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  • Danish Pair Opens Grimsby Offshore Wind Supply Base

    20 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Danish Comtec Int and HeliPPE have opened a supply base in Grimsby, the UK, for personal protective equipment (PPE) and related services for the offshore wind industry. Located at Grimsby’s new GRO Centre, the Offshore Wind Supply Base will service rental PPE equipment on site, as well as carry out legally required inspections. According to the companies, […]

  • Dacon Rescue Scoop Gaining Momentum in Offshore Wind Industry

    5 June 2014

    Dacon has delivered its Dacon Rescue Scoop to a service vessel in the offshore wind industry. This is the 5th vessel in a series of carbon fibre SWATH designs that Odfjell Wind AS are building at Danish Yachts, all of which have been equipped with this state-of-the-art MOB rescue system. These systems have traditionally been in use […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures to Be Discussed at LORC Centre

    25 August 2014

    Cutting costs of offshore wind energy through innovation, and smarter and cheaper production and installation of offshore wind turbine substructures are the common goals for a whole host of international experts who will be gathering on 12 September at LORC Testing Centre.   Keynote lecturers from Siemens Wind Power, Force Technology and DONG Energy will […]

  • Maryland University to Study Offshore Wind Impact on Marine Life

    6 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    Offshore wind farms will allow renewable energy to be generated with little or no carbon dioxide emissions, but little is known about how they impact the marine species living and migrating along the coast. A new study led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will help State and Federal decision-makers better understand […]

  • Final Turbines Head to World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    31 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up Sea Installer has left the Port of Hull loaded with the last batch of turbine components to be installed at the 1.32 GW Hornsea Two – soon to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation. Sea Installer and Sea Challenger have been transporting the wind farm’s 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 […]

  • Saipem Books Giant Hammer for French Offshore Wind Project

    10 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch manufacturer of foundation equipment, Dieseko, has secured a contract with Saipem for the supply of the Vibratory Hammer to be used to install the monopiles on the Calvados wind farm offshore France. The start of the offshore monopile installation works is expected in the third quarter of 2022. The project scope for Dieseko includes […]

  • Construction Starts on NEBT Intertidal Wind Farm Offshore Vietnam

    1 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Australian and South East Asian power company Nexif Energy has formed a 50:50 partnership with Thailand’s RATCH Group for the construction and operation of the Nexif Energy Ben Tre nearshore wind farm (NEBT) in Vietnam. The 80 MW NEBT intertidal wind farm is located in Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district of Ben Tre Province, […]

  • Eletrobras and Shell Team Up on Offshore Wind Projects in Brazil

    16 December 2022
    Business & Finance

    Eletrobras and Shell have signed a cooperation agreement in Brazil that could lead to the Brazilian electric utilities company investing into offshore wind farms in the country together with Shell. The agreement, signed on 15 December in Rio de Janeiro, covers the exchange of information for a possible co-investment in the development and operation of offshore wind […]

  • UK: Very Long Offshore Wind Turbine Blade to Be Tested

    17 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Blade Dynamics has announced that the design phase of their ‘Very Long Blade Project’ for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has successfully concluded and that the prototyping phase will now begin. Blade Dynamics will now assemble an approximately 80-metre long blade prototype, and will begin static and fatigue tests before the end of 2014. Siemens […]

  • Ørsted Opens Taiwan Offshore Wind O&M Hub

    2 August 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has inaugurated the Ørsted Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Hub in the Port of Taichung, Taiwan. The O&M hub is the first operations facility with green design and the largest in terms of size and offshore service capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, the world’s leading offshore wind farm developer said. It’s […]

  • UK: Lincs Offshore Wind Farm in Front of Finish Line

    18 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    As the the Lincs offshore wind farm is in its preparation stage to begin with the power transmission to the National Grid, the developers have brought it in front of the finish line. A total of 75 turbines should be operational by the end of summer, Centrica, which acquired this project in 2004 from Renewable […]

  • Navigant Blueprints Offshore Wind Grid Policy Options for Ireland

    10 June 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The consultancy company Navigant has delivered a report to Irish transmission system operator EirGrid, which will help determine the best grid development policy model for Ireland. Eirgrid commissioned the report from Navigant after being directed by the Irish government to develop an Options Paper on offshore grid models. Along with the report, the Irish government […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Turns Unemployed into Offshore Wind Technicians

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this […]

  • Construction at 401.5MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project Back on Track

    30 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction at the Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind farm in China is back in full swing, according to MingYang Smart Energy. The 401.5MW wind farm, being developed by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), will comprise 73 MySE 5.5MW turbines offshore the Guangdong Province. The project team is now working full-speed, despite all the current obstacles […]

  • AWEA Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar to Be Held (USA)

    28 August 2013

    This year’s comprehensive program of AWEA Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar is covering federal policies, long-term PTC strategy, offshore wind energy financing, and much more.  Richard L. Kauffman, Chairman of Energy Policy and Finance for the State of the New York, has just been confirmed as Keynote Speaker for this exclusive event. This seminar will answer […]

  • LINSINGER know-how ensures stability during heavy winds

    28 April 2022

    Heavy plates for offshore wind towers have to withstand enormous forces. Therefore, leading manufacturers of wind tower steel foundations rely on milling technology from LINSINGER. The use of wind power off the coasts (offshore wind farms) is booming: despite COVID disruptions, 2020 was the second highest year for offshore wind installations – worldwide 6.1 GW […]

  • UK: HiDef to Take Part in Global Offshore Wind Show

    21 May 2012

    HiDef will be exhibiting at the first Global Offshore Wind Show to be held in London’s Excel Centre on 13th and 14th June. Stand 233. HiDef Managing Director John Martin commented: “There are so many nations now contemplating offshore wind that it makes sense to have a global show. HiDef have invested in our largest […]

  • RENOVA and PTSC to Jointly Develop Offshore Wind Farm in Vietnam

    27 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Tokyo-headquartered RENOVA and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on an offshore wind project in Vietnam. Under the agreement, the two companies will form a cooperative relationship on scouting, preparation, offshore survey, development, construction, implementation, and O&M of the offshore wind project in Vietnam with a view […]

  • ABB to Service Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm

    28 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    ABB has secured an electrical services contract for the 194MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm in the east of England. The Swiss company will undertake maintenance of 54, 3.6 MW offshore wind turbine generators, as well as the electrical equipment over the period of two years. The contract includes the electrical maintenance and support services for […]

  • Shoreline Improves Its Offshore Wind O&M Software

    20 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Shoreline has made Balance of Plant (BoP) O&M modelling available within its MAINSYS™ tool, which includes foundations, inter array cabling, and substations. The tool allows choosing and placing BoP components and model failure, their service and associated cost, as well as defining interdependencies between wind turbines, inter array cables and substations. The company has also […]

  • French Companies to Form Floating Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    6 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    France’s BW Ideol and its compatriot ADEME Investissement have entered into a final agreement for a funding injection to set up a new floating offshore wind company. Under the contract, BW Ideol will transfer its co-development project portfolio to BW Ideol Projects Company with ADEME investing an initial EUR 17.85 million at the first financial […]

  • Tuco Marine Presents New Wind Farm Service Vessel

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Tuco Marine Group of Denmark has disclosed the newest vessel in the ProZero series of Fast Rescue Boats, Daughter Crafts and Workboats, the new 13m Wind Farm Service Boat. The new design is a dedicated service boat and crew transfer vessel for offshore wind farms. The boat has been developed in close collaboration with Norwegian […]

  • DNV GL Advises on Westermost Rough Wind Farm Transaction

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL has advised the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation on their joint purchase of a 50% stake in the Westermost Rough wind farm, five miles offshore from Hull. The investment in the UK site, still 50% owned by DONG Energy, will see the first large scale commercial project in the […]

  • Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Feature UK Steel

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Steel manufactured in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is set to play a role in the foundations that will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank. Sif and Smulders were awarded contracts to provide the monopiles and transition pieces for the first two phases of Dogger Bank […]

  • Koch Brothers Turn Against Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    22 July 2011

    The war over America’s coastal-energy future has officially begun, and the result could determine whether we see wind turbines or catastrophic oil spills along our coastlines in coming years. The opening salvo came in early July, when everyone’s favorite climate-hating, fossil-fuel-loving industrialist villains, the Koch brothers, released a so-called “cost-benefit analysis” of New Jersey offshore […]

  • USA: Morrissey to Head New Bedford Wind Energy Center

    2 October 2013

    Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has asked long-time Economic Development Council Executive Director Matt Morrissey to lead the City’s effort over the coming year to develop the offshore wind energy industry and launch the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, a new public-private partnership established earlier this year within the New Bedford Economic Development Council […]