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  • MEASNET Updates Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions Procedure

    26 May 2016

    The MEASNET (Measuring Network of Wind Energy Institutes) site assessment group has released a version 2 of their MEASNET procedure “Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions”. The procedure defines the scope of evaluations and requirements on the methodology for assessing site conditions relevant for the design and structural integrity of a wind turbine, with an aim to […]

  • Stretched Windcat 22 Heads Home

    16 December 2015
    Vessels

    Offshore crew transfer vessel Windcat 22 is returning back to the UK following a refit in the Netherlands where she was lengthened by three meters, Windcat Workboats, owner and operator of the vessel, said. Prior to the departure the Windcat 22 also underwent sea trials. The additional length offers a large foredeck with a carrying capacity of 9 […]

  • Sweden: SKF Signs USD Multi-Million Agreement for Wind Industry

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Technology

    SKF has signed a three-year supply agreement, worth around SEK 1 billion (around USD  142 million)  for the new generation SKF Nautilus bearing, with a major wind turbine manufacturer. The new multi-megawatt turbine that will utilize the new bearing is intended for both onshore and offshore installations around the world. “We are very pleased that our […]

  • Maersk Training in Newcastle Wins ESF Funds for Wind Energy Courses

    26 September 2016
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has been allocated funding by the European Social Fund (ESF) programme for its courses which introduce and qualify young people to work in the wind energy sector. The aim of the funding is to deliver education and training services to support young people who are 15-24, who are not in education, […]

  • Shell and Google Power Deal Extends Life of Netherlands’ First Offshore Wind Farm

    6 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Shell and Google have signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the electricity generated at the 108 MW NordzeeWind project, extending the life of the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm. Shell NordzeeWind will continue supplying renewable energy to the Dutch electricity grid for almost five years longer than initially planned. This marks the first […]

  • Van Oord’s Svanen Getting Ready for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Components

    11 December 2023
    Vessels

    Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will undergo upgrades including the extension of the gantry by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind projects. The extension of the gantry crane makes the Svanen one of the largest heavy-lift installation vessels worldwide, Van Oord said. The […]

  • Skyborn and Partners Receive Green Light for Yunlin Financing

    3 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Yunneng Wind Power, the company responsible for the construction and operation of the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan, has received the necessary approvals from Taiwanese authorities to enable the completion of its financial restructuring announced in August 2023. Approvals for the extended financing were awarded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and […]

  • Copenhagen Energy Reveals Another 3 GW Wind Farm Project Offshore Australia

    12 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Copenhagen Energy has released details of a proposed wind farm in Commonwealth and State waters north of Geraldton in Western Australia. The Midwest offshore wind farm will comprise up to 200 turbines and six substations delivering 3 GW of renewable electricity, enough to power three million homes and businesses, for up […]

  • California Floating Wind Project Commits to Local Content

    7 December 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Morro Bay City Council has approved an exclusive Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with Castle Wind LLC to support the development of the planned 1GW Castle Wind Offshore floating wind project off the coast of Central California.

  • Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Secures BOEM Approvals

    15 October 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Virginia-based Dominion Energy has received two key determinations from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the design, fabrication and installation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion submitted its Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Installation Report (FIR) in partnership with Ørsted, a global offshore wind developer contracted for […]

  • MeteoGroup Signs Lightning Deal with Sheringham Shoal

    7 October 2014

    Scira Offshore Energy Limited has chosen MeteoGroup to provide comprehensive lightning forecasting, consultancy and monitoring services for its Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Lightning poses a serious risk to the maintenance personnel who travel daily to and from an onshore base to work on the inherently exposed 80 metre high wind turbine towers. Therefore, accurate […]

  • UK: Tritech’s Marine Mammal Detection System Shows Good Results

    3 June 2012
    Environment

    Gemini SeaTec provides an early warning of the presence of marine mammals in the vicinity of marine current turbine structures. The Gemini SeaTec system has been successfully field tested on the Marine Current Turbine (MCT) SeaGen installation in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, overseen and tested by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Ltd. Launched at […]

  • RWE Innogy Names Offshore Installation Vessel ‘Friedrich Ernestine’ (Germany)

    16 September 2011

      Under the name of “Friedrich Ernestine”, the ship will construct the offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr (576 MW) off the Welsh coast. The installation vessel, which is the first of its type in the world, is able to transport up to four large-scale offshore wind turbines at the same time, and subsequently install […]

  • Germany: RWE Names Offshore Installation Vessel Victoria Mathias

    21 May 2012

    During a festive ceremony in Bremerhaven today, RWE Innogy is naming one of its two offshore installation vessels. The vessel “Victoria Mathias” will build the wind farm “Nordsee Ost” around 30 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland from its base port Bremerhaven. The wind power station with an installed output of 295 megawatts can […]

  • FLIDAR Completes its Trials in North Sea (Belgium)

    23 November 2011

    A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR™, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in order to test survivability and validate the accuracy […]

  • Van Oord Vessel to Start Windpark Fryslân Work

    20 January 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s crane vessel Werkendam has arrived at the IJsselmeer to start working on the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm project. The vessel will be involved in the construction of an artificial island off the Frisian coast, Windpark Fryslân said. With a land area of 2ha and a submerged, shallow water area of 25ha, the […]

  • DEME Inks EUR 300+ Million Deal for Dieppe Le Tréport Wind Farm Offshore France

    3 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has been awarded three contracts that the company defines as having a total value of more than EUR 300 million for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. The contract includes the transport and installation of the pin piles and jackets forming the foundations for the wind turbines, as well as […]

  • Baltic Power Issues Operations and Maintenance Tender

    24 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Baltic Power, a joint venture between Poland’s Orlen Group and Canada’s Northland Power, has launched a request for information (RFI) as part of the tender process for operations and maintenance (O&M) work for the 1.2 GW offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The work scope has been divided into the following areas: above-water wind […]

  • DORIS Leads Design Work on Two Floating Wind Projects Offshore Scotland

    3 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind

    BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership have appointed DORIS as Principal Designer on its Broadshore and Bellrock floating offshore wind farms in Scotland. As Principal Designer, DORIS will use its knowledge of Construction, Design, and Management (CDM) 2015 regulations plan to plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate design risk management activities, support contractor selection and appointments, and […]

  • New Monopile Installation Method Attracts Major Backer

    5 January 2023
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    TSC Offshore Corporation, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding, and Offshoretronic have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and commercialize a solution aimed at changing the traditional methods of installing monopiles on offshore wind farms. The next generation offshore wind turbine units between 15-20 MW capacities are expected to […]

  • UK Duo Demonstrates Offshore Wind Tech Solutions

    1 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Innvotek and Eleven-I have demonstrated innovative technology solutions, alongside GE Renewable Energy and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, to support future offshore wind developments. The two companies carried out the work through GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult’s “Stay Ashore” research and development programme, and the Robotics Challenge sub-project delivered through the Offshore Wind […]

  • Odfjell Drilling Acquiring Stake in Norwegian Floating Wind Developer

    27 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    Odfjell Drilling is investing in Oceanwind AS with an aim to acquire a stake that would ensure a controlling position in the Norway-based floating wind company. According to the Norwegian offshore drilling contractor, the move will support it on a path to zero-emissions drilling through projects that would connect its rigs to floating wind farms. […]

  • Ørsted and Partners Secure Funds for Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    20 December 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The H2RES project, for which Ørsted and partners have just now received funding, will be using power directly from Ørsted’s two Siemens Gamesa 3.6MW offshore wind turbines at the Avedøre Power Station.

  • DONG Organizes Safari to Celebrate Offshore Wind Milestone

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    The electricity consumption of DONG Energy’s 700,000 residential customers in Denmark is now covered by green power from Danish offshore wind, the energy company said.

  • Vattenfall to Seek Thanet Extension PEIR Feedback

    23 November 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D

    Vattenfall will kick off the statutory consultation process on the Thanet Extension offshore wind farm project to get feedback on the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR).

  • Siemens Sets Up Galloper Base in Great Yarmouth

    15 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has selected Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the assembly location and installation base for the 56 turbines to be installed at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. A multi-million pound co-investment in port infrastructure has been agreed to support the construction of primary infrastructure and groundworks. This includes the delivery of yard storage and […]