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  • Gamesa and BARD sign MoU regarding collaboration in the offshore wind market

    22 February 2010
    Technology

    GAMESA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BARD Holding GmbH for joint development and marketing of offshore wind turbines…   Source: gamesacorp, February 18, 2010;

  • Germany: GE’s Gearless 4MW Offshore Wind Turbine Challenges Siemens

    22 April 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    General Electric Co., the world’s second-biggest maker of wind turbines, plans to introduce a 4 megawatt gearless wind turbine for offshore…   [mappress] Source: businessweek, April 22, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind Farms Could Create up to 50.000 Jobs in Ireland

    7 September 2011
    Human Capital

    Offshore wind farms off the east coast of Ireland can create up to 50,000 jobs in the next 15 years, according to the National Offshore Wind…   (breakingnews) [mappress] Source: breakingnews, September 07, 2011;

  • Developer Holds Exhibition on Extension of Walney Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    15 September 2011

      There’s a chance to find out more about a planned extension to a wind farm in the Irish Sea today (Thursday).   (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 15, 2011

  • Future of Offshore Wind Power in Jeopardy After NYPA Decision (USA)

    30 September 2011

    After Tuesday’s announcement that the New York Power Authority would no longer be interested in buying power from offshore wind projects… (indiancountrytodaymedianetwork) [mappress] Source: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork, September 30, 2011

  • Spain’s Shipbuilders to Build Specialised Vessels for Offshore Wind Farm Sector

    31 October 2011

    Spain’s shipyards, which provide direct and indirect employment for 20,000 workers, have been hard hit by the recession…  (euroweeklynews) [mappress] Source: euroweeklynews, October 31, 2011;

  • UK: DONG to Hold Consultation on Walney Offshore Wind Farm Extension

    28 August 2012

    On September 5, DONG Energy will hold a community consultation event at the Villa Marina in Douglas regarding extension of the Walney offshore wind farm. The consultation will provide detailed explanation of the proposal to the public, Isle of Man Today news site reports. DONG plans to extend the existing Walney offshore wind farm doubling […]

  • UK: Large Building Costs to Cancel Offshore Wind Farm Plans

    19 November 2012
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    A planned wind farm off the Nantasket Beach in Hull, which would comprise four or five wind turbines that could produce enough electricity to power the entire town, seems to be unfeasible. According to the latest report, conducted by Al Pereira and presented to the town officials, this project would be too expensive and its […]

  • GCube Insurance: Offshore wind needs to mitigate supply chain risks

    15 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    While offshore wind has performed strongly during the pandemic, continuing with next to no business interruption, the sector still faces some significant supply chain risks. This is according to an insurance company specialising in renewable energy, one of few businesses with the capability to comprehensively assess the offshore wind industry through this lens. Over the […]

  • First Permanent Offshore Wind Exhibition in Germany Opened on Historic Ship

    25 April 2013

    Official opening of the Offshore Infocenter Rostock (OIR) was held as a part of the dinner reception of the “Wind & Maritim 2013” on Tuesday, 24th April, in front of 150 invited guests from politics and the industry. This is currently the first permanent exhibition in Germany about offshore wind, set up on a historic […]

  • The Netherlands: ATO & We@Sea to Host Conference on Offshore Wind Development

    4 December 2012

    We@Sea and ATO are organizing the offshore wind conference for the third time and it will be held at the Holiday Inn in IJmuiden on Thursday 6th December 2012. Since the last Dutch conference in 2010, there are many new facts: A new government Need for cost cutting (40% ??) New regulations developments (i.e. streamlining […]

  • UK: Repsol Wraps Up SeaEnergy Offshore Wind Unit Transaction

    16 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 29 June 2012, the Company announced that, pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) dated 4 June 2011 between the Company and Repsol Nuevas Energias S.A. (“Repsol”), Repsol had intimated a warranty claim amounting to £849,000, and that Repsol had withheld that amount from the retention payment due to the Company on 28 […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • UPDATE: Cables for Connection of German Offshore Wind Farms Sinks in Italy

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Storage

    A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 nautical miles southwest of […]

  • UK: Exercise Simulated Vessel Capsizing on Walney Offshore Wind Farms

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Safety is a major priority on the Walney Offshore Windfarms, and in order to train the safety procedures, a number of exercises have been held. During the latest exercise, the scenario was capsizing of a large vessel resulting in 31 ‘staff’ members overboard to be rescued and given first aid on the participating crew boats. […]

  • Archer Knight adds offshore wind to its market intelligence platform

    11 August 2020
    Business & Finance, IT & Software, Market Outlooks, Transition

    Archer Knight has expanded its software-as-a-service market intelligence platform to include offshore wind developments as well as subsea oil & gas. The Aberdeen-based subsea market intelligence and consultancy firm, formed by Mike Watson & David Sheret, launched Flowline this year. The platform gives companies from the subsea supply chain greater insight into where they can […]

  • Environmental court Approves Offshore wind farm building in Storgrundet (Sweden)

    6 October 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The Environmental court has given wpd, a Stockholm-based wind power operator, the green light to begin construction of a large-scale…     (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus,October 06, 2010;

  • UK: Xodus Invests GBP 100,000 in Offshore Wind Environmental Research

    13 June 2012
    Research & Development

    International energy consultancy Xodus Group has invested £100,000 in ground-breaking research which will provide a vital industry insight to the interaction of renewables with the marine environment as offshore wind developments scale up in the UK and around the world. James Monnington has been brought on board as an environmental consultant and will complete his […]

  • France: EDF Invites Tenders for Offshore Wind-Geotechnical and Geophysical Survey

    23 November 2012
    Project & Tenders

    EDF EN France is inviting tenders for offshore wind-geotechnical and geophysical survey – Vendée which will include preparation works and studies for a proposed offshore wind energy site. The purpose of this tender is to carry out an offshore geotechnical service which will consist of shallow penetration (typically 5 m) tests and samplings (cone penetration […]

  • Belgium: CG Bags Grid Contract for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm

    22 March 2012
    Storage

    CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection between the Offshore High Voltage […]

  • The Netherlands: Pontis Director One of Expert Trainers at Masterclass Offshore Wind

    11 March 2013

    Pontis director Dirk Jan Kootstra is one of the expert trainers during the 3-day Masterclass offshore wind, organized by the Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind network (NNOW). The master class is designed for SMEs seeking to improve their knowledge and practical insight of the offshore wind supply chain. Dirk Jan shared his expert vision on (offshore) […]

  • Almost EUR 17.6 Billion for Polish Economy from Offshore Wind

    29 May 2013

    In accordance with a report by Ernst&Young concerning the impact of the offshore wind energy on the Polish economy the country is facing a unique opportunity. Reaching 6 GW in offshore wind in 2025 will entail PLN 73.8 billion value added for the Polish economy. Direct revenues of the public finance sector amount to PLN […]

  • Almost EUR 17.6 Billion for Polish Economy from Offshore Wind

    29 May 2013

    In accordance with a report by Ernst&Young concerning the impact of the offshore wind energy on the Polish economy the country is facing a unique opportunity. Reaching 6 GW in offshore wind in 2025 will entail PLN 73.8 billion value added for the Polish economy. Direct revenues of the public finance sector amount to PLN […]

  • China’s Offshore Wind Industry Entering Era of Large-Scale Development

    7 January 2013

    China’s offshore wind industry is entering an era of large-scale development, as the country’s wind power development is the most rapid in the world. “Wind power has become the third-largest electric power in China,” said Liu Qi, deputy director general of the National Energy Administration. “There is no electric power to substitute the position of […]

  • Vole au Vent Preparing for Finnish Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2017

    Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift jack up vessel Vole au vent will now be mobilised for work on the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland, after completing turbine installation at the Nobelwind wind farm off the coast of Belgium.