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  • Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Cape Wind

    4 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    U.S. Federal Judge Richard Stearns has dismissed Cape Wind opponents’ lawsuit, which challenged Cape Wind’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NSTAR. The District Court’s decision rejected all claims against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NSTAR and Cape Wind.  Judge Stearns noted in his decision that the lawsuit would violate the 11th Amendment to the Constitution of […]

  • First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm to Lower Electricity Bills

    2 August 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm will deliver electricity at a total levelized price of USD 65/MWh for energy and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), lowering the Massachusetts electricity users’ monthly bills by up to 1.5%, the recent filings by the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) show.

  • Most Advanced Offshore Wind Project in Australia Gets State Funding

    23 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project, has entered a AUD 43.1 million (around EUR 27.7 million) partnership with the Victorian government to progress key development activities and kick-start a local offshore wind industry. This partnership will see the Star of the South invest AUD 23.6 million and the Victorian Government contribute AUD […]

  • U.S. Representative for Virginia Introduces Renewable Energy Legislation

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    The U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 1st congressional district Rob Wittman has introduced renewable energy legislation aiming to simplify processes for testing and development of offshore wind. Wittman, a proponent of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, submitted the legislation following its successful passage in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. “I strongly believe that […]

  • USA: Renewables to Make Scotland ‘Silicon Valley’ of Marine Energy

    20 June 2012
    Authorities

    Renewable resources will make Scotland the “Silicon Valley” of marine energy in the same way that hi-tech industries transformed Northern California, the First Minister said in the keynote speech of his American trade mission. First Minister Alex Salmond made the claim during a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, the oldest public affairs forum in the United States. In a […]

  • Australia: PDS to Conduct Seabed Survey for 62.5MW Wave Power Station

    25 June 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, today announced that Victorian Wave Partners Pty Ltd. (“VWP”) has engaged Victorian company Professional Diving Services (“PDS”) to conduct a detailed seabed survey for the location of VWP’s proposed 62.5MW peak rating wave power station. The wave power station is planned […]

  • BioPower Systems Completes Extensive Tests of its Full-scale O-Drive (Australia)

    8 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, today announced that it has completed extensive tests of its full-scale O-DriveTM power conversion module, successfully delivering stable power to the grid over extended periods with a high level of efficiency. The O-DriveTM 250kW module is designed to plug into wave and tidal energy systems, such as the company’s […]

  • Carbon Trust Launches New Initiative, Gathers UK Energy Players

    13 June 2017
    R&D

    The Carbon Trust has launched a new collaborative initiative, the Energy Systems Innovation Platform (ESIP), to solve key issues currently preventing a more effective transition to a low cost and low carbon energy system.

  • Dominion Virginia Power Applauds US DOE Offshore Wind Decision

    13 December 2012

    Dominion Virginia Power welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected a company-led team to begin award negotiations for initial engineering, design and permitting for an offshore wind turbine demonstration facility off the coast of Virginia. In its DOE application, Dominion proposed designing, developing, and demonstrating a grid-connected, 12-megawatt offshore wind facility […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Signs Key Wave Energy Agreement with Department of Defence

    16 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the signing of key agreements with the Australian Department of Defence unveiled today by the Australian Prime Minister, the Honourable Julia Gillard, and the Federal Member for Brand, the Honourable Gary Gray, at Carnegie’s Wave Energy Research facility at Fremantle, Western Australia. Australian Department of Defence (Defence) […]

  • Former Star of the South Executive Team Members Launch Offshore Wind Consultancy

    8 March 2023
    Business & Finance

    Three former members of the Star of the South project’s executive team have launched a consultancy company focused on offshore wind and are now recruiting with an aim to grow the team to more than ten people by the end of this year. The company, named Energise Renewables, has been founded in Melbourne by Naomi […]

  • Governor Deval Patrick and U.S. Representative Barney Frank join TPI Composites to Announce Plans for Wind Blade Innovation Center in Fall River, Massachusetts (USA)

    26 August 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    TPI Composites, Inc., a leading global supplier of wind turbine blades, today announced plans to open a wind blade innovation center in Fall River, Massachusetts that will support TPI’s manufacturing facilities around the world. The Fall River plant will serve as a center for development of advanced blade manufacturing technology and a launching pad for […]

  • Ampelmann Nets Six US Offshore Wind Contracts

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed six new contracts in the US offshore wind market for 2023, 2024, and 2025. In the coming year, Ampelmann’s motion-compensated gangway will assist in the hook-up, cabling, and commissioning of turbines on Vineyard Wind and South Fork Wind offshore wind farms, two of the first commercial-scale wind […]

  • Australians Unveil 1.1 GW Offshore Wind Project

    4 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Australian oil and gas specialist Pilot Energy Limited is starting a feasibility study to pursue the development of an offshore wind project off the coast of the Mid West Region of Western Australia. The wind farm is part of a larger renewable energy project. The Mid West Wind and Solar Project combines the offshore wind […]

  • Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance Established in Virginia

    15 October 2020
    Training & Education

    A workforce training collaborative has been established in the U.S. State of Virginia to offer certifications required for operations and maintenance of offshore and onshore wind farms. The Mid-Atlantic Wind Training Alliance, announced by Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam on 14 October, will bring courses certified by the Global Wind Organization (GWO) and wind technician training […]

  • Twelve US Offshore Wind R&D Projects Get Financial Support

    5 June 2020
    R&D

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium will award a total of USD 10.3 million (around EUR 9.1 million) to twelve projects selected in its latest solicitation for offshore wind research and development (R&D). The funding will support research in areas such as the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, offshore wind impact on […]

  • PolycreteUSA Participates in Launch of Advanced Energy Economy of Virginia

    1 February 2012

    PolycreteUSA President, Bruce Anderson participated in the launch of the Advanced Energy Economy of Virginia, an industry driven association dedicated to develop and grow Advanced Energy Industries throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. AEE Virginia’s strategy is to create a partnership between those who have a vested interest in advanced energy technologies and those who can […]

  • USA: Virginia Senators Submit Legislation to Expand Offshore Energy Leases

    23 May 2013
    Authorities

    U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) yesterday cosponsored the introduction of The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013. The legislation would expand American offshore energy production with a revised five-year leasing plan, and provide revenue sharing. The bill would provide an alternative to the Administration’s proposed 2012-2017 offshore oil and gas […]

  • South Terminal Project Advances in New Bedford, USA

    14 August 2012
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance

    Mayor Jon Mitchell praised Governor Deval Patrick, Senator Mark C.W. Montigny, Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral and the New Bedford legislative delegation for their efforts to enact into law Senate 2367 which was filed by Senator Montigny on July 20, 2012 and signed into law by Governor Patrick. The Governor’s signing advances New Bedford’s South Terminal […]

  • Australia Senate’s Committee In Favour of Offshore Wind Bills

    19 October 2021
    Authorities

    Australian Senate’s Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has endorsed the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 and the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regulatory Levies) Bill 2021, introduced last month by the country’s Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor. The committee said that, even though the bills established a framework with much of the detail currently unknown, […]

  • US Bags $405.1 Million on Equinor, Mayflower, Vineyard Wind’s Massachusetts Bids

    14 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind farms at three lease areas off Massachusetts will be built by Equinor (former Statoil), Mayflower Wind Energy (a joint venture between Shell and EDP Renewables) and Vineyard Wind. The three will secure 30-year concessions with a total of USD 405,100,000.

  • MUA: Energy Minister Holding First Australian Offshore Wind Project Back

    21 February 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Development of Australia’s first offshore wind farm, the 2GW Star of the South, has been stalled by Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s failure to sign off on an exploration license allowing a detailed assessment of the wind resource to commence, according to the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The Department of the Environment and Energy confirmed […]

  • USA: Morrissey to Head New Bedford Wind Energy Center

    2 October 2013

    Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has asked long-time Economic Development Council Executive Director Matt Morrissey to lead the City’s effort over the coming year to develop the offshore wind energy industry and launch the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, a new public-private partnership established earlier this year within the New Bedford Economic Development Council […]

  • Massachusetts Governor Signs ‘An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind’ Into Law

    12 August 2022
    Authorities

    On 11 August, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the H5060 bill (An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind) into law, thus enacting what is deemed to be the state’s most comprehensive legislation on moving toward its net-zero goal. The Act, passed by the State Senate on 31 July, sets a stage for Massachusetts to […]

  • Australia Identifies First Priority Offshore Wind Area

    5 April 2022
    Authorities, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Australian government has identified the Bass Strait off Gippsland as Australia’s first priority area to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments. This area has comparatively favourable wind conditions, investor interest, indications of support from the State Government, and has identified grid connection plans, the government said. According to Assistant Minister to the […]

  • USA: MassCEC Receives 3 Bids for New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Development

    19 February 2013

    Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton received three construction bids for the development of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which once constructed, will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, and deployment of offshore wind projects. MassCEC received bids from three contractors: Cashman Equipment Corp. of […]