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  • Scotland Investment Plan Expected to Create 28,000 Offshore Wind Jobs

    2 March 2011
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital

    Scotland’s new Energy Skills Investment Plan is anticipated to create close to 28,000 job opportunities in the offshore wind sector alone.   (newenergyworldnetwork) [mappress]   Source: newenergyworldnetwork, March 02, 2011    

  • Saugeen Ojibway Nation Welcomes Offshore Wind Turbines Hold (Canada)

    1 March 2011

    The Saugeen Ojibway Nation is pleased that the province has decided to hold off on any off-shore wind turbine developments.   By Darly Morris (bayshorebroadcasting) [mappress]   Source: bayshorebroadcasting, March 01, 2011  

  • Indiana wants part of Lake Michigan for offshore wind turbines (USA)

    23 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Indiana is eyeing the state’s wind-swept slice of Lake Michigan as a possible location for wind farms, including turbines that would be…   (southbendtribune) [mappress] Source: southbendtribune, July 23, 2010;

  • European offshore wind sector installs 333MW in 1st half of 2010

    20 July 2010
    Research & Development

    The European offshore wind sector continued to grow in the first half of 2010, with 333 megawatts installed as wind farms in Germany,… By Selina Williams (nasdaq) [mappress] Source: nasdaq, July 20, 2010;

  • Premier Dalton McGuinty Leaves Door Open for Offshore Wind (Canada)

    17 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Premier Dalton McGuinty is leaving the door open to get offshore wind turbines and minimum wage increases rolling again after the October… (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, February 17, 2011

  • No Renewable Energy Approvals for Offshore Wind Developments in Lake Huron (Canada)

    16 February 2011

    An announcement Friday afternoon that the provincial government will not be proceeding with offshore wind projects, including the 12… (clintonnewsrecord) [mappress] Source: clintonnewsrecord , February 16, 2011

  • ABPmer to Environmental Impact Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms Extensions (UK)

    9 October 2011
    Research & Development

    ABPmer has been commissioned by DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd to provide a coastal processes environmental impact assessment for the Burbo Bank and Walney Offshore Wind Farm Extensions. These projects will seek to achieve a robust investigation by making maximum use of an evidence based approach and in accord with COWRIE guidance. ABPmer has been […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Cables Installed in Record Time

    29 January 2013

    New Year’s Eve 2011, 19.00 hours: the rest of Denmark is gathered for their celebrations. The installation vessel ‘Svanen’ is hammering a foundation pile into the seabed approximately 20 kilometres north east of Grenaa. The pile marks the beginning of construction of DONG Energy’s new facility, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. In June 2012, the cable-laying […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Produces 31.5 GWh in 2012

    15 January 2013

    At the end of 2012, 18 wind turbines had been installed in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and 14 of these wind turbines had already produced electricity. This number is a little lower than expected, primarily considering the very windy periods in the last quarter of 2012. However, in December 2012, the production from Anholt Offshore […]

  • Denmark: Transition Pieces Installation Underway at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    3 May 2012

    On arrival at Aalborg, the vessel Jumbo Javelin started loading transition pieces at Bladt Industries on 13 April 2012, and already on 16 April the first transition piece was placed on the monopile in the wind farm. The transition piece is cast onto the monopile by means of special concrete. The transition secures that the […]

  • Denmark: Transition Pieces Installation Underway at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    3 May 2012

    On arrival at Aalborg, the vessel Jumbo Javelin started loading transition pieces at Bladt Industries on 13 April 2012, and already on 16 April the first transition piece was placed on the monopile in the wind farm. The transition piece is cast onto the monopile by means of special concrete. The transition secures that the […]

  • Svanen Erects 14 Monopiles at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    7 February 2012

    Since the first monopile was installed at 19.00hrs on New Year’s Eve, periods of good weather have been used to install foundations. On 1 February 2012, Svanen had erected 14 monopiles. Even though the January weather has been rough, it has been good for foundation installation. Since 27 December, the area has been hit by […]

  • Palfinger supplies cranes for alpha ventus offshore wind farm (Germany)

    15 August 2010
    Technology

    Palfinger has supplied 24 cranes for alpha ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on each wind turbine… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, August 15, 2010;

  • alpha ventus – Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm is Formally Commissioned

    27 April 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Today, Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Röttgen together with Chief Executive Officers Dr. Werner Brinker of EWE, Dr. Wulf Bernotat of E.ON and Tuomo Hatakka of Vattenfall Europe are commissioning Germany’s first offshore wind farm during a ceremony in Norddeich. Alpha ventus is the first open sea wind farm of its kind in Germany’s territorial […]

  • Germany: Seafox Group Successfully Starts Operations in Offshore Wind Industry

    5 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    After months of careful planning and detailed engineering, the Seafox 5  installed the first offshore wind monopile on February 28th. These  monopiles serve as the foundations of the  DanTysk Offshore Wind Park. The main contractor for the foundations of this wind farm is Aarsleff Billfinger Berger Joint Venture (ABJV) that, with use of the Seafox […]

  • First Transition Piece Installed at DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    8 May 2013

    The first transition piece (TP) was grouted at the DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm on location DT01 on the 1st of May. Since the Seafox 5 first entered the DanTysk field it has been too cold for the installation of the TPs. Monopiles have been left standing, just barely visible above the waters surface. For the installation of the TPs, grout (concrete) has […]

  • Scottish Minister Approves Test Site for 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    21 November 2011
    Authorities & Government

    The Scottish government has approved an offshore test site for an innovative 6MW wind turbine, marking a major step forward for industry…   By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, November 21, 2011; Image: 2-benergy

  • TÜV SÜD to Certify Two Offshore Wind Projects for Bard (Germany)

    25 October 2011

    TÜV SÜD was commissioned by the BARD Group to carry out project certification of the two offshore projects ‘Bernstein’ and ‘Citrin’. The projects are located in the North Sea within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Certification is a prerequisite for approval of the projects by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.  “Certification of the two […]

  • Norway: University of Bergen Hosts Offshore Wind Farm Optimization Workshop

    5 November 2013

    Optimization Group of the Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen, Norway hosted an offshore wind farm optimisation workshop with an aim to identify the best layout in terms of turbine and substation positions and cable layout, given expected wind distributions and some development options. Three speakers at this workshop were Gunner Larsen from […]

  • Top Polish Oil and Gas Player Issues Offshore Wind Tender

    22 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Poland’s biggest oil and gas company, PKN ORLEN (Polski Koncern Noftowy), has announced a tender for the development of a preliminary technical concept to determine the options for preparing and implementing a project involving the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.

  • Germany: Preparation Begins for Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference

    9 October 2012

    In little over a month, the first-ever Offshore Wind Energy Summit with an exclusive focus on grids, foundations and installation technology will take place in Hamburg, the principal location for offshore wind in Europe. More than 150 senior level wind industry executives – already comprised of 25 Utilities and 80 installation specialists – have begun […]

  • Denmark: Palfinger Awarded Commissioning Contract for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    3 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leading service provider Palfinger Marine Services has been awarded the commissioning contract for 111 offshore cranes for DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm Anholt. “We are pleased that DONG Energy puts their trust in our service, and very proud to be working with DONG Energy on a project of this scale,” says Ove Rossland, Managing Director […]

  • Ecosse Subsea Delivers 700Te Carousel for UK Offshore Wind Projects

    27 July 2017

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) today (27 July) informed that it had designed, built and delivered a 700Te carousel to a major international infrastructure group, which will be used for the storage of cables required for UK offshore wind farm projects. ESS did not disclose the name of the client.

  • East of England to Get New Offshore Wind Special Interest Group

    25 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) has announced the formation of a new offshore wind special interest group which aims at establishing the East of England as a centre of excellence for offshore wind in the UK. The new SIG will be under the chairmanship of Graham Hacon of 3sun and is expected to work collaboratively with industry […]

  • Semco Maritime and Moffatt & Nichol Form US Offshore Wind Pact

    5 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Semco Maritime and Moffatt & Nichol have signed an agreement to offer common engineering services to the offshore wind industry in the United States.