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  • Senvion Previews Italy’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2019

    Senvion has shared a video showing the Beleolico project in Italy, the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea. The German wind turbine manufacturer concluded the contract to provide ten of its 3.0M122 turbines for the 30MW project at the beginning of March. The units will be installed in front of Taranto harbor in the Apulia region, […]

  • Van Oord Records Best Year in Offshore Wind

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord’s offshore wind business unit posted record revenue of EUR 706 million in 2018, a 75.2% increase compared to the revenue of EUR 403 million reported in 2017. The increase was attributed to a simultaneous start of four major offshore wind projects: Deutsche Bucht in Germany, Norther in Belgium, East Anglia ONE in the UK, […]

  • KCI Extends Chinese Offshore Wind Contract Scope

    15 February 2017
    Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Beijing-based Huadian Heavy Industries has extended KCI the Engineers’ scope for the offshore wind contract awarded last December.

  • Port of Dundee Gearing Up for Offshore Wind Work

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    UK port owner and operator Forth Ports is investing GBP 10 million to construct a new quayside at the Port of Dundee in order to put the port at the forefront of the North Sea oil & gas decommissioning and offshore wind sectors.

  • Fraunhofer IWES: Offshore Wind Capacity Doubled in 2014

    29 April 2015
    Research & Development

    Fraunhofer IWES has issued its annual report on wind energy “Wind Energy Report Germany 2014“, which has shown that the wind energy is on the rise, both globally and in Germany. Worldwide, 2014 saw over 51 GW of installed wind capacity, and global power consumption already comprises 3% of wind energy. In Germany, after a record construction […]

  • Could a Kite Solve Offshore Wind Issues? (VIDEO)

    5 August 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    Kite Power Solutions (KPS), a British clean-technology company, has embarked on a £10 million funding round to support the commercial development of its kite power technology for deployment in offshore waters. The company is aiming to deploy its first 3MW power system in offshore waters by 2019. Kite Power Solutions says its technology is cheaper to […]

  • IMCA Playing Big Part in Offshore Wind Safety

    12 August 2015

    International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has gained a seat at the UK HSE GB ‘Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Workshop’ in Bootle in November thanks to its Offshore Renewable Workgroup. “There is no doubt that the Offshore Renewables Workgroup, under the dynamic chairmanship of Alan MacLeay of Subsea 7/Seaway Heavy Lifting, is extremely proactive and producing some […]

  • IMCA Playing Big Part in Offshore Wind Safety

    12 August 2015

    International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has gained a seat at the UK HSE GB ‘Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Workshop’ in Bootle in November thanks to its Offshore Renewable Workgroup. “There is no doubt that the Offshore Renewables Workgroup, under the dynamic chairmanship of Alan MacLeay of Subsea 7/Seaway Heavy Lifting, is extremely proactive and producing some […]

  • Hitachi Unveils HTW5.2-136 Offshore Wind Turbine

    8 September 2016
    Technology

    Hitachi has developed a 5MW offshore wind turbine generator system, the HTW5.2-136, with a downwind configuration. Hitachi has increased the rated power of the new HTW5.2-136 5MW-class wind turbine system to 5.2MW by optimizing its setup and control programs. It has also made it possible to increase output in light-wind regions that have an annual […]

  • Australian Multi-Billion Fund to Focus on Offshore Wind

    14 December 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Australian Federal Government will include wind power in the new investment mandate of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with a special focus on offshore wind energy, the national media reported. With this move, the country’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made a U-turn on the energy policy of his predecessor Tony Abbott, who had banned investment in new wind […]

  • Outer Moray Firth Crawls with Offshore Wind Activity

    28 August 2015
    Environment

    The 664MW Beatrice offshore wind project site is crawling with activity. According to Kingfisher Fortnightly Bulletin, two companies are conducting surveys in the Outer Moray Firth. Brown and May Marine Ltd has been contracted by SSE to conduct marine survey operations that include larval sampling at 25 locations. Around the same time this last year, […]

  • GS-Hydro Cracks Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    4 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GS-Hydro China has won a contract to provide the piping components, prefabrication and cleaning for CSIC (Chongqing) Haizhuang Wind Power Equipment’s 5MW offshore wind turbines, the company’s first entry into the offshore wind industry.  The wind turbines are located in Fujian area in Southern China. After 3 years of communication and many onsite visits, GS-Hydro China […]

  • EWE Seeks CTVs for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2016

    EWE Erneuerbare Energien is looking to award a contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will be deployed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in Germany. The company is seeking a vessel that can transport at least 24 persons, but the vessel provider could alternatively place two CTVs which can transport 12 persons each. The vessel will […]

  • SFF Recognised for Helping Fishermen to Diversify into Offshore Wind

    12 December 2016

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has won a Scottish Green Energy Award for its work in enabling the fishing fleet to diversify into the offshore wind sector. The SFF and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) were jointly nominated by Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd for the ‘Contribution to Skills’ award in recognition of their efforts in enabling […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind legislation successful in General Assembly

    11 March 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The House and Senate have voted final unanimous passage of legislation that would promote the offshore wind industry in Virginia. SB 577 sponsored by Senators McEachin and Wagner, and HB 389 sponsored by Delegate Janis, create the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority, an entity of the state that would help promote the development of the […]

  • Report: UK Offshore Wind Sparks M&A Bonanza

    12 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Investment in renewable energy rose from GBP 3.1 billion to a record GBP 6.6 billion in 2016, with offshore wind representing the bulk of the investment value according to data gathered for UK law firm TLT’s Renewable Energy Finance report with industry analysts Clean Energy Pipeline (CEP).

  • OPSB Schedules Hearings on Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project

    18 August 2017
    Authorities & Government

    The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a hearing to allow the public to express their views about Icebreaker Windpower, Inc.’s application to construct a wind-powered electric generation facility in Lake Erie.

  • Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy  materialized when the company established Japan Renewable Energy Co. in August last year, which focused […]

  • Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy  materialized when the company established Japan Renewable Energy Co. in August last year, which focused […]

  • Offshore Wind, Main Focus on Seawork International (UK)

    12 January 2011

    Offshore energy will be a major focus of Seawork International, held annually at the ABP Port of Southampton.   (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, January 12, 2011

  • Offshore Wind, Main Focus on Seawork International (UK)

    12 January 2011

    Offshore energy will be a major focus of Seawork International, held annually at the ABP Port of Southampton.   (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, January 12, 2011

  • ‘Scotland: A Major Destination for Offshore Wind’ Report Available

    27 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Scotland: A Major Destination for Offshore Wind” report to their offering. The Offshore Wind Industry Group has estimated Scotland’s offshore wind energy potential to be around 25% of the entire European offshore wind potential. This means that Scotland has the highest offshore wind energy potential of […]

  • Major Offshore Wind Initiative for Atlantic Coast (USA)

    23 November 2010

    On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Delaware Senator Tom Carper will join Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, November 23, 2010;

  • Big Offshore Wind News Come from LORC

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Tomorrow, Torben Lorentzen will be joining LORC as its new CEO. He leaves the post as Head of Research and Development at FORCE Technology. At LORC, Torben Lorentzen will head the continuous build-up of the LORC test centres with a main focus on large components, foundations for offshore wind turbines and HALT testing of wind […]

  • Reaching Potential during Offshore WIND Conference 2016

    4 March 2016

    Renewable energy plays an indispensable role in meeting rising energy demand. The 7th annual Offshore WIND Conference, on 24 and 25 October 2016, will focus on business opportunities and successes in this renewable energy industry and how, together, the industry can reach its potential. A promising future awaits the offshore wind industry as long as […]