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  • Top News of the Week Feb 17 – 23, 2014

    23 February 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • TenneT Picks RPS Energy for UXO Consultancy Services

    6 January 2020
    Project & Tenders, Storage

    TenneT has awarded RPS Energy Ltd with a contract to provide unexploded ordnance (UXO) consultancy services covering zones in the Dutch North Sea identified in the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030. The tender covers six offshore wind zones, the 700MW Hollandse Kust Noord, the 700MW Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha, the 700MW Hollandse Kust (west) Beta, […]

  • Scotland Now Powered by Floating Wind

    18 October 2017

    Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started delivering electricity to the Scottish grid and the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened the wind farm on 18 October.

  • Danes issue UXO consultancy call

    6 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    HOFOR Vind has issued a tender looking for UXO consultancy services for the Aflandshage offshore wind project, set to be located 12 kilometers east of Copenhagen, Denmark.

  • SSE, Marubeni, CIP team up for ScotWind leasing

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Scottish offshore wind seabed leasing process has brought together Scotland-headquartered SSE Renewables, Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, and Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). According to the latest press release from SSE Renewables, the developer has teamed up with Marubeni and CIP to work on joint bids for the ScotWind seabed leasing, managed by […]

  • GIB Pays GBP 240 Mln for 20% Stake in Sheringham Shoal’s Owner

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) today announced a significant investment in the UK’s offshore wind sector. GIB is purchasing a 20 per cent stake from Statkraft and Statoil in Scira Offshore Energy Limited (Scira), the owner of Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, for an agreed valuation of £240m. The investment is part of a wider […]

  • Top News of the Week, 17 – 23 April 2017

    23 April 2017

    Portuguese Company Ramping Up for Offshore Wind Portugal-based ASM Energia is reportedly planning on increasing its involvement in the offshore wind sector and has chosen the port of Aveiro as a location for its new EUR 25 million plant that would accommodate the production of foundations. Dutch Plan Offshore Wind Mission to China Holland Home […]

  • Dutch Government Selects TenneT as Offshore Grid Operator

    18 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Electricity transmission operator TenneT welcomed the Dutch government’s decision to appoint TenneT as the operator of the offshore power grid in the Netherlands. TenneT CEO Mel Kroon commented: “TenneT is keen to contribute to the energy transition in the Netherlands by realizing a future-proof offshore grid. A co-ordinated effort to connect offshore wind farms will lead […]

  • TT’s Malltraeth Bay Supports VBMS at Sandbank; Another Vessel Working in Denmark

    25 April 2016

    Turbine Transfers’ 21m offshore support vessel Malltraeth Bay has started working on the Sandbank offshore wind farm, under a contract with VBMS.  VBMS won a EUR 90 million contract for the Sandbank offshore wind farm in 2014. The company is in charge of cable supply, CPS, installation, post-lay burial, and termination and testing of 76 infield cables. The work is due to be completed […]

  • Ørsted hires Correll for cable fault-finding and repair in UK, US and Taiwan

    4 June 2024
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted has awarded three multi-year framework agreements for fault-finding, diagnostic and dry repair of cables at its offshore wind farms in the UK, the U.S., and Taiwan to Correll Group. The agreements have been signed for an initial period of three years and Ørsted has also selected the UK-based Correll Group, a subsidiary of the […]

  • ScotWind leasing deadline delayed, industry voices concerns

    12 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    Crown Estate Scotland has delayed the deadline for applications for ScotWind offshore wind leasing and is carrying out a review of the option structure for the process. The review of the option structure follows the announcement of the results of The Crown Estate’s offshore wind leasing auction for sites in waters around England and Wales. The […]

  • Green hydrogen could bring UK £ 320 billion by 2050 – Report

    8 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Storage, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate £ 320 billion for the UK economy and sustain up to 120,000 jobs by 2050, a new report finds. The Offshore Wind and Hydrogen: Solving the Integration Challenge Report was released by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The […]

  • Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 November 2016

    27 November 2016

    Trump to UK Politicians: “Move Scottish Wind Farms Offshore” The US President-Elect Donald Trump has reportedly advised UK politician Nigel Farage and his team, with whom Trump met on 13 November, to campaign against onshore wind farms in Scotland, suggesting that they should be moved offshore. Dutch Want In On US Offshore Wind Action The […]

  • East Anglia THREE Capacity Boost Gets Green Light

    7 June 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has approved the increase in the maximum generating capacity of the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project from 1,200MW to 1,400MW. The Secretary of State has also approved the requests made by East Anglia Three Limited for the number of gravity base foundations at the […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 6 – 12 , 2014

    12 January 2014

    Vestas Makes Major Progress in Wind Industry Vestas has received a record number of wind turbine orders per month in December, which amount to 1,346 MW. Germany: A2SEA to Install 97 Turbines on Gode Wind A2SEA has signed a contract with DONG Energy to install 97 turbines on Gode Wind 1 + 2 in the […]

  • Reliability of subsea cables paramount to energy transition success, GUH says

    26 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Failures in underwater cables could derail global offshore wind ambitions as the reliability of these cables is paramount to the success of offshore wind and the energy transition, according to the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), UK’s trade and industry development body for the underwater sectors. GUH notes that it is estimated that around 85% of […]

  • GE Sees DolWin3 as Reference for Future OW Projects in Germany

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Storage, Technology

    Multinational energy conglomerate General Electric (GE) is hoping the successful completion of the 900MW DolWin 3 offshore grid connection project will prove a good reference in the company’s future bids for German offshore wind projects, Reuters reports. Germany’s offshore wind sector ”has become very important” to GE, Carlos Haertel, CEO at GE Germany & Austria, was quoted by Reuters […]

  • Photo of the Day: Modulift Engages in Butendiek OWF Heavy Lifting Work

    26 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day:  Heavy lifting and site transport work at the base port for Butendiek offshore wind farm in Esbjerg, Denmark.  Modulift, a specialist in lifting engineering services, is part of the Butendiek offshore wind farm development, providing its expertise in heavy lifting and transport of wind turbine foundations. Ballast Nedam Offshore is contracted to design, supply […]

  • Massachusetts Governor to Sign Energy Bill

    8 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage

    Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign the state’s landmark energy bill which calls for public utilities to buy 1,600 MW of power generated from offshore wind farms over the coming decade on Monday, 8 August. The legislation directs companies engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning, operating or controlling distribution facilities to jointly and […]

  • HBC and DONG Extend Subsea Inspection Co-op

    21 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Denmark-based HBC Group has secured a contract to carry out subsea inspection campaigns on DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms in German and Danish North Sea.

  • Ideol and Taisei to Develop Concrete Foundations in Japan

    11 October 2019
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Ideol and Taisei corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and promotion of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind in Japan. The concrete foundations will be developed using Ideol’s patented Damping Pool technology. In Japan, the potential of floating offshore wind is three times larger than for bottom-fixed offshore wind […]

  • UK: EAOW Submits East Anglia ONE Planning Application

    17 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Planning application for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has been submitted by East Anglia Offshore Wind (EAOW), a joint venture between Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, EADT24 news site reports. National Infrastructure Directorate will now consider the planning application and, if approved, the onshore construction part could begin in 2016 and offshore work could begin […]

  • UK: EAOW Submits East Anglia ONE Planning Application

    17 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Planning application for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has been submitted by East Anglia Offshore Wind (EAOW), a joint venture between Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, EADT24 news site reports. National Infrastructure Directorate will now consider the planning application and, if approved, the onshore construction part could begin in 2016 and offshore work could begin […]

  • Last EOWDC Turbine Installed, Inter-Array Cabling Nearing Completion

    28 May 2018

    The eleventh and final MHI Vestas turbine was erected on 26 May at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), where the inter-array cable installation works are also coming to an end, thus moving the project to the final commissioning phase before it generates its first power later this summer. 

  • Nexans secures €1 billion framework agreement for HVDC cables in France

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Nexans has secured a major framework agreement, valued above EUR 1 billion, with Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for offshore wind farms in France. The framework agreement covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 450 kilometer of HVDC subsea cables and 280 kilometers […]