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  • Fugro to Deploy New Autonomous USV at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    6 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to soon deploy its autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Fugro Vaquita at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. The USV, which Fugro took delivery of at the beginning of this year, will conduct a non-intrusive uncrewed survey campaign at several wind locations. According to a Notice to Mariners from the project, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Wraps Up Windar Stake Sale

    1 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has completed the sale of its 32 per cent shareholding in Spain’s Windar Renovables to Bridgepoint. The sale was first announced in May of last year. Bridgepoint is a quoted private asset growth investor, specialised in private equity and private debt. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. […]

  • JDR Delivers Cables for Changhua Phase 1 Offshore Wind Project

    1 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    JDR Cable Systems has completed the delivery of subsea power cables and accessories to Jan De Nul for Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project. JDR designed and manufactured 65km of inter-array and export cable to transmit power from the wind turbines to the shore. The 33kV cables were manufactured at JDR’s facility […]

  • European Commission Nods to Merkur Ownership Change

    16 March 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Merkur Offshore GmbH by APG Asset Management N.V. and InfraRed Capital Partners Limited. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the companies’ moderate combined market positions resulting from the proposed transaction. The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. […]

  • Seajacks Scylla All Set for East Anglia One

    20 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Scylla has completed maintenance checks and is ready for its deployment at the East Anglia One offshore wind project in the UK.

  • Glomar Wave Wraps Up Rentel Wire Works

    27 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Glomar Offshore’s multi-purpose DP2 subsea support vessel Glomar Wave has executed a project for GeoSea on the Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Van Oord to Construct Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm

    21 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has won the Balance of Plant (BOP) contract at Northland Power’s 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm after it reached its financial close, the company announced on 19 August.

  • Simon Stevin to Rock Borkum Riffgrund 2 Seabed

    26 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s fall pipe vessel Simon Stevin has arrived at the Visnes Eklogitt quarry in Norway, where it will load the first batch of 32,000 tonnes of rock and transport it to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. There, the vessel will install scour protection layers onto the seabed for the wind turbine foundations.

  • Vattenfall Decides to Build EOWDC

    21 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has decided to invest more than SEK 3 billion (approx. EUR 317 million) in the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the Scottish coast. The wind farm will comprise 11 turbines with a total capacity of 92.4MW. Apart from generating electricity, it will also be a centre for testing and developing new technologies for […]

  • Gemini Officially Open (Photos + Video)

    8 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini offshore wind farm, a 600MW facility situated 85 kilometres north of the Groningen coast and one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, is now officially open.

  • Manor Renewable Energy Nets Hornsea One Deal

    8 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a contract with Ørsted for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, under which MRE will provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning.

  • Wind Energy Industry’s Progress Helps EU Raise 2030 RE Target

    18 October 2018

    The main driver behind the forecast that wind energy will become the largest power source in the European Union well before 2030 is the EU’s decision to raise the 2030 renewable energy target to 32%, which has come as a result of the industry and government’s conclusions that the 27% target set in 2016 is not enough, given the progress made within the sector.

  • Lamprell Nets $200 Million Moray East Jacket Foundation Deal

    20 December 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    GeoSea has contracted Lamprell for the fabrication of 45 wind turbine and three substation jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm. The contract is valued at more than USD 200 million.

  • East Anglia THREE Capacity Boost Gets Green Light

    7 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has approved the increase in the maximum generating capacity of the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project from 1,200MW to 1,400MW. The Secretary of State has also approved the requests made by East Anglia Three Limited for the number of gravity base foundations at the […]

  • Vattenfall Chooses Horns Rev 3 O&M Base

    6 August 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected the Port of Hvide Sande as the operations and maintenance hub for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. Located on the Danish west coast, the port will be used as a base for O&M of the project’s 49 MHI Vestas V164-8.3MW turbines. Once Vattenfall establishes a facility at the port, […]

  • SMC Adds SeaPlanner to Formosa 1 Phase 2 Work Kit

    20 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    SeaRoc has secured a contract to supply its marine management system SeaPlanner to support the construction of the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The deal comes as part of SeaRoc’s strategic partnership with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC), which is delivering marine coordination services for the 120MW project. SMC will be responsible for […]

  • ALL NRG Sets Up New High Voltage Engineering Department

    24 November 2015

    ALL NRG Group has established a new High Voltage Engineering department that will meet the requests, both internally and externally, of calculating, specifying and quoting grid connection solutions for wind farms. “Through our participation in numerous wind projects, we have learned to know the importance of timely and accurate communication, from the technical back-office, to our […]

  • UK’s New Offshore Wind Farms Will See More O&M from the Sky

    14 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    The next phase of offshore wind farms in the UK will drive increased use of helicopters offshore, according to Douglas-Westwood (DW). The research and consultancy company expects helicopters to become an integral part of the offshore wind industry’s O&M mix and forecasts steady growth in helicopter demand to 2025, primarily in Western European markets. In Germany and Denmark, […]

  • Myrtle Beach City Council to Consider Alliance for Clean Energy’s Offshore Wind Energy Propositions (USA)

    27 July 2011
    Authorities

    Three serious presentations at this morning’s workshop gave Myrtle Beach City Council members a lot to consider — a smoking ban, offshore wind energy and youth violence prevention. Smoke Free Horry, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and a group of local activists offered pleas for Myrtle Beach to take charge of these three issues. […]

  • USA: Four Students Win UMaine’s Windstorm Challenge 2012

    10 May 2012
    Training & Education

    Four Madison high school students won the overall top award in the Windstorm Challenge 2012 at the University of Maine campus for development of a floating offshore wind turbine platform model, reported The Portland Press Herald. The award opens a door for Matt Soucy to get a four year scholarship worth USD 20,000 at the […]

  • OpenHydro Celebrates 10 Years in Business

    5 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tidal energy company OpenHydro, a DCNS company, marks a major milestone this week as it celebrates a decade in business while preparing to deliver two of the world’s first grid connected tidal arrays in France and Canada later this year. In the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, OpenHydro is working with Emera to deploy and […]

  • NNDC Could Face GBP 100,000 Fine (UK)

    21 February 2012

    North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) rejected the plans to place offshore wind farm power cables throughout the countryside and now a fine of £100,000 might be imposed on the Council in case it opposes the appeal filed by Warwick Energy. The council’s members stated that they do not have the financial assets necessary for proceeding […]

  • USA: Ohio Third Frontier Commission Declines Funding LEEDCo

    25 May 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) was declined a USD 5 million worth funds for Lake Erie offshore wind farm proposal. Even though the Ohio Department of Development suggested they grant the money, the Third Frontier Commission did not vote in favour, the Crain’s Cleveland news portal informs. The federal Department of Energy will award […]

  • Strathclyde Uni Secures Funds for Offshore Wind Research

    6 August 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The University of Strathclyde has secured a share of GBP 1 million funding from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub for two projects focused on offshore wind research. The first project that received a share from the first round of the hub’s Flexible Fund includes developing a cost-effective and commercially viable recycling process for offshore wind turbine […]

  • Report on 2016 Global WTIV Market Published

    1 March 2016
    R&D

    MarketReseachReports.biz informed that it had added QYResearch’s Global Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Consumption 2016 Market Research Report to its research reports repository. The report looks into the various aspects that will increase the utilization of these vessels for wind energy generation globally in 2016, and analyzes the steady growth trajectory exhibited by the offshore wind power market across […]

  • Report: Hitachi and China Steel Form Offshore Wind Partnership in Taiwan

    25 August 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. is expanding its offshore wind business abroad through a partnership with Taiwanese steel maker China Steel Corporation, Nikkei Asian Review reports. The two companies are expected to start collaborating on offshore wind-related projects this autumn. Hitachi will be in charge of providing wind turbines with a capacity of up to 5MW which will possibly be […]