Business & Finance
TÜV Rheinland and HPC Win Bard Offshore 1 Inspection Contract
Independent inspection services provider TÜV Rheinland and offshore installation project certification specialist Hanseatic Power Cert (HPC) have been awarded a contract for the role of the appointed inspectors at Ocean Breeze Energy’s 400MW Bard Offshore 1 wind farm. TÜV Rheinland and HPC will carr
Offshore Wind Lifts Siemens Wind Power
Siemens reported triple-digit jumps in orders and profit at its Wind Power and Renewables division in the third quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016, mostly due to two large orders received for offshore wind farm projects in the UK and Germany. Orders at the Wind Power and Renewables division soared by 2
DONG Energy’s Profit Surges on Wind Power
DONG Energy recorded DKK 6.4 billion (EUR 860 million) net profit for the first six months of 2016, up 129% compared to DKK 2.8 billion net profit reported for the first half of 2015, largely driven by a strong growth in the company’s Wind Power division. The Danish energy company reported DKK 12.4
EnBW to Become Wind Farm Service All-Rounder with CWS Buy
Karlsruhe-headquartered energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has reached an agreement to acquire the Denmark-based wind turbine service and maintenance provider, Connected Wind Services A/S (CWS). EnBW expects to reach new customers in the Nordics and Germany through the acquisition of C
UK OFTO Tender Round 5 in October, 5 Offshore Wind Farms Included
UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem plans to launch Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Five (TR5) in October 2016 which will enable bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of five offshore wind farm projects. The five offshore wind projects have a combined capacity of 2.3GW. Th
TRS Takes Piece of Beatrice Staffing Deal
TRS Staffing Solutions (TRS) has been selected by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) as one of four suppliers of offshore wind contractors for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm project in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. “We are extremely pleased to win this contract. Beatrice is a high-profile
Rhenus Offshore Logistics Moves Closer to UK Offshore Wind Action
Rhenus Offshore Logistics, a Germany-headquartered offshore logistics company and part of Rhenus Group has set up its first UK office at Lowestoft to be closer to the UK’s thriving offshore wind industry. The company is among the latest tenants of the OrbisEnergy innovation and incubation centre. Th
HeavyLift@Sea Keeps Burbo Bank 2 Blades Safe at Sea
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has contracted the Hamburg-based design and engineering company HeavyLift@Sea GmbH to design grillages for the sea fastening of wind turbine blades built for DONG Energy’s 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The 80-metre-long blades are part of the 32 MHI Vestas
Enbridge Wins EnBW Hohe See Stake Auction?
Canadian energy company Enbridge has emerged victorious from the auction for a 49.9% stake in the 497MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm, Reuters cited a source familiar with the matter as saying. The wind farm is being developed by the German energy company EnBW, which said that finding a co-invest
European Commission Approves Grant for Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven
The European Commission has granted investment aid for the construction of the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) which will be used for shipping wind turbines to offshore wind farms. The new offshore terminal will be built south of Bremerhaven, in a bend of the River Weser, as a heavy-cargo, assem
G-tec Wins Modular Offshore Grid Seabed Survey Contract
Belgium’s Elia Asset N.V. has awarded compatriot G‐tec with a contract to carry out seabed surveying and sea soil sampling on the east coast of Belgium for submarine power cables and an offshore platform which will form part of the proposed Modular Offshore Grid. Along with the survey design and pla
Offshore Wind Consultants and Transmission Capital Services Ink Export Cable Consultancy Contract
Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has been employed by Transmission Capital Services Limited (TCS) to provide technical consultancy services on contingency planning and other services relating to the OFTO assets managed by TCS. TCS manages six OFTOs, namely TC Barrow OFTO Limited, TC Gunfleet
Infographic: European Offshore Wind Trends and Statistics in 2016
WindEurope has created an infographic which details the latest trends and developments within the offshore wind industry in Europe in the first half of 2016. The infographic is a visual representation of some of the findings WindEurope published recently in a report titled ‘The European offshore win
Cheaper Offshore Wind to Cut Dutch Subsidies by EUR 2 Billion?
The Dutch government could spend up to EUR 2 billion less than planned on subsidies for energy generated by offshore wind as the costs to build and operate offshore wind farms have fallen sharply in recent years, according to the Financieele Dagblad (FD). The country’s Energy Agreement from 2013 st