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  • UK: Enventi Completes Analysis of Cable Installation in Offshore Wind Industry

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings: “Until now, we have found it difficult to understand why power cable installation […]

  • USA: Reasons why Cape Cod is right for offshore wind farm

    2 May 2010
    Environment, Research & Development

    With thousands of gallons of crude oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico every day from an oil rig explosion, and the threat that it could… [mappress] Source: aolnews, May 01, 2010;

  • VIDEO: ScottishPower Renewables’ CEO Talks about Offshore Wind Development

    28 May 2013
    Research & Development

    In the following video, CEO of ScottishPower Renewables Keith Anderson talks about the development of Offshore wind, including the West of Duddon Sands OWF, which recently entered in construction stage following the installation of the project’s offshore substation on site: [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, May 28, 2013; Image: ScottishPower

  • Sinovel 6MW Offshore Wind Turbines for Pilot Project in Shanghai, China

    2 February 2012

    Huaneng Renewables has selected Sinovel’s 6MW wind turbine for the first stage of a pilot offshore wind farm in Lingang waters. The company will install 17 offshore wind turbine generators, totaling installed capacity of 102MW. In May 2011, Sinovel produced the first prototype of this WTG in its production base in Yancheng. The turbine may […]

  • Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    8 July 2013

    On Wednesday 19 June 2013 around noon, DONG Energy’s technicians confirmed that the last of the 111 wind turbines in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm had just been connected to the power grid and could thus send its first CO2-free electricity to shore to the Danish power grid. The 111 wind turbines in the wind farm […]

  • Massive UK Industrial Base for Offshore Wind Moves a Step Closer

    28 August 2013
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s Government announcement that it is minded to grant planning permission for a huge industrial base for the offshore wind sector on the east coast of England as a significant step forward which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs. This is a positive step forward for the £450 million […]

  • Federal Gov’t Pledges to Speed up Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    3 December 2010

    The federal government’s announcement that it would accelerate the leasing process for offshore wind projects is being applauded by groups… By Christine Cullen (oceancitytoday) [mappress] Source: oceancitytoday, December 03, 2010

  • Fraunhofer IWES Secures Funds for Offshore Wind Turbine Test Field

    21 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has awarded Fraunhofer IWES with an EUR 18.5 million grant for the development of an offshore wind turbine test field in Bremerhaven. The test field is set to start operating in early 2017, the German research institute said, with construction works already underway. The site will be used to […]

  • New Anglia Welcomes Offshore Wind Investment in Great Yarmout, UK

    19 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed the opening of a new offshore wind support facility in Great Yarmouth. Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine is investing more than £1m in the new base at Cobholm to provide a range of support services to the rapidly-growing offshore wind industry. New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership director Mark Goodall is […]

  • Dong Plans to Expand Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    5 May 2011

    AROUND 2,000 workers would be involved in £450m plans to quadruple the size of the Liverpool Bay wind farm.   By David Bartlett (liverpoolecho) [mappress] Source: liverpoolecho, May 05, 2011;

  • Ørsted joins UK offshore wind sea state forecasting project

    27 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted has joined a GBP 400,000 sea state forecasting project, launched by UK’s national Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Centre of Excellence, a collaboration between the University of Hull and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The project’s goal is to deliver a significant reduction in missed working days by developing an innovative approach to sea […]

  • DONG and Ziton Ink Offshore Wind Turbine O&M Deal

    17 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy and Ziton A/S have entered a framework agreement that will see Ziton provide services related to main component exchanges on out-of-warranty offshore wind turbines for the next three years. Ziton will provide its jack-up crane vessels for main component exchanges in Danish wind farms operated by DONG Energy not covered by O&M warranty. […]

  • Dutch Senate Dismisses ‘Stroom’ Bill, Offshore Wind Construction Delayed

    23 December 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Dutch Senate’s vote against the new electricity and gas legislation yesterday evening is expected to delay the construction of new offshore wind farms by at least six months, according to Dutch minister of economic affairs Henk Kamp.  “What you have achieved is to create a big problem for offshore wind,” the Dutch media quoted Minister Kamp as telling the Senate […]

  • Offshore Wind Bill Being Crafted for 2011 General Assembly (USA)

    27 December 2010

    A bill requiring utilities to enter into long-term purchasing agreements for wind-generated power is in the works for the 2011 General Assembly, with supporters and opponents getting ready to air the issue. Prince George’s County Sen. Paul Pinsky and Montgomery County Del. Tom Hucker, both Democrats, are planning to refile legislation similar to the ones […]

  • SSE bought Stake In BiFab, and secured an agreement to boost offshore wind

    15 April 2010

    U.K. utility Scottish and Southern Energy PLC (SSE.LN) Monday said it had purchased a 15% stake in Burntisland Fabrications Ltd., or BiFab, [mappress] Source: easybourse, April 12, 2010;

  • E.ON and Statoil to Jointly Build 385MW Arkona Offshore Wind Farm

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s E.ON and Norwegian energy company Statoil have teamed up on a EUR 1.2 billion project to build the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German waters of the Baltic Sea. Statoil will have a 50-percent stake and will be involved in the project from the start. E.ON, the holder of the remaining 50% stake, will have […]

  • USA: North Myrtle Beach Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    15 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is working on a program to develop offshore wind power, with 12 wind turbines along its coastline and a plan to set more of them out in the sea. These turbines are the first step of an ambitious plan to turn the city into a demonstration site for coastal […]

  • 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

  • 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 […]

  • CRE Issues New Tender Regime for Offshore Wind Energy in France

    25 August 2011
    Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on… By:Jacques Buhart & Nicolas Lafont  (natlawreview) [mappress] Source: natlawreview, August 25, 2011

  • New Offshore Wind Turbines Could Cut Costs by Third (UK)

    18 April 2011
    Research & Development

    Offshore wind turbines of the future should have much larger blades resulting in lower costs and cheaper electricity, according to the… (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, April 18, 2011

  • Windstream Energy to Build Ontario’s First Offshore Wind Farm (Canada)

    19 January 2012

    Windstream Energy has announced its decision to build Ontario’s first contracted offshore wind power project in the Hamilton area. At a press conference yesterday organized by the Lake Ontario Offshore Network, Windstream announced preliminary agreements with Bermingham Foundation Solutions, Walters Group, McKeil Marine and the Hamilton Port Authority to build its 300 MW Wolfe Island […]

  • Golf Club to Make Decision on Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    28 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Members of one of the oldest golf club in the world will make a decision regarding a proposed wind farm offshore Aberdeen. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club director Ronnie Macaskill said that he expects the decision to be made in January. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is being developed by Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd […]

  • Aberdeen Harbour to Play a Key Role in Offshore Wind Developments (UK)

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A Vega VLS-46 sector light, supplied to Aberdeen Harbour by Hydrosphere, has played a major part in facilitating the successful completion of the harbour’s £5.2m dredging operation, paving the way for the harbour to play a key role in offshore wind developments. The harbour is already the centre of activity for the energy industry’s marine […]