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  • SGS to Attend Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference in London (UK)

    22 September 2011

      From October 4–6, 2011, SGS will attend the third annual Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference in London, UK. On the pre-conference day, October 4, SGS will hold two workshops on technical risks and Risk Management in offshore wind farm projects. SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is attending […]

  • UK: Second Export Cable Installed at London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    18 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The installation of the second of the four export cables on London Array Offshore Wind Farm that will connect the onshore substation at Cleve Hill to the two offshore substations in the outer Thames Estuary has been successfully completed. Specialized cable-laying vessel, Stemat Spirit, installed all the 4,400 tonne cables in the Swale. London Array […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Deploy Asia’s First Lidar Device for Offshore Wind Monitoring (China)

    18 April 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

    International renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has been commissioned by Hong Kong Electric Company, to deploy Asia’s first Lidar device for capturing wind speed and directional data in an offshore environment. This large scale project represents Asia’s first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis deployment (ORQA). ORQA is the latest technology data monitoring equipment designed specifically to capture […]

  • LEEDCo Speaks About Economic Benefits and Compromises of Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    9 September 2011

    Residents of Ohio’s lake-shore communities may be asked to choose between eventually destroying the Lake Erie fishing industry or having… By Carl E. Feather (starbeacon) [mappress] Source: starbeacon, September 09, 2011;

  • LEEDCo: Nighttime turbine restrictions may be fatal for Icebreaker offshore wind project

    26 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The decision of the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) that turbines at the Icebreaker offshore wind farm in Lake Erie must be shut down during nighttime hours “may well be fatal to the entire project”, according to developer Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo). As reported, OPSB recently approved the construction of the 20.7 MW […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tideway and Turbine Transfers Prepping CTV Quartet for Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

    25 August 2017
    Project & Tenders, Storage

    Wales-based Turbine Transfers has won a contract to provide Tideway B.V., part of DEME Group, with four crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.  

  • Ulstein delivers hybrid SOV set to work on Merkur offshore wind farm

    24 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has delivered the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Windea Jules Verne to Bernhard Schulte Offshore, who chartered the hybrid SOV to GE Renewable Energy for operations at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany. Based on the ULSTEIN SX195 design, Windea Jules Verne is 93.4 metres long, has a beam of 18 metres, and […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power uses Intel processors in offshore wind turbines (USA)

    16 July 2010
    Technology

    While the move from fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy has been slow, but companies such as Intel are leading the way… [mappress] Source: neoseeker, July 16, 2010;

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Noise Reduction Test for Marine Mammals off Travemünde

    8 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug boat with work pontoon and […]

  • Eneco to Hold Public Consultations for Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Park (UK)

    11 January 2012

    Eneco has now entered the statutory consultation period for the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind park and will be holding eight public exhibitions at Swanage, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, West Moors, New Milton, Lymington and the Isle of Wight. These public exhibitions will provide people with information and updates on the project, along with the next […]

  • USV performs ‘first-of-its-kind’ fisheries research survey at US offshore wind sites

    8 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Exail’s DriX uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has finished what is said to be a first-of-its-kind fisheries research survey for assessment of the impact on biomass and fish stock before, during, and after wind farm construction.  The DriX USV performed the survey offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York for NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Research Science […]

  • Offshore wind farm has good environmental impact says IUCN (Switzerland)

    6 July 2010
    Environment

    As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an impact on marine […]

  • Open-Source Software Can Help Find Right Space for Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    17 February 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    A Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry. Offshore wind has significant potential to help the United States meet its growing energy needs, but the U.S. marine renewable energy industry has lagged behind Europe for decades. Recent legislation has […]

  • The Three Gorges First Wind Farm Project (Pvt.) Signs Onshore and Offshore Wind Contract (Pakistan)

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    The contractors would supply and install Goldwind wind turbines. The wind farm of 49.5MW is located in Jhampir, district Thatta Sindh, Pakistan. Chinese Wind Energy Information Center, or CWEI, has announced that The Three Gorges First Wind Farm Project Pvt. Ltd has signed an offshore and onshore wind power engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, […]

  • Bernhard Schulte, MidOcean Wind Set Up US Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) and MidOcean Wind (MOW) have entered into a joint venture to build and operate support vessels for the U.S. offshore wind industry. According to the parties, the Connecticut-based joint venture signals a new chapter of cooperation which began in late 2018 when BSO and MOW partnered in WINDEA Offshore US to provide […]

  • Reducing Offshore Wind Energy Costs with Floating-axis Wind Turbines (South Korea)

    28 November 2011
    Technology

      Following Japan’s decision to reduce its reliance on nuclear power after the problems at Fukushima in March, wind power… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, November 28, 2011

  • PNE WIND Disposes of all Rights to Nautilus II Offshore Wind Project (Germany)

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Wind farm developer PNE WIND AG has sold all rights to the offshore wind farm project “Nautilus II” to SSP Technology Holding ApS. The offshore project is being planned in the North Sea and is still in the planning and approval phase. SSP Technology Holding ApS, a company of Ventizz Capital Funds IV, acquires all […]

  • Germany: PALFINGER WIND Obtains Major Order for Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    15 January 2013

    RWE is currently constructing one of the largest commercial wind power projects off the German coast. The starting signal for construction of the 48 wind turbines was given in late 2011; the site is located 30 km north of the island of Helgoland. The REpower turbines used each have a power of 6.15 megawatts and […]

  • Cape Wind Signs Agreement to Buy Siemens 3.6-MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    2 April 2010

    Cape Wind announced today it has entered into an agreement with Siemens to supply 130 of its 3.6-Megawatt (MW) turbines for America’s first planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts and, at the same time, Siemens also announced plans to open a U.S. Offshore Wind office in Boston. . “We are pleased to […]

  • European Wind Energy Association says offshore wind energy appears to be crisis-proof

    27 July 2010
    Research & Development

    As many offshore wind turbines were connected to the European electricity grid in the first six months of 2010 as in the whole of 2009. The… (rnw) [mappress] Source: rnw, July 27, 2010;

  • Polish companies ink survey contracts for Baltica 9 offshore wind farm

    16 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    PGE Baltica has signed a contract with a consortium of Polish companies to carry out a specialist geophysical survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the Baltica 9 offshore wind farm. The two companies that will perform the survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the presence of unexploded ordnance and shallow gas are Geo […]

  • Germany: Parker EPD Wins Contract to Provide Cable Arrays for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm

    28 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Parker Hannifin Corp’s Energy Products Division (EPD) has been awarded a contract by Van Oord to provide cable arrays for the… (wind.energy-business-review) [mappress] Source: wind.energy-business-review, September 28, 2011

  • Technip Offshore Wind Showcases Pioneering Technology during Secretary of State for Scotland Visit

    19 February 2013

    As part of a February tour, The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore visited Technip Offshore Wind’s Aberdeen headquarters to hear about current and upcoming Technip Projects and how the Company has adapted its Oil & Gas heritage to the development of award-winning, cutting-edge technology geared to providing safe, effective project delivery in the […]

  • Fugro realigns Americas ops amid offshore wind slowdown and market uncertainty

    16 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and economic uncertainties influencing client investment behaviour worldwide […]