Offshore Wind
South Axholme Academy Students Learn about Offshore Wind
South Axholme Academy students were visited by the SMart Futures team last week to learn about offshore wind power and the company’s proposed Project Two at the Hornsea Zone. SMart Wind held the event with two classes, helping students understand more about interconnecting offshore wind farms and ho
C-Cell Deployed Off Maryport Coast
A new four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power off Maryport coast. C-Cell, a curved paddle which has the capacity to double the energy which can currently be captured from oc
C-Cell Deployed Off Maryport Coast
A new four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power off Maryport coast. C-Cell, a curved paddle which has the capacity to double the energy which can currently be captured from oc
Balfour Beatty to Run Gwynt y Môr’s Offshore Transmission
Ofgem has decided to grant an offshore transmission licence for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm to a proposed licensee entity set up by a consortium comprising Balfour Beatty Investments Limited and Equitix Limited. Ofgem noted that the final confirmation of its decision has not yet been made. Gw
TechNavio: Favorable Government Policies to Propel OW Market Growth
TechNavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the Global Offshore Wind Power Market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.5 percent from 2014-2019. Manufacturers and operators in the market used to find it difficult to finance offshore wind farms, due to the high costs
Top News of the Week Jan 19 – 25, 2015
DEME’s order of the Living Stone, a new multi-purpose vessel to be delivered in 2017, was the most read news on Offshore WIND this week. Check out this and other popular news in our weekly review: DEME Orders New Multi-Purpose Vessel DEME has ordered another vessel serving the offshore energy market
South Boats Launches South Cat 22m ‘Iceni Venture’
South Boats IOW, UK’s manufacturer of wind farm service vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 22m named ‘Iceni Venture’ for Iceni Marine Services Ltd. The all new South Cat 22m has benefited from the extensive testing programme carried out to understand the benefits and limitatio
South Boats Launches South Cat 22m ‘Iceni Venture’
South Boats IOW, UK’s manufacturer of wind farm service vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 22m named ‘Iceni Venture’ for Iceni Marine Services Ltd. The all new South Cat 22m has benefited from the extensive testing programme carried out to understand the benefits and limitatio
Canada: T’Sou-ke Nation, AOE to Jointly Develop Wave Energy Project
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation (located on Vancouver Island, British
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale Coming Up
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a competitive lease sale auction for four wind energy areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts on Thursday, January 29. A mock auction for the eligible bidders will be held on Monday, January 26, when BOEM will cont
Northland Power Raises $150 Mln for Wind Energy Development
Northland Power Inc. has closed $150 million of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures. The company intends to use the the money to fund a portion of its investments in the 332 megawatt (282 megawatt net to Northland) offshore wind development project located approximately 40 kilometers north
Northland Power Raises $150 Mln for Wind Energy Development
Northland Power Inc. has closed $150 million of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures. The company intends to use the the money to fund a portion of its investments in the 332 megawatt (282 megawatt net to Northland) offshore wind development project located approximately 40 kilometers north
North Carolina Moves Forward with Offshore Wind
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Hopper have announced the release of an Environmental Assessment (EA) supporting a potential lease sale for more than 300,000 acres of federal waters off the coast of North Carolina for wind ene
Zeeland Seaports Sets Up New Supervisory Board
The general meeting of shareholders of NV Zeeland Seaports decided to appoint Roelf H. de Boer and Guillaume Jetten and to reappoint Gerard van Harten to the Supervisory Board of the Zeeland port authority as of 1 January 2015. Roelf H. de Boer began his career in shipping at Nedlloyd. After occupyi