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  • Teamwork Will Reduce UK Offshore Wind Costs

    8 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Chairman of the UK Government’s Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force, Andrew Jamieson, said that he expects the costs of offshore renewable energy to drop over 30% by 2020, thanks to increased collaboration between companies. Mr. Jamieson will be speaking at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference on Wednesday in Edinburgh, with the main focus […]

  • UK: Investment to Boost Offshore Wind Development

    25 July 2012
    Research & Development

    Researchers at the University of Strathclyde will help Scotland to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets by improving the performance of offshore wind farms, following investment from Scottish Enterprise. The funding has helped to secure a new experimental rig facility to test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies, allowing researchers to develop innovative techniques to improve […]

  • Dutch Government Prolongs Offshore Wind Licenses

    1 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Minister Joop Atsma announced that the Dutch government has prolonged the license for the development of offshore wind farms until 2020, reports Dutch News. The licensees for the nine companies that are developing offshore wind farms where due to expire this year. The Dutch government set targets to install the 6 GW offshore wind capacity […]

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]

  • UK: Coordination of Offshore Wind to Save Billions

    1 March 2012

    Coordination in the way links to offshore wind farms are developed could reduce the cost of offshore connections by between £0.5 and 3.5 billion. Preparatory investment in anticipation that more generators will connect could be allowed – as long as Ofgem is satisfied that customer interests are protected. Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of […]

  • USA: BOEM in Offshore Wind Talks with Hawaii

    8 March 2012

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held its first offshore renewable energy task force meeting with the state of Hawaii yesterday. This inter-governmental task force was established to facilitate communication between BOEM and state, local, Native Hawaiian and federal stakeholders concerning renewable energy leasing for research activities and commercial development on federal submerged lands, known […]

  • Germany: ABB’s Presence in Offshore Wind Industry

    7 June 2012
    Storage

    Over the past three years, ABB’s wind power business has grown on average over 50 percent a year, but historically there have been difficulties associated with wind farms, such as the amount of space they occupy, the importance of their siting (without obstructions such as trees or hills), their noise and the threat to birds […]

  • Hamilton Council Votes for Offshore Wind (Canada)

    18 November 2011

    City councillors are asking the provincial government to do what they say, not what they do.   By Andrew Dreschel (thespec) [mappress] Source: thespec, November 18, 2011

  • Paving Way for Offshore Wind Power in Greece

    1 December 2011

    Greek Regulatory Energy Authority has asked the Transmission System Operator to proceed with improvements… (capital) [mappress] Source: capital, December 01, 2011

  • New Book on Offshore Wind Market (USA)

    16 December 2011

    Things seem awfully quiet in the offshore wind power world at the moment, at least as far as any hint of a firm construction…   by Edward F. Maroney  (barnstablepatriot) [mappress] Source: barnstablepatriot, December 16, 2011

  • German Offshore Wind Project Hits Snag

    3 January 2012

    The construction of offshore wind parks in the North Sea has hit a snag with a vital link to the onshore power grid hopelessly behind… By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (foxnews) [mappress] Source: foxnews, January 03, 2012; Image: rwe

  • UK Sails Ahead in Offshore Wind Development

    2 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

     The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011

  • SgurrEnergy Announces Offshore Wind Seminar (UK)

    24 October 2011

    SgurrEnergy announces involvement in the bespoke seminar ‘Offshore Wind – Turning Tests & Measurements into Productivity & Reliability’, taking place just outside Glasgow at Whitelee wind farm visitor centre on Wednesday 23rd November. This industry seminar is designed for developers and manufacturers involved in offshore wind projects and attendees will hear from expert speakers on […]

  • More Studies for Offshore Wind Farm in Malta

    21 August 2011

    Scientists have requested a two-year extension to the L-Aħrax Point wind mast permit to confirm results on the viability of an offshore wind… by Matthew Xuereb (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, August 22, 2011

  • Germany Approves Albatross Offshore Wind Farm

    1 September 2011
    Authorities & Government

      Starting in 2014 project company Norderland/Northern Energy will begin building the far-shore wind farm in the North Sea and by 2015… (renewablesinternational) [mappress] Source: renewablesinternational, September 01, 2011

  • 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;

  • Offshore Wind Faces Challenges and Uncertainty (UK)

    25 May 2011

    A report this month from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), Offshore Proof, delves into the challenges of offshore wind power, its…   By Zachary Shahan (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, May 25, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Power USA in One Week

    27 January 2011

    Time is running out for you to secure your place at Offshore Wind Power, our largest offshore wind event so far with over 200 participants…   (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, January 27, 2011

  • Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States

    3 February 2011
    Research & Development

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States” report to their offering.   (businesswire) [mappress] Source: businesswire, February 03, 2011

  • Iberdrola Renovables creates Offshore Wind Division

    2 March 2010

    IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has created a Offshore Wind Division to develop a major portfolio of offshore wind projects awarded the Company that totals close to 10,000 MW around the world.

  • UK to spend €100bn on offshore wind power

    10 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Around €100 billion will be spent on developing wind-powered electricity generation off Irish and British coasts over the next 12 years,…   [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 08, 2010;

  • Offshore wind supply chain development in the UK

    13 May 2010

    Enabling the development and growth of the offshore wind supply chain will be essential to sustain the rapid expansion of UK offshore wind… [mappress] Source: enabling-offshore, May 13, 2010;

  • LOWESTOFT’s great offshore wind potential (UK)

    25 May 2010

    LOWESTOFT’S growing position as a leading centre for the offshore wind energy industry was presented to an international audience at the….   [mappress] Source: lowestoftjournal, May 25, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind China 2010 Conference & Exhibition

    25 May 2010
    Environment

    With the aim of promoting the sound development of China’s offshore wind industry, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd (SIEC), a subsidiary of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-council once again join forces to build Asia’s first professional platform focused […]

  • Offshore Wind Forum for Tybee Residents (USA)

    1 December 2010

    As Georgia moves closer to harvesting its offshore wind for energy, researchers and wind proponents want coastal residents to learn more…   By Mary Landers (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, December 01, 2010