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  • Crowley and Esvagt Strengthen US Offshore Wind Vessel Venture

    24 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    US-based Crowley and Denmark-headquartered Esvagt have signed additional joint venture agreements that will further strengthen their commitment to support purpose-built, Jones Act vessels to support US offshore wind production. The new agreements, which follow the original agreement between the companies in 2021, will further support their joint efforts in service operation vessels (SOVs), with the […]

  • ROMEO Targets Offshore Wind O&M Cost Reduction

    16 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    An Iberdrola-led industry based consortium has launched the ROMEO project aimed at reducing offshore wind O&M costs.

  • BNEF: Offshore Wind Levelized Costs to Fall 71% by 2040

    15 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind levelized costs will slide 71% by 2040, according to the latest long-term forecast from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • DEME Returns to Scotland, Announces Offshore Wind Industry Firsts

    12 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME has won the contract to install foundations at the 882 MW Moray West wind farm offshore Scotland. DEME Offshore’s scope on Moray West includes the installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces. The contract is valued between EUR 50 million and EUR 150 million. This marks the return of DEME to the Moray Firth, […]

  • Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Offers First Project Funding

    7 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has issued its first funding calls for projects that have an aim of improving the UK offshore wind supply chain. OWGP is allocating GBP 400,000 in two calls for projects that aim to improve the competitiveness of the existing UK supply chain and encourage the development of new products and services […]

  • Welsh Offshore Wind Project Awaiting Development Consent Decision

    21 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has now sent a recommendation for the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm application to the Secretary of State, a little over a year after RWE applied for development consent and three months after the Inspectorate completed its examination. With the Planning Inspectorate’s report and recommendation now in place, the Secretary […]

  • UK: Steel Engineering Clasps SHI’s Offshore Wind Contract

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Steel fabricator Steel Engineering, headquartered in the west of Scotland, has clasped a deal from Korean group Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to produce offshore jackets and ensure steelwork for a wind turbine generator system under development at the Energy Park at Methil, Fife, the Scotsman informs. In addition, the deal purports provision of post-delivery on-site […]

  • Kongstein, Inter Marine Team Up for Polish Offshore Wind

    13 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    Kongstein and Inter Marine have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide combined services to the Polish offshore wind market. The cooperation will also see the partners working on hydrogen projects. Norwegian provider of technical advisory and project management services to the offshore renewables industry and Polish provider of offshore services will pool their expertise […]

  • Self-Orienting Floating Wind Turbine Completes Offshore Tests

    17 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Technology

    The PivotBuoy Project, developed by X1 Wind in collaboration with nine industry and R&D partners, has finalized its offshore demonstration in Spain with what the partners describe as ”excellent results that promise to revolutionize the floating wind industry”. The Spanish firm’s X30 platform was tested in full operational conditions at PLOCAN offshore the Canary Islands […]

  • Ormazabal Units in London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 November 2010

    London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm development. For […]

  • Northland Power Takes Stake in Three Nordsee Wind Farms

    4 September 2014

    Northland Power Inc., (“Northland”) Toronto, and RWE Innogy GmbH, Essen, have signed an agreement for Northland to acquire an 85% equity stake in three offshore wind projects, consisting of Nordsee One, a 332 megawatt (MW) project currently in advanced development, as well as Nordsee Two and Nordsee Three, which are in early stages of development. […]

  • Engie Fabricom Joins England’s NE Offshore Wind Cluster

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Engie Fabricom has joined Energi Coast, the North East of England’s Offshore Wind Cluster.

  • Flagship Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Sparks to Life

    23 March 2023
    Business development, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The SG 14-236 DD prototype, Siemens Gamesa’s largest ever wind turbine, has produced its first power and delivered it to the grid. With 115-metre-long blades and a rotor diameter of 236 metres, the turbine’s capacity of up to 15 MW with Power Boost allows it to produce 30 per cent more energy than its predecessor, […]

  • Ramboll to Support Development of New Wind Projects Offshore Ireland

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland-headquartered Energia Group has appointed Danish engineering company Ramboll to support the development of its North Celtic Sea and South Irish Sea offshore wind farms. Surveys examining the seabed conditions have been ongoing throughout 2022 and are now nearing completion and the data gathered from them will be used for the design and consenting processes which are […]

  • Atlantic Endeavor Working on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    16 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Atlantic Wind Transfers’ new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Atlantic Endeavor has begun working at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Blount Boats launched the Chartwell 24 CTV the day after Christmas, after which the vessel spent three days going through sea trials and USCG inspections. At the CVOW project, Atlantic Endeavor is providing marine […]

  • Germany: Blue Water Shipping Participates in Offshore Wind Event

    13 July 2012

    In June 2012, Blue Water Shipping participated in Windforce 2012 in Bremen, Germany.  This was the first time for an exhibition and conference in Germany to exclusively focus on offshore wind, and Blue Water Shipping was represented by Jacob Kjærgaard from Denmark, and Jörn Grüner from Blue Water Shipping’s office in Bremen, Germany. “Considering that […]

  • BSH Taps ABL for German Offshore Wind Site Assessment

    16 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been selected by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct a navigational risk assessment of offshore wind farm sites in the N-10 identified area of interest in the German North Sea. ABL’s scope of work is to provide a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including recommendations for risk […]

  • RSPB Scotland Welcomes Offshore Wind Plan for Scottish Water

    18 March 2011

    The Scottish Government’s Plan for Offshore Wind in Scottish Waters, published today, is key to delivering renewables in the right places, say RSPB Scotland. The plan considers the potential of Scotland’s offshore environment to accommodate wind energy developments from a national perspective, making proposals for the short and medium term development of offshore wind energy. […]

  • Various Wind Turbines with Same Goal, to Collect Energy (USA)

    29 July 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines are getting really big — some with blades as long as a football field — and more powerful, often generating 50 times more electricity than the first generation of wind power machines built in the 1980s. But scientists are also studying how to harness the wind in different ways that could help allay […]

  • Offshore Wind Boosts James Fisher’s H1 2018 Results

    31 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind has taken one of the leading roles in James Fisher & Sons’ results for the first half of 2018, as the group’s Marine Support business division marked revenue growth of 21% – the highest of all James Fisher divisions – mainly powered by activities in the UK offshore wind market.

  • Certex UK to Work on Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    20 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Certex UK has won a contract to provide statutory inspection and maintenance services of Balance of Plant (BoP) equipment at the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The framework agreement, won via tender, is for three years, plus a two-year extension. In this case, BoP includes detailed infrastructure design and supply of all […]

  • Vessels Reshuffle as Taiwanese Wind Farm Nears Offshore Construction

    7 June 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Major offshore wind projects in Taiwan have entered or are about to enter offshore construction and the vessels involved have started mobilising and departing for this increasingly active offshore wind market. As one of these projects is reaching this stage, one of the contractors seems to have had to deploy a substitute vessel to carry […]

  • German Government Expects Offshore Wind Liability Regime Agreement

    23 August 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Despite the differences between the Federal Environment Ministry and Ministry of Consumer Protection, German Government expects an agreement in the issue of liability for offshore wind farms. According to Dow Jones Newswires, disagreements are not uncommon during the phase of departmental coordination, during which the various ministries have the opportunity to contribute their specific point […]

  • Vietnam’s Tan Thuan Offshore Wind Farm Enters Operation

    2 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 75 MW Tan Thuan nearshore wind farm in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province started operation on 30 October, after commissioning and other work intensified in the months prior to that to bring the project to commercial operation before 1 November and secure preferential Feed-In Tariff (FIT) rates. After numerous difficulties and challenges the project faced […]

  • BOEM Sets New Dates for Vineyard Wind DEIS Meetings

    4 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has set new dates for the public meetings regarding its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, which had previously been postponed due to the government shutdown. The first four meetings will be held in Massachusetts, with the first scheduled to begin on […]

  • RES, Rix Renewables Enter Offshore Wind Strategic Alliance

    23 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    RES and Rix Renewables have signed a strategic alliance agreement under which the two companies will jointly offer services to offshore wind industry in the UK and Ireland. RES said it partnered with RIX Renewables primarily to help deliver operation and maintenance services for the offshore wind assets it manages and operates. The companies, which […]