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  • Growth in Offshore Wind Parks Is Good News for Shipdock

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The increase in offshore activities means a lot of new work for the repair and conversion industry – and Shipdock is busily improving its position in this market: most recently with the lengthening of the GMS Endeavour’s four massive ‘legs’. New orders are streaming in at Shipdock Amsterdam from the rapidly growing offshore wind energy […]

  • Introducing Offshore WIND Conference speaker Bent Christensen

    28 July 2017

    Offshore WIND Conference proudly confirms Bent Christensen, Vice President, Siemens Gamesa, as speaker during the event. Christensen will be part of the opening session which will touch on the potential cannibalization of the electric market. Christensen has clear views on renewables, stating: “Clean energy is no longer a ‘nice to have’ but a ‘need to […]

  • ABS Certifies Portugal’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

      ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has provided certification services for the design, fabrication and installation for the first WindFloat facility. The WindFloat Aguçadoura unit is a 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in slightly less than 50 m water depth 4 km offshore the northern Portuguese coast. […]

  • UK: Subsea Industry Developing Their Businesses for Offshore Wind

    26 October 2012

    Offshore wind industry in the North East UK has been recognized by many companies as one which will play a huge role in the future energy mix. Therefore, the companies from the subsea industry are developing their businesses to follow the benefits of the offshore wind market. When it comes to supply chain, the region’s […]

  • DECC Approves Dudgeon Offshore Wind Planning Variations

    30 December 2013

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved Dudgeon Offshore Wind’s application to vary the offshore planning consent. Namely, after the acquisition of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm by Statoil and Statkraft the variations were requested due to the structure of the seabed. The review also indicates that in order to avoid […]

  • VSMC to Install Cables for Westermeerwind Offshore Wind Farm

    28 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Siemens NL has contracted VSMC to design, supply and install infield cables between 48 wind turbine generators and 6 export cables to the onshore substation of the Westermeerwind Wind Farm. The work for VSMC also includes 7 dike crossings (HDD), cable terminations and testing. VSMC will start the HDD in August 2014, followed by cable […]

  • Presenting David Molenaar, speaker at the Offshore WIND Conference

    23 September 2016

    David Molenaar, Country Division Head Wind Power at Siemens Netherlands, will be one of our speakers during this year’s Offshore WIND Conference which will be held in Amsterdam RAI on 24th and 25th October. The theme of the Offshore WIND Conference this year is ‘Reaching Potential’ and will discuss the opportunities available in the industry […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2015 is building without borders

    11 June 2015

    The total worldwide installed wind capacity is expected to grow from 7GW in 2014 to as much as 140GW in 2040. New projects in many new locations will be realized in the future, and as 35% of the companies attending Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in 2014 were engaged in both oil & gas and wind energy, visitors […]

  • Mass. Ocean Plan Promotes Offshore Wind Farms

    5 January 2010

    Massachusetts has released a first-in-the-nation ocean management plan that increases protection for sensitive marine wildlife and promotes the development of offshore renewable energy projects, such as wind farms. The plan prohibits commercial development in some areas of the ocean and encourages it in others by setting aside 2 percent of state waters for industrial-scale wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Could Help Spanish Shipyards

    31 October 2011

      SPAIN’S shipyards, which provide direct and indirect employment for 20,000 workers, have been hard hit by the recession… (euroweeklynews) [mappress] Source: euroweeklynews, October 31, 2011

  • NORCOWE Organizes Offshore Wind Summer School 2014

    20 August 2014
    Human Capital

    NORCOWE (Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy) organized its summer school for the fifth time. The summer school is a five-day in depth workshop on offshore wind, open for both PhD-students and industry employees. Non-NORCOWE members are welcome, and all courses are in English, opening up for international participation. This year’s NORCOWE summer school was […]

  • MECAL to Advise on First Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The developer of what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., has hired a Dutch-based company MECAL to act as technical advisor for the project. MECAL’s involvement focuses on wind turbine generator (WTG) procurement including technology evaluations of the various proposed WTG models, WTG tender analysis, […]

  • Scunthorpe to Host Two Offshore Wind Connections Events

    21 March 2014

    Grimsby Renewables Partnership have teamed up with Team Humber Marine Alliance and RenewableUK to hold two supply chain events aimed at local businesses. The intention is to give companies a better insight into what opportunities are available for them and the opportunity to partake in networking and workshops. These free events will be held on […]

  • WINDFORCE Conference Presents Latest Offshore Wind Developments

    28 March 2014

    Registration for the WINDFORCE offshore conference has begun. In more than 70 lectures to be held from 17th to 19th June in Bremen, participants will learn everything worth knowing about the technical, economic, scientific and political developments in the international offshore wind industry. While the parallel event WINDFORCE fair opens its doors at 9:00am on […]

  • XEMC Starts Construction on Pinghaiwan Offshore Wind Project

    2 July 2014

    Chinese company, Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd. (XEMC) said it is to start the construction of a 50MW Pinghaiwan offshore wind project this month. The EUR 131 million (CNY 1.112 billion) project, located in Fujian province in eastern China, comprises 10 XEMC’s  5 MW offshore wind power turbine generators. In 2011, the company’s subsidiary, […]

  • Bureau Veritas Set for Offshore Wind Projects Certification

    17 September 2014

    Bureau Veritas Certification, part of the group Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced it has successfully been accredited to undertake Project Certification of offshore wind projects against the international standards IEC 61400. This most recent accreditation is part of Bureau Veritas’ on-going strategy to offer the wind industry a […]

  • GRS: Hamburg Becoming Hotspot for Offshore Wind Industry

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    German Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) will exhibit at WindEnergy Hamburg at booth B4.EG.118 . The GRS shipbroker team will be ready to answer all questions and discuss any topics concerning offshore tonnage and equipment at their 42 m2 exhibition booth from 23 to 26 September 2014. “WindEnergy Hamburg is a home match for us,” explains Philippe Schönefeld, […]

  • GRS: Hamburg Becoming Hotspot for Offshore Wind Industry

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    German Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) will exhibit at WindEnergy Hamburg at booth B4.EG.118 . The GRS shipbroker team will be ready to answer all questions and discuss any topics concerning offshore tonnage and equipment at their 42 m2 exhibition booth from 23 to 26 September 2014. “WindEnergy Hamburg is a home match for us,” explains Philippe Schönefeld, […]

  • Rotterdam to Host Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Conference

    17 January 2014

    Windkracht 14, the Dutch offshore wind energy conference & exhibition, organised by the Dutch Wind Energy Association (NWEA), We@sea and TKI Wind op zee, will be held at the WTC Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Major players working in the offshore wind sector will come together to discuss how to achieve the targets for offshore wind energy […]

  • Areva and Gamesa to Establish Joint Offshore Wind Business?

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rumor has it that Areva and Gamesa are negotiating the establishment of a new joint venture in offshore wind energy industry. If true, the companies would focus on building offshore wind turbines and would each hold a 50% stake in the new business, according to two sources cited by Reuters that have “direct knowledge of […]

  • Rabobank Issues Report on Offshore Wind Installation Vessels

    21 January 2014
    Research & Development

    Rabobank has issued a report called Navigating the future of offshore wind energy, which states that a radical redesign of offshore wind energy installation vessels is needed in the long-term to lower installation costs and realise projected capacity growth. The high growth rates in offshore wind energy have led to an influx of new installation […]

  • Tiny Bat ‒ Big Impact on Offshore Wind Farms

    21 January 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    A tiny bat, ringed in the UK, found in Netherlands, 600 kilometres (as the bat flies) from where it was ringed, has provided the first record of a bat crossing the sea from the UK to mainland Europe! Bat experts in the Netherlands and the UK are working together to learn more about this remarkable […]

  • France to Announce Second Offshore Wind Tender Winners

    7 May 2014
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    The French government is going to announce results of the second offshore wind tender round later today. Energy minister Ségolène Royal will hold a press conference at 16:30, when she will announce the winners for the 500MW Le Treport and Noirmoutier development sites. Le Tréport area was opened for competition during the first call for […]

  • NTOC to Work on 200MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co., Ltd (NTOC) has successfully won the bid for Jiangsu Rudong 200 MW offshore wind power demonstration project, which includes the foundation construction, wind turbine installation and cable laying. The project is located in Jiangsu Rudong’s new floodgate, outside of the intertidal zone, about 4.5 to 6.5 km away from the […]

  • NTOC to Work on 200MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co., Ltd (NTOC) has successfully won the bid for Jiangsu Rudong 200 MW offshore wind power demonstration project, which includes the foundation construction, wind turbine installation and cable laying. The project is located in Jiangsu Rudong’s new floodgate, outside of the intertidal zone, about 4.5 to 6.5 km away from the […]