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Onshore and offshore wind projects, technology and people.
Pentagon Assurance Secures Yunlin Contract
Archive (2020-05-28): Risk management and compliance specialist Pentagon Assurance has won a contract to provide quality, health, safety and environment…
Five Injured at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
Archive (2020-05-19): Five people were injured earlier this month while working on the Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Seaway Strashnov installation vessel on the…
Work Partially Resumes at Moray East OWF after Covid-19 Demobilization
Archive (2020-05-13): Work has partially resumed on the Moray East Offshore Windfarm project in Scotland following demobilisation the project’s onshore…
Equinor, SSE Select Operations Base for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Archive (2020-05-13): Equinor and SSE Renewables, the two companies behind the world’s biggest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank, have today announced plans to…
Germany Lifts Offshore Wind Capacity Target to 20 GW by 2030
Archive (2020-05-12): The German government, coastal states, and maritime authority BSH have agreed an offshore wind industry deal raising the new expansion…
Orion Crane Failure Update – Crane Hook Failed at Less Than Half of Load Test Weight
Archive (2020-05-08): Following the recent crane accident on the installation vessel Orion, the crane supplier Liebherr has released some details…
Wind Power Firms Call for Nations to Maintain Green Momentum Amid Pandemic
Archive (2020-05-06): Wind power companies have called on governments to ensure efforts to encourage low-carbon energy are maintained amid the economic…
Wind Power Edges Out Gas in Ireland
Archive (2020-04-29): Wind energy was Ireland’s number one source of electricity throughout Q1 2020, according to government data
Wind Turbine Company to Lay Off 400 as Covid Crisis Hits Renewables Sector
Archive (2020-04-24): Vestas will stop some of its projects with immediate effect and lay off around 400 employees.
Aker Solutions and Cognite Secure Digital Offshore Wind Energy Technology Grant
Archive (2020-04-15): Aker Solutions and Cognite have been awarded a USD 2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a project called…