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  • Fishermen Fear Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    28 September 2011

    NORTH Devon fishermen fear their industry “hangs in the balance” because of plans to build a giant offshore wind farm 8.7 miles off the…   By Andy Keeble (northdevongazette) [mappress] Source: northdevongazette, September 28, 2011

  • Ontario Halts Offshore Wind Projects (Canada)

    13 February 2011
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    Ontario is not proceeding with proposed offshore wind projects while further scientific research is conducted.   (ontario) [mappress] Source: ontario, February 14, 2011

  • Offshore Wind China 2011 to be Held in June

    18 February 2011

    The Offshore Wind China 2011 exhibition will be unveiled June 15-17, 2011 with a brand new level at Shanghai New International Expo Center…   (oh-yay) [mappress] Source: oh-yay , February 18, 2011

  • DeepCwind Maine Offshore Wind Report (USA)

    24 February 2011
    Research & Development

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the DeepCwind Consortium released the Maine Offshore Wind Report today. The report is available for download online at DeepCwind.org/offshorewindreport. UMaine Prof. Habib Dagher is leading statewide efforts to develop the technology and infrastructure that will enable Maine to capitalize on deepwater offshore wind as an […]

  • Largest offshore wind turbine erected Scotland

    28 August 2006

    For the first time, a REpower type 5M wind turbine has been set up on the open sea. In the Scottish North Sea, in the Moray Firth, the first of a total of two turbines for the “Beatrice” demonstrator wind farm has just been set up on a lattice-like jacket structure, piled to the seabed […]

  • Offshore wind farm sites set out

    17 February 2009

    Plans to build 10 wind farms off the coast of Scotland moved a step forward after the Crown Estate gave companies the green light to explore the sites. Scottish Power and E.ON are among the nine firms to be awarded “exclusivity agreements” for locations which include the Solway Firth and Wigtown Bay. This will allow […]

  • Two offshore wind farm plans due

    8 January 2010

    Plans for two massive new wind farms off the north and south coasts of Wales will be unveiled later. The sites off Anglesey and in the Bristol Channel are among nine new offshore wind farm locations in the UK.

  • Offshore Wind Opportunity for Boatbuilding Companies (UK)

    26 January 2012

    Industry leaders held a meeting with the region’s boatbuilding firms at Great Yarmouth to talk about opportunities in the offshore wind industry, reports EveningNews24. In January 2010, the Crown Estate announced Round 3 wind licenses for potential 33GW of wind power. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced: “The offshore wind industry is at the heart […]

  • UK Stays Offshore Wind Leader in Europe

    8 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to the new report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the UK has kept its leading position in the offshore wind, reports Energy News Live news portal. The UK has installed more than 2,000MW of wind power in the last year, totaling to 3,813MW. Total installed offshore wind capacity supplies power for nearly […]

  • KfW to Finance German Offshore Wind Projects

    9 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Storage

    KfW, German state development bank, published yesterday its results for the first half of 2012 and revealed its future plans.  Under the KfW Action Plan to support the energy turnaround, the bank plans to extend loans to EUR 100 billion for renewable energies and energy efficiency in the next five years. In its further financial […]

  • Germany: Consumers to Share Offshore Wind Cost

    23 August 2012

    In a debate about offshore wind turbines, Consumer advocates warn against a shifting of costs to millions of consumers, writes Dradio. According to a letter from the Board of Consumer Organizations to the Federal Ministry of Justice, the proposed liability regime for the connection of offshore installations can be viewed with great concern. Even Consumer […]

  • India: Government to Auction Offshore Wind Farms

    14 May 2012
    Authorities & Government

      The Indian ministry of new and renewable energy has established an inter-ministerial board of secretaries and in that way started the planning process to auction or award offshore wind farms, according to The Times of India news portal.   The board will outline the policy guidelines, approve and oversee implementation of the projects and identify private or public […]

  • Germany: Number of Offshore Wind Employees Increases

    16 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Technology

    The number of employees in offshore wind industry in Germany rose from 6,900 employees in 2010 to 8,600 in 2011. The Federal Government said that the offshore wind energy is a new technological sector, for which there are no specific education and training programs. There were initial approaches and initiatives for definition of the new […]

  • France to Launch Second Offshore Wind Round

    11 September 2012

    As Reuters writes, the French Government is about to launch the second round of offshore wind tenders for two locations. The first location is 705MW Le Treport in northern France and a second off the island of Noirmoutier with a capacity of 600 MW. Earlier this year France awarded four out of five locations for […]

  • Offshore Wind to Drive UK’s Economic Development

    27 July 2012

    The Yorkshire Post has gathered all the important numbers concerning the UK’s offshore wind industry, concluding that today’s apprentices are in a position to be a part of the energy sector that will assume lead in the country’s future economy. Namely, the UK targets to produce 33GW of electricity from wind power by 2020, 18GW […]

  • Japan Set to Test Offshore Wind Technology

    16 November 2012
    Research & Development, Technology

    A wind turbine was erected off the coast of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture in Japan, in order to test the behaviour of offshore wind technology in rough conditions there. This area is known for its frequent typhoons and the fact that two tidal currents also meet there. The demonstration project will help figure out what system […]

  • USA: O’Malley to Reintroduce Offshore Wind Bill

    29 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gov. Martin O’Malley will again try to introduce a similar bill on ensuring funding for an offshore wind farm which failed twice to make it out of the General Assembly, Gazette Net reports. According to the bill, the project that could cost USD 1 billion would not increase residents’ bill by more than USD 2 […]

  • UK: Chinese to Increase Offshore Wind Investment

    18 June 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    A joint initiative by Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex counties to work with China in order to create more jobs by making new export and inward investment opportunities brought a key visit by a Chinese delegation of world-leading manufacturers of wind farm equipment.  The multi-million pound investors from the Jiangsu Province are looking to invest in […]

  • Greece to Get First Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has approved a production licence for a EUR 2 billion offshore wind project. Namely, the application for installing 81 wind turbines in the Aegean Sea northeast of Lemons Island was submitted by RF Energy’s subsidiary City Electric S.A., the AMNA news site reports. This 498.15 MW offshore wind farm will […]

  • RWE Launches Heligoland Offshore Wind Base

    5 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey building with storage hall, offices […]

  • ‘Offshore Wind Works’ Campaign Starts in UK

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    DONG Energy has launched a new multimedia campaign to promote the UK offshore wind and its importance for a sustainable and low-carbon future. The offshore wind developer invested in the advertisement of the campaign called “Offshore Wind Works”, which has its own website, Twitter page and posters throughout the country. Also, according to the media, the company […]

  • LIPA to Vote on Deepwater’s Offshore Wind Project

    17 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) are scheduled to decide today on purchasing electricity from several clean energy projects proposed to be built in Long Island.  The projects on which the aforementioned decision will be taken include several solar facilities and Deepwater Wind’s wind farm off the coast of Montauk. In 2013, LIPA issued a request for proposals for […]

  • Port of Cuxhaven Forging Ahead with Offshore Wind

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    In a letter marking the end of a successful year, Hans-Peter Zint, CEO of the Port of Cuxhaven, has highlighted the significant role that the offshore wind industry had at the port.  As should be the case for a multipurpose port, different kinds of cargo played a key role in this success. In terms of ferry service, for […]

  • Another Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Japan

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Japan’s offshore wind sector seems to have surged lately, as news about planned offshore wind farms off the country’s coast keep coming to news desks. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Japanese engineering company Hitachi Zosen has teamed up with Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Electric Industries to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture. The proposed offshore […]

  • CTruk’s Offshore Wind Business Gains Momentum

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    CTruk recently signed the lease on a 6400m2 site on the Colne Estuary, a few miles upriver from its current Brightlingsea base. The company plans to use the Fieldgates site in Haven Road, The Hythe, East Colchester to build larger vessels required for offshore wind farm projects further out to sea. CTruk is pressing on […]