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  • Report: Offshore Wind a Golden Ticket for UK East Coast Ports

    8 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The offshore wind sector has an enormous potential to accelerate economic growth on the east coast of Britain, according to a strategic review of the UK’s east coast port facilities carried out by BVG Associates for the Offshore Wind Industry Council.  The report, Strategic review of UK east coast staging and construction facilities,  has found that the UK’s east […]

  • Offshore Wind Better Choice for UK than Hinkley Point C?

    17 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Following UK Government’s decision to re-examine EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power project, offshore wind has emerged as a potentially better solution for the country than nuclear power.  Namely, after the board of EDF approved Hinkley Point C, which would be built together with China General Nuclear (CGN), and was ready to enter into an agreement with […]

  • Kentish Flats Extension Becomes Fully Fledged Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2016

    The official inauguration of Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension (KFE) offshore wind farm is being held today, with the ceremonial ribbon cut on board the MV Balmoral, 7km off Herne Bay and Whitstable.  Vattenfall is ahead on the low cost energy challenge, according to Gunnar Groebler, Vattenfall’s Vice President of Business Area Wind, who highlighted important innovation on Kentish […]

  • Vattenfall: Sweden Must Up Its Offshore Wind Incentive Game

    10 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall is hesitant to start any wind projects offshore Sweden due to the country’s incentive scheme being technology-neutral, Peter Tornberg, Vice President of Business Area Wind at Vattenfall, said. During the coming years, Vattenfall plans to invest around SEK 50 billion (around EUR 5.4 bn) in new wind power projects, onshore and offshore, to achieve 4GW by […]

  • EDF Obtains Rights to Develop Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    3 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) has acquired the rights to develop the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project near the port of Blyth in Northumberland, securing both the seabed rights from The Crown Estate, and associated land rights and meteorological data from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The project could provide the company with an […]

  • Peel Ports Great Yarmouth Starts Preparing for Offshore Wind Projects

    21 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Construction works to enhance port infrastructure at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth for several high profile offshore wind projects have begun, Peel Ports Group reports. A multi-million-pound co-investment has been agreed to support the construction of primary infrastructure and ground works for the Galloper Wind Farm and East Anglia ONE Wind Farm projects. Construction work will […]

  • Guangdong Jingyin and Ming Yang Ink Offshore Wind Cooperation Agreement

    4 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Guangdong Jingyin Machinery Co. Ltd. and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of offshore wind services through a joint-stock company – Zhejiang Huayun Hai Yang Engineering and Technology Services. The two companies agreed to collaborate on designing, engineering, developing and operating offshore wind farms. Back in September 2015, […]

  • SER: France Should Set More Ambitious Offshore Wind Targets

    15 April 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), a French renewables lobby, will ask for more ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity planned post-2023 during the review of the country’s new energy investment plan scheduled for Friday, 15 April. The French government’s plan calls for the development of 3GW of offshore wind capacity by 2023, with further […]

  • TU Delft Researcher Studies Possibility of Hydraulic Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2017
    Research & Development

    For his doctorate awarded on Tuesday, 4 April, TU Delft researcher Antonio Jarquin Laguna investigated the possibility of a ‘hydraulic’ offshore wind farm.

  • Polenergia Secures Environmental Permit for Second Baltic Offshore Wind Farm

    26 April 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Polish energy company Polenergia S.A. has obtained a legally binding environmental decision defining environmental requirements for the implementation of the 600MW Polenergia Baltic Sea II offshore wind farm (Polenergia Bałtyk II).

  • US Offshore Wind Could Flourish with More JVs and Technology Transfer

    8 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A new study from Totaro & Associates identifies a total investment of US$424.8B required to develop the first 80GW of utility-scale offshore wind in the US. However, there are three critical path areas which will be essential to future growth including foundation production, port infrastructure, and domestic shipbuilding of purpose-designed installation and service vessels. Newer […]

  • Port of Den Helder Looks to Drum Up Offshore Wind Business

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Consortium partners Dura Vermeer and De Vries & Van der Wiel today started work on the Kooyhaven development at the Dutch Port of Den Helder, a project expected to open up the region to the offshore wind industry. Kooyhaven is located immediately to the south of the N99 trunk road, and to the east of […]

  • Vattenfall Wraps Up First Ever Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning

    25 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall’s Yttre Stengrund wind farm has disappeared from the horizon in Kalmar Sound, Sweden, the power company said in a statement. Work on dismantling the five wind turbines with a total capacity of 10 megawatt (MW) which made up the Yttre Stengrund wind farm in Kalmar Sound began at the end of November. The job of […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Over 6 Times Busier in 2015

    21 December 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Germany’s offshore wind farms have generated 1.3% of the overall energy produced country-wide in 2015, a 550% increase compared to a 0.2% contribution by offshore wind turbines in 2014, according to the data released by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). Overall, energy generated from renewable sources has been the biggest contributor to Germany’s energy […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Could Rival Gas Plants in Terms of Costs

    3 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Offshore wind costs could fall to a point where it is cost competitive with new build gas plants in the UK provided they face the full cost of their carbon emissions, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in its 2015 Progress Report to Parliament. Ongoing innovation in offshore wind relies upon a visible future market […]

  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Turbines in the Game for Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2019

    Hibiki Wind Energy has identified MHI Vestas as the potential supplier of turbines for the Hibiki-nada offshore wind project in Japan. Hibiki Wind Energy has revealed that MHI Vestas is a candidate to supply its V174-9.5MW turbines for the Japanese project. To remind, in February 2017, the government of Kitakyushu City selected the consortium of […]

  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Turbines in the Game for Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2019

    Hibiki Wind Energy has identified MHI Vestas as the potential supplier of turbines for the Hibiki-nada offshore wind project in Japan. Hibiki Wind Energy has revealed that MHI Vestas is a candidate to supply its V174-9.5MW turbines for the Japanese project. To remind, in February 2017, the government of Kitakyushu City selected the consortium of […]

  • North Sea Countries Sketch 2020 Offshore Wind Work Programme

    4 December 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Energy Ministers from ten North Sea countries met today, 4 December, in Brussels and agreed on their 2020 Work Programme on offshore wind deployment. The 2020 Work Programme elaborates what Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK intend to do together on maritime spatial planning, electricity grids and developing […]

  • CCC Urges UK Prime Minister to Keep Offshore Wind Promise

    18 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the recently elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver on the promised 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 commitment. In their letter, CCC Chairman Lord Deben and Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee Baroness Brown called on the Prime Minister to ensure that any market reforms […]

  • GE Offshore Wind CEO Talks Haliade-X 12MW (Video)

    19 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind business John Lavelle has revealed details about the Haliade-X 12MW turbine to the Offshore WIND team during the inauguration ceremony held on 17 December in Rotterdam. The Haliade-X 12MW prototype set a new world record the past weekend by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 262MWh […]

  • GE Offshore Wind CEO Talks Haliade-X 12MW (Video)

    19 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind business John Lavelle has revealed details about the Haliade-X 12MW turbine to the Offshore WIND team during the inauguration ceremony held on 17 December in Rotterdam. The Haliade-X 12MW prototype set a new world record the past weekend by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 262MWh […]

  • Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Picks Humber’s Offshore Wind Brain

    3 May 2019

    Team Humber Marine Alliance and Aura Wind Energy have entered into a deal to develop an offshore wind strategy for the U.S. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The three parties signed a contract on 2 May said to be the result of work to develop relationships with the U.S. East Coast over the last three years. The […]

  • US Offshore Wind R&D Consortium Calls for Project Proposals

    23 May 2019
    Research & Development

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium is inviting proposals to fund projects that support offshore wind innovation for the local market. This Program Opportunity Notice (PON) seeks to develop and demonstrate technology innovations that will reduce the levelized cost of electricity (LCoE) for offshore wind in the U.S. Proposals should focus on new solutions that […]

  • The Leading Event for the Oil & Gas, Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Industry

    3 June 2019

    Home of energy transition Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is where the energy transition takes place. It is Europe’s leading gathering of the entire offshore energy industry and your opportunity to network with highly qualified experts and professionals across global markets – 7, 8 and 9 October in Amsterdam. Offshore Energy is the place […]

  • Estonia Starts Construction Permit Process for 1GW Offshore Wind Farm

    30 December 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The Estonian government has initiated a construction permit procedure for Eesti Energia’s 1GW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Riga. The move allows the developer to continue its research and search for partners for the construction of the offshore wind farm, Enefit Green, a member of Eesti Energia group said. According to Aavo Kärmas, […]