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  • DP Energy Acquires SSE’s Tidal Energy Project

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cork based DP Energy is set to become Europe’s largest independent developer of tidal stream projects following SSE Renewables’ transfer of an Agreement for Lease (AfL) with The Crown Estate. The transfer will see DP Energy take on the development of the Westray South project in Orkney, Scotland, with the potential to install up to […]

  • UK: Predicting Wave Power to Double Electricity Output

    23 August 2012

    A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewable energy research an optimal source of power. The […]

  • Report: New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Potential Is an Untapped Jackpot

    5 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    New Jersey may have lost the race to build the first offshore wind facility in the nation, but the potential for offshore wind power production is still highest off the Jersey Shore, according to a new report by Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center report. Using data from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted Ink First US Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Siemens Gamesa have signed a subcontract to supply wind turbines for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project founded by Dominion Energy.

  • USA: Hall Spars and Rigging Supplies Blades for Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project

    23 August 2012

    World class composite manufacturing firm Hall Spars and Rigging, known in the yachting industry as a leading provider of spars, rigging and complex composite components for the most competitive and successful yachts in the world, is manufacturing the turbine components for the United States’ first commercial, grid-connected tidal energy project. Maine based Ocean Renewable Power […]

  • Voith Wins Award for World’s First Commercial Wave Power Plant (UK)

    22 December 2011

    Inverness, Scotland: Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commercial wave power plant in Mutriku in Northern Spain. Mutriku’s breakwater now […]

  • Registration Live for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and OWIM 2014

    15 May 2014

    Preparations for the 7th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference are well underway. On 28 & 29 October 2014 Amsterdam will again be the place to meet the international offshore community. With visitors from over 60 different countries and a proven track record of steady growth since its foundation in 2008, Offshore Energy is a must attend […]

  • Why do People Oppose Wind Energy Development? (USA)

    2 June 2011

      An industry that is often affected by local opposition in the United States is that of wind energy development. It seems odd that businesses that attempt to bring clean energy and preserve the environment are frequently faced with disapproval from local communities. We talk about the necessary changes in our lifestyles in order to […]

  • States Respond to Trump’s New Oil & Gas Plan. Shell, Statoil Interested in New Areas

    5 January 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    As the Trump Administration issued the draft proposal for the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program on 4 January, the move to make more than 90% of OCS available for oil and gas exploration and production saw opposition from several U.S. coastal states, including those that want more renewable energy in their future.

  • Norwegians Developing Offshore Substation-Hydrogen Factory Combo

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian companies, Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg, and Moreld, have joined forces on the Hydepoint project to develop a combined offshore substation and hydrogen factory. Hydepoint is expected to contribute to solving several challenges related to the development and upscaling of offshore wind power. ”Hydepoint is a complete solution for receiving, converting, and transmitting the full energy […]

  • US Approves Second Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Project

    25 November 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DO) has approved the construction and operations of the 132 MW South Fork wind project offshore Rhode Island. This represents DOI’s second approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United States after the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts which began construction last week. ”We […]

  • USA: Interior to Assess Energy Potential in Mid- and South Atlantic

    29 March 2012
    Authorities

    As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau yesterday announced that Interior is taking steps to assess the conventional and renewable energy resource potential in the Mid- and South Atlantic. The draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), released […]

  • TidalStream Develops Low cost buoyancy-controlled platform (UK)

    9 May 2010

    A new system was proposed to harness energy from marine currents, with a capacity ranging between 2 and 10 MW, specifically designed to overcome the traditional difficulties of maintenance and repair at sea. TidalStream is developing a low cost buoyancy-controlled platform that can provide up to 10 MW from a single installation, float-out deployment, and […]

  • US Voters Strongly Favour Offshore Wind – Survey

    10 April 2020
    R&D

    Over 80 percent of the voters in the United States favour offshore wind energy, with widespread support coming from both major political parties and every demographic group across the country, according to a recent national survey. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies in March and released this week by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the […]

  • USA: UMaine Erects Offshore Wind Test Turbine

    12 December 2012

    An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium project. The temporary 1:8 scale wind turbine […]

  • Eolink, Kranendonk Eye Floating Wind Foundation Gigafactory

    27 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    French floating wind foundation developer Eolink and Dutch robotics company Kranendonk are looking into setting up a gigafactory for automated production of floating wind foundations. Eolink said it had slightly adapted its detailed design to be fully compatible with automated welding robots which would be used in Kranendonk production line. The flow-rate and the infrastructural […]

  • Australian Government Awards Funding for Oceanlinx 1MW Wave Energy Demonstrator

    4 July 2012
    Authorities, Technology

    Oceanlinx announces that the Australian Government has awarded funding of $3,970,450 from the Emerging Renewables Program for a $7,242,550 project, “Oceanlinx 1MW Commercial Wave Energy Demonstrator”. The project cost includes one year of operations post the grid connection. The unit with a foot print of 20m by 20m will be the most cost effective and […]

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Farms Need Alternative Capital Sources

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The continuing economic crisis has created a need for alternative sources of capital for the renewable energy sector, people attending a panel session at the EWEA 2012 Annual Event in Copenhagen heard on Wednesday. Torben Pedersen, of PensionDanmark, also said there are considerable pressures on public finances due to debt issues and on the banking […]

  • NCSU Studies Offshore Wind’s Impact on Tourism

    7 April 2016
    R&D

    Wind turbines that could be spinning off the coast of North Carolina in the future would affect the state’s tourism, despite the fact that people generally support wind energy as a clean source of power. According to a study by economists at North Carolina State University (NCSU), nearshore wind farms are likely to negatively impact […]

  • Offshore Energy 2016: Registration Open

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC 2016) is now open. The ninth edition of this event is expected to attract 11,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused on the complete offshore energy industry. It covers both the exploration and production of the […]

  • Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Completed ahead of Schedule

    2 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the 80th turbine in the BARD Offshore 1 construction site this week, one month earlier than originally planned, marks the official completion of the installation process for the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The BARD Group has thus affirmed its role as a pioneer in the construction of […]

  • New Jersey One Step Closer to Offshore Wind Energy

    18 July 2014
    Authorities

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank have announced the proposed sale of leases for nearly 344,000 acres offshore New Jersey for commercial wind energy leasing. “Responsible offshore wind energy development has the potential to create jobs, expand our domestic clean energy resources, and strengthen […]

  • Australia Falling Behind in Renewable Energy Development

    6 June 2014

    A new global clean energy report shows Australia slipping behind the pace, with 144 countries now adopting renewable energy targets and renewable energy powering about a fifth of the world. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive David Green said while Australia’s renewable energy industry was increasingly at a standstill, the REN21 report showed strong global momentum […]

  • Fugro and PTSC G&S on Floating LiDAR Duty Offshore Vietnam

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Enterprize Energy (EE) has signed a contract with PTSC G&S and Fugro to supply, install and operate a floating LiDAR at the site of the Thang Long Wind project offshore Vietnam. Fugro and PTSE will deploy Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy to collect detailed wind resource, meteorological, and oceanographic data across the 2000 km2 project […]

  • OFW: Harbour Porpoises in German Bight Unaffected by Pile Driving

    11 October 2016
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Pile driving during construction of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea has little to no effect on local harbour porpoise population, according to a study commissioned by the Offshore-Forum Windenergie (OFW) in partnership with the offshore wind industry leaders.  “The study shows that offshore wind farms have no negative consequences for the harbor porpoise population,” […]

  • BOEM to Auction 5GW Site Offshore Massachusetts

    25 November 2014
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank announced that more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a January 29, 2015, competitive lease sale. “Thanks to the leadership of Governor Patrick and the Commonwealth […]