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  • Infrastructure Projects Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

    18 February 2011

    The 130-turbine Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts has spurred more support for offshore wind generation, including a $199-… By Johanna Knapschaefer (enr.construction) [mappress] Source: enr.construction, February 18, 2011

  • Infrastructure Projects Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

    18 February 2011

    The 130-turbine Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts has spurred more support for offshore wind generation, including a $199-… By Johanna Knapschaefer (enr.construction) [mappress] Source: enr.construction, February 18, 2011

  • Merseyside coastline ideal for offshore wind turbines (UK)

    7 July 2010
    Research & Development

    Offshore wind turbines can produce an energy output which is up to 25% higher than for similar turbines onshore. This makes our blustery…   [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, July 07, 2010;

  • Who Will Build Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels (USA)

    31 December 2010
    Technology

    U.S. wind builders are on the verge of developing the enormous wind assets off the Atlantic Coast and on the Great Lakes. A recent Oceana… By Herman K. Trabish (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 31, 2010

  • Lake Erie​ Hosts Offshore Wind Tests (USA)

    24 October 2011

    The possibility of large scale offshore wind on Lake Erie was shelved late this summer, but a group of international scientists still…   By Daniel Robison (publicbroadcasting) [mappress] Source: publicbroadcasting, October 24, 2011

  • WindEnergy Hamburg: Offshore WIND Team Seizing the Moments

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Offshore WIND has been part of the WindEnergy Hamburg event from day one.  One of our editors took time to look around and capture some of the most interesting moments. This photo shows the world premiere of Nordex’s 64.4-meter long rotor blade of the light wind turbine N131/3000 – one of the largest rotor blades for onshore turbines. WindEnergy […]

  • TU Hamburg to Minimize Offshore Wind Risk (Germany)

    21 December 2011

    The number of offshore wind farms is constantly rising. TU Hamburg focuses in its research on the safety of employees upon offshore wind turbine installation. The goal of this research is to identify safety critical situations and to propose the measures to minimize the risk. Professor Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud said that they will provide a solid […]

  • GWEC expects record year in offshore wind installations

    10 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) expects 2021 to be the new record year for new offshore wind capacity installed globally. Last year, 6.1 GW of offshore wind capacity were installed globally, a slight decrease from a record 6.24 GW in 2019. With China’s offshore wind sector rushing to install 7.5 GW ahead of the […]

  • Scottish Renewables Applauds Government for Offshore Wind Support

    15 July 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scottish Renewables has responded to news that the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, which aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by at least 10%, has been awarded £2.2 million by the Scottish Government. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Offshore wind holds huge opportunities for Scotland, and the industry […]

  • Canada: Trillium Fights Government on Offshore Wind Projects

    15 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    In February, 2011, the Ontario Government imposed a moratorium on four Trillium Wind Power’s proposed offshore wind power projects. While speaking at a court hearing on Tuesday, the company’s lawyer Morris Cooper said that the Government’s move involves political science, not the environmental one. A 420 MW project on Lake Ontario almost acquired $26 million […]

  • Scotland Mustn’t Back Down From the Offshore Wind

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    THE Skykon factory is currently the only significant manufacturer of wind turbine towers in Scotland and is therefore a very important part… By Paul Brewer (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, October 27, 2010;

  • Fécamp offshore wind farm enters construction stage

    2 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    The consortium comprising EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd has launched the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, following the finalisation of agreements with its financial partners. French transmission system operator RTE will start onshore construction works this month. RTE is responsible for connecting the wind farm from the substation to the coast, […]

  • EU to Discuss North Sea Offshore Wind Cooperation

    2 February 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The Netherlands EU Presidency will hold a high-level meeting on regional maritime cooperation on sustainable energy on 4 February, 2016. The meeting will be attended by Directors-General whose portfolios include energy policy, and will focus on regional cooperation in the North Sea. In the context of the EU’s transition to a more sustainable energy supply, the cost benefits […]

  • Ørsted Greenlights 900MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    30 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Prior to the FID, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs approved Ørsted’s local supply chain plan, and subsequently Ørsted has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Taipower at the feed-in-tariff level announced on 30 January 2019. […]

  • EnBW Greenlights Albatros Offshore Wind Farm Project

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Supervisory Board of EnBW has made the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.

  • EnBW’s Offshore Wind Has Its Ups and Downs

    10 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    German utility EnBW’s Renewable Energies department recorded an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 223.2 million in the first nine months of 2016, a 42.8% jump compared to EUR 156.3 million EBITDA reported for the first three quarters of 2015, mainly due to the full commissioning of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in September 2015. Accordingly, the […]

  • Polar Queen Makes First Offshore Wind Connection

    24 March 2017

    GC Rieber Shipping’s construction support vessel Polar Queen has started operations with its new charterer Senvion, supporting turbine commissioning at the 332MW Nordsee One wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Locals Invited to Discuss Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    18 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Members of the Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL) project team will be in the Leiston area on Thursday the 25th of February to host two drop-in sessions about the 336 MW Galloper offshore wind farm project. The drop-in sessions will be held on from 12pm to 3pm and 4pm to 7pm local time at the café […]

  • Van Oord Believes in Offshore Wind Despite Risks

    15 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind has proven to be ”a solid third foundation” in Van Oord’s business strategy in recent years, but the industry is set to remain a high-risk proposition due to its dependence on the political support of governments in northwest Europe, the Dutch dredging, marine engineering, and offshore energy specialist said in its financial report for FY 2015. […]

  • Germany starts up first offshore wind farm

    3 May 2010
    Technology

    Bremen/Norddeich: The time had come. On 27 April 2010 Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Röttgen started up the first German wind park [mappress] Source: ambau-hb, April 27, 2010;

  • Company Providing Offshore Wind Staff Launched in Germany

    16 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance

    A specialist company for the provision of personnel exclusively in the offshore wind industry has been launched in Oldenburg. Convent offshore GmbH yesterday said that it wants to set new standards in personnel service for the installation, repair and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept of the company involves preparing a service technician extensively for […]

  • Global Specialist Job Site for Offshore Wind Industry!

    14 June 2012

    Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and […]

  • Global Specialist Job Site for Offshore Wind Industry!

    14 June 2012

    Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and […]

  • France to announce 10 offshore wind farm sites

    6 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo will announce later this month about 10 offshore sites in France to install wind power…   [mappress] Source: businessweek, May 05, 2010;

  • UK: Importance of Acoustic Surveys in Offshore Wind Industry

    26 September 2013
    Technology

    It is important to understand the status of marine mammals in an area prior to any development and understand potential impacts during and after development. Offshore wind developments may adversely affect species, including those protected by European and domestic law. Mitigation of such impacts forms an intrinsic part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process […]