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  • OEEC: Saitec’s Disruptive Approach to Offshore Wind Turbines

    6 October 2017

    With just a few days to go before the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference kicks off with a bang – or rather with a gala dinner – we are now presenting you Saitec Offshore, one of 11 companies to present at the event’s brand new start-up zone.

  • US Greenlights Wind Auction Offshore the Carolinas

    25 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore North Carolina and South Carolina on 11 May. The lease areas include 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay. If developed, they could result in at least 1.3 GW of offshore […]

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Delayed by Three Years as SSE Switches to New Consenting Regime

    24 March 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables plans to commission the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 in 2028 and not in 2025 as initially planned as the developer confirmed that it plans to apply for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) for the project under Ireland’s new consenting regime. The decision by SSE Renewables to transfer Phase 2 of Arklow […]

  • US Opens Pacific Coast for (Floating) Offshore Wind

    26 May 2021
    Authorities

    The US government has decided to advance areas northwest of Morro Bay and off Humboldt County, California, for offshore wind development. With these two initial areas, the US is opening up the Pacific Coast for first commercial scale offshore wind projects. The two areas could accommodate up to 4.6 GW of installed offshore wind capacity, […]

  • DEME and Prysmian Land EUR 1.6 Billion Offshore Wind Contract in US

    5 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy has selected the consortium of DEME Group and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

  • Wärtsilä Designs Multi-Purpose SOV for US Offshore Wind Market

    15 February 2021
    Vessels

    The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has designed the world’s first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant hybrid multi-purpose service operation vessel (SOV) to serve the needs of the US offshore wind power market. The 76-metre vessel can accommodate up to 60 crew and wind-farm technicians in 55 single and five state cabins. The vessel’s double-decked cargo space is […]

  • 15 MW Siemens Gamesa Turbines for US Offshore Wind Farm

    26 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will conditionally supply SG 14-222 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines to the 2,640 MW Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project. This project will be home to Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore turbine variant having the capability to produce up to 15 MW with a 222-metre rotor. The exact quantity […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Releases Q3 Results

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved today the Group’s consolidated results for the first nine months of 2012. “The nine-month results show an overall stability in sales and above all a marked improvement in profitability, mainly thanks to synergies from the integration with Draka,” explains CEO Valerio Battista . “For the third […]

  • Wave and Tidal Energy Industries Urge Government to Secure UK’s Global Lead

    27 February 2013

    In a new report, the UK’s wave and tidal energy industries warn that they will only be able to grow successfully if they get the right level of support from Government – otherwise Britain risks surrendering its world lead in marine energy. The study by RenewableUK says the biggest shake-up of the energy sector for […]

  • Cobham Technical Services, BWP Collaborate on Revolutionary Wind Turbine Technology (UK)

    22 October 2012
    Technology

    Cobham Technical Services is helping Colorado-based Boulder Wind Power (BWP) accelerate development of a radical new permanent magnet generator through use of advanced electromagnetic design software. Based on a permanent magnet, direct drive design, BWP’s generator uses a unique axial flux, air-core architecture that increases efficiency and reliability, and will ultimately reduce the cost of […]

  • Siemens Launches New 4-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine (Austria)

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    Siemens Energy today launched its new offshore wind turbine – the SWT 4.0-130 at the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in Vienna. This new wind turbine features a generating capacity of four megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 130 meters. The new design is a further advancement of the popular […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables to Fund Wind Turbine Technician Training Course Development

    23 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    ScottishPower Renewables is to help fund courses at Dumfries and Galloway College and Ayr College that will allow students to gain industry recognised qualifications and help them on their way to becoming wind turbine technicians. The company’s funding and support will aid the introduction of courses in 2013. For more than 2 years ScottishPower Renewables […]

  • Bilfinger Lowering Curtains on Marine Noise Pollution

    3 October 2014
    Environment

    As governmental bodies are trying to protect the marine life, companies are facing more regulations and restrictions on the offshore installations. During the foundation installation, hydraulic impact hammers create a lot of noise harmful to marine mammals as well as to other sea life. Hamburg-based engineering and services company, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, developed […]

  • IRENA Opens its Africa High-Level Consultative Forum (U.A.E)

    11 July 2011
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its Africa High-level Consultative Forum, one of the year’s largest summits of African energy ministers and experts and the only to concentrate exclusively on renewable energy. Building on the endorsement of IRENA’s 148 member countries for an initial focus on renewable energy deployment in Africa, the Forum […]

  • TenneT’s North Sea Grid Sees 29 TWh of Offshore Wind Transmitted in 2022

    30 January 2023
    Grid Connection

    The transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has transmitted around 29 TWh from the Dutch and German North Sea in 2022, which is an increase compared to the previous year. TenneT transmitted approximately 21.13 TWh of wind energy from the German North Sea to land in 2022, whereas in the Netherlands, 7.91 TWh was fed into […]

  • 13 Offshore Wind Projects Selected in World’s First Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas Leasing Round

    24 March 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Crown Estate Scotland has selected 13 out of a total of 19 applications with a combined capacity of around 5.5 GW in the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms. INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing aims to attract investment in innovative […]

  • Greater Consolidation for Wind Energy Market with Fewer but Stronger Participants (UK)

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The European wind energy market is just starting to recover from the economic downturn in 2009. As demand stabilises, steady growth is forecast. At the same time, the market is poised for greater consolidation that will result in the emergence of fewer but stronger participants. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan , European Wind Energy […]

  • Belgium: OWI Lab Monitoring Offshore Wind Turbine Drive Train

    5 April 2013

    In the global search for renewable energy sources wind energy continues to experience an increasing market share. This growth drives new technological improvements which aim at increasing capacity, improving reliability and reducing the overall cost of wind turbines and correspondingly of the energy. One of the critical subsystems in this regard is the drive train […]

  • UK: Tidal Energy to Test DeltaStream Device in Welsh Waters

    28 March 2013

    Welsh marine energy company Tidal Energy Ltd is preparing to deploy a prototype of its DeltaStream device in the Ramsey Sound off St Davids Head, southwest Wales. Tidal Energy, which is controlled by principal shareholder Eco2, a company committed to financing and developing renewable energy projects throughout the UK and Europe, plans to test the […]

  • New Hampshire residents still indicative on Offshore Wind Turbine (USA)

    21 December 2010

    Wind-energy projects are starting to pop up in New Hampshire, but people hoping to see off-shore wind farms are still treading water. And if coastal development ever does ever occur, it will come with a sizable price tag. Projects proposed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are expected to cost billions of dollars to build, as […]

  • FACCIN delivers a Tailored Rolling System to CS WIND MALAYSIA

    9 November 2021

    “Our strategic decision to invest in the new Faccin plate rolling system, is in line with our growing plan that guarantees the realization of our current and future production objectives. Its rolling automation system, so easy to use, allows us to reach our desired rolling capacity in a very short time thus obtaining a fast […]

  • CTruk’s Offshore Wind Business Gains Momentum

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    CTruk recently signed the lease on a 6400m2 site on the Colne Estuary, a few miles upriver from its current Brightlingsea base. The company plans to use the Fieldgates site in Haven Road, The Hythe, East Colchester to build larger vessels required for offshore wind farm projects further out to sea. CTruk is pressing on […]

  • GE Offers $16.9 Bln for Alstom Thermal, Renewables, and Grid Businesses

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    GE and Alstom announced today that GE has submitted a binding offer to acquire the Thermal, Renewables (“Power”) and Grid businesses of Alstom (ALO.PA) consisting of $13.5 billion (€9.9 billion) enterprise value and $3.4 billion (€2.5 billion) of net cash, totaling $16.9 billion (€12.35 billion). The Alstom board of directors has positively received GE’s offer […]

  • EPA to Limit CO2 Pollution, U.S. Wind Energy Already Helps States to Comply

    28 May 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its first-ever proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide pollution from existing power plants on June 2. The good news is wind energy is already helping nearly every state make progress toward whatever reductions the EPA will require and is an affordable and reliable compliance option for […]

  • The Netherlands: Van Oord Net Profit Reaches EUR 98 Million

    14 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord’s turnover for 2012 amounted to EUR 1.676 million (2011: EUR 1,715 million), and net profits for 2012 were EUR 98 million (2011: EUR 118 million). Its order portfolio is well filled, rising to EUR 1.9 billion at the end of 2012. ‘Our net results are in line with our expectations’, says CEO Pieter […]

  • Scottish Government Announces over GBP 4 Million for EMEC

    1 March 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Scottish Government yesterday announced more than £4 million for new wave and tidal power research capacity, securing Scotland’s world-leading position in marine energy. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told industry delegates at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in London that the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney would get £3 million for a […]