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  • VIDEO: Update on UK’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy

    16 June 2014

    Carolyn Campbell, Head of Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, gave a presentation on the UK government’s offshore wind industrial strategy at All-Energy 2014 event. The event was held in Aberdeen last month where it featured 350+ speakers over the course of two days. Her presentation was held as part of “Current […]

  • Webinar: Going Dutch? Offshore Wind Opportunities in the Netherlands

    1 September 2016

    What are the latest offshore wind developments in the Netherlands, the country originally known for its strong heritage in traditional windmills? Find out in a webinar which will be organized by the Department for International Trade (DIT) Netherlands. During this webinar, you will get an overview of the current offshore wind situation, on the multiple […]

  • GustoMSC Becomes Partner of Offshore Wind Conference 2019

    2 May 2019

    The Offshore Wind Conference 2019 team is proud to announce that offshore design and engineering company GustoMSC is a partner of this year’s conference on 7 and 8 October at the Amsterdam RAI. GustoMSC develops solutions for the safe and efficient execution of projects at sea. With 74% of the wind turbines in the North […]

  • COFS Lands Grant for Offshore Wind Foundation Design

    10 August 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at the University of Western Australia has received Federal Government funding for a research project focused on offshore wind foundations.

  • Galloper Makes Offshore Wind Scarecrow Tried-and-True

    3 August 2020
    Environment

    A scarecrow system installed on the substation of the Galloper offshore wind farm has reduced seabird guano on the structure from approximately 50-60% coverage to almost none in the last 12 months. The Scaretech system was installed on the substation located 27km off the Suffolk coast in the UK in July last year to address […]

  • UK: Partrac Continues to Support Offshore Wind Sector

    17 May 2012
    Ports & Logistics

      Partrac continues to support the offshore wind sector through the delivery of oceanographic, environmental, geophysical and hydrographic coastal surveys. Some of Partrac’s greatest offshore wind survey achievements have been in long term metocean monitoring projects. The company has undertaken long term measurement campaigns at the Beatrice and MORL wind farm sites in the Moray […]

  • Shanghai Xiongcheng Orders Wind Farm Service Vessel

    18 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Chinese shipowner Shanghai Xiongcheng Offshore Engineering placed an order for a 50-metre offshore wind farm service vessel at the Jiangsu Dayang Offshore Equipment shipyard.

  • RNLI Helps Disabled Wind Farm Guard Vessel

    6 February 2017
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) Cromer station received a report from the Coastguard of a wind farm support vessel in distress off the Dudgeon offshore wind farm on Saturday, February 4, at around 5 am local time.

  • 30 Jackets to Go on Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has installed 56 out of the 86 jacket foundations on the Beatrice Offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), said.

  • Floating Wind to Save the Day at Cornwall’s Wave Hub?

    29 March 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wave Hub is looking to facilitate floating wind technology testing at its site off Cornwall due to slow progress of the wave energy sector and delays from technology developers that signed up for testing their devices at the site. 

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farms Clear Another Hurdle

    15 March 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z o.o., a joint venture between Equinor and Polenergia S.A., has secured an environmental decision for the offshore grid infrastructure connecting two offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1440MW to the Polish national grid system. The decision was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk. In May 2018, Polenergia and […]

  • Waves Group Joins Vietnam’s Nearshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Waves Group has begun providing marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services for the Tra Vinh nearshore wind farm in Vietnam. Waves Group is providing the services for the installation of foundations, infield cables and turbines. The contract commenced in June and will continue until May 2021. The project will run from the company’s Singapore office with […]

  • Belgium: GWEC Realeses Global Wind Market Report

    17 April 2013

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017. Although policy uncertainty in the main OECD markets is a cause for concern, strong markets in China, India and Brazil, as […]

  • SGS to Attend RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2013 Conference

    1 May 2013

    SGS has confirmed that it will return to RenewableUK Offshore Wind, the annual premier renewable energy event now in its eleventh year. The world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company will be showcasing its wide range of renewable energy services at stand 199 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester on the 12th […]

  • NREL Aids Statoil in Wind Floating Array Development

    27 August 2015
    R&D

    A recent study performed by the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is helping Norway-based Statoil prepare for the installation of what has the potential to be the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore array. Statoil deployed the first spar-based system called Hywind Demo in 2009, which is still operating […]

  • ORE Catapult Launches Wind Digital Innovations Forum

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched its Wind Digital Innovations Forum aimed at driving forward the digital transformation in the wind energy sector. The Forum, a joint initiative with the Digital Catapult, was launched in February and brings together owners/operators and asset managers including BayWa, Vattenfall, innogy, Natural Power and Wood, with academia and […]

  • Half of Global Operational Offshore Wind Capacity in China

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore wind capacity increased by 15 per cent from […]

  • Ideol and Macquarie Agree on Floating Wind Project in Japan

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    France-based Ideol and Japan’s Acacia Renewables, Macquarie Capital’s wholly owned subsidiary, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the first utility-scale commercial floating offshore wind farm in Japan.

  • Offshore Wind, Batteries Shine in Cost Reduction Race

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The benchmark levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for offshore wind has fallen 24% since the first half of 2018, according to the latest analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Auction programs for new offshore wind capacity, combined with much larger turbines, have produced sharp reductions in capital costs, taking BNEF’s global benchmark for this technology below USD 100 per […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Project Attracts Major Investor

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Private market investment managers, Partners Group, has signed an agreement to join the Blauwwind consortium developing the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms as an equity investor on behalf of its clients. 

  • German Offshore Wind Developer Seeks Monopile Provider

    23 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company EnBW has issued a contract notice seeking monopiles for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The scope of work covers the procurement of steel, manufacturing of the monopiles, and delivery. The tender remains open until 29 January 2021. The contract will run from the end of November 2021 to the […]

  • Equinor Looks to the Future of Offshore Wind O&M

    31 January 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Equinor is engaging with the UK offshore wind supply chain to support the development of innovative, technology-led solutions, which can shape the future of the industry post-2025. As part of this project, Equinor has partnered with UK business development organisation NOF Energy, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the North East of England’s offshore […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Pilot to Apply for SCC Approval

    25 July 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Virginia-based Dominion Energy plans to seek approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for its proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project later this summer.

  • Petrobras and Equinor Sign Offshore Wind MoU in Brazil

    27 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian oil & gas major Petrobras has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian energy company Equinor to jointly develop the offshore wind energy segment in Brazil.

  • UK Extends Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession

    30 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Vessels

    The UK government has extended the recently introduced concession to the immigration rules to allow the employment of non-European Economic Area nationals who are joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects in UK territorial waters.

  • RelyOn Nutec Invests in Offshore Wind Safety Training

    6 January 2020
    Training & Education

    Safety training provider RelyOn Nutec has invested in its Aberdeen facility to diversify into offshore wind safety training. RelyOn Nutec updated its Foinavon Close and Wellheads Road centers with a GBP 60,000 refurbishment to accommodate new wind safety training courses. According to the company, the investment includes an extension to the platform in the pool […]