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  • DONG Energy, Nexans Ink Offshore Wind Cable Deal (UK)

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    In July, DONG Energy and the Nexans signed a framework contract for the delivery of up to 1,750 kilometers of submarine cable for wind farms off the UK coast. The cables are used for the inter connection of the wind turbines and for their connection to an offshore transformer platform. The framework contract runs until […]

  • Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV Helps Japan to Harness Offshore Wind

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    After Japan’s 50 nuclear reactors closed following the Fukushima disaster, wind is now seen as an important alternative energy source. But in a crowded and mountainous country the search for sites must go offshore, with floating turbines the main option in the deep waters off the rugged coastline. It is at the southernmost tip of […]

  • Parker Hannifin: Cable Services for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm (Belgium)

    14 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by Northwind NV (formerly Eldepasco NV), a joint venture of the Colruyt Group and Aspiravi NV of Belgium. The scope of the agreement is for supply of infield array cables, cable accessories and offshore services for the Northwind Offshore […]

  • Technip Offshore Wind Finishes Cable Installation with PIM Technology (UK)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip Offshore Wind has safely and successfully completed contractual work on the installation of 38 array and 8 substation cables on the Lincs wind farm located off the Lincolnshire coast. The project was the first to use the award-winning Pull-In Module (PIM) Technology. Geoff Fisher, Vice President, Marine Renewables and Cables Division said: ‘The positive […]

  • Scottish offshore wind future set for 30 billion pound investment

    26 November 2009

    Investment of about £30bn is needed to develop Scotland’s offshore wind power potential, it is to be claimed. The first Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference is being held in Aberdeen’s Marriott Hotel on Thursday.

  • UK: ASA Bans Donald Trump’s Offshore Wind Farm Advert

    20 September 2012

    Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a Trump Organisation placed advert for giving off misleading impressions on the proposed offshore wind farm, which would be visible from US billionaire Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen & North news site writes. The controversial advert entitled “Welcome to Scotland!” was placed in regional newspaper and it […]

  • NNDC Opens Public Consultation on Egmere Development for Offshore Wind (UK)

    23 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Public consultation opened on Monday 21 January on North Norfolk District Council’s (NNDC) proposals to designate 28 hectares of land at Egmere, to the west of Walsingham and south of Wells-next-the-Sea, as suitable for companies supporting offshore wind energy schemes off the north Norfolk coast to locate their operations. The council is seeking to establish […]

  • Historic low offshore wind price ‘precedent’ for tidal lagoons to follow

    22 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The new, historic low, price of offshore wind can be replicated by tidal lagoon industry with the right government leadership, according to the Chairman of All-Party Parliamentary Group for Marine Energy and Tidal Lagoons Richard Graham.

  • UK: TCP Gets Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Link

    10 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Storage

    TC Ormonde OFTO Limited, an entity incorporated by the consortium Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), has been granted a licence by Ofgem E-Serve to own and operate the transmission link to the Ormonde wind farm. The TCP consortium are comprised of Transmission Capital, Amber Infrastructure Group and International Public Partnerships (INPP).  TCP was appointed by Ofgem […]

  • Latchways to Supply Offshore Wind Farm Equipment to Dong Energy (Denmark)

    10 February 2012

    Dong Energy has awarded a supply contract for offshore wind farm retractable lifelines/fall protection equipment. Latchways is a group of companies dedicated to protecting the safety of individuals working at height. The Latchways ManSafe fall protection range is used around the world on tall buildings and structures as diverse as office blocks, industrial units, leisure […]

  • Germany: EWE Installs First Monopile at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm

    15 June 2012

    Off the coast of Borkum, the construction phase starts on Riffgat offshore wind farm, developed by EWE in collaboration with Enova. After about twelve years of planning time, the first of a total of 30 foundation piles (monopiles) has been installed into the seabed.  It is up to 70 meters long and has up to about 800 tons […]

  • Chinese Company to Build Installation Vessel for European Offshore Wind Market

    19 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Chinese Jiangsu Jiaolong Heavy Industry Group (JHI) has won a contract for construction of a wind turbine installation vessel for European offshore wind market. The company’s subsidiary JHI Engineering developed the DP-2 vessel after consulting several European wind farm operators, the Recharge news site writes. It has been designed to operate in water depths of […]

  • Germany: NORD/LB Finances Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    14 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank is participating in the financing of an installation vessel for offshore wind energy farms. Commissioned by the international provider of construction-related services HOCHTIEF, the “VIDAR” is a jack-up vessel being built at the Crist shipyard in Poland and scheduled to go into service from 2013 onwards. NORD/LB has co-structured the transaction within […]

  • Fugro to Launch New Vessel for Offshore Wind Energy Market (UK)

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    In Q1 2013 Fugro will take delivery of a new-built vessel, M/V Fugro Pioneer, the first of Fugro’s dedicated Offshore Survey Costal Vessel series. The new vessel will operate in North-West European waters. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these new vessels are the most advanced of their type. The […]

  • Installation Activities Booming at Walney 2 Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Right now the installation activities for Walney 2 are booming. Crane barges, jack-up vessels and tugs are working out of ports in the East Irish Sea area, primarily out of the ports of Barrow and Mostyn. On 39 of the 51 monopile positions, a transition piece has already been installed, and the last batch of […]

  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Extension Could Attract Thousands of Starfish (UK)

    18 September 2011
    Environment

    Oyster fishermen supplying top Michelin-starred restaurants have warned that plans to extend a wind farm will attract thousands of starfish… (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011

  • The Netherlands: Workships Contractors and Doeksen Family Expand into Offshore Wind Industry

    16 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore and ferry operating companies Workships Contractors and the Doeksen family announce their continued expansion into the service sector of the offshore wind industry by signing a Heads of Agreement for an Anglo-Dutch co-operation with Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd, one of the longest serving companies in the wind farm transfer vessel market. […]

  • Possibilities of Offshore Wind Power off South Carolina Coast (USA)

    9 February 2011
    Research & Development

    There are pros and cons when it comes to building an offshore wind turbine field in South Carolina, and there’s no shortage of opinions when… (carolinalive) [mappress] Source: carolinalive, February 09, 2011

  • 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;

  • Spain’s Government to invest 143 million in the development of offshore wind farms

    29 March 2010
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    This project, sponsored by the Institute of Energy Research of Catalonia (IREC), aims to become a benchmark in research for the installation   [mappress] Source: barcelonareporter, March 28, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind Farm Placement Conditioned by Bird Migration Study (USA)

    22 December 2010
    Research & Development

    Scientists from the BioDiversity Research Institute in Gorham have documented what they say is a significant migratory pathway for several species of falcons and northern saw-whet owls. The new study could have a bearing on where and how off-shore wind projects are sited in the future. Every spring and fall, thousands of eagles, falcons, hawks […]

  • German Offshore Wind Workers Urge Angela Merkel for More Support

    17 January 2013
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    The current situation in German offshore wind industry led to a demonstration in Hanover last week, when around 700 workers urged Chancellor Angela Merkel for more support to the industry, Bloomberg reports. Issues on the transmission grid and sharing financial risk have caused delays in several projects, which consequently triggered some employment concerns. Due to […]

  • China Longyuan Power Plans 1,000MW of Offshore Wind Power by 2015

    26 November 2012

    Asia’s largest developer of wind farms, China Longyuan Power, plans to increase its offshore generating capacity from existing 182MW to 1,000MW by 2015, the company secretary Jia Nansong is cited by Power Engineering news portal as saying. Though this move is technically challenging and requires considerable amounts of financing, the company plans to use half […]

  • Offshore Wind Preferred in New York Over Great Lakes, USA

    29 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The spotlight on offshore wind development in the Great Lakes has moved to New York City, off the Rockaways. A new state energy blueprint, published last week in Albany, shows clear support to setting up an offshore wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, rather than Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, according to Buffalo News. Seven […]