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  • State to woo U.S. official on offshore wind power

    16 June 2009

    U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will meet with Gov. John Baldacci and University of Maine researchers Friday as the state pushes ahead with its drive to become a national center for research and development in offshore wind energy. Baldacci, members of Maine’s congressional delegation and wind power proponents hope to convince the Department of Energy […]

  • New company to build catamarans for offshore wind industry

    3 November 2009

    The Gardline Group in the UK has recently formed a brand new company to support the fast growing energy and renewables market: Alicat Workboats Limited. Alicat Workboats Limited (ACWL), a provider of aluminium vessels and repair specialist, plans to position itself as a major aluminium boatbuilding/repair and service company.

  • First turbine erected at Thanet offshore wind farm

    14 December 2009

    European energy company Vattenfall has erected the first of 100 Vestas V90 turbines at the 300MW Thanet offshore wind farm off the Kent coast. Vattenfall finished the erection of the turbine last Wednesday (December 9) at dawn.

  • Turkey to pin offshore wind and wave energy dots

    17 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The government of Turkey – backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – has launched a tender for consulting services that will encompass the assessment of offshore wind and wave energy potential off this Eurasian country.

  • China to invite bidders for offshore wind power projects

    21 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    China will invite public bidding for more offshore wind power projects in the next five years to reach an installed offshore wind-power…   [mappress] Source: chinadaily, June 21, 2010;

  • £10 million grants for UK offshore wind technology

    5 July 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today (Monday 5 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State Chris Huhne will announce the grants, totalling £10 million in a speech at the launch of the International Energy Agency’s Energy Technology Perspective report. […]

  • Rhode Island offshore wind energy and fishing (USA)

    23 May 2010
    Environment, Research & Development

    The Deepwater Wind Project in Rhode Island makes me proud to be a Rhode Islander. This project further stakes our claim as the Ocean State,…   [mappress] Source: warwickonline, May 21, 2010;

  • PensionDanmark becoming partner in Nysted offshore wind farm

    10 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy and PensionDanmark have signed an agreement, under which PensionDanmark will buy 30% of the Nysted offshore wind farm at a cash consideration of DKK 0.4 billion. At the same time, DONG Energy will buy E.ON’s 20% ownership interest and resell it to PensionDanmark at a price of DKK 0.3 billion. Consequently, DONG Energy […]

  • Supply chain could slow offshore wind development

    14 September 2010
    Research & Development

    The Wall Street Journal reports today on supply chain weaknesses for Northern European offshore wind development — a problem that US…   (offshorewindwire) [mappress] Source: offshorewindwire, September 14, 2010;

  • Offshore wind farm create artificial reef (Germany)

    22 September 2010
    Environment, Research & Development

    A slew of non-native marine species have made their home on the Alpha Ventus wind turbines off the German coast in the North Sea. Scientists say the oysters and crabs, among others, have not affected the structures.

  • Google invests in offshore wind power sector (USA)

    12 October 2010
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore… (boston) [mappress] Source:boston  ,October 12, 2010;

  • Scotland Mustn’t Back Down From the Offshore Wind

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    THE Skykon factory is currently the only significant manufacturer of wind turbine towers in Scotland and is therefore a very important part… By Paul Brewer (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, October 27, 2010;

  • EDC Sponsors Summit on Offshore Wind Farms (USA)

    15 November 2010

    Representatives of companies in the offshore wind industry will be in town this week for a conference sponsored by the state Economic…   Alex Kuffner(projo) [mappress] Source: projo, November 15, 2010;

  • NJ Waters to Host Offshore Wind Grid (USA)

    22 November 2010
    Storage

    The developers behind the East Coast’s largest — and only — offshore-wind electric grid say they want to launch the $5 billion project off…   (chem) [mappress] Source: chem, November 22, 2010;

  • California Holds Great Offshore Wind Potential (USA)

    11 August 2011

      The amount of wind blowing off the California coast has high potential. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory atmospheric scientists are working with a Norwegian company to leverage that wind as a valuable energy source. LLNL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sway, a renewable energy company that has developed floating towers for placing wind […]

  • RIPUC Tries to Overturn Agreement for Offshore Wind (USA)

    2 December 2011
    Authorities & Government

    State regulators have rebuffed another attempt to overturn an agreement for the sale of power from an offshore wind farm proposed near… By Alex Kuffner (providencejournal) [mappress] Source: providencejournal, December 02, 2011; Image: dwwind

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Energy, Solution for Green Future

    8 November 2011
    Authorities & Government

      Twenty years since it built its first offshore wind park, Denmark believes these installations are key to achieving a future free of fossil…  (xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: xinhuanet, November 08, 2011;

  • Suzlon Eyes European Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    10 November 2011

    The economic headwinds currently blowing through Europe are unlikely to buffet Suzlon, India’s biggest maker of wind turbines, too…  (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, November 10, 2011; Image: repower

  • lawmakers not for Great Lakes Offshore Wind Legislation (USA)

    10 October 2011
    Authorities & Government

    A year ago state energy experts recommended developing offshore wind energy in the Great Lakes, but lawmakers have not passed… (record-eagle) [mappress] Source: record-eagle, October 10, 2011

  • Good and Bad Sides of Offshore Wind Power (India)

    5 September 2011

    An offshore wind energy generation project, in which floating buoys are attached to wind turbines, has more installation capacity and it… By Sneha Upadhyaya (utilityproducts) [mappress] Source: utilityproducts, September 05, 2011;

  • Crazy Ideas for Offshore Wind Turbine Access (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Research & Development

    Any competition that has winners will inevitably have losers too. So as the Carbon Trust​ yesterday revealed 13 new concepts that it… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 20, 2011

  • European Supergrid to Lower Offshore Wind Cost (UK)

    22 September 2011
    Storage

    A European “supergrid” connecting the electricity network of Britain to those of mainland Europe could cut the cost of connecting offshore… By Alex Morales (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011

  • India to Asses Offshore Wind Potential Near Dhanushkodi

    12 December 2011

    On the setting up off-shore windpower facilities, Jai said they were doing the first assessment for such projects. (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, December 12, 2011

  • Federal Permits Slowing Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    2 December 2010
    Authorities & Government

    New Jersey is leading other East Coast states with its plans for offshore wind energy, but the federal government still needs to expedite its permitting process for those projects to move forward, said members of a new national pro-wind power coalition. New Jersey’s offshore waters have enough reliable wind to power “more than every household […]

  • Report Shows Benefit of Offshore Wind Projects (USA)

    3 December 2010

    A new report Wednesday by state and national environmental groups touted an idea that New Jersey embraced several years ago: the Atlantic… By Michel Miller (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, December 03, 2010