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  • Offshore Wind Sector Ripe for Growth for A&P

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    A&P Group yesterday stated the offshore wind sector is “ripe for growth”, as the company reported a steady 2016 and said it is on track to achieve its projected turnover of GBP 90 million for this financial year. Andy Shaw, Group Managing Director for A&P Group said: “This sector is certainly ripe with opportunity and these projects make […]

  • Danes Explore U.S. Offshore Wind Opportunities

    30 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    115 participants from more than 60 companies from all parts of the offshore wind supply chain have gathered at the U.S. Offshore Wind Academy in Boston. Many Danish suppliers have also joined the two-day event which ends today, 30 September, to get an overview and understanding of the supply chain potential, and to link up with potential North American partners […]

  • Taiwan Seeks Seismometers for Offshore Wind Farm

    6 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The government of Taiwan is looking for suppliers of seismometer monitoring equipment as part of an unnamed offshore wind project.  The local company is looking for three to four seismometers to be used on an unidentified offshore wind farm, according to the UK’s Exporting Is Great programme. Seismometers are to monitor the natural frequency (fn) of offshore […]

  • TRIG to Enter Offshore Wind Investment Market

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Guernsey-based investment company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG), has received approval from its shareholders to partly shift its focus from onshore wind and solar PV and invest up to 20% of its portfolio in a broader array of projects including offshore wind. Looking ahead, TRIG believes that politically-driven constraints mean that the next Contracts-for-Difference (CfDs) in the […]

  • Germany to Curb New Offshore Wind Capacity

    5 July 2016

    German government plans to limit the installation of offshore wind farms in the period between 2021 and 2025 to 3.1GW and hold a tender for 1.7GW of offshore wind in 2017 and 1.4GW in 2018 to adjust the offshore wind development to that of the high-voltage transmission grid, according to Reuters. Previously, it was agreed that two offshore wind tenders […]

  • SeaRoc to Teach Offshore Wind HSE in Taiwan

    9 March 2016
    Human Capital

    SeaRoc Group has been awarded a contract to deliver training on effective health and safety (HSE) management in offshore wind to Taiwan-based CSBC Corporation, in partnership with ClassNK. The training, taking place on 16 and 17 March 2016, will allow CSBC to safely plan and manage activities for the complete lifecycles of offshore wind farm projects […]

  • Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Growing Roots

    5 April 2016

    The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first monopile at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, located off Norfolk, England. “Our team and suppliers have worked hard to prepare for the exciting installation phase and we are pleased to progress according to plan,” said Olav-Bernt Haga, project director for the Dudgeon project. In total, 67 turbines, as well […]

  • Offshore Wind, Aerospace Industries Enter Collaboration

    5 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and ELECNOR DEIMOS, by way of their respective UK subsidiaries, have launched project SUMO (Support of Maritime Operations in Offshore Windfarms), an initiative aimed at creating a benchmark system for offshore wind farm management. This cutting-edge initiative is to be undertaken with the support of the UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the […]

  • OWC Moves Closer to Scottish Offshore Wind

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Engineering consultancy Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in Edinburgh to support the Scottish offshore wind sector. “Scotland is home to many offshore wind development companies and is spearheading floating wind in the UK,” said Katherine Phillips, OWC’s UK country manager. ”Furthermore, with the planned launch of ScotWind and its likely inclusion of […]

  • OWC Moves Closer to Scottish Offshore Wind

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Engineering consultancy Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in Edinburgh to support the Scottish offshore wind sector. “Scotland is home to many offshore wind development companies and is spearheading floating wind in the UK,” said Katherine Phillips, OWC’s UK country manager. ”Furthermore, with the planned launch of ScotWind and its likely inclusion of […]

  • Equinor Completes Polish Offshore Wind Trifecta

    10 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s energy major Equinor has completed the acquisition of a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia. The Bałtyk I offshore location license allows for development of a wind farm with a capacity up to 1560MW of which Equinor will hold 50%. The company will be the […]

  • Greeks Studying Floating Offshore Wind Potential

    4 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Chalkis Shipyards and a number of Greek institutions are collaborating on a project seeking to study the potential of floating offshore wind in the Greek Seas. The WIndfloat.gr – Innovative Design of Floating Wind Plants for the Greek Seas project seeks to exploit the wind potential of the Greek Seas with the aim of boosting […]

  • Philippines takes first offshore wind step

    30 March 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Philippines’ Department of Energy has awarded Triconti Windkraft Group with a contract that gives the Group exclusive rights to study and develop the first offshore wind projects in the country.

  • Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Production Spikes in 2019

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms generated 6.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, a near 31 percent increase compared to 5.2TWh generated in 2018. The increase was mainly attributed to the full commissioning of the 407MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Vattenfall’s operating offshore wind capacity at the end of 2019 […]

  • Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Production Spikes in 2019

    5 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms generated 6.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, a near 31 percent increase compared to 5.2TWh generated in 2018. The increase was mainly attributed to the full commissioning of the 407MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Vattenfall’s operating offshore wind capacity at the end of 2019 […]

  • Japan Setting the Scene for Offshore Wind Development

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

    As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish a study group dubbed the Procurement Price Calculation […]

  • Germany Powered with almost 3GW of Offshore Wind

    20 July 2015

    In the first half of 2015, another 422 offshore wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 1,765.3 megawatts went on line. Up to 30 June 2015 a total of 668 offshore turbines with an overall capacity of 2,777.8 megawatts fed power into the German grid. With the current offshore wind energy output the system can […]

  • E.ON Benefits from Offshore Wind Development

    12 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The German energy company, E.ON, has posted half-year EBITDA of €4.3 billion, 13 per cent lower than the same period last year, and underlying net income dropped 21 per cent year-on-year to €1.2 billion. The reduction in EBITDA is primarily attributable to a further decline in wholesale electricity prices, lower oil prices, and a weak […]

  • India to Evaluate Its Offshore Wind Potential

    20 March 2015
    Technology

    India’s Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) has launched a tender for the supply of Light Detection And Ranging Instruments (LiDARs) for sites off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The tender is run under FOWIND project which aims to facilitate offshore wind power development in India and in turn contribute […]

  • Oregon Forms Offshore Wind Advisory Committee

    27 August 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Oregon Governor Kate Brown has formed the WindFloat Pacific Offshore Wind Advisory Committee in order to identify smart solutions for Oregon’s economy through the burgeoning offshore wind energy industry. With a $46.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to demonstrate the potential of offshore wind energy resources in the United States, Principle Power […]

  • Dominion to Reinvite Virginia Offshore Wind Bids

    22 September 2015

    Dominion Virginia Power, which had frozen its offshore wind development planned off Virginia, has decided to once again invite bids for the construction of its project, most likely in the first three months of 2016, according to Bloomberg. In April, the company announced that it had put on hold the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP), as the […]

  • MassCEC Picks Offshore Wind Study Team

    15 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has awarded Ramboll Environ and team partners a contract to study untapped offshore wind energy potential within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  • Mauritius Looking For Seasoned Offshore Wind Consultants

    9 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) has invited expressions of interest for the development of offshore wind farms for the Republic of Mauritius.

  • BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020

    20 March 2017

    The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Good Energy Adds Offshore Wind to the Mix

    21 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Storage

    Good Energy Group has signed an agreement with DONG Energy which will see the Chippenham-based renewable electricity supplier and generator source offshore wind power for its customers for the first time.