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Ørsted Posts Several Offshore Wind Job Vacancies in US
Ørsted has posted almost 30 job vacancies for its operations in the US, including several positions related to offshore wind. The positions in offshore wind operations span across a range of fields, from commercial project management, contract management, offshore cable installation and geoscience c
Equinor to Merge Wind Farm Operations Offshore Norfolk
Equinor will combine operations of the Dudgeon and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast into one hub in Great Yarmouth. The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms are currently operated from separate bases in Egmere and Great Yarmouth, respectively. The new setup wil
TenneT Seeks Quality Assurance Services for BorWin5 Cable Production
TenneT has issued a tender for production monitoring and quality assurance of the cable manufacturing process for its BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The cables will be produced by NKT, which was awarded a contract for the project in August last year. The company to be contracted under
Aker Offshore Wind, Hexicon Launch Floating Wind Joint Venture in Sweden
After announcing their collaboration on floating wind development in Sweden earlier this year, Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon have now established a 50/50 joint venture in the country. The two companies have appointed former Swedish Finance Minister Pär Nuder and former Vattenfall executive Mikael K
TÜV SÜD Model Determines if Offshore Wind Turbines Can Withstand Tropical Storms
TÜV SÜD has developed a computer model to demonstrate the suitability of offshore wind turbines to the regions impacted by tropical storms based on the international IEC 61400 standard within the scope of type certification. As a crucial prerequisite for the expansion of offshore wind energy in regi
OWC to Assess Wind Conditions Offshore Germany
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) to analyse and assess wind conditions for two future German offshore wind tendering sites. OWC a subsidiary of AqualisBraemar LOC, has selected a team including Fraunhofer IWES and ProPlanEn, to ass
Siemens Gamesa Launches Recyclable Offshore Blade
Siemens Gamesa has launched what the company describes as the world’s first wind turbine blade ready for commercial use offshore that can be recycled at the end of its lifecycle – the RecyclableBlade. The first six 81-metre long RecyclableBlades have already been produced at the Siemens Gamesa blade
Ørsted and ATP Bring Out Big Guns for North Sea Energy Island Bid
Ørsted and the Danish institutional investor ATP are bringing in Aarsleff, Bouygues, and Van Oord to support Ørsted and ATP’s bid for the North Sea energy island in Denmark. Constructing the world’s first artificial energy island will require collaboration between highly specialised companies with p
Elering Unveils Major Baltic Sea Offshore Grid Connection Plans
Estonia and Latvia’s joint 1 GW offshore wind project, which will supply clean electricity to both countries, could lead to the development of a major Baltic Sea electricity network. This is according to Estonia’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elering AS which, together with its Latvian counter
Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project Homeports in Grimsby
The OYSTER consortium of ITM Power, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, and Element Energy has selected Grimsby as the location for a “marinised” electrolyser project for renewable hydrogen production. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) funded OYSTER project will develop and demonstrate an e
Prysmian and Asso.subsea Secure Floating Wind Contract in France
The consortium of Prysmian Group and Asso.subsea has signed a contract with RTE, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité, for the development of an export submarine power cable system for the Gruissan floating offshore wind farm located in Southern France. Under the contract worth some EUR 30 million, Pry
GBP 3 Million Available for Innovative UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Projects
The UK’s Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a GBP 3 million (around EUR 3.5 million) funding programme available for UK offshore wind supply chain companies with a focus on projects in the offshore wind consenting and site development process. Innovation grants of between GBP 25,00
WPD Joins JRE in Developing Offshore Wind Project in Japan
Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) and wpd AG group have agreed that wpd will invest and co-develop the Saikai Enoshima offshore wind project being developed by JRE. The project aims to construct and operate offshore wind farms with a maximum output capacity of 299.5 MW offshore Enoshima, Saik
Danish Energy Agency to Meet with Potential Energy Island Bidders
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders in the country’s yet-to-be-launched tender for an artificial energy island in the North Sea to participate in an orientation meeting related to the procurement process. The meeting, which will be held on 15 September, is part of the second