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  • UK will Need Scotland’s Green Energy to Help Keep Its Lights on, Says Energy Minister

    17 April 2012
    Authorities

    The UK will need Scotland’s green energy to help keep its lights on whatever the constitutional future holds, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today told the UK Parliament’s Committee on Energy and Climate Change. Giving evidence to its inquiry into energy and climate change in an independent Scotland, Mr Ewing told the Committee that industry regulator […]

  • UK Boosts Offshore Renewable Sector with GBP 50 Million

    9 February 2012
    Technology

    The UK Government today confirmed that the UK-wide consortium bid from Ocean Energy Innovation, Carbon Trust and the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), has been selected to set up the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, a £50 million technology innovation project funded by the Technology Strategy Board. Scottish Enterprise has worked intensively leading the Ocean Energy […]

  • Crown Estate to Lease 5 Sites Offshore Scotland

    28 October 2011

    The offshore wind industry will today take a major step forward with the announcement of a raft of new seabed lease agreements from the Crown Estate that could support up to 5GW of new capacity. The organisation, which manages the UK seabed, will confirm it has awarded conditional agreements for lease to five offshore renewable […]

  • Offshore Renewables Attract Another Company to OrbisEnergy

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Multiseis Programmes Ltd, a Lowestoft-based company that develops software for the marine seismic industry, has expanded and moved its main UK operations to coastal renewables hub OrbisEnergy.  Its four full time UK staff will work in OrbisEnergy, while its three part-time administration staff will remain in its original Lowestoft office. Multiseis’ Norwegian sister company employs […]

  • E.ON to Infuse EUR 1.5 Billion in Renewables, EU Offshore Wind Main Target

    9 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its 2015 financial results published today, E.ON set out a 2016 investment plan worth EUR 4.5 billion, of which EUR 1.5 billion (34%) will be dedicated to renewables, with the main focus on offshore wind in Europe and onshore wind in the US. Offshore wind projects in Europe were also in the spotlight of last year’s investments at E.ON’s renewables […]

  • Fugro to Survey Site for Norway’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    29 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a marine site characterization contract from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the Sørlige Nordsjø II project, set to become the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Norway. The work scope will include mapping the seafloor and sub-seafloor to expand understanding of the site’s geological features and support future development phases of […]

  • APEM Completes East Anglia Wildlife Photo Shoot

    16 August 2018
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    UK environmental consultancy APEM has completed offshore wildlife surveys for the proposed East Anglia ONE North and TWO wind farms, photographing a combined area of over 1,000 square kilometres.

  • Fugro Secures Dutch Geophysical Survey Contract

    6 February 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Fugro has been awarded the geophysical survey contract for the development of the Doordewind offshore wind zone in the Netherlands. Fieldwork is planned to commence in April 2024 and will be conducted with Fugro’s geophysical vessel Fugro Pioneer. Onboard are customised digital streamers and processing technology that enable 2D ultra-ultra-high resolution (UUHR) surveys. Using proprietary […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Using 16 MW Turbines Enters Construction in China

    6 February 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to use 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the […]

  • Carbon Trust Picks Innovative Foundation Inspection Methods

    30 January 2018
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has announced the winners of the latest innovation competition in its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program which sought new or adaptable techniques for inspection of offshore wind foundations. Applications were open for four specific challenges, including weld inspection for monopile foundations, weld inspection for jacket foundations, grout inspection for monopile foundations and […]

  • UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO): Unexploded ordnance does not go away

    6 April 2015

    The threat of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment never completely goes away. The types of munitions that might be encountered in the North Sea today consist of High Explosive (HE) bombs and sea mines, which are there not only as a result of military activities associated with both World Wars, but also extensive […]

  • Equinor May Ditch Empire Wind 1 ‘in Coming Days’ Unless Stop-Work Order Lifted – Reports

    12 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor could abandon the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project “in the coming days” if the stop-work order, issued by the US government soon after the project started offshore construction work, is not lifted, the president of Equinor Renewables Americas, Molly Morris, recently shared in an interview. Morris told Politico that the standstill was costing […]

  • Siemens and SkySpecs Fine-Tuning Flying Blade Inspectors

    28 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Siemens is collaborating with US-based company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for onshore and offshore wind turbine blade inspections.

  • Aker Solutions Introduces Three Floating Foundation Designs for 15+ MW Wind Turbines

    10 April 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has presented three floating wind foundation designs that can support wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW and beyond. The floaters, named YFloat, CONFloat-Omega, and CONFloat-7C, all have passive ballast systems, with two being concrete foundations and one steel design. YFloat is the steel floating foundation which, according to Aker Solutions, is […]

  • Leamington Council Unanimously Oppose Wind Turbines in Lake Erie (Canada)

    18 January 2011

    The new Leamington council unanimously agreed Monday it is opposed to wind turbines in Lake Erie. “I don’t care if I lay across a road in front of truck bringing them,” Leamington’s new Deputy Mayor Charlie Wright said before moving a resolution on council’s opposition to any wind turbines in the western basin of Lake […]

  • TGS Completes Soil Survey for Doordewind Offshore Wind Zone

    23 October 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    TGS has carried out a three-dimensional Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands. Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the 3D UHRS soil survey was conducted in the North Sea for the first time from mid-June to the end of August 2024. According to RVO, […]

  • World’s First 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Rolls Off Production Line

    24 November 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The first nacelle for a 16 MW offshore wind turbine jointly developed by China Three Gorges Corporation and Goldwind Technology has rolled off the production line at Fujian Three Gorges Offshore Wind Power International Industrial Park in China. According to China Three Gorges, the unit has the largest single capacity, the largest rotor diameter, and […]

  • ABB and Aibel Forge Offshore Wind Links

    4 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    ABB and Aibel have formed a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore platforms. The partners will collaborate on the design, engineering and […]

  • Inspect-and-Repair Robot Performs First-Ever Blade Walk

    5 November 2020
    Technology

    The BladeBUG inspect-and-repair robot for offshore wind turbine blades has carried out its first open door walk on an operating turbine. Over two days in mid-October, the six-legged robot repeatedly scaled blades on ORE Catapult’s 7 MW Levenmouth Demonstration turbine located off the coast of Fife. During the demonstration, BladeBUG walked 50m on a vertically […]

  • Vattenfall, Metsähallitus Award Geophysical Survey Contracts for Finnish Offshore Wind Farm

    11 July 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall and Metsähallitus have awarded GEOxyz and Arctia contracts to provide geophysical surveys for the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in Finland. Vattenfall became a Metsähallitus project partner for the Korsnäs offshore wind farm in December 2022. The surveys involve mapping a 280 square-kilometre offshore wind farm area and two alternative corridors for the export cables […]

  • TRIG, Equitix Acquire Stake in Hornsea One

    18 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) and Equitix have partnered to acquire a minority stake in the 1.2 GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The acquisition was backed by investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd (InfraRed) and operations manager Renewable Energy Systems (RES). The transaction is expected to […]

  • Mammoet Reveals Jib Option for Its SK6,000 Heavy Lift Crane

    28 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has announced a fixed jib configuration for the SK6,000 crane that could allow offshore wind developers to reach deeper waters. With the launch of the SK6,000, Mammoet’s goal is to provide a next-generation crane needed to install next-generation turbines. As the industry moves towards 20 MW wind turbines, floating wind components continue to […]

  • Glasgow Hosts Global Offshore Wind 2014

    11 June 2014

    Around 3,000 delegates from around the world descended on Glasgow today to discuss the growing offshore wind sector, generating £2.4 million for the city in the process. Fergus Ewing MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, and Michael Fallon MP, Business and Energy Minister, will be among those to address offshore energy experts from as […]

  • Germans Select Offshore Wind Survey Team

    15 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected the companies to carry out geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys at the N-10.1 and N-10.2 wind energy areas in the German North Sea. Fugro Germany Marine GmbH is the winner of Lot 1 which covers geophysical subsoil investigations, including the measurement of a given profile grid […]

  • Renewable Energy Targets by 2030 (Belgium)

    22 December 2011
    Authorities

    It has been hotly debated for months, and last week – finally – the European Commission published its 2050 energy roadmap outlining several different scenarios for Europe’s energy future over the coming decades. For wind energy and other renewables the week was tense. Until now, the European renewables industry has been driven forward by renewable […]

  • US offshore wind opportunities in 2018

    12 April 2018

    By: Jason Deign, for New Energy Update The US offshore wind sector ended 2017 on a slightly ironic note. Plans for Cape Wind, which was supposed to have been the country’s first offshore wind farm, were finally shuttered after a long period of uncertainty.[1] But prospects for the rest of the market looked better than […]