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  • Foundation Installation at Thornton Bank 2 Offshore Wind Farm Complete (Belgium)

    10 October 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    All foundations of the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank 2 has been successfully installed off the coast of Belgium. The installation work started in June this year and has been accomplished on schedule. In total, 25 jacket foundations for the wind turbines and one offshore transformer station have been installed 30 kilometres off Oostende in […]

  • Norway Starts Work on Opening Three New Offshore Wind Areas It Plans to Auction Off in 2025

    14 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Norwegian government has commissioned the country’s Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to carry out strategic impact assessments of three offshore wind areas that may be opened and put out to tender in 2025. For the tendering round in 2025, NVE has recommended that the government consider the possibility of the already open areas […]

  • Further Delay of Liability Law Jeopardizes German Jobs, Says WAB

    22 August 2012
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The offshore industry network WAB urges Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner to abandon the resistance to the law on the liability regime for offshore wind farms. The further delay of the law jeopardizes investment and jobs in Germany, said the industry association WAB in Bremerhaven. A study of the MCA along with the consulting firm […]

  • Netherlands to Launch New 4 GW Offshore Wind Tender in Q3 2025; 1 GW Projects Possibility Due to Market Conditions

    10 June 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Dutch government plans to invite tenders for two new offshore wind areas, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 1, by the end of the third quarter of 2025. The two areas will add a further 4 GW of offshore wind capacity to the grid in the Netherlands. The procedure for granting permits for the two […]

  • One Third of Greater Changhua Pin Piles Done

    13 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of jacket foundation pin piles has been completed for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. The first 112 pin piles, around one third of the total needed for the 900 MW project, were made by Taiwanese suppliers Century Wind Power (CWP) and Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI), as […]

  • AREVA, STX France Cooperate on Optimizing Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    14 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    AREVA and STX France today announced a cooperation agreement with a view to optimizing foundations for offshore wind turbines. AREVA will bring its expertise in design and production of wind turbines and STX France its know-how in specialized offshore foundations, with a view to strengthen competitiveness of offshore wind power in European market that should […]

  • DNV GL Certifies Siemens 6 MW Turbine

    24 July 2014

    Siemens Energy has obtained type certification by certifying body DNV GL for the company’s innovative D6 offshore wind turbine. The model Siemens SWT-6.0-154 is equipped with a modern direct drive generator, rated at 6 megawatts (MW) and equipped with a 154 meter rotor. The official certificate is a further step in ramping up the serial […]

  • Iberdrola Adding Further Projects to Offshore Wind Portfolio in Japan

    27 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has incorporated one more planned offshore wind farm into its project development portfolio in Japan, according to the latest quarterly results published by the Spanish company, which is now also in an advanced discussion stage for another project in the country. “In addition to the Aomori, Saga and Satsuma projects, the Yuza project has […]

  • Dock Laying Ceremony for SylWin Alpha Held at Nordic Yards (Germany)

    3 September 2012

    With the dock laying of SylWin alpha, Nordic Yards has reached another milestone in the production of the offshore converter platform. In Warnemünde, the traditional ceremony – which is known as “keel laying” in the case of ships – was held in the presence of representatives of the client Siemens Energy and the end customer, […]

  • Euskalforging to Produce Flanges for Dogger Bank C

    21 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based manufacturer of rolled rings euskalforging has won a contract to produce flanges for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm. Under the contract, the company will ring roll 87 rings for transition pieces and 87 rings for monopiles with an outside diameter larger than 8 metres. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built […]

  • Vole au vent Sets Off to Begin CVOW Construction

    21 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has departed from the Port of Halifax, Canada, with the first batch of turbine components for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. Photos available on social media show the vessel carrying the monopile foundation components destined for the 12 MW project. Vole au vent started […]

  • UK: Global Collaboration Vital for Growth of Marine Energy

    22 October 2013

    INCREASED connectivity and collaboration between the world’s wave and tidal power test sites is vital to ensure resources are used strategically and to help boost the development of international markets. That was the key message from delegates attending a major international marine energy conference held in Orkney last week. Plans to create an international research […]

  • New Study Makes Case for E-SOVs Charging at Offshore Wind Farms

    20 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Vessels

    Integrating battery-powered service operation vessels (E-SOVs) into offshore wind farm operations is not only technically feasible but could also deliver economic and operational benefits, according to a new study by ScottishPower Renewables and Stillstrom by Maersk. The study is the first in a series of three commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) to explore options for […]

  • Californian Floating Wind Tech Company Unveils Aikido One Project, Awards Platform Fabrication Contract

    17 April 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Innovation, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology

    Californian floating wind technology developer, Aikido Technologies, will test a scaled prototype of its technology, said to be the world’s first upending semi-submersible platform, through a project named Aikido One. Aikido Technologies has awarded a contract for the fabrication of a 1:4 scale, 100 kW floating wind platform to Chet Morrison Contractors (Morrison), a Louisiana-based […]

  • Van Oord and Tideway Kick Off Norther Offshore Works

    3 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind developer Norther NV has announced the start of offshore construction works on the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm.

  • Ørsted Setting Up Base in Vietnam

    30 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has opened an office in Hanoi, Vietnam, in anticipation of a booming offshore wind market in the country. While presenting its latest financial results and plans on 29 April, the offshore wind developer said it was looking to build a local team and work diligently with government authorities and local partners. “Vietnam has a great […]

  • Support Schemes to Affect Renewables Growth by 2020, Report Says

    25 August 2015

    Renewable energy support schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), quota obligations, capital grants, and subsidies, will continue to be instrumental in promoting Europe’s renewable energy industry growth by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that of the various support mechanisms in Europe, FiTs have emerged as a particularly […]

  • Inter-Array Cable Issue to Leave EUR 403 Million Mark on Ørsted

    29 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    An inter-array cable issue on several Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in the UK and Continental Europe could have a total financial impact around DKK 3 billion (around EUR 403 million) across 2021 to 2023, the company reported in its latest financial results. A cable failure was discovered during an inspection campaign at the Race Bank […]

  • Windward Offshore Orders Two More Hybrid CSOVs at Vard

    23 January 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The Windward Offshore joint venture, comprising Diana Shipping, Blue Star Group, SeaRenergy Offshore, and SeraVerse, has exercised its option to acquire two additional hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from Norway-based shipbuilding company VARD. Following the completion of the acquisition of the two additional CSOVs, Windward Offshore will have contracts to acquire four vessels, with deliveries […]

  • Canadian Investor Taking Stake in Corio’s Offshore Wind Projects

    12 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Corio Generation, a Green Investment Group (GIG) portfolio company, has entered into a joint venture with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to fund the development of up to 9 GW in offshore wind projects currently under development by Corio. The partnership represents an investment of up to USD 1 billion (around EUR 958 million) in […]

  • RWE Installs First Foundation at Thornton Bank 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium

    23 June 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      The first foundation of the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank 2 has been successfully installed off the coast of Belgium. The around 50 metre high and 550 ton steel foundation (a so-called jacket foundation) was manufactured in Hoboken near Antwerp, and in the past few days it was transported via pontoons through the Scheldt […]

  • Eneti Puts EUR 173 Million of Shares for Sale to Fund Three-Strong Offshore Wind Vessel Newbuilding Programme

    10 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Offshore wind construction company Eneti announced on 8 November that it would issue USD 200 million (around EUR 173 million) in shares of its common stock for public offering and would use the net proceeds to fund the construction of its offshore wind installation vessel programme. Scorpio Holdings Limited, which is related to Eneti, had […]

  • Atlantic City Wind Farm Project Loses Government Funding

    5 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    U.S. offshore wind developer Fishermen’s Energy has lost government funding for its 24MW Atlantic City Wind Farm project off the coast of New Jersey after missing a deadline to secure a power offtake agreement. ”The planned Atlantic City Wind Farm sponsored by Fishermen’s Energy is one of three active advanced offshore wind demonstration projects the Department of […]

  • Spain: ENERMAR Organises Workshop “The Ocean and the Renewable Energies”

    11 September 2012

    ENERMAR, the Working Group of Ocean Renewable Energies supported by the Spanish College and Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, organizes the third edition of its Technical Sessions ¨The Ocean and the Renewable Energies. The contribution of the Naval and Oceanic Engineering¨ at Barcelona (Spain), on September the 13th and 14th. The ocean renewable […]

  • SSE Urges UK BEIS for More Offshore Wind

    5 July 2019
    Authorities

    SSE has called on the Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Minister Chris Skidmore to increase the 6GW cap on new offshore wind in the UK. According to SSE, the current Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction includes a limited capacity of offshore renewables set before the Committee on Climate Change published its report and the government passed the […]

  • Turbine Access System Developed by Houlder Will Be Present at EWEA 2011 (Belgium)

    23 February 2011

    UK employee owned marine engineering company Houlder has announced that the Turbine Access System (TAS) being jointly developed with BMT Nigel Gee to provide safe personnel access to offshore wind turbines will feature in a visual presentation at the EWEA 2011 Conference in Brussels. The patented access platform technology is already strongly supported by industry […]