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  • Offshore and Onshore Wind Power Needs Stable Policy (USA)

    19 September 2011
    Authorities

    With roughly 3,000 megawatts of wind farm generating capacity already in European offshore waters, and thousands more on the way, it’s clear that there is currently momentum in the wind power market. William Pentland of the Pace Energy and Climate Center has an article at Forbes.com, remarking on press accounts that General Electric, the largest […]

  • New Report Shows U.S. Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    30 September 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department yesterday released a new report showing strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market, including the start of construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, one of 21 projects totaling 15,650 megawatts (MW) in the planning and development pipeline. Of these 21 projects, 13 projects totaling nearly 6,000 MW, enough to […]

  • THE CROWN ESTATE AWARDS FOUR COMPANIES OFFSHORE WIND DEMONSTRATION SITES (UK)

    6 August 2010
    R&D

    The Crown Estate today has announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites. The awards follow an application process conducted in response to the UK offshore wind industry’s need to demonstrate new offshore wind turbines and other technologies in the marine environment. These demonstration projects will play a key part in addressing […]

  • Vestas introduces its newest product, the V112-3.0 MW to the Chinese offshore market

    7 June 2010
    Technology

    Vestas China is proud to once again co-sponsor Offshore Wind China 2010 in Shanghai and to participate in China’s development of offshore wind energy. Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is ready to develop China’s rich offshore wind resources with its abundant experience in offshore wind energy projects and cutting-edge technology. This readiness and […]

  • DNV GL Presents Three OW Joint Industry Projects

    10 March 2015
    R&D

    DNV GL today announced three Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) aimed at developing recommended practices for the global wind industry to further develop industrial accepted design practices and methods, lower risks and reduce costs. 1. JIP: Coupled dynamic analysis of floating wind turbines Floating wind provides an opportunity to globalize offshore wind as a technology in a […]

  • Eneco Seeking Contractors for Norther Offshore Wind Farm

    23 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch energy company, Eneco, is inviting bids for two contracts regarding its Norther offshore wind farm located 22 kilometers from the shore near the port of Zeebrugge. The first contract is related to design, supply, installation and commissioning of wind turbine foundations, including cabling and offshore high voltage station. The supply and installation of wind turbine […]

  • Siemens Releases Environmental Product Declarations

    26 November 2014
    Technology

    Siemens Wind Power and Renewables has published four new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) brochures, each representing one of the company’s four product platforms, covering both geared and direct drive wind turbines for offshore and onshore projects. The figures are based on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of four defined wind power projects: two offshore wind plants […]

  • DNV Grants AiP for Hanwha Ocean’s 15 MW Floater

    13 January 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    South Korean company Hanwha Ocean has obtained DNV’s Approval in Principle (AiP) for the concept design of its floating wind foundation, named WindHive 15-H3, developed for wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW. The AiP for the concept design (pre-FEED) verifies the stability of the technology and compliance with international regulations, according to the […]

  • Floatgen Transition Piece In Position

    8 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The 2MW Floatgen floating wind turbine project has reached another milestone with the installation of the transition piece onto the recently completed concrete floating wind foundation in the Port of Saint-Nazaire, France.

  • Offshore Wind Installation Could Harm Seals, Study Says

    20 May 2015
    Environment

    Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, according to ecologists who attached GPS data loggers to 24 harbor seals while offshore wind turbines were being installed in 2012. Data on the seals’ locations and their diving behaviour was combined with information from […]

  • Maersk Supply Service Names Offshore Wind Director

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Maersk Supply Service has appointed Lars Blicher at the position of Director for Offshore Wind.

  • Trianel Looking for Foundations for 2nd OWF Phase

    5 February 2016

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG, the developer of the second phase of the already existing Trianel Windpark Borkum, Manufacturing, has invited tenders for the supply, on- and offshore logistics, and installation of monopiles, transition pieces and scour protection. The offshore wind project’s site is located 45 km north of the island of […]

  • Moray East Becomes Scotland’s Largest OWF

    13 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    According to the latest update from the Moray East project, there are now 64 wind turbines installed at the site off the Aberdeenshire coast, which puts Moray East ahead of Scotland’s Beatrice offshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. With each Vestas turbine having an output of 9.5 MW, Moray East is now on […]

  • Siemens Working on Commissioning Beatrice OTM 1

    21 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Transmission and Distribution is carrying out commissioning works on the recently installed Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in preparation for the energisation of the system.

  • BLG and WeserWind Sign Offshore Logistics Contract (Germany)

    7 February 2012

    On 1 February, WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte has signed an offshore logistics contract with BLG in Bremerhaven. WeserWind is engaged internationally in the development and production of foundation structures and substation platforms for offshore wind turbines. BLG offers fully-integrated logistics solutions applied in coordination of wind turbine supply, ranging from procurement through production to […]

  • DEME to Install Vineyard Wind 1 Foundations

    11 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewable and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has awarded DEME Offshore US with a contract for the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard Wind 1 project in Massachusetts. DEME said that this was a substantial contract, noting that the company qualifies a contract as “substantial” if it […]

  • RTN OKs Offshore Wind Energy Safety Training

    6 March 2015
    Training & Education

    Safety Technology Ltd’s Certificate in Safety in Offshore Wind Energy (Level 3) training programme received an industry recommendation from RenewableUK’s Renewables Training Network (RTN) this week. The three week safety programme designed for service leavers has been developed in conjunction with wind turbine owners, operators and maintenance companies to provide the core safety training needed […]

  • Gamesa’s Installed Wind Capacity Hits 30 GW

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has shored up its track record as a world-leading player in terms of installed capacity, having hit the 30 GW mark. This milestone was achieved with the assembly of one of the eight G128-4.5 MW turbines being installed at the Tornio wind farm in Finland. The electricity […]

  • Cadeler’s Wind Maker Arrives in Taiwan Ahead of Work at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Sites

    19 March 2025
    Vessels

    Cadeler’s recently delivered wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Maker, has arrived in Taichung, Taiwan, from where it will sail out to the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project sites. Wind Maker set sail from Singapore and has arrived in Taichung, marking an important milestone for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2013

    3 November 2013

    Stanislav Yudin Installs 80 Gwynt y Mor Foundations in Record Time (UK)  Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel, Stanislav Yudin, has successfully completed a record run of foundation installation works at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. UK: St. Jude Storm Could Halt London Array  The world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array could be affected […]

  • C-Power, OWI-Lab, VUB Studying Foundations as They Grow Old

    5 September 2016
    R&D

    C-Power, which operates the first wind farm off the Belgian coast, has teamed up with Sirris/OWI-Lab and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) to keep track of the ageing process of foundations. This represents a unique European research into ageing process in offshore turbine foundations, the project partners said, which will allow optimising structural maintenance based on field data […]

  • REpower Acquires PowerBlades from SGL Rotec (Germany)

    10 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Effective from December 31, 2011, REpower Systems SE has acquired by purchase the remaining 49% stake in PowerBlades GmbH from SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a majority company of SGL Group. PowerBlades, headquartered in Bremerhaven, was founded in 2007 as a joint venture for the production of rotor blades for wind turbines. Since the […]

  • UK: Alstom’s Tidal Device Produces 100MWh

    29 October 2013

    Alstom’s full-scale tidal device installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, has now injected over 100MWh of electricity into the grid. This is a major milestone in the development of Alstom’s tidal stream device which follows the earlier connection of the turbine to the grid and the progressive ramp up to […]

  • A2SEA Signs Dudgeon OWF Installation Deal

    17 October 2014
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    From autumn 2016, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build the 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the UK for Statoil, Masdar and Statkraft. A2SEA will provide their specialist purpose-built offshore installation vessel SEA INSTALLER to install the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is located off the coast of the seaside town […]

  • Denmark: Vestas to Test Nacelles at LORC

    27 September 2013

    Vestas will be the first customer of LORC Nacelle Testing when the indoor test centre for testing and trials of entire nacelles is finished by next summer.  “We are extremely pleased to announce the agreement with Vestas for testing various types of nacelles. It gives us great reassurance to have our first customer in the […]

  • Vattenfall Officially Opens Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    6 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark, together with Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Simon Kollerup, has inaugurated Vattenfall’s 604 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. With 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines and a capacity corresponding to the annual energy consumption of approximately 600,000 Danish households, Kriegers Flak is Denmark’s […]