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  • Scottish Government Announces over GBP 4 Million for EMEC

    1 March 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Scottish Government yesterday announced more than £4 million for new wave and tidal power research capacity, securing Scotland’s world-leading position in marine energy. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing told industry delegates at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in London that the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney would get £3 million for a […]

  • Powering Europe – New Report Sets Out Vision for the Future European Grid and Markets

    24 November 2010

    Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) publishes a new report with a vision for a modern renewable energy power system, which sets out how the grid can integrate increasing amounts of wind energy. Last week the European Commission said: “The EU pays the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure”. Today the […]

  • K2 Management Secures Hai Long Advisory Role

    2 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of Northland Power, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., and Yushan Energy has appointed K2 Management as Lender’s Technical, Environmental, and Social Advisor on Taiwan’s Hai Long offshore wind farm. The contract’s scope will see K2 Management advise lenders on permitting and environmental, technical design, project participants, construction management and associated contracts, schedule and weather […]

  • ABB Wins $125 Million Offshore Wind Connection Order in Belgium

    26 November 2010
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $125 million from the Belgian company C-Power NV to link a wind farm 30 kilometers off the coast of Belgium to the mainland grid. The transmission link is part of an expansion of the Thornton Bank wind farm. In the first phase […]

  • AIS Group and Arcon Developing Maryland Offshore Wind Training Center

    24 December 2019
    Training & Education

    AIS Training and Arcon have signed an agreement to develop an offshore wind training center in Maryland, the U.S. The new center will be purpose-built at Arcon’s existing welding training school site in Salisbury to train offshore wind workers in essential skills such as working at height, manual handling, fire awareness, first fid and sea […]

  • BOEM Moves South Fork Offshore Wind Farm Closer to Approval

    17 August 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the South Fork offshore wind farm and plans to issue a record of decision on whether to approve the proposed project in October. If approved, the 130 MW wind farm planned to be built off the coasts of Rhode Island and […]

  • Corio to Bid in UK’s Floating Wind Auction Together with New Local Player

    4 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation is partnering with Morwind, a company based in South-west England, to compete for floating offshore wind rights in the UK’s Celtic Sea. The partnership announcement between Corio and Morwind comes as the UK Government is looking to offshore wind as a major source of secure and affordable, low-carbon electricity, the companies said. “Morwind […]

  • China Ming Yang updates about China wind industry development

    14 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) (“Ming Yang”, or the “Company”), a leading and fast-growing wind turbine manufacturer in China, provided an update through a conference call with investors today on certain developments in the China wind power industry since Ming Yang’s ADSs began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on […]

  • Canada: Fundy Tidal, Digby County to Establish Tidal Energy R&D Facilities

    20 November 2013
    R&D

    The Municipality of Digby, the Town of Digby and Fundy Tidal Inc. have entered into an agreement to develop the “Digby Community Energy Trust” to coordinate resources and investment into infrastructure in support of research, development and commercialization of tidal power systems and services in the region. The Trust also seeks to provide the core […]

  • Carnegie to Work with University of Adelaide on Control Systems Project

    25 July 2014
    Grid Connection

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited will partner with the University of Adelaide on a $1.8m project part funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant to research and develop control strategies for wave energy converters. The three year project will specifically focus on understanding and developing novel control strategies tailored for submerged […]

  • The Netherlands: Falck Launches Facilities for Wind Farm Safety Training

    29 April 2013
    Training & Education

    On Friday April 26th 2013 Falck Nutec in the Netherlands officially launched state-of-the-art facilities for wind farm safety training. To celebrate adding these wind training services to our portfolio of on- & offshore and maritime safety training, alderman of Rotterdam Mrs. Jeannette Baljeu performed the official opening. “It is very important to have such advanced […]

  • GDF SUEZ Publishes First-half Robust Results with EBITDA up 8.2 pct (France)

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ reported robust results for first-half 2011, with EUR 45.7 billion in revenues, an increase of +7.9% despite very unfavorable impact of weather conditions in the Group’s domestic markets. Growth in operating activities was solid with EBITDA increasing +8.2%. This strong increase came mainly from the contribution of International Power since February 2011, the […]

  • Service Vessel: Dynamic Impact Study

    10 April 2017

    Knowledge of impact forces is an important aspect in the design and subsequent operation of offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines are typically monopile or space frame structures. In addition to their basic operational loading, these structures are designed to withstand the environmental loads experienced offshore from waves, currents and wind.

  • Belgium: ABB Commissions Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Connection

    17 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The transmission link was constructed as part of an expansion of […]

  • USA: Glosten Announces Completion of PelaStar Model Testing Program

    16 July 2013

    The Glosten Associates (Glosten) announces that scale-model testing of the PelaStar tension-leg platform (TLP) was completed in June 2013. The three-week test program was conducted in support of the Offshore Wind Floating Platform Demonstration Project FEED Study awarded to Glosten by Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The test results are being used to further demonstrate PelaStar’s […]

  • Germany: Windreich Sells ‘Deutsche Bucht’ Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich AG enters into a purchase agreement for the wind farm ‘Deutsche Bucht’ with an Anglo-Saxon financial investor and at the same time acquired the responsibility for the subsequent turnkey erection, commissioning and the expected future operation of the wind farm. Hence this Windreich offshore Project is a success. The Swabian wind power pioneer finally […]

  • BOEM to Gauge Interest in Floating Wind Project off California

    17 August 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is issuing a Request for Interest in a lease area offshore Morro Bay, California, requested by Trident Winds, LLC for its proposed 765MW floating wind energy project. In consultation with the State of California, BOEM has determined Trident Winds LLC is qualified to hold an Outer Continental Shelf lease […]

  • Renewables Increase Energy Production

    30 July 2015

    The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its key annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics covering 2014. Electricity generated from renewable sources increased by 21% in 2014 compared to the previous year, and accounted for 19.1% of total UK electricity generation (up from 14.9% in 2013). DECC describes onshore wind as “the leading […]

  • ABB Shows Strong Q2 Results

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    ABB reported strong order growth, stable revenues and a significant increase in cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014. The lower operational EBITDA margin mainly reflects ongoing project-related challenges in the Power Systems (PS) division. Orders of $10.6 billion were 14 percent higher (13 percent on a like-for-like basis) compared with the same […]

  • Financing wind farms: How the largest project finance in offshore wind was established

    23 July 2014

    On May 14, 2014 the Dutch Gemini project reached financial close. After days and nights of intensive talks, serious negotiations and meticulously reviewing all contracts, all parties reached an agreement. All the ends were tied together, and everyone looked with satisfaction into a large room that was literally stuffed with contracts. Agreements, which made it […]

  • Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna Strike Up Offshore Wind Partnership in Ireland

    23 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna have launched a new offshore wind partnership in Ireland at an event with Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Dublin. The long-term, exclusive partnership will see Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna, one of Ireland’s oldest semi-states working at the forefront of energy […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Changes Its Proposal

    12 December 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    As a direct result of discussions with statutory consultees and local communities, Navitus Bay has announced a significant reduction to its proposed wind park in Poole Bay. The changes, which include moving the development further out to sea and making it smaller in scale, will reduce the potential visual impact of the project from key […]

  • SSE Files for Consent for Berwick Bank, Says 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Project Essential to Meet Scotland’s 2030 Targets

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables submitted the application for the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project to Marine Scotland on 9 December, kicking off the consent process with the Scottish Ministers. According to the developer, the project’s site in the Firth of Forth is the only remaining fixed-bottom site in Scotland that could bring forward this kind […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    24 August 2015

     North Irish Sea Array Sustainable energy company Oriel Windfarm Ltd. and renewable energy group Gaelectric Holdings plc have signed a MoU for the joint development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project in the north Irish Sea. NISA is located on the east coast of the Republic of Irelnad in relatively shallow waters with favourable sea bed conditions. […]

  • OPT Publishes Fiscal 2014 Results

    14 March 2014

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 third quarter and the nine months ended January 31, 2014.

  • BNOW: US Offshore Wind Needs New Financing Tools Quickly

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Decisions on how US offshore wind farms will be financed are needed quickly to ensure smooth sailing for a growing number of offshore wind projects, according to a white report released by the Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW). “We may hit some windy financing turbulence with the loss of tax equities and safe harbor provisions […]