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  • Tekmar CPS for Parkwind’s German offshore wind project

    24 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Tekmar Group has secured a contract with Global Offshore to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project in Germany. Tekmar will design, manufacture, and supply its latest generation of TekTube CPS to protect the project’s inter-array cables as they transition from the seabed into the wind turbine foundations at 27 […]

  • First turbine up at Yunlin offshore wind farm

    26 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The first of the total of 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines was installed on 23 April at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern, which arrived in Taiwan in July last year, has been deployed for wind turbine installation at the project site some 8 kilometres […]

  • Norway to open new offshore wind lease areas

    8 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Norway will open up new areas for the development of offshore wind projects, the country’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru said. The move is a response to the demands from the local industry which last year recorded an NOK 11 billion (around €1.1 billion) international turnover in goods and services related to offshore […]

  • Germans seek expedience on offshore wind to hydrogen projects

    20 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Representatives from the German offshore wind industry are urging the government to issue tenders for additional offshore wind areas needed to produce green hydrogen as quickly as possible. Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS) opens up the opportunity to use about 3 GW of offshore wind energy to produce green hydrogen, thus additional areas must be […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants sets up Polish office

    16 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has set up an office in Warsaw, Poland, to support offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea. To head up its new office in Warsaw, OWC appointed offshore wind consultant Lukasz Sikorski. Sikorski previously held offshore engineering roles at DNV GL, as well as site and project manager roles with Iberdrola. […]

  • Tampnet to cover Gemini offshore wind farm with 4G

    22 October 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Tampnet has secured a contract to provide 4G/LTE coverage for the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tampnet will operate two base stations, one on each of the two substations, and will also provide coverage for the service operation vessel (SOV) and the crew transfer vessels (CTV) working in the wind farm area. “We […]

  • Massachusetts to gauge its offshore wind supply chain

    12 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A comprehensive offshore wind supply chain assessment and gap analysis is set to be undertaken in Massachusetts in support of the growing offshore wind industry in and around the state. Xodus Group announced on 12 October that it will, together with BW Research Partnership and in coordination with Greentree Consulting and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension […]

  • JERA reveals Ishikari Bay offshore wind project

    25 August 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Japanese utility JERA has submitted the Planning Phase Environmental Impact Statement for an offshore wind project off Ishikari Bay in Japan. The planned offshore wind farm will be located at least 2.5km offshore from Ishikari and Otaru and is expected to include up to 65 turbines with a maximum generation capacity of 520 MW. JERA […]

  • Manor inks first offshore wind contract in Taiwan

    4 August 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has secured a contract to provide temporary power during the turbine installation phase at the Yunlin offshore wind project. The contract was signed with Yunneng Wind Power, the project company belonging to developer wpd, and represents MRE’s first in Taiwan. “We’re hugely excited about establishing an office in Taipei and working […]

  • UK firm to design Polish offshore wind farm

    15 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Polish energy company PKN Orlen has selected the UK-based Offshore Design Engineering (ODE) to carry out preliminary technical and construction design of an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. As part of the contract, ODE has agreed to work with Polish companies on the project. The project will include, among others, a preliminary turbine […]

  • Van Oord reveals French offshore wind connection

    16 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Van Oord has signed a preparatory works agreement with Iberdrola for the installation of 62 jacket foundations at the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. Located approximately 16 kilometres off the coast of Brittany, the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will comprise 62 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed over an area covering 75 square […]

  • Clir clears 1 GW offshore wind mark

    14 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Clir Renewables has optimized the performance of more than 1 GW of offshore wind assets in Europe by the end of the first quarter of 2020. According to Clir Renewables, this milestone follows 2019’s mammoth year of offshore wind construction, with 3 GW installed in Europe alone. The company explains that its artificial intelligence analyses […]

  • Nestlé UK and Ørsted sign offshore wind PPA

    27 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    Nestlé UK has signed a long-term corporate power purchase agreement to buy the output of 31 MW from Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. The UK subsidiary of the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé, signed a 15-year indexed fixed price agreement with Ørsted. This is Ørsted’s largest fixed-price corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) […]

  • New Jersey releases offshore wind institute plan

    23 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Regulation & Policy

    The New Jersey Wind Council has released a report detailing plans for creating the Wind Innovation and New Development (WIND) Institute. The WIND Institute will serve as a center for education, research, innovation, and workforce training related to the development of offshore wind in New Jersey and the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. To inform its […]

  • Fécamp offshore wind farm enters construction stage

    2 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    The consortium comprising EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd has launched the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, following the finalisation of agreements with its financial partners. French transmission system operator RTE will start onshore construction works this month. RTE is responsible for connecting the wind farm from the substation to the coast, […]

  • Lithuania opens with 700 MW offshore wind pitch

    14 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has submitted a draft Government Resolution to stakeholders for coordination on locations in the Baltic Sea suitable for offshore wind farms. Proposals were also submitted regarding the capacities of the wind farms which could potentially meet a quarter of Lithuania’s electricity demand. The draft Government Resolution proposes the construction of a […]

  • Fiber Optics for Offshore Wind and Gas Storage Safety

    31 March 2020
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Researchers at Berkeley Lab have have been awarded new grants to develop fiber optic cables for monitoring offshore wind operations and underground natural gas storage. The new research builds on Berkeley Lab’s previous studies in fiber optic cables and their for use in carbon sequestration, groundwater mapping, earthquake detection, and monitoring of Arctic permafrost thaw. […]

  • AIS Preps DeepOcean for Upcoming Offshore Wind Projects

    2 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    AIS Training has secured a contract with offshore cable installation contractor, DeepOcean to upskill its workers as the company prepares to deliver several new contract wins. The scope of the contract will see AIS train up to 100 of DeepOcean’s workers in mandatory global wind qualifications at its industrial training village in North Shields. Anna Greenstreet, […]

  • Boskalis Bags Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Contract

    22 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The project will consist of eleven wind turbines with a capacity of 92.4 MW. The contract includes all offshore elements of the […]

  • New Workshop Targets Subsea Solutions for Offshore Wind

    14 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft will host the first of a series of workshops on May 3 tackling subsea engineering issues in the offshore wind industry. With support from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, organisers are keen to get input and ideas from companies and encourage diversification into the growing and lucrative offshore renewables market.   […]

  • Arkona Offshore Wind Farm UXO Disposal Complete

    5 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    E.ON informed that it has completed the disposal of the explosive ordnance at the Arkona offshore wind farm site in the German Baltic Sea. The construction site, with an area of 39 square kilometers halfway between the island of Rügen and the Danish island of Bornholm, is now completely free of remains from the time of […]

  • CSA Boosts Ocean Energy and Offshore Wind Division

    30 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    CSA Ocean Sciences has appointed Mary Jo Barkaszi to lead its Ocean Energy and Offshore Wind division. Barkaszi’s 30-year career has centered on the evaluation and mitigation of impacts on marine mammals, sea turtles, and other vulnerable species with implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and other regulatory guidelines throughout the […]

  • Subsea Cables for Maryland’s Proposed Offshore Wind Project

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A proposed offshore wind project in Maryland, supported by Governor Martin O’Malley and his offshore wind bill, could be an outbreak for the U.S. offshore wind industry, as it has already attracted interest from the U.S. unit of Electricite de France SA and may be connected via subsea transmission backbone, backed by Google Inc. Although […]

  • Marine Mammals Monitoring Important in Offshore Wind Developments

    26 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    It is important to understand the status of marine mammals in an area prior to any development and understand potential impacts during and after development. Offshore wind developments may adversely affect species, including those protected by European and domestic law. Mitigation of such impacts forms an intrinsic part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process […]

  • Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance Conference (OWIM) 2014

    9 October 2014

    The Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance Conference takes place on 29 October in Amsterdam. In an informative and educational day speakers from the industry provide an overview of wind farm developments, innovations in wind farm installation & maintenance and they will discuss the challenges of grid integration. The conference addresses the technical, operational, commercial and […]