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  • Aquila Capital Targets Offshore Wind with EUR 750 Million Fund

    26 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment

    German investment company Aquila Capital has launched a EUR 750 million fund primarily seeking investments in onshore and offshore wind power, photovoltaics, hydropower, electricity grids and heat networks, as well as energy storage with an emphasis on greenfield projects.

  • UK: MPI to Begin Offshore Wind Turbine Constructions with News Vessel

    19 August 2011

    A NORTH Yorkshire company that has become a world leader in offshore wind turbine installation is continuing to power the future with…  (thebusinessdesk) [mappress] Source: thebusinessdesk, August 19, 2011;

  • Germany: GEO Finishes Geotechnical Site Investigations for Offshore Wind Project

    8 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    GEO has finished the geotechnical site investigations for the projected German offshore wind farm, Gode Wind I. The investigations consisted of 77 deep CPTs, carried out from the vessel Blue Alfa. The offshore wind farm is located 40 km off the German coast, west of Cuxhaven. It will generate 231 MW and is owned by […]

  • Shell Begins Construction at Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2006

    Last weekend the first foundation pile was driven for the Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm, marking the start of the offshore construction work for this wind energy project. During the first phase 36 piles will be driven, on which the wind turbines will be installed. The construction materials will be brought to IJmuiden harbour, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Preferred Supplier for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Project

    7 January 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Dominion Energy has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for its 2.6GW offshore wind project in Virginia, the U.S. Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines from its Offshore Direct Drive platform, with the final amount to be determined during a later phase of the early development period. A long-term service and maintenance agreement […]

  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Secures Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Zone

    10 February 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract to develop an integrated ground model as part of a tender for geotechnical soil investigations at the Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The contract is valued at around EUR 300,000. As previously reported, under the same tender, the […]

  • German Offshore Wind Delivers 9.04 TWh in First Half of 2018

    13 July 2018

    Germany’s total offshore wind yield amounted to 9.04 terawatt hours (TWh) in the first half of 2018, of which TenneT transferred 8.17 TWh from the North Sea wind farms to the mainland and 50Hertz transmitted the remaining 0.87 TWh from the Baltic Sea.

  • Atlantic Shores Chief Urges US Offshore Wind Workforce Development

    12 June 2019
    Human Capital

    President and Managing Director of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Chris Hart has testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources calling for workforce development for the local offshore wind industry. The hearing, Building a 21st Century American Offshore Wind Workforce, focused on the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, which […]

  • Van Oord Becomes Global Offshore Wind Player with Yunlin Contract

    30 May 2018
    Project & Tenders

    German offshore wind developer wpd has selected Van Oord as preferred contractor for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • Ørsted Breezes Past 3GW Operational Offshore Wind Mark in UK

    12 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Following the official opening of the Race Bank, Ørsted will own and partly own 10 operational offshore wind farms in the UK with a combined capacity of over 3,000MW.

  • Hull Uni and Siemens Gamesa Partner Up for Offshore Wind Education

    27 August 2019
    Human Capital

    The University of Hull has partnered up with Siemens Gamesa to offer a masters degree apprenticeship program for offshore wind energy. The aim of the three-year course is to develop the next generation of technical and industry leaders of the offshore wind industry, the University of Hull said. Formally commencing in September, the initial group of […]

  • Østensjø Rederi Boosts Offshore Wind Fleet with 4 CSOV Newbuildings

    21 October 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Norway’s Østensjø Rederi has signed a letter of intent for the construction of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to meet the increasing demand in the offshore wind market. The CSOVs are designed by Salt Ship Design, Norway in close cooperation with Østensjø Rederi. The vessels will be built at Astilleros Gondán, Spain. The 88.3-metre vessels, […]

  • First Turbine Up at CECEP Yangjiang Nanpeng Offshore Wind Project

    11 March 2020

    China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) has installed the first turbine at its 300MW Yangjiang Nanpeng offshore wind project. The first MySE 5.5-155 turbine was installed on 8 March at the project site some 28km off the coast, Ming Yang Smart Energy reported. The installation of all of the wind farm’s 55 turbines […]

  • Qingdao Hanhe Delivers First Cable for Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm

    18 March 2020
    Storage

    Qingdao Hanhe Cable has delivered the first lot of 220kV submarine cable for the Jinwan offshore wind project in China. According to the China-based company, the cable was delivered on 5 March. In total, Hanhe Cable will provide 34 kilometers of 220kV submarine cable and 76.92 kilometers of 35kV submarine cable. The Zhuhai Jinwan project […]

  • Northland Power identifies additional offshore wind sites in South Korea

    31 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Northland Power has identified additional offshore wind development sites in the proximity of Dado Ocean’s original sites in South Korea, which could increase the development capacity to approximately 1GW. These early-stage development sites will be developed together over the coming years, Northland Power stated. The company has also closed the previously announced acquisition of Dado […]

  • Atlas Professionals opens Taipei office, offshore wind main focus

    25 March 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Global recruitment company Atlas Professionals has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan, which will predominantly focus on the expansion of offshore wind. Atlas’ established office in Singapore will be working in close cooperation with the branch, the company said. Renewables is an important and growing business line for Atlas Professionals, which currently sees 35% of […]

  • New York’s Offshore Wind Bid Winners Sign OREC Deals

    24 October 2019

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has finalized contracts for the Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind offshore wind projects. NYSERDA signed 25-year OREC purchase-and-sale agreements with the joint venture of Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy for its 880MW Sunrise Wind and with Equinor for the 816MW Empire Wind. “New Yorkers know all too […]

  • New England Offshore Wind Leaseholders Propose Uniform Turbine Layout

    19 November 2019

    New England offshore wind leaseholders Equinor, Mayflower Wind, Ørsted, Eversource and Vineyard Wind have submitted a uniform turbine layout proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The layout specifies that turbines will be spaced 1 nautical mile apart, arranged in east-west rows and north-south columns, with the rows and columns continuous across the seven lease […]

  • Catapult and Danish Energy Innovation Cluster Ink Offshore Wind Deal

    28 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Danish Energy Innovation Cluster have signed an innovation collaboration agreement for the offshore wind sector. The two organizations will work together to develop a technology roadmap for offshore wind, highlighting innovation and R&D opportunities arising from some of the biggest challenges facing the industry. This cross-border […]

  • Pieter Van Oord: Offshore Wind Faces Skilled Workforce Shortage

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Offshore wind industry is set to face a shortage of skilled workforce over the next years due to a recovery in the oil & gas and construction sectors, Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord, said during the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Offshore Wind Cables Provide GBP 13.6 Billion Opportunity by 2028

    30 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development

    The global market for offshore wind array and export cables is forecast to be worth GBP 13.6 billion if all the projects in the international 10-year pipeline come to fruition, according to a report published by RenewableUK.

  • NYSERDA Allots USD 2 Million for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research

    8 August 2019
    Environment, Research & Development

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five projects to further study environmental and commercial fishing in support of offshore wind development. More than USD 2 million has been dedicated for the five multi-year projects, which are expected to advance the state’s goal of having 9GW of offshore wind installed by […]

  • Offshore Wind Fills Boskalis’ Order Book, Eases 2018 Headwinds

    7 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind and cable activities delivered a substantially lower contribution to Boskalis’ Offshore Energy division in 2018, which was attributed to project-specific operational and contractual issues on certain projects, the company said. EBITDA from the Offshore Energy segment amounted to EUR 111.3 million in 2018, with an operating result of EUR 5 million. In 2017, […]

  • ONYX InSight: Data Access Restrictions Hamper Offshore Wind Growth

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The long-term success of offshore wind is being put at risk by restrictions on access to wind turbine performance data that prevent operators from reducing operations and maintenance costs by up to 30%, according to ONYX InSight. Better access to turbine data allows operators to not only reduce their operational costs, but to also generate […]

  • Offshore wind firm expands with acquisition of ‘highly complementary’ subsea company

    22 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    Offshore wind services company Venterra Group has acquired Oceanscan Holdings Limited, a group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment, geotechnical services and specialist personnel to the offshore energy market. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Aberdeen with overseas subsidiaries in Houston and Singapore, Oceanscan is said to be “highly complementary” to Venterra’s […]