UK-based Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) and Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE) have signed an agreement to partner up for upcoming projects in the Indian offshore wind sector.Under the agreement, OWC and TCE will combine its powers to…
North East England’s supply chain is “fit and ready” to support the growth of offshore wind that the new UK Sector Deal will bring, according to Energi Coast.The North East has been instrumental in the development of the offshore wind industry…
Clean, green offshore wind is set to power more than 30% of British electricity by 2030, Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry announced yesterday (7 March 2018) with the launch of the new joint government-industry Offshore Wind Sector Deal…
The World Bank Group announced a new program to advance the adoption of offshore wind energy in developing countries and emerging markets.The World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) will help these markets evaluate their offshore…
The solutions provider of the offshore renewable industry, Green Marine has expanded its fleet by recently purchasing a Damen Twin Axe 26m long CTV named the “Green Storm”.The vessel will focus on servicing the Offshore Wind industry, providing…
UK company Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has completed a full inspection of Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up vessel, Zaratan, ahead of her deployment to Taiwan in the coming weeks.Both SMC and Seajacks have a keen interest in Taiwan’s offshore wind market…
Gunnar Groebler, Senior Vice President, Business Area Wind at Vattenfall, has been named chairman of WindEurope’s board of directors.Groebler will replace RES CEO Ivor Catto and will serve an 18-month term. Nordex’s Tony Adams becomes the association’s new vice chair…
Swan Hunter has completed work to spool export cables into storage baskets for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm at its yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.The UK-based shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company said in a press…
Based on the latest forecasts, engery-sector specialists Nautilus Associates claim more than £59 billion ($77 billion) could be invested in new offshore energy and infrastructure projects between now and 2040 in the Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Enterprise Zones…
UK-based water company Northumbrian Water has signed what is believed to be the UK’s first corporate power purchase (PPA) agreement with Danish renewable energy specialist Ørsted for offshore wind.The 10-year deal is an expansion of a renewable electricity supply agreement between the companies…
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion Group has concluded a 30-megawatt (MW) contract with Renexia for the first offshore wind farm in the Italian Mediterranean Sea.The wind farm will feature ten Senvion 3.0M122 turbines, installed on monopile…
Last week, the first electricity has been generated by the Belgian offshore wind farm Norther. Only 7 months ago, the Dutch maritime contracting company Van Oord started with the installation of the first foundation and already the first power is delivered to the grid…
European energy company Vattenfall has decided to participate in the 750 MW offshore wind tender for Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 & 4, in the Dutch part of the North Sea.The yearly production is estimated to provide electricity to around 1.3 million…
Heavy lift specialist ALE has completed works for Orsted's Hornsea 1 wind farm off the east coast of England.ALE was contracted by GeoSea to provide the specialist offshore engineering alongside the marine transportation, sea-fastening, load…
French utility ENGIE and EDP Renewables (EDPR) has jointly announced the addition of the international private energy company E.ON to the Dunkerque Eoliennes en Mer consortium in the framework of the competitive bidding process for offshore wind turbines off the coast of Dunkerque…