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• Department of Interior Initiates Offer For First Commercial Wind Lease (USA)

  30 March 2011

  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael… (professionalmariner) [mappress]   Source: professionalmariner , March 30, 2011

• Offshore wind turbine farms standards being developed

  29 March 2010

  Authorities

  Rhode Island officials working on a state ocean zoning plan were in Washington this week to take part in a workshop to develop national…   [mappress] Source: projo, March 27, 2010;

• USA: Atlanta-based company to construct equipment to measure wind speeds and directions off Jekyll Island coast

  7 May 2010

  Environment, R&D

  Southern Co. has asked the U.S. Department of the Interior for ocean leases off the coasts of Jekyll Island and Savannah to erect research…   [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, May 07, 2010;

• BOEMRE Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Cape Wind Energy Project (USA)

  20 April 2011

  Authorities

  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has…   (doi) [mappress] Source: doi, April 20, 2011;

• Offshore Wind Turbines Could Disturb Quiet Sea (France)

  12 September 2011

  Environment

  The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we thought. And they’re only getting louder.   By Martine Valo (worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, September 12, 2011

• Waters off Cape Zoned for Wind Turbines (USA)

  29 December 2010

  Massachusetts and federal officials have designated a 3,000-square-mile swath of ocean south of Cape Cod and the Islands as available to… By Patrick Cassidy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, December 29, 2010

• BOEMRE Initiates “Smart from the Start” Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore NJ (USA)

  20 April 2011

  Authorities

  The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), in partnership with the state of New Jersey, today announced…   (boemre) [mappress] Source: boemre, April 20, 2011;

• Fishermen’s Energy wants to build wind farm off Atlantic City (USA)

  1 September 2010

  R&D

  The six windmills that Fishermen’s Energy wants to build in the ocean off Atlantic City would tower 300 feet in the air and will be brought… (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, September 01, 2010;

• Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Contracted to Build Wind Farm Installation Vessel for Swire Pacific (Singapore)

  22 February 2011

  The Swire Blue Ocean parent company, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd., recently placed an order with Korea’s Samsung Heavy … (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, February 22, 2011

• Maine’s Public Utilities Commission to release solicitation by September 1 for offshore wind farm (USA)

  27 July 2010

  Authorities, R&D

  In response to recommendations made by the Governor’s Ocean Energy Task Force, Maine’s Public Utilities Commission will release a… by Gillian Garratt-Reed (workingwaterfront) [mappress] Source: workingwaterfront , July 27, 2010;

• Marine Computers to Withstand Battering of Ocean Waves (UK)

  

  19 January 2012

  Technology

  As the marine industry is constantly evolving, and requiring more computer technology, there is a demand for specialist computers capable of withstanding the environmental hostilities. One such example is Captec’s highly integrated compact computer for on board applications such as hydro graphic survey. This highly compact, yet powerful computer system is tested to IEC-60945 EMC […]

• Ocean Energy trying to follow founder’s bold ambitions (UK)

  7 September 2010

  R&D

  The institute’s directors are custodians of a bold vision — making Maine a global center of offshore wind power. Nearly a month after the… By Tux Turkel (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, September 06, 2010;

• UK: Development of EU Ocean Energy in Need of Greater Investment

  

  28 March 2012

  Authorities, Business & Finance

  Despite of the fast development of EU wave and tidal power technology due to the shortage of governmental financial support and that of big investors, considerable time will have to pass before this sector becomes a reliable source of energy, Eur Activ informs. According to renewables manager at UK consultancy Douglas Westwood, Frank Wright: “The […]

• Norway: Atlantic Offshore Delivers 3rd Vessel to Wind Industry

  

  18 September 2012

  Business & Finance

  Ocean Mainport has been sold and delivered to new owners. This is the third vessel Atlantic Offshore have sold to the windmill industry.  Atlantic Offshore AS’ main office is located at the Coast Center Base, Sotra, outside Bergen, Norway, with branch office in Aberdeen, Scotland. Both offices with full management set up. The Group currently […]

• Belgium: Jan De Nul Group Orders Cable Turntable for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm

  

  19 December 2012

  Business & Finance

  Jan De Nul Group awarded a contract to supply a 5,400 tonnes capacity cable turntable to offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems. The turntable, including a 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes deck tensioner, is destined for the vessel Willem de Vlamingh. In addition to this turntable, Caley is supplying a modular loading tower assembly comprising loading […]

• First Gemini Foundations Grouted with MasterFlow 9800

  

  10 August 2015

  Wind Farm Update

  Only four months after introduction of the new bulk supplied offshore grout MasterFlow 9800 from BASF, the material is being used during the installation of the offshore foundations at the 600 MW Gemini Offshore Windpark. The specialized grouting equipment of FoundOcean and BASF’s MasterFlow 9800 was mobilized at the harbor of Eemshaven. After installation of the […]

• Hornsea Two Jackets Start Indonesia to UK Trip

  

  14 August 2020

  Wind Farm Update

  The jacket foundations for the Hornsea Two offshore substation and reactive compensation station (RCS) have set sail from Indonesia towards the project site in the UK. The structures weighing over 10,000 tons departed Batam on 13 August onboard heavy transport vessel (HTV) Big Lift Barentsz. The journey will take approximately 50 days via the Indian […]

• Acta Auriga to Engage In Bard Offshore 1 Works

  

  26 January 2018

  Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

  Acta Marine has won a contract by Offshore Breeze Energy (OBE) to charter its newly built offshore support vessel (OSV) Acta Auriga at OBE’s Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in the German North Sea.

• BOEMRE and U.S. Coast Guard Sign MOA for Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Projects (USA)

  28 July 2011

  Authorities, Business & Finance

  The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the U.S. Coast Guard today signed a Memorandum of Agreement to identify and clarify their respective roles and responsibilities with respect to offshore renewable energy installations on the Outer Continental Shelf. The MOA reaffirms the commitment of the two agencies to responsible oversight of […]

• First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm Delayed Further

  

  12 February 2020

  Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

  According to the new timeline, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to issue final permits for the project by mid-march 2021.