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  • Ramboll to Design Atlantic Shores 1 Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    31 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies US, has selected Ramboll for the design of the wind turbine foundations for Atlantic Shores Project 1, the 1.5 GW offshore wind farm planned to be built offshore New Jersey. Ramboll will provide a comprehensive design service to be led […]

  • Offshore Wind Lobbying Spikes in New Jersey

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Firms hoping to install wind turbines off the New Jersey coast increased lobbying-related spending 234 percent from USD 261,664 in 2017 to USD 874,679 in 2018, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Several firms ramped up their lobbying activity in 2018 in anticipation of the deep sea “gold rush” that will create […]

  • The Switch Introduces New Full-power Converter Series at China Wind Power 2011

    19 October 2011
    Technology

      The new full-power converter design by The Switch features top fault ride-through (FRT) capability, allowing better grid side performance. The new converters match the most stringent grid code in the world to date, the German BDEW 2008 directive, and they also comply with E.ON 2006, Transmission Code 2007, and Chinese grid code 2008. During […]

  • BOEM Gets USD 169.8 Mln for Offshore Resources Development

    5 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    U.S. President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, announced yesterday, includes $169.8 million to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is charged with managing the Nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources in a way that promotes efficient and environmentally responsible energy development through oil and gas leasing, renewable energy development, and a […]

  • Nova Scotia Host Tidal Symposium, Getting Power to Market (Canada)

    28 June 2011

      The province is inviting experts from around the world to work together to accelerate the emerging tidal energy industry and discuss growing opportunities for Nova Scotia businesses. Representatives from Canada, U.S.A., U.K. and Korea will be in Halifax to discuss technology in the Bay of Fundy and help commercial development on a global scale, […]

  • Atlantic Shores to Install Research Buoys at Offshore Wind Lease Area

    22 April 2021
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is deploying two buoys in its lease area off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, to collect atmospheric, cold pool and animal migration data. The aim is to strengthen atmospheric models that help inform how the developer designs and estimates energy production for its proposed project. The buoys will be […]

  • Cadeler to Install Giant Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines

    10 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded Cadeler (formerly Swire Blue Ocean) with a contract to transport and install turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines are expected to be the largest wind turbines in the world at the time of installation and have an individual capacity of 14 MW, Cadeler said. The contract, valued at […]

  • VBMS Secures East Anglia ONE Inter-Array Cabling Contract

    25 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract by ScottishPower Renewables, for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 100 million and the scope of work for VBMS, a subsidiary of Boskalis, consists of the supply, installation and burial, as well as termination and testing of 102 […]

  • France Grants EUR 14.9 Million for Eolink’s Floating Wind Demo

    3 November 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Eolink, Valorem, and Centrale Nantes have been awarded EUR 14.9 million from the funding programme “France 2030” for the manufacturing of Eolink’s floating wind turbine and its deployment at the SEM-REV test site offshore Le Croisic in France. The 5 MW, pre-commercial floating wind turbine will be commissioned in 2024 at the test site which […]

  • Joint Ventures Pushing Offshore Wind Forward (UK)

    19 December 2011

    With the new developments moving further from shore and into deeper waters, the challenges present at every stage of each project now urge for ‘out of the box’ thinking. Companies such as SeaTower (Norway) have already adapted their business strategy to face the emerging issues associated with projects that are moving further from shore and […]

  • Installation Vessels: Reaching the Limit and Beyond

    27 March 2017

    Fourteen years ago in 2002 the Sif Group made 80 monopiles for the Horns Rev wind farm off the Danish coast near Esbjerg. These piles were four metres in diameter, the thickness of the steel was five centimetres, and they weighed between 180-230 tonnes depending on their length. In 2016, Offshore WIND was invited to visit the new Sif Group production, storage and load-out terminal built on Maasvlakte 2, the new area of reclaimed land extending the Port of Rotterdam even further out into the Southern part of the North Sea.

  • Nauti-Craft to Present Its Marine Suspension System at Seawork (VIDEO)

    6 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Nauti-Craft will début its latest prototype vessel 2Play at Seawork 2014 on berth V38. The vessel is a first-of-its-kind 8 meter catamaran. At its core is the Nauti-Craft marine suspension system combined with the unique Deck Attitude Control System (D.A.C.S), which actively adjusts and maintains the vertical attitude of the deck to facilitate crew access […]

  • USA: OPT Receives FERC License for Oregon Wave Power Station

    20 August 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned Oregon subsidiary, Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC, has received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for the full build-out of its planned 1.5 megawatt, grid-connected wave power station off Reedsport, Oregon. This is the first FERC license for a […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Plans to Power its Offshore Wind Farm by Labor Day 2013 (USA)

    13 January 2012

    A company that plans to build what could be the nation’s first offshore windmills said it was all but ready to break ground and begin construction on its multimillion-dollar project, with a goal of being up and running and turning out power by Labor Day 2013. Fishermen’s Energy of Cape May hopes to obtain a […]

  • NYSERDA Allots USD 2 Million for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research

    8 August 2019
    Environment, R&D

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five projects to further study environmental and commercial fishing in support of offshore wind development. More than USD 2 million has been dedicated for the five multi-year projects, which are expected to advance the state’s goal of having 9GW of offshore wind installed by […]

  • Another Offshore Wind Tower Factory Announced in Poland

    18 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Following the news that Spanish wind turbine tower manufacturer, Windar, will build a factory in Poland, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW) said via social media that there was another agreement for a factory of this kind in the country between its supporting member Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu (Industrial Development Agency; ARP) and the Spanish company GRI Renewable […]

  • OPT: Autonomous Powerbuoy Market Represents Important Opportunity for Profitable Growth (USA)

    14 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 third quarter and the nine months ended January 31, 2013. OPT reported a decreased net loss of $10.6 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2013, versus $11.1 million from the comparable period in fiscal 2012. The company’s contract backlog as […]

  • Inter-Array Cable Installation Soon to Start at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    24 March 2023
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has announced that it is planning to conduct a pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and commence cable lay out for the first campaign of six inter-array cables and one interconnector between the two offshore substations, within the wind farm’s site in Scotland. The PLGR works, expected to begin […]

  • US Identifies New Offshore Wind Areas in New York Bight

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified new priority wind energy areas in the New York Bight covering nearly 800,000 acres of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The agency will now initiate an environmental review, with public input, on these areas in federal waters for potential offshore […]

  • CBI Events organizes Wind Power Leadership China Summit 2010

    19 July 2010

    China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB) and State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly promulgated that the Interim Measures on the Administration of Offshore Wind Farm Development will regulate every aspect of the offshore wind farm construction in April 2010. Meanwhile, NEB issued circulars to the authorities of 11 provinces of Tianjin, Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Guangdong, Hainan, […]

  • Palfinger Receives Crane Order for Another Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has officially been commissioned to deliver 25 of its stiff boom cranes for the Kitakyusyu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm in Japan. The deliveries of the service platform cranes are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024. The Austrian-based company said that the design of the stiff boom cranes with an outreach of […]

  • Avangrid Decides to Back Out of PPAs Signed for 1.2 GW Massachusetts Project, Plans It for April Solicitation

    20 December 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid, the developer of the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has filed a motion to dismiss the ongoing review and approval proceedings for its power purchase agreements (PPAs) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and plans to take the project to the upcoming offshore wind solicitation in the state. […]

  • Poland to Boost Offshore Wind Development, Local Content with New Sector Deal

    16 September 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Polish government and key representatives from the offshore wind energy sector have signed a Sector Agreement for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Poland, with an aim to support the development of the offshore wind sector in Poland and to maximise the share of local content in Polish projects. The agreement, also known […]

  • USA: MMI Releases Version 2.0 of Its Offshore Wind Farm Analysis Software

    24 January 2013

    MMI Engineering has released version 2.0 of its offshore wind farm analysis software WEP-View (Wind Energy Potential – View). This software has been developed as a response to an industry demand for a tool to assess the electricity and revenue generation potential in an offshore wind farm. WEP-View helps developers optimize the layout of a […]

  • UPDATE: Mayflower Wind Asks for More Time After Rhode Island EFSB Sets Date for ‘Show Cause’ Hearing

    14 December 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    This article was first published on 13 December with information on the date set for Mayflower Wind’s hearing before the Rhode Island EFSB. On 14 December, the article was updated following the receipt of information on Mayflower Wind’s request to reschedule the hearing, which the EFSB has granted. Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell […]

  • Game Not Over for Seawind

    22 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Following reports in Norwegian media about wind energy technology developer Seawind filing for bankruptcy, Offshore WIND spoke with the company’s director for the Netherlands, Kees van de Kerk, who pointed out that only the company in Norway is affected by this and that Seawind is now working on resolving the situation to enable moving forward with the demonstration project.