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  • Enbridge Takes a Piece of Albatros Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc. will acquire 49.89 percent of the shares in the 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm project, while EnBW will retain the remaining 50.1 percent.

  • J.A. Rederiet Upgrades Vessels for Offshore Wind Ops

    27 June 2017

    Danish shipowner J.A. Rederiet has upgraded its multipurpose support vessels Susanne A and Mira A to meet the requirements of offshore DP2 and DP1, respectively, so they can carry out operations in the offshore wind industry.

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Turns Four

    4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    The 630MW London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm, has marked four years since its official opening on 4 July, 2013.

  • Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm Enters Home Stretch

    11 July 2017

    Commissioning of the Siemens 4.2MW Siemens turbines and erosion protection of foundations is in full swing at the 42MW Tahkoluoto wind farm off Pori, Finland.

  • Northland Adds Offshore Wind Expert to Executive Team

    12 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Canadian energy company, Northland Power, has appointed Morten Melin an Executive Vice President, Construction effective August 1, 2017.

  • Dutch offshore wind farm tender set to open

    1 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Dutch government is opening the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm on Thursday, 2 April. The tender will remain open until 30 April. The Dutch government has expressed confidence that, similarly to the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1 and 2, and the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3 and 4, this wind farm […]

  • Another Seacat Heads to Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    1 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Galloper Offshore Windfarm Limited has chartered Seacat Services’ windfarm support/crew transfer vessel (CTV) Seacat Ranger.

  • North Carolina Urged to Harness Offshore Wind Potential

    11 August 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Fifty elected officials, small businesses, community groups, and environmental organizations from North Carolina sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the state’s energy plan.

  • North Carolina Urged to Harness Offshore Wind Potential

    11 August 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Fifty elected officials, small businesses, community groups, and environmental organizations from North Carolina sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the state’s energy plan.

  • Greencoat to Acquire North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm

    14 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) has entered into an agreement to acquire the North Hoyle offshore wind farm. The acquisition process is expected to be completed this month. 

  • ODE and DORIS Secure French Offshore Wind Contracts

    24 August 2017

    ODE and DORIS Engineering, both part of the DORIS Group, have been awarded Owners Engineer contracts covering the wind turbine generator installation and the marine construction management for the Éoliennes en mer Dieppe et Le Tréport and the Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier wind farms off France.

  • Taiwan Pinpoints Taichung Port as Offshore Wind Hub

    12 April 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Port of Taichung has been identified as the optimal port to support offshore wind farm construction works in Taiwan, according to a review carried out by the Executive Yuan and the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in coordination with relevant industry representatives.

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    German offshore wind farms generated 4.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2017, a 36.7 percent jump compared to 3.5 billion kWh of electricity generated offshore Germany in the first quarter of 2016.

  • Guernsey Looking Into Developing 30MW Offshore Wind Project

    18 May 2017
    Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    A preliminary feasibility study, carried out by Xodus Group and funded jointly by the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Electricity, has found that offshore wind technology could be viable in several locations off Guernsey and that there are a range of technically feasible options to develop a 30MW offshore wind project.

  • New York Offshore Wind Acreage Up For Grabs

    3 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease area, approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, is identical to the New York Wind Energy Area, which Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified earlier this year […]

  • Photo of the Day: Action at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2016

    Dredger Mimar Sinan and the split hopper barge Tiger have started work at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm site.  The vessels are working on dredging and excavation for foundations and cable ditches. The underground cable and substation will be installed by the next summer, with foundations and subsea cable scheduled for installation in spring and summer 2017. Jan De Nul is […]

  • Ezion, Sinotrans Form Chinese Offshore Wind Company

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Ezion Holdings and Sinotrans & CSC Holdings have established a new company, Sinomarine & Teras Offshore Co., Ltd, dedicated to the offshore wind industry in China. The opening ceremony was held in Tianjin, China, on 28 June and was attended by guests from the Chinese government, officials from the Tianjin Dongjiang Free Trade Port Area, Chinese Port Authorities, IE […]

  • G9 Issues Offshore Wind Health & Safety Statistics

    1 July 2016

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published the 2015 health and safety statistics for the offshore wind sector. When comparing 2015 performance against what was reported in 2014, in Europe the performance is broadly unchanged, whereas there has been an increase in the Total Recordable […]

  • Van Oord to Buy Bilfinger’s Offshore Wind Unit

    28 July 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    Van Oord has reached an agreement on the acquisition of the offshore wind activities of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems GmbH, a German company active in the engineering, construction and installation of foundations for offshore wind farms. The agreement covers the acquisition of assets and employees related to the offshore wind activities. The acquisition will […]

  • Massachusetts Settles on 1600MW Offshore Wind Target by 2027

    1 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Massachusetts State Legislature on 1 August voted on and passed an energy bill which includes a requirement that utilities enter into long-term contract for 1,600MW of offshore wind power not later than 30 June, 2027. The Bill H.4568, An Act to Promote Energy Diversity will now go to the Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, for his signature. The proposed offshore wind […]

  • Infographic: European Offshore Wind Trends and Statistics in 2016

    2 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    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 wind industry, Key trends and statistics 1st half 2016.’ According to the report, Europe’s offshore […]

  • NorSea Group Opens Offshore Wind Company in Esbjerg

    30 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NorSea Group has set up an offshore wind company, NSG Wind A/S, in Esbjerg, Denmark, which has been set up to deliver the full range of offshore wind industry services to wind farm operators, wind turbine manufacturers and sub-suppliers, among others. “European offshore wind markets continue to grow and the markets in Asia and North America are mushrooming. […]

  • Gamesa Commissions Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 July 2013

    The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain has been commissioned this morning. It is also Gamesa’s first offshore prototype, with 5 MW of nominal power and installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). This turbine, with a rotor diameter of 128 meters and a total height of 154 meters, will generate […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Alliances Give Certainty to Investors

    31 July 2013

    To establish the appropriate contractual structure for an offshore wind project’s delivery, Developers must recognise the need for funders to be satisfied as to the robustness of any legal structures. If a strategic partnership is formed, questions arise as to whether this will limit the exposure of the project to cost over-run in the construction […]

  • Virginia’s 12MW Offshore Wind Project Green-Lighted

    25 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has granted its first wind energy research lease for a 12MW offshore wind test facility off Virginia. The lease has been given to Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME), which partnered with Dominion Resources, Inc. to develop the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP). The […]