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  • US Renewables to See Big Chunck of Iberdrola’s EUR 25Bn Investment Budget

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is increasing its net investments by EUR 1 billion, from EUR 24 billion planned at the beginning of 2016 to EUR 25 billion, with 42% of the amount earmarked for renewable energy projects, with most of them located in the United States.

  • Weaker Winds Dent Vattenfall’s FY 2016 Results

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall marked a slight dip in net sales at its wind division in the Fiscal Year 2016 despite adding 297MW of new renewable capacity throughout the period.

  • UK Appeases Scotland’s Worries Over Green Investment Bank Privatisation

    20 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, has received assurances from the UK government that the strategic importance of the Green Investment Bank  (GIB) to Scotland will be fully considered as part of ongoing discussions around its privatisation. “The Green Investment Bank plays a unique strategic role in funding innovative and […]

  • Nexans Details Beatrice Gig

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    French cable maker Nexans has disclosed its scope of works within the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind project which the company will carry out as part of a partnership with Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd. As previously reported, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd chose the two companies to supply a transmission system to connect its new wind […]

  • Two MHI Vestas 8MW Turbines Up and Running in Måde (Gallery)

    26 April 2016

    Danish Energy and Climate Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, yesterday officially inaugurated the 16MW Måde project in Denmark, featuring the first MHI Vestas’ 8MW turbines used in commercial operation. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind delivered the two turbines to European Energy A/S, which developed the Måde project in the port of Esbjerg in cooperation with their local partner […]

  • FoundOcean Gearing Up for Burbo Bank Extension

    20 April 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland-based subsea and offshore cementing specialist FoundOcean is getting ready to start working on 32 wind turbine foundations at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects have been contracted to transport and install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Starts Laying Inter-Array Cables at Nordsee One

    8 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH ( SOC) has started laying the first inter-array cable in the construction area of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm. The wind farm’s 54 6.15MW turbines will be connected to the offshore substation by ten strings of cables with an overall length of approximately 70 kilometres. Tim Kittelhake, Managing Director (COO) of […]

  • Hollandia Offshore Pens Kriegers Flak Substations Fabrication Contract

    3 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hollandia Offshore B.V. and the Danish transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, signed a contract for the engineering, procurement and commissioning of the Kriegers Flak substations on 31 May. The project comprises two unmanned substations which are due for delivery to the installation site in April 2018. Commissioning will take place in April and May of 2018. The […]

  • German Consortium Wins Contract to Build Berth 4 at Europakai Cuxhaven

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    German public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of a harbour area in Cuxhaven to a German consortium which includes Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems GmbH, Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser, Nordsee Nassbagger, and Tiefbau GmbH. The Erweiterung Europakai Cuxhaven LP 4 consortium will carry out construction works to expand the port’s Europakai (Europe Quay) with the addition of […]

  • Vattenfall to Plan OWF Marine Operations with Mermaid

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Vattenfall has ordered a full Mermaid system license for the strategic planning of its offshore wind farm operations from James Fisher Marine Services, part of James Fisher and Sons plc.  Mermaid provides increased understanding of the impact of weather and tidal forces on a project’s schedule to companies involved in marine operations, JFMS said. By simulating marine […]

  • Babcock Deploys FORECAST LiDAR off Aberdeen

    23 December 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based engineering support services company Babcock has deployed its floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to provide offshore wind data to the proposed Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Babcock’s floating LiDAR system, FORECAST, has been installed as part of a 12 month contract to collect […]

  • EUR 929 Million for Offshore Wind in UK Budget 2016

    16 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced the Budget 2016, setting aside up to £730 million (approx. €929 million) for the support of offshore wind and other less established renewable technologies for projects generating electricity in 2021 to 2026. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will back up to 4GW of offshore wind and other less established renewables technologies, with […]

  • UK Wind Shines as Renewables Beat Coal in 2015

    28 July 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Around 12.5% of electricity generated in the UK in 2015 came from wind, according to the latest annual energy statistics issued today by the UK government. The contribution of offshore wind grew by 30% in 2015, while onshore wind grew by 23%. Total wind generation in 2015 increased by 26% compared to 2014.The UK Department for Business, […]

  • Operation Ventilus Starts in West Flanders

    2 April 2019
    Grid Connection

    The Flemish government and the Belgian transmission system operator Elia have jointly proposed plans for Ventilus, a new high-voltage project in West Flanders to connect additional offshore wind capacity. Wind energy is Belgium’s biggest source of renewable generation (8% of the total energy mix) and there are specific plans to expand wind capacity with a second […]

  • Granada Reels In Nissum Bredning Crane Deal

    6 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has awarded the Manchester company Granada Material Handling Ltd with a davit crane contract for the 28MW Nissum Bredning offshore wind farm off Denmark.

  • Partrac in Metocean Monitoring Action on Hywind Scotland

    17 August 2017
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Glasgow-based offshore survey specialist Partrac has been selected by Statoil to provide real-time wave and current measurement services for Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm.

  • 3sun’s Business Shifts to 85% Renewables

    14 November 2017
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    3sun Group has invested more than GBP 1.4 million in staff training to fulfil existing contracts and in anticipation of a record work pipeline for 2018. 3sun Group said its business shifted from 50% oil & gas and 50% renewables in 2015 to about 85% renewables and 15% oil & gas in 2017.

  • Sparrows Group Buys Alpha Offshore Service

    12 December 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Global equipment and engineering services provider Sparrows Group has acquired Danish wind energy specialist Alpha Offshore Service. 

  • VBMS Boosts Subsea Cable Storage Capacity in the Netherlands

    29 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    VBMS has expanded its subsea cable storage and handling capacity with new facilities at the port of Vlissingen and at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

  • Shell: Offshore Wind Industry Should Evolve Towards 10GW Integrated Projects

    9 June 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The offshore wind industry should abandon the practice of awarding separate leases for offshore wind farms of up to 1GW each and instead start developing large, integrated projects of up to 10GW to lower cost, create value across the supply chain, and stimulate economic growth, Mark Gainsborough Executive Vice President, New Energies, Shell Gas and Power Development B.V., said.

  • DONG Energy Supports Wind Turbine PhD Research at Durham University

    19 July 2017
    R&D

    ​DONG Energy will support two PhD research studentships at Durham University through the Durham Energy Institute (DEI). The PhDs will focus on the operation of wind turbines and helping to predict technical faults before they happen. 

  • Tekmar and SBSS Partner Up on Chinese Offshore Wind Projects

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    UK-based cable protection system specialist Tekmar and China’s cable installation services provider S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate as each other’s preferred partner in offering export and inter-array cable protection to the Chinese offshore wind market.

  • Akrocean Deploys WINDSEA FLiDAR at Fécamp Met Mast

    20 April 2018
    R&D, Technology

    French floating LiDAR developer Akrocean has deployed a WINDSEA buoy at the Fécamp met mast as part of the type 2 validation process of the OWA Carbon Trust Roadmap.

  • Mainstay Marine Delivers 20m WFSV to Turbine Transfers

    20 October 2015
    Vessels

    The boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel Porth Nefyn to transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers. The Porth Nefyn will work principally on offshore European wind farm sites between the Baltic and Irish Seas. The vessel is an extended version of the existing 18m CE class vessel Porth Eilian. It has […]

  • MTS Backs Damen During ‘Maersk Connector’ Sea Trials

    9 February 2016
    Vessels

    Following the delivery of Maersk Connector, Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd. (MTS) reported that it had supported Damen during sea trials of its latest offshore cabling vessel. During comprehensive sea trials of the vessel in early 2016, the multi-purpose tug MTS Vigilant undertook anchor handling work to test the capabilities of the new vessel’s mooring […]

  • Siemens’ Wind Orders Up, Profit Down

    26 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, Siemens reported the revenue in its wind and renewables business was down 19% at EUR 1.2 billion, compared to almost EUR 1.5 billion in the same period last year.  Siemens said “timing effects related to project execution” partly affected the revenue. The company’s wind and renewables unit also […]