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  • UK: Aquamarine Power Announces Details of Planned Improvements to Oyster 800

    4 July 2013
    Technology

    Aquamarine Power has announced details of planned improvements to the Oyster 800 wave energy device, together with some recent production figures. The improvements, known as the Oyster 800 Product Improvement Programme, involve shutting down the Oyster 800 – which has been operating since February at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. During the rest […]

  • US Milestone: Jones Act Wind Farm Installation Vessel Secures First Charter

    1 June 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy, Ørsted and Eversource have agreed for Ørsted and Eversource to charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind farm installation vessel in the United States, for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the US Northeast. Charybdis, which is expected to be sea-ready by late 2023, will […]

  • UK: Dawson Energy Appoints Senior Operations Manager

    8 August 2012

    Dawson Energy, part of Great Yarmouth-based 3sun Group which provides specialist products and services to the energy industry, has announced the appointment of Martin Roberts as senior operations manager. In this newly created position at Dawson Energy, which provides skilled teams of technicians for the installation, commissioning, operations, maintenance and inspection of wind turbines both […]

  • France: Offshore Wind to Grow Quickly from Low Base, Says IEA

    12 July 2012
    R&D

    Renewable power generation is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that acknowledges the coming-of-age of the renewable energy sector. The report says that despite economic uncertainties in many countries, global power generation from hydropower, solar, wind and other renewable sources […]

  • MAKE Consulting: 10 Surprises for Global Wind Power Industry in 2013 (Denmark)

    5 February 2013
    R&D

    Moving through these final stages of what has been a challenging period for the global economy, the wind power industry is looking forward to better times and renewed demand. The path back to profitability and growth, however, is not without its challenges and the industry is expected to undergo some significant changes in the process. […]

  • UK Green Investment Bank Officially Opens for Business

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant contribution to the development of a green economy. Speaking […]

  • Ming Yang Offers Engineering and Construction Solutions for Offshore Wind Farms (China)

    22 June 2011

      China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced detailed plans for the commercialization of its 2.5/3.0MW Super Compact Drive (“SCD”) prototype wind turbine generator (“WTG”). The Company also celebrated six months of successful operation of its 2.5/3.0MW SCD prototype in Rudong, […]

  • GE Banned from Selling Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine in US, Two Projects Exempted

    8 September 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A US federal judge in Boston has barred General Electric (GE) from ‘‘making, using, offering for sale, selling, importing (into), or installing in the United States” the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine after the jury found in June that the wind turbine infringed upon a patent held by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. The jury and Judge […]

  • E.ON Remains on Course Despite Extraordinary Business and Energy-Policy Challenges (Germany)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    E.ON remains on course despite extraordinary business and energy-policy challenges. Its forecast for full-year 2011 is nearly unchanged despite the anticipated negative impact of the economic crisis on its power business and rising margin pressure in its gas business plus the additional negative impact of the shutdown of two of its nuclear power stations in […]

  • Ørsted to Order UK-Made Monopiles for 2.4 GW Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm

    10 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has announced a multi-million pound agreement to be the first and lead customer for monopile foundations manufactured at the planned UK facility of SeAH Wind Limited, a UK-based subsidiary of SeAH Steel Holdings. The deal, subject to securing a Contract for Difference and Final Investment Decision (FID) for Hornsea Three offshore wind farm, plays […]

  • US Starts Working on Offshore Wind Leasing in Oregon, Central Atlantic Coast

    28 April 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published two Calls for Information and Nominations to solicit information from the public and determine industry interest in potential commercial wind energy development offshore Oregon and in the Central Atlantic. This was announced by BOEM Director Amanda Lefton at the International Offshore Wind Partnering (IPF) Forum […]

  • USA: EPA Approves South Terminal in New Bedford

    20 November 2012
    Authorities

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final approval to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct the South Terminal project, a 28-acre marine terminal in New Bedford Harbor, the primary purpose of which will be to provide critical infrastructure to serve offshore renewable energy facilities and accommodate future international shipping. The Commonwealth requested that EPA […]

  • Uncertain Political Support for Renewables Weakens U.S., European Investment

    5 September 2012
    R&D

    Having quadrupled its solar capacity target to 50GW by 2020 and begun an accelerated domestic installations program to tackle the oversupply of solar panels, China looks set to continue its domination of the global renewable energy market, according to Ernst & Young’s latest quarterly global Renewable energy Country Attractiveness Indices report (CAI) released today.   The […]

  • The Crown Estate: Attrition Will Create more Investable Offshore Wind Sector

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Huub den Rooijen, Head of offshore wind energy division at The Crown Estate, said that the UK is one of the best places to invest in offshore wind in the world for a variety of reasons, besides the country’s vast natural resources. Read Mr. den Rooijen’s analysis below: Since I began working in the offshore […]

  • Milestone Year for UK Offshore Wind

    10 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind at The Crown Estate which manages the UK seabed, assesses the case for offshore wind in turbulent times and calls for greater transparency in debating energy future. UK has seen significant milestones hit, such as 4 GW of capacity now in operation – enough to meet the electricity demands […]

  • GBP 10 Million Fund Launched to Help Companies Bid for Work (UK)

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    A £10m fund, backed by the Government, has been launched by Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) to help companies bid for work to further strengthen the local economy. The Tees Valley Catalyst Fund is the first of its kind anywhere in the UK and is uniquely available to Tees Valley companies and projects. It will enable […]

  • A closer look into offshore wind decommissioning

    4 July 2016

    The view at Kalmar Sound in Sweden has changed considerably since November of last year. The five NEG Micon 2MW turbines have been dismantled. It had been operational since 2001 and Vattenfall has had ownership since 2006 when DONG Energy handed over to them. Why was the Yttre Stengrund wind farm dismantled? Offshore WIND magazine delves deeper into this […]

  • The Netherlands: Siemens Presents 6MW Direct Drive Wind Turbine at EWEA Offshore

    29 November 2011

    Siemens Energy today launched its new 6-megawatt (MW) direct drive wind turbine at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new SWT-6.0 will be available with rotor diameters of 120 and 154 meters and is designed for the most challenging offshore sites. It features the Siemens direct drive design with 50 […]

  • NaiKun Wind Releases Year-End Financial Results (Canada)

    20 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-Venture: NKW) today announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2010, a fiscal period during which the Company undertook a substantial restructuring effort and conducted a strategic review to determine the optimal path forward for maximizing shareholder value. The strategic review concluded with the Board of Directors […]

  • 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 […]

  • Freudenberg Group Enters American Wind Energy Market

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Freudenberg Group has developed a broad range of technically challenging product solutions and services for the fast growing American wind energy market. Various operating companies of the Freudenberg Group are dedicating considerable effort to the development of renewable energy resources. The extensive product portfolio ranges from sealing product innovations from Simrit, over several thousand […]

  • RenewableUK Applauds Carefully-Phased Offshore Wind Financial Cuts

    26 July 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, has welcomed the Government’s announcement on levels of financial support for onshore and offshore wind, and wave & tidal energy, following the long-awaited conclusion of the Renewables Obligation Banding Review. The additional certainty this announcement provides could help the Onshore Wind sector grow […]

  • UK: 2012 Another Record Year for EMEC

    24 December 2012

    Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre has never been higher as the pioneering Orkney based facility gears up for its tenth anniversary year. All 14 of EMEC’s test berths – at its Billia Croo and Fall of Warness wave and tidal sites – are now contracted […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Presents Its Business Plan 2013-2015

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa has presented its Business Plan 2013-2015, with the goal of addressing the immediate situation while laying the foundation to emerge stronger, in a position of leadership in the wind industry, through the following strategies and actions:  recovering and maintaining profitability, reducing fixed and variable costs (structure size and an industrial and procurement strategy), while […]

  • Germany: SgurrEnergy, AREVA to Launch Pioneering Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign

    20 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Leading renewable engineering consultancy, SgurrEnergy, in partnership with AREVA Wind, has announced the launch of the most comprehensive offshore wind energy measurement campaign ever conducted in the industry. The offshore measurement campaign involves the deployment of three of SgurrEnergy’s G4000 Offshore Galion Lidar devices, the most compact and advanced wind energy scanning Lidar in the […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind’s Strong Role at All-Energy 2013

    15 May 2013

    The UK continues to lead the world in the field of offshore wind, with industry projections predicting a total of around 8GW of capacity installed by 2016 and around 18GW installed by 2020, by which point offshore wind will supply between 18 and 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity annually. Not surprisingly All-Energy 2013 […]