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  • Galloper OWF Construction to Kick Off Soon

    30 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE will start building the Galloper offshore wind farm next month, after the final investment decision was made with three new partners on board for the project. UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital have joined RWE Innogy in becoming 25% joint equity partners of the 336MW offshore wind project off the coast […]

  • 7 MW Fukushima Turbine Preparing for Installation

    22 July 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Fukushima Offshore Wind Consortium plans to tow the 7 MW wind turbine from Onahama Port to its offshore site on July 31-August 1 and moor it in the following 20 days.  Then, from August 20 to September 30, the developer plans to carry out the laying and burying of riser cable at the Fukushima Experimental Offshore […]

  • ARGE Team Wins DolWin3 Maintenance Contract

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    GE Grid GmbH has awarded OIS Offshore Industrie Service and Green Wind Offshore, gathered around the ARGE O&M Project, with a contract to provide maintenance for the 900MW DolWin3 offshore grid connection system.

  • UWA Adds Third Centrifuge to Its Geotechnical Modelling Facility (Video)

    14 September 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges after a third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last week. The new facility is part of the National Geotechnical […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 1 – 6, 2015

    6 December 2015

    Samso Turbine Breaks Off and Crashes into Sea Denmark’s Samso offshore wind farm, also known as Paludans Flak, is out of action after one of the turbines collapsed and crashed into the sea early Saturday morning, Søren Hermansen, Director of the Samso Energy Academy, confirmed to Offshore WIND. EU Funds New Offshore Wind Project EDP […]

  • UK Green Investment Bank Crosses GBP 10 Billion Milestone

    24 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has committed GBP 2.3 billion to 58 green infrastructure projects with a total value of GBP 10.1 billion in its first three years of existence. Part of the commitments went towards financing of 757 offshore wind turbines in the UK – or 40% of all the turbines currently operating or under construction. The bank’s […]

  • Wind Innovation Assumes Position at Veja Mate

    6 January 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed’s floating hotel Wind Innovation has started 2017 by heading off to the German North Sea and starting a new charter on the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The new project is located 95 kilometres off Borkum Island. In total, the wind farm will comprise 67 Siemens 6MW turbines. The project is expected to be concluded […]

  • Bram Roelse Appointed as IHC Merwede CEO

    2 April 2014

    IHC Merwede has announced that it has appointed Bram Roelse as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect as of 1 April 2014. He has taken over this leading role within the company from predecessor Dirk Philips who stepped back in November 2013. Mr Roelse (56) has worked at IHC Merwede for the past […]

  • Nordic Yards Takes Over Volkswerft

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A symbolic act on the ship lift marked a new beginning for Volkswerft Stralsund yesterday: Berthold Brinkmann, insolvency administrator of P+S WERFTEN, handed over a big key to Nordic Yards. With that, Nordic Yards has now officially taken over Volkswerft. “Volkswerft is one of the most diverse shipyards in the Baltic Sea region, and has […]

  • Sembmarine Establishes Facilities in Lowestoft and Aberdeen

    27 January 2014

    Offshore engineering, construction and support services specialist Sembmarine SLP has established new facilities in Lowestoft and Aberdeen. Offshore Services has wide ranging service capabilities and typically becomes involved at the very early stages of a contract award, identifying the scope of works, building the high level plan and generating the construct/deconstruct work packs. In Aberdeen […]

  • ‘WINDEA one’ Catamaran Christened in Emden, Germany

    19 September 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    On 18 September 2013, a new catamaran of Windea Offshore GmbH & Co. KG – a joint venture of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO), the Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Wind GmbH – was baptized in Emden by the name ‘WINDEA one’. After a welcome speech by Dr. Bernhard Brons (EMS’ Executive), Knut Gerdes (EMO […]

  • Humber Business Delegation Visits Denmark

    18 September 2013

    Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) organised a visit to Denmark for a delegation of Humber companies working in the offshore wind supply chain, writes the Grimsby Telegraph. Around 20 businesses and organisations toured the main production facilities of Siemens Wind Power in Brande. Delegates also visited ‘Energy Metropolis’ Esbjerg, along […]

  • UK: MCT Presents SeaGen at Marine Industry Showcase

    25 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A model of MCT’s SeaGen tidal technology is one of a number of exhibits on display at the BIS Marine Industry showcase, which is taking place in London between 16th – 27th April. The Marine Industry Showcase is opportunity to highlight the industry sector’s contribution to the UK economy and the Government’s wish to see […]

  • USA: FAA Experiences Cape Wind Pressure

    18 June 2012
    Authorities

    Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees felt political pressure to approve Cape Wind, says the Associated Press. Internal documents, obtained by the Cape Wind project opponents, imply it was approved amid internal disagreement over the best way to avoid the turbines interfering with radar and jeopardizing airplane safety. Finally, the FAA decided that the answer to […]

  • USA: AWS Truepower Joins Forces with New York State Colleges

    29 April 2012

    AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services announced a new partnership with New York State Colleges to form the Center for Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology (CeCeT), an organization that will benefit manufacturers of clean energy technology by providing access to testing equipment and expertise.  “Collaboration between the business […]

  • UK: Call for Evidence to Help Independent Renewable Generators Access Electricity Market

    6 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Government is publishing a call for evidence to assess and address barriers to market access that independent renewable generators may be experiencing. Before independent generators can raise debt to build their project, they require long-term contracts that guarantee that someone will purchase the power they generate. Some generators are reporting a decline in the terms […]

  • UK: Trump Calls First Minister ‘Mad Max’ Over Wind Farm

    13 March 2012

    As part of his struggle against the proposed wind farm off his £1bn luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire, the US businessman Donald Trump wrote a letter to Mr. Salmond, saying he would be known as “the man who destroyed Scotland.” “Do you want to be known for centuries to come as ‘Mad Alex – the […]

  • China Longyuan Power Plans 1,000MW of Offshore Wind Power by 2015

    26 November 2012

    Asia’s largest developer of wind farms, China Longyuan Power, plans to increase its offshore generating capacity from existing 182MW to 1,000MW by 2015, the company secretary Jia Nansong is cited by Power Engineering news portal as saying. Though this move is technically challenging and requires considerable amounts of financing, the company plans to use half […]

  • Dong Energy to Develop Borkum Riffgrund West 1 for EUR 30 Million (Germany)

    6 November 2011

    DONG Energy has acquired the right to further develop the offshore wind project Borkum Riffgrund West 1 from Energiekontor AG for approx. EUR 30 mio. The procurement of the project is a significant step in DONG Energy’s effort to gain a stronger foothold in the growing German offshore wind sector.  “A robust pipeline of projects […]

  • Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in EU

    3 October 2011

    The European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) will hold its first public event on Tuesday 4 October 2011. The conference of around 150 EU wind energy researchers, experts and other operators and stakeholders will focus on EU grids – including grid integration of renewable energy. The event is targeted towards wind energy, oil & gas […]

  • Nexans Appoints Nicolas Badre as Deputy CFO (France)

    24 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Nicolas Badré to join its Corporate Financial Department as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The appointment was effective from October 11, 2011. Nicolas Badré will report directly to Frederic Michelland, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Corporate Executive Vice President Americas. Previously he held at ‘Groupe […]

  • Christian Oecking appointed Managing Director and Chairman of Management Board of Siemens IT Solutions and Services GmbH (Germany)

    12 November 2010

    Christian Oecking (48) is now Managing Director and Chairman of the Management Board of SIS. Martin Bentler (49), Rainer Koppitz (42) and Thomas Zimmermann (42) continue as members of the Management Board of the IT service provider. Christian Oecking had been the acting head of SIS since December 2009 and played an important part in […]

  • Cooper Lomaz – Recruiting for Energy in East Anglia (UK)

    4 March 2013

    The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the employment of approximately 103,400 people. There […]

  • Two-Year Wind Data Collection Completed for Ossian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    6 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A campaign to gather more than two years of wind data crucial for the development of the Scottish Ossian floating offshore wind farm has been completed. Two floating LiDAR buoys (FLiDAR) have been deployed to survey the 858-square-kilometre site, 84 kilometres off the east coast of Scotland, since August 2022. Using profiling lasers, the buoys […]

  • Ørsted Divests Stake in 389 MW UK Offshore Wind Farm for GBP 456 Million

    5 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has divested a 24.5 per cent stake in the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. The value of the transaction is GBP 456.1 million (approximately EUR 534 million) on a debt-free basis. The transaction closed on 30 April 2025. Ørsted will retain a 25.5 per […]

  • Scotland’s New Floating Wind Projects – What We Know So Far

    18 January 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland made headlines yesterday (17 January) by awarding seabed lease rights to 17 offshore wind projects totalling almost 25 GW in capacity, well beyond the expected 10 GW, and by the fact that more than half of this massive capacity is coming from floating wind farms. With many details about the selected proposals yet to […]