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  • East Anglia Offshore Wind Appoints Royal HaskoningDHV as Lead EIA Consultant (UK)

    24 January 2013

    East Anglia Offshore Wind (EAOW), a 50-50 joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, has appointed Royal HaskoningDHV as the lead Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultant on two major offshore wind farms – East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR. The appointment comes shortly after a planning application was submitted for the 1,200MW East Anglia […]

  • DNV Introduces New Special Level Wind Turbine Type Certification System (Denmark)

    25 May 2011

      In order to enhance flexibility and speed with regards to type certification, DNV is introducing a new ‘Special Level’ Type Certificate for wind turbines. It differs with respect to the Type Certificate according to IEC 61400-22 in that blade fatigue testing will not be required. The Special Level Type Certification will provide DNV’s clients […]

  • OpenHydro Gets Award for Outstanding Performance in 2011 (France)

    25 November 2011

    Irish tidal energy technology company, OpenHydro, has been honoured at the 2011 Ireland France Business Awards for their outstanding company performance in 2011 and promotion of bilateral trade and investment between Ireland and France. At an awards ceremony held in Paris, OpenHydro was selected as The Best Irish Company in France owing to its major […]

  • TAG Hires John MacAskill as New Business Development Director (UK)

    4 November 2011

    TAG Energy Solutions has appointed experienced industry professional John MacAskill as its new Business Development Director. John joins the business from leading renewables consultancy GL Garrad Hassan, having successfully helped establish new business and transitioned an ailing enterprise in the renewables sector. As UK Renewables Business Manager, John launched Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) first renewables consultancy […]

  • The Netherlands: Cooperation Crucial for Offshore Wind Energy Industry

    29 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has set its targets for installing 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2020. Offshore wind is still too expensive, concludes Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Offshore wind costs are much higher than for other renewable energy sources, twice as high as onshore wind. The costs can only be reduced […]

  • DEME Books BOA SUB C for French Offshore Wind Job

    2 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    BOA OCV has secured a contract with DEME Offshore to deploy its subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. BOA Sub C will begin working at Saint-Nazaire in the second quarter of the year for a period of 220 days firm plus options. The two companies previously worked […]

  • Haizea Wind Delivers Its Last Batch of SeaMade Towers

    14 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Haizea Wind has sent off the final two towers for the SeaMade offshore wind turbines from Bilbao. The Spain-based Haizea Wind is delivering 12 wind turbine towers for the project, which will feature 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines. The first tower parts arrived from the port of Aviles in Spain to Belgium in mid-March, onboard […]

  • CIP and MHI Team Up Offshore Japan

    30 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have entered into a joint venture to develop offshore wind projects in Hokkaido, Japan. The joint venture is jointly owned by MHI (50%) and CIP (50%), and a team with experts from both owners will be established, the companies said. MHI added that the move comes […]

  • GeoSea Finalizes A2SEA Buy

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    GeoSea, part of DEME Group, has completed the acquisition of A2SEA from DONG Energy and Siemens. 

  • Vattenfall Signs EUR 2 Bln Revolving Credit Facility

    11 December 2014

    Vattenfall AB on Wednesday signed a 5 year multi-currency revolving credit facility for EUR 2 billion, replacing the existing EUR 2.55 billion facility. The new facility matures on 10 December 2019 and has two one-year extension options. The facility is for general corporate purposes. A total of 15 banks participated in the new credit facility. […]

  • Areva Shares Drop after Ditching Financial Targets

    20 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The French nuclear energy giant, Areva, has ditched its financial outlook for 2015 and 2016 on Tuesday. As a result, Areva shares plunged about 15% the next day in Paris while shareholders tried to ditch the stock due to uncertainties. The state-owned group blamed slow of its Japanese reactors after 2011 Fukushima accident, delays to […]

  • Head of Windcarrier Joins RenewableUK Board

    4 June 2015

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier UK’s new general manager, David Matthews, has been elected to the board of RenewableUK in his second month in post. Matthews becomes one of 12 influential industry leaders elected to the board to represent the UK wind and marine energy industry. “It’s a real honour to be elected to the RenewableUK board. […]

  • VIDEO: Loadout of TPs for East Anglia OWF

    26 June 2013

    The following is a video that shows Transitions Pieces (TPs) and Platforms being loaded at Steel Engineering Ltd Westway Dock on Saturday, 22nd June 2013. This marks the beginning of their journey to the East Anglia Offshore wind zone. Last year, ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall awarded contracts worth over £17m for the fabrication, installation and […]

  • Denmark: Swiber Else Marie Completes Flushing of Anholt OWF Cables

    7 March 2013
    Grid Connection

    On Tuesday 19 February 2013 at around noon, Swiber Else Marie completed the flushing of the last of a total of 111 cables which connect the 111 wind turbines in the wind farm with Energinet.dk’s offshore substation. Having worked day and night for seven months, Swiber Else Marie could put a stop to the work […]

  • A New Dawn for Offshore Wind

    14 September 2018

    After years of steady growth for offshore wind, developments are set to follow thick and fast. Soon, the world will see a substantial increase in offshore wind that will change the industry.

  • Acta Centaurus Readies for Norway

    4 December 2018
    Vessels

    The Crist shipyard in Poland has completed the construction of Acta Marine’s third walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus.

  • TenneT Picks ELA Containers for German Offshore Platforms

    24 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    TenneT has awarded ELA Container Offshore with a framework contract for the supply of accommodation containers on four HVDC converter platforms in the German North Sea. Under the contract, the company will supply a minimum of 40 ELA Premium Plus containers. ELA Offshore is also in charge of providing all fire protection concepts, including the integration of escape […]

  • France Releases Details for Floating Wind Tender

    6 August 2015
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Following the call for proposals, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has published details and documents on all three parts of the call being funded under the Future Investment Program. The call for floating wind proposals aims to support the realization of pilot wind farms across four designates sites comprising floating turbines, for which the French government has set aside […]

  • DONG Energy Hires Clinton for Hornsea 3 Geophysical Survey

    17 May 2016
    R&D

    DONG Energy  has awarded Clinton, a Swedish marine survey company, a contract for a geophysical survey at the Hornsea Project Three site, so a more accurate geophysical baseline for the project area can be established. Clinton Marine Survey’s CEO, Martin Wikmar said: “This is the right step in our long term plan and also a high quality mark for our […]

  • Scotland Could Set Up Inchgreen Renewables Hub

    24 November 2015

    Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the first £30 million of investment in a transformative £1.13 billion city and region deal. More than £14 million is earmarked for a planned expansion of the quayside and construction of a visitor facility by Inverclyde Council and terminal owners Peel Ports. As part of the city deal, […]

  • DONG Energy Divests Its Dutch Sales Business

    21 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy today signed an agreement to divest its sales activities in the Netherlands – DONG Energy Sales B.V. – to Eneco. DONG Energy has agreed with the buyer that the sales price will not be disclosed. The divestment is still subject to certain conditions, including merger control clearance in the Netherlands. The divestment will […]

  • Geotechnical Survey to Begin at Burbo Bank Extension (UK)

    23 December 2013
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    In the early part of the new year, a geotechnical ground investigation will commence at the site of a proposed extension of Burbo Bank offshore wind farm. This survey consists of a combination of Deep Boreholes with Cone Penetration Testing (CPT’s) at selected positions, as well as shallow Vibracore and adjacent CPT’s. Burbo Bank Extension […]

  • Dong Energy’s Employees Invest almost EUR 30 Mln in Their Company

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    In February 2014, Dong Energy announced a share programme aimed at employees and managers. The share programme process has now been completed. 3,078 of the employees in Dong Energy and 212 of the managers have chosen to subscribe for shares and consequently become co-owners of Dong Energy. They are investing a total of DKK 222 million […]

  • BSH: Legal Approval of Offshore Wind Farms

    4 February 2014
    Authorities

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) rejected the objections against the approval of offshore wind farms. Monika Breuch –Moritz, president of BSH said that the approvals were given under the current legislative framework, and that there were no reasons to deny them. “A permit for a wind farm will only be granted if the […]

  • Preparatory Onshore Work Starts for Eneco Luchterduinen OWF

    27 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The preparatory onshore work for the Dutch offshore wind farm Eneco Luchterduinen has started. The onshore cable installation is the first step to prepare the later grid connection, and Ecofys is currently in charge of developing and managing the electrical infrastructure. Ecofys will perform quality inspections for the fabrication of various electrical components and manage […]

  • Dogger Bank Teesside A & B Examination Date Set

    17 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The Planning Inspectorate set a preliminary meeting date to discuss the examination procedure of Forewind’s application to build two wind farms in the North Sea. Dogger Bank Teesside A & B (previously part of Dogger Bank Teesside) is the second stage of Forewind’s offshore wind energy development of the Dogger Bank Zone (Zone 3, Round […]