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  • 3sun Group Opens Offshore Wind Base in Hull

    11 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    3sun Group has opened a new base in Hull to improve the company’s position within the offshore wind installation, inspection and maintenance services market in the UK and Europe. 3sun Group will support local energy firms such as Siemens who have recently invested in the region as part of their commitments following a number of the […]

  • AXYS to Give Presentation at Wind Resource Assessment Event

    2 April 2014

    AXYS Technologies will be presenting at the Windpower Wind Resource Assessment (WRA) event from April 8-10 in London, UK. Windpower Monthly’s 3rd annual event is looking at the latest wind resource methodology to reduce uncertainty estimations and improve project bankability. Graham Howe will be presenting on Day 3, April 10th at 11:30am about the “Application of […]

  • Drilling Resumes at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    2 August 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s Aeolus has resumed drilling work at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France after the activities were halted once again last week due to the spillage of hydraulic fluid from one of the drills. As reported last week, the drilling activities were halted after the drill leaked the hydraulic fluid into the marine environment […]

  • Meerwind Süd │Ost Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    4 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    WindMW GmbH, a joint-venture of Blackstone Energy Partners, Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announced the completion of Meerwind Süd │Ost, a 288 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.  Within the last day, WindMW installed its 80th and final offshore turbine and completed the installation of […]

  • Lead-free Cables: The future for offshore wind farms

    6 September 2021

    Wind power continues to emerge as one of Germany’s key energy sources. Offshore turbines are being engineered for ever greater capacities, which presents new challenges for energy transmission in the turbines themselves and in the offshore wind farms. As well as the technical challenges, health and safety considerations are another important factor. Operators of offshore […]

  • DP Galyna Finishes Belgian Offshore Wind Job

    4 May 2020
    Vessels

    Chevalier Floatels’ walk-to-work (W2W) vessel DP Galyna has completed termination and testing at an offshore wind farm in Belgium. According to Chevalier, the charter party for the vessel was signed at the beginning of April and the contract was finished shortly before contract signing. DP Galyna completed the project in four weeks, two weeks ahead of […]

  • Big Offshore Wind News Come from LORC

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Tomorrow, Torben Lorentzen will be joining LORC as its new CEO. He leaves the post as Head of Research and Development at FORCE Technology. At LORC, Torben Lorentzen will head the continuous build-up of the LORC test centres with a main focus on large components, foundations for offshore wind turbines and HALT testing of wind […]

  • Belgium: 12 Wind Turbine Foundations Depart Zeebrugge

    21 August 2012

    In the port of Zeebrugge Jan De Nul NV, branch of Jan De Nul Group, is constructing 16 concrete wind turbine foundations by order of the Swedish client Eon. The foundations were built on 2 pontoons in the inner harbour of Zeebrugge in 4 phases: concrete slab, retaining walls, central shaft and icecone. The height […]

  • Manor Inks First Offshore Wind Contract in Taiwan

    4 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has secured a contract to provide temporary power during the turbine installation phase at the Yunlin offshore wind project. The contract was signed with Yunneng Wind Power, the project company belonging to developer wpd, and represents MRE’s first in Taiwan. “We’re hugely excited about establishing an office in Taipei and working […]

  • Macquarie Cleared to Buy German Offshore Wind Pioneer

    25 September 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG by Sage Holdings S.à.r.l, ultimately indirectly controlled by Macquarie Group Limited. Ocean Breeze owns and operates the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. Macquarie revealed plans to buy Ocean Energy, a subsidiary […]

  • UK: Prime Minister Puts Focus on Offshore Wind

    22 March 2012
    Authorities

    On Monday, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, held the speech to the Institute of Civil Engineering saying the UK is “well-placed to become a world leader in offshore wind power – and this Government is doing all it can to make sure that happens.” Minister stressed that the UK needs to replace coal plants, invest […]

  • Siemens Power for Offshore Wind Ro-Ros in Cuxhaven

    4 December 2017
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Siemens has received an order from EWE Netz GmbH to supply components of a Siharbor shore power supply system in Cuxhaven to be used by, among others, vessels transporting Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine components.

  • TetraSpar Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore Norway

    30 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been installed at the METCentre test site off the island of Karmøy near Stavanger, Norway. The platform, including Stiesdal-developed spar foundation and a 3.6 MW Siemens Gamesa direct-drive wind turbine, has been assembled at the Port of Grenaa in Denmark, from where it was towed 360 nautical miles […]

  • TechnipFMC and Bombora Launch Floating Wave and Wind Project

    2 April 2021
    R&D, Technology

    TechnipFMC and wave energy technology specialist, Bombora, have formed a strategic partnership to develop a floating wave and wind power project. The partnership will initially focus on TechnipFMC and Bombora’s InSPIRE project. With engineering work initiated in November 2020, the partnership is developing a hybrid system utilizing Bombora’s mWave™ technology. The hybrid system demonstrator will […]

  • Subsea7 and EnBW Form Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Partnership

    4 July 2023
    Collaboration, Industry, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Subsea7 and EnBW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly study several offshore wind-powered hydrogen production concepts. Within the framework of a study, the two partners will explore the technical and commercial elements of green offshore hydrogen production, from both pilot and commercial scale facilities, considering bottom-fixed and floating options. EnBW will undertake studies […]

  • 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 […]

  • MingYang Launches 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 August 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has launched the MySE 16.0-242, said to be the world’s largest Hybrid Drive wind turbine with a nameplate capacity of 16 MW. The MySE 16.0-242, which was recently certified by DNV and China General Certification Center(CGC) for design, is scheduled for full prototype rollout in 2022, to be […]

  • Esvagt Sells Its First Offshore Wind SOV

    4 June 2019
    Vessels

    Esvagt has sold Esvagt Supporter, its first service operations vessel (SOV) that served the offshore wind market. The beginning of Esvagt Supporter’s deployment in the offshore wind sector came after the company needed to access the turbines at the Belwind project in Belgium. Esvagt said it then decided to retrofit the vessel so it fulfills […]

  • The Crown Estate: Landmark Year for Offshore Wind Industry

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate, an independent commercial business, created by Act of Parliament, has today announced another record return for the benefit of the public finances and an overall performance which is significantly ahead of the market, as its portfolio value hits an all-time high. Results summary Record return to Treasury for the benefit of the public finances:£267.1 […]

  • EEEZ Urges Gov’t to Increase Backing for Offshore Wind

    18 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Those who doubt the value of windpower in generating power for the UK are being urged to think again by James Gray, inward investment director for EEEZ, the East of England Energy Zone. He wants to see the nation’s politicians, business leaders and energy industry fully behind the many initiatives for future windpower development – […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts Northland Power’s 2018 Figures

    22 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Northland Power has reported CAD 1.4 billion in gross profit in 2018, a 17% increase, said to be primarily due to all turbines of the Nordsee One offshore wind farm producing power and higher wholesale market prices at the Gemini project. The two wind farms, as well as thermal projects Thorold and North Battleford, brought Northland […]

  • French Businesses Visit UK Offshore Wind Industry

    30 October 2012

    The renewable energy sector in Britain offers many opportunities to connect French and British companies in this field. The French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain organised on 18 & 19 of October, a trade mission in partnership with the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Normandy, Brittany and North of France (members of the CCI […]

  • Hydrographic Survey to Start at Welsh Offshore Wind Farm

    21 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) is set to begin a hydrographic survey at the operational Gwynt y Môr offshore wind project located off the North Wales Coast. The USV will be performing the hydrographic survey of the export routes from 26 July for up to 7 days until 2 August, subject to weather conditions. The […]

  • IOVTEC and VOMS Sign Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

    17 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC) and Valour Offshore Marine Services (VOMS) have formed a strategic alliance to provide services for the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will bring the DP vessel Avatar Courage, owned by Singapore’s VOMS, into Taiwan to support the market. […]

  • ‘Dalby Trent’ to Transfer Siemens’ Offshore Wind Crew

    17 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore Limited has secured a long term charter to supply one of its 21m crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Siemens Energy Service. The 2013 built Dalby Trent will be working on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm, which is approximately 5km off the Lincolnshire coast, east of Skegness. Operating out of the port […]

  • USA: Statoil to Revise Its Offshore Wind Project

    5 October 2012
    Authorities

    Yesterday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission discussed Statoil’s plans to moor four turbines in federal waters off the coast of Maine, reports Bangor Daily News. Two out of three commissioners said they will not support the project if Statoil doesn’t change its proposal to assure that Maine will benefit in the long term from the […]