Business & Finance
260 Jobs Lost at Adwen
Adwen will cut 260 jobs in Germany as a consequence of its integration into Siemens Gamesa, as well as due to the parent company’s global restructuring plans.
Reach Subsea Nets IMR Deal for Dudgeon, Hywind OWFs
Equinor, formerly known as Statoil, has awarded Reach Subsea with a contract for survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) works at Dudgeon and Hywind offshore wind farms, which Reach Subsea will execute together with MMT.
Vattenfall Invites Local Businesses to Sign Up for Norfolk OWFs
Vattenfall, the developer of the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms, has invited local businesses to register their interest in the projects and provide more information about what they can do, especially installing onshore electrical infrastructure.
MMT Names New CEO
The Sweden-based marine survey company MMT Group has appointed Per-Olof Sverlinger as its new CEO, succeeding Peter Forhaug.
Ørsted Adds to Offshore Wind Tally in Taiwan
Ørsted has secured further 920MW capacity for its wind sites offshore Changhua County and now has a 1,820MW offshore wind pipeline in the region.
Taiwan Awards Further 1,664MW of Offshore Wind Capacity
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has awarded further 1,664MW of offshore wind capacity to four wind farms which are part of two larger projects.
Wilton Opens Offshore Wind Facility at Port Clarence
Wilton Group has opened a GBP 3 million coatings facility for offshore wind turbine components at its Port Clarence Base in Teesside, UK.
Turkey Invites Applications for 1.2GW Offshore Wind Project
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will start accepting applications for the development of a 1,200MW offshore wind project.
French Offshore Wind Developers Eager to Move Forward
Developers behind the six French offshore wind projects for which the feed-in tariffs were recently re-negotiated have welcomed the confirmation that the projects are now ready to move forward.
France Reduces Feed-In Tariffs for 6 Offshore Wind Projects
France has re-negotiated feed-in tariffs for six previously approved offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 3GW.
OW Innovation in Scotland Sees Further Boost from ORE Catapult
On the same day Scottish government informed on awarding GBP 2 million of funding to support innovation in offshore wind, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, one of the three awardees, announced a GBP 1.3 million programme of technology innovation projects designed to advance Scotland’s of
EOLOS, Smartec Team Up for Taiwanese Offshore Wind
Spain-based floating LiDAR supplier EOLOS and Smartec Scientific Corp., Taiwanese provider of resource monitoring systems, have signed a partnership agreement that will see the two companies delivering floating LiDARs to the offshore wind sector in Taiwan.
GWEC Names New CEO
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has appointed Ben Backwell as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
MHI Vestas 9.5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Cleared for Takeoff
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured final certification for the V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine model.