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  • IJUBOA Sets Up Scheme to Recognise Competence of Existing Barge Masters (UK)

    8 September 2011
    R&D

      Those commissioning maritime construction projects will soon be able to assure themselves that their jack-up operators are competent and safe. The International Jack-Up Barge Owners Association (IJUBOA) has published its Code of Practice and set up a scheme to recognise the competence of existing barge masters. The code provides a standard against which companies […]

  • ETI Appoints New Offshore Renewables Strategy Manager

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed Stuart Bradley to the post of Offshore Renewables Strategy Manager. Stuart will be responsible for the strategy of its offshore wind and marine technology programmes, and will work closely with Simon Cheeseman, the ETI’s Marine programme manager and Andrew Scott, the ETI’s Offshore Wind programme manager. He will […]

  • TÜV NORD to Certify Siemens Gamesa Titan

    29 June 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has selected TÜV NORD to certify the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, the SG 14-222 DD. The turbine model has a capacity of up to 15 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 222 meters. The Hanover-headquartered technical services provider is responsible for the certification of the SG 14-222 DD’s prototype, scheduled for completion […]

  • UK: Wind Towers Appoints New Managing Director

    21 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dennis Breugelmans has been appointed Managing Director of Wind Towers (Scotland) Ltd, with effect from 1 January 2013. Wind Towers (Scotland) Ltd is a Campbeltown based wind tower turbine manufacturing and assembly plant. It is one of only two companies in the UK producing wind towers and is currently the only one capable of making […]

  • Derek Blackwood Joins WFS Technologies’ Board of Directors (UK)

    1 November 2011

    WFS Technologies announces the appointment of Derek Blackwood, OBE, President of Wood Group PSN Americas region, to its Board of Directors. Derek began his career as a student apprentice with BP Tanker Company gaining an HND in Marine Engineering. He worked in a variety of roles within the oil & gas industry with John Brown […]

  • UK: ABB Drive System Powers Tidal Turbine Testing

    16 October 2013

    Project Nautilus is the world’s first drive train test facility for tidal turbines and marine renewable technologies. The $20 million facility is part of the UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the north of England. Narec is a government-backed center for researching, developing and testing renewable energy and low carbon power generation technologies such […]

  • Vestas: Christian Venderby Appointed New Head of Service

    15 April 2014

    Christian Venderby has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President and Head of Service at Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Christian Venderby, who comes from a position as Senior Vice President Operations at Vestas Americas, enters into his new position on 1 June 2014. Already a significant source of revenue and profit, the service business is […]

  • EnBW, BP Secure Development Consent for 1.5 GW Mona Offshore Wind Farm

    7 July 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Mona offshore wind farm, being developed by a joint venture between EnBW and BP, has been granted development consent by the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband. Located in the Irish Sea, the 1.5 GW Mona is the first offshore wind project from the UK’s Round 4 leasing […]

  • German Partners Reveal Plans for 10 MW Offshore Electrolyzer Demo at Alpha Ventus

    27 November 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Green Hydrogen, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    German offshore wind and hydrogen developers plan to build an offshore electrolyzer demonstrator at the Alpha Ventus wind farm in the North Sea.

  • Scotland Awards 25 GW in ScotWind Auction, More than Half for Floating Wind Farms

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

    Crown Estate Scotland has selected 17 offshore wind projects in its ScotWind seabed leasing round, which aimed to procure at least 10 GW of offshore wind but resulted in the chosen proposals having a total capacity of 24,826 MW. Ten projects are using floating wind technology, six are fixed-bottom, and one involves installing both floating […]

  • Offshore Wind Faces Installation Vessel Shortage – Rystad Energy

    26 November 2020
    Vessels

    The market for vessels capable of installing large offshore wind components is quickly being outpaced by growing demand from the global development pipeline, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. With offshore wind booming, the global fleet of wind farm installation vessels will be insufficient to meet the demand after 2025, according to Rystad Energy. The analysis […]

  • BP Ventures Into Offshore Wind with Equinor Partnership

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    British multinational oil and gas company BP is moving into offshore wind for the first time with a new strategic partnership with Equinor. BP has entered into an agreement with Equinor to buy 50 per cent non-operated interests in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind assets on the US east coast for a total consideration […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Chairman Warns European Wind Industry in Critical Situation as Shareholders Approve Delisting

    25 January 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa’s now non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Christian Bruch, has warned that the European wind industry is in a critical situation in his address to the shareholders following the vote to approve the delisting of the company. ”Despite big investments flowing into renewables, the wind industry is facing serious financial challenges,” Bruch […]

  • Northland Power Buys Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Project

    6 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian energy company Northland Power has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Deutsche Bucht, a 252MW wind project in the German North Sea. The agreement was signed between Northland Power and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highland Group Holdings. Deutsche Bucht, or DeBu, is Northland’s third offshore wind project following the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the […]

  • European Commission Approves Contracts for Difference

    23 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has concluded that a UK scheme called “Contracts for Difference” that promotes the generation of electricity from renewable sources is in line with EU state aid rules. In separate investigations, the Commission has also found that public support worth GBP 9.7 billion (around € 12.3 billion) to five offshore wind farms is […]

  • 2020 Wave and Tidal Energy Forecast Report Published

    27 August 2014

    Wave and tidal energy are methods of harnessing energy of oceans for power generation. Countries around the world are increasingly looking to utilize these forms of renewable energy as they provide a constant and steady source of clean energy. Abundance of ocean surface and significant potential of energy generation in nations across the world has […]

  • Report on Wind Turbine Gearbox and Direct-Drive Systems Out Now

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Research and Markets has added the “Wind Turbine Gearbox and Direct-Drive Systems, 2014 Update – Global Market Size, Gearbox Refurbishments, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020” report to its offering.  Global Gearbox Market Value to Reach $7 Billion by 2020 The value of the global gearbox market increased from an estimated $1.9 billion in 2006 […]

  • Denmark: DONG Satisfied with Financial Q1 of 2013

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first quarter of 2013 with the following financial highlights and outlook compared with the first quarter of 2012: — First-quarter 2013 EBITDA was DKK 4.6 billion, up from DKK 3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting […]

  • Estonia Receives Multiple Applications for Three New Offshore Wind Sites, Auction Expected in June

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulation Authority (CPTRA) is reviewing ten applications for three offshore wind sites west of Saaremaa. The Estonian regulatory body had already received one proposal for each of the three sites and opened a window for competing applications in January this year. The ten applications were submitted by Estonia Offshore Wind […]

  • Lord Stephen Green Strengthens UK-Taiwan Ties

    7 November 2011
    Authorities

    Lord Stephen Green, UK Minister for Trade and Investment, visited Taiwan on 3-4 November to further bilateral trade and investment links. During the visit, Lord Green supported UK companies keen to participate in renewable and infrastructure projects in Taiwan, led the UK side at the UK-Taiwan bilateral trade talks, and promoted investment opportunities to Taiwanese […]

  • USA: 11 Offshore Wind Energy Projects Amount to 3.8 GW

    24 October 2013

    The Energy Department released a new report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in 2012, including the completion of two commercial lease auctions for federal Wind Energy Areas and 11 commercial-scale U.S. projects representing over 3,800 megawatts (MW) of capacity reaching an advanced stage of development. Further, the report highlights global trends […]

  • Pike Research Expects Marine and Hydrokinetic Market to Grow 7 Times by 2017 (USA)

    8 February 2012

    The marine and hydrokinetic industry, which aims to harness various marine and hydrokinetic resources including ocean waves, tidal streams, river flows, ocean currents, and ocean thermal differences for power generation, stands at a critical point. The technologies are improving, major energy companies and utilities are making investments, industry associations are gaining lobbying power, and governments […]

  • DECC and Ofgem Announced First Offshore Transmission Operator (UK)

    3 March 2011

    Transmission Capital Partners* (TCP) has secured the first licence from energy regulator Ofgem to operate a high voltage link with an offshore wind farm in GB. A newly created company, to be known as TC Robin Rigg OFTO Ltd, will now hold the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Licence. It will operate the £65 million link […]

  • GEV to Launch Turbine Maintenance Structure at RenewableUK Event (VIDEO)

    6 November 2014
    Technology

    GEV Wind Power, a division of the GEV Group, is launching its pioneering turbine maintenance structure at this year’s RenewableUK show. Visitors to the show will be the first to experience the structure in action through GEV’s virtual reality simulation, enabling attendees to access the platform, be cocooned in the transparent habitat and undertake their […]

  • GIG Enters Irish Offshore Wind Market, Buys a Relevant Status Project

    9 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), the developer of the Sceirde Rocks offshore wind farm, in Galway, Ireland. Sceirde Rocks is a proposed 400 MW offshore wind farm, capable of generating enough energy to power the equivalent of up to 295,000 homes. The Galway-based renewable energy project has been designated […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Releases Financial Results

    17 January 2013

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2012, a fiscal period during which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring effort was undertaken in fiscal 2010 and the Company has […]