The most compelling action to encourage offshore wind development in the United States is to have real live examples of successful offshore wind projects, Charles Nordstrom, a Senior Associate and Head of the US team at BVG Associates, told Offshore WIND in an interview. The first offshore wind farm
Schneider Electric has joined KIC InnoEnergy as a shareholder and formal partner. Schneider Electric has been an associate partner of KIC InnoEnergy since it was launched in 2010. This change of partnership status will see Schneider Electric taking an increased commitment in the activities and the g
JDR, a UK based supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry, has appointed Rob Hastings and Alan Wilson as Non-Executive Directors. Rob Hastings is currently Executive Director of the corporate management board at The Crown Estate. He is directly responsible for th
Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding N.V. has today announced the indicative price range and offer size for its planned initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam, with listing of and first trading in the shares under the symbol SIFG expected on Friday, 12 February. The IPO
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Scheveningen-based guard and seismic support vessel operator Rederij Groen has acquired a 50% stake in the compatriot offshore support vessel operator GloMar Group. GloMar Offshore, situated in Den Helder, comprises of four divisions providing offshore wind Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), emergenc
French subsea installation company Louis Dreyfus TravOcean has ordered two Saab Seaeye Leopard remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for touchdown monitoring and support. The Leopard work vehicle comes equipped with eleven thrusters and iCON intelligent control system, expected to provide TravOcean with
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for the procurement and construction of the jacket and piles for the 900 MW BorWin3 HVDC platform. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) reported that the 152 MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project started producing power after the first six Siemens 4 MW turbines were connected to the grid. The Rudong project is located some 25 kilometers east of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, in w
Developing renewable power resources such as wind and solar presents a USD 12 trillion investment opportunity over the next 25 years, Michael Liebreich, chairman and founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said during the Investor Summit on Climate Risk held at the United Nations’ headquarters in N
DONG Energy will make the final investment decision on the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm within the next few weeks, the utility’s UK Country Chairman Brent Cheshire told Bloomberg. Hornsea Project One, comprising 240 turbines, is located 120 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast and cov
The Lyngby-based start-up CEKO Sensors Asp is launching an optical accelerometer which could detect early signs of malfunctions in blades and potentially lead to reduced O&M costs, according to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The sensor can withstand extreme environments, and it contains
Petrofac and GE have won a contract worth over GBP 110 million to engineer, construct and install onshore and offshore electrical substations for the 336 MW Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Petrofac will provide topside and jacket foundation designs, fabrication, transport a
SSE has marked a 21.4 increase in total electricity output from renewable sources for the nine months ended 31 December, 2015, compared to the same period a year earlier. The Perth-headquartered energy company’s output from renewable resources, including offshore wind farms, was 6.8 TWh for the peri
