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  • Meetings to decide offshore wind farm future

    15 April 2010

    Scandia Wind Offshore continues to pursue support from four West Michigan lakeshore counties for the company’s further investigation of wind…   [mappress] Source: mlive, April 13, 2010;

  • Mayors Not Sold on Offshore Wind Turbines (Canada)

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting offshore wind turbines. Mike Bradley of Sarnia, Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming and Bill Weber of Lambton Shores responded with caution to a recent Conference Board of Canada report on offshore wind power generation. Financed by manufacturer Vestas […]

  • Offshore Wind to Blow Jobs to Humberside (UK)

    27 December 2010
    Human Capital

    Developers believe green energy can do for Humberside what oil and gas did for Aberdeen in the 1970s. Fishing has always been one of the main industries on the banks of the Humber, but these days it’s on a much smaller scale – there is now a new harvest to be reaped at sea. The […]

  • Wales to Get Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    12 January 2011

    The first in a series of events to help Welsh businesses make the most of growing opportunities in the renewable energy supply chain is to… (newswales) [mappress] Source: newswales, January 12, 2011

  • Maryland Environmentalists to Promote Offshore Wind (USA)

    6 December 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Maryland environmentalists tomorrow will stage the first-ever citizens’ conference and rally to promote offshore wind as a clean energy… By Jeff Newman (gazette) [mappress] Source: gazette, December 06, 2010

  • USA: Offshore Wind to Grow Sixfold by 2017

    17 August 2012
    Research & Development

    Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, […]

  • Offshore Wind Advances in New England, USA

    23 January 2013

    At the end of 2012, New England’s first two offshore wind projects, Cape Wind and the Block Island Wind Farm, each moved steps closer to fruition. Maine’s efforts to stimulate an offshore wind industry comprised of floating wind turbines took several key steps forward, while Statoil, developer of the first planned pilot-scale floating project, awaits […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Reaches Milestone

    27 September 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, is celebrating a milestone month for the offshore wind sector. The UK now has more than 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed – enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This represents more than 60% of the European Union’s offshore […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Reaches Milestone

    27 September 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, is celebrating a milestone month for the offshore wind sector. The UK now has more than 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed – enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This represents more than 60% of the European Union’s offshore […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Recruiters Stay Positive

    30 April 2012
    Human Capital

      Optimism prevails in the offshore wind industry in the UK when it comes to new vacancies in the long term, especially taking into account the demand for new work force in renewables markets on global level, writes Recruiter. Based on the reports of the Renewable Energy Association, RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables, the surging demand […]

  • France to Prolong Second Offshore Wind Round

    5 April 2012

    According to certain industry officials cited by the Les Echoes, the decision of the French Government on the first round of bids for the offshore wind farm project is expected to be made today or tomorrow. However, the French Government will further prolong the second round of bidding for offshore wind farms, confirms the daily. […]

  • Ambitious Plans for European Offshore Wind Industry

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The new era is coming for offshore wind in Europe. Investments in this industry are going to double in next ten years. It is the fastest rising industry at the moment. In 2010, approximately USD 82 billion investments in wind industry were recorded. There is a plan to reach USD 140 billion by 2020 and […]

  • Ambitious Plans for European Offshore Wind Industry

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The new era is coming for offshore wind in Europe. Investments in this industry are going to double in next ten years. It is the fastest rising industry at the moment. In 2010, approximately USD 82 billion investments in wind industry were recorded. There is a plan to reach USD 140 billion by 2020 and […]

  • Louis Dreyfus in Offshore Wind Talks (France)

    9 January 2012

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs is in talks with GDF Suez and EDF Energies Nouvelles to join their offshore wind venture, reports Les Echos. Louis Dreyfus offers two types of benefits for venture members: the transportation of wind turbine parts to the assembly port and installation and maintenance of power cables. Last year, the French government launched […]

  • Hexicon to Install Offshore Wind Platform (Malta)

    17 February 2012

    A Swedish company is planning to install a floating platform, 480m wide, with 36 wind turbines off the coast of Malta. Hexicon AB has submitted the project description statement (PDS) to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Within the framework of EU Directive 2001/77 EC and the national goals of the Maltese Islands, the main […]

  • Bournemouth Council Opposes Offshore Wind Farm

    24 July 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Bournemouth Borough council raised its concern over the proposed wind farm located off the coast of Isle of Wight. Namely, Bournemouth Borough Council commissioned a study on the effect of the 194-turbine Navitus Bay wind farm on the Local community. The Study found that the wind farm would have a negative impact on tourism, as […]

  • Offshore Wind Vessel Developed with BEC Funding

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    An innovative new vessel designed to cope with the most challenging conditions for crews servicing off-shore windfarms has been developed in West Cumbria with the support of an “Investing in Business” grant from Britain’s Energy Coast (BEC). The £90,000 grant has been awarded to Workington-based companies Coastal Charters – a small maritime business servicing the commercial sector – […]

  • UCSB Studies Offshore Wind Potential in Bermuda

    19 August 2014
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Research & Development

    Officials from the Government of Bermuda, Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons J.P., M.P., Minister of Education and Economic Development and the Hon. Jeanne Atherden, JP, MP, Minister for Health, Seniors and the Environment, recently received the final report from the University of California (Santa Barbara) (UCSB) entitled “Offshore Wind Energy in the Context of Multiple […]

  • Forteiland Ijmuiden Hosts Offshore Wind Meeting

    3 July 2014

    AYOP, IRO, TKI Offshore Wind, Velzen Municipality and the Chamber of Commerce are jointly organizing a meeting today dedicated to offshore wind. The purpose of the meeting being which is held in Forteiland Ijmuiden is: provision information on funding opportunities and the tender process; linking industry and knowledge institutions; encouraging cooperation and generating ideas. The […]

  • Siemens to Revolutionize Offshore Wind Turbine Service

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens has announced that, as of 2015, it will revolutionize the offshore wind turbine service with its new service operation vessels (SOVs). Equipped with state-of-the-art features and technology, the SOVs will bring the next generation of offshore wind service, which will be safer, faster, and more reliable. When Siemens’ new SOVs begin operation in 2015, wind turbine technicians will be living and […]

  • UK Approves Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Rampion offshore wind farm off the coast of Sussex has today been given consent from the government to go ahead. The project is expected to support over 750 jobs and bring over £2 billion of investment into the UK’s economy. Once built, the wind farm would generate enough electricity to power approximately 450,000 homes. The […]

  • Green Party of Ontario Calls for Offshore Wind

    3 June 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, called  on the status quo parties to clear the way for far-offshore wind power generation from Ontario’s great lakes. “The ban on offshore wind is just another example of the Liberals playing favourites to get votes in close ridings,” said Schreiner. “We need to develop renewable […]

  • Sembmarine Supports Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    18 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Sembmarine SLP Limited has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Shipbuilding Corporation, Zhengzhou Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, with a view to cooperate and promote products and services for use in offshore construction projects, specifically in regard to consultation on Wind Farm Electrical Substations, and Offshore Accommodation platform design. Nine members […]

  • Ports of Zeeland Showcase Their Offshore Wind Expertise

    3 October 2014

    The ports of Zeeland developed themselves into the largest port in Europe concerning offshore wind industry. The monopiles for more then 25 windmills are transported from there. The strength of the ports are the presence of a strong offshore cluster with specialised terminals and industry. The Dutch Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) made two brochures to […]

  • NIRAS to Work on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    17 October 2014

    Taiwanese offshore wind farm developer, Taiwan Generations Corp. (TGC), has appointed NIRAS to act as Owner’s Engineer during the development of the Fuhai Deployment Zone on the west coast of Taiwan. The Fuhai Deployment Zone is sited approximately 8km off the western coast of Taiwan, in water depths of around 20m. The Zone will be […]