Top News of the Week Jul 20-26, 2015

BREAKING: Offshore Construction of First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Kicks Off

Block Island Wind Farm, the U.S. first offshore wind project, has entered the offshore construction phase, according to Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO.

UK Offshore Wind on Way to Become Subsidy Free

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.

Photo of the Day: Block Island OWF Construction

Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Full steam ahead at the Block Island offshore wind farm site.

7 MW Fukushima Turbine Preparing for Installation

Fukushima Offshore Wind Consortium plans to tow the 7 MW wind turbine from Onahama Port to its offshore site on July 31-August 1 and moor it in the following 20 days.

France Designates Four Floating Wind Areas

French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal has designated four areas for the development of pilot wind farms comprising floating turbines in three different regions: Brittany, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.