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Windforce exhibition cancelled
WAB has cancelled the exhibition part of this year’s Windforce. The offshore wind industry conference will go ahead as planned in Bremen from June 7 - 9, 2016. For Windforce already registered...ScottishPower gives green light for East Anglia ONE
ScottishPower Renewables makes its final investment decision for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. When built, the 714 MW project will be one of the largest of the world.
EnBW pushes Hohe See project forward
EnBW and Siemens concluded a contract for the supply of 71 offshore wind turbines for the Hohe See offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the corresponding monopile foundations, for which...
Dong Energy takes over U.S. offshore wind project
Dong Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s more than 1,000 MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of New Jersey. The New Jersey lease is the second U.S...
Centrica sells Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms
UK Green Investment Bank Offshore Wind Fund and funds managed by BlackRock invest £ 423 million in the acquisition of GLID from Centrica and EIG. Hereinafter, Lynn and Inner Dowsing will become UK’s...Global Marine acquires majority in CWind
Global Marine Systems has acquired a majority interest in CWind. CWind’s services and vessels complement Global Marine’s range of installation and maintenance services, the company states.EnBW and Iberdrola conclude service contract for Wikinger
EnBW will provide services for the construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to Iberdrola. The contract runs for two years and covers services dealing with the...Dong Energy to build 1.2 GW Hornsea project
Dong Energy has made a final investment decision to build the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. With a capacity of 1.2 GW, Hornsea will on completion be the world’s first offshore wind...
2015 brought 3 GW of new capacity and a € 13 bn investment
A total of 3,019 MW in new offshore wind capacity came online in European waters in 2015, more than double the capacity connected to the grid in 2014. Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled to €...
First ever decommissioning of an offshore wind farm
Vattenfall has dismantled Yttre Stengrund offshore wind farm off the coast of Sweden. It is the first ever decommissioning of an offshore wind farm.
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