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  • Engie Fabricom Joins England’s NE Offshore Wind Cluster

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Engie Fabricom has joined Energi Coast, the North East of England’s Offshore Wind Cluster.

  • EWEA Reports Stable Offshore Wind Market in 2011 (Belgium)

    19 January 2012

    2011 was a stable year for the offshore wind industry with 235 new offshore wind turbines grid connected, worth approximately 2.4 billion Euros. Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published its annual offshore wind statistics for 2011 in Brussels showing that 235 new turbines with a total power capacity of 866 Megawatts (MW) were […]

  • CESA and EWEA are calling for investments in ship for offshore wind expansion

    26 February 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The Community of European Shipyards’ Association (CESA) and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) are calling on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the building of new ships to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years. CESA and EWEA urge the European Commission to develop programmes […]

  • Sif Fills 2016 Offshore Wind Order Book to the Max

    30 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding N.V. has reported EUR 108.4 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 141% increase compared to EUR 44.9 million revenue in Q1 2015, mostly driven by the maximum production capacity reached at the company’s offshore wind division throughout the quarter. EBITDA amounted to EUR 16.9 million compared to EUR 10.7 million […]

  • PIRIOU to Showcase Its Offshore Wind Portfolio at EWEA’s Event

    6 November 2013

    French shipbuilding company PIRIOU has announced its participation in the EWEA Offshore event in Frankfurt. The company is a specialist in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repairing for medium sized vessels. The company is a specialist in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repairing for medium sized vessels. This year, Piriou moved into the […]

  • Offshore Wind Takes Lead Role in Sif’s 2018 Results

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sif has reported that offshore wind accounted for approximately 83% of revenues and 69% of total contributions in the company’s 2018 financial year figures. Sif saw a 28% loss of revenue in 2018, amounting to EUR 235.1 million, and a 45% loss in contribution, amounting to EUR 74.3 million. The gap in the production schedule and […]

  • Alstom to Lower Capital Cost of Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines—especially those based on advanced floating substructures. The award was […]

  • Germany: Diver Dies at Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm

    8 May 2012

    A British diver died while conducting underwater maintenance work at a German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus, writes the Scotsman. According to a report, the 48-year-old diver suffered a heart attack while carrying out repairs at a depth of about 2 metres at a wind turbine’s foundation. This is the third fatal incident at German […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind’s Strong Role at All-Energy 2013

    15 May 2013

    The UK continues to lead the world in the field of offshore wind, with industry projections predicting a total of around 8GW of capacity installed by 2016 and around 18GW installed by 2020, by which point offshore wind will supply between 18 and 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity annually. Not surprisingly All-Energy 2013 […]

  • Offshore Wind Majors Book Danish Turbine Test Sites

    8 October 2018
    Research & Development, Technology

    The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the operator of the national test centres for large wind turbines at Østerild and Høvsøre, has just completed the tender process for the rental of the new test stands.

  • GeoSea Secures Offshore Wind Farm Contracts in Germany and UK

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the U.K. and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing […]

  • AVEVA to Exhibit at Offshore Wind International B2B Event 2013

    2 December 2013

    AVEVA is showcasing its AVEVA Bocad products-purpose designed, powerful and flexible tools for the efficient, accurate 3D design of a wide range of projects in the offshore sector, whether wind platform, jacket, monopole, tripod or tripiles at this year’s Offshore Wind International B2B Event (OWIB).  The event will be held on 11th and 12th December […]

  • New US Apprenticeship Program Targets Offshore Wind Training

    7 August 2019

    The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) and the Power for America Training Trust Fund (P4A) are launching an apprenticeship program to provide training for renewable energy jobs, including those for offshore wind. The new union program will provide skills training and a path to employment for in-demand jobs in the renewable energy sector, including the offshore […]

  • Scotland gives approval to 10 offshore wind projects (UK)

    25 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Scottish government has given its stamp of approval to 10 offshore windfarm projects with a combined capacity of 6.4 gigawatts (GW). The 10 projects in Scottish territorial waters were originally outlined in February 2009 by the Crown Estate, which oversees the development of the U.K.’s seabed. The Scottish government’s approval was outlined in “The […]

  • Offshore Wind’s Still a Priority Says Director of BOEMRE (USA)

    4 February 2011
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), reiterated the federal agency’s… By Mark Del Franco (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, February 04, 2011

  • Benthic completes site investigation for Polish offshore wind projects

    26 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    Benthic, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has completed a site investigation comprising cone penetration tests (CPTs) at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind farm sites in the Polish Baltic Sea. The tests were done using the company’s portable remotely operated drill (PROD) that has enabled the design […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Assembles Northwind Offshore Wind Farm Substation

    7 January 2013

    On Saturday 29 December 2012, the substation for Northwind Offshore Wind Park has arrived at Bladt’s facilities in Aalborg. The substation has been pre-fabricated by a subcontractor in Poland and after a long journey from Poland to Northern Denmark, it arrived in two sections – ready to be assembled and outfitted. Of the two sections […]

  • Blue Water BREB Enters German Offshore Wind Scene

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping and Germany’s Bremer Reederei E&B (BREB) have formed a shipping and transport joint venture with the main focus on servicing the wind turbine industry in Germany. The range of services at the newly established Blue Water BREB GmbH will include port agency, stevedoring, loading, discharging, storage and transport. BREB has been active in […]

  • UK: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Generates Power

    7 September 2012

    All of the 140 turbines at  Greater Gabbard, the 500MW (megawatt) offshore wind farm developed in the Thames Estuary by Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL) have been commissioned and exported electricity. GGOWL is now responsible for the day-to-day operation of the complete wind farm. GGOWL is a 50-50 joint venture partnership between a subsidiary […]

  • Brave Tern gets another offshore wind job in Taiwan

    26 August 2020
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is planning to use its jack-up vessel Brave Tern for the transport and installation of turbines at the Guanyin offshore wind project in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secured a conditional contract with Liwei Wind Power, owned by wpd, for the transport and installation of 36 MHI Vestas V164-9,722MW turbines […]

  • Brave Tern starts prepping for Taiwanese offshore wind odyssey

    30 March 2020
    Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s wind farm installation vessel Brave Tern has arrived in the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to start mobilising for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. Brave Tern arrived in Esbjerg after completing a charter with Prysmian Group, the company said. In March 2019, Siemens Gamesa awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier with […]

  • Galloper Offshore Wind Farm UXO Disposal Set to Begin

    7 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Galloper Wind Farm Ltd is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer. Ramora UK will use a combination of remotely […]

  • DONG Energy Teaches Grimsby Students about Offshore Wind

    6 July 2017
    Human Capital

    ​Twenty-five pupils from the John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby visited the construction site for Race Bank offshore wind farm on 5 July to learn more about offshore wind and the variety of jobs available in the industry.

  • Jobseekers Hear about Offshore Wind Opportunities in Grimsby, UK

    17 July 2013
    Human Capital

    Mike Smith, Grimsby’s first apprentice offshore wind farm engineer, who was recruited by RES Offshore, informed jobseekers and their advisers on the opportunities that the offshore wind industry can offer to young people, the Grimsby Telegraph writes. Young Mr. Smith and JobCentre Plus collaborated with Grimsby Renewables Partnership to deliver this speech to those interested […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm to Connect Anholt Island to Danish Grid

    13 November 2012
    Storage

    For the approximately 160 residents on Anholt, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm means that from 2014, the island will be connected to the Danish grid via the offshore wind farm. Energinet.dk will lay a 28km long submarine cable from the substation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to the island in the Kattegat. Now, the residents and […]