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  • Savannah River National Laboratory to test S.C. offshore wind (USA)

    9 August 2010
    Research & Development

    Gauging the potential of new, renewable energy sources is often a problem when establishing them. Scientists from the Savannah River… By Mike Gellatly (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, August 09, 2010;

  • Norway: Offshore Wind Makes Positive Contribution to Statkraft’s Q2 Results

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the second quarter of 2013, Statkraft achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 2555 million, an improvement of NOK 190 million compared with the corresponding quarter in 2012. Unrealised currency effects resulted in a net loss of NOK 908 million, compared with a net profit of NOK 2443 million in the […]

  • Eiffage Acquires Main Entities of Smulders Group, Opts for Offshore Wind

    26 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Metal branch of Eiffage has signed a contract for the acquisition of the main entities of the Smulders group: Smulders, Iemants, Willems and Spomasz. The acquired businesses will generate about €200 million of revenues for 2013 (for the full year) with 770 employees located in Belgium, Netherlands and Poland. With this acquisition, Eiffage is […]

  • Eiffage Acquires Main Entities of Smulders Group, Opts for Offshore Wind

    26 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Metal branch of Eiffage has signed a contract for the acquisition of the main entities of the Smulders group: Smulders, Iemants, Willems and Spomasz. The acquired businesses will generate about €200 million of revenues for 2013 (for the full year) with 770 employees located in Belgium, Netherlands and Poland. With this acquisition, Eiffage is […]

  • Ming Yang Secures Tender for 87MW of Offshore Wind in Zhuhai, China

    30 September 2013
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    China Ming Yang Wind Power (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), announced that it has secured a total of 87MW in the first tranche of tender for off-shore wind power near Zhuhai Guishan Island, Guangdong Province, China. The winning bid comprises of 29 units of 3MW super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generators (“WTGs”) , which […]

  • UK: Sutton Bridge Asks for Benefits in Centrica’s Offshore Wind Projects

    7 October 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Sutton Bridge Parish Council is trying to get the best from Centrica’s offshore wind projects and protect its citizens and shore at the same time, as the Race Bank project development gears up. After the cables were laid through the Sutton Bridge sea bank for Lincs offshore wind farm, the sea bank will yet again […]

  • U.S. Learns from UK about Offshore Wind Impact on Fishery

    9 April 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    During this week’s meeting in Montauk, New York, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will host a public listening session on offshore wind power in the United Kingdom. The listening session will be held today, April 9 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. and will also be accessible via webinar. Guest speaker will be Tom Watson, Fishery […]

  • OWAP: Job Creation in U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Already Starting

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    In the latest issue of the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project’s (OWAP) newsletter, its Project Director Valerie Stori writes about economic benefits and job creation within the U.S. offshore wind industry. Read the article below: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) decision last week to reject the Fishermen’s Energy offshore wind project is another setback […]

  • Grouting Continues at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    5 June 2013

    The foundation installation at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is well underway, with half of the 160 monopiles installed at the 576MW offshore wind farm. FoundOcean has been securing the turbine transition pieces to the monopiles using BASF’s high strength Masterflow® 9500 grout, the only grout which comes with a ‘Statement of Compliance’ […]

  • Gamesa Exhibits 5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Manchester, UK

    12 June 2013
    Technology

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is exhibiting for the 3rd consecutive year at the Offshore Wind 2013 trade fair, one of the industry’s premier events, in Manchester, UK, from 12-13 June. At this year’s fair, the company is showcasing the development and evolution of its first offshore turbine platform: Gamesa 5.0 MW […]

  • GBP 3 Million Investment to Reduce Offshore Wind Consenting Risks

    6 November 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have commissioned the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to form the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP). The programme has been created to reduce the consenting risks for large-scale offshore wind farms during the Round 3 and Scottish Territorial Waters processes and […]

  • GBP 3 Million Investment to Reduce Offshore Wind Consenting Risks

    6 November 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have commissioned the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to form the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP). The programme has been created to reduce the consenting risks for large-scale offshore wind farms during the Round 3 and Scottish Territorial Waters processes and […]

  • Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstration Site Granted Construction Permission (UK)

    8 November 2013
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted permission to The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) to construct the grid-connected 99.9MW demonstration project, comprising 15 turbines in three arrays in depths of 35m, 45m and 55m off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland including cables back to shore.  Northumberland County Council has also granted permission for […]

  • Bremen Shares Offshore Wind Know-How with New Bedford, USA

    11 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    A delegation from Bremen visited New Bedford last week and met with the city’s officials to discuss Bremen’s experience and possible cooperation in the offshore wind logistics branch. The delegation was membered by Jens Eckhoff, president of the Foundation for Offshore Wind Energy; Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics; Jonathan Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford; […]

  • UK: Fugro’s New Offshore Wind Farm Drill Readies for Action

    18 November 2013
    Technology

    Specialist overwater drilling and marine construction contractor Fugro Seacore is building a powerful pile top drill, the T120, for the offshore wind farm market to assist with monopile installations of up to 8 metres diameter. Their current big drill has 90 tonnes of rotational torque; the new one will have 120 tonnes. This new addition […]

  • Offshore Wind to Meet 10 Pct of UK Electricity Demand by 2020

    11 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has published two reports at this year’s Global Offshore Wind conference, painting a picture of an industry maturing and on course to double its capacity by 2020 to 10 GW or more – around 10 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand. ‘Offshore wind operational report 2014‘ highlights the sectors continuing growth […]

  • Inter-Array Cabling Done at Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    13 June 2014
    Storage

    A network of more than 60 kilometers of underwater cable now spreads over the construction field of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. This is almost the length of the Eurotunnel that connects the UK with Continental Europe. The inter-array cabling was completed in altogether less than four months. “We divided cable installation into two campaigns. The first […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power to Share Insight on Aligning Offshore Wind Investment

    19 June 2014

    Mainstream Renewable Power’s Co-Founder would be sharing insight on aligning offshore wind investment, procurement and construction procedures from a financial stand point in an effort to enhance the industry’s knowledge on the subject. With Utilities, IPPs and Developers citing updated financial models as one of their top three challenges, Co-Founder and Corporate Finance Director, Fintan […]

  • GDF and EDP Join Forces for Second French Offshore Wind Round

    10 July 2013

    GDF SUEZ S.A., French multinational electric utility company, has decided to join forces with Portuguese EDP Renovaveis S/A to bid for offshore wind farms in France, reports Les Echos. The two companies will form a consortium, which will finance and operate offshore wind farms if their bid is accepted. GDF was unable to win the […]

  • GL Group: New Additions to Offshore Wind Leadership Team (Germany)

    23 July 2013

    The GL Group has recently strengthened its offshore team with two appointments: David Robertson who takes on the role of Head of Practice for the UK Marine and Offshore Project Management Services and Elaine Greig who is the new UK Head of Offshore at GL Garrad Hassan. David Robertson’s career in renewables began after 13 […]

  • North East England Could Benefit from Offshore Wind Strategy

    1 August 2013

    Energi Coast, North East England’s offshore renewables group, believes that the region’s supply chain can be one of the biggest winners from the UK Government’s offshore wind industry strategy. The group says the strategy, which was published by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills on 1 August, will generate much needed confidence and stability […]

  • North Sea Shipbrokers Takes Part in DanTysk Offshore Wind Project

    28 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    North Sea Shipbrokers has been nominated as agents for the GMS Endeavour 6102 jack-up barge for the port of Esbjerg, the largest offshore port on the Denmark’s west coast. From 18th to 23rd of March, the GMS Endeavour 6102 had undergone required maintenance and has been prepared to carry out DanTysk offshore wind farm construction […]

  • Photo of the Day: Offshore WIND Waves to Damen FCS 2610 (Correction)

    9 October 2014

    Correction: It has come to our attention that the vessel passing by Offshore WIND’s office yesterday was not the Damen FCS 2008, but the 2610 type. Find the corrected article below. Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Damen FCS 2610 passing by our office at Las Palmas Building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  Damen recently received an order from SeaZip for […]

  • Stockton North MP Highlights Offshore Wind Opportunities for Local Companies

    20 October 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Alex Cunningham, British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Stockton North, is keen to highlight funding opportunities worth hundreds of thousands of pounds that are available to help more local companies to benefit from involvement in the offshore wind energy sector. Firms across the Tees Valley, including TAG Energy in Stockton and JDR Cables in Hartlepool, […]

  • ERSG to Supply Personnel for Dong Energy’s UK Offshore Wind Projects

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following the award of the German supply contract from Dong Energy in 2012, ERSG has won another contract with the offshore wind energy developer to supply staff, this time to its UK offshore wind projects. Over the next 5 years, Dong Energy estimates the number of contractors required for UK projects alone to be in excess of 500. […]