German energy company innogy SE is preparing to participate in two offshore wind auctions, in Germany and in the UK, in 2017 with two projects which have a combined capacity of nearly 1.2GW.
DONG Energy has awarded Seaproof Solutions, a Norway-based supplier of cable protection systems (CPS), with a contract to deliver its cable protection systems for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK.
The European Commission has cleared unconditionally under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa by Siemens.
While its mother company Boskalis reported a revenue decline of 20% for 2016, VBMS achieved an 80% increase in revenue from offshore wind projects including Sandbank, Nordergründe, Rampion, Galloper, Egmond, Aberdeen, Borssele and Blyth.
Germany-headquartered energy company E.ON has appointed Anja Dotzenrath as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of E.ON Climate & Renewables and Michael Lewis, the current CEO of the company’s renewables division, as the new CEO of E.ON UK.
UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem has invited companies to submit bids to own and run links to the 336MW Galloper and the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
Irish renewable energy group Gaelectric has partnered with Ideol to develop floating offshore wind energy projects in Irish waters using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology.
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion plans to cut 780 jobs mainly at its facilities in Husum, Trampe and Bremerhaven in an effort to ”make the company competitive again.”
Subsea 7 acquired 50% stake in Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) from K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus) on 10 March. SHL was a joint venture company in which Subsea 7 held a 50% interest, hence the company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Subsea 7.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received unsolicited lease requests, filed separately by Statoil and PNE Wind USA, seeking to develop offshore wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its mai
Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
German foundations manufacturer Erndtebrücker Eisenwerk (EEW) opened a new production facility at the Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal in Vlissingen on Thursday, 9 March.
Italy-based cable manufacturer to deliver inter-array cable systems for the 400MW Merkur and the 407MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
