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  • UK: Forewind Updates Community on Dogger Bank Teesside

    4 November 2012

    More than 20 community representatives from Redcar and Cleveland were updated on the progress of the Dogger Bank Teesside offshore wind development by wind farm consortium, Forewind last week in Eston, Middlesbrough. Dogger Bank Teesside will comprise up to four wind farms, each with a maximum installed capacity of 1.2GW. They are expected to connect […]

  • Massive UK Industrial Base for Offshore Wind Moves a Step Closer

    28 August 2013
    Authorities

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s Government announcement that it is minded to grant planning permission for a huge industrial base for the offshore wind sector on the east coast of England as a significant step forward which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs. This is a positive step forward for the £450 million […]

  • Study Shows Offshore Drilling Alternatives (USA)

    27 December 2010
    R&D

    Offshore drilling is out, but offshore wind offers new possibilities for the Atlantic coast. A National Wildlife Federation study should encourage wind-turbine experiments that could generate significant amounts of power. The study details the potential for wind power off the Atlantic coast, and the comparatively slight efforts to harness that source. The federation’s report calls […]

  • Typhoon Offshore Opens London Office (UK)

    30 November 2011

    Typhoon Offshore, the independent energy innovator, has opened an office in London to enhance its presence in one of the world’s largest, and fastest growing, markets for offshore wind power generation. This announcement follows Typhoon Offshore’s earlier announcement that it opened an office in Seoul, South Korea. The UK office, located in the City, will […]

  • Brazilian State Eyes Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Projects

    11 August 2021
    Authorities

    The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte has signed an agreement with the low-carbon energy developer Enterprize Energy to identify and develop opportunities for offshore wind, green hydrogen, and green ammonia projects off the country’s northern coastline. The signing ceremony took place at the Administrative Center of the Rio Grande do Norte State Government […]

  • Last Construction Vessel Leaves Site, New Phase Begins for Sheringham Shoal (UK)

    18 December 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The departure of the floating hotel Regina Baltica, which was the final construction vessel on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, marks the end of an intense period of activity and the start a new operational phase, which has been in the planning for the past five years. Now the only vessels to be seen […]

  • Floating Lessons at DeepCwind (USA)

    19 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      The DeepCwind Consortium reviewed dozens of applications and placed 12 students around Maine and Washington, D.C. for eight-week-long summer internships. Follow this series to hear from the mouths of interns what it’s like to work for companies that are launching the floating deepwater offshore wind industry.  Dustin Jalbert, Masters Candidate International Finance and Economics […]

  • RWE Buys Irish Offshore Wind Developer

    2 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has acquired 100 per cent of the Irish company Western Power Offshore Developments, which is in the early stages of developing the East Celtic Wind Farm project off the coast of Ireland. Located around 10 kilometres off the coast of Wexford and Waterford in Ireland, the East Celtic project will significantly expand RWE’s offshore […]

  • USA: Sierra Club Publishes New Report Highlighting Attack on Clean Energy

    3 August 2012

    Over the past decade, the fossil fuel industry has mounted a coordinated campaign to discredit renewable energy and hinder its growth, according to a new report released today by the Sierra Club. The report, Clean Energy Under Siege, reveals how the fossil fuel industry is using tactics such as financial contributions to political campaigns, faux […]

  • DONG Energy Pitches Hornsea Three Onshore Cable Route

    27 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ​DONG Energy has published an indicative area in which the cables carrying clean electricity from its proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm could be located, and is seeking feedback from local communities in Norfolk. Hornsea Project Three is a 2.4GW project that if built out to capacity will provide enough power for well over […]

  • UK: Six Units for Renewable Energy Completed

    21 March 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Work on six new industrial units for the renewable energy sector in Orkney has been completed. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) invested £2.95m, including £1.18m from the European Regional Development Fund, to create the units on vacant industrial site next to Hatston Pier, Kirkwall. Each unit provides workshop, storage and office accommodation to meet the […]

  • UK Supply Chain Companies Explore Offshore Wind Links with Taiwan

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The UK Department for International Trade and NOF Energy will take 38 delegates from 24 companies from UK’s offshore wind supply chain to Taiwan, aiming to build relationships between UK and Taiwanese companies and organisations.

  • Japanese Company Buys Shares in Two Belgian Offshore Wind Projects

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Sumitomo Corporation have completed the purchase of shares in two offshore wind farm projects (Belwind and Northwind) off the coast of Belgium from Parkwind NV (Parkwind). Parkwind is jointly controlled by its shareholders Colruyt Group, Korys, the investment holding of the Colruyt family, and the Flemish investment fund PMV. The Belwind project is located on the […]

  • Seacat Ranger Heads to Westermost Rough after Naming Ceremony

    10 June 2014

    Following completion of inaugural sea trials in May, Seacat Ranger will embark on a string of European offshore wind farm charter contracts that will keep her under continuous, active charter until May 2015. Seacat Ranger is the latest 24-metre catamaran to join Seacat Services, a class leading offshore energy support vessel operator that now operates […]

  • Deepwater Wind to Protect Endangered Whales

    8 May 2014
    Environment

    A coalition of leading environmental and conservation organizations — Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) — and Deepwater Wind announced an agreement to implement additional protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales during pre-construction activities for the Deepwater ONE offshore wind farm, which will be developed off […]

  • WPD Joins Australis Energy on Three Wind Projects Offshore Australia

    1 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    WPD offshore Australia Holding GmbH (wpd), part of wpd group, and Australis Energy Ltd have entered into a 50:50 joint venture for three offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Australia. The development of the three projects, located in the coastal waters of the states of Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, with a […]

  • UK: Wave Hub Hails Support for Wave, Tidal Projects

    25 July 2012

    Wave Hub has welcomed a UK Government announcement that will see financial support for wave and tidal stream technologies more than double from next year. The Department of Energy and Climate Change confirmed today that it will increase support for wave and tidal stream projects from two Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to five per megawatt […]

  • UK: Bechtel, Subsea 7 Team Up for Offshore Wind and Transmission Projects

    8 October 2012

    Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s most complex projects and Subsea 7’s global expertise in seabed-to-surface engineering and […]

  • Inch Cape Picks Montrose Port for O&M Base

    7 February 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between the Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power Limited and Ireland’s energy company Electricity Supply Board (ESB), has selected Montrose Port as the future operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm. Should the Inch Cape project be awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) this summer, […]

  • 500 MW for Statkraft and CIP in First Irish Offshore Wind Auction

    11 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    Statkraft and its partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have been selected in Ireland’s first auction for offshore wind under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) to develop the 500 MW North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project. NISA was one of seven offshore renewable projects issued with a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) last December. […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Seek Superseding Order from MassDEP

    15 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will request a superseding order from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to overturn denial of the project’s application before the Edgartown Conservation Commission. As reported earlier, the Edgartown Conservation Commission denied the permit for cables that would connect the first large-scale US offshore wind farm to the grid in […]

  • Highlights of the Month: January 2016

    2 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday […]

  • Massachusetts Government Plans to Pour USD 100 Million into Offshore Wind Port Infrastructure

    24 September 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Massachusetts’s Baker-Polio Administration plans to invest USD 100 million from federal COVID relief funding in critical port infrastructure to support offshore wind development. “To ensure we maximize the economic potential of this industry and build on assets like the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, our Administration is proposing a significant investment in critical port infrastructure […]

  • New Scira O&M Base Construction Progresses at North Norfolk, UK

    22 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    One of the owners of North Norfolk’s Walsingham Estate placed the first stone in the wall of Scira’s operational base at a small ceremony to mark a key stage in the building’s construction.  The laying of the stone by Elizabeth Meath Baker was carried out on Tuesday 19th June 2012 at the construction site, in […]

  • Maryland Gets USD 22.9 Million Grant for Offshore Wind Training

    4 August 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of Commerce has awarded a USD 22.9 million federal grant to the Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) to develop a new apprenticeship model under the Maryland Works for Wind programme to support the region’s growing offshore wind industry. The Maryland Works for Wind scheme will partner leading employers such as Chesapeake Shipbuilding, […]

  • Anbaric Applies for New England Offshore Transmission System

    21 November 2019
    Grid Connection

    Anbaric has filed an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the development of the Southern New England OceanGrid offshore transmission system. Anbaric is seeking non-exclusive rights-of-way to develop the independent, open-access offshore transmission system, which is said to be designed to maximize the region’s offshore wind resources. Once approved, the […]