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  • WindEurope: Offshore Wind FIDs Reached EUR 30 Billion in 2023; Wind Energy Sector to Employ More than Half-Million People in 2030

    20 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment

    Last year was a record year for offshore wind projects reaching a final investment decision (FID) with nearly 9 GW of capacity hitting this milestone in 2023, according to WindEurope’s annual report, issued on 28 February. Ahead of its annual event, opening today in Bilbao, the European wind energy industry organisation also released a new […]

  • Germany: Wpd Orders 80 Wind Turbines from Siemens

    8 February 2013

    Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant’s total generating capacity of 288 megawatts will be sufficient to supply some 370,000 households […]

  • PNE WIND Increases Its EBIT Forecast for 2011-2013 Due to Increased Offshore Wind Activity (Germany)

    30 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, has increased the forecast for its cumulative EBIT for the financial years from 2011 to 2013 inclusive to EUR 60 to 72 million. This is the result of the 2010 annual accounts published today. The company bases its forecast on the increased activity in offshore wind farms, the […]

  • Windcat Workboats Changing Hands

    18 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    SEACOR Marine has entered into an agreement with Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Windcat Workboats and its crew transfer vessel (CTV) business. As consideration for the sale, at the closing of the transaction, CMB will pay SEACOR Marine GBP 32.8 million, and assume the circa GBP 20.4 million of debt outstanding […]

  • MHI Vestas SMARTens Turbines Up

    11 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched a suite of next-generation SMART tools to enhance design assessments, turbine monitoring, and real-time decision-making.

  • Principle Power Names New COO

    16 May 2014

    Principle Power, Inc. (Principle Power) appointed João Metelo as the Chief Operating Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Metelo joins Principle Power with over 14 years of experience in the energy sector, having held several executive and leading roles with special focus in finance areas such as M&A, Financing, Strategic Planning and Control. Prior […]

  • OMM Prepares Terrain for Sylwin 1 Cable Laying

    20 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract related to HVDC cable laying for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Prior to the installation of the cable, using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage direct current export cable that will connect the new wind parks […]

  • Tidal Lagoons Better Solution for Severn than Barrage

    21 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Peter Kydd, chairman of the South West Marine Energy Park, claims that tidal lagoons would be a more feasible solution for harnessing tidal power from the Severn Estuary than a barrage, WalesOnline informs. “Having a structured plan to develop the Severn’s tidal power resource in this way could produce as much or more power than […]

  • Carbon Trust: Why Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Must Now Take Precedence (UK)

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the following article, Phil de Villiers, Head of Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust, looks at why the UK offshore wind industry must embrace cost reduction to reduce uncertainty:  It’s been a busy few weeks for the UK’s offshore wind industry. David Cameron provided a welcome boost by generating some long overdue positive headlines […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Shelves Two Offshore Wind Tenders, Plans Single Site Auction

    19 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Citing deteriorating market conditions, the Dutch government has delayed tenders for two offshore wind farms and will instead open a tender for one location in the North Sea later this year. The tenders for IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B were scheduled for the third quarter of this year. However, due to deteriorating market […]

  • Lima Talks Set World on Track to New Universal Climate Agreement

    15 December 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    A new 2015 agreement on climate change, that will harness action by all nations, took a further important step forward in Lima following two weeks of negotiations by over 190 countries. Nations concluded by elaborating the elements of the new agreement, scheduled to be agreed in Paris in late 2015, while also agreeing the ground […]

  • Macquarie Taking Over Danish Offshore Wind O&M Provider

    30 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Macquarie Asset Management is set to acquire 100 ownership of Ziton, a Denmark-based provider of operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the offshore wind industry. Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, advised by Macquarie Asset Management, has entered into a share purchase agreement with funds advised by Permira Credit and other existing shareholders to acquire all […]

  • Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm Completion Slips to Second Half of 2025

    3 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    SSE has revealed that the completion of Dogger Bank A, the first of the three phases of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, is projected for the second half of 2025, which is later than the previously expected first half of the year. In its interim earnings report released on 3 October, SSE said that […]

  • Stowen to Support East Anglia Hub Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    8 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded Stowen Group a major construction services contract for the East Anglia Hub offshore wind farm in the UK. The multi-million-pound contract will see the UK-based company, which was previously a subcontractor on East Anglia 1, directly support the offshore construction for East Anglia 1 North, East Anglia 2, and East Anglia […]

  • Nordergründe’s Aircraft Detection Light System Upgrade Completed and Approved

    4 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany is the first offshore wind farm in the world to be equipped with a fully functional, officially approved Aircraft Detection Light System (ADLS), according to Deutsche Windtechnik, the company that performed the upgrade. The operating permit has been issued by the relevant authorities after the company fitted its […]

  • Prysmian Wins EUR 1.2 Billion Contract to Deliver UK-Germany Interconnector

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Prysmian has won a contract worth around EUR 1.2 billion to deliver the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The Italian cabling giant will provide the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning of the NeuConnect project. The scope includes the complete cable system […]

  • UK Grants Development Consent to Two East Anglia Offshore Wind Farms

    1 April 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has granted development consent to ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms. East Anglia One North, located 36 kilometres from its nearest point to the Port of Lowestoft, could consist of up to 67 turbines to […]

  • Dutch Nearshore Wind Farm Completed

    20 March 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Almost one year after installation started, the 24th and final nearshore turbine of Windplanblauw wind farm in the Netherlands has been installed. With both onshore and nearshore turbines now completed, the project is counting down to its official inauguration in August. Windplanblauw is a wind farm repowering project of Vattenfall and SwifterwinT, a local initiative […]

  • TÜV NORD to Certify Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1-4

    4 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected the German technical services provider TÜV NORD to certify the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1-4 offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. TÜV NORD will for the first time be carrying out project certification in accordance with the internationally recognised IECRE (International Electrotechnical Commission Renewable Energy) OD-502 scheme. “We’re delighted to be […]

  • Aibel to Deliver Dogger Bank Converter Platforms

    30 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian offshore service company Aibel has won a contract to deliver converter platforms for the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Aibel will deliver two converter platforms for the 1.2GW Creyke Beck A and the 1.2GW Creyke Beck B projects, with an option for a third platform for the 1.2GW Teesside A project at the […]

  • UK Sets New DCO Decision Deadline for Three Offshore Wind Farms

    7 February 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set a new deadline of 1 June 2020 to decide on the development consent order applications for the Hornsea Project Three, the Norfolk Vanguard, and the Thanet Extension offshore wind farms. The DCO applications were made by Ørsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) […]

  • French Floating Wind Project Seeks State Permits

    5 December 2017
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The project company Ferme Eolienne Flottante de Groix & Belle-Île (FEFGBI) and Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have jointly filed applications for the construction and operation of the pilot floating wind farm in the French part of the Atlantic ocean and its electrical connection.

  • TenneT Seeks Horizontal Directional Drilling Contractor for Hollandse Kust Zuid Connection

    21 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT is looking for a contractor who will carry out horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works for the connection of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm area. 

  • Idle Jack-Ups Hit Fred. Olsen Ocean in Q1

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean has reported NOK 145 million operating revenue in the first quarter of 2018, a 60.2% slide compared to NOK 364 operating revenue in Q1 2017, attributed mainly to the underutilisation of the jack-up installation vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern.

  • BNEF: USD 3.1 Trillion to Be Invested in Wind Power by 2040

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Some USD 7.8 trillion will be invested in renewable energy over the next 25 years, with wind power, both onshore and offshore, attracting USD 3.1 trillion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) New Energy Outlook 2016. USD 3.4 trillion is forecasted to be pored into utility-scale, rooftop and other small-scale solar, and USD 911 billion […]

  • TenneT Benefits from Offshore Wind Industry

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    High-voltage transmission grid operator TenneT continued to provide very high system reliability (99.9999%), benefiting 36 million end-users in the Netherlands and Germany. Financial results in the first half of 2014 were solid. Increases in revenue and EBIT kept pace with the company’s ongoing investments in grid reinforcements and expansions. Importantly, the Dutch Minister of Economic […]