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  • BOEM: NC Offshore Wind Closer to Reality

    18 September 2015
    Environment

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an environmental review, allowing it to move forward with its process for considering a renewable energy lease sale offshore North Carolina. BOEM’s revised environmental assessment (EA), which was conducted according to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, found there would be no significant environmental or socioeconomic impacts from […]

  • Federal Boost for NY Offshore Wind Development

    23 September 2015

    Under the State Energy Program (SEP), New York was awarded around USD 600,000 to help boost development of 860MW in the region. New York State Energy Research Development Authority has partnered with Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Clean Energy States Alliance to explore the potential for mutual action to develop offshore wind at the scale […]

  • Suzlon Welcomes India’s Offshore Wind Step

    11 September 2015

    Shri Tulsi Tanti chairman of Suzlon has welcomed a recent approval of India’s National Offshore Wind Energy Policy by commenting. “The approval on the national off-shore wind energy policy marks an epoch in India’s renewable energy history. It once again demonstrates the government’s thrust and serious action towards harnessing the renewable energy potential of our nation. Also, it […]

  • Equinor Completes Polish Offshore Wind Trifecta

    10 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s energy major Equinor has completed the acquisition of a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia. The Bałtyk I offshore location license allows for development of a wind farm with a capacity up to 1560MW of which Equinor will hold 50%. The company will be the […]

  • Port of Tyne Making Room for Offshore Wind

    20 May 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne in the UK is nearing the final phase of a GBP 3 million investment program to infill Tyne Dock and increase its offer to potential offshore wind manufacturers. The program will result in an additional 30ha of land with deep-sea quayside access to support offshore wind, Matt Beeton, Port of Tyne Chief Executive Officer, […]

  • PGE Studying Offshore Wind Farm Productivity

    26 December 2019
    Research & Development

    PGE Group has launched a research project on the productivity of offshore wind farms, which is expected to help estimate the profitability of investments in the Baltica 2 and 3 projects. The aim of the study is to estimate the impact of wind slowdown caused by large projects in their surroundings, i.e. the so-called blockage effect. […]

  • Japanese Companies Forge Offshore Wind Pact

    15 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA and the engineering firm Shimizu Corporation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate within the offshore wind power generation business. JERA and Shimizu will explore ways to utilize their respective know-how and resources in the offshore wind power generation business to collaborate on related projects in Japan and overseas. Based […]

  • Japanese Powerhouses Start Offshore Wind Surveys

    16 July 2019

    Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have begun an offshore ground investigation around Hirashima and Enoshima islands off the coast of Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to explore the possibility of developing an offshore wind farm. The Japanese government is currently in the process of determining areas to be designated as offshore […]

  • Europe Sees 1.9GW Offshore Wind Boost

    25 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Europe added 1.9GW of new offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2019, up from the 1.1GW installed in the same period last year, according to WindEurope. Countries that contributed to the new installations are the UK with 931MW, including Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, Denmark with 374MW, Belgium with 370MW and Germany […]

  • Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Trio Shines in 2019

    8 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has reported an 18% increase in earnings from its offshore wind farms in operation in the first half of 2019, to DKK 5.9 billion (circa EUR 790.6 million), due to the ramp-up at the Hornsea Project One, Borkum Riffgrund 2 and Walney Extension offshore wind farms. Offshore and onshore wind power generation increased by 45% […]

  • Google Buys Norther Offshore Wind Power

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Engie has signed an agreement with Google to sell 92MW of energy produced by the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. Google will use the energy from the 370MW project to power its data center in Saint-Ghislain in what represents the first time the technology giant buys power from an offshore wind farm. The deal is part […]

  • NABU Objects to Gennaker Offshore Wind Project

    14 February 2020
    Environment

    The German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has filed an objection against the building permit for the Gennaker offshore wind project.

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in H1

    16 July 2019
    Storage

    German offshore wind farms delivered 11.64 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity to the grid in the first half of 2019, a 28.8% increase compared to the same period last year when the wind farms delivered 9.04TWh of electricity. The wind energy transmitted from the North Sea to land by the transmission grid operator TenneT rose to […]

  • Offshore Wind in Northeastern USA Powerful but Unstable

    15 August 2016
    Research & Development

    University of Delaware (UD) researchers, who studied wind conditions at the Cape Wind offshore site, have found that offshore wind in the northeastern United States may be more powerful, yet more unstable than expected.  The findings could have important implications for the future development of offshore wind farms in the U.S., including the assessment of how much […]

  • Denmark Probing New Offshore Wind Sites

    28 September 2018
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has contracted COWI A/S to screen parts of the North and Baltic Seas to find new potential locations for offshore wind farms to be built.

  • TenneT Seeks Offshore Wind Farm Services

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Storage

    TenneT TSO GmbH has invited tenders for offshore wind farm services as part of authorisation for planning approval process, divided into: engineering, environmental professional planning, and project coordination. The required services throughout the planning approval process for an offshore wind power connection systems comprise 2 phase elements. Phase 1: These services are to be provided […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • Offshore Wind Trailblazer Nears the End of the Road

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has announced plans to dismantle the 10MW Beatrice Demonstrator Wind Farm project located some 22 kilometres from the Scottish coastline in the outer Moray Firth.

  • Dutch Issue Offshore Wind Assessment Call

    14 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has released a call for an independent assessment of the wind resources at the Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm zone.

  • 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

  • NASA Measures Offshore Wind Speed (USA)

    7 November 2011
    Research & Development

    On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, Grady Koch spent a month watching ocean winds. He beamed a laser over the sea, day after day, measuring conditions offshore using an instrument called Doppler Aerosol Wind (DAWN) lidar, which is a type of laser. What Koch learns from the experiment will be used by scientists to advance […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Power India Soon

    6 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    India aims at exploiting its vast offshore wind potential by generating at least 4500 MW from that source, therefore, the country could soon have an offshore wind energy policy. As the Indian Government has turned to reducing the fossil fuel-based power generation, the proposed policy would involve a switch to energy production from offshore wind, […]