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  • MassCEC Picks Offshore Wind Study Team

    15 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has awarded Ramboll Environ and team partners a contract to study untapped offshore wind energy potential within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  • Danes Heading to Japan to Talk Offshore Wind

    20 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    A group of Danish offshore wind industry investors, developers and manufacturers is heading to Japan to meet with this country’s key stakeholders in Kitakyushu and Tokyo.

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2017 Theme Announced

    17 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    The organization of Offshore WIND Conference 2017 has announced their theme for OWC 2017: Leading the way!

  • AWEA: Offshore Wind to Boost NC Economy

    20 March 2017

    After Avangrid Renewables, which recently built North Carolina’s first onshore wind farm, won the rights to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk for more than USD 9 million, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the potential effect of the offshore wind industry on the state’s economy.

  • Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a UNESCO World Heritage classification procedure is under way.

  • Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a UNESCO World Heritage classification procedure is under way.

  • Offshore Wind Expands Manor Renewable Energy

    21 March 2017

    After recently signing several contracts for offshore wind projects, Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) is expanding its teams both in the UK and across Northern Europe, and plans to surpass 100 staff by Q3 2017.

  • UK Offshore Wind Group on Asia Tour

    23 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development

    The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has organised a mission to China and Taiwan to promote British expertise in the offshore wind industry and assist in the development of the sector in these two countries.

  • 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.

  • Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    1 August 2017
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has found that Icebreaker Windpower Inc.’s application for a permit to construct the 20.7MW Icebreaker wind farm in Lake Erie off Cleveland is now in compliance and ready to be processed.

  • DMA Analyses Offshore Wind CTV Safety

    31 March 2017
    Research & Development

    The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has issued a report on safety analysis for high-speed offshore vessels carrying up to 60 persons, which can be used to harmonise safety on board offshore vessels carrying wind turbine technicians.

  • WindEYE LiDARs for Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    27 April 2017
    Research & Development, Technology

    Danish technology group Windar Photonics plc has received a new order for 15 of its WindEYE LiDAR units from a newly appointed regional distributor focused on potential specific IPP customers in China.

  • Offshore Wind Industry Gets Underwater Drone

    19 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    A Norwegian technology company, Blueye Robotics, has developed an underwater drone that allows offshore wind companies to perform inspection of underwater structures and power cables without the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles.

  • Port of Davisville Expanding for Offshore Wind Operations

    24 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A total of $1.25 million will be invested in the Port of Davisville to expand the capacity for additional automobiles, project cargo, and offshore wind components. The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a new $625,000 federal grant for the expansion, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC). The funding will help pave […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Generation Goes Up

    30 June 2016

    UK electricity generated from offshore wind increased by 10.0 per cent to 5.1TWh in the first quarter of 2016, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) reported in its latest energy statistics. The offshore wind generation went up due to an increase in capacity, according to DECC. Meanwhile, generation from onshore wind decreased by 10.5 per cent […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    18 July 2013

    EWE, the developer of Riffgat offshore wind farm, has announced that the construction of its project is now completed. After being significantly involved in the construction of the first German offshore wind test Alpha Ventus, the company has now built Riffgat offshore wind farm ‒ the first commercial offshore wind farm off the coast of […]

  • UK: Lincs Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated

    1 August 2013

    Centrica Energy’s Lincs offshore wind farm has today (Thursday) been officially opened by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The last of the wind farm’s 75 wind turbines was connected to the National Grid on Wednesday 24th July, bringing the 270MW project up to full strength for the first time. Lincs is now capable of […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Powers 800,000 Homes

    3 April 2015

    About 722,000 MWh of renewable energy was produced by 181 turbines located in the Belgian part of the North Sea in the first quarter this year. The produced electricity at Thornton Bank, Belwind and Northwind wind farms was enough to power around 800,000 households in the same period. With a total installed capacity of 712 MW, […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Creates Circle of Sustainability

    27 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Government that it will allocate GBP 46 million to projects in seaside towns across England and Scotland, RenewableUK issued a press release to highlight the fact that the Coastal Communities Fund is partially financed by the UK’s offshore wind industry, using revenue from The Crown Estate, which leases the seabed to offshore wind farm developers. RenewableUK’s […]

  • Malta Thumbs Down Offshore Wind Project

    26 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Board has said no to Is-Sikka l-Bajda offshore wind farm. The Board agreed with the Planning Directorate’s recommendation that the detrimental consequential effects on the environmental protection, in particular the avifauna and marine ecology, of the surrounding area over ride the benefits achieved through the generation of renewable […]

  • EnBW Buys Albatros Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has acquired the Albatros offshore wind farm project from the consortium partners STRABAG and the Norderland/ETANAX Group. This offshore wind project, which has approval for 79 wind turbines of the 5-7 megawatt rating class, is located 105 kilometres from the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The wind […]

  • VIDEO: Behind the Offshore Wind Maintenance Scene

    5 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain offshore wind plants. Maintenance requires courage, experience and technical know-how. Acrophobia and seasickness have no place there. “This is not a job for sissies. It is a hard job,” Carstens emphasized. Check out this video for better insight in offshore wind maintenance: […]

  • Offshore Wind in Spotlight of Van Oord’s Success

    24 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has published its annual report for 2014, which was an exceptional year for the company, according to CEO Pieter Van Oord. Van Oord said: “The year was special because for the first time in our history, our turnover broke the two billion euro barrier. It was also special because we achieved a breakthrough in […]

  • Offshore Wind Wise Investment for North Carolina

    5 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    The carbon pollution from five coal plants could be eliminated in North Carolina if wind power is developed off the North Carolina coast, according to a new analysis by Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center. The report comes right as Congress considers whether to renew tax credits critical to wind development. “Wind energy is […]

  • 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.