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  • Germany Greenlights Iberdrola’s 315 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has issued the planning approval decision for the construction and operation of Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 31 January, the BSH handed over the planning approval decision for the Windanker offshore wind farm to the future operator Iberdrola at […]

  • FINANCE: Small players – big projects

    26 January 2016

    “It is almost like winning the lottery,” Meewind Director Willem Smelik says when reflecting on how a group of small investors have managed to participate in three major offshore wind farm projects. “We are now investing in a third wind farm ‘Nobelwind’ and raising funding of €25 million a year!” Meewind is an umbrella investment […]

  • Industry Needs to Lower Costs, Says Vestas Offshore Division President (Denmark)

    13 December 2011

    The founding president of the offshore division of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer said that if the industry does not…. By Felicity Carus (energy.aol) [mappress] Source: energy.aol, December 13, 2011; Image: bildarchiv.alpha-ventus

  • Offshore Wind Continues to Boom (UK)

    8 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Since 2003, more than 500 offshore wind turbines have been installed – 35 per cent of them in 2010 alone…  (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, November 08, 2011;

  • Good and Bad Sides of Offshore Wind Power (India)

    5 September 2011

    An offshore wind energy generation project, in which floating buoys are attached to wind turbines, has more installation capacity and it… By Sneha Upadhyaya (utilityproducts) [mappress] Source: utilityproducts, September 05, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Farms Could Reduce Temperature of Lover Atmosphere (USA)

    29 June 2011
    R&D, Technology

    If wind power is going to meet 20% of our predicted energy needs in 2100, millions of wind turbines must be installed around the globe…   (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, June 29, 2011;

  • E.ON finishes installation of Roedsand- 2 offshore wind park in Denmark

    15 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON AG, Germany’s largest utility, completed installing wind turbines at its 207-megawatt Roedsand- 2 offshore wind park in Denmark and … [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 15, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind Farm Developers to Meet With Fishermen at New Bedford Whaling Museum (USA)

    31 January 2011

    A New Jersey-based wind energy company with a request for proposal (RFP) before the state to establish a wind turbine installation off New… (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, January 31, 2011

  • Lake Erie Wind Power Coalition Ask for Push from Ohio Legislature (USA)

    5 May 2011
    Authorities

    The coalition working to put a handful of wind turbines in Lake Erie aims to insert into the hotly contested state budget an amendment… By Chuck Soder (crainscleveland) [mappress] Source: crainscleveland, May 05, 2011;

  • Mayor Mark Gerretsen Dissatisfied With The Extinguishing of Kingston’s Offshore Wind Project (USA)

    22 February 2011

    Mayor Mark Gerretsen has expressed his displeasure with the provincial government’s decision to kill Kingston’s offshore wind turbine…   by Paul Schliesmann (thewhig) [mappress] Source: thewhig , February 22, 2011

  • China Begins World Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    China, which shot to world leadership in turbine production after passing renewable energy legislation (together with local construction… By Susan Kraemer (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, October 25, 2010;

  • Wind Energy Research Alliance Established in Berlin, Germany

    31 January 2013

    A unique alliance for German wind energy research was officially formed in Berlin today – the Wind Energy Research Alliance. Representatives of the three partners, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the universities of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen, and the Fraunhofer Institute […]

  • World’s First Unmanned Offshore Substation Stands at Dogger Bank

    20 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation has been installed at what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, off the UK. The substation is the first of three platforms, supplied by Aibel, to be installed at Dogger Bank, which is being constructed in three […]

  • EMEC Wraps Up Concept Design for 100 MW Floating Offshore Wind Test Facility

    10 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site offshore Scotland. Located 20 kilometres west of Orkney and further out to sea from its existing wave energy test facility at Billia Croo, EMEC’s proposed test site will comprise six berths for floating offshore […]

  • Dogger Bank B Offshore Substation Installed

    17 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000, has completed the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, which is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once in operation. Saipem 7000 arrived this month at the Dogger Bank […]

  • Major Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland to Power Oil and Gas Field

    24 December 2021
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy Plc and CNOOC Petroleum Europe Ltd have submitted an Offshore Scoping Report for a floating wind farm offshore Scotland with a capacity of up to 480 MW and scheduled to be operational by 2026. The Green Volt offshore wind farm would feature up to 30 wind turbines with a rated capacity of between […]

  • Busy Jack-Up Duo Brings Cadeler 253 Per Cent More in H1 Revenue

    24 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessels Wind Orca and Wind Osprey have achieved 87 per cent utilisation, and at competitive market rates, in the first half of this year, bringing the company a 253 per cent increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2020. Last year, Cadeler reported a EUR 9 million revenue for […]

  • Ex-Statkraft Engineer Develops New Foundation Installation Solution

    6 January 2017
    Technology

    Arild Bolsø, an engineer who worked for Statkraft in Norway and Forewind in the UK, has developed a new technical concept for offshore wind foundation installation. According to Bolsø, the concept would reduce installation time by 30-50%, compared to current methods. After Statkraft decided to stop new investments in offshore wind, Bolsø set up a new […]

  • Van Oord-Led Consortium Wins Borssele Demo Site Tender

    6 April 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Two Towers BV, a consortium comprising Van Oord Renewable Finance, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe Holding has won the Dutch tender for the fifth site at the Borssele zone, designated as the demonstration site for innovations in offshore wind.

  • BiFab Takes GBP 100 Million Slice of Beatrice Pie

    16 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fife-based Burntisland Fabrications Ltd (BiFab) has won a GBP 100 million contract to supply 26 wind turbine jacket substructures for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The fabrication contract, awarded to BiFab by the EPCI Contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting, is due for delivery in two campaigns. 10 of the jacket substructures will be ready for delivery […]

  • International Awards for Vessels Equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (UK)

    4 June 2013

    Earlier this year, leading offshore shipping industry representatives from 45 countries met at the Offshore Support Journal Conference in London. The conference highlight was the presentation of the international awards. This year, two awards were won by vessels equipped with the exceptionally fuel-efficient and environmentally- friendly Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP): the A2SEA wind turbine construction […]

  • DONG Energy to Use Two Seacat Services’ Workboats at Westermost Rough

    4 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy and class-leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, Seacat Services, today confirmed a twelve-month, two workboat crew transfer deal to support construction operations at the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. The Round 2 UK offshore wind project, which began offshore construction in late February, will become the first wind farm to use the […]

  • TenneT Takes Over SylWin1 Offshore Grid Connection

    27 April 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has handed over SylWin1, the third North Sea grid connection this year, to its customer TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission grid operator has now put the world’s most powerful grid connection to date into commercial operation, Siemens said in a press release issued Friday, April 25. The offshore platform of the SylWin1 grid connection is […]

  • Germany: ArcelorMittal to Present Steel for Wind Energy at Hannover Messe

    11 April 2013
    Technology

    ArcelorMittal is presenting its steel for wind energy at Hannover Messe, the world’s most important technology show, from 8-12 April. ArcelorMittal is actively involved in offering the energy industry a complete range of products and solutions for each step of the energy lifecycle, from production to transformation and transport. At Hannover Messe the group is […]

  • 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 […]

  • Seaway7 Awards Trenching Services Contract for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm in UK

    6 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has awarded Houston-headquartered Helix Robotics Solutions a contract for the burial of inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm site in the UK. The contract is expected to last over 300 days and is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2026. Under the contract, Helix […]