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Japan's JERA, France's ADEME, Ideol in Floating Wind Pact

Jun 22, 2020

Japanese power generator JERA said on Monday it has agreed with France's state-owned investment firm ADEME Investissement and French floating wind technology supplier Ideol on key terms for forming a joint venture to develop floating offshore wind farms…

GE to Hire 250 Workers at Wind Turbine Blade Building Site

Jun 19, 2020

GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 250 workers at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, by the first quarter of 2021. 'Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory's ‘Center…

Construction Starts for Asia's Largest Offshore Wind Blade Manufacturing Facility

Jun 19, 2020

Taiwanese company Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology has started construction on 210,000 square meter facility in Taichung Harbour to supply offshore wind blades to Taiwan's growing offshore wind industry.Tien Li is one of key local supply chain partners of wind turbine builder MHI Vestas…

World's Most Powerful Wind Turbine Hits Key Milestone

Jun 19, 2020

The world's most powerful wind turbine in operation, GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype, has reached an important milestone.Namely, classification company DNV GL has granted it a provisional type certificate (IECRE Provisional RNA…

Navantia-Windar Wins $392M Contract to Build Jackets for French Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 19, 2020

Iberdrola, through its French subsidiary Ailes Marines, has awarded the Navantia-Windar UTE consortium a contract to build 62 jackets for the or the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm which the energy company is developing off the coast of Brittany…

Heerema's Aegir Heavy Lifter in Drop Fall Incident Offshore Taiwan

Jun 18, 2020

The article has been updated to include a statement by the Heerema Marine Contractors' spokesperson.Heerema Marine Contractors' heavy lift vessel Aegir has earlier this week experienced a drop fall incident off the coast of Taiwan where it is working on an offshore wind project…

Denmark Still has Far to Go to Meet 2030 Emissions Goal

Jun 18, 2020

Denmark will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels if no new initiatives are introduced, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) projected on Thursday.This means Denmark, broadly seen as a leader in efforts to tackle climate change…

Offshore Wind Crew Transfer Firm Busier Than Expected Despite COVID-19

Jun 17, 2020

Seacat Services is a UK-company providing support services to the offshore wind industry in the UK and elsewhere in Europe with a fleet of 14 UK-built catamaran vessels.Over the past eight years, the company has used its fleet of 14 South Catamaran…

VIDEO: China's First 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine Commissioned

Jun 16, 2020

Chinese power generation and industrial equipment provider Shanghai Electric said Tuesday it had commissioned China's first 8MW offshore wind turbine, 'which is now entering operation.' The wind turbine was tested onshore at the Shantou Haojiang offshore industrial park…

Denmark's CIP Starting 'World's Largest' Renewable Infrastructure Fund

Jun 16, 2020

Fund management firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) said on Tuesday it had started what it expects to be the world's largest fund for renewable energy infrastructure as it targets investments worth 100 billion crowns ($15.2 billion)…

2nd Wind Marine Reveals Design for U.S. Offshore Wind Feeder Vessel

Jun 16, 2020

Louisiana-based company 2nd Wind Marine plans to design, finance, build and operate two Jones-Act-compliant jack-up vessels aimed at the growing U.S. offshore wind market. The company has this week revealed the SuperFeeder design for the vessel…

Outfitting Phase Set to Start for Nexans Aurora Cable Layer

Jun 15, 2020

Norway's Ulstein is set to begin the outfitting phase of the Nexans Aurora, a large, DP3, cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans ordered from Ulstein in 2018.The Nexans Aurora hull arrived Ulstein Verft on Monday, June 15, 2020, after having been built at CRIST…

Worley Nets London Array Offshore Wind Farm Work

Jun 15, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has awarded Australian engineering firm Worley a contract for statutory inspections and general maintenance of wind-turbine-generator cranes and lifts across all turbines on the London Array offshore wind farm…

Global Offshore's Pre-Lay Plough Passes Kriegers Flak Test with Flying Colors

Jun 15, 2020

Offshore services provider Global Offshore, has completed its first phase of work at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm site offshore Denmark, using its new pre-lay plough. The company's plough PLP240 was used for boulder clearance and pre-cut trenching…

A New Role for Service Providers Amidst Energy Upheaval

Jun 12, 2020

In today’s energy industry, things are moving fast. The upheaval brought about by COVID-19 and exacerbated by the Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war has been so profound that the International Energy Agency (IEA) has described the situation as “a once in a century event for energy demand”…

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