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  • Dutch Offshore Wind Tender Pushed to January 2019, Zero-Subsidy Round Goes First

    9 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid/south) Sites III and IV will be opened for applications in January 2019 with a zero-subsidy opening round, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl).

  • RenewableUK Comments on Celtic Array Withdrawal

    31 July 2014

    Commenting on the announcement by Centrica and DONG Energy that they have jointly decided to cease developing wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone via their joint venture, Celtic Array Ltd, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “Although it’s disappointing that this particular project isn’t going ahead, the reasons are understandable – conditions […]

  • UK: Forewind Holds Series of Meetings with Dogger Bank Teesside Stakeholders

    5 June 2013

    Teesside residents, business owners and community leaders were given the opportunity to find out the latest on Dogger Bank Teesside at a series of one-to-one consultation meetings, and at briefing sessions held in late May. Members of the Forewind team were on-hand for MP-surgery-style consultation sessions, held at venues along the Coast Road and in […]

  • UK: Dundee’s Councillors to Decide on Backing Offshore Renewable Energy Institute

    23 January 2013
    Authorities

    A proposed Offshore Renewable Energy Institute to be based in Dundee could come a step closer next week. Councillors will be asked at a meeting next week to back a £10,000 contribution to the creation of a detailed business plan for the institute. Will Dawson, convener of Dundee City Council’s city development committee said: “Such […]

  • Norstec Academy Students Dive Deep into Offshore Wind Industry

    14 July 2014
    Training & Education

    Wind Energy, Northern Germany, and Universität Oldenburg’s Post Graduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE) have been on a journey together for the past 30 years. Passionate students are encouraged to realize every opportunity they have to push forward for a sustainable future. Paul Lawson from the USA, a second semester masters student specializing in Wind Energy, […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2014

    2 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VIDEO: Alstom’s 6MW Turbine Spinning at Belwind Site Last year in November, Alsom installed 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. 40th AREVA Wind Turbine Installed at Global Tech I The construction of towers and nacelles in the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is running in full gear: […]

  • Crown Estate Invites Industry Input on Northern Ireland Offshore Development

    9 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate today sets out the timetable for the development of offshore wind and tidal energy in Northern Ireland waters. We have confirmed that from 1 April 2011 discussion will take place with potential developers on the opportunity of offshore wind and tidal energy in Northern Ireland waters. This will also help shape the […]

  • Brazil Reviewing 55 Offshore Wind Applications

    21 April 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    There are currently 55 offshore wind projects totalling more than 133 GW undergoing licensing process to obtain environmental investigation authorisation in Brazil, according to the government’s latest update, which also shows more European developers have offshore wind plans in the country, on top of the three recently reported oil majors: TotalEnergies, Shell, and Equinor. This is an […]

  • Govt to Make Decision on Rampion this Week

    15 July 2014
    Authorities

    UK Secretary of State has until Thursday to make a decision regarding the Rampion offshore wind farm project. The Planning Inspectorate issued its recommendation to the Secretary of State on 17 April 2014, after which the government was given three months to make its final say. The wind farm located around 13 kilometers off the […]

  • Waters Near Rome Attract Multiple Floating Wind Applications

    4 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A patch of the Tyrrhenian Sea near Civitavecchia, a city in the Rome metropolitan area, has become a point of interest for several developers who submitted eight concession applications for floating offshore wind projects to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, currently being processed by the Port Authority of Civitavecchia. The eight projects, […]

  • New Jersey to Offer Up to 4 GW in Next Offshore Wind Auction Round

    7 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The State of New Jersey plans to put up for auction up to 4,000 MW of offshore wind capacity in its third solicitation round scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2023. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has now issued the draft solicitation guidance document (SGD) for the third solicitation. The release […]

  • SeaMar to Stand Guard over Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    27 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    SeaMar has been contracted by Van Oord to deploy guard vessels on the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The guard vessels are present within the 125 km2 total surface area of the wind farm and are keeping close contact with the coast guard and project teams to secure […]

  • Hidden costs of Cape wind after new study (USA)

    11 July 2010
    R&D

    A new report on the financial threat posed by Cape Wind to consumers makes it even more clear that Attorney General Martha Coakley is taking the right steps by demanding more answers about the true cost — and true profits — of this beleaguered project. The Attorney General is demanding that Cape Wind and National […]

  • Triton Knoll Makes Further Onshore Infrastructure Cuts

    28 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited has reduced the number of onshore cable circuits required for electricity transport from the offshore wind farm to the national grid. According to the project team, this will help reduce the overall construction footprint of the project and realise planned reductions in costs.

  • 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 […]

  • UK Government Puts Green Investment Bank on the Block

    3 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has today launched the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) sale process to move the bank into the private sector. The transaction will involve both the sale of existing shares owned by the government and also the commitment of additional capital for GIB by new investors. The GIB sale process will involve […]

  • Clare County Council Hails EU Boost for WestWave Project

    15 July 2014
    Technology

    The Chief Executive of Clare County Council has described the European Commission’s decision to award €23 million to a wave energy project off the Clare coast as a positive endorsement of the polices adopted locally to support renewable energy production projects. ESB WestWave is proposing to develop the first wave energy project in Ireland by […]

  • First Borssele III & IV Monopile In Place

    25 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile for the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. Van Oord will place a total of 77 monopiles for the Borssele III & IV and two for the innovation site Borssele V. The Borssele III & IV wind farm will be built 22 […]

  • Pontis Engineering to Give Keynote Speech at Wind Turbine Blade Conference

    2 December 2014

    The fifth edition of the international conference Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture 2014 will take place in Dusseldorf this week. The wind energy markets are growing worldwide and this conference highlights the latest developments in wind turbine rotors for maximum energy generation and reliability. Blade makers lead the speaker line up for this year’s conference. Points […]

  • Offshore Wind Goes Mainstream as Costs Slide

    21 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Speaking at the Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, RenewableUK’s new Chief Executive, Hugh McNeal, said that offshore wind cost reduction “is on a scale that you might associate more readily with consumer electronics than with multi-billion pound infrastructure projects.” In his first speech to the offshore wind industry, he described the renewable energy sector […]

  • LM Wind Power Starts Building Cherbourg Factory

    22 March 2017

    LM Wind Power has started the construction works on its new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France, the company’s spokesperson confirmed to Offshore WIND.

  • US: RODA Condemns Vineyard Wind 1 OWF Approval

    13 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing industry associations and companies, has issued a press release voicing its disapproval of the US authorities’ decision to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The Record of Decision for the 800 MW offshore wind farm, issued on 11 May, granted […]

  • Iv-Offshore Joins Sofia HVDC Platform Team

    27 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Iv-Offshore & Energy has signed the early works contract with Sembcorp Marine for the engineering of the Sofia high voltage direct current (HVDC) platform. As previously reported, GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine will provide the electrical transmission system for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia wind farm offshore the UK. Iv-Offshore & Energy is […]

  • Van Oord Gears for Norther Export Cable Work

    19 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord will this week start works to install the 24-kilometre export cable which will connect the Norther offshore wind farm to the Belgian national grid.

  • TechNavio: Favorable Government Policies to Propel OW Market Growth

    26 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    TechNavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the Global Offshore Wind Power Market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.5 percent from 2014-2019. Manufacturers and operators in the market used to find it difficult to finance offshore wind farms, due to the high costs involved. Many projects were […]

  • VSMC Changes Name to VBMS

    31 August 2014

    VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting) is now VBMS. This name change is a result of the strategic joint venture between VolkerWessels and Boskalis, which was formalised in 2013. VBMS is inspired by the initialisation of VolkerWessels Boskalis Marine Solutions. Besides introducing a new name, VBMS is also rolling out a new logo and corporate […]