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  • Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates 9th Birthday

    6 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, 3 April, EnBW marked the ninth year of operation of its Baltic 1 offshore wind farm.

  • PivotBuoy Floater Nearing Production Phase

    12 March 2020
    Technology

    X1 Wind and its partners have completed the design of PivotBuoy, the single point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines. The prototype has now entered the manufacturing phase prior to assembly and installation which is planned this autumn at a test site at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in Spain. The […]

  • Ørsted Gathers Squad for Second Green Bond in Taiwan

    10 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has appointed BNP Paribas, Cathay United Bank and CTBC Bank as Mandate Lead Arranger’s for a potential TWD denominated green bond issuance in Taiwan. The green bond, set to be issued in Q4 2020, represents Ørsted’s second green bond offering in Taiwan. Ørsted intends to issue the new green bonds for the purpose of […]

  • TIPM Establishes CTV Crew Training Co-Op with NOS

    25 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Taiwanese TIPC Marine Corp. (TIPM) has collaborated with Northern Offshore Services (NOS) on training its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) crew. TIPM said the training marks the first step of the cooperation plan, under which it wants to engage CTV operation and maritime engineering services in offshore wind. This training, which was held from 12 to 22 March […]

  • Vattenfall Issues First Green Bond

    14 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has issued a EUR 500 million senior unsecured green bond with a tenor of seven years. The bond is the company’s first and the first international issuance under an EMTN program under Swedish governing law, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The proceeds from the issue are earmarked for projects defined in Vattenfall’s green bond framework, which […]

  • EDS Wraps Up Cable Sentry Trials at Teesside OWF

    6 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    EDS HV Group has completed cable sentry trials at the Teesside offshore wind farm in the UK. According to EDS, significant amounts of data have been gathered and will be compared with the original data collected in early 2018. The trials are part of an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project which is expected to be completed […]

  • Seacat Extends Vessel Inspection Deal with SMC

    25 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Seacat Services has extended the vessel inspection agreement with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC). The agreement marks the second year that SMC has been contracted to carry out the Marine Inspection for Small Workboats (eMISW) of Seacat Services’ 14 vessels. According to the UK-based company, through the eMISW inspections, SMC ensures that each vessel continues to meet the […]

  • Chinese Province Approves 6.7GW of Offshore Wind

    21 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Jiangsu Province in China has approved 24 offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 6.7GW. The total investment in the projects will amount to CNY 122.29 billion, which is approximately USD 18 billion, the provincial authorities stated. According to the government-supported Xinhua Daily news site, the announcement is part of the province’s 10GW offshore […]

  • Taiwan Gets First Locally-Assembled Offshore Wind Pin Piles

    14 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Century Iron & Steel Industrial has completed the first pin pile assembly for the offshore wind sector in Taiwan. A ceremony to mark the completion of the first pin pile assembly was held on 12 October at the Port of Taipei. According to Lai Wen-hsiang, Chairman of Century Iron & Steel Industrial, the company invested NT$6 billion […]

  • Sunday Windy Sunday in Denmark

    18 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind turbines covered all the electricity consumption in Denmark on 15 September, marking a new record, according to Energinet. For the first time ever, wind turbines generated power all 24 hours and provided 130% of electricity during the day, much more than the Danes need for daily consumption, Energinet reported. Between 2 and 3 a.m., up […]

  • Germany Ups 2017 Offshore Wind Tender Volume

    18 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has proposed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which would enable two offshore wind tenders with a total capacity of 2.92GW to be held in 2017. The two tenders with 1.46GW capacity each are part of the new draft bill for the development and promotion of offshore wind energy […]

  • Navigant: Offshore Wind Reached 12 GW of Cumulative Capacity in 2015

    29 January 2016

    Offshore wind marked a record year of activity in 2015 with over 3.7 GW brought online, Navigant Research said. In its Offshore Wind Market Update report, the company reported that preliminary confirmed project commissioning in all global markets shows that offshore wind reached nearly 12 GW of cumulative capacity by the end of 2015, up from […]

  • Iberdrola Head: Renewables Key to Energy Mix Overhaul

    20 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    Changes in energy mix are necessary to enable development and integration of mature renewables and meet both a projected 40% increase in the demand for energy until 2040, and the commitments derived from the Climate Summit in Paris, Ignacio Galán, Chairman of Iberdrola, said today during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The transformation of the energy mix […]

  • EU Wants Help with Creating Post-2020 Renewable Energy Regulations

    26 November 2015
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    The European Commission is seeking views on what an EU regulatory framework on renewable energy should look like for the post-2020 period. Current EU renewable energy rules are contained in the Renewable Energy Directive, which is designed to ensure that all EU countries meet their renewable energy target by 2020 and therefore contribute to EU’s target […]

  • MPI Adventure Installs Final Blade at Amrumbank West

    11 September 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine installation vessel, MPI Adventure, installed the final blade of the 80-turbine Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm earlier this week. This operation formed part of an ongoing, long-term charter-party agreement with E.On and followed a foundation installation campaign undertaken by another of the company’s WTIVs, MPI Discovery. After mobilisation and preparation of MPI Adventure in […]

  • Gode Wind Foundation in Water

    15 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The first foundation was successfully installed at the Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea yesterday. With this project, DONG Energy is building Germany’s biggest offshore wind farm 45km from the mainland and around 33km from the islands Juist and Norderney. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director from DONG Energy in Germany said: […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 9 – 15, 2015

    15 March 2015

    Siemens Unveils 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Siemens has presented its new SWT-7.0-154 wind turbine at EWEA Offshore conference in Copenhagen. New Foundation Installation System Developed Conquest Offshore, together with deugro Denmark A/S, has developed a highly efficient installation system for monopiles and transition pieces, supported by the engineering knowledge and experience of Temporary Works Design […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26 Sep – 2 Oct 2016

    2 October 2016

    South Korea Becomes Offshore Wind Energy Producer South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Take a 360° Aerial Tour of an Offshore Wind Farm with Siemens (Video) Siemens has released a video showing a 360° flight to an offshore wind farm. Beatrice Contract Pushes EEW Into […]

  • Siemens and Gamesa One Step Away from Owning Adwen?

    12 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Areva is set to sell its stake in Adwen to Siemens and Gamesa on Wednesday, Le Figaro reported. The 50% share Areva holds in the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a joint venture between Areva and Spain’s Gamesa, will be sold for EUR 60 million, according to the French newspaper. As part of the merger agreement between Gamesa […]

  • Boskalis and Züblin Join Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven Project

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Dutch dredging specialist Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Germany’s Züblin AG have won a contract to prepare the site for the construction of the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB), a 25-hectare transshipment terminal for the offshore wind sector. Bremenports awarded the contract to the two companies at the end of last week, Boskalis told Offshore WIND. Boskalis’ share of the contract carries […]

  • Cathie Associates Working on New Geotechnical Investigation Standard

    22 March 2016
    R&D

    Cathie Associates have been appointed by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network (MEDIN) to create a guideline for offshore geotechnical site investigations. The guideline will form part of the MEDIN framework of specifications that govern best practice in collecting metadata for re-use of UK marine information. Cathie Associates said the new guideline will fully encompass […]

  • Friesland Council Approves Offshore Wind Investment

    20 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Council of the Dutch Province of Friesland has approved the proposed EUR 127 million investment in the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân), according to local media.

  • Largest Ever 8MW Order Lands on MHI Vestas Desk

    13 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the approval from the German consenting authority ‘Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie’ (BSH), DONG Energy placed an order with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 project, marking the largest ever order for the wind turbine manufacturer.

  • WindGuard Accredited to Certify Wind Turbines

    16 September 2014

    WindGuard Certification is accredited by the German accreditation body, DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle), for the certification of wind turbines and components, thus opening up the market for wind turbine certification.  “Type and component certification of wind turbines requires a high level of very detailed and wide-ranging technical know-how on the part of the certifier,” says Dr. […]

  • ORE Catapult Seeks Offshore Renewables Consultancy Service

    11 July 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    ORE Catapult has a requirement for a Consultancy Service Framework to provide technical assistance and support.   The Service will be utilised as and when required, on a call-off basis by ORE Catapult in Glasgow and Blyth relating to all required services, equipment and engineering services associated with offshore (wind, wave and tidal) power projects. Divided into lots […]

  • Mixed Feelings over Navitus Bay Project

    4 July 2014

     The deadline to register as an interested party with the Planning Inspectorate for the Navitus Bay wind farm proposal has passed. According to Daily Echo, the majority of 2,700 participants who applied have a negative opinion about the project. “What is striking when you look at the comments is that the vast majority of businesses, […]