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  • Pelagian and Pioneer Eye US Offshore Wind Industry

    23 October 2013

    Owned and operated by two international leaders in offshore engineering expertise, Pelagian and Pioneer Consulting announced their new joint venture: P2 Offshore Consulting. Based on its owners’ worldwide expertise in subsea cables, P2 Offshore Consulting offers specialist marine consulting and management services to U.S. offshore renewable energy projects. Currently attending the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2013 […]

  • Germans Developing Grid Simulator for 20MW Wind Turbines

    17 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    German research institute Fraunhofer IWES is developing a mobile grid simulator that will allow the testing and optimization of the grid compatibility of very large wind turbines with an output of up to 20MW. As a mobile test facility, the “Mobil-Grid-CoP” grid simulator will serve to verify current and future grid system services as well […]

  • Wind Farm Vessels in Difficulty Off East Anglia

    22 November 2012

    Yarmouth Coastguard has coordinated the response for two vessels working at offshore windfarms involved in separate incidents off the east coast of England. Windcat 9 issued a VHF DSC Mayday yesterday evening offshore from Humber and reported that they were taking in water. Yarmouth Coastguard requested the launch of Humber and Cleethorpes RNLI lifeboats and […]

  • MHI Vestas to Build Wind Turbine Blades in Taiwan

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology (TLC) has finalised a sub-supplier contract with MHI Vestas to manufacture blades for turbines to be delivered in upcoming Taiwanese projects. Building upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed in March 2018, MHI Vestas has signed a conditional contract with TLC for blade manufacturing in Taiwan. This is the first […]

  • Offshore Wind Leads Way of Renewable Energy in UK

    23 May 2011

    Offshore wind will be the key driver for growth in renewable energy, but skills shortages and lack of investment threaten to stop the sector in its tracks, according to a panel of high-level energy sector experts including Shadow Energy Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith. The panel, which also included […]

  • Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project Takes Off in Germany

    3 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Partner companies gathered around the Westküste 100 project in Germany have submitted the full application with a detailed project description to the project management company Jülich. The Westküste 100 project aims to map and bring a regional hydrogen economy in Schleswig-Holstein to an industrial scale. The heart of the project is the research and development […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Produces Power

    28 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Vestas’ first V164-8.0 MW prototype wind turbine has successfully produced its first kWh of electricity, making it the world’s most powerful turbine in operation. “We have now completed the production, testing, and installation of the V164-8.0 MW as planned, thanks to the team’s intense effort during a time when Vestas has reduced its investments and […]

  • Vestas Targets Zero-Waste Wind Turbines by 2040

    13 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Vestas has launched a new circularity roadmap detailing a set of commitments to be implemented across the company’s value chain to accelerate the journey to reach zero-waste turbines by 2040. Through the roadmap, Vestas aims to set a new benchmark for the wind industry within circularity and waste reduction as the first wind industry leader […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Upgrades; Offshore Wind Monitoring Enabled

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    After months of intensive preparations, conversion work and test runs, Deutsche Windtechnik’s 24/7 remote data monitoring will now be housed in new spacious premises with technically well equipped workstations. The specific aim of the conversion was to create the necessary technical and safety conditions for projects in the pipeline. For example, the new control room enables […]

  • Trelleborg Picks New Chinese Offshore Wind Agent

    19 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Trelleborg’s offshore operation has selected Shanghai YueHeng New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. as its new agent in China to support its efforts in the offshore wind market.

  • Offshore Wind Projects Boost Cables & Connectors Market

    5 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The growth of the cables and connectors market in Europe can be attributed to the increasing number of projects in the offshore wind connections and submarine interconnections market and moderate pricing pressure among the suppliers. According to a new market research report “Cables & Connectors Market for Satellite and Submarine Industries by Components (Cable and […]

  • MO4 Raring to Go on Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm

    9 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MO4, Mainprize Offshore Ltd’s newest wind farm service vessel (WFSV), is ready to start an eight-year contract with Deutsche Windtechnik on the Nordergründe wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • UK: Obtaining Project Finance in Offshore Wind Sector

    19 February 2013

    Even though offshore wind projects are now constructed faster and safer than ever before, the industry as a whole is still perceived as “high risk” by the majority of external investors. The main reason for this remains the high cost of energy production coupled with the limited financial stability of some contractors. In most cases, […]

  • Precision Drilling Benefits from Offshore Wind Development

    3 September 2015

    Precision Drilling has won a raft of new construction and demolition jobs stemming from increased offshore wind and green energy related contracts. The Hull-based specialist contractor has recently invested £100,000 in new equipment, machinery, vehicles and business development. Ian Wilkinson, managing director, said: “Since purchasing Precision Drilling in 2013, we have invested more than a […]

  • Germany: AMBAU to Construct Largest Offshore Wind Tower

    10 July 2013

    July will see construction begin at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven, Germany of the largest offshore tower ever built for a wind turbine, measuring 7.33 metres at the base flange. Consisting of four segments, the tower will have a total height of 106 metres; the largest segment can only be manufactured at Cuxhaven due to […]

  • Asso.subsea to Install Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Pair

    23 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has awarded Asso.subsea with a contract for the transportation, installation, protection and commissioning of the 66 kV export and inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind projects in Denmark.

  • UK: Importance of Acoustic Surveys in Offshore Wind Industry

    26 September 2013
    Technology

    It is important to understand the status of marine mammals in an area prior to any development and understand potential impacts during and after development. Offshore wind developments may adversely affect species, including those protected by European and domestic law. Mitigation of such impacts forms an intrinsic part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process […]

  • Glamox to Light Thor Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    ProCon Wind Energy has awarded Glamox a contract to light Thor, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, with its LED marine lighting. The contract will see Glamox install lights on 72 wind turbine foundations for the project being constructed by RWE. The external and internal lights use Glamox’s second-generation family of MIR linear luminaires. These will […]

  • Kitron Receives Offshore Wind HVDC Tech Order

    24 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Kitron has received orders from an undisclosed company to provide test systems and electronics modules for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology used for offshore wind. The Norwegian company will develop test systems and produce electronics modules that are part of control systems for HVDC technology. According to Kitron, the orders have a value of over […]

  • Axis Presents Security Cameras for Offshore Wind Farms

    21 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Axis Communications has launched a new range of SAE 316L stainless steel security cameras for offshore wind farm installations. The new Axis Q60-S series can withstand the corrosive effect of sea water and has IP66, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and MIL-STD-810G 509.5 approvals, ensuring protection against dust, rain, high pressure/steam jet cleaning, snow, ice and salt. […]

  • LS Cable & System Subsidiaries to Focus on Offshore Wind

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Vessels

    South Korean subsea cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has decided to expand its offshore wind business with plans to maximise the synergistic effect of cooperating with its subsidiaries to deliver solutions to the offshore wind industry. Starting on 24 March with its subsidiary LS Materials, four LS Cable & System subsidiaries plan to reflect […]

  • Converting PSVs for Offshore Wind support – creating a pathway

    2 September 2020

    By Liviu Galatanu, BD&I Director, GLO Marine The apparently long-term decline in oil prices has undoubtedly hit the offshore oil & gas (O&G) industry hard. Suppliers of platform / offshore supply vessel (PSV / OSV) services to the sector in particular find themselves with excess assets and the need to either sell them or put […]

  • Offshore Wind Promising Market for LNG-Fuelled Vessels

    2 March 2017

    Offshore wind installation is a promising market for LNG-fuelled vessels, according to GustoMSC’s report titled ‘LNG fueled Mobile offshore units’.

  • UK: USD 225 Billion for Offshore Wind by 2016

    23 March 2012

    A new report from analysts Douglas-Westwood contends that over $225 billion will be spent on offshore wind power over the next four years. Over $335 billion worth of expenditure is expected over the next five years on offshore operations & maintenance according to a new report, The World Offshore Operations & Maintenance Market Forecast 2012-2016, […]

  • Danes Launch Offshore Wind-Optimised Drill Ship

    3 March 2017
    Vessels

    Danish engineering consultancy company Geo and shipping company NCT Offshore have launched a new drill ship, named Freja, an S-Class ROV Support DP2 vessel and the only drill ship of its calibre and type in the Nordic countries after the rebuild, according to the companies that marked entering a strategic collaboration with the joint vessel launch.

  • Triumph Opts For UK-Made Wind Farm Vessels

    10 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Triumph Subsea Services has issued a Letter of Intent to InfraStrata plc for one firm and one optional Windfarm Development Vessel (WDV). Under the terms of the LoI, InfraStrata’s fully owned subsidiary, Harland & Wolff (Belfast) Limited, would be responsible for the build, assembly, and delivery of the WDVs to Triumph. The vessels will be […]