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Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
This article has been updated on 8 December with information on Invenergy’s lease area capacity and the total capacity of the five lease areas according to developers’ announcements. The article has also been amended to clarify that the estimated capacities are for lease areas, which may contain more than a single project. The winners of […]
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There’s no shortage of developments in the US offshore wind power sector these days even though there is still not a single wind turbine generating power off the nation’s eastern coast. Capturing most media attention last week was Deepwater Wind which announced its plans to construct the Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), the first of […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Technology
Haizea Wind needs no introduction when it comes to the world of Wind Towers and Offshore Foundations. Rolling large diameter parts is their bread and butter in the location in the port of Bilbao, where two DAVI Plate Rolls operate all day long, rolling relentlessly. “I started in 2020 at Haizea and at that moment […]
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Yesterday (Tuesday 20th May) saw the penultimate event of the Atlantic Power Cluster (APC), a European funded project set to develop a strategic approach to marine renewable energy in the Atlantic Area. Held in Aberdeen ahead of the annual All-Energy conference, the seminar will bring together delegates from at least six EU member states, and further afield. […]
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Port of Esbjerg Displays Offshore Wind Bounty Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg has shared a photograph showing components for more than 100 offshore wind turbines ready for installation in the North Sea stored in the port area. Wikinger Jackets Enjoying Sunrise at Lindø A photo of Bladt Industries’ Lindø facilities, showing Wikinger jacket foundations. First Burbo […]
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Canadian College of the North Atlantic’s Wave Energy Research Centre (WERC) was one of six research projects highlighted during a presentation to more than 50 federal ministers and dignitaries on Parliament Hill on Monday. The event was the fifth in a series of successful gatherings organized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of […]
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The carbon pollution from at least nine entire fossil fuel plants could be eliminated in New Jersey if wind power supplied 30 percent of the nation’s electricity needs, according to a new analysis by Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center. The analysis comes as Fishermen’s Energy appeals the Board of Public Utilities’ decision to […]
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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released a draft joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of North Atlantic right whales as part of responsible offshore wind development. The draft strategy, which is now put up for consultation, provides a clear path forward to […]
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Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months. The Atlantic Towing contract is […]
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Business & Finance, Technology
E.ON is developing a pilot plant in Falkenhagen in the north east of Germany to convert power from wind energy into hydrogen which can then be stored in the country’s gas grid. The company is investing over EUR5 million on the pilot plant and further research into this innovative technology. Using power from renewable energy […]
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RWE npower renewables’ proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm will have the capacity to generate up to 1500 megawatts of renewable energy within the Bristol Channel Zone. The wind farm would be located offshore around 14 kilometres from closest point to shore on the North Devon coast, 22.5km from closest point to shore the South […]
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Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
New Jersey may have lost the race to build the first offshore wind facility in the nation, but the potential for offshore wind power production is still highest off the Jersey Shore, according to a new report by Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center report. Using data from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, […]
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The Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) will call attention to Maine’s strong and expanding composites capabilities at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, in booth 331, on October 11-13 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland. “MCA attends these AWEA national events to make sure that wind developers, manufacturers, and construction companies recognize that […]
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Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology
ABB Marine & Ports has been selected as a key technology partner for the EU-funded ATLANTIS project exploring the use of remote offshore inspection and maintenance techniques for wind farms. ABB is supplying a new module of the ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS optimization software – for the project funded through Horizon 2020. […]
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The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is hosting a session at the Atlantic Stakeholder Conference in Porto, Portugal next week (Tuesday, 20th January 2015). Bringing the key players from European open-water ocean energy test sites together, the session will identify key issues of common interest across marine energy test sites, and share information to enable […]
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Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance
Elia, the Belgian Transmission System Operator, joins Google, Marubeni, Good Energies and Atlantic Grid Investments (“AGI”) in the Atlantic Wind Connection project for the development of the first high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) offshore backbone in the U.S., that will enable the connection of 6.000 MW of offshore wind produced off the coasts of […]
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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, which will now be put up for public review and comment. The areas cover approximately 1.7 million acres and represent a subset of the 3.9 million acres of the Call Area […]
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Atlas Professionals, the Netherlands-based specialist recruiter, will set up a new office in Houston, Texas, with an aim to tap into the country’s offshore energy market, including offshore wind.
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The ‘Offshore Wind Projects in Mid-Atlantic Region’ seminar is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 in Washington. Markian Melnyk (Atlantic Wind Connection) will detail the project of wind farms from northern New Jersey to southern Virginia to be built in phases over a 10-year period. Keith Harrington (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) will focus on the proposed wind farm in […]
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Governor Bob McDonnell announced that Virginia has landed a collaborative project to establish a facility for the testing and certification of large offshore and land-based electricity-producing wind turbines. The project, called Poseidon Atlantic, will be the first such facility in the United States and will help fill a growing need globally for facilities that test […]
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Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (“SPP”) of up to $4 million. The SPP will allow all existing and eligible Carnegie shareholders to purchase between $3,000 and $15,000 worth of shares at 5c per share. Based on the share price at close of trading on […]
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Operations & Maintenance, R&D
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has completed its detailed site evaluation and conceptual design study of a proposed 5MW CETO commercial demonstration project in Irish waters. The conceptual design and site project study was 50% funded by the Irish Government’s Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) under the Ocean Energy Prototype Research […]
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Comfort-at-Sea – the joint venture between Blue Water Shipping and International Shipping Partners has made an agreement with Areva to deliver two accommodation vessels for wind-projects in the German part of the North Sea. The vessels ‘Ocean Atlantic’ and ‘Sea Discoverer’ will operate on the offshore wind projects Global Tech 1 and Trianel wind farm […]
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The New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act turns out to be more like the “perfect storm” for that state’s economy — news that does not bode well for supporters of developing an industrial wind park in Lake Michigan. The Beacon Hill Institute has released a cost-benefit study that concludes that off-shore wind development in […]
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Atlantis has completed the acquisition of Marine Current Turbines Limited (MCT) from Siemens AG in an all share deal, conditional upon admission of the consideration shares. Accordingly, as consideration for the acquisition, Atlantis has issued 9,911,577 new ordinary shares of no par value in the Company to Siemens AG, increasing the Company’s total number of […]
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Atlantis, tidal energy equipment supplier, announces that agreement has now been reached on final pricing and terms with each of the following contractors to the project in readiness for execution of all contracts for the construction of Phase 1A of the MeyGen, world’s largest planned tidal current energy project. ABB Limited, for civil works and […]
