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  • Laing O’Rourke Preferred Bidder for Swansea Tidal Project

    25 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for the ~£200M contract to deliver Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon’s 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block. This element of the build will require up to 500 workers at peak construction, a substantial number of whom will be local to South Wales. Concrete, reinforcing and other materials […]

  • Deutsche Bahn Taps RWE for More Offshore Wind Power

    19 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) and RWE Supply & Trading have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity produced at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The PPA will begin in 2024 and run until 2039. The 288 MW Amrumbank West is located around 30 kilometres off the coast of Heligoland in the German […]

  • Walney Extension Fund Gives GBP 50,000 for STEM Projects

    9 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has allocated more than GBP 50,000 from the Walney Extension Skills Fund to two groups from the Lancashire and Cumbria area, the UK, for STEM projects. Nearly GBP 40,000 goes to STEM Learning Ltd to develop two ENTHUSE Partnership projects, each of which will bring together eight schools and colleges from within the eligible funding […]

  • Grimsby Could See 4,000 Renewable Energy Jobs, Danes Say

    17 February 2015
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Grimsby could see around 4,000 people employed in offshore wind industry over the course of five years, according to Offshoreenergy Denmark. With three Centrica’s wind farms already functioning, and Dong and E.ON building two wind farms offshore Grimsby, Hans Pedersen, of Offshoreenergy Denmark said: “There are already 195 direct jobs in Grimsby. When we look […]

  • MV Siddis Mariner to Soon Replace MV Siem Marlin at BARD Offshore 1

    23 February 2017
    Vessels

    Ocean Breeze Energy will replace MV Siem Marlin, the vessel currently in service at the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm, with MV Siddis Mariner in the first quarter of 2017, according to Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), the owner of the two vessels.

  • MaRINET Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (UK)

    26 January 2012

    MARINET (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network), is a €9 million EU funded FP7 project which aims to accelerate the development of marine renewable energy (wave, tidal and offshore wind) by coordinating marine research and development at all scales (small models through to prototype scales from laboratory through to open sea tests) and allowing researchers and developers […]

  • Van Oord Picks Port of Tyne as Sofia Foundations Base

    23 March 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected the Tyne Clean Energy Park at the Port of Tyne as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm. The site will be occupied from the third quarter of 2023, with the base operational from the first quarter of 2024, as the business […]

  • DEME and Jan De Nul In Line For Wind Farm Work Offshore France

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has signed a vessel reservation agreement, and DEME Group is in separate exclusive discussions to provide a range of services during the construction of the 496 MW Dieppe – Le Tréport wind farm offshore France, the consortium behind the project said. Les Éoliennes en Mer Services consortium and Jan De Nul have […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Innovation Site Gets New Owner

    29 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of sellers, including Van Oord, has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm to Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s largest investors in renewables. According to Van Oord, the sale confirms the success of innovations demonstrated in Borssele V, including the world’s first submerged slip joint, a new method for securing […]

  • EWEA: European OW Capacity Doubles, Project Financing Slows Down

    12 July 2013
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today released a half-year report on the subject of offshore wind industry in Europe called “The European offshore wind industry – key trends and statistics 1st half 2013”. 277 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 1,045 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of […]

  • Windfarm Update: Sandbank

    1 December 2014

    In August Vattenfall and Stadtwerke Miinchen (SWM) reached an investment agreement for the Sandbank offshore wind project, with an investment value of approximately €1,2bn, to be built 90km west of the island of Sylt. A special project company, Sandbank Offshore GmbH, is set up for this purpose whereby Vattenfall holds 51% and SWM 49% of […]

  • Sheringham Shoal Foundations Get Elastometric Spring Bearings Installed (UK)

    20 October 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      The innovative elastometric spring bearings designed to improve the vertical load carrying capacity of the wind turbines of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, have now been installed on each of the 90 foundations at the site, 20 kilometres off the coast of the Norfolk in the UK. Trelleborg Offshore Norway AS, has recently […]

  • Germany Boosts Offshore Wind Development

    24 August 2011
    R&D

    Earlier this month, Blackstone, leading investment and advisory firm, announced the financial closing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to complete its full financing process. The Meerwind project was made possible by the German regulatory framework for offshore wind, which is one of the best designed and practical renewable programs in the world. […]

  • ABB Strikes Gold With Electric Propulsion Systems (Switzerland)

    25 May 2011

    ABB reports that it is currently delivering electric propulsion systems for eight wind turbine installation vessels on behalf of …   (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, May 25, 2011;

  • The Ostend port authority signs a deal on renewable energy with China

    15 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Chinese companies assembling parts of wind turbines and solar panels will use Ostend as a hub for dispatching their products. It is hoped… [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, June 14, 2010;

  • USA: Study shows Virginia coast is key to creating jobs

    4 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The development of a turbine manufacturing industry along Virginia’s coast is key to creating jobs and reducing the costs of offshore wind…   [mappress] Source: newsleader, May 04, 2010;

  • TAG Energy’s Offshore Wind Facility Goes Online (UK)

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      TAG Energy Solutions has announced its new £20million offshore wind turbine tubular production facility has gone online.   (recognitionpr) [mappress] Source: recognitionpr, July 13, 2011;

  • Monroe county votes 12/29 against offshore wind farm (USA)

    20 August 2010
    Authorities

    Twelve of 29 Monroe County legislators signed on to an advisory resolution opposing the local construction of offshore wind turbines in Lake… By Steve Orr(democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, August 20, 2010;

  • Glasgow Might be the Biggest Winner of Green Rush (UK)

    18 February 2011

    Making  all the towers, turbines and other kit needed for an anticipated boom in wind, wave and tidal electricity has become one of the big… (economist) [mappress] Source: economist, February 18, 2011

  • Marion Businessmen Compete for Cape Wind Contract (USA)

    8 February 2011

    While residents in their hometown go through the paces of determining whether a large-scale wind turbine is appropriate for siting on Great… By Chris Reagle (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, February 08, 2011

  • State Regulators Approve Researches For Test Project (USA)

    30 March 2011

    State regulators have approved scientific surveys for a test project that aims to build one of the first offshore wind turbines in the … By Scott Harper (hamptonroads) [mappress]   Source: hamptonroads, March 30, 2011

  • Device Using Three Renewable Energy Sources Under Development in Bosnia & Herzegovina

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A renewable energy system which simultaneously utilizes wind, wave, and solar energy is being developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Josip Bilic, an innovator who aims at building a cost-effective device that can produce energy from more than one source.   Device Using Multiple Renewable Energy Sources (DUMRES) is based on a synergy between the […]

  • Australia: Austal Secures Orders for Three Wind Farm Support Vessels

    18 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium sized commercial vessels, Austal has secured a new contract for the design and construction of three wind farm support vessels. The 27 metre catamarans will be used by UK-based Turbine Transfers to support wind turbine installation and maintenance activities in European waters. Austal […]

  • A new standard for offshore wind. Creating a climate of investor confidence.

    18 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Milad Sheikhi, Head of Sales and Business Development – Offshore Wind at Jumbo Offshore discusses the way forward for standardisation in offshore wind. Is regulatory restriction the way forward for offshore wind – or will a free market approach yield more rapid returns? With increasingly ambitious targets in the coming years, the pressure is on […]

  • LD Tide Inks New CTV Contract for Saint-Nazaire OWF

    12 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, through a joint venture named LD Tide, have signed a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract with the developer of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, Eolien Maritime France. The CTV is the third such vessel to be operated by LD Tide on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, following an order […]

  • Borehole Surveys at Neart na Gaoithe Completed

    28 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The geotechnical borehole survey campaign at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site has been completed. According to the project’s Notice to Mariners from 26 December, the Ocean Vantage vessel, which has been deployed for the work, has been demobilised. As reported earlier this year, the borehole survey campaign at the Neart na Gaoithe […]