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  • Deepwater Wind Calls It a Day at Block Island OWF, Construction Starts Again Next Year

    8 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    With all five steel jacket foundations fully installed at the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) site, Deepwater Wind officially completed the first offshore construction season for America’s first offshore wind farm. The last deck platform was placed on top of a foundation on 21 November and all of the construction and crew vessels associated with the operation […]

  • A closer look into offshore wind decommissioning

    4 July 2016

    The view at Kalmar Sound in Sweden has changed considerably since November of last year. The five NEG Micon 2MW turbines have been dismantled. It had been operational since 2001 and Vattenfall has had ownership since 2006 when DONG Energy handed over to them. Why was the Yttre Stengrund wind farm dismantled? Offshore WIND magazine delves deeper into this […]

  • UK: ZephIR Lidar Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Wind Lidar Experience

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Industry-leading wind lidar company ZephIR Lidar have this month celebrated their 10th anniversary of wind lidar experience, having been the original pioneer of lidar measurement for the wind industry. On 4th March 2003, a prototype ZephIR lidar was successfully installed on the nacelle of a Nordex N90 wind turbine generator, and immediately demonstrated its ability […]

  • Senvion Revenues Up 6.6 Pct

    2 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Senvion total revenues increased 6.6% to EUR 1,926 million in the FY2014/15 compared to the previous year. Total performance increased from EUR 1,845 million in FY2013/14 to EUR 1,999 million in FY2014/15, an 8.3% increase year on year. Adjusted EBITDA for FY2014/15 was EUR 155 million, an increase of 6.2% from the EUR 146 million adjusted EBITDA […]

  • MHI Vestas to Open Lindø Factory Doors to Danish Delegation

    7 November 2017

    MHI Vestas will host the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt and Mayor of Kerteminde Hans Luunbjerg at the company’s nacelle factory in Lindø today, 7 November, for a factory tour and discussion of the country’s offshore wind market.

  • Bourbon Installs Floatgen Mooring System at SEM-REV Site

    27 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    France-based offshore services provider Bourbon has completed the installation of the mooring system for the Floatgen wind turbine – first of its kind in France – at the SEM-REV site off Brittany. The turbine will be installed by the end of the year.

  • Jan De Nul and Hitachi Team Up Offshore Changhua

    30 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul Group and Hitachi Ltd. have signed the contract with overall work for the manufacturing and installation of 21 5.2MW wind turbines for the Changhua offshore wind farm project in Taiwan.

  • Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 March 2017

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Energy Union. Nordsee One Turbines Taking Shape (Gallery) […]

  • Brave Tern Upgraded and Ready for First US OWF (Gallery)

    24 February 2016
    Vessels

    For multi MW turbines, such as the new turbines from GE, Siemens and MHI Vestas, the offshore wind industry needs larger installation vessels. Rotor diameters of more than 150m, towers over 70m with a hub height over 100m require vessels with the dimensions to match the difference between the previously installed 3 to 4 MW […]

  • Tocardo to Exhibit at Hannover Messe

    2 April 2014

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines, Dutch producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, will exhibit its expertise at the Hannover Messe from April 6 to 11. Invited by Top Sector Energy and FME, Tocardo will, together with nine other clean energy companies, participate in the themed exhibition entitled Holland: Sustainable Urban Delta in Hall 16. The exhibition […]

  • Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Power

    20 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, the 588MW Beatrice, has started generating power for the first time.

  • Seaway7 Lands Inch Cape Transportation and Installation Job

    17 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has been awarded a contract by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the transport and installation of pin-pile jacket foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW offshore wind project. The deal is worth between USD 150 million and […]

  • GustoMSC Introduces Offshore Wind Jack-Up for U.S. Market

    19 October 2017
    Vessels

    GustoMSC has revealed a new Jones Act-compliant jack-up vessel design for the installation of wind turbines and foundations in the U.S. The SEA-3250-LT installation jack-up is capable of handling the latest generation of 8 to 9.5 MW turbines and foundations. 

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

    29 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The North East’s first large scale offshore wind farm has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project. The first three wind turbine generators at the EDF Energy Renewables Teesside offshore wind farm have now been fully commissioned and are supplying electricity to the National Grid. When complete the 27 […]

  • The Netherlands: Tocardo and Climex Sign Deal on Tidal Energy

    14 May 2013

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Climex, the trading platform for renewable energy and carbon credits, have agreed to sell energy generated by Tocardo’s turbines through Climex’s green energy trading platform. The recently signed agreement will enable businesses and other large scale electricity users to add tidal energy […]

  • TÜV SÜD Helps to Speed Up Taiwan’s OW Development

    4 March 2015

    In the field of energy politics, Taiwan pursues a long-term strategy in order to reduce CO2 emissions. One part of this strategy is the development and expansion of power generation in offshore wind farms. It is planned to have 600 offshore wind turbines with an output of 3.000 MW to go into operation by 2030 in […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES: Global Offshore Wind Installed Capacity Nearing 7GW

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    In the new “Wind Energy Report Germany 2013” Fraunhofer IWES researchers confirm that offshore wind energy is increasing worldwide. While the UK is leading with 50% offshore market share, more than 2 GW are under construction in Germany. Japan enters the offshore market with prototypes of floating turbines. The offshore wind energy sector has been […]

  • Study Shows Offshore Drilling Alternatives (USA)

    27 December 2010
    R&D

    Offshore drilling is out, but offshore wind offers new possibilities for the Atlantic coast. A National Wildlife Federation study should encourage wind-turbine experiments that could generate significant amounts of power. The study details the potential for wind power off the Atlantic coast, and the comparatively slight efforts to harness that source. The federation’s report calls […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s French Factory Starts Producing Offshore Wind Nacelles and Blades

    30 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa’s manufacturing facility in Le Havre, France, has started producing both the company’s offshore Direct Drive wind turbine nacelles and IntegralBlades, making it the world’s first facility to encompass the production of both under one roof, according to Siemens Gamesa. The first nacelles and blades produced at the new factory are headed for the […]

  • Daishan 4 Offshore Wind Farm Starts Operation

    17 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Daishan 4 offshore wind farm in China was commissioned and connected to the grid on 16 May, Xinhua reports. The offshore wind farm, located near the Zhoushan Islands in east China’s Zhejiang Province, was built by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN). CGN received consent for Daishan 4 at the beginning of 2019, and the […]

  • FairWind Completes Tower Pre-Assembly for German Duo

    23 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has completed the pre-assembly of all towers for the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. According to the company, all 87 towers have been pre-assembled for the wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg with the help of crane partner BMS A/S. Hohe See and Albatros have a combined capacity […]

  • Innovative Monobase GBF to Undergo Testing at MARIN

    5 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Monobase Wind BV will be performing model test from 17-28 November at the MARIN, in co-operation with Royal Haskoning DHV. The tests are to demonstrate the behavior of the Monobase Gravity Based Foundation (GBF), a novelty in the industry, fully equipped with tower, turbine and blades. The tests will cover all the essential steps of […]

  • Offshore Wind Maintenance Robots, New Blade Recycling Method Part of ORE Catapult’s Accelerator Programme in East Anglia

    28 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched an accelerator programme in the East of England to bring new products and services to commercialisation, with nine companies getting a boost to advance their technologies and solutions, predominantly those for application in offshore wind. The companies, located across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, that will be part of […]

  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Partners with Another Dutch Floating Wind Tech Developer

    16 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dutch floating wind technology developer TouchWind and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have joined forces on the development of TouchWind’s floating wind technology. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will collaborate on developing TouchWind’s floating wind turbine with a tilting angled one-piece rotor which, according to the […]

  • Steelwind Ships Out First XXL Monopiles for Arcadis Ost 1

    2 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three XXL monopiles for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm have set sail from Steelwind Nordenham’s fabrication plant to the Port of Roenne, the marshalling harbor for the project. Located northeast of the island of Rügen in German Baltic Sea, Arcadis Ost 1 comprises 27 wind turbines and one offshore […]

  • Project to Develop Offshore Lifting Equipment Gets Financial Push

    14 December 2023
    R&D, Technology

    A project consortium led by Nekkar has conditionally been awarded a NOK 75.2 million (EUR 6.5 million) grant to develop remote-controlled, self-hoisting lifting equipment for the offshore wind industry. The Nekkar-led consortium also includes Kongsberg Maritime, DOF, an undisclosed global wind farm developer, GCE Node, NORCE, Sustainable Energy Catapult Center, Sintef Ocean, and the University […]