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  • Seeing the Offshore Wind Challenges and Opportunities Clearly

    6 December 2010

    GL Exchange Forum in Madrid looks at the offshore wind market through the lens of the future Madrid, 6 December 2010 – By 2020, the EU aims to get 20% of its electricity produced by wind energy technologies. That number is well within reach, since wind power’s share of total installed capacity has quadrupled in […]

  • Clearing Hurdles for Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    2 June 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Today the House Natural Resources Committee will convene a hearing on identifying roadblocks to wind and solar energy on public lands and… (enewspf) [mappress] Source: enewspf, June 02, 2011;

  • Beginning of Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind (USA)

    3 June 2011

      In most coastal states on the Atlantic and in the Great Lakes regions, there has been at least some initial conversation happening about the potential for offshore wind power as a renewable energy source. Here in Massachusetts, Cape Wind has been a prominent topic of discussion for about ten years, and as the first […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Plans Stumble (USA)

    18 April 2011

    As New York Power Authority officials near a decision point for their Great Lakes offshore wind-farm plans, they find themselves almost…   By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, April 18, 2011

  • Swan Hunter Dives Into Offshore Wind Sector

    12 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The former Tyneside shipbuilding and engineering company, Swan Hunter, has informed that it moved into the offshore energy sector and is now providing equipment necessary for subsea operations in both oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. The offshore equipment is specially built for the installation of power cables, umbilicals, and flexible pipelines, and includes carousels, reel drive systems […]

  • New York Blueprints Offshore Wind Development

    16 September 2016
    Authorities & Government

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the release of the New York State Offshore Wind Blueprint that creates a framework for the development of wind energy generation off the coast of New York through a comprehensive Offshore Wind Master Plan. The Blueprint has been developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of the […]

  • Scots Want Offshore Wind Community Benefits

    28 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Highland Council has asked the Scottish government to help local authorities in setting a recommended level of community benefit for offshore wind developments. In addition, the Highland Council has asked for rapid progress to be made to agree a position on the devolution of Crown Estate incomes to Scotland and beyond to local authority level […]

  • BOEM Announces Massachusetts Offshore Wind Meetings

    4 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Human Capital, Research & Development, Storage

    The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center will host public information meetings to discuss recent and upcoming planning and assessment activities related to future offshore wind projects in federal waters off Massachusetts. Topics will include an overview of the state’s new energy […]

  • Construction Starts at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Site

    2 May 2016

    Offshore construction of the Nordergründe wind farm is kicking off this week, with the MPI Enterprise vessel already loading monopiles and transition pieces in Cuxhaven, according to German media.  After being contacted by Offshore WIND, wpd, the developer of the offshore wind project, confirmed the construction start without revealing any further details. Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has been contracted […]

  • Lithuania Clearing Path for Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Lithuanian Cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s renewable energy law aimed at kick-starting development of offshore wind power generation in the Baltic Sea.  Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičiaus said that this is a long-term project and that the construction of the first wind farms off the country’s Baltic coast is expected to start after 2020. […]

  • Coalition vows to create offshore wind industry

    26 January 2010

    Judging by the early success the newly created Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition has had in attracting support from private industry and the political world, it’s clear just about everyone wants to stake a claim in the rush to develop a multibillion-dollar wind-generated energy industry off the Atlantic coast.

  • New York Takes Offshore Wind Lead

    18 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) with an USD 18.5 million grant to lead an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium.

  • EOWDC Opens Doors to Offshore Wind Innovators

    19 June 2018
    Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish energy group Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have formed an alliance to allow offshore wind innovators the opportunity to test and demonstrate new technology in real-world operating conditions at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen.

  • UK: Offshore Wind Sector Deal Imminent

    23 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry has confirmed that the UK Government and the offshore wind industry are close to reaching a Sector Deal. 

  • UK: Offshore Wind Sector Deal Imminent

    23 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry has confirmed that the UK Government and the offshore wind industry are close to reaching a Sector Deal. 

  • Ørsted Raises 2025 Offshore Wind Bar

    28 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has raised its 2025 offshore wind target from 11-12GW to 15GW as part of the group’s development plan to invest DKK 200 billion (approximately EUR 26.8 billion) in renewable energy in the next seven years.

  • OWC 2018: New Markets for Offshore Wind

    17 October 2018

    The offshore wind industry is expected to grow to 120GW total installed capacity by 2030. In North-West Europe, the North, Irish and Baltic Seas are relatively shallow and have sandy bottoms. While most seas in the world have rock-like bottoms and deeper waters.

  • Petrobras Starts UK Offshore Wind Tour

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Technology

    A delegation from the Brazilian multi-national oil and gas company Petrobras is visiting the North East England to meet with major supply chain companies in the offshore wind sector.

  • Offshore Wind Powers Port of Blyth in 2017

    1 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Port of Blyth has released its 2017 financial results, reporting a turnover of GBP 20.6 million alongside an adjusted operating profit of GBP 1.32 million and total investment of GBP 4.2 million. Last year also saw record commercial vessel movements which grew by 3% on 2016’s previous record high, while total cargo tonnage increased by 6% over the same period.

  • Vattenfall Reveals Offshore Wind Research Projects

    20 June 2017
    Environment, Human Capital, Research & Development

    Swedish utility company Vattenfall has announced the first successful projects for its EUR 3 million research programme aimed at examining the environmental and socio-economic impacts of offshore wind farms.

  • Wavin UK Taps Into Ørsted’s Offshore Wind

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Manufacturer of plastic and clay pipes Wavin UK has contracted Ørsted to supply natural gas and renewable energy for its sites as part of a commitment to achieve more sustainable operations. Ørsted will provide the renewable electricity from its 11 operational wind farms in the UK to Wavin’s sites at Hazelhead, Chippenham, Forest Works and Doncaster. The Danish […]

  • Glennmont Buys Into German Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK-based fund manager Glennmont Partners has entered into an agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to acquire a 25% stake in the Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The acquisition is the first offshore wind investment to be realised from Glennmont’s EUR 850 million Clean Energy Fund III, which achieved its final close […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Sites on Wildlife Watch

    17 July 2019
    Environment

    Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and the University of Aberdeen (UoA) carried out a multi-disciplinary survey within the Moray Firth wind farm sites in June 2019. MSS colleagues and UoA postgraduate students set sail on the Alba na Mara to characterise the distribution of the prey species (fish schools, zooplankton patches) across the Smith Bank in […]

  • Japan Identifies Eleven Offshore Wind Areas

    31 July 2019
    Authorities & Government

    The Japanese government has designated eleven areas as potentially suitable for the development of offshore wind farms. The areas have been identified jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and the Port Authority of Japan. Four areas lie offshore Akita prefecture: Noshiro (Mitane and […]

  • Senvion Seals Italian Offshore Wind Deal

    3 March 2019
    Project & Tenders

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has concluded a 30MW contract with Renexia for the first offshore wind farm in the Italian Mediterranean Sea. The wind farm will feature ten Senvion 3.0M122 turbines installed in front of Taranto harbour on monopile foundations in water depths ranging from 3 to 18 metres. The installation and the commissioning […]