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  • ABP in Search for Contractors to Expand Hull’s Docks (UK)

    13 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Associated British Ports is searching for contractors to expand its docks in Hull to allow construction of offshore wind turbines. Plans for a huge expansion of the docks, known as Green Port Hull, were first drawn up with the idea of enticing a wind turbine or offshore company to the region. The big gamble […]

  • ClassNK Joins Forces with WEIT

    28 January 2015

    Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo Inc. (WEIT) formed a capital alliance with a classification society, ClassNK, on 15 January. Under the agreement, ClassNK will acquire around 30% of WEIT’s shares enabling  both parties to leverage their wealth of experience and knowledge to develop solutions to issues currently faced by the renewable energy industry.  “Through this mutually […]

  • The Netherlands: GL Renewables Certification to Hold Presentation at EWEA Offshore 2011

    29 November 2011

    In the beginning of 2011 the BSH (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie – Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency) established a new standard for analysis of the foundations of offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structures. In his presentation at EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam, Marc Mittelstaedt, GL Renewables Certification presents the research contribution to this new […]

  • Harwich International Port Tipped For Galloper O&M Base

    4 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) has agreed a lease in principle with Harwich International Port for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. GWFL is currently pursuing planning permission in relation to this, Toby Edmonds, Project Director, Galloper Wind Farm, said. “Following the redesign of the project in 2015 we considered […]

  • The Netherlands: Airborne’s Operational Testing With Composite Propeller

    23 June 2011
    R&D

    In January 2011, the composite propeller as developed and manufactured by Airborne, has been installed underneath a mine hunter of the Royal Dutch Navy for validation tests. The initial test was to verify that the propeller could withstand the loads in all operational conditions, including the most severe load case of full force forward to […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 11 – 17, 2016

    17 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Picks Hughes SSE for Subsea Inspections in Denmark and Germany DONG Energy has signed a contract with the UK-based Hughes Sub Sea Engineering for the undertaking of a subsea inspection campaign at offshore wind farms located in Denmark and Germany. DanTysk Accommodation Platform Taking Shape The accommodation platform for maintenance crews that are working […]

  • Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 February 2017

    12 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch MPs Call For Extension of 2023 Offshore Wind Capacity Target The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has received a motion to look into the possibility of adding new offshore wind farm zones to the country’s list of projects scheduled for commissioning by 2023. Taiwan Gets Complete Offshore Wind Development Guidelines ITPEnergised (ITPE), Ramboll […]

  • Luxembourg: EIB Could Give EUR 500 Million Loan for Innogy Nordsee 1

    31 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering giving a EUR 500 million loan for RWE’s Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm, the Bank said yesterday on its official website. The EIB noted that the loan is currently under appraisal and negotiation, after which it needs to be approved by the Board of Directors. Regarding procurement, […]

  • Beatrice Schedules First Power for July

    29 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm is expected to produce first electricity in July this year, SSE, one of the owners of the wind farm, said.

  • CWind to Temporarily Power Gode Wind

    16 September 2015
    Vessels

    CWind has been awarded a contract for the supply of temporary power supply services to Siemens at Gode Wind offshore wind farm (OWF). Gode Wind 1 (252 MW) and Gode Wind 2 (330 MW) wind power plants are being erected off the North Sea island of Juist, around 45 kilometers from the German coast in […]

  • ‘Wind Power Forecasting’ Workshop Held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    6 December 2013
    R&D

    The last time winds of 45m/s ripped across North West Europe was on October 28th, the time before that was in the early winter of 2007. Today on the 5th December North West Europe is experiencing these winds for a second time in a few weeks. Again offshore wind turbines will be non productive as […]

  • OrbisEnergy to Host Subsea Engineering Workshop

    17 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Lowestoft-based OrbisEnergy will on 3 May host the first in a series of workshops tackling subsea engineering issues, ranging from corrosion and tidal scour at turbine towers, to keeping seals away from piling work.

  • Vattenfall and CS Wind UK to Sign Co-Operation Agreement

    6 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall and Scotland-based wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK will today sign a co-operation agreement on the potential supply of components for Vattenfall’s onshore and offshore wind projects in the UK. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will allow CS Wind UK to tender for Vattenfall’s future UK-based wind projects, is […]

  • European Offshore Wind Draws Record Investment in 2020

    8 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent […]

  • SGS to Take Part in Offshore Wind China 2011 in Shanghai and Wind Power Asia 2011 in Beijing (China)

    5 May 2011

      SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, will be making its first attendance at the Offshore Wind China 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai, and at the Wind Power Asia 2011 in Beijing, both of which are leading renewable energy events in Asia. From June 15-17, 2011, SGS will be taking […]

  • Final Dogger Bank Wind Farm Offshore Substation Installed

    22 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation and the topside for Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed in the UK. According to the recent Notice to Mariners from the project, Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir installed the jacket foundation and the topside at the Dogger Bank […]

  • Wood Thilsted Wins Outer Dowsing Foundation Design Contract in UK

    21 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Wood Thilsted has been appointed as the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) wind turbine foundation designer for the 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing offshore wind farm in the UK. Wood Thilsted has completed the first phase of work and will now carry out the second phase of the FEED work. The contracted scope includes the […]

  • EDS Wraps Up Hohe See Onshore Cable Works

    15 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    EDS HV Group has completed the onshore installation, termination and testing work of the platform cable on the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind project.

  • Cost of CVOW Project Rises to USD 10.7 Billion, Completion on Track for 2026

    4 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 3 February, Dominion Energy announced that the estimated total costs for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have increased by nine per cent. In addition, the developer said that the 2.6 GW wind farm is now approximately 50 per cent complete and remains on track for on-time completion at the end of 2026. […]

  • Moray West Officially at Full Power

    24 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray, switched on full power at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm, built by Ocean Winds some 20 kilometres off the coast of Buckie. Moray West comprises 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines, each of which can generate up to 14.7 MW with […]

  • Safety Technology Joins Forces with Offtec

    24 April 2014
    Training & Education

    Safety Technology Ltd has announced this week a joint venture with German safety specialists, Offtec. Based in Enge-Sande, close to the Danish border in Germany, Offtec is home to a unique Wind Competence Centre for the onshore and offshore Wind Industry. From this location the two companies will soon be offering a wide range of […]

  • Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund Gives Back

    18 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded fourteen organizations from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk in the UK with grants from the fifth round of its East Coast Community Fund. The East Coast Community Fund was launched in December 2016 as part of Ørsted’s community engagement program for its Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms. The 14 awarded groups […]

  • Over Half of Sunrise Wind Foundation Components Built, Offshore Construction to Kick Off in 2025

    16 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the advanced foundation components for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm have already been built, as the project gears up for offshore construction in 2025. Ørsted selected Riggs Distler & Company, a union construction solutions firm with offices in Mt. Vernon and Saugerties, New York, as the general contractor […]

  • US Gets Its First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Construction has been completed and all twelve wind turbines have been powered up at the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, the 132 MW South Fork Wind. The project has started delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways, offshore New York, with commissioning in its final stage. “When I broke ground on […]

  • UK Makes First Step to Support Large Scale Offshore Wind Portside Hubs

    6 October 2020
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    As the UK government today (6 October) announced raising the country’s offshore wind targets and allocated funding for offshore wind ports and infrastructure, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a request for information (RFI) related to the development of large scale manufacturing portside hubs. BEIS has invited coastal landowners and/or potential […]

  • Huisman Monopile Installation Kit for Seaway7’s Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel

    2 August 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, which is currently being built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI). Under the contract, Huisman will deliver a monopile gripper, an upending frame, and two sets of monopile […]