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  • SEP and SSE Raise GBP 95 Million for Green Energy Investments (UK)

    12 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has raised a new £95 million fund to invest in innovative green energy businesses in a deal involving the acquisition of a portfolio of clean energy assets from SSE Ventures, the investment arm of FTSE 100 utilities company SSE plc. SEP raised the new secondaries fund from four institutional investors, headed […]

  • ETI Project to Take Wave Energy to Next Level (UK)

    28 September 2011

      The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced plans to take wave energy to the next level with a project to design and demonstrate a low-cost wave energy converter system. Marine energy technologies have the potential to play an important role with other offshore renewables in enabling the UK to meet its long-term CO2 emissions […]

  • Netherlands Overshoots 2023 Offshore Wind Target

    23 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The Netherlands will reach, and exceed, the target set in its Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2023 by the end of this year. The country’s first offshore wind roadmap, created following the Dutch Energy Agreement signed ten years ago, sets a goal of 4.5 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2023 – and the […]

  • OWI-Lab Invests in New Wind Turbine Test Facility (Belgium)

    19 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Wind energy production is fast expanding in remote areas where wind turbines need to work under extreme climatic conditions. Such remote locations very often have profitable wind conditions and are not affected by the ‘not in my backyard syndrome’. On the other hand, the climatic conditions can be very harsh to operate such a remote […]

  • 66kV Inter-Array Connection Creates ‘Chicken and Egg’ Dilemma

    3 November 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    At its National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, ORE Catapult recently held a workshop on switching from 33kV to 66kV in offshore wind farm inter-array operating voltage. Following the workshop, ORE Catapult provided Offshore WIND with information on the industry’s work towards switching from 33kV to 66kV. Offshore wind farms have traditionally used 33kV systems for inter-array power […]

  • USA: Wind Could Supply World’s Total Energy Needs by 2030, Researchers Say

    11 September 2012
    R&D

    Adapting a sophisticated climate model, researchers show that there is plenty of wind available to supply half to several times the world’s total energy needs within the next two decades. In 2030, if all energy is converted to clean energy, humans will consume about 11.5 terawatts of power every year, all sources combined. If there […]

  • The Road to Renewables

    5 March 2017

    Times are changing in the offshore energy market. Investments in the oil & gas industry are low, while development and investments in offshore renewable energy are high and very much increasing. The shallow waters of the North Sea area, in particular, show an increasing level of investments in renewable energy and more specifically, in wind energy.

  • Siemens: Europe Could Save EUR 45 Billion of Investment in Renewables

    15 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has analyzed the electrical power producing systems across Europe and identified considerable potential for optimization, especially in connection with plans to expand power generation from renewable energy sources. The crux lies in the choice of location: If installations were built at the sites in Europe that offer the highest power yields, some EUR 45 […]

  • OrbisEnergy Hosts RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind Event

    25 March 2013

    Almost 200 senior figures from across the UK’s offshore wind industry descended upon Suffolk last week to debate the future of managing operational wind projects. Delegates assembled to hear what lessons can be learnt from pioneering wind farm operators off the East of England coast, and the sharing of experiences and thoughts from past and […]

  • Harland and Wolff

    28 June 2013

    Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd. in Belfast, a Fred. Olsen related company specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, recently completed a contract to build the world’s first commercial offshore suction Bucket Foundations. Three Bucket Foundations have left the Harland and Wolff fabrication yard in the past months on board the Fred. Olsen Windcarrier vessel […]

  • UK: PNA to Attend Multimodal 2012 as Major European Port

    24 April 2012

    Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF and Alstom, […]

  • Offshore Wind Center Stage as Canada and Nova Scotia Look to Expand Offshore Energy Regime Mandate

    12 April 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia intend to refresh and expand the mandate of the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore energy regime and further collaborate on establishing a competitive offshore renewables sector expected to position Nova Scotia as ”a world leader in offshore wind and clean hydrogen production.” The two governments have agreed to work toward […]

  • ETI Appoints Blade Dynamics to Develop World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed Blade Dynamics to develop and demonstrate the technologies for constructing what are expected to be the world’s longest wind turbine blades ever built. As part of the £15.5 million project the ETI will become an equity investor in the Isle of Wight-based blade developer – helping with technology […]

  • Taiwan Steel Structure & Offshore Foundations Leader manufacturer chooses again Faccin Plate Rolling Machines

    1 November 2019

      Over recent years, the focus of offshore wind investments has started to shift from Europe to Asia. Taiwan was able to capture the trend and thanks to his green friendly policies has become one the most dynamic hubs for the wind investments in Asia. Only the most important and fully equipped Taiwanese OEMs have […]

  • Bladt Industries A/S

    26 June 2013

    With a history of serving the oil & gas industry dating back over 40 years, Danish steel manufacturer Bladt Industries A/S (Bladt) held all the essential knowledge and in house skills to take this experience into the offshore wind industry over ten years ago. It all started in 2002 when the company installed their very […]

  • Gamesa Attends Manten-er Trade Fair in Valladolid, Spain

    12 January 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, will attend the III Manten-er trade fair, which begins today in Valladolid, with new offerings in the area of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the wind energy market. These developments include the European and international launch of Gamesa’s business for reconditioning major turbine components (gearboxes, generators […]

  • USA: Interior Completes Second Lease Sale Offshore Virginia

    5 September 2013

    As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Interior Department completed the nation’s second competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, garnering $1,600,000 in high bids for 112,799 acres on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia. Virginia Electric and […]

  • Expert Commission Established on Energy Regulation in Independent Scotland

    8 July 2013
    Authorities

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing yesterday announced the establishment of an Expert Commission on Energy Regulation in an independent Scotland. The Commission will be chaired by Robert Armour OBE, an energy lawyer working in the power sector in Scotland for the last 30 years, and will include a broad membership from across the public and private […]

  • USA: 75.8 Pct of North Carolinians Support Offshore Wind Energy

    6 March 2013
    Ports & Logistics, R&D

    North Carolinians overwhelmingly support the increased use of clean energy sources like solar or wind energy, according to poll results released on February 28 by the NC Sustainable Energy Association. A recent statewide public opinion survey conducted by Fallon Research found that 75.7% of Republicans, 89% of Democrats, and 81.6% of Independents (82.6% overall) said […]

  • Offshore Wind Hailed as US Court Vacates Gulf of Mexico Oil & Gas Lease Sale Decision

    28 January 2022
    Authorities

    Jump to: Making the Case for Offshore Wind Lease Sale 257 The District Court in Washington, D.C., has vacated the Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale following a lawsuit filed by four environmental groups, which argued that the environmental analysis that the administration relied on to hold the […]

  • Germany: EnBW Launches New Strategic Orientation

    18 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    “New energy concept. Safe. Hands on.” – is the keynote for the strategic reorientation of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. This strategic reorientation is how the company is responding to major changes in the energy sector, and with which it aims to tap long-term growth opportunities. “Our EnBW 2020 Strategy represents a clear commitment to the […]

  • GIB Posts Strong Results with Plans to Raise £1 Bn

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) today reported its performance for the financial year to 31st March 2014. GIB committed £668m to 18 green energy projects, more than doubling the number of green projects it backed in its first year. GIB is now the most active investor in the UK’s green economy. An additional […]

  • SSE Remains on Course to Deliver Key Operational Goals (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc remains on course to deliver an increase in the dividend per share, an increase in adjusted profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2012 and to deliver on its key operational goals. This Interim Management Statement includes updates on operations, major projects, issues such as household customers’ energy consumption, other […]

  • Austria: GL Garrad Hassan Participates in EWEA 2013

    5 February 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan is at the EWEA 2013 conference in Vienna this week, with experts giving presentations, chairing sessions, while also being on hand to meet attendees at their exhibition stands. The topics GL Garrad Hassan experts are presenting include forecasting, yaw control and condition monitoring. GL Garrad Hassan Presentations at EWEA 2013: “Use of […]

  • Gamesa Opens Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Scotland

    29 September 2011
    R&D

      A new £12.5 million (14 million euros) centre to develop next-generation offshore wind technology in Scotland was officially opened today by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet, Chairman and CEO of leading international turbine manufacturer Gamesa. The Spanish-based company has located its Offshore Wind Technology Centre at Strathclyde Business Park, in Bellshill, some […]

  • ‘Build Back Better Act’ Reaches US Senate Floor. Bill Would Mobilise Federal Funds to Back Offshore Wind Development

    3 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Build Back Better Act, a comprehensive legislative package proposed in the US that also includes funding for governmental bodies to speed up offshore wind permitting and buildout, was introduced in the US Senate on 2 August. The package, which was first proposed to cost USD 3.5 trillion and later got cut to USD 1.7 […]