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  • HVDC Converter Stations Global Market to Reach USD 89.6 Billion by 2020

    12 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The global High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter stations market will expand significantly in the next few years, driven by the rising demand for electricity in the Asia-Pacific region and the growth in renewable energy generation, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, the revenue of the global HVDC converter station […]

  • USA Scientists Assess Navigation Safety Risks of Offshore Wind

    27 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    Plans to pin offshore wind turbines to the seafloor in the Atlantic Ocean has raised questions about potential risks to commercial shipping traffic, as vessels maneuver around the installations. To address this potential risk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists have developed an assessment of navigation safety risks, with support from the U.S. Bureau of […]

  • Prep Works for Export Cable Installation to Start at Neart na Gaoithe OWF

    8 March 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Preparation works for the export cable installation for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project are expected to commence in mid-March. The area where the activities will take place is the nearshore extent of the wind farm’s export cable corridor. Two jack-up vessels, Capall Mara and C57 Red Squirrel, will carry out a small amount […]

  • Edison Chouest Offshore Signs Empire Wind SOV Contract

    13 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has awarded a long-term service operations vessel (SOV) charter agreement to the US-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to support the Empire Wind offshore wind farm project. The charter agreement has a fixed period of 10 years, with commencement in the mid-2020s. The plug-in hybrid SOV […]

  • Colombia Launches Offshore Wind Roadmap, First Project to Be Built in Barranquilla

    4 May 2022
    Authorities

    Colombia’s President Iván Duque and Minister of Mining and Energy, Diego Mesa, launched the country’s Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap on 3 May at an event in the city of Barranquilla, whose waters will become the home of the first offshore wind farm in Colombia. The objective of the roadmap is to build a transparent and […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Extends East Anglia ONE Contract

    27 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has extended the original contract term for servicing the 714 MW East Anglia ONE wind farm off the UK from five to 15 years with ScottishPower Renewables and Bilbao Offshore Holdings Limited. The deal, among the biggest in Siemens Gamesa’s Service business unit’s history, comes just one year after the commissioning of the […]

  • Low Winds Bring Less Offshore Wind Power to German Grid in H1 2021

    26 July 2021
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms generated 11.49 TWh of electricity in the first half of 2021, some 16.3 per cent less than during the same time last year, when offshore wind turbines off the country’s coasts produced 13.73 TWh of electricity. The wind energy transmitted from the German North Sea to shore by the transmission system […]

  • Rampion OWF Blows Past Its Expected Generation in 2020

    29 January 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Rampion offshore wind farm has exceeded its power generation target in 2020 by generating over 1,600 GWh during the year, 15 per cent more than the assumed annual generation of 1,400 GWh. According to the Rampion team, the 400 MW offshore wind farm contributed to Britain’s greenest energy year yet, as 2020 saw record […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Generation Shines in Q1 2020

    26 June 2020
    Environment

    Offshore wind in the UK produced 13.2 TWh of electricity in the first three months of 2020 – 53.1 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to the UK government’s energy statistics published on 25 June. The quarterly Energy Trends report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) shows […]

  • Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund Gives Back

    18 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded fourteen organizations from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk in the UK with grants from the fifth round of its East Coast Community Fund. The East Coast Community Fund was launched in December 2016 as part of Ørsted’s community engagement program for its Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms. The 14 awarded groups […]

  • US Discussing Oil & Gas-Like OCS Leasing Programme for Offshore Renewables

    26 June 2018
    Authorities

    On 26 June, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on a bill that would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for a leasing programme for offshore renewable energy.

  • Foundation Laid for UK-France Interconnector

    24 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The foundation stone for ElecLink, the GBP 490 million interconnector between UK and France, was laid yesterday, marking the start of works on the 1GW link between the two countries that will, i.a., enable higher levels of renewables in the two countries’ power grids.

  • Eco Wave Power Awarded at Mixiii 2014

    27 May 2014

    Sixty young start-ups were competing for the innovation award with the custody of the chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy, as part of the start-up WOW competition that took place in the Mixiii 2014, which is the yearly central event for the hi-tech industry. “The judges were really taken with the world-changing potential of […]

  • USA: O’Malley Testifies in Favor of Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013
    Authorities

    The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, Senate Bill 275, was put before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, where Governor Martin O’Malley gave his testimony in favour of offshore wind. The first thing that Governor O’Malley highlighted was the offshore wind’s impact on employment in Maryland. Governor O’Malley told the Committee: “Off-Shore wind would […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Energy Trends Figures

    29 March 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed new statistics which show that a record 11.3% of the nation’s electricity was generated from renewable sources in 2012. This represents an increase of almost 2% on the previous year, when 9.4% came from renewables. The official Energy Trends figures, released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, also show that […]

  • Abengoa and Wavebob Team Up on Development of Wave Energy Systems (Ireland)

    23 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Ocean wave power company Wavebob and the international company that applies innovative technology solutions to sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, Abengoa, announced a planned collaboration which will see the two companies working together on the research, development and commercialization of wave energy systems. Considered one of the world’s leading wave energy technologies, […]

  • LAMPRELL ANNOUNCES US$ 129.0 MILLION CONTRACT AWARD (U.A.E)

    18 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Lamprell , a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewables industry, is pleased to announce that it has received a US$ 129.0 million new contract award from Seajacks 3 LTD (“Seajacks”). New contract awards Lamprell is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a significant contract from […]

  • Denmark: MT Højgaard Ends 2011 with Loss

    14 March 2012

    2011 was a bad year for Denmark’s largest construction and civil engineering group, which emerges from the financial year with a pre-tax margin of minus 3.6% and a pre-tax loss of DKK 335 million. The financial statements are, as previously announced, negatively affected by losses on isolated projects, and in addition there are provisions, with […]

  • Vineyard Wind Books New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    23 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has signed an agreement to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal for a period of 18 months.

  • Wind Innovation Ready for Gemini Gig

    18 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed Floating Hotel’s advanced Service Operation Vessel (SOV), MS Wind Innovation, has successfully completed all offshore testing and is now ready to engage in the commissioning phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands. The last stage of testing equipment and systems took place offshore the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, […]

  • Irish Energy R&D Projects Secure €18m in EU Funds

    30 September 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Since last year, Irish energy research projects have successfully secured €18m in EU funds for Ireland.  That is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which today launched a joint publication with Enterprise Ireland entitled “Building on Ireland’s Energy Research Performance”.  The report showcases academic and industry exemplars leading and participating in EU […]

  • Humber Gateway Community Support Fund Gives Back

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    17 organisations in the Holderness area of East Yorkshire are set to benefit from additional Community Support Funding associated with E.ON’s 219MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Following the successful allocation of GBP 100,000 to 20 local groups in 2015, an independent panel made up of local representatives has recommended that a further 17 organisations should […]

  • USA: Tidal Energy Company Wins International Pioneer Award

    24 June 2012

    ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest, leading tidal energy company, receives the “International Pioneer Award“ during the 9th Energy Ocean International Conference & Exhibition held in Boston, USA for their contribution and efforts in exploring marine energy. ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest is a is a world market leader in technologies for energy generation from tidal currents occurring in coastal […]

  • USA: BOEM Seeks Public Input for Marine Energy Testing Offshore Florida

    25 April 2012
    Environment, Technology

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the next step in evaluating a proposed lease for testing marine hydrokinetic technology offshore Florida. The bureau is making available for public review and input an environmental assessment that considers the effects of issuing a lease for testing equipment designed to use the force of ocean currents […]

  • Bladt, Semco Maritime to Deliver Three OSS Topsides to DONG Energy

    18 May 2016

    DONG Energy has ordered three substation topsides for its Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm from Bladt Industries. Bladt and its partner Semco Maritime deemed the order as historical, since this is the first time that a contract has been signed for three topsides at the same time. Bladt Industries is responsible for fabricating the steel structures of the substation […]

  • Local Residents Concerned over Irish Sea Wind Farm

    4 December 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Development of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea has raised a myriad of concerns for the local residents, voiced during Celtic Array’s public consultation period, one of them being cutting off of ferry routes. Centrica and Dong Energy consortium, Celtic Array, launched a public consultation process in November, so as to receive feedback on […]