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  • Australian Floating Offshore Wind Project Grows in Size

    7 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate, the developers of the Hunter Coast floating wind farm offshore Australia, have expanded the size of the project from 1.4 GW to 1.65 GW and released the visual simulation for it. Located between 20 and 50 kilometres off the Hunter-Central Coast region of New South Wales (NSW), the 110-turbine Hunter […]

  • GWEC: 40GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity by 2023

    3 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    40GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed over the next five years, according to the latest edition of the Global Wind Report issued by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). Overall, offshore wind would represent 15% of total installations each year, GWEC said. GWEC expects increasing offshore installations first in Asia and then in North […]

  • Denmark Moves Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm Site

    27 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish political parties have signed an agreement on the new location for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, moving the project site to the south of the area that was originally planned to accommodate offshore wind turbines. On 25 June, the country’s government, run by Social Democrats, and the Liberal Party, the Socialist People’s Party, […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain Goes Online

    11 July 2019

    Xodus Group is working with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International (SDI) to create a directory of Scotland-based suppliers for the offshore wind market. The new Scottish Industries Directories platform will include a directory and gap analysis which are expected to help local suppliers capture a greater share of the offshore wind market by advertising their experience […]

  • NWFTC Teams Up with Petans for Wind Energy Training

    3 October 2016
    Training & Education

    National Wind Farm Training Centres (NWFTC) will partner with Petans to provide training to the wind industry, as Petans facilities have been specially adapted for wind industry courses, which will be delivered by experienced technical safety trainers. The courses initially on offer include fully accredited GWO Basic Safety training – Working at Height, First Aid, Fire Awareness, […]

  • AXYS to Exhibit at Offshore Wind China 2012 in Shanghai

    23 May 2012

    The AXYS Ocean Renewables team announced that they will be exhibiting at Offshore Wind China 2012 in Shanghai, China between 30th May and June 1st, 2012, at stand E7-A057. As one of many world class exhibitors, the services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented throughout the exhibition. Offshore Wind China 2012 is Asia’s […]

  • Germany Ups 2017 Offshore Wind Tender Volume

    18 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has proposed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which would enable two offshore wind tenders with a total capacity of 2.92GW to be held in 2017. The two tenders with 1.46GW capacity each are part of the new draft bill for the development and promotion of offshore wind energy […]

  • MCC Preps Steelwork for Offshore Wind Blade Upgrade

    7 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    M. C. Construction (Cleveland) Limited (MCC) has completed the fabrication and coating of two blade rack grillages as part of a blade upgrade campaign at an offshore wind project.

  • JERA Reveals Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Project

    25 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility JERA has submitted the Planning Phase Environmental Impact Statement for an offshore wind project off Ishikari Bay in Japan. The planned offshore wind farm will be located at least 2.5km offshore from Ishikari and Otaru and is expected to include up to 65 turbines with a maximum generation capacity of 520 MW. JERA […]

  • 2015 Offshore WIND Vessel Directory Launches at Seawork

    11 June 2015
    Vessels

    The 2015 edition of the Offshore WIND Vessel Directory will be launched on Tuesday 16th June during Seawork International in Southampton. The Vessel Directory is a new publication from the Offshore WIND group of products. This year’s edition builds upon the previous overview of operating wind farm support vessels in the European offshore wind industry now including information on WTIVs , […]

  • Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance Conference (OWIM) 2014

    8 October 2014

    The Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance Conference takes place on 29 October in Amsterdam. In an informative and educational day speakers from the industry provide an overview of wind farm developments, innovations in wind farm installation & maintenance and they will discuss the challenges of grid integration. The conference addresses the technical, operational, commercial and […]

  • Equinor Orders Empire Wind 1 Turbines at Vestas

    9 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has received an order for 54 of its 15 MW turbines from Equinor for the 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in New York. This is Vestas’s first order for an offshore platform and its V236-15.0 MW turbine in the US, the Denmark-based company says. The firm contract with Equinor follows a […]

  • Norway Grants Concession to SeaTwirl’s Floating Wind Demo

    29 March 2022
    Authorities

    SeaTwirl has been granted concession for an offshore site in Bokn municipality, Norway, where the Swedish company plans to install its S2x floating wind platform. SeaTwirl, together with Marin Energi Testsenter AS (MET), applied for a five-year concession with Norwegian Waterways and Energy Directorate to install its 1 MW S2x vertical-shafted turbine with associated anchors […]

  • Mediterranean Wind Pioneer Nears Offshore Construction Phase

    28 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord plans to start the offshore construction at what will be the first offshore wind farm in Italy, and in the Mediterranean Sea, in the third quarter of 2021. The installation of 10 monopile foundations at the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm, also known as Beleolico, will be carried out using Van Oord’s […]

  • ABS to Certify Block Island Offshore Wind Farm

    20 November 2014
    Technology

    ABS Group,provider of technical solutions to support safe and reliable operations for high-performance assets in the energy and marine industries, has been selected as the Certified Verification Agent (CVA) for the Block Island Wind Farm Project off of Rhode Island, which is anticipated to be one of the first operational wind farms in the US. […]

  • Vattenfall Champions HVDC Norfolk Offshore Wind Setup

    22 February 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy group Vattenfall plans to deploy High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable technology to connect the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard and its sister project, the 1.8GW Norfolk Boreas, to the UK’s National Grid. 

  • Briggs Marine Enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    8 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Horizon Ocean Management (HOM), a subsidiary joint venture between Mitsui and Japan’s wind turbine maintenance company Hokutaku, has signed a collaboration agreement with the UK-based Briggs Marine to establish an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) consultancy and service provision offering in Japan. The agreement will see the two companies working together to provide pre-bidding […]

  • Norway Invests in New Wind Energy Research Centre

    11 December 2020
    Authorities, R&D

    Norwegian government will invest NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research centre, with offshore wind research being one the main priorities for the new centre. The investment was announced on 11 December by the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, who also announced the establishment of the new […]

  • Acta Marine Takes Over Offshore Wind Services

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Acta Marine has acquired Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) of Rotterdam, including the UK subsidiary OWPMS Ltd. OWS owns 10 Crew Transfer Vessel that are operated to transfer technicians and parts to and from offshore wind turbines. OWS will be renamed Acta Marine Wind Services. The daily management of the company will remain with Workships Contractors, whom have […]

  • UK: No Value Accorded to SeaEnergy Offshore Wind Services

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Research house Edison says that SeaEnergy should see the gap between its market price and the value of its assets close, the ProactiveInvestors reports. Edison analyst Graeme Moyse said that there is a significant gap between the market price of SeaEnergy and the value of its cash balance, and also in its stake in Lansdowne. […]

  • Equinor Shelves Floating Wind Project Offshore Norway

    22 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor will postpone a further development of the Trollvind offshore wind initiative off Norway indefinitely. The company said the decision was based on several challenges facing the project, including technology availability, rising costs, and a strained timetable to deliver on the original concept. The authorities have been informed about the decision. Equinor has previously announced […]

  • Tekmar Scores Cape Wind Cable Protection Contract

    3 June 2014
    Grid Connection

    Tekmar Energy has marked a major business milestone after winning a contract on the first US offshore wind farm, Cape Wind. The contract award underlines the cable protection specialist’s industry-leading track record for delivering custom cable protection solutions to the offshore industry. At Cape Wind, Tekmar will design, manufacture and supply over 200 of its […]

  • USACE Approves Offshore Wind Farm in Atlantic City

    20 July 2012
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer, Fishermen’s Energy, has now got all the necessary federal and state documentation to start building the first U.S. demonstration offshore wind farm. Namely, the developer has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gave a Clean Water Act permit for the project, the NJ.com, a New Jersey based news portal […]

  • Granada Delivers 1000th Offshore Wind Farm Crane

    28 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Granada Material Handling recently delivered its 1000th wind farm davit crane as part of its contract to supply cranes to Ørsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Northland Moves Closer to German Offshore Wind Projects

    25 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian power company Northland Power Inc. has opened an offshore wind operations hub in Germany.

  • Lot of decisions to be made in coming week for offshore wind

    1 March 2010
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council (GLOW) is expected to soon finalize its wording for proposed legislation to control siting of wind turbines in the Great Lakes.