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  • Offshore Wind Farm Placement Conditioned by Bird Migration Study (USA)

    22 December 2010
    Research & Development

    Scientists from the BioDiversity Research Institute in Gorham have documented what they say is a significant migratory pathway for several species of falcons and northern saw-whet owls. The new study could have a bearing on where and how off-shore wind projects are sited in the future. Every spring and fall, thousands of eagles, falcons, hawks […]

  • UK: TCP Gets Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Link

    10 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Storage

    TC Ormonde OFTO Limited, an entity incorporated by the consortium Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), has been granted a licence by Ofgem E-Serve to own and operate the transmission link to the Ormonde wind farm. The TCP consortium are comprised of Transmission Capital, Amber Infrastructure Group and International Public Partnerships (INPP).  TCP was appointed by Ofgem […]

  • UK: ASA Bans Donald Trump’s Offshore Wind Farm Advert

    20 September 2012

    Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a Trump Organisation placed advert for giving off misleading impressions on the proposed offshore wind farm, which would be visible from US billionaire Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen & North news site writes. The controversial advert entitled “Welcome to Scotland!” was placed in regional newspaper and it […]

  • Germany: EWE Installs First Monopile at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm

    15 June 2012

    Off the coast of Borkum, the construction phase starts on Riffgat offshore wind farm, developed by EWE in collaboration with Enova. After about twelve years of planning time, the first of a total of 30 foundation piles (monopiles) has been installed into the seabed.  It is up to 70 meters long and has up to about 800 tons […]

  • Chinese Company to Build Installation Vessel for European Offshore Wind Market

    19 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Chinese Jiangsu Jiaolong Heavy Industry Group (JHI) has won a contract for construction of a wind turbine installation vessel for European offshore wind market. The company’s subsidiary JHI Engineering developed the DP-2 vessel after consulting several European wind farm operators, the Recharge news site writes. It has been designed to operate in water depths of […]

  • Technip to Close Offshore Wind Business, 190 People to Lose Jobs

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Technip has decided to shut down its offshore wind division based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, after all undergoing projects are completed. The company is also leaving the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project, writes the Press and Journal. This decision was made according to Technip’s business review, which resulted in the company’s decision to focus […]

  • Latchways to Supply Offshore Wind Farm Equipment to Dong Energy (Denmark)

    10 February 2012

    Dong Energy has awarded a supply contract for offshore wind farm retractable lifelines/fall protection equipment. Latchways is a group of companies dedicated to protecting the safety of individuals working at height. The Latchways ManSafe fall protection range is used around the world on tall buildings and structures as diverse as office blocks, industrial units, leisure […]

  • Germany: NORD/LB Finances Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    14 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank is participating in the financing of an installation vessel for offshore wind energy farms. Commissioned by the international provider of construction-related services HOCHTIEF, the “VIDAR” is a jack-up vessel being built at the Crist shipyard in Poland and scheduled to go into service from 2013 onwards. NORD/LB has co-structured the transaction within […]

  • Fugro to Launch New Vessel for Offshore Wind Energy Market (UK)

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    In Q1 2013 Fugro will take delivery of a new-built vessel, M/V Fugro Pioneer, the first of Fugro’s dedicated Offshore Survey Costal Vessel series. The new vessel will operate in North-West European waters. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these new vessels are the most advanced of their type. The […]

  • Jacob Securities to Arrange Offshore Wind Project Financing for Beothuk Energy

    21 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Canadian Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has retained Jacob Securities Inc. (JSI) to identify project financing for the company’s previously announced demonstration offshore wind park. BEI’s plans include developing, owning and operating a portfolio of large-scale offshore wind energy projects in the Atlantic Provinces and northeastern United States. The arrangement with JSI of the project equity and project […]

  • SIOW Report Shows Roadmap for Reducing Offshore Wind Costs in NY

    10 March 2015

    A new study, offering a roadmap of key strategic steps New York State can take to reduce costs of offshore wind power over the next decade, has been published. Conducted by the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the study finds that […]

  • Installation Activities Booming at Walney 2 Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Right now the installation activities for Walney 2 are booming. Crane barges, jack-up vessels and tugs are working out of ports in the East Irish Sea area, primarily out of the ports of Barrow and Mostyn. On 39 of the 51 monopile positions, a transition piece has already been installed, and the last batch of […]

  • The Netherlands: Workships Contractors and Doeksen Family Expand into Offshore Wind Industry

    16 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore and ferry operating companies Workships Contractors and the Doeksen family announce their continued expansion into the service sector of the offshore wind industry by signing a Heads of Agreement for an Anglo-Dutch co-operation with Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd, one of the longest serving companies in the wind farm transfer vessel market. […]

  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Extension Could Attract Thousands of Starfish (UK)

    18 September 2011
    Environment

    Oyster fishermen supplying top Michelin-starred restaurants have warned that plans to extend a wind farm will attract thousands of starfish… (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011

  • NNDC Opens Public Consultation on Egmere Development for Offshore Wind (UK)

    23 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Public consultation opened on Monday 21 January on North Norfolk District Council’s (NNDC) proposals to designate 28 hectares of land at Egmere, to the west of Walsingham and south of Wells-next-the-Sea, as suitable for companies supporting offshore wind energy schemes off the north Norfolk coast to locate their operations. The council is seeking to establish […]

  • First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Big League Investors

    11 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    GE Energy Financial Services, a GE unit, and Citi, a multinational investment banking and financial services corporation, have announced the closing of tax equity financing on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. ”An innovative project takes thoughtful and hard-working partners to navigate all of the ‘first mover’ considerations. We couldn’t […]

  • UK Firms On Track to Take Half of Local Offshore Wind Cake

    17 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A growing number of UK companies are getting involved in the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms in British waters, with 43% of the expenditure incurred in planning, building and running offshore projects already going to local companies, according to a new report issued during the UK’s first Offshore Wind Week. During the Offshore Wind Week, the […]

  • Taiwan Aims for 4 GW of Installed Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030

    22 January 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Taiwan expects its offshore wind energy projects to attract TWD 2.5 billion (USD 74.6 million) of fresh investments in 2016, with the sector projected to draw in a total of TWD 670 billion of new investments by 2030, according to the country’s Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs. The country expects to average 300 MW of installed capacity annually in […]

  • EDP: Brexit Could Delay Moray Firth Offshore Wind Project

    30 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK leaving the European Union might delay the development of the Moray Firth offshore wind project in Scottish waters, Antonio Mexia, chief executive at Energias de Portugal (EDP), the company which is the owner and developer of the project, was reported by Reuters as saying. The uncertainties brought about by the Brexit vote could add further complexities […]

  • Gestamp Cleared to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Seville

    6 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Gestamp Wind Steel and the Port Authority of Seville (APS) have signed a 50-year concession agreement which allows the Madrid-headquartered company to build a EUR 54 million factory for offshore wind turbine towers within the port. The factory will cover an area of around 160,000 square metres, APS said. It will employ 400 people and produce […]

  • UK Mission Heads to Taiwan to Share Offshore Wind Know-How

    30 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    A trade and technology mission from the UK is visiting Taiwan from 30 May to 1 June to share the UK’s experience on renewable energy, especially on the offshore wind energy industry. With the largest ever number of UK renewable energy delegates to Taiwan, this mission is the first major event of the British Office’s 6-month […]

  • Taipower Aims for 1800MW of Installed Offshore Wind Power Capacity by 2030

    13 January 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) plans to install 1,800 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity in the next 15 years, according to local media. Taipower has identified Fangyuan, Changhua County, as the hub where works on the first offshore wind farm are planned to start in 2018. The wind farm is planned to be situated 8 km […]

  • Taipower Aims for 1800MW of Installed Offshore Wind Power Capacity by 2030

    13 January 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) plans to install 1,800 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity in the next 15 years, according to local media. Taipower has identified Fangyuan, Changhua County, as the hub where works on the first offshore wind farm are planned to start in 2018. The wind farm is planned to be situated 8 km […]

  • HeavyLift@Sea Tailors Heavy Cargo Deck Carrier to Offshore Wind

    8 January 2019

    Hamburg-based engineering company HeavyLift@Sea has unveiled a basic design of a heavy cargo deck carrier for offshore wind projects. The heavy cargo deck carrier for offshore wind projects in the North and Baltic Seas is currently being built at a Chinese shipyard, the company said. “Our client for this project, a Hamburg-based shipping company specialising […]