Offshore News
Floating Offshore Wind: Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe Form Partnership for French Market
Jul 22, 2021 11:59 | Stavanger, Norway - Norwegian oil, gas and renewable energy company Equinor, UK-based renewable project developer RES and Dutch renewable energy financial advisory firm Green Giraffe have joined forces for the Océole partnership. read more...
Scot Wind Programme: Scotland Plans Up to 10 GW Offshore Wind Capacity
Jul 20, 2021 14:51 | Edinburgh, Scotland - The Scottish government is pushing ahead with the further expansion of offshore wind energy. By the ScotWind programme, offshore areas can be leased. The application deadline for the first round was 16 July 2021. read more...
Verification of Grid Connection Conformity: FGW launches consultation for Technical Guidelines TG 3, TG 4 and TG 8
Jul 02, 2021 10:26 | Berlin, Germany - The Fördergesellschaft Windenergie und andere Dezentrale Energien (FGW e.V.) will launch a public and bilingual consultation procedure (German/English) on the current drafts of the FGW Technical Guidelines TG 3, TG 4 and TG 8. read more...
Deutsche Windguard Receives Accreditation As Inspection Body Type A
Jul 02, 2021 10:08 | Varel, Germany - Deutsche Windguard has strategically repositioned the service area inspections of wind turbines with the accreditation as inspection body type A according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for wind turbines and prepared it for the future. read more...
Energy & Meteo Systems Spins off Successful Business Units
Jun 30, 2021 09:36 | Oldenburg, Germany - With its wind and solar power forecasts and consulting services for the global energy industry, Energy & Meteo Systems is one of the leading international providers of forward-looking services and IT products for the market and grid integration of renewable energies. read more...
Condition Monitoring: Bachmann's Training Offer Certified
Jun 21, 2021 13:07 | Rudolstadt, Germany - Condition monitoring expert Bachmann Monitoring has been audited by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) as an "Approved Training Organisation" for its training courses. read more...
Change in Management: Frédéric Lanoë Becomes New CEO of the VSB Group
Jun 10, 2021 16:29 | Dresden, Germmany - Following the strong focus on internationalisation of the VSB Group, the international project developer for wind energy and photovoltaics is also breaking new ground at the top management level. Since June 1, 2021, the internationally experienced manager from the renewable energiy sector Frédéric Lanoë leads the company as CEO. read more...
Tender Round: Deutsche Windguard Offshore Supports North Sea Two
Jun 10, 2021 15:09 | Varel, Germany - The next bidding deadline for the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany is September 2021. In the bidding process, bids for three pre-surveyed sites in the North Sea and Baltic Sea respectively (N-3.7, N-3.8, O-1.3) can be submitted until September 01, 2021. read more...
Annual Balance Sheet: Availability at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm Higher Than Contractually Guaranteed
Jun 10, 2021 14:48 | Bremen, Germany - Following the insolvency of turbine manufacturer Senvion in April 2020, Deutsche Windtechnik initially temporarily took over the machine service for the 18 Senvion 6.2M 126 wind turbines (WTGs) at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm. In September 2020, the company was then able to prevail in the tendering process. read more...
Deutsche Windtechnik Scores on Offshore Wind Farms and ADLS Tender
Jun 10, 2021 09:32 | Utrecht, the Netherlands / Bremen, Germany - Deutsche Windtechnik continues to expand its business activities in the field of offshore wind farm maintenance and Aircraft Detection Light System (ADLS). The company reports major offshore orders from the Netherlands and the award of a major ADLS tender. read more...
GE Researchers Unveil 12 MW Floating Wind Turbine Concept
Jun 02, 2021 09:02 | Niskayuna, USA - Under new President Joe Biden, the US is pushing offshore wind energy with an eye on the huge potential of floating offshore wind farms. More than 100 million US dollars (USD million) are available for research projects via the US Department of Energy (DoE). This includes a project unveiled by GE Research. read more...
Expansion: Capcora Opens New Office Location in Hamburg
May 20, 2021 15:19 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Frankfurt-based Capcora GmbH has opened a new office in Hamburg. Andreas Bodensohn, who has been active as a Director at Capcora since May 2020 and is particularly dedicated to M&A and financing mandates in the German and Scandinavian regions, will head the new representative office of the consulting firm specialized on real assets. read more...
Bachmann Expands Know-how Through Acquisition of Condition Monitoring Specialist
May 17, 2021 10:25 | Feldkirch, Austria - The Austrian Bachmann Group is expanding its scientific condition monitoring expertise. Bachmann is drawing on the know-how of Indalyz Monitoring & Prognostics GmbH (IM&P), which is specialized in the development, implementation and operation of intelligent monitoring software. read more...
Expansion Planned: Windguard Certification Celebrates 10th Anniversary
May 06, 2021 08:13 | Varel, Germany - Windguard Certification GmbH has reason to celebrate. Since its foundation 10 years ago, the certification service provider for renewable energies has continuously expanded its service portfolio. read more...
Balance Sheet: Ørsted Operating Result and Profit Decline Significantly in Q1 2021
Apr 30, 2021 08:29 | Fredericia, Denmark - Danish energy company Ørsted has published its figures for the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). The operating result (EBITDA) is burdened by a lower wind volume and cable problems at some wind farms. The RENIXX group's share price drops significantly. read more...