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  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm ‘First In the World’ to Utilise Low-Emission Steel in Wind Turbines

    16 January 2024
    Business development, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, developed by a joint venture between PKN Orlen and Northland Power in Poland, will comprise wind turbine tower sections made with low-emission steel manufactured by ArcelorMittal for the project’s wind turbine supplier Vestas. According to the Baltic Power joint venture, this is the first offshore wind farm in […]

  • Piling Work at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Completed, 35 Wind Turbines Installed

    28 August 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the jacket foundation piles at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France has been completed and Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus, which was being used to perform the work, has now left the project site, Ailes Marines, the project development company wholly owned by Iberdrola, said on 28 August. All locations that (will) […]

  • Connecticut Joins Revolution Wind

    14 June 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The State of Connecticut has selected Deepwater Wind’s 200MW Revolution Wind project under the recent Clean Energy Request for Proposals, marking the state’s first procurement of offshore wind.

  • Korea Readies for Wind Expansion

    9 August 2017
    R&D, Training & Education

    World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) have signed an agreement which includes joint research on which success factors are important in order to boost the onshore and offshore wind market in Korea.

  • Offshore WIND Expertise HUB

    27 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    During the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 there was a new place on the exhibition floor called the Offshore WIND Expertise HUB. On the HUB, 22 companies were interviewed on various topics within the industry, from foundations to innovations and vessels in offshore wind to future prognosis. No stone was left unturned. Thank you […]

  • The Wind Power (Net) in 2010

    28 January 2011

    The Wind Power Net is a database about wind energy for all five continents, with worldwide data concerning wind farms, developers, operators, manufacturers and turbines. Last year’s add-ons include: – 11 additional countries increased the number of installed wind energy producing countries to 104. – 4874 wind farms from all five continents nearly doubled the […]

  • Wind Power Expansion in China

    24 March 2011

    Impressive as U.S. wind energy growth is, the expansion now under way in China is even more so. China has enough onshore harnessable wind to…   By Lester Brown (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, March 24, 2011  

  • Vattenfall Feels Wind Bump

    29 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s Wind Business Area saw an increase in net sales and the underlying operating profit during the first nine months of the year, mainly owing to new capacity and higher production due to stronger winds. In the last twelve months, Vattenfall commissioned two wind farms, the 29MW Slufterdam onshore wind farm in the Netherlands and 373MW out […]

  • Wind Solution Off to DanTysk

    9 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    As of March 2016, C-bed’s flotel Wind Solution is off to the German North Sea and the 288MW DanTysk offshore wind farm on a maintenance assignment. During the coming months, she will be offering storage and workshop facilities, as well as providing accommodation for up to 100 offshore service technicians in single cabins. During this project, […]

  • Akrocean to Gauge Thor’s Winds

    11 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    French floating LiDAR specialist Akrocean has won a contract to supply wind data for twelve months at the Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. The company did not reveal any further details on the contract, except that it was awarded by the Danish transmission system operator Energinet. Maxime Bellorge, Akrocean’s Sales & […]

  • Composites in Wind Energy (USA)

    27 February 2011

    The wind energy market is experiencing rapid growth worldwide and has doubled in size every 3 years for the past 30 years. It is expected to have generated 331 TWh in 2010 alone, amounting to 1.6% of global energy consumption. This expansion requires new manufacturing plant including facilities for large composite blades. Applied Market Information […]

  • Video: Servicing Wind Turbines

    10 February 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    This year, as part of its new offshore logistics concept, Siemens is scheduled to begin utilizing its first two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) commissioned specifically for the Butendiek and Baltic II offshore wind projects in Germany. SOVs are a standalone unit featuring enough space for accommodation and storage of spare parts. Gangway systems allow for […]

  • Big Data in Offshore Wind

    17 March 2017

    Can it reduce the cost of wind turbine operations and maintenance? The United Kingdom is leading in offshore wind. In 2014, four per cent of the UK electricity usage was generated by 22 wind farms. However, offshore wind is more expensive to generate than many alternative renewable sources and a target has been set of achieving a 30-40 per cent reduction in costs by 2023.

  • USA: For and against Cape wind

    3 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    After nine agonizing years of political battles, the first offshore wind farm to be built in the United States has finally been approved. [mappress] Source: kansascity, May 01, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind China 2011

    16 February 2011

    Offshore Wind China 2011 is to be unveiled June 15-17, 2011 with a brand new level at Shanghai New International Expo Center. (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst , February 16, 2011

  • Forewind’s ‘Champions for Wind’ Ends

    2 October 2015
    Training & Education

    Forewind’s flagship schools education programme Champions for Wind has now drawn to a close with more than 3000 students and 41 teachers having taken part over the past four years. Launched in 2011 with the Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA), the programme aimed to raise awareness amongst primary and secondary pupils of the potential career […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts Fugro

    1 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fugro saw a 16.6% increase in revenue in the first half of 2018, said to be driven mainly by strong growth in the offshore wind, building and infrastructure and recovering oil & gas markets in the second quarter of the year.

  • Offshore Wind Cost in the UK

    8 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The costs of offshore wind have been rising, due in part to the rising cost of energy, which has pushed up the costs of materials like steel By Dave Elliott (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, December 08, 2010

  • Fugro Banks In on Offshore Wind

    26 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fugro has recorded a revenue growth of 19.4% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year, an increase mainly driven by offshore wind and oil & gas markets.

  • Surveys for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Projects Completed

    14 May 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed geotechnical and geophysical investigations at two Gippsland offshore wind farm sites in Australia. Using specialist vessels and equipment, the developer tested approximately 60 locations across its two feasibility licence areas by scanning and sampling the seabed in the Bass Strait off the Gippsland coast. The data should help Ørsted understand the composition […]

  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to Sell Stake in 1 GW Wind Project Offshore Philippines

    29 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed an agreement with ACEN, the listed energy company of the Ayala Group, to sell a 25 per cent minority stake in the up to 1 GW San Miguel Bay offshore wind farm in the Philippines. CIP said that the company and its Growth Market Fund II have sought a […]

  • Geosea Wins Gode Wind Farm Contract (Germany)

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Geosea has been awarded a contract for Dong Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm. Under the contract, Geosea will transport and install wind turbine foundations, and carry out scour protection work. Offshore construction of the Gode Wind offshore wind farms will begin in the first half of 2015 and the wind farms are expected to […]

  • Ocean Winds Secures License for 1,125 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, has secured an electric business license (EBL) for the 1,125 MW Hanbando fixed-bottom offshore wind project in South Korea. The license has been granted by the Electricity Regulatory Commission under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE). The EBL grants the offshore wind project […]

  • Floatel International Wins First Offshore Wind Contract

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Floatel International has been awarded a contract for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a project, the first for the company in the offshore wind sector. Under the contract, Floatel International will provide an accommodation vessel to support construction activities on Ørsted’s offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company said its vessel Floatel Triumph would be […]

  • Seaway 7 Wins EPIC Offshore Wind Contract

    29 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway 7 has won an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract with EnBW for the inter-array cables for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The scope includes the supply and installation of around 100 kilometres of 66 kV subsea power cables and respective cable protection systems (CPSs). The contract award is subject […]

  • Trump Finds Wind Turbines ‘Big’ and ‘Ugly’ (UK)

    28 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Billionaire businessman Donald Trump​ has written to Scotland’s First Minister for a second time, objecting to plans to build an offshore… (huffingtonpost) [mappress] Source: huffingtonpost, September 28, 2011