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  • IRM Best Offshore Wind Area for Subsea Companies to Dive Into

    5 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has identified operations and maintenance (O&M) – particularly inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) activities – as the highest potential area for subsea companies to diversify into offshore wind. In a new report titled ‘Subsea Technological Challenges in Offshore Wind’, NSRI highlighted opportunities the offshore wind industry holds for UK subsea companies, […]

  • Maryland to Auction 1.45GW Site Next Month

    3 July 2014
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank announced that nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland will be offered for commercial wind energy development in an August 19, 2014 competitive lease sale. “Thanks to Governor O’Malley’s leadership and significant stakeholder involvement through BOEM’s […]

  • Scottish Natural Heritage Objection to EOWDC Lifted

    5 October 2012
    Authorities

    Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has lifted its objection to the cutting-edge European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen. The news comes after it was revealed earlier this week that all other statutory consultees, which had objected to the plans, had removed their objections. SNH lifted its objection following consideration of the Environmental Statement that […]

  • Gamesa Receives GL Certificate for Its G52-850 kW Class I 60 HZ Wind Turbine (Spain)

    14 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa, the world’s leading wind energy technology company, today received a certificate from GL Renewables Certification (GL) for its G52-850 kW Class I 60 HZ wind turbine. The certification ceremony, held this morning at Gamesa’s stand at the EWEA 2011 international trade fair in Brussels, featured Gamesa Chairman Jorge Calvet and GL Vice President Mike […]

  • US Awards USD 13.5 Million to Four Projects Supporting Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) is funding four projects with USD 13.5 million to obtain critical environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development. The projects will inform offshore wind siting and permitting, and help protect wildlife and fisheries as offshore wind deployment increases under the country’s target of installing 30 GW of […]

  • Wallsend, UK to Get New Hub for Offshore Energy Sector SMEs

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Work is about to start on a brand new hub for small businesses at a prime location on the banks of the Tyne. The £1.9 million project at Swans – the former Swan Hunter shipyard site in Wallsend – will transform part of an existing office block to create new and flexible business accommodation, including […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • EOWDC Developers Appeal on Onshore Transmission Works Decision

    15 January 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The project partners behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA). It follows the decision by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine Area Committee to refuse planning permission for the Onshore Transmission Works at Blackdog. Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Limited (AOWFL) – the […]

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam Releases Q1 Results

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The pressure on markets was undiminished in the first quarter, leading to fierce competition, price pressure and bankruptcies. The competition faced by capacity-driven markets in particular has been cut-throat. This market situation led in late 2012 to accelerated execution of the strategy of focusing on integrated projects and the niche markets of industrial construction, offshore […]

  • Environment Minister Stevenson Highlights Scotland’s Climate Change Role

    5 June 2012
    Authorities, Environment

    Scotland’s Environment Minister, Stewart Stevenson, has highlighted Scotland’s world-leading role in both the development of renewables and in championing the need for climate justice for the world’s poorest communities as he marks World Environment Day. The theme for World Environment Day is ‘The Green Economy’, Scotland has around a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind and […]

  • Shanghai to Host No.1 Offshore Wind Conference in Asia (China)

    24 January 2012

    OFFSHORE WIND CHINA Conference & Exhibition 2012 is to be held again in Shanghai during May 30-June 1 in Shanghai New International Expo Center and Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel Pudong. After three years’ of successful editions, it has become the No. 1 in Asia and No. 2 in the world for wind power trade events focusing […]

  • Dong Energy Acquires 33,3 Stake in Offshore Wind Projects in Hornsea Zone (UK)

    16 December 2011

    DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects in the Hornsea zone from SMart Wind, the 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens’ Financial Services unit, represented by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH. The wind projects, Heron Wind Ltd and Njord Ltd., have a potential total capacity of […]

  • Iberian Energy Giants Reaffirm UK Offshore Wind Investment Commitments

    19 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spanish renewable energy major Iberdrola and its Portuguese counterpart EDP have reaffirmed their investment plans for offshore wind projects in the UK, as well as other renewable energy and energy transition initiatives in the country. Iberdrola has confirmed its intent to invest GBP 6 billion in the 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex […]

  • US Government: Offshore Wind 101

    7 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Under the series “Top Things You Didn’t Know About…”, US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is now focusing on the offshore wind. Besides these facts, the department has released Energy 101: Wind Turbines video. 1. Offshore Wind Resources are Near Most Americans: More than 70 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption occurs in the […]

  • Rolls-Royce Hits 100MWh Milestone with Tidal Technology (UK)

    27 October 2011

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has achieved a significant milestone in the deployment of tidal energy technology with confirmation that its prototype tidal turbine, located subsea off the Orkney Islands, Scotland​, has successfully generated and fed over 100 megawatt hours (MWh) of electrical power into the national grid. Harnessing the reliable and predictable energy […]

  • US Identifies New Offshore Wind Areas in New York Bight

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified new priority wind energy areas in the New York Bight covering nearly 800,000 acres of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The agency will now initiate an environmental review, with public input, on these areas in federal waters for potential offshore […]

  • Shell and EDF Submit 2.3 GW Offshore Wind Bid in New Jersey

    11 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has submitted its proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to supply New Jersey with up to 2,300 MW of offshore wind energy. New Jersey seeks to award between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy projects as part of its second solicitation. Atlantic Shores, the 50-50 […]

  • USA: Wintertime Electricity Prices Will Be Lower with Offshore Wind

    16 December 2014

    Offshore wind will help keep electricity prices low during the coldest winter months, according to an article written on American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) blog: In states across the Northeast, including New York and throughout New England, residents are facing increased electricity prices this winter. For example, the price of electricity in Massachusetts could jump […]

  • UK: Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Construction Kicks Off

    29 March 2012

    MAJOR components have begun arriving at new port facilities on the River Mersey in Birkenhead for the construction of Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. The €2billion (EURO) project, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms, 18km off the Wirral coast, is enabling significant new investment into Merseyside, the North West and […]

  • Statement on Interior’s Proposed Wildlife Guidance for Wind Turbines (USA)

    15 February 2011
    Authorities

    The wind energy industry cannot support the guidance on wildlife issued last week by the Department of the Interior and its U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (referring to both the wind energy guidelines and the eagle-specific guidance). The wind industry participated for more than two years in a public, collaborative Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) process, […]

  • Bladt Industries A/S

    26 June 2013

    With a history of serving the oil & gas industry dating back over 40 years, Danish steel manufacturer Bladt Industries A/S (Bladt) held all the essential knowledge and in house skills to take this experience into the offshore wind industry over ten years ago. It all started in 2002 when the company installed their very […]

  • Ørsted and NABTU Sign ‘Historic’ Project Labor Agreement for US Offshore Wind

    6 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment

    North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and the offshore wind developer Ørsted have announced a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) to construct the company’s US offshore wind farms with an American union workforce. “A first-of-its-kind in the United States, the National Offshore Wind Agreement (NOWA) sets the bar for working conditions and equity, injects hundreds of […]

  • Building an industry without borders

    28 September 2015

    Although it is nothing new for countries and companies to invest in renewable energy, it seems like this ‘alternative’ form of energy production grows faster  than ever. The IEA reported recently that renewable energy could surpass coal, nuclear power, and natural gas as the world’s largest source of electricity within only 15 years. That’s one […]

  • Hawaii Wave Energy Test Site Gets USD 9 Million

    22 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Work at the Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) located off Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kāneʻohe has received an infusion of $9 million from the U.S. Navy. The funds, from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), are directed to the Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i (ARL/UH), working with UH Mānoa’s Hawaii Natural […]

  • UK to Lead Two Panel Discussions at AWEA 2012

    5 June 2012

    The United Kingdom’s track record of expertise and leadership in the wind energy industry is demonstrated this week during WINDPOWER 2012, the world’s largest annual gathering of wind power professionals. The UK – the world leader in offshore wind power capacity – will lead two panel discussions, while a number of British wind companies will […]

  • LOC Expands Its Activities in Asia Pacific

    21 February 2012
    R&D

    London Offshore Consultants (LOC), one of the world’s leading independent marine and offshore industry consultancy firms, is set to expand its activities and office network in Asia Pacific, it announced today. LOC provides a range of specialist consultancy services on planning, design and execution of high value, complex marine and energy based operations through to […]