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  • USA: Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project Gaining More Public Support

    15 August 2013

    Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) is gaining more and more public support for its Icebreaker demonstration offshore wind project. Via the POWER Pledge, people can sign up and take the pledge to purchase a portion of their electricity from America’s first freshwater offshore wind project, located on Lake Erie. So far, more than 3,000 […]

  • USA: Environment North Carolina to Present Offshore Wind Potential Report

    13 September 2012
    Research & Development

    Environment North Carolina, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organisation, will host a press conference today to present its latest report on the North Carolina’s offshore wind potential, writes Lumina News. David Rogers, Environment North Carolina’s field director stated that NC has a potential of 297 GW of offshore wind power. Beside Rogers, the Sierra Club’s Zachary […]

  • UK: Mersey Ports Expansion Masterplan Also Includes Offshore Wind

    8 June 2011

    Plans to increase the handling capacity of Mersey Ports and the Manchester Ship Canal by 70% over the next 20 years have been unveiled… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, June 08, 2011;

  • Germany Needs Further Research During Offshore Wind Farms Operation

    18 May 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    On 14 May 2012, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, represented by Joergen Thiele and Phd. Silke Eckardt, held a workshop on the need for further research during the operation of offshore wind farms (OWF). The workshop was held at the House of Science in Bremen. Around twenty-five participants from industry and academia […]

  • Eneco announces beginning of work on offshore wind park development (UK)

    21 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Dutch energy company Eneco has revealed that it has begun work to develop an offshore wind park at the 0.9GW West of Isle of Wight Zone it…   [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus , June 21, 2010;

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generates 14% More Energy in Q3 2014

    18 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    According to the UK’s Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today, December 18, offshore wind energy generation rose by 14.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.  Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased from 13.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, to 17.8 […]

  • UK Launches Competition to Mitigate Offshore Wind Farm Radar Risk

    5 March 2020
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a competition seeking proposals that can provide future offshore wind farm mitigation for UK Air Defence surveillance. The GBP 2 million innovation competition seeks to reduce and remove impact wind farms have on UK’s Air Defence systems to boost green energy growth. It includes alternative technologies […]

  • RWE Raises GBP 600 Million for Offshore Wind Expansion (Germany)

    18 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    RWE is taking advantage of the favourable conditions for German companies on the international capital market by issuing a GBP bond with a volume of 600 million GBP and a term of 22 years. The maturity date is 31 January 2034. Placed via RWE Finance B.V., the bond was significantly oversubscribed. The sterling bond serves […]

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind International B2B Event Attracts Large Players

    16 October 2012

    Players from Denmark and abroad are now signing up for the international B2B event for the offshore wind sector, OWIB 2012, on November 14-15 in Esbjerg. Over the course of a few years, Offshore Wind International Business2Business has grown into one of the leading events in the global offshore wind sector. Among the businesses who […]

  • Denmark’s Rodsand II offshore wind power plant begins operations

    13 October 2010

    One of the world’s largest offshore wind power plants has begun operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. E.ON opened the Rødsand II project, with 90 Siemens offshore wind turbines with a ceremonial act. Siemens erected the 90 wind turbines, each with 2.3 megawatt (MW) capacity and a rotor diameter of 93 […]

  • South Korea Plans to Build 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    10 November 2010

    South Korea has confirmed it intends to become a major player in the offshore wind sector with an announcement last week that an $8.2 billion (€5.9 bn) wind farm will be built in the Yellow Sea. With an eye to reducing its dependence on expensive imported fossil fuels, the nation will begin testing 20 5-MW […]

  • Largs Council OKs Offshore Wind Turbine Development at Hunterston (UK)

    25 November 2011

    Largs council supported plans for wind turbine development at Clydeport’s Hunterston site. On 30 September 2011 Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) submitted a planning application and accompanying Environmental Statement (ES) for the Hunterston project to North Ayrshire Council. SSE will test up to three Wind turbines for the next generation of offshore wind turbines. The […]

  • DW: Cumulative Offshore Wind Capacity Expected to Reach 74GW by 2025

    23 March 2016
    Research & Development

    Following a record 2015, the offshore wind industry will see fewer additions in 2016. However, the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected in 2016 bodes well for a larger global market in the years to come, Douglas-Westwood (DW) said. Capacity additions will grow significantly post-2016, peaking at 9.2GW in 2022, according to DW’s […]

  • EnBW Opens Heli Services Tender for German Offshore Wind Pair

    3 October 2019
    Project & Tenders

    EnBW has issued a tender for a rescue helicopter to service the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. EnBW is looking for a helicopter including aeronautical and medical crew which will be used for rescuing injured personnel at the offshore wind farms. The contract will start on 1 March 2020 and will take […]

  • Taiwan Bureau of Energy Awards TGC with Offshore Wind Grant Scheme

    28 January 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Taiwan Generations Corporation (TGC) has been awarded as the first-place winner of the Offshore Wind Grant Scheme (the Grant Scheme) by the Bureau of Energy in Taiwan. The Grant Scheme will provide the financial support to the winners in order to realize a demonstration project composed of a 2-turbine pilot project and a 100MW-200MW offshore […]

  • Taewoong Goes up After Offshore Wind Announcement (South Korea)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      Taewoong Co., a maker of parts for wind-power plants, rose as much as 15 percent in Seoul trading after South Korea’s energy ministry said… By Saeromi Shin (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 11, 2011

  • The Netherlands: ATO & We@Sea to Host Conference on Offshore Wind Development

    4 December 2012

    We@Sea and ATO are organizing the offshore wind conference for the third time and it will be held at the Holiday Inn in IJmuiden on Thursday 6th December 2012. Since the last Dutch conference in 2010, there are many new facts: A new government Need for cost cutting (40% ??) New regulations developments (i.e. streamlining […]

  • Qiao Baoping Inspects China Longyuan Power’s Offshore Wind Farm

    12 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    From December 5th to 6th, Qiao Baoping, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy president of China Guodian Corporation came to make an investigation in Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Farm. Mr. Qiao highly recognized the development of Longyuan’s offshore wind power as well as put forward his sincere hope. Xie Changjun, president and vice […]

  • Offshore Wind Propels Tidal Transit into Norfolk’s Future 50 (UK)

    8 December 2011

    Renewable energy is one of Norfolk’s most rapidly expanding industry sectors, and the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms along its coastline is offering exciting business opportunities for services providers which are willing to respond to its many challenges. Tidal Transit is one such company which has risen to this challenge, raising capital finance […]

  • Economic Benefits of US Offshore Wind Will Attract Oil and Gas Suppliers

    24 March 2016

    Several important conclusions emerged at a webinar discussing supply chain opportunities that oil and gas businesses can take advantage of within the offshore wind industry in the US. The decision made by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) not to include Atlantic oil and gas leases in the next 5-year round will not have any […]

  • LR: UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 to Be Highly Competitive

    13 December 2019
    Project & Tenders

    The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 will be highly competitive, with multiple developers vying to take a slice of a 7GW opportunity, according to Tristan Chapman, Senior Vice President of Renewables and Innovation from Lloyd’s Register. As previously reported, the Crown Estate opened the leasing Round 4 in October, offering seabed rights for […]

  • UK: LR Energy Releases ‘Guidance on Offshore Wind Farm Certification’

    1 June 2012

    Lloyd’s Register Energy’s “Guidance on offshore wind farm certification” has been released to provide assistance to their clients for gaining certification by Lloyd’s Register for an offshore wind farm. It is based around the international standard for wind energy certification IEC 61400-22 and other standards in the IEC 61400 series and covers design, build and […]

  • EEA to Host Public Meetings on Offshore Wind Development Process (USA)

    9 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Officials from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) will host officials from the U.S. Department of … (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, February 09, 2011

  • Denmark: Navigant’s BTM Consult Releases New Offshore Wind Report

    20 November 2012
    Research & Development

    BTM Consult, a premier forecaster and data source for the international wind industry and part of Navigant’s Global Energy Practice, has announced that it has released Offshore Report 2013. The 250+ page Offshore Report 2013 is BTM Consult’s most comprehensive overview of the offshore wind power market to date. The report highlights developments in the […]

  • Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack-Up:  Reducing costs of operation is critical to the long-term future of offshore […]