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  • ScottishPower Discusses Offshore Wind Investment in UK with DECC

    25 April 2012
    Authorities & Government

    ScottishPower Renewables CEO Keith Anderson met with Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, at Belfast Harbour this week to discuss investment in the UK’s offshore wind power sector. At the same time, the energy company is also set to award Belfast-based Northstone Limited contracts worth more than £20m to deliver […]

  • Germany: Munich Re to Invest in Offshore Wind Projects

    14 February 2013

    Munich Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, could acquire a stake in an offshore wind farm project in their intention to invest EUR 2.5 billion in renewable energy projects, reports Bloomberg. In regard to the company’s negotiations with utilities such as EON SE and RWE AG over investment in their offshore wind projects, Robert […]

  • Virginia Aquarium Hosts Offshore Wind Public Meeting

    4 April 2014

    The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center hosted a public meeting regarding the potential offshore wind development off the Virginia’s coast last night, reports the Associated Press. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sponsored this meeting, which focused on environmental impact of a 12MW wind energy project located around 20 miles offshore. Namely, Dominion […]

  • 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;

  • Eemshaven Works to Complete Beatrixhaven’s Extension for Offshore Wind

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Beatrixhaven, one of Eemshaven Port’s docking basins, is undergoing its final expansion phase to become a specialised offshore wind hub. Groningen Seaports invested over EUR 56 million in the project, and it is gearing up to become a big player in the offshore wind industry. Beatrixhaven will feature a depth of 10.40 meters below the […]

  • SBI Report ‘Offshore Wind Farm Manufacturing Worldwide’

    5 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    The worldwide shift towards the development of offshore wind farms is facilitating countries to increase adoption of wind energy, while… [mappress] Source: reportlinker, May 05, 2010;

  • Design flaws on Dutch and UK’s Offshore wind turbines

    4 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted offshore wind energy projects being constructed in Europe: “By offering generous incentives, the U.K. already has built more offshore wind power than any other nation. Now it is planning a wave of vast new wind farms, in some of Europe’s stormiest waters.” The construction of offshore wind energy […]

  • Offshore wind in Greece: The energy hub of Southeast Europe

    12 October 2012

    Mediterranean countries have set targets for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean Sea by 2020. Greece has a relatively very low target of 200MW installed offshore wind capacity. This offshore development mainly concerns conventional offshore wind farm project designs. But Greece’s energy market is at the forefront of transformative changes that are attracting investors from […]

  • UK: Green World to Host Offshore Wind Conference

    26 September 2013

    Green World Conferences announced the annual Offshore Wind Conference which will take place on 23-25 April 2014 in London. On 23 April 2014 a one-day conference on financing and insuring offshore wind projects and the Subsea Wind Connection Masterclass will take place in the same location. The conference dinner will take place on the first […]

  • Offshore Wind to Help Spearhead Scotland’s Green Future

    22 December 2010

    Scotland continues promoting its very aggressive pro-wind position as a way of driving increased energy security, a green economy and mitigating climate change. The latest development occurred last week when First Minister Alex Salmond and more than 30 senior energy industry leaders met in Aberdeen to talk about the oil and gas industries and the […]

  • Jefferson County legislators voted against offshore wind

    11 March 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Jefferson County legislators voted Tuesday against offshore wind power development in Lake Ontario. The 14-0 vote came after officials from…   [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, March 10, 2010;

  • Jefferson County legislators voted against offshore wind

    11 March 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Jefferson County legislators voted Tuesday against offshore wind power development in Lake Ontario. The 14-0 vote came after officials from…   [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, March 10, 2010;

  • lawmakers not for Great Lakes Offshore Wind Legislation (USA)

    10 October 2011
    Authorities & Government

    A year ago state energy experts recommended developing offshore wind energy in the Great Lakes, but lawmakers have not passed… (record-eagle) [mappress] Source: record-eagle, October 10, 2011

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Farms and Fish Live in Harmony

    11 April 2012
    Environment

    The first Danish study into how one of the worlds largest wind farms affects marine life is now completed. It shows that the wind turbines and the fish live quite happily together. Indeed some species of fish have actually increased in number. As work is just beginning on Denmark’s newest and so far largest offshore […]

  • Vattenfall to Compete with Dong Energy’s Offshore Wind Prices

    16 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Vattenfall to enter race with Dong Energy for best and cheapest offshore wind turbines, writes Danish business daily Borsen. New Vattenfall head, Magnus Hall, will lower prices to match Dong Energy’s ambition to make offshore wind at least 40 per cent cheaper. Moreover, Hall is out to make Vattenfall greener. Dong Energy welcomes the offensive.  […]

  • UK: Wirral Prepares to Seize Offshore Wind Opportunities

    20 September 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wirral Council is about to knock down the old factory of the former Transfood site in Birkenhead, northwest England in order to renew the site and turn it into an offshore wind industry hub. The Council yesterday approved plans to buy the premises, which will cost GBP 350,000, with cash provided from the Regional Growth […]

  • Siemens Installs 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype

    19 May 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    The new Siemens offshore flagship wind turbine of the type SWT-7.0-154 has now been installed as a prototype. The planned field testing of the 7-megawatt (MW) offshore machine in Østerild, Denmark, mainly focusses on the upgraded generator and the enhanced electrical system. The majority of other components are equal to the proven technology of the […]

  • Lot of decisions to be made in coming week for offshore wind

    1 March 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council (GLOW) is expected to soon finalize its wording for proposed legislation to control siting of wind turbines in the Great Lakes.

  • Poland Receives Over 50 Offshore Wind Applications

    24 February 2012

    The Ministry of Transport has already received 54 applications for the development of the wind power projects off Baltic coast. Initial procedures for the licenses have already been resolved. All are to be carried out by mid-year.  “We received 54 license applications for the offshore wind farm location. Just today, seven of them were received“, […]

  • New York Plans Offshore Wind Training Institute

    9 January 2020
    Human Capital

    New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has revealed plans for a new offshore wind training institute on Long Island. The announcement comes from Cuomo’s 32nd proposal of his 2020 State of the State which includes expanding on New York’s USD 175 million Workforce Development Initiative to meet emerging job demand. The USD 20 million offshore wind […]

  • New Offshore Wind Training Center Open in UK

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    A new renewable energy centre was launched yesterday in North East England, which is expected to attract thousands of potential workers for the fast-growing wind sector. Julian Brown, chairman of RenewableUK, officially opened the new centre in front of more than 70 business and education leaders from across the North East and from the UK wind […]

  • DoE Selects Three Offshore Wind Demo Projects

    7 May 2014
    Authorities & Government

    As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New […]

  • USA: UMaine Erects Offshore Wind Test Turbine

    12 December 2012

    An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium project. The temporary 1:8 scale wind turbine […]

  • UK: Demand for Offshore Wind Vessels to Rapidly Grow

    9 April 2012

    Europe dominated the industry, and accounting for over 3.0 GW of wind turbines capacity. However, the offshore wind power industry is currently facing bottlenecks. Offshore wind power is being increasingly explored around the world for its high yield. Its stronger, more consistent winds compared to onshore locations and the scope for the construction of massive […]

  • ABB Makes Offshore Wind Turbines Virtual (Switzerland)

    4 November 2010
    Technology

    Digital marketing agency Hidden Creative has equipped ABB Power Systems UK with a dynamic method of demonstrating its technology by… Katy Cowan (creativeboom) [mappress] Source: creativeboom, November 04, 2010;