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  • SSE Beats Gamesa in Race for Dundee Deal (UK)

    9 January 2012

    After Gamesa scraped Dundee from its offshore wind manufacturing base list, saying that Dundee cannot help them in achieving a plan to manufacture G11X-5.0 MW and G14X-7.0 MW offshore wind turbines, SSE has stepped in. A Memorandum of agreement was signed between SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy), Dundee City Council, Forth Ports and Scottish Enterprise […]

  • Scottish Novel Research to Improve Availability of Wind Farms

    20 March 2013
    R&D

    Research led at the University of Strathclyde could be set to improve the availability of windfarms and reduce the need for expensive, reactive maintenance. The novel research testing for wind condition monitoring technologies is now underway as engineers at the University work together with industrial partners, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and […]

  • ERDC’s Field Research Facility Deploys Largest Wave Energy Converter in U.S.

    28 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, N.C., recently hosted Resolute Marine Energy for a full-scale test and evaluation of their surge wave energy converter (WEC). Resolute Marine Energy is a Boston, Mass.-based company developing technologies that produce clean energy from ocean waves. The WEC is designed to generate electricity by […]

  • Amrumbank West Produces First Power

    29 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, developed by E.ON in the German North Sea has started producing power, the developer announced today. The power from the first of its 3.6 megawatt turbines flows to an offshore transformer and converter platform from which it is exported via a 85-kilometer subsea cable, which comes ashore near Büsum, about […]

  • Spanish Developer Proposes Three Floating Wind Farms in Portugal

    27 September 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates

    Capital Energy, a renewable energy project developer based in Spain, has submitted applications for environmental assessments for three floating offshore wind farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 2 GW. Named Parque Eólico Offshore Barlavento, Parque Eólico Offshore Carvela and Parque Eólico Offshore Âncora, the first two are proposed to have 40 wind turbines and […]

  • Changing Shipping Routes to Save on OW Costs

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rerouting ships to open up areas for offshore wind development could save billions of dollars in construction and operating costs for the renewable energy source, according to new findings by the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE). The savings come at a relatively small expense for sending commercial ships slightly farther […]

  • Siemens Asks for More Info from Alstom

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    German conglomerate Siemens has requested more information from Alstom as part of due diligence prior to making an offer for the company. Yesterday, French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said to a parliamentary economic affairs committee that: “Siemens is pursuing its work and has written to Alstom this morning asking for more information and a deeper […]

  • Edward Davey: Independent Scotland Would See Large Electricity Bills

    13 December 2012
    Authorities

    Scottish homes would see significantly increased electricity bills if it becomes independent, because the country would bear the cost of renewable energy subsidies and infrastructure, which are now distributed across the United Kingdom, Energy Secretary Edward Davey said in his speech held at an energy conference organised by the Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh. Following is […]

  • ‘You’re in My Spot!’ – BP and Ørsted’s UK Saga Continues as Hornsea Four DCO Decision Looms

    31 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Grant Shapps, the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has less than a month to sign off on a decision on Ørsted’s Hornsea Four offshore wind farm, which might not be an easy task as the Danish renewable energy developer and BP are still at odds over an area where […]

  • Wind of Change Takes to Water (VIDEO)

    10 October 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has shared a video showing the launch of Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change.

  • Siemens Gamesa Automates Blade Inspections with SkySpecs Drones

    26 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and SkySpecs have signed an agreement for autonomous drone inspections of Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades both onshore and offshore.

  • A1 Offshore Solutions Buys Ocean Zephyr

    7 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Emden-based OWS Off-Shore Wind Solutions has sold the DP2 walk-to-work vessel Ocean Zephyr to Denmark-based A1 Offshore Solutions.

  • Van Oord Vessel to Start Windpark Fryslân Work

    20 January 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s crane vessel Werkendam has arrived at the IJsselmeer to start working on the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm project. The vessel will be involved in the construction of an artificial island off the Frisian coast, Windpark Fryslân said. With a land area of 2ha and a submerged, shallow water area of 25ha, the […]

  • MODEC Recovers Lost SKWID Unit

    3 June 2015
    Technology

    Tokyo-based supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms, MODEC, has recovered its sunken Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System (SKWID). The SKWID sank on 18 December 2014 during the installation process 1.2km off the coast of Kabe Island, Karatsu-City, Saga Prefecture. As the sunken device used lubricating oils, the main concerns were spill and […]

  • Planning Inspectorate to Issue Hornsea 1 Recommendations

    8 September 2014
    Authorities

    The Examining Authority has until Wednesday to issue recommendations on the Hornsea offshore wind farm Project One. The Authority will write a report setting out their conclusions on the application, and stating the  reasons for those conclusions. The report will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who will […]

  • China Plans Three Marine Energy Parks

    9 June 2014
    Authorities

    Chinese government plans to install three test energy parks offshore its coast by 2016, according to China Daily. The government plans to develop a 300-kilowatt wave farm in Zhuhai, Guangdong province and a tidal farm with the capacity of 1 megawatt or more in  Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. The third project will be in Weihai, Shandong […]

  • MMA Completes Survey Work at Formosa 2

    12 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    MMA has completed a survey work scope at Formosa 2 offshore wind project located off the coast of Taiwan. MMA reports having carried out several potential unexploded ordnance target investigations as well as 168 km of magnetometer survey line from its support DP2 vessel MMA Prestige. The 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm is […]

  • Siemens Installed its 1,000th Wind Turbine in the UK

    22 February 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed its 1,000th wind turbine in the UK at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the coast of Essex. The turbine, number EO6, forms part of a total of 48 3.6MW turbines which comprise the Gunfleet 1 and Gunfleet 2 fields owned by Dong Energy, the world’s leading operator of offshore wind farms. […]

  • Master Point Rope Access Solutions Bags Block Island OWF Contract

    26 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Master Point Rope Access Solutions will be the first rope access service provider for Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States, according to the company’s social media pages.

  • VIDEO: CWE Explains How Its CETO Technology Harnesses Wave Energy

    7 March 2013
    Technology

    Named after a Greek sea goddess, Carnegie Wave Energy’s (CWE) CETO technology offers the potential to revolutionise power and water production globally. CETO harnesses the enormous renewable energy present in ocean’s waves and converts it into two of the most valuable commodities underpinning the sustainable growth of the planet: zero-emission electricity and zero-emission desalinated water. […]

  • DOB-Academy Inks Offshore Wind Education Deals in Japan

    10 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch DOB-Academy has signed two agreements in Japan for cooperation on offshore wind. DOB-Academy signed a contract with Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association (NAMICPA) for an Ocean Human Resources Development Center (OHRDC) in Nagasaki which will organize a new academy to provide education for future local offshore engineers. Furthermore, the Dutch academy signed a Memorandum of […]

  • FORCE Kicks Off Subsea Cabling Rehearsal (Gallery)

    10 October 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Canada’s test center for in-stream tidal energy technology FORCE has secured a power cable to a barge as part of its trials in the Minas Passage in Bay of Fundy, Canada.  FORCE is performing a series of marine trials to support the deployment of up to four underwater power cables in the near future. These cables are […]

  • New Manor Wind Farm Service Vessel About to Begin First Job

    17 September 2020
    Vessels

    Manor Renewable Energy’s (MRE) new wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Manor Endurance has set sail for its first charter in the UK. Manor Endurance is about to begin working on an undisclosed offshore wind project off the UK East Coast. The naming ceremony and christening for the WFSV were held at the end of August […]

  • SeaMade Produces First Power

    2 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind project has begun producing power to the Belgian grid. DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Apollo installed the first Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbine at the project site in mid-June. SeaMade will comprise a total of 58 turbines located some 50km off the Belgian North Sea coast and scheduled […]

  • Kersten Joins WindFloat Atlantic Team

    29 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Metal bending specialist Kersten has been commissioned to produce the curved inverted angle profiles for the floating foundations of the Windfloat Atlantic project in Portugal.

  • Offshore Energy Professionals Take Over Amsterdam

    14 October 2015

    With Offshore WIND Conference (OWC) held on 12 October and the first day of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) 2015 yesterday, some of the most distinguished professionals from the offshore energy sector have gathered in Amsterdam to discuss the hotest topics within their industry and to exhibit their latest products and services.  More than 650 exhibitors from […]