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  • GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult Sign Offshore Wind Pact

    24 April 2018
    Research & Development, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next-generation offshore wind technologies.

  • VOS Prime Testing Ampelmann Gangway on Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Multi-role platform supply vessel VOS Prime has mobilised an Ampelmann ‛A-type’ gangway system and engaged in walk-to-work operations at the offshore substations on the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands, Vroon Offshore Services reports.

  • GL Garrad Hassan Supports Japanese Investment in Offshore Wind Market

    28 January 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan has supported Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi) in making a major investment in the European offshore wind sector by providing strategic advice and technical due-diligence as part of a wider structure advisory team. Mitsubishi, Japan’s largest trading group has acquired a 50% interest in the 129 MW Luchterduinen project off the coast of the […]

  • VBMS Completes Cable Laying Works on Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2017

    VBMS has installed the final inter-array cable and the second and final export cable on the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm off Suffolk, UK.

  • Rovco Wraps Up ROV Inspection at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    20 November 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Rovco has completed an extensive remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection contract for the Galloper offshore wind farm. The circa £1 million contract has resulted in completion of the baseline asset integrity survey at the Galloper, a 353MW installed capacity wind farm which lies 30km off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Rovco deployed a Cougar XT […]

  • DOF Subsea Sends Skandi Constructor to Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    15 August 2017

    DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has won the contract for Skandi Constructor for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm project in the North Sea.

  • DEME Helping Shipping Giant Enter Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    11 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    China COSCO Shipping and Belgium’s DEME have formed a joint venture to develop offshore wind energy in China. The cooperation is in line with the Chinese climate vision and its aim to develop renewable energy, both of which were recently incorporated in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for social and economic development. The Chinese government wishes […]

  • Ørsted charters Normand Jarstein for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm

    3 November 2020
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to deploy its offshore support vessel (OSV) Normand Jarstein on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The contract has been signed for a period of four months, starting in the third quarter of 2021, when the vessel will support operations at the 1.4 […]

  • New joint venture exploring South African offshore wind market

    13 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Swedish floating multi-turbine platform designer Hexicon AB and South African wind developer Genesis Eco-Energy Developments are joining forces to explore the development of offshore wind in South Africa. The development program will be carried out via a joint venture company in South Africa named GenesisHexicon (Pty) Ltd. “This is the winning formula for large scale energy production […]

  • UK Industry Bodies Give UK Floating Offshore Wind a Push

    14 November 2017

    RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables met in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, 14 November, to debate future opportunities for UK’s floating offshore wind.

  • USA: BOEM Schedules Offshore Wind Seminar in Rhode Island and Virginia

    15 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled public seminars in Rhode Island and Virginia to explain how offshore wind developers can participate in upcoming auctions for renewable energy development in federal waters offshore Rhode […]

  • Prysmian’s 66kV Cable System Ready to Hit Offshore Wind Market

    17 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage, Technology

    Energy cable systems provider Prysmian Group has gained verification of its 66kV cable system technology for offshore wind inter-array networks. “This new qualification milestone is a further advance along our path towards the development of innovative, sustainable and cost effective cable solutions for the offshore renewable power industry,” said Raul Gil, Prysmian PowerLink Chief Operating Officer. “Prysmian is both […]

  • Maryland Public Service Commission Starts Reviewing Offshore Wind Applications

    22 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Storage

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) began a 180-day proceeding to evaluate two offshore wind project proposals on Monday, 21 November. PSC opened an application period for a USD 1.9 billion Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) in February 2016. The initial application was submitted by US Wind in the same month. PSC received the second and […]

  • MEA Issues Geophysical Report on Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Area

    4 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has released a report detailing a high-resolution geophysical and oceanographic survey of the entire Maryland Wind Energy Area. The survey was the first by any state to map the seafloor geology of a complete Wind Energy Area. This information is critical to optimizing the siting, design and layout of an offshore […]

  • USA: Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act Passes House of Delegates

    25 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    The Maryland Climate Coalition commends Chairman Derrick Davis, Speaker Busch, and members of the House of Delegates for passing HB 226, the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, with a vote of 86-48. “Today was a great day for democracy. With 72% of Maryland voters in support of investing in an offshore wind economy, […]

  • Belgium Agrees on EUR 79/MWh for Three Offshore Wind Farms

    27 October 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Belgian government today (27 October) reached an agreement with the developers of three offshore wind projects on a price of EUR 79/MWh as part of the government’s support scheme. 

  • wpd Opts For Mermaid to Tackle Weather Risk on Offshore Wind Projects

    6 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology

    wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH has become the latest European wind farm operator to take James Fisher Marine Services’ Mermaid as its tool for assessing the weather risk on its offshore construction and O&M activities.

  • MMT: Ongoing Survey for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Park, Germany

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    MMT has been appointed by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH to conduct a pre lay survey and ROV inspection of the IAG at the Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Park. This project is now ongoing and MMT uses the survey & ROV vessel IceBeam, equipped with a Kongsberg EM2040 Dual Head Multibeam and a Sub-Atlantic Mohican ROV, […]

  • Ontario Decision on Offshore Wind Farm Upsets Kingston Mayor (Canada)

    3 March 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Kingston mayor Mark Gerretsen is fuming over the provincial government’s recent decision to suspend all off-shore wind turbine projects in…   (emckingston) [mappress]   Source: emckingston, March 03, 2011  

  • Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Knowledge Portfolio Available at Energy Institute

    16 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    In a collaboration with the Energy Institute (EI), The Crown Estate has brought together over 100 reports and publications, produced as part of its strategic offshore wind programme, and made them more widely available through the EI Knowledge Service. This significant range of publications, developed over the last five years, aims to help mitigate, reduce, […]

  • Shared Knowledge Could Enhance Offshore Wind Industry for Germany, UK

    7 August 2012
    Human Capital

    As the UK prepares for the future development of larger wind farms in deeper waters, as part of Round Three leasing, the techniques and experience that has been perfected will now need to be adapted to cope with the harsher conditions of working further offshore. The German renewables market has vast experience of this type […]

  • Dutch Delegation Shares Offshore Wind Knowledge With U.S. Department of Energy

    19 April 2011
    Human Capital

    A delegation of Dutch experts in wind-energy will share trade tips with the officials from U.S. Department of Energy in a round table… By Stephen Kloosterman (hollandsentinel) [mappress] Source: hollandsentinel, April 19, 2011;

  • North Sea Countries Partner Up to Lower Offshore Wind Cost

    6 June 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and Norway have vowed to collaborate in terms of planning and constructing offshore wind farms. Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, is the initiator of the cooperation, under which the countries will also investigate other technologies for generating renewable energy at the North Sea. The nine North Sea […]

  • Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm to Get Innovative Foundation Piles

    21 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the wind turbines will be mounted directly on top of […]

  • Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind Conference to Be Held in London, UK

    12 September 2013

    Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind Conference will be held on Wednesday 18th September 2013 – Thursday 19th September 2013 in London, UK. The conference will examine vessel solutions to optimise the delivery of farshore, deepwater projects. Hot topics at this year’s Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind conference include; improving installation efficiency, heavy lift O&M vessels, […]