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  • Asso.subsea to install cables at Danish offshore wind pair

    23 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vattenfall has awarded Asso.subsea with a contract for the transportation, installation, protection and commissioning of the 66 kV export and inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind projects in Denmark.

  • Lamprell negotiating ‘very large’ offshore wind contract

    24 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has entered into exclusive negotiations as a preferred supplier with an international client in the offshore wind industry for what the company describes as ”a very large contract.” Lamprell said it will now work with the client to confirm the terms of a reservation agreement that will […]

  • Framo pumps for Scotland’s largest offshore wind project

    2 March 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second order for our Framo pumping systems […]

  • UK to fund offshore wind manufacturing in disadvantaged regions

    23 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched an Offshore Wind Investment Programme to support the delivery of manufacturing investment in the offshore wind supply chain in disadvantaged or deprived regions in the UK. UK-registered businesses can apply until 11:59 p.m. on 30 May for a grant funding for major investments in […]

  • Rystad Energy: Offshore wind jobs to triple by 2030

    19 February 2021
    Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Workforce demand in offshore wind will rise dramatically over the next decade, with the number of jobs in this sector reaching around 589,000 in 2025, while 2030 could see 868,000 full-time offshore wind jobs. Currently, it is estimated that around 297,000 people are working in the sector. This is according to an analysis from Rystad […]

  • Lithuania starts working on offshore wind development specifics

    18 March 2021
    Authorities & Government

    Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has commissioned UAB Ardynas to prepare a special plan and strategic environmental assessment to determine specific sites for offshore wind farm construction within an area that has already been designated for offshore wind development. The plan will specify the areas in which the development and operation of offshore wind farms will […]

  • European offshore wind draws record investment in 2020

    9 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, €6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent year-on-year. The […]

  • Japan’s MOL sets up offshore wind division

    1 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it will restructure the organisation as of 1 April and that it will establish a business division dedicated solely to offshore wind. As part of its restructuring and setting up several new business units and divisions, MOL is establishing the Wind Power Energy Business Division to expand […]

  • New York gets Offshore Wind Training Institute

    15 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have launched the Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI). Through a partnership between SUNY’s Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University, the USD 20 million investment will advance offshore wind training programs and the educational infrastructure needed to […]

  • Ocean Ecology and Åkerblå to work together in offshore wind

    8 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian environmental and technical consultancy Åkerblå Group is buying into UK-based marine and environmental survey specialist Ocean Ecology with an aim to work in offshore wind. Åkerblå Group is acquiring 51% of the shares in Ocean Ecology, while the founders and current owners will retain the remaining 49% and continue to develop the company together […]

  • DNV backs PGE in offshore wind negotiations with Ørsted

    4 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    DNV has advised PGE Baltica on the setup of a joint venture with Ørsted dedicated to developing two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. DNV provided technical and commercial services related to setting up the joint venture for developing, building, and operating the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and the 1 GW Baltica 3 […]

  • GIEK’s offshore wind portfolio quadruples in H1 2020

    21 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind portfolio of the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) has quadrupled since the end of last year, the agency reported on 21 July. GIEK’s offshore wind portfolio since the end of 2019 until now amounts to NOK 4.2 billion (approximately EUR 399 million), while the state-owned agency is actively seeking new business […]

  • Hornsea Two offshore wind farm connected to land

    26 August 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Cable pull-in for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm’s export line has been completed at the project’s landfall site at Lincolnshire’s Horseshoe Point beach. The operation, carried out by Boskalis’ cable laying vessel Ndurance, involved installing 2.4 kilometres of cable under water and toward the connection point. “Thanks to the dedication of our contracted staff, […]

  • Ørsted recruiting 23 offshore wind turbine technicians

    13 August 2020
    Human Capital

    Ørsted has launched a recruitment campaign that will see the offshore wind developer employing 23 wind turbine technicians. The new employees will work out of the East Coast Hub in Grimsby on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including Hornsea Project Two. “Over half of Ørsted’s Grimsby based employees work as wind turbine technicians and are located […]

  • Siem Barracuda leaves Merkur offshore wind farm

    10 July 2020
    Vessels

    Siem Offshore’s vessel Siem Barracuda has been demobilised from the Merkur offshore wind farm and left the project on 8 July. The Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) has been in service at the German offshore wind farm for almost two years, under a contract with GE Renewable Energy. The equipment fitted onto the vessel for […]

  • GWEC launches Floating Offshore Wind Task Force

    7 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched the Floating Offshore Wind Task Force with the aim to accelerate the growth of the sector. The first actions will be to define the priority markets for offshore wind, and engage with relevant local associations, policymakers and NGOs in the fishing, marine mammals and ports sectors through […]

  • Germans seek monitoring services for offshore wind zones

    3 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender seeking geophysical and hydrographic monitoring for the geological preliminary investigations at three offshore wind zones. The tender is divided into two lots, including monitoring of geophysical surveys for 2020, 2021 and 2022, as well as accompanying the hydrographic measurements for the same years. The relevant investigation areas […]

  • SSE selling stake in Walney offshore wind farm

    1 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    SSE has agreed to sell its 25.1% non-operating stake in the 367 MW Walney offshore wind farm to Greencoat UK Wind. The stake equates to 92 MW of capacity and the total consideration is £350 million. The sale marks the first stage in SSE’s plans to dispose of £2 billion of assets by autumn 2021, […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES forms offshore wind ties in Japan

    5 August 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development, Technology

    Tsubasa Windfarm Design (TWD), Fraunhofer IWES, and Kobe University have started collaborating to provide wind farm design services for projects offshore Japan. Fraunhofer IWES is specialized in offshore layout optimization and has been actively developing its own wake models which take into account atmospheric stability conditions. According to the German research centre, Prof. Dr. Teruo […]

  • AqualisBraemar backs port developments for offshore wind work

    17 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    AqualisBraemar’s offshore wind consultancy unit OWC and its ports and harbors unit are combining resources and know-how to support new port developments driven by the growth in the offshore renewable energy sector. According to OWC, the collaboration will work towards helping ports identify exactly what they need in order to provide the ideal platform to […]

  • Iberdrola and Enea scrap Polish offshore wind pact

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Spain’s Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have decided to terminate exclusive talks on jointly pursuing offshore wind projects in Poland. Back in June, Enea and Iberdrola signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity of up to 3.3 GW. After the […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES to survey German offshore wind zone

    21 May 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Fraunhofer IWES has secured a contract to provide geophysical investigation and hydrographic survey services at the N-9.4 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. The work will be carried out in 2022 as part of the preliminary investigations of the seabed at the zone. The contract was awarded by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic […]

  • Ocean energy and offshore wind pinpoint collaboration areas

    19 October 2020
    Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    The members of International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) collaborative framework on ocean energy and offshore renewables have identified 13 topics of focus to advance the sector forward.

  • Maine getting $2 million offshore wind support

    2 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding a $2.166 million grant to support the development of the offshore wind industry in Maine. The grant, awarded by the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), will be used to develop a roadmap for establishing an offshore wind industry in this U.S. state. This will be matched with $267,624 in […]

  • DEME launches its first offshore wind SOV

    1 October 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    DEME has launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. The vessel, named Groene Wind, is of the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) class and will be directly chartered to Siemens Gamesa for maintenance activities at the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in Belgium, once delivered […]