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  • Offshore wind farm has good environmental impact says IUCN (Switzerland)

    6 July 2010
    Environment

    As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an impact on marine […]

  • Open-Source Software Can Help Find Right Space for Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    17 February 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    A Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry. Offshore wind has significant potential to help the United States meet its growing energy needs, but the U.S. marine renewable energy industry has lagged behind Europe for decades. Recent legislation has […]

  • The Three Gorges First Wind Farm Project (Pvt.) Signs Onshore and Offshore Wind Contract (Pakistan)

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    The contractors would supply and install Goldwind wind turbines. The wind farm of 49.5MW is located in Jhampir, district Thatta Sindh, Pakistan. Chinese Wind Energy Information Center, or CWEI, has announced that The Three Gorges First Wind Farm Project Pvt. Ltd has signed an offshore and onshore wind power engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, […]

  • Germany: Parker EPD Wins Contract to Provide Cable Arrays for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm

    28 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Parker Hannifin Corp’s Energy Products Division (EPD) has been awarded a contract by Van Oord to provide cable arrays for the… (wind.energy-business-review) [mappress] Source: wind.energy-business-review, September 28, 2011

  • RWE wins Dutch offshore wind tender with project including green hydrogen and floating solar

    11 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    RWE has won the permit to build a large-scale offshore wind farm at the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VII site in the Dutch North Sea through the subsidy-free tender launched in the Netherlands in April. The Germany-based developer placed a bid through its project company Oranje Wind Power II and proposed a 760 MW offshore […]

  • Germany: ABB Wins Order Worth USD 1 Billion for Offshore Wind Power Connection

    2 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. This is the largest power transmission order in ABB’s history. It will deploy the world’s largest […]

  • ABB Wins Order Worth USD 1 Billion for Offshore Wind Power Connection (Germany)

    2 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

        ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. This is the largest power transmission order in ABB’s history. It will deploy the […]

  • Technip Offshore Wind Showcases Pioneering Technology during Secretary of State for Scotland Visit

    19 February 2013

    As part of a February tour, The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore visited Technip Offshore Wind’s Aberdeen headquarters to hear about current and upcoming Technip Projects and how the Company has adapted its Oil & Gas heritage to the development of award-winning, cutting-edge technology geared to providing safe, effective project delivery in the […]

  • New study makes case for E-SOVs charging at offshore wind farms

    20 February 2025
    Vessels

    Integrating battery-powered service operation vessels (E-SOVs) into offshore wind farm operations is not only technically feasible but could also deliver economic and operational benefits, according to a new study by ScottishPower Renewables and Stillstrom by Maersk. The study is the first in a series of three commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) to explore options for […]

  • Seabed investigations to soon start at Hornsea Three offshore wind farm site

    19 February 2025
    Vessels

    Seabed investigations using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) are scheduled to start at the site of Ørsted’s Hornsea Three offshore wind farm in the UK on March 1. A work-class ROV will be deployed from a DP vessel to investigate discrete areas of the seabed, both in the array site and on the export cable […]

  • NKT and Prysmian win €3.8 billion worth of contracts for Dutch offshore wind grid connections

    3 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    TenneT has selected NKT and Prysmian to install five 525 kV XLPE HVDC cable connections for grid projects which will link new Dutch offshore wind farms to the national grid. TenneT’s next-generation, 2 GW grid connections in the Netherlands are scheduled to be completed between 2028 and 2030. NKT will build the cable connections for […]

  • Natural Power Wins Technical Consulting Contract on Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    11 January 2012

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been awarded a contract to carry out an energy yield assessment and site classification study for the permitted 230MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm project in the UK by international energy utility E.ON. The Round 2 wind farm, located 8km off the Holderness coast, East Riding […]

  • ‘World’s first’ biomethanol-powered crew transfer vessel ready to work in offshore wind

    8 April 2025
    Vessels

    Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S), a Sweden-headquartered provider of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to the offshore wind industry, has taken delivery of a CTV converted to run entirely on biomethanol that has been chartered by the wind turbine supplier Vestas. According to N-O-S, this is the world’s first 100% biomethanol-powered CTV. “We now operate the world’s […]

  • The Netherlands: Van Oord and Typhoon Offshore Reach Agreement on Construction of Offshore Wind Farm

    26 January 2011

    Van Oord and the green investment company Typhoon Offshore B.V. signed a letter of intent for the construction of the BARD-Netherlands offshore wind farm. The wind farm (600 MW output capacity) will consist of two adjoining wind farms with a capacity of 300 MW each, located 55 km north of the island of Schiermonnikoog. The […]

  • European Investment Bank and Typhoon Offshore at Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance Conference Rotterdam

    21 December 2010
    Human Capital

    Melchior Karigl, Financial Director at the European Investment Bank and Michael van der Heijden, Managing Director at Typhoon Offshore have confirmed their presence at the conference Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance 2011. The second edition of the conference will open with a session on the financing of wind parks. Within the European Investment Bank, speaker […]

  • Calder Engineering to supply Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm with offshore cabins (UK)

    27 July 2010

    Thurso-based engineering company, Calder Engineering Ltd, has announced it has secured a deal to provide offshore cabins for the 315MW… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 27, 2010;

  • Bluestream Offshore Forms Joint Venture with Baltic Taucher for Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    22 November 2011

    Bluestream Offshore has formed a joint venture with German-based maritime service provider Baltic Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (Baltic Taucher) to provide offshore wind operators in German waters with a comprehensive range of fully-integrated subsea services. The newly-formed JV – to be incorporated in Rostock as ‘Baltic Bluestream Offshore GmbH’ – will be positioned and […]

  • SBM Offshore Could Benefit from Offshore Wind, Says BAC Report (The Netherlands)

    24 August 2011
    Research & Development

    With SBM Offshore’s strong marine and offshore experience and skills base, the Group is well-suited to answer the expanding supply/… (Market Publishers) [mappress] Source: Market Publishers, August 24, 2011

  • The Netherlands: Typhoon Offshore and HVC Acquire 600MW Offshore Wind Farm from BARD

    30 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Typhoon Offshore, the green investment company, and HVC, the Alkmaar-based energy provider to municipalities and water districts, have acquired from BARD Holding GmbH the 600MW wind farm that will be constructed in the North Sea, 55 kilometers North East of Schiermonnikoog. With this acquisition, the largest renewable energy project in The Netherlands is now fully […]

  • 4th Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance Conference Held Simultaneously with Offshore Energy, Amsterdam

    29 April 2013

    The fourth edition of Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance (OWIM2013) will take place on Wednesday 16 October 2013 at the Amsterdam RAI in the Netherlands. For the first time since its inception in 2010, OWIM2013 will be held simultaneously with Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference. Previous OWIM conferences have brought together hundreds of offshore wind […]

  • Atlas Puts Offshore Management & QC, Offshore Wind Teams Under One Roof

    3 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Management & QC, formerly based in Exeter, has joined Atlas Professionals’ Offshore Wind team and is based in Bristol as of today. Atlas said that the Offshore Management and QC team will now have a greater opportunity to work within the offshore wind industry. “We have been working closely with the Offshore Wind team for a […]

  • Installed offshore substation good sign for Walney 1 offshore wind farm (UK)

    24 June 2010

    Development of the Walney 1 offshore wind farm has overcome a “major challenge” with the installation of the offshore substation, Danish…   [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, June 24, 2010;

  • Offshore Investors Driving Innovative Noise Reduction in Construction of German Offshore Wind Farms

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Today, eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms have concluded a joint venture agreement under the umbrella of the German Offshore Wind Foundation. The aim is to research and develop the efficiency of various noise reduction methods in the construction of offshore wind farms. The following companies are involved in the project: # […]

  • Jumbo Offshore to Install 111 Transition Pieces for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    29 August 2011

      MT Højgaard has awarded Jumbo Offshore the transport and installation contract for all of the 111 Transition Pieces (TP’s) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark). The 400 MW wind farm is currently being developed by DONG Energy. The Anholt Wind Farm is located in the ‘Kattegat’, near Anholt Island, and will be the […]

  • 300 MW offshore wind farm expansion project in Zhanjiang enters operation

    26 December 2024
    Business Developments & Projects

    A 300 MW expansion to the existing 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm in Zhanjiang, China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), has started commercial operation. The 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm was built in two phases consisting of a total of 94 wind turbines. The first of 47 Mingyang’s MySE6.45-180 turbines in […]