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  • Two-Bladed Floater Sets Deployment Date as Petrofac Joins In

    21 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seawind Ocean Technology, an engineering and technology company which has developed what Petrofac describes as ”a unique floating offshore wind energy system”. The Netherlands-based Seawind has developed proprietary two-bladed floating wind turbines integrated with a unique concrete floating structure suitable for installation in all seas, including […]

  • Local Manufacturer to Deliver Biggest Jacket Foundations to Be Built in Taiwan

    30 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has selected Century Iron & Steel Industrial (CIS) and Century Wind Power (CWP) as the preferred suppliers of jacket foundations, including transition pieces, for the 300 MW Hail Long 2A offshore wind farm in Taiwan. For the project, which is bound by localisation requirements, CIS and CWP will deliver 21 three-legged […]

  • Major Wind Projects Offshore Finland Receive Key Permits

    17 January 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish wind farm developer OX2 has received exploration permits for two offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Bothnia Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) near the Finnish western border. The exploration permits for the Halla and Laine projects were granted at the Finnish Government’s plenary session on Thursday, 13 January. The permits enable more extensive exploration […]

  • Exclusive: Siemens Gamesa Extends Service Contract for Major Offshore Wind Farm

    18 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • Binary Marine Installation Solution Gets ABS Approval in Principle

    3 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Texas-based Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the designs of its United States Jones Act-compliant Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS). Developed by Bleutec in cooperation with NETSCo Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering and the Netherlands-based Penthus, the proprietary BMIS is a Jones […]

  • Ramboll Contracted on Italian Project Combining Offshore Wind, Floating Solar and Power-to-X

    4 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Storage

    Ramboll has been appointed to deliver advisory and technical support for the 600 MW Agnes Romagna offshore wind project, proposed to be built in the Italian sector of the Adriatic Sea and planned to integrate several other systems, including floating photovoltaic, battery storage and a hydrogen production plant. Ramboll’s team will support the developer, Italian […]

  • Final Batch of Pin Piles Loaded and Ready for Greater Changhua Site

    18 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has completed the final pin pile load-out for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. In July 2021, all of the 333 pin-piles that will support the wind farm’s three-legged jacket foundations were manufactured, according to Ørsted. The first units were made by Taiwanese suppliers Century Wind […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts on Taiwan’s 1 GW Hai Long Wind Farm

    12 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started at the Hai Long offshore wind farm site in Taiwan with the vessel Green Jade installing pin piles for the project’s jacket foundations. The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project joint venture (Northland Power, Yushan Energy, Mitsui & Co., and Gentari) announced the official start of offshore construction on 11 April. The […]

  • KPMG: Nearshore Wind Farms Cost-Cutters for Danish Industry

    9 October 2019
    R&D

    Developing nearshore wind farms brings significant savings to the community compared to offshore wind projects located more than 20km from the coast, according to an analysis done by KPMG for the Danish HOFOR and European Energy A/S. According to the study, nearshore wind farms can help Denmark achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions by 70% […]

  • Swedes, Chinese Ink Floating Offshore Wind Deal

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Deepwater Windenergy Investment AB (DWI), a Swedish renewable energy developer specialized in floating offshore wind power, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Powerchina Beijing Engineering Corp. Ltd. According to the agreement, Powerchina Beijing Engineering will evaluate the offshore wind power projects developed by DWI and have the option of joining the projects as lead […]

  • Belgium: ABB Commissions Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Connection

    17 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The transmission link was constructed as part of an expansion of […]

  • Narec Engages in Education

    24 June 2014
    Training & Education

    To mark Wind Week 2014, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre based in Blyth has supported and organised a series of activities with schools in the local community related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects (STEM). 30 students from Cramlington Learning Village, tasked in designing and building their own wind […]

  • Siemens Lays Out Cost Cutting Strategy

    22 June 2016

    Siemens stated that its offshore wind projects from 2025 onward will be capable of generating electricity at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) level below eight euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), with the price also including the costs for grid access to shore.  The company said it is confident that the current goal of generating offshore wind […]

  • Statoil and PNE Wind Stake US Offshore Wind Claims

    13 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received unsolicited lease requests, filed separately by Statoil and PNE Wind USA, seeking to develop offshore wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

  • UK: Mabey Bridge Secures First Offshore Renewables Contract

    7 March 2012

    Mabey Bridge – which opened its £38m wind turbine tower factory in May 2011 – has sealed its first offshore renewables contract. The deal – with Fugro Seacore – will see a 46m-long, 2.5m-diameter, 170-tonne monopile manufactured and delivered to E.ON. It will to be used as the foundation for a met mast for the […]

  • UK and Taiwan Bolster Offshore Wind Ties

    13 March 2019
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    The British Office in Taipei and Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint co-operation in respect of the development of Taiwan’s offshore wind industry. Under this MoU, further exchange in the areas of policy, strategy, technology, operations and maintenance to promote offshore wind port and marine sector will be […]

  • Geoquip Marine Wraps Up Survey Work for Two Offshore Wind Projects in Germany

    20 May 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip Marine has completed a preliminary geotechnical site investigation for two 4 GW offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. Under the contract, the UK-based company drilled 28 boreholes across the project sites to analyse the subsea terrain for wind turbine foundations. Geoquip underwent thorough soil sampling and seismic site monitoring to inform the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Looks Into Replacing Offshore Power Cables with Pipes

    7 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Strohm, a manufacturer of fully bonded, Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCPs), to jointly develop transfer solutions for the hydrogen produced at offshore wind turbines. In this concept power cables are replaced by a pipe infrastructure, storing and transferring hydrogen. Siemens Gamesa has a technical advisory role. […]

  • Spanish Technology Gauged for New York Offshore Wind Farm

    26 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, in a consortium with Esteyco, has won a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York. The Spanish companies will analyse the feasibility of a concrete gravity-based foundation for the offshore wind farm developed by oil and gas majors BP and Equinor. Cobra […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Becomes First-Ever Classed Offshore Wind Farm

    15 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    WindFloat Atlantic has become the world’s first classed offshore wind farm, after its three 8.4 MW floating turbines were accepted by the ABS Class Committee. The three ABS-classed, semi-submersible floating foundations are designed by Principle Power and are housing MHI Vestas turbines which make a total of 25 MW of capacity. WindFloat Atlantic, of which […]

  • WFW Helps Investors Close Walney Extension Deal

    23 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised institutional investors on GBP 1.3 billion investment-grade bond acquisition of a 50% stake in Ørsted’s 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • French Offshore Wind Developer Thinks Decommissioning Before Final Investment Decision

    2 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish consulting engineering company Niras has won a contract to set up a plan for decommissioning of two offshore wind projects in France with a combined capacity of nearly 1GW which are still avaiting final investment decision.

  • State Officials Welcome Deepwater Milestone

    28 July 2015

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper joined Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, the state’s congressional delegation and representatives of Deepwater Wind – the project developers – in celebrating an historic “steel in the water” milestone for America’s first commercial scale offshore wind […]

  • USA: Gamesa Appoints CEO for North America

    27 March 2012

    Gamesa has completed its management team in the United States by appointing Borja Negro as Chief Executive Officer for North America reporting in to David Flitterman, Chairman. Borja Negro, with his extensive background in the wind energy industry and experience in the US market, follows the recent arrival of David Flitterman, Chairman for North America, […]

  • Alexandra Dock, Door Into Wind Era for Hull (UK)

    5 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The leader of Hull City Council said that plans for wind turbine manufacture at Alexandra Dock could usher in new era of prosperity for the region. At a meeting this morning, Councillor Carl Minns delivered a rousing speech in which he said that the bid to bring offshore wind industry to Hull was an important […]

  • Vattenfall, BASF Gather Tier 1 Contractors for German Offshore Wind Project

    31 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) and CS Wind Offshore for component supply and with DEME and Jan De Nul for installation services for the Nordlicht 1 and Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farms in Germany. Germany’s EEW SPC will manufacture 112 monopile foundations, processing around 141,000 tonnes of […]