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  • Westermost Rough Funds New Withernsea Promenade

    8 September 2015

    Westermost Rough offshore wind farm has committed £80,000 to deliver a brand new promenade feature for Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Westermost Rough is teaming up with the Withernsea and South East Holderness Regeneration Partnership and Withernsea Big Local Partnership to install a pavement fountain with amphitheatre style seating on the Central Promenade. […]

  • Developers File Bids for Powering Massachusetts with Offshore Wind

    20 December 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Offshore wind developers with projects in the U.S. waters off Massachusetts have submitted their bids in response to a call made in June 2017, under which five of the state’s utilities have been seeking to procure a total of 400MW of offshore wind generation, with bidders allowed to offer up to approximately 800MW. The closing date for submitting proposals is today, 20 December.

  • Vineyard Wind Clears One More Hurdle

    23 July 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts has passed legislation which would allow an easement for a part of Covell’s Beach to be used for the construction of an interconnection for the Vineyard Wind project. According to Vineyard Wind, the bipartisan legislation authorizes the Barnstable Town Council to grant the easement that will allow the construction of the interconnection between the 800MW wind […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Sign Offshore Wind MoU

    27 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa and South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to investigate strategic cooperation within offshore wind power activities. The MoU, signed in Copenhagen, Denmark, covers investigations of potential collaboration between the two companies on several Korea-focused fronts. They are related to collaboration on large-scale offshore wind turbines, sharing of […]

  • Denmark Moves Forward with Energy Islands

    23 November 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish government has identified areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea suitable for the development of the energy island projects. Back in June, Denmark approved the development of the two energy islands, one in the North Sea and one in the Baltic Sea, with a combined capacity of 5 GW. Both energy […]

  • Planning for no Cable, Just in Case (USA)

    28 December 2010

    Echoing a recent exchange at the Island Energy Plan Committee, the Electric Utility Task Group discussed options for reducing island electricity costs should a cable from the Deepwater Wind Block Island project fall through. Task group Chair Barbara MacMullan said that she didn’t think the town should limit itself to a stand-alone cable only. She […]

  • Regen SW: West Coast With no Round 3 Offshore Wind Project

    1 August 2014

    The cancellation of the 4.2GW Celtic Array wind farm by the development partnership of Centrica and DONG, represents a “real blow” to the economy on the west coast of the UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, according to independent experts, Regen SW. The announcement comes just eight months after the cancellation of RWE’s […]

  • Wind farm support vessels

    12 June 2013

    Since April 2012 the wind farm support vessel industry has experienced success and failure, both large and small. 2012 will be remembered for the number of new vessels built and delivered to operators, but predominantly it will be the collapse of South Boats Special Projects in the autumn that shook this sector of the industry […]

  • USA: DOI Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale

    5 June 2013
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau yesterday announced that BOEM will hold the first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The […]

  • Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Complete

    27 January 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has installed the 8 MW offshore wind turbine prototype at the Korea Wind Power Demonstration Center in Baeksu, Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province. The commissioning of the prototype will start at the end of this month, after which international certification for the wind turbine will be obtained and final […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Announces Start of Production of Elements for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    8 September 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      Now 13 months after DONG Energy was awarded the concession for constructing the offshore wind farm, production of the first supplies has started. Work is progressing to realise Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Commencement of manufacture of foundations Bladt Industries in Aalborg and their subsuppliers have started manufacturing the foundations for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Offshore Wind Partners Unveil Large-Scale Green Hydrogen and E-Fuel Project in Baltic Sea

    3 February 2023
    Industry, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Sweden-based company OX2 and the Bank of Åland, who are jointly developing two multi-gigawatt-scale offshore wind farms in Finland, have initiated a feasibility study on Mega Grön Hamn (Mega Green Port), a project involving large-scale production and distribution of hydrogen and e-fuel in Åland. The companies plan to establish the Mega Green Port at […]

  • USA: People to Speak Out Against Cape Wind Higher Electric Bills

    30 May 2012

      The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound urged residents and businesses to speak out against the wildly overpriced Cape Wind project that would cost Massachusetts ratepayers billions during a Department of Public Utilities hearing in Boston on Wednesday, May 30th at 7 p.m. NStar is seeking approval to purchase 27.5 percent of Cape Wind’s power […]

  • DEME, Fugro Starting Surveys at Two Irish Offshore Wind Farms

    20 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    At the end of this month, offshore surveys will start at two wind farm sites off Ireland: Arklow Bank and North Irish Sea Array. For the Arklow Bank project, DEME’s Neptune will be deployed off the Wicklow coast for a geotechnical survey that will be taking place until the end of August, subject to weather […]

  • Energinet Requires Environmental Consultancy Services for Hesselø Offshore Wind Project

    17 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project. The move follows the news from June, when the Danish political parties signed an agreement on the new location for the offshore wind farm, moving the project site to the south of the area that was […]

  • Danish Developer Proposes 3+GW Wind Farm Offshore Australia

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

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Energy A/S has set in motion the plan to develop an offshore wind farm with a capacity in excess of 3 GW off Western Australia. Leeuwin Offshore Wind Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Copenhagen Energy, is proposing the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Leeuwin offshore wind farm within Geographe Bay, off […]

  • Anbaric Invites New York Bight Offshore Wind Developers to Team Up

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Anbaric Development Partners has released a Notice of Solicitation for offshore wind developers with projects in the New York Bight who wish to deliver energy and renewable energy credits into the New York State Bulk Power System via the transmission facility Juno Power Express. The US electric transmission system developer wants to join forces with developers […]

  • USA: MREC Conducts Second Round of Ocean Technology Testing

    20 July 2012
    R&D

    New milestones in the effort to transform the region into an international hub of ocean-related energy technology research and development were hailed last week at a press conference held by the UMass Dartmouth-based New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC). Several marine energy technology devices were on display at the event, which was held at […]

  • Vattenfall Clears Final Permit Needed to Build Swedish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    17 February 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Swedish government has given the approval for Vattenfall to lay subsea cables for its 640 MW offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, the second by that name as the developer already built a 604 MW offshore wind farm in the Danish part of Kriegers Flak. According to Sweden’s Minister for Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, […]

  • EDF Energy Renewables Starts Blyth Demo Public Sessions

    20 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energy Renewables Starts Blyth Demo Public Sessions

  • Energinet Selects A2SEA for Anholt Wind Farm (Denmark)

    22 April 2011

    Energinet, Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas company, has recently signed contract with A2SEA  regarding offshore transformers installation. As part of establishing the Anholt offshore wind farm, Energinet  must supply an offshore transformer platform to collect electrical energy from the offshore wind farm, transform it to another voltage level and bring […]

  • Finnish Company Positioning for Offshore Wind Build-Out in Åland 

    30 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Finnish company Ilmatar Energy Oy has established a subsidiary called Ilmatar Offshore Ab through which it plans to develop an offshore wind project in the province of Åland, where the provincial government has outlined an offshore wind development zone in the Gulf of Bothnia, named Sunnanvind. The company said it aims to develop, build and own […]

  • BP, EnBW Call On Local Suppliers to Sign Up for Work on Morgan & Mona OWFs

    14 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    BP and EnBW have launched a dedicated supplier portal for the two offshore wind projects they won the lease rights for in the UK Round 4 leasing, now named Morgan and Mona, and have invited UK-based suppliers to sign up. The two companies are especially encouraging those UK-based suppliers that have connections across North Wales […]

  • MHI Vestas Opening US Headquarters

    14 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is opening an office in Boston, Massachusetts, which will act as the company’s U.S. headquarters. The news follows MHI Vestas’ recent contract as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The U.S. headquarters, which will officially open in the coming weeks, will initially focus on sales and strategy as the […]

  • Macron: France to Build 50 Offshore Wind Farms by 2050

    11 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment

    French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will have around 40 GW of offshore wind capacity in operation by 2050. This capacity corresponds to around 50 offshore wind farms, President Macron said in a speech at GE’s steam turbine factory for nuclear power plants in Belfort. The offshore wind target is part of a […]

  • Onshore Dudgeon OWF Work Commences

    26 March 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Work has commenced in Norfolk to install the underground cables and construct the substations that will enable electricity produced by the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to be distributed into the UK National Grid electricity network. Two underground cables will run from Weybourne on the North Norfolk coast to Necton, near Swaffham where the new electricity […]