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MHI Vestas creates more than 400 new jobs in Denmark
After recently recruiting over 100 manufacturing jobs in the UK, MHI Vestas is turning its attention to manufacturing sites at Lindø and Nakskov, and is now recruiting 414 additional employees at the...
nkt cables takes over ABB’s high-voltage cables business
nkt cables and ABB Group have closed the acquisition whereby nkt cables takes over ABB’s high-voltage cables business.Total offshore wind capacity in Europe stands at 12.631 MW
WindEurope released its report on the European offshore wind key trends and statistics for 2016. Offshore wind investments in 2016 reached a record € 18.2 billion with 4.9 GW of new capacity financed...
MHI Vestas launches 9 MW wind turbine
Today, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveiled its uprated 8 MW wind turbine, enabling its 8 MW platform to reach 9 MW at specific site conditions. The company’s prototype at Østerild broke the energy...VBMS awarded inter-array cabling contract for East Anglia ONE OWF
VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has been awarded a cabling contract with a value of approximately EUR 100 million by ScottishPower Renewables, for the East Anglia ONE...Expansion figures for Offshore Wind Power in Germany
New offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 818 MW went online in Germany in 2016. The industry views this expansion as positive and expects that, combined with optimised turbine technology...Acta Marine contracts Ulstein for wind vessel
Ulstein Verft AS has signed a contract for the building of a DP2 Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for the Netherlands based Acta Marine B.V. The vessel is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market...MHI Vestas Offshore Wind wins record order for Borkum Riffgrund 2
DONG Energy has placed a 450 MW order with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in Germany.
Northern HeliCopter wins contract for Merkur wind farm
Northern HeliCopter (NHC) with its holistic medical care concept WINDEAcare will supply medical services for the offshore wind farm Merkur in the German Bight during installation and commissioning...
PNE WIND sold offshore wind project Atlantis I to Vattenfall
PNE WIND sold offshore project “Atlantis I”, located in the North Sea, to Swedish utility Vattenfall. The German wind farm developer remains involved in the project as service provider.
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