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  • Azerbaijan Could Set Up Offshore Wind Farm in Oil Production Field

    16 April 2015
    Authorities & Government

    According to Azerbaijani media, the country has plans to install an offshore wind farm in the area of of offshore oil production off the coast of Pirallahi Island.  The project would be the first offshore wind farm built within an offshore oil production area. Its primary cost is estimated to AZN 450 million (around EUR 400 million, […]

  • Offshore Wind Technology to Become Cost-Competitive in Future, IRENA’s Report Says

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed in a new report. The landmark report, Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and […]

  • UK Shadow Energy Secretary Visits North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm

    11 February 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Caroline Flint MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change visited North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm last week. During the visit to the wind power plant, the Shadow Energy Minister presented three MHI Vestas Offshore Wind employees with 10 year service awards. The three technicians Chris Keeting, Bryn Hughes and Peter Brown have […]

  • Ørsted a Couple of Gigawatts Away from Its 2025 Offshore Wind Ambition

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted’s current installed and decided offshore wind capacity accounts for almost 9GW out of its ambition of 11-12GW by the end of 2025, announced at the beginning of this year.

  • Goldwind to Roll Out Its 6.7MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Early 2018

    16 November 2017
    Technology

    Goldwind will install a prototype of its GW154/6.7MW offshore wind turbine in early 2018 and plans the turbine’s commercial deployment to take place during the first quarter of 2018, after it launched the GW6S platform in October.

  • Ørsted’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project Clears First EIA Hurdle

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) review panel has given a recommended approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Ørsted’s four offshore wind sites off Changhua.

  • Global Offshore Wind Market Expected to Reach USD 57.2 Billion in 2022

    5 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    According to a report at Zion Market Research, global offshore wind energy market size was valued at USD 20.3 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach USD 57.2 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 16.2% between 2017 and 2022. 

  • Germany Selects Six Offshore Wind Projects, Zero Subsidy Bids Reappear

    27 April 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has selected six offshore wind projects in the second tendering round with at least one of the projects reaching the zero-subsidy level.

  • EEEGR, Orbis, UK DIT Discuss Offshore Wind Opportunities Over Breakfast

    18 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Managers from companies in the local supply chain met for breakfast on Tuesday morning at the Orbis Energy building in Lowestoft to hear a presentation delivered over a video link from Michiel Hendrickx, the UK Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Senior Trade Advisor in the Netherlands.

  • Nucore Opens Offshore Wind Season, Kicks Off Walney Extension Work

    24 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Oteac Ltd and HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Ltd, part of the Nucore Group, have begun providing fire and gas detection and suppression services on the Walney Extension wind farm, which represents one in a number of the group’s recent offshore wind contracts.

  • Main Reasons Why U.S. Still Doesn’t See Offshore Wind Turbines

    6 March 2013

    Even though offshore wind plans got moving more rapidly in the last few months, there are still no offshore wind turbines “blowing” energy into the United States’ homes. While Europe and China are leading in this energy sector, there are top four reasons why the U.S. did not put any wind turbines off its shores […]

  • The Netherlands: Grontmij to Draft Plan for Gemini Offshore Wind Park Cable Routes

    11 March 2013
    Storage

    Two wind parks are under development in the North Sea. These two parks, named ‘Gemini’, are being developed by Typhoon Capital. The wind parks will have a maximum combined power output of 600 MW. This will generate 2% of the electricity presently consumed in the Netherlands. The project is thus crucial for achieving the national […]

  • USA: BOEM to Issue Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease to Commonwealth of Virginia

    15 March 2013
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to continue to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced yesterday that it has taken an important step toward issuing a wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME), after finding that there is […]

  • Technical University Hamburg-Harburg Hosts Travelling Offshore Wind Exhibition (Germany)

    30 April 2013

    The traveling exhibition “Offshore Fascination – Wind and Sea for New Energy in Urban and Rural Areas” will be available to visitors for four weeks, starting April 29, in the foyer of the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. The goal of the exhibition, which is initiated by the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE) and funded […]

  • Maritime Know-How in Demand for Offshore Wind Energy and Oil & Gas Production

    14 June 2012

    The offshore segment is one of the most promising fields of activity for the maritime industry ‑ with the main focus on provision of hardware and services both for wind energy as a growth market and for the boom sector of offshore oil and gas production. The technical challenges and economic opportunities will be addressed […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Industry of Strategic National Importance, Says Secretary of State

    14 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind energy industry, has welcomed a strong endorsement of the key role being played by the sector in delivering a secure supply of clean electricity to British households and industry. Edward Davey, the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change was speaking at […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind O&M Contracts Offer Great Opportunities for Ports

    15 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    While ports such as Hull, Bremerhaven or Esbjerg might be ready to grab the most important developments, there are potential rich pickings for many other ports which are unable to win the headline projects. As the Portstrategy news portal writes, Richard Marks, business development director at Royal Haskoning, said that almost anyone can get business […]

  • Coalition MP Expresses Support to North East Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    14 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Redcar MP Ian Swales has expressed the Coalition Government’s commitment to the offshore wind industry. The Liberal Democrat MP met with Alex Dawson, Chairman of Energi Coast, close to the new Teesside Wind Farm ahead of the Government’s new Energy Bill, which is expected to be published before the end of November. Ian Swales MP […]

  • UK: HIE Commissions Atmos Consulting for Offshore Wind Test Sites Study

    20 July 2012
    Research & Development

    Atmos Consulting has been commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a feasibility study of eight potential onshore test sites for offshore wind technology.  The study will involve a critical review of the sites, concentrating on those with real development potential, plus detailed consultation with offshore developers and offshore equipment manufacturers to review their […]

  • Germany: DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Grid Connection Delayed for Spring 2014

    27 July 2012
    Storage

    Vattenfall, Swedish power company, will see its DanTysk offshore wind farm connected to the Germany’s power grid with a delay of up to five months, reports Bloomberg. Siemens spokesman Torsten Wolf stated that the link is scheduled for completion by the spring 2014, even though it was planned to be ready by the very start […]

  • Norway: DNV, Fedem Technology Develop Offshore Wind Design Analysis Software

    15 April 2013

    The offshore wind turbine industry will benefit from this new and innovative, user-friendly software solution including dynamic simulations, advanced fatigue calculation and code check in one complete analysis package. The new module for coupled analysis is powered by FEDEM Windpower, and is well integrated with Sesam. It is the most recent addition to DNV Software’s […]

  • Polish Baltic Should Feature 1.5 GW of Offshore Wind Farms by 2020

    17 April 2013

    Poland is the biggest wind energy market in the EU’s newer Member States, but wobbles in government support have made investors nervous. EWEA spoke to Ewa Kurdyła, Director of the Polish Wind Energy Association. The following is EWEA’s interview with Ewa Kurdyła: Poland’s National Renewable Energy Action Plan indicates that cumulative wind capacity should increase […]

  • New Floating Hotel to Arrive at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    17 January 2012

    A new floating hotel for wind farm construction workers will arrive at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm next week to replace the previous “floatel”, which is required elsewhere. The 145m Regina Baltica, a former cruise ferry, has been contracted as a hotel vessel for at least six months to provide accommodation for the workers […]

  • UK: MP for Redcar Visits Teeside Offshore Wind Farm Supply Base

    27 March 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Ian Swales MP has taken the opportunity to take a closer look at the work going on behind the scenes of Redcar’s new offshore wind farm as the installation of turbines approaches the halfway mark. EDF Energy Renewables hosted a special visit by the Redcar MP to its Port of Hartlepool supply base and specialist […]

  • TenneT Proposes Additional German Offshore Wind Auction, Dutch Link-Up

    12 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Transmission system operator TenneT has called for the optimisation of the German offshore wind grid through an additional capacity auction and through linking future wind farms in the western German North Sea to the Dutch grid.