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  • Two Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Farms Take Step Forward

    27 November 2013
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    Angus Council yesterday issued planning consent in principal for the onshore infrastructure required for Phase 1 of Seagreen Wind Energy’s Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. This includes 19km of onshore underground cables, which will transmit power from a landfall location at South Carnoustie on the Angus Coast to the existing electricity substation at Tealing, […]

  • Conservation Coalition Urges Obama Administration to Advance Offshore Wind Power

    12 December 2013
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    With critical federal tax incentives set to expire on December 31, more than 230 faith, conservation, and public health organizations; small businesses; and elected officials joined Environment America, the National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Law Foundation, and Southern Environmental Law Center Wednesday in a letter supporting swift, bold action by the Obama administration to facilitate the […]

  • GeoSea Secures EUR 200 Mln in New Offshore Wind Contracts

    19 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea has been awarded major offshore wind energy contracts. GeoSea secured a new EPCI contract for the design, supply and installation of the foundations and another contract for the installation of 15 wind turbines for the Kentish Flats Extension Offshore Wind Farm from Vattenfall, one of the largest operators of offshore […]

  • Vestas to Provide 15 Offshore Wind Turbines for Kentish Flats Extension

    19 December 2013
    Technology

    Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the extension of the Kentish Flats wind farm off the coast of the UK.  Vattenfall has contracted Vestas for the supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 5-year service and maintenance agreement (AOM 5000). Delivery […]

  • VIDEO: Greater Gabbard ‒ World’s 2nd Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    12 August 2013

    The recently inaugurated Greater Gabbard is the second largest offshore wind farm in the world. It was officially opened on August 7 by Energy Minister Michael Fallon MP.  Located 23 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk, the wind farm is a 50-50 joint venture between SSE and RWE Innogy. The project is worth £1.6bn and […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany: SOOP Makes Offshore Wind Farms Cost Effective and Safer

    5 September 2013
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    Increasing safety and reducing costs – two aspects that play a major role in offshore wind farms. The achievement of these goals has been coordinated by the Oldenburg-based OFFIS computer science institute project group SOOP – Safe Offshore Operations. A recently published study on behalf of the Offshore Wind Foundation on energy cost reduction potential […]

  • North Devon Rejects Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    12 September 2013
    Authorities & Government

    North Devon Council’s Planning Committee yesterday voted 10:3 against the development of the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm. Torridge District Council and Devon County Council made no objections to the project at yesterday’s meetings. However, North Devon’s councilors declined the project saying that it is not economically viable to the area, the BBC informs. The […]

  • ‘World Offshore Wind Market Forecast 2013-2022’ Report Available

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Bharat Book Bureau has presented “World Offshore Wind Market Forecast 2013-2022” report.  The last five years saw global capital expenditure increase significantly, however that over the next decade this spending will level off at approximately €15 billion per year. New global installations are expected to average just over 3,000MW per year during this period. The […]

  • Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Selects Lowestoft for O&M Base

    31 January 2014

    Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Limited can confirm the signing of an agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to locate its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base at Lowestoft. The port is already home to the O&M base for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm and will now become home of the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm O&M team […]

  • EWEA: Financiers Able to Invest EUR 123 Bln in Offshore Wind

    20 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The offshore wind energy sector needs up to EUR123 billion in investment between now and 2020 if it is to meet its target of 40 GW of installed capacity, and the financial community is able to invest this amount, new research shows. What’s blocking the investment is the uncertainty caused by changing regulatory frameworks, not […]

  • Scottish Enterprise: Pelamis Costs £16.3 Mln; Offshore Wind Challenging

    14 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise (SE), an executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Scottish Government, has published its annual results, which show that GPB 16.3 million has been written off in relation to wave energy company Pelamis Wave Power.  “Our ambitions in relation to Wave Energy were adversely affected by the difficulties experienced by two of Scotland’s key companies, Pelamis and Aquamarine. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm to Reach Financial Close by End of May

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Scottish energy company SSE plc expects to reach the financial close for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm by the end of May. Beatrice, planned for the outer Moray Firth, will be project financed with non-recourse debt, SSE said. Subject to financial close, onshore construction activities will begin in 2016 with offshore construction planned for 2017. The […]

  • RepaKorr Project to Keep Offshore Wind Turbines Rust-Proof for Longer

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the development of a special anti-corrosive film, is expected to be ready for implementation by March 2016. It places […]

  • E.ON Switches Amrumbank West On, Says Time for Offshore Wind Is Now

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    E.ON has officially put into operation the recently upgraded 302 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm during a symbolic ceremony held in Hamburg today. Referring to Amrumbank West as “technology at its best,” E.ON’s CEO Johannes Teyssen called for the continued expansion of offshore wind. “Every energy has its time, and the time for expanding offshore […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Offshore Wind Costs Falling Rapidly, ORE Catapult’s Report Shows

    31 March 2016

    ORE Catapult delivered the second Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework (CRMF) to the UK Offshore Wind Programme Board this month. According to the report, offshore wind costs are falling fast with 12 of 13 cost indicators on or ahead of target. The industry is confident of driving costs below £100/MWh by 2020 on the back of long-term market […]

  • Chinese Company to Invest USD 3 Bln in Indian Offshore Wind

    20 October 2015

    Indian renewable energy sector will see USD 3 billion being invested from 2016 to 2020 by a Chinese manufacturer of construction equipment, Sany Group. The company said it will establish efficient technologies for offshore wind power generation and aims to develop 2,000MW of renewable energy projects in India. Sany Group said it plans to generate 4.8 TWh of […]

  • VIDEO: New England Aqua Ventus I Offshore Wind Project

    11 December 2015

    The University of Maine has released the following video after the announcement that the U.S. offshore wind project New England Aqua Ventus I will receive an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): The newly awarded funding will help complete the engineering and planning work, and approach financial close. New England/Maine Aqua Ventus is […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Subsea Investigations Kick Off at Australia’s First Offshore Wind Project

    6 March 2020

    Underwater investigations have kicked off on Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project. Over two weeks, a crew will complete 24-hour seabed investigations including mapping the seafloor, measuring water depths and identifying buried infrastructure such as cables or shipwrecks. The work is being carried out from Lakes Entrance using the local vessel the […]