Vessels

    Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus has been outfitted with an aluminium helideck from Bayards Aluminium Constructions, as part of the modification of the vessel that started last year.

  • Wpd and DORIS Engineering Partner Offshore France

    22 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wpd France has signed an agreement with DORIS Engineering to deliver studies for floating offshore wind in French waters. Under the agreement, DORIS said it will provide strategic expertise in aero-hydrodynamic, mooring, cables, geotechnical and structural issues. According to the French company, the research and studies will provide wpd with insights in terms of technologies, construction and […]

  • UK to Boost Offshore Wind by Cutting Onshore Wind Subsidies

    4 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government will soon announce that it will reduce subsidies for solar power and onshore wind, in order to give more support to offshore wind development. This move is a part of the new strategy on energy subsidizing from the Government, the BBC informs. The most recent “strike prices” draft was published in June. […]

  • RenewableUK to Organize First Wave & Tidal Business Forum

    19 September 2013

    The Wave & Tidal Business Forum will be part of the Wave & Tidal Day running on Day 2 of the RenewableUK 2013, Wednesday 6 November. Attending the Wave & Tidal Day provides an opportunity to do business with major players featured in the Wave & Tidal Pavilion and attend a full day of conference […]

  • North Devon Rejects Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    12 September 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    North Devon Council’s Planning Committee yesterday voted 10:3 against the development of the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm. Torridge District Council and Devon County Council made no objections to the project at yesterday’s meetings. However, North Devon’s councilors declined the project saying that it is not economically viable to the area, the BBC informs. The […]