Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa have signed an agreement for the supply of 113 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines for Vattenfall’s three projects in Denmark.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to issue a funding opportunity announcement entitled “U.S. Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium” in December 2017.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won new davit orders from Spanish shipyard Astilleros Zamakona which are destined for a service operation vessel (SOV) owned by Esvagt AS.
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and BOW Terminal have signed an agreement that will provide the offshore wind turbine manufacturer with 20 hectares of land at the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
Ørsted has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two Taiwanese companies as part of the Greater Changhua offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Glomar Offshore’s multi-purpose DP2 subsea support vessel Glomar Wave has executed a project for GeoSea on the Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
The 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm has generated first power after the first MHI Vestas 3.3MW turbine was brought online earlier this week, E.ON, the owner and developer of the wind farm, said.
Prysmian Group is launching Power Link Cable Solutions, a new system that is said to provide a comprehensive management of subsea cable damages and minimize downtime and costs in the event of a fault.
The Dutch government has launched an international campaign entitled Wind & Water Works during an offshore wind energy masterclass organised by the Netherlands for ten guest nations.
Nancy McLean has been appointed to the role of Head of Offshore to lead Natural Power’s offshore business and explore new opportunities both within the UK and internationally.
HSM Offshore has contracted Joulz Energy Solutions as subcontractor for TenneT’s 700MW Borssele Beta to be built offshore at Borssele in the south-west of the Netherlands.
The tower sections and the nacelle of the first Siemens 7MW wind turbine were installed on the Nissum Bredning demonstration site in Denmark over the weekend.
The Portuguese Government has approved the Industrial Strategy for Ocean Renewable Energies (EI-ERO) with the aim of developing the country’s offshore wind potential.
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has partnered with EnBW and R&D institutes such as DTU, ECN and Fraunhofer IWES to jointly develop a 10MW+ offshore wind turbine.
