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  • TAG Energy Targets International Offshore Wind Market

    4 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    TAG Energy Solutions continued to build its presence in the international offshore wind market with an appearance at EWEA Offshore in Frankfurt. The event brought together thousands of wind industry professionals from the entire supply chain attracting senior management from all of the major developers as well as a large number of the EPC supply […]

  • 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 […]

  • AREVA’s Installed Offshore Wind Capacity Reaches 630MW

    1 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The erection of 80 AREVA wind turbines was successfully completed at the Global Tech I wind farm with the last rotor star installation finalized on Friday.  The commissioning of turbines can begin when the grid connection is available. AREVA’s 5 Megawatt M5000-116 turbines were manufactured at the Group’s Bremerhaven and Stade sites, in northern Germany. […]

  • Areva and Gamesa to Establish Joint Offshore Wind Business?

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rumor has it that Areva and Gamesa are negotiating the establishment of a new joint venture in offshore wind energy industry. If true, the companies would focus on building offshore wind turbines and would each hold a 50% stake in the new business, according to two sources cited by Reuters that have “direct knowledge of […]

  • Arkona Offshore Wind Farm UXO Disposal Complete

    5 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    E.ON informed that it has completed the disposal of the explosive ordnance at the Arkona offshore wind farm site in the German Baltic Sea. The construction site, with an area of 39 square kilometers halfway between the island of Rügen and the Danish island of Bornholm, is now completely free of remains from the time of […]

  • UK Offshore Wind on Way to Become Subsidy Free

    20 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statkraft has welcomed the latest report by BVG Associates, which outlines how advances in technology, the supply chain and policy have combined to put the industry on track to become sustainable without financial support from consumers. BVG’s report highlights the costs of offshore wind are starting to fall sharply as a result of the introduction […]

  • Boskalis Bags Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Contract

    22 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has been awarded the offshore balance of plant contract by Vattenfall for the construction of Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The project will consist of eleven wind turbines with a capacity of 92.4 MW. The contract includes all offshore elements of the […]

  • Atlantic City offshore wind conference a winner (USA)

    15 October 2010

    About 1,500 wind industry leaders, government officials and business executives met at the A.C. Convention Center Oct. 6-8 to discuss wind…   By Ray Schweibert (atlanticcityweekly) [mappress] Source: atlanticcityweekly, October 15, 2010;

  • France to Announce Second Offshore Wind Tender Winners

    7 May 2014
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders

    The French government is going to announce results of the second offshore wind tender round later today. Energy minister Ségolène Royal will hold a press conference at 16:30, when she will announce the winners for the 500MW Le Treport and Noirmoutier development sites. Le Tréport area was opened for competition during the first call for […]

  • Conference on Offshore Wind in Adriatic Sea to Be Held in Italy

    28 May 2013
    Research & Development

    The Polytechnic University of Marche along with the Marche Region, as a partner of the project POWERED, is organizing a conference entitled “The Development of Offshore Wind Energy in the Adriatic Sea: the Project POWERED as a Planning Tool” on May 29 in Ancona. The event will be hosted in the great hall “Guido Bossi” […]

  • Acta Marine Strengthens Its Offshore Wind Team

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Acta Marine has announced that Rob Boer will join its management board as managing director end of September. Rob Boer (53) has held leadership positions at Dockwise, Nordic Heavy Lift, Van Es Group/Jack-up Barge and recently focused on the offshore wind service and support markets. Acta Marine has set out to further develop and grow its services […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Prime Minister Puts Focus on Offshore Wind

    22 March 2012
    Authorities & Government

    On Monday, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, held the speech to the Institute of Civil Engineering saying the UK is “well-placed to become a world leader in offshore wind power – and this Government is doing all it can to make sure that happens.” Minister stressed that the UK needs to replace coal plants, invest […]

  • 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.  […]

  • Scripps OK With Passing on Offshore Wind Regulations (USA)

    3 December 2010

    State Rep. Dan Scripps, D-Leland, is comfortable with passing off to the next legislature Great Lakes offshore wind regulations he spent… (ludingtondailynews) [mappress] Source: ludingtondailynews, December 03, 2010

  • 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“, […]

  • ABS Advises on Best Practices for USA Offshore Wind

    5 December 2014

    The US government recently contracted ABS Group to assist in developing inspection procedures that will ensure safe and efficient operation of these facilities. ABS Group was contracted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to support the development of inspection procedures for offshore wind farms. The project will include a […]

  • France Reduces Nuclear Power Dependence with Offshore Wind

    16 May 2012

    France’s first offshore wind farm tender, won by EDF in partnership with Alstom and Dong, will help reduce country’s dependence on nuclear power and catch up with the three leading countries in renewable energy capacity, according to PowerEngineering. Based on EWEA’s report published in November, even with the planned offshore wind projects, France has a […]

  • 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 […]

  • AWEA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFSHORE WIND COALITION (USA)

    16 July 2010
    Authorities & Government

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today announces the formation of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition (OffshoreWindDC), which will focus on advocacy and education efforts to promote offshore wind energy. The new coalition, which will be based in Washington, DC, will be headed up by Jim Lanard, formerly Managing Director for Deepwater Wind. “The creation […]

  • Statoil Makes Offshore Wind Power Play in Poland

    6 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has signed an agreement with Polenergia to acquire a 50 % interest in the two early phase offshore wind development projects in Poland, Bałtyk Środkowy III (BSIII) and Bałtyk Środkowy II (BSII).

  • Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Needs Estonian Push

    28 September 2017

    WindEurope signed the Baltic Sea Declaration on offshore wind in Tallinn, Estonia, on 28 September.

  • Shell to Bid at Upcoming Dutch Offshore Wind Tender?

    22 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. Shell’s representatives have attended information meetings regarding the Borssele I & II tender, which is scheduled to be open for applications in May. There are strong rumours that Shell is going to bid at the Borssele tender, Dutch media said, […]

  • BOEMRE Reduces Offshore Wind Leasing Process (USA)

    15 May 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R…. (doi) [mappress] Source: doi, May 16, 2011

  • First turbine up at Yunlin offshore wind farm

    26 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The first of the total of 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines was installed on 23 April at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern, which arrived in Taiwan in July last year, has been deployed for wind turbine installation at the project site some 8 kilometres […]