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  • Coastal Communities Could Benefit from Offshore Wind and Wave Power (UK)

    6 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      George Osborne is planning a scheme aimed at allowing coastal communities to benefit directly from offshore wind and wave power…   By David Perry (eveningexpress) [mappress] Source: eveningexpress, July 06, 2011;

  • E.ON Revises Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Proposal Prior to Submission (UK)

    17 December 2012

    Over the last year, E.ON has listened to feedback received from over 1,000 people and organisations in Sussex through a major community consultation and has made changes to its Rampion Offshore Wind Farm proposals which were submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on Friday 14 December. The final plans will be publicly available once the Planning […]

  • UK: Wireless Headsets Aid Health and Safety for Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians

    2 January 2013

    Offshore wind energy is a young, rapidly growing industry in which hundreds of millions of pounds are being invested as the UK seeks to secure its source of renewable energy for future generations. As in all young industries, the challenges are immense, and many companies which have traditionally worked in marine engineering and technology are […]

  • Reportlinker Announces Report on Vessels, Cables and Foundations in Offshore Wind Market (USA)

    9 January 2013
    Research & Development

    Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: “Vessels, Cables and Foundations in the Offshore Wind Market – Global Market Size, Cost Analysis, Market Share and Demand-Supply Scenario to 2020”. “Vessels, Cables and Foundations in the Offshore Wind Market – Global Market Size, Cost Analysis, Market Share and Demand-Supply Scenario […]

  • USA: 53 Pct Block Island Residents Pro Offshore Wind Farm

    11 January 2013
    Research & Development

    The Block Island Residents Association (BIRA) sent the results of a poll regarding the Block Island Wind Farm to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which show that 53% of the interviewed people are in favour of the project and 38% are opposed to it, writes The Block Island Times. The results of the public […]

  • Carbon Trust Launches Competition for Next Generation of Offshore Wind Cables (UK)

    23 May 2013
    Research & Development, Storage

    The Carbon Trust, as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched a new competition to fast track the development of new 66kV cables to be used by the offshore wind industry. The goal is to ensure that new 66kV cables are developed in time to be used on Round 3 projects in the […]

  • USA: EEA Officials to Host Public Meetings on Offshore Wind Development Process

    13 November 2012

    Officials of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) will host the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a series of public meetings in Boston, New Bedford, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket during the week of November 12, 2012. The goals of the meetings are to provide an […]

  • Denmark: Top HSE Managers to Attend Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit

    21 November 2012

    It is now three weeks until the leading offshore wind health and safety industry event. The Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit, taking place in Copenhagen on the 5-6th December, is selling out fast. Last week they saw a surge in bookings and numbers have now reached over 60! The top health and safety executives […]

  • UK, Denmark Plan Subsea Cable Link for Offshore Wind Energy Transfer

    23 November 2012
    Storage

    Danish and UK energy ministers discussed the development of a subsea cable between the countries as a project of major importance for renewable energy, Subsea UK reports. Denmark is considering the increase of links to foreign electricity markets as it prepares for the growing role of alternative solar and wind sources, according to Bloomberg. This […]

  • UK, Denmark Plan Subsea Cable Link for Offshore Wind Energy Transfer

    23 November 2012
    Storage

    Danish and UK energy ministers discussed the development of a subsea cable between the countries as a project of major importance for renewable energy, Subsea UK reports. Denmark is considering the increase of links to foreign electricity markets as it prepares for the growing role of alternative solar and wind sources, according to Bloomberg. This […]

  • Blast Protection against Catastrophic Transformer Failure on Offshore Wind Turbines (Germany)

    7 December 2012
    Technology

    Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), the U.K.’s second largest energy company are very stringent in ensuring all potential risks are identified and conduct detailed HAZOP studies ahead of making Health and Safety decisions. One such study in this application identified a potential risk of catastrophic transformer failure. The transformer room is located at the base of […]

  • Maryland Offshore Wind Bill Passes 2nd House of Delegates Hearing (USA)

    22 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    The Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to the Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, the Baltimore Sun informs. Governor Martin O’Malley’s bill passed the second reading in the House on Wednesday and the third reading, and final vote on the bill, is scheduled for today (Friday, February 22). Eight amendments were introduced by […]

  • Germany: Aquacultures among Offshore Wind Farms Create Complex Legal Situation

    4 March 2013
    Environment

    A research group from the Faculty of Law at the University of Rostock, led by Professor Detlef Czybulka, is advising the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven on legal matters. It is a joint project on new territory ‒ development of fish breeding facilities. In Bremerhaven, […]

  • Germany: Aquacultures among Offshore Wind Farms Create Complex Legal Situation

    4 March 2013
    Environment

    A research group from the Faculty of Law at the University of Rostock, led by Professor Detlef Czybulka, is advising the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven on legal matters. It is a joint project on new territory ‒ development of fish breeding facilities. In Bremerhaven, […]

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Invited to Join Project on Corrosion Protection

    14 March 2013
    Research & Development

    FORCE Technology, Institut de la Corrosion from France, Vattenfall A/S and DONG Energy A/S have partnered up to create a Joint Industry Project that aims at generating realistic and sufficient data to update corrosion control design guidelines specifically for the offshore wind farm structures. Offshore wind farm owners and operators are hereby invited to join […]

  • Belgium: Second Phase of Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Starts Operation

    31 January 2013

    Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the Belgian coast, was fully commissioned in January. The second phase of the wind farm consisting of 24 new wind turbines with a total output of 148 megawatts (MW) is now fully in operation and connected to the grid. The turbines are set to generate approximately 500,000 […]

  • VIDEO: Mayday Array − Emergency Exercise at World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

    8 February 2013

    Siemens, which operates a Zero Harm health and safety policy, has published a video of emergency exercise performed at the London Array offshore wind farm, off the British Coast of Kent. The situation is following: Two ships collide and one crashes into one of Siemens’ wind turbines at the London Array offshore wind farm. Five […]

  • Areva: UK Companies Should Use Current German Offshore Wind Market

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    As Areva prepares for its meet-the-buyer event at OrbisEnergy on October 23, the company advises wind industry suppliers to use the German offshore wind market now, in order to get the UK’s Round 3 contracts more easily.  Head of the Areva’s UK wind sector, Julian Brown, is quoted by the EDP24 news site as saying […]

  • Germany: Vattenfall Signs Contract for 80 Turbines for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm

    18 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall and Siemens have signed a contract for the supply and installation of 80 wind turbines for the Sandbank offshore wind farm. Each of the turbines has a nominal capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW). Construction of the Vattenfall Sandbank project, located 90 kilometres west of the island of Sylt, is expected in 2015. The signed […]

  • UK: North East Companies Recognize Advantages of Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind industry in the North East UK has been recognized by many companies as one which will play a huge role in the future energy mix. Therefore, the companies from the subsea industry are developing their businesses to follow the benefits of the offshore wind market. When it comes to supply chain, the region’s […]

  • Seacat’s ‘Resolute’ Contracted to Work at Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    28 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Seacat Services, the class leading vessel transfer operator, has announced that Resolute, its latest 24-metre, class-certified workboat, has been contracted to Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Limited, to work at the Greater Gabbard and Galloper offshore wind farms. With growing pressure to deliver a series of fully operational offshore wind farms ahead of Round 3, there […]

  • UK: Guernsey’s Tidal, Wave and Offshore Wind Resources Discussed at Westminster Event

    29 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Guernsey’s capacity to act as a hub for renewable energy generation and to provide financial products and services to the cleantech sector has been discussed at an event held at the House of Commons. The renewable energy reception was held on Tuesday 11th September and included Rt. Hon. Ed Davey, MP, Secretary of State for […]

  • Windreich Secures Funds for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Willi Balz, Chief Executive Officer of the Windreich AG, has announced that the company has secured total project financing for its first offshore wind park Global Tech I and emphasizes, ‘With its 400 MW capacity, it is the first offshore project worldwide to obtain financing which directly brings the shift to renewable energies one step […]

  • 17 EU Member States Plan Offshore Wind Energy Development (Belgium)

    29 November 2011

    Over 141 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity is built, under construction, consented, or planned in Europe: enough to power 130 million average EU households. These wind farms – representing 35 times more capacity than the just under 4 GW installed today – would provide 13.1% of Europe’s total electricity production. The European Wind […]

  • Ming Yang to Make Keynote Speech at Offshore Wind China 2011 Conference

    14 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang”) (MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that Ming Yang… (dailymarkets) [mappress] Source: dailymarkets, June 14, 2011;