French energy major TotalEnergies has opened its UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Hub was opened by Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. It will be part of the company’s existing offshore operations centre in Aberdeen and will enable the transition of staff from oil an
Ørsted plans to build a nearly USD 20 million emissions-free offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in west Ocean City, Maryland, USA. Located on Harbor Road, the facility will service Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind program and create up to 110 temporary and permanent jobs in the community,
Atlas Professionals has started recruiting Troubleshooters and Service Technicians for Vattenfall’s Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team that will be taking care of the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farms in the Netherlands. Since the transfer to the wind turbines will be carried out by crew
A new Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) report has been launched to help Scottish companies understand and gain a foothold into the burgeoning global offshore wind market. Produced for SOWEC by Scotia Supply Chain, this guide aims to appraise current and prospective Scottish exporters of
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to cease production at its factories in Viveiro, Spain, and Esbjerg, Denmark, as well as the onshore wind factory in Lauchhammer, Germany. Vestas said that the move is part of the company’s integration of its onshore and offshore business started after V
Dominion Energy Virginia, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and their state affiliate Virginia Building Trades have entered into an agreement to cooperate and collaborate on tripartite discussions with Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) suppliers to transition US union construction w
Floating wind could bring massive investment and create tens of thousands of jobs in the UK if actions are taken now, according to a report published by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) in partnership with Renewable UK and Scottish Rene
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e., has said that its proposals for a floating wind farm, submitted in the ScotWind leasing round, could create 3,900 jobs in Scotland at the peak of manufacturing and construction, if successful in winning the dev
Ørsted has posted almost 30 job vacancies for its operations in the US, including several positions related to offshore wind. The positions in offshore wind operations span across a range of fields, from commercial project management, contract management, offshore cable installation and geoscience c
The government of Australia has introduced legislation that will allow offshore wind projects to be built in Commonwealth waters. The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 will allow the government to designate Offshore Electricity Areas in Commonwealth waters more than three miles offshore.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the Vice-ministry of Energy and Environmental Quality (MINAE) of Ministry of Environment, and Energy and Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) have kicked-off a joint initiative to build knowledge about the local benefits of offshore wind and explore pathways
Four US Senators have introduced a bill to create offshore wind manufacturing tax credits aimed at advancing the manufacturing and offshore wind deployment in the USA. With the growing number of offshore wind leases offered in the United States, the Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act is said t
Taylor Hopkinson has been awarded a contract to supply freelance personnel to the Codling Wind Park offshore wind project in Ireland. With a potential capacity of up to 1,500 MW Codling Wind Park is set to be one of the largest offshore wind projects in Ireland and is located in the Irish Sea, appro
A study by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and Crown Estate Scotland has pinpointed the Cromarty Firth as an ideal location for an offshore wind marshalling and assembly hub in Scotland. The independent Port Enhancement Study demonstrates that the Cromarty Firth is the best lo
