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  • UK: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Application Accepted for Examination

    9 April 2013

    Proposals for E.ON’s Rampion Offshore Wind Farm have been accepted for consideration by the Planning Inspectorate. Consultation feedback from over 1500 people and organisations in Sussex has been used to shape the wind farm proposals. Chris Tomlinson, E.ON Development Manager for the project, said: “We’re delighted to reach this important milestone and that the application […]

  • US Advances Offshore Wind Plans in Gulf of Maine

    18 August 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Industry

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Federal Register for public comment to advance offshore wind planning and leasing in the Gulf of Maine. The two separate 45-day comment periods will close on Monday, 3 October 2022. The […]

  • Offshore Wind Players to Class Up Jacket Node Fatigue Tests

    22 February 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator announced a new GBP 2.4 million project aiming to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of faster testing and fabrication methods. Jacket foundations are set to become a more dominant design solution, as monopiles are unlikely […]

  • Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico: Holistic Project Approach Indicates Promising Opportunity

    28 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry, Ports & Logistics

    The following article is a guest post by Kristin Carman, PMP, REP – Offshore Project and Permit Manager DNV Energy USA, Inc. Offshore wind (OSW) development in the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf) is an opportunity that has, arguably, received less focus than East and West Coast prospects, and one which some in the industry […]

  • French CRE Issues Set of Rules for Offshore Wind Energy

    9 August 2011
    Authorities

     The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on offshore wind power generation facilities in France”, that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to offshore wind projects off the French coasts. The new tender regime will facilitate […]

  • Ocean Planning Is the Key to Unlock America’s New Blue Economy

    12 May 2016

    Written by Shiva Polefka, Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress’ Ocean Policy program.  The thin coastal fringe of the United States comprises a tiny proportion of the nation’s total land area but supports a huge share of its business. Coastal and Great Lakes counties alone—just 10 percent of U.S. land area, excluding Alaska—generated more […]

  • Student Winners Announced for Norstec Academy Offshore Wind Tour

    20 June 2014
    Training & Education

    Students, Ambassadors and representatives from the Norstec Academy have celebrated the announcement of the winners of the 2014 Carousel tour of the offshore wind industry at a suitably themed sustainable ‘pop-up’ fashion event in London. Successful students who entered the competition to win one of 20 places on the tour include winners from universities across the […]

  • Offshore Wind Becoming a Big-Ticket Item

    20 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Investors who traditionally focus solely on big-ticket mergers and acquisitions are showing interest in offshore wind projects as returns on investments in more conventional infrastructure assets are pushed lower and lower, according to Macquarie. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurers that invest in infrastructure have typically been attracted to assets such as regulated utilities and availability­-based Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) that […]

  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Borssele I and II, Eneco Luchterduinen & Albatros

    9 February 2015

    Borssele I and II The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs presented a road map to the parliament in September 2014 aimed at increasing the offshore wind capacity to 4,500MW. This new approach is presented in the Offshore Wind Energy Law which was sent to the parliament on 17 October and is expected to become law […]

  • USA: South Carolina Offshore Wind Farm Would Generate Thousands of Jobs, Study Says

    4 October 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    A wind farm off South Carolina’s coast could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in wages and state and local government revenues, a Clemson University study says. A report by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute and Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs details the extent of South Carolina’s wind-energy industry in 2012 […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Government’s Prioritisation of Offshore Wind

    14 January 2013

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy sector, has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Call for Views for its Industrial Strategy, which identifies the offshore wind industry as a major engine of economic growth in Britain. By 2021, more than 47,000 people will be working in the offshore wind […]

  • Hempel Wins 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy (Denmark)

    13 February 2012

    Based on its recent analysis of the protective coatings for wind turbines market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. Hempel has penetrated new markets and regions and differentiated itself from the competition in terms of product performance and business strategy. Hempel has had a […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Invites Public to Provide Feedback on Latest Wind Park Plans

    11 January 2013

    From the 1st February, members of the public are being given an opportunity to view and comment on the latest plans for the proposed wind park off the Dorset coast. Navitus Bay Development Limited (Navitus Bay) has said throughout that it is committed to hearing the views of the local community and so far has […]

  • France: Alstom Inaugurates Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 March 2012

    On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been developed in response to a […]

  • Prysmian Secures SylWin1 Project by TenneT for the Cable Connection of Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea to the German Power Grid

    26 January 2011
    Grid Connection

    The project sets new technological milestones reaching 864MW of power rating and 320 KV DC voltage Prysmian is the industry leader involved in most of the major worldwide offshore Windfarms projects Prysmian, a leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cable industry, has been awarded a project worth more than €250 million by the […]

  • Belwind Makes Its Offshore Wind Farms Available to Lead Wind Turbine Testings Project (Belgium)

    7 April 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Belwind NV, the leading Belgian producer of alternative energy from offshore wind farms, is pleased to announce that, provided NER300 funding is approved, it will be making part of its latest wind farm concession site off the Bligh Bank on the Belgian continental shelf available for a project. This project will test the latest turbines […]

  • GIG Joins Vårgrønn and Agder Energi Offshore Norway

    13 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has joined Vårgrønn and Agder Energi in a bid to develop offshore wind in Norway’s Sørlige Nordsjø II zone.‍‍Vårgrønn and Agder Energi have worked together for the initial development activity and are now announcing a broadening of the partnership as GIG enters the consortium. The consortium will bid for a […]

  • EXCLUSIVE: OHT Orders Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel

    16 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s OHT has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Jiangsu, China, for the construction of a 48,000 dwt semi-submersible offshore wind farm foundation installation vessel, with options to extend the program with up to three vessels.

  • UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option

    15 September 2016

    The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour of electricity provided by […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Success for East of England Energy Zone

    17 September 2012

    A programme, created to cultivate and promote the energy sector across the eastern region, is building momentum towards its ultimate goal of attracting £31 billion of investment to the region over the next 8 years following a string of financial successes across regionally based energy businesses. The East of England Energy Zone was launched back […]

  • UK: Humber’s Renewables Businesses ‘Must Invest in Skills’ to Compete Against Overseas Rivals

    18 April 2012

    BUSINESSES across the Humber are being warned they face losing out to international competition in the renewables industry by not investing in the right skills. Professor David Grant, director of the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, said not as many companies “as we would hope” are ready to make the most of the […]

  • Ørsted Streamlines Hornsea Project Three

    12 February 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has published updated plans for the proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm, highlighting the changes that have been made as a result of feedback received through consultation events, one-to-one meetings and wider briefings with statutory bodies and interested parties. 

  • Prysmian’s 66kV Cable System Ready to Hit Offshore Wind Market

    17 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Energy cable systems provider Prysmian Group has gained verification of its 66kV cable system technology for offshore wind inter-array networks. “This new qualification milestone is a further advance along our path towards the development of innovative, sustainable and cost effective cable solutions for the offshore renewable power industry,” said Raul Gil, Prysmian PowerLink Chief Operating Officer. “Prysmian is both […]

  • Osiris Projects Getting Ready to launch ‘Bibby Athena’

    31 October 2014
    R&D, Vessels

    Final preparations are underway for the launch of Osiris Projects’ custom build survey vessel “Bibby Athena”. Due to launch before the end of 2014, Bibby Athena will build on the capabilities of the very successful sister vessel, Bibby Tethra, with a number of subtle changes to reflect the company’s development into a more challenging offshore market. Launched […]

  • NWFTC Tailors New SHEQ Review and Training Service

    15 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based National Wind Farm Training Centers (NWFTC), part of CWind Limited, has developed a new SHEQ (safety, health, environment, and quality assurance) review and training service for its clients in the offshore wind industry. Following the recently completed pilot program to assist in the improvement of working at height, transfer and rescue procedures for an operational offshore wind […]