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  • Prysmian awarded $25 million for Massachusetts offshore wind cable factory

    21 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of $180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, with a part of this earmarked for Prysmian’s high-voltage cable factory in Somerset. The Massachusetts government will support the construction of Prysmian’s offshore wind cable manufacturing facility in Somerset […]

  • Prysmian lands offshore wind contracts worth over €800 million

    16 September 2022
    Project & Tenders

    Prysmian has been awarded two contracts including options by Amprion Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of German transmission system operator Amprion, for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of land and submarine cables for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore wind farm grid connection systems in the German North Sea. The DolWin4 and BorWin4 projects will transmit […]

  • Geophysical survey needed for 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind farms

    7 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-3 and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-2 have issued a tender for a geophysical and 3D Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (UHRS) survey at the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland. The tender is divided into two separate lots. Lot 1 covers a 3D UHRS survey of locations deemed high risk for sub-surface boulders, focusing […]

  • Netherlands starts working on site characterisation for new offshore wind areas

    17 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced upcoming calls for tenders through which the Dutch Government will procure geophysical surveys and archeological assessment of new areas that have been designated to accommodate the country’s increased offshore wind target. Around 24 June, RVO plans to open a tender for several wind farm zones in the Dutch […]

  • UK offshore wind pioneer buys US marine environmental consultancy

    20 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    UK offshore wind pioneer Venterra Group has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of INSPIRE Environmental, a Rhode Island-based marine environmental consultancy. Founded in 2015, INSPIRE collects, interprets and visualizes seafloor data for clients in the offshore wind, ports and marine construction sectors. “INSPIRE is our first North American acquisition and adds new capability to both […]

  • Offshore wind cable market to grow six-fold this decade – RenewableUK

    16 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The market for offshore wind farm cables is set to grow six-fold over the course of this decade, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The global market for subsea power cables is divided between array cables which run between the turbines of an offshore wind farm connecting them to the offshore substation, and […]

  • Statkraft all set for surveys at Irish offshore wind farm site

    23 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Irish government has granted Statkraft a foreshore licence for site investigation in waters off Ireland where the company plans to build a 530 MW offshore wind farm. The developer submitted an application for the licence in December 2019, requesting approval to undertake site investigations at the project site located off the coasts of County […]

  • Danes eyeing extra gigawatt of offshore wind at Bornholm Energy Island

    14 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has requested Energinet to expand the current feasibility study areas at the Bornholm Energy Island site in the Baltic Sea, which could allow for installing 1 GW of offshore wind capacity more and also be the new place where the Hesselø project could be built. The new […]

  • ORE Catapult, HonuWorx to boost use of subsea robotics in offshore wind

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and HonuWorx are set to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership to be used at offshore wind farms.

  • CorPower sees California’s offshore wind ambition as opportunity for wave energy

    29 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    California’s continued push to rapidly adopt offshore wind signals a glowing opportunity for wave energy technology as a complementary power partner to accelerate the mission to net-zero, according to Swedish company CorPower Ocean.

  • GC Rieber sells SURF vessel to Taiwanese offshore wind company

    20 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norwegian shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement with the Taiwanese offshore wind company Dong Fang Offshore for the sale of its SURF, construction vessel Polar Onyx. The delivery of the 130-meter long vessel, built at Ulstein Verft in 2014, is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2022. The sale […]

  • $1.3M available for surveys of New York Bight offshore wind areas

    9 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made available nearly $1.3 million to support redevelopment data collection in the New York Bight Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) to facilitate responsible offshore wind development.

  • VIDEO: ABB Successfully Commissions Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Connection

    17 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The transmission link was constructed as part of an expansion of […]

  • Ørsted Hires Aqualis for Geotech Job on US Offshore Wind Farm

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aqualis Offshore, a sister company to Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC), has been awarded a contract by Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy) to provide geotechnical site investigation supervision services at the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm. The contract also includes an option to provide similar geotechnical services at the Bay State Wind farm, which is jointly developed […]

  • Subsea 7 Keeps Profit in Line with Offshore Wind at Its Back

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has delivered another positive quarter backed by higher activity in renewables sector as it came almost flat with profit in the prior-year quarter. The subsea engineering and construction specialist posted quarterly profit of $146.3 million, or $41 cents per share, on revenue of $897 million, versus profit of $146.5 million, or $42 […]

  • GL Releases New Guideline for Offshore Wind Turbines Certification (Germany)

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new “Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines”. This guideline was compiled by GL Renewables Certification in cooperation with its Wind and Marine Energy Committee. The new guideline, which will be unveiled at EWEA 2013, provides a fully integrated design and analysis concept for offshore wind […]

  • Aberdeen Harbour to Play a Key Role in Offshore Wind Developments (UK)

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A Vega VLS-46 sector light, supplied to Aberdeen Harbour by Hydrosphere, has played a major part in facilitating the successful completion of the harbour’s £5.2m dredging operation, paving the way for the harbour to play a key role in offshore wind developments. The harbour is already the centre of activity for the energy industry’s marine […]

  • UK: Enventi Completes Analysis of Cable Installation in Offshore Wind Industry

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings: “Until now, we have found it difficult to understand why power cable installation […]

  • The Leading Event for the Oil & Gas, Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Industry

    10 September 2019

    The leading event for the oil & gas, marine energy and offshore wind industry.

  • UK: Scientists Survey Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm Site

    8 November 2011
    Research & Development

    A team of scientists are sailing from Suffolk to the North Sea to find out more about harbour porpoises…  (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, November 08 , 2011; Image: IFAW

  • UK: EIB Funds Walney 1 Offshore Wind Transmission Link

    26 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      £52m of funding for the transmission link to the Walney 1 offshore wind farm will be provided by the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited has been granted a licence to own and operate the offshore transmission link by Ofgem E-Serve, the UK energy regulator’s business […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Farms Create Artificial Habitat for Some Species

    8 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds litt… (treehugger) [mappress] Source: treehugger, August 08, 2011;

  • UK: Offshore Wind Propels Tidal Transit into Norfolk’s Future 50

    8 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Renewable energy is one of Norfolk’s most rapidly expanding industry sectors, and the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms along its coastline is offering exciting business opportunities for services providers which are willing to respond to its many challenges. Tidal Transit is one such company which has risen to this challenge, raising capital finance […]

  • UK: Strathclyde Student Develops Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Access

    3 July 2011

    An Engineering student at Strathclyde has developed innovative technology to solve a problem which costs the offshore wind turbine industry millions of pounds each year. Robbie Macdonald, 23, from North Connel, near Oban, has come up with a flexible bridge system to get technicians more quickly and safely to turbines in need of repair. Under […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Farms Create Artificial Habitat for Some Species

    8 August 2011

    A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds little negative… by Matthew McDermott (treehugger) [mappress] Source: treehugger, August 08, 2011