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  • UKEF backs First Subsea offshore wind contracts

    27 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Scottish firm First Subsea has secured several offshore wind contracts in overseas markets with financial backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF).

  • ABB, Aker Solutions join forces on offshore wind

    9 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    ABB and Aker Solutions have added offshore wind to a strategic alliance agreement the two companies signed in 2016 for seabed solutions for oil and gas. The updated agreement, which now also includes offshore fish farming, covers electrical and control for seabed solutions and offshore wind, power-from-shore and electrical, instrumentation, control and telecommunications for offshore […]

  • Maryland nods to 1.2 GW offshore wind boost

    10 April 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) which will incentivize the development of 1.2 GW of additional offshore wind capacity off this US East Coast state by 2030. The assembly has subsequently sent the bill to the Governor’s desk for signature. The bill aims to accelerate Maryland’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ocean Installer focuses on offshore wind, renames to Havfram

    10 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Norway-headquartered Ocean Installer has changed its name to Havfram, saying that the move reflects the company’s increased commitment to offshore wind. “The solid revenues derived from our oil and gas projects, as well as our broad project and engineering expertise, are now being utilised to create a leading player within the offshore wind segment”, said […]

  • Prysmian Cables for French Floating Offshore Wind Project

    19 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian has been awarded a contract worth approximately €30 million by PGL (Provence Grand Large), a floating offshore wind farm project located in South France, which is part of EDF Renewables, for the development of a turn-key submarine cable system. The system to be supplied includes 3 kilometers of submarine dynamic inter-array cables and 19 […]

  • Offshore Wind Accelerator Issues Two New Tenders

    4 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Carbon Trust’s flagship collaborative RD&D programme, the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched two new tender opportunities. The programme, aimed to reduce the cost of offshore wind, overcome market barriers, develop industry best practice and trigger the development of new industry standardsas invited interested parties to submit a tender for the following projects: Inter-Array Cable […]

  • HR Wallingford Tests New Offshore Wind Foundation

    15 May 2019
    Equipment, Research & Development

    HR Wallingford has started physical model testing of a new offshore wind foundation known as the Gravity Tripod. The company is working with Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), DNV-GL, Cambridge University and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to test and certify the new offshore wind foundation concept designed by Offshore Wind Logistics and Construction (OWLC). […]

  • Germans appealing for 2 GW offshore wind tender

    25 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Germany’s WAB, Greenpeace Energy and H2BX are calling for the special 2 GW offshore wind tender to be implemented quickly and that areas be put out to tender before the end of the year. In a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier, the parties claim that long-term framework […]

  • Germans asking for offshore wind CfD and capacity target

    15 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The Association of German Wind Farm Operators (BWO) and WAB are calling for a long-term reliable investment and financing framework for offshore wind projects in Germany that would require the introduction of contracts for difference (CfD) and dialogue on a long-term expansion target until 2035.  In their joint letter sent to the German Federal Ministry […]

  • MOG completed as Seastar offshore wind project connects

    1 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The 252 MW Seastar offshore wind farm in Belgium has been connected to Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG). Seastar is part of the 487 MW SeaMade project which comprises 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines. The connection of the wind farm marks the completion of the MOG located 40km off Belgium’s coast. The switching platform […]

  • The Netherlands to extend offshore wind licences to 40 years

    27 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Netherlands intends to extend the licences for new offshore wind projects from 30 to 40 years, according to Eric Wiebes, the country’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. In a letter sent to the Dutch Parliament, Minister Wiebes said that the extended licences will allow the developers of the future wind farms in […]

  • Horizon and Seaforth Team Up on US Offshore Wind

    6 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Horizon Geosciences and Seaforth Geosurveys have formed a partnership to provide integrated offshore site investigation services for the US offshore wind market. Seaforth will provide geophysical services within the partnership, while Horizon will provide geotechnical services. The partnership is currently executing a combined geophysical and geotechnical site investigation campaign offshore Massachusetts. Rich Metters, managing director […]

  • Global Specialist Site in Offshore Wind Jobs Launched!

    14 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and […]

  • ABB and Aibel Join Forces in Offshore Wind Industry

    4 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    ABB and Aibel have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore platforms. The partners will collaborate on the design, engineering […]

  • JFSE Wraps Up Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    7 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed its first project in Taiwan. JFSE deployed the shallow draft Twin R2000 tool to de-bury and retrench a cable for maintenance as part of the Formosa 1 wind farm development for its client, cable lay contractor Woen Jinn Harbor (WJH). Formosa 1, […]

  • Belgium: NorthWind Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Completed

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, which began at the end of […]

  • ITW’s Ducorit on Over 2000 Offshore Wind Farms

    30 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    ITW Polymers Europe, a Danish manufacturer of ultrahigh performance grout Ducorit for offshore and onshore wind turbine foundations, has reached a milestone in the wind industry by grouting it’s 2000th foundation.  During the past 14 years, ITW Polymers Europe (previously Densit) has specialised in the production and installation of especially developed Ducorit, an ultrahigh performance […]