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  • CIP and MHI team up for Japanese offshore wind

    30 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have entered into a joint venture to develop offshore wind projects in Hokkaido, Japan. The joint venture is jointly owned by MHI (50%) and CIP (50%), and a team with experts from both owners will be established, the companies said. MHI added that the move comes […]

  • Xodus strikes up Japanese offshore wind partnership

    28 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Xodus Group has established a partnership with Japanese consultancy E&E Solutions to deliver advice and analysis for the offshore wind market in Japan. The partnership will provide integrated advisory and technical services for offshore wind developers, owners, operators and lenders. Xodus expects the collaboration to bring its international experience in helping clients address industry challenges […]

  • Galloper offshore wind farm bolsters green credentials

    16 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Certification & Classification, Project & Tenders

    The Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK has received the ISO 14001 certificate in recognition of improved environmental performance. Awarded by Lloyds Register, the ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally recognized Environment Management System (EMS) that highlights continuous improvement and reduced environmental impact. Galloper received the complete certification in late August after working towards the […]

  • Geotechnical survey needed for Irish offshore wind farm

    16 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Codling Wind Park Ltd has issued a contract notice for an offshore geotechnical survey across the Codling wind farm and the export cable route off the east coast of Ireland. The survey will include geotechnical boreholes with samplings and in-situ testings, seabed CPTs, seismic seabed CPTs, grab sampling, and vibrocores. The tender will remain open […]

  • Brazilian state signs offshore wind MoU with Mingyang

    11 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment

    The Government of Ceará has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy to develop an ”offshore wind complex” in this Brazilian state. The MoU was signed by Ceará’s Governor Camilo Santana and Mingyang’s Vice President Larry Wang. No further details were given on the terms of the MoU, the project, or what […]

  • OREAC: 1.4 TW of offshore wind by 2050 achievable

    8 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to position offshore wind at the centre of the global energy transition, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) said. OREAC estimates that offshore wind could provide around 24 million years of employment, defined as […]

  • Quarter of world’s new offshore wind capacity to be in China

    26 August 2020
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    China, the UK, and the U.S. will be the main contributors to the new offshore wind capacity added globally by 2030, with China’s new offshore wind farms to account for 25 per cent of the globally installed capacity. “China is poised to dominate due to its conducive policy initiatives and presence of national or provincial […]

  • Equinor takes first offshore wind step in Brazil

    24 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Equinor has submitted an application to the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) for an environmental impact assessment needed to further look into the possibility of developing an offshore wind project in Brazil. A spokesperson from Equinor told Offshore WIND that it is too early to provide details on a potential project and development […]

  • SeaMade offshore wind project produces first power

    2 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    The first turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind project has begun producing power to the Belgian grid. DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Apollo installed the first Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbine at the project site in mid-June. SeaMade will comprise a total of 58 turbines located some 50km off the Belgian North Sea coast and scheduled […]

  • Offshore wind to bring additional income to US mariners

    18 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    As the offshore wind industry in the U.S. grows, fishermen and other mariners will have a substantial number of opportunities to supplement their income during all phases of an offshore wind project’s lifecycle, according to a new study commissioned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The study, compiled by the […]

  • Japan’s ”K” Line enters offshore wind market

    30 April 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (”K” Line), and its domestic subsidiary Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha have agreed to establish a joint venture company to provide services within the offshore wind industry. The new joint venture company, “K” Line Wind Service, will provide offshore support vessels and marine-related services to the industry. The establishment of […]

  • Ørsted selects offshore wind turbine support team

    16 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded contracts for specialised and technical wind turbine support to Atlas Services Group Energy and Wind Multiplikator, following a competitive tender procedure. The contracts cover inspection and service of wind turbine parts and provision of personnel for this kind of work on Ørsted’s operational offshore wind farms in the UK, Germany, Denmark and […]

  • Ireland’s new legislation to ease offshore wind development

    15 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    Irish Government is working on a new maritime planning bill that would remove the regulative and administrative challenges present under the current act and allow for faster realisation of offshore wind projects. The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Bill will also establish a new agency, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), to regulate development in Ireland’s Maritime […]

  • Offshore wind top earner at Van Oord in 2020

    16 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded € 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to € 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operational results increased sharply, […]

  • Piriou Plunges into Offshore Wind Farm Shipbuilding Market

    15 April 2013

    Thanks to experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18 to 53 metres delivered in the last 25 years to the offshore oil and gas sector, Piriou is now moving into the offshore wind farm support ship market. So as to respond rapidly to the growing needs of […]

  • 2015 Offshore WIND Vessel Directory to Be Launched at Seawork

    11 June 2015

    The 2015 edition of the Offshore WIND Vessel Directory will be launched on Tuesday 16th June during Seawork International in Southampton. The Vessel Directory is a new publication from the Offshore WIND group of products.  This year’s edition builds upon the previous overview of operating wind farm support vessels in the European offshore wind industry now including information on WTIVs , […]

  • Reaching potential during Offshore WIND Conference 2016

    8 March 2016

    Renewable energy plays an indispensable role in meeting rising energy demand. The 7th annual Offshore WIND Conference, on 24 and 25 October 2016, will focus on business opportunities and successes in this renewable energy industry and how, together, the industry can reach its potential. A promising future awaits the offshore wind industry as long as […]

  • Offshore WIND Magazine Edition 3 out now!

    1 September 2017

    Want to find our more on Offshore WIND Conference speaker Bent Christensen of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy? Don’t miss our main interview in edition 3 of Offshore WIND, which is out now! In this edition you will also read a guest column by another Offshore WIND Conference speaker, Leo de Vrees of the Dutch Ministry […]

  • Seacat Services Deepens European Offshore Wind Deployment

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seacat Services, the class leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, has successfully completed workboat charters and crew transfer contracts while operating in three European flag states. The milestone marks the first time that a UK charter firm that solely operates DNV-class certified vessels, has under taken work in three different European nations. A feat that […]

  • Texas to Install First Offshore Wind Farm in USA

    10 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Texas has pulled ahead in the final stretch of getting the nation’s first offshore wind farm and will win the race against long-announced project, Cape Wind. After achieving a major milestone in 2010 with more than 10,000 MW of installed onshore wind energy capacity, the state will now erect the first offshore production wind turbines […]

  • Van Oord details French offshore wind work

    6 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Van Oord is set to start its offshore operations at the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in 2021 with the installation of pin piles. The Dutch company will use its installation vessel Aeolus, which will in 2022 be assisted by a second vessel to install the jackets foundations. In April, Van Oord revealed it had […]

  • Innogy looking for apprentice offshore wind turbine technicians

    30 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Innogy has launched a recruitment process for a new wind turbine technician apprenticeship dedicated to the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The recruitment drive comes as innogy pilots a national apprenticeship hub at Coleg Llandrillo, part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, in North Wales, where 30 apprentices have been already trained. Eight selected candidates will train […]

  • EGCO completes Yunlin offshore wind farm buy-in

    20 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    EGCO Group completed the acquisition transaction for a 25% stake in the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan on 17 April.

  • Ireland speeds up seven offshore wind projects

    19 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Irish government has designated seven offshore wind projects as relevant, meaning they will be fast-tracked through the new marine planning regime. The selected projects include the Oriel, innogy’s Bray and Kish Banks, Codling I and II, Skerd Rocks and North Irish Sea Array (NISA) wind farms. The announcement means the projects are allowed to […]

  • BLIX reveals New York offshore wind role

    1 April 2020

    The second phase of offshore soil investigations at the Hudson North and Hudson South wind zones off new York has started, the Netherlands-based consultancy, BLIX, said. The second stage of the investigation started in February, the consultancy said. BLIX defined a program for the offshore soil investigations commissioned by New York State Energy Research and […]