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  • Seabed Surveys Needed for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

    19 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has issued a call for tenders under which they will award a framework agreement for seabed surveys for the two offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The agreement includes scheduled and ad-hoc seabed surveys to provide data to assist the safe emplacement of jack-up rigs for maintenance […]

  • WindEurope Spotlights Turkey’s Floating Wind Potential

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Turkey has a huge floating offshore wind potential and could significantly support the deployment of the floating offshore wind technology, WindEurope said during a recent workshop in Istanbul entitled “Leveraging the EU offshore wind expertise in Turkey”.

  • Ørsted Allots Sixth Round of Burbo Bank Extension Grants

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded nine organizations around Liverpool Bay, the UK, with grants from the sixth round of its Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund.

  • EOWDC Community Fund Awards First Grants

    30 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has allocated the first grants from the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) fund to community groups across Aberdeen committed to a fossil fuel-free future. The Unlock our Future Fund was designed following feedback to focus on projects and activities that support local communities in the shift to a climate smarter world. Community-owned electric vehicles, low carbon heating for […]

  • RWE Books Northwester 2 Power

    28 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Parkwind have signed a long term power purchase arrangement (PPA) under which RWE Supply & Trading GmbH will procure the electricity production from the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. The German energy company intends to sell the electricity and guarantees-of-origin to its large industrial and municipal customers. The Northwester 2 wind farm will consist […]

  • Perceptual Robotics Developing Drone-Based Automated Inspection System

    21 November 2017
    Technology

    Innovate UK has awarded GBP 1.2 million to a consortium developing a surface inspection system for offshore wind turbines using drones. The consortium is led by Perceptual Robotics, a company based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), and Bristol University’s Visual Information Lab, who have partnered with ASV Global and VulcanUAV for the project.

  • Maltese Start-Up Developing Floating Energy Storage

    5 February 2018
    R&D, Technology

    A start-up from the University of Malta is developing a floating energy storage system that uses pressurised seawater and compressed air, and can be integrated directly into a platform of a floating renewable energy device such as a floating wind turbine. 

  • Siemens Gamesa to Test 10MW Systems in Spain

    18 May 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    On 17 May, Siemens Gamesa inaugurated a new Gamesa Electric technology and manufacturing centre in the Madrid town of San Fernando de Henares, where systems with a capacity of up to 10MW will be tested.

  • KCI Secures Funds and Partners to Build Double Slip Joint Prototype

    30 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Dutch engineering firm KCI has been awarded with a research and development (R&D) subsidy from Dutch Top consortium Knowlegde and Innovation, Wind at Sea (TKI – WoZ) for the further development of its Double Slip Joint (DSJ) concept. KCI has also teamed up with partners Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects and SIF for the further development of the DSJ. […]

  • GustoMSC Signs Floating Foundation Development Pact in Korea

    29 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch design and engineering company GustoMSC, South Korean offshore wind developer Halla Wind Energy, and Korean Maritime Consultants (KOMAC) signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to mutually develop and design the GustoMSC Tri-Floater, a floating foundation for wind turbines. The companies will jointly develop and design GustoMSC Tri-Floater for the Dongbu […]

  • Octopus Energy Invests in Floating Offshore Wind Tech Company

    1 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has invested in US-headquartered Ocergy to boost the development of floating offshore wind farms globally. According to Octopus, Ocergy has an innovative approach to designing and manufacturing floating foundations, reducing the time and cost of building them. Ocergy is pioneering a hyper-local supply chain approach, working with local manufacturers and creating […]

  • Euroports, Port of Hanko Unveil Plans for Wind Hub in Finland

    21 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Euroports and the Port of Hanko have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish a wind hub at the Port of Hanko in Koverhar, Finland. According to Euroports, the initiative positions the harbour, situated in the southernmost part of the country, as a central place in the offshore wind supply chain, tackling the critical […]

  • PivotBuoy Floater Enters Construction Stage

    31 July 2020
    Technology

    The manufacturing of the PivotBuoy offshore wind floating platform has commenced in Santander, Spain. In March, X1 Wind and its partners completed and approved the design of the single point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines. After the design was approved, the manufacturing of the PivotBuoy and the floating platform started at DEGIMA facilities. […]

  • Denmark: For Every 1 GW of Offshore Wind, 14,600 FTE Jobs Secured

    26 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    A new study in Denmark, published on 26 June, says that every 1 GW of offshore wind set up in Denmark secures 14,600 full-time jobs. The study, released by Danish Shipping, Danish Energy and Wind Denmark, has investigated what investments in offshore wind can create in terms of employment throughout the value chain, from production […]

  • Iberdrola and Navantia-Windar Sign Saint-Brieuc Contract

    18 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Navantia-Windar consortium has received a firm order from the compatriot energy company Iberdrola for the turbine jacket foundations to be installed on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. The contract, valued at EUR 350 million, will see Navantia-Windar manufacture and assemble 62 jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles which will support the wind […]

  • Japan’s First CTVs Under Construction

    8 June 2020
    Vessels

    Two wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) are currently being built for the Akita Noshiro project, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Japan established on a commercial basis. The two 27m WFSVs, designed by BMT, are being constructed by Cheoy Lee Shipyards at its Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard facility. The first vessel is set to be launched in […]

  • Saitec Joins Atlantic Region Floating Wind Research Project

    16 December 2019
    R&D

    Saitec Offshore is taking part in the EU-funded ArcWind project focused on boosting floating offshore wind energy in the Atlantic Region. The Adaptation and Implementation of Floating Wind Energy Conversion Technology for the Atlantic Region (ArcWind) project aims to drive the floating wind energy forward to become a major contributor of green energy in the […]

  • Largest Offshore Wind Project Pays Homage to Historic Construction Site

    27 February 2020

    SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have changed the names of the project’s phases to recognise their link to the historic Doggerland area where the wind farm will be built. The location used to be home to a Mesolithic community who lived across the Doggerland area around 12,000 […]

  • Fair Head Tidal Project Progresses

    18 June 2015

    The team behind the 100MW Fair Head Tidal energy project in Northern Ireland says it has now completed over 95% of the offshore survey work required to support a planning application for its seabed turbines. In an update circulated to a wide range of project stakeholders including organisations in the Ballycastle and Rathlin areas, the […]

  • Cambridge Professor Awarded for Offshore Wind Foundation Work

    7 April 2015
    R&D

    Professor Gopal Madabhushi of the Geotechnical and Environmental Group has received the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) biennial award for his research on the structural integrity of offshore wind turbines. Professor Madabhushi was cited for his contributions along with PhD student Aliasger Haiderali and Department of Engineering alumnus Dr […]

  • Nordsee Ost Cracks 1 TWh Mark

    13 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 295MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm has generated one million megawatt-hours of electricity almost exactly a year after its full commissioning on 8 May 2015, RWE Innogy reports. “One year after the official opening of our wind farm, we have cracked the one million mark. I am proud because it shows that our systems can meet the planned targets and […]

  • Photo of the Day: Atlantic Pioneer Creates a Stir

    15 April 2016
    Vessels

    The Rhode Island-based Blount Boats has recently delivered the Atlantic Pioneer, America’s first U.S. Flagged Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for Atlantic Wind Transfers that will begin service for Deep Water Wind Block Island at the end of May. The 21 meter aluminum vessel, designed by South Boats IOW, is a twin hulled catamaran, dual certified to […]

  • BARD Offshore 1: Milestone for German Offshore Wind Industry

    12 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    A full nine months before its final completion, BARD Offshore 1 is already by far the largest and most powerful German wind farm on the high seas. The 40th of a total of 80 turbines belonging to the 5-megawatt-class and located around 100 kilometres off the island coast of Borkum has now been connected to […]

  • DONG Energy and TenneT Make Borssele 1&2 Link Official

    7 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    TSO TenneT and DONG Energy have signed a grid connection agreement for the  Borssele 1 & 2 wind farm off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland.

  • UK: Carbon Trust to Conduct Offshore Wind Cable Study

    12 November 2012
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Carbon Trust is planning to conduct the offshore wind cable study. A significant number of UK offshore wind farms have experienced difficulties associated with the installation and burial of intra-array cables. In 2011, the OWA commissioned a study to develop recommendations for optimised cable installation methodologies that could be applied to large wind farms such […]

  • OMM Signs Five-Year Nordsee Ost Contract

    15 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has been awarded a contract by RWE Innogy to deliver cable repair and an option for maintenance services to the German Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. The five-year agreement will involve OMM working in collaboration with the firm to provide essential structural and subsea services on its 295MW farm, situated close […]