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  • Ecosse Subsea Officially Wraps Up Wikinger Contract

    17 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    This October, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) officially completed its work at the Wikinger offshore wind farm under a contract with Prysmian, the company in charge of the supply and installation of the inter-array cables at the 350MW German wind farm.

  • New CFO at Aquamarine Power

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy firm Aquamarine Power has appointed experienced financier Douglas Robb as their new Chief Financial Officer.  Robb’s role will be to bring in further private and public sector investment in support of the firm’s ambitious commercialisation plans.  Aquamarine Power is currently completing a major refit of their Oyster 800 wave machine which is scheduled […]

  • Transformers for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Arrive in UK

    5 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Two transformers for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm have completed their overland and sea journey from Zagreb, Croatia. The transformers traveled via Rotterdam, Netherlands, before arriving at the Smulders yard in Wallsend, the UK. The 545 MVA transformers were manufactured by Koncar Power Transformers company located in Zagreb. Now that the units […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Undocks First Converter Platform Foundation

    29 March 2013

    The foundation of a large converter platform has been pulled out of the dock hall at the Wismar shipyard. Prior to this, the shipbuilding hall was completely flooded, NDR.de news site informs. The next step is shipping the foundation of the “HelWin alpha” platform to the North Sea. It will be anchored to the seabed, […]

  • Carnegie Retrieves First CETO 5 Unit (VIDEO)

    20 May 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited reported this morning that the first of its CETO 5 Units has been retrieved after over 4,000 hours of operation and over 8,500 across all three Units. The retrieval was completed on the first attempt by using its hydraulic “quick connect” technology to disconnect the Unit from the seabed foundation. The […]

  • SSE Holding Consultations for Arklow Bank 2

    20 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables is holding public consultations in the South Wicklow and North Wexford areas in Ireland for the Arklow Bank Phase 2 offshore wind project. During the consultations held from 14 October to 11 November, the public will be able to provide feedback on the offshore infrastructure and onshore grid infrastructure elements of the project. […]

  • New CEO Takes Helm at Avangrid Renewables

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Avangrid Renewables has appointed Alejandro de Hoz, currently the company’s Vice President of Offshore Wind, to the role of President & CEO. He succeeds Laura Beane, who has decided to leave the company. “We have a growing renewables business with strong expertise in core areas of onshore wind and solar, and we continue to develop […]

  • BOEM Seeks Public Feedback on Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a call for information and nominations for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the US Pacific Territory of Guam. The Call requests information on one contiguous area around the island that comprises approximately 2.1 million acres. The area begins about 3 nautical miles […]

  • Ørsted Awards EUR 26 Million in Technical Support Contracts for Offshore Wind Farms in Denmark, Germany and Netherlands

    9 December 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has selected Atlas Services Group Energy, UTM Consultants, Boston Energy, and Connected Wind Services Danmark for above-water wind turbine services on its operational offshore wind farms in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The companies signed five-year framework agreements with Ørsted at the end of November with the contract period set to start running on […]

  • Equinor Polska to Provide O&M Services for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3

    21 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    MFW Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III sp. z o.o. project companies have signed agreements with Equinor Polska to provide operation and maintenance services to the two offshore wind farms in Poland. Polenergia and Equinor hold 50 per cent stakes each in MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z […]

  • RWE Signs Foundation Agreement with Steelwind for Future Offshore Wind Farms

    2 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    RWE has signed a capacity reservation agreement with the German company Steelwind Nordenham, for the production of up to 300 monopile foundations for its future offshore wind projects in Europe. Under the agreement, Steelwind will reserve capacity at its German monopile production facility in Nordenham for 320,000 tonnes of steel, equivalent to approximately 200 monopiles, […]

  • Welsh Offshore Wind Project Powers Ahead

    1 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Awel y Môr wind farm team has published the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) for the project offshore North Wales, the UK. The PEIR contains detailed maps, plans and information on the project’s expected impacts and how they will be avoided, minimised and mitigated where possible. The developers have now invited local residents to […]

  • BW Ideol In Talks to Raise EUR 40 Million for Floating Wind Development

    22 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Norway-headquartered BW Ideol and French state-owned investment company ADEME Investissement have agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations for EUR 40 million in funding by ADEME Investissement for BW Ideol’s project development activities. Under the agreed terms, BW Ideol will transfer its co-development project portfolio to a newly created subsidiary DevCo, subject to the approval of […]

  • Vestas Contracts Maersk for Wind Turbine Powertrain Transport

    18 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has awarded its compatriot Maersk a contract for transporting the extra heavy powertrains of its largest ever-built wind turbine V236. The heart piece of the 15 MW wind turbine weighs 260 tonnes alone and will be installed in the nacelle in Vestas’ factory in Lindø, Denmark. Maersk will manage the […]

  • New JIP Commits to Cable Failure Reduction

    12 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL, Deltares, ECN and other partners are joining forces in Cables Lifetime Monitoring, a joint industry project (JIP) expected to reduce power-cable failures affecting the development and operation of offshore wind farms.

  • US Wind Holds Third Maryland Supply Chain Meeting

    19 January 2017

    US Wind, which plans to build a large-scale offshore wind farm off Ocean City, hosted a third meeting for offshore wind supply chain companies in Salisbury, Maryland on 9 January.

  • Senvion Appoints New CEO

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Jürgen Geissinger joined the wind turbine manufacturer Senvion as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 17 December. Stefan E. Kowski, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Senvion, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jürgen Geissinger to Senvion as CEO. He has the proven capabilities required to drive exceptional business growth by creating strategic clarity, driving innovation and quality, while […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Urges Governor Christie to Sign S988

    24 March 2016

    Fishermen’s Energy has asked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to sign the bill S988, and thus open the way for job creation in the offshore wind industry.  Ten days ago, the bill, which requires New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to provide new application periods for qualified wind energy projects, passed the state’s Senate. However, the biggest […]

  • N-Sea Acquires Stork’s Subsea Business

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The acquisition of the subsea business of Stork Technical Services in Aberdeen is a logical next step in the realisation of the growth strategy pursued by both companies and re-affirms the commitment of N-Sea to its strategy of becoming a leading Survey and IMR company. The combined businesses will have a strong position in North […]

  • UK: First Turbine Installed at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    15 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The Teesside offshore wind farm has reached an important milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine. Operator EDF Energy Renewables has now completed the installation of the tower, nacelle and rotor blades of the first of the 27, 2.3MW wind turbine generators to be erected on the 62MW scheme. Commissioning tests on the […]

  • CWind Expands to Germany

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind’s services to the offshore wind industry will soon be available in Germany, as the company today announced the launch of its wholly-owned German subsidiary. CWind Germany will be headquartered in Hamburg and will be responsible for the sales and marketing of CWind’s services in Germany. The company has also said it has won the licence […]

  • Adwen Employees Hit as Siemens Gamesa Plans Up to 6000 Lay-Offs

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Siemens Gamesa’s ongoing integration of legacy structures will affect up to 6,000 employees and, being part of Siemens Gamesa, Adwen is no exception with some of its people soon to lose their jobs after negotiations with the works council began in May.

  • EU, EBRD Agree to Increase Renewable Energy Investment

    8 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    EU Commissioner Arias Cañete and EBRD President Chakrabarti today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance energy cooperation between the EU and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).  The new agreement will broaden the existing cooperation to a significant number of areas, including scaling-up energy efficiency financing, increasing investment in renewable energy, […]

  • Blue Offshore to Use Swan Hunter Shipyard for Cable Installation System Assembly (UK)

    5 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    Blue Offshore, a specialist subsea construction contractor, have today announced that they have reached agreement to use the former Swan Hunter shipyard facilities at Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK), for assembly and construction of their cable installation system. Blue Offshore will operate the facility by arrangement with North Tyneside Council. The agreement has started with preparation works […]

  • UK: Construction Begins on Rampion Wind Farm Weather Mast

    3 April 2012

    As reported by the Argus, E.ON, one of the UK’s top companies in the field of production and supply of energy, plans to launch on Monday activities on installing a mast on the site of the Rampion Wind Farm. The purpose of the 110-metre mast is to measure wave heights, sea currents, wind speeds and […]

  • OMM Launches New Maintenance Support Service for Offshore Renewables (UK)

    14 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has today announced the launch of a new maintenance support service for offshore renewables operators. With little existing guidance and no legislation currently in place, operators may not be conducting the maintenance they need in order to guarantee the integrity of their assets – or they might be spending too much […]