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  • BP and EnBW Secure Prime Wind Real Estate Offshore UK

    8 February 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK oil and gas major bp and German energy company EnBW have been selected as the preferred bidder for two major leases in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4. This marks bp’s entry into the UK’s offshore wind power sector, currently the largest in the world. The leases, both located in the Irish Sea, offer […]

  • New York Showdown Imminent as Big Names Submit Their Offshore Wind Bids

    27 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation has attracted bids from a number of major players including Ørsted and Eversource, Equinor and bp, RWE and National Grid, Invenergy and energyRe, and Rise Light & Power, among others. In July of 2022, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation for […]

  • Bottlenecks Loom Unless Installation Vessels Keep Pace with Super-Sized Wind Turbines – Report

    2 February 2022
    Vessels

    Offshore wind turbines are growing in size as technology advances and demand for renewable energy soars but installing them could be a headache for operators as demand will outpace the supply of capable vessels by 2024, Rystad Energy research shows. Operators will have to invest in new vessels or upgrade existing ones to install the […]

  • Empire State Building to Swich to Cape Wind Power (USA)

    12 January 2011

    The US wind power sector received two huge endorsements last week involving the first proposed offshore wind farm in the country and the nation’s favourite building. Cape Wind, a 130 turbine project that was first proposed a decade ago, received its final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, allowing it to begin […]

  • U.S. Wind Energy Tax Cut Bill Gets Tangled on Senate Floor

    16 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate started reviewing the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, that would renew more than $80 billion in expired tax credits for two years, including the wind production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC). Yesterday, the vote on further advancing the bill was 53-40, as Republican Senators […]

  • New York Offshore Wind Terminal Seeks Government Funds

    3 August 2021
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    New York State has submitted an application for the United States Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Grant Program to support the construction of Arthur Kill Terminal in Staten Island. Arthur Kill Terminal will be an offshore wind staging and assembly port built on a 32-acre undeveloped site through a partnership between Empire State Development […]

  • Entrion Wind Wins ScotWind Feasibility Deal for Its 100-Metre Depth Foundation Tech

    24 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Entrion Wind has been awarded a project to evaluate the feasibility of its patent-pending fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology by a ScotWind developer. Under the agreement, Entrion will assess the technical and economic feasibility of the FRP foundation technology, extending the monopile and its established supply chain and favourable economics up to […]

  • Plambeck and Saipem Form Floating Wind Pact in Saudi Arabia

    16 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Plambeck Emirates LLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding as well as an exclusive agreement with Saipem for the development and realization of a 500MW floating wind farm offshore Saudi Arabia. The next steps in the development of the project will start in the following weeks via Plambeck Emirates entity Plambeck Saudi, located […]

  • UK: David Still CBE Joins RTS International as Advisor to Board of Directors

    24 May 2012

     RTS International (RTS) announced that David Still CBE has become an advisor to the Board of Directors. David Still, CBE, has worked in the renewables industry since the early 1980’s. He has worked as a wind developer, including leading on the UK’s first offshore wind farm. He was the Chairman of the British Wind Energy […]

  • Scottish Parliament Committee’s Report Dismisses Donald Trump’s Claims on Wind Farm Impact

    23 November 2012
    Authorities

    Today’s report from the Scottish Government’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee said that tourism would not be negatively affected by wind turbines, what dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that offshore wind development would seriously damage Scotland’s financial state by discouraging tourists to visit the country. Even though, Mr. Trump submitted written evidence to the inquiry and […]

  • Fist Stage of Public Engagement PhD Completed

    15 July 2014
    R&D

    Bouke Wiersma, the University of Exeter PhD student undertaking research into public opinions in Guernsey on marine renewable energy, has completed the first part of his research. The PhD researches the meanings and values associated with Guernsey’s coastal and sea areas and with specific forms of offshore renewables (wind, tidal and wave) in order to […]

  • Infocast to Host North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit 2012

    5 January 2012

    Infocast’s highly acclaimed 5th North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit 2012 returns to the Almas Temple Club in Washington D.C. from January 23-26, 2012. This well-timed annual Summit takes place as the wind industry seeks to take advantage of the massive energy opportunity that offshore wind represents and to overcome major hurdles in […]

  • ONP Management Taking Part in Saudi Arabian Floating Wind Project

    17 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Hamburg-based ONP Management GmbH has been named the Technical Advisor for the 500MW floating wind project offshore Saudi Arabia being developed by Plambeck Emirates LLC. As reported earlier this week, Plambeck Emirates and Italy’s Saipem signed a Memorandum of Understanding and an exclusive agreement for the development of the 500MW project. Saipem and Plambec will sign the EPCI […]

  • Wartsila signs contract to supply power system for new turbine installation vessel (Australia)

    25 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Lamprell of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply a complete ship power system for a new wind turbine… (pacetoday) [mappress] Source: pacetoday, August 25 , 2010;

  • UAE: Masdar CEO Stresses Importance of Energy Diversification

    1 October 2012

    Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar and United Arab Emirates Special (UAE) Envoy for Energy and Climate Change, addressed members of the International Peace Institute (IPI) – a New York-based independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of conflicts by strengthening international peace and security institutions. Climate change, energy […]

  • BOEM Issues Draft SEIS for Cape Wind Project

    4 April 2017
    Authorities

    On March 30, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Cape Wind offshore wind project.

  • Eversendai Cuts HKZ Beta Jacket Foundation Steel

    9 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Eversendai Offshore cut the first steel for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta offshore substation platform on 28 May. The United Arab Emirates-based company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Eversendai Corporation Berhad, is in charge of manufacturing athe jacket foundation and accompanying piles for the platform to be installed at the Hollandse Kust Zuid […]

  • New York Reveals Offshore Wind Power Play

    3 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for a procurement of at least 800MW of offshore wind power between two solicitations to be issued in 2018 and 2019.

  • Baryonyx’s Offshore Lease Expires

    29 July 2014
    Authorities

      Baryonyx’s lease for the 19,794 acre area off the coast of Texas expired earlier this month, writes Valley Morning Star news site. The Austin-based company failed to make an annual payment of around USD 41,171.52 for the area where they had been planning to develop Texas’ first offshore wind farm. This came as a […]

  • Vattenfall to Start Recruitment for New CEO (Sweden)

    29 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s CEO, Oystein Loseth has informed the Board of Directors that he does not want to negotiate an extension of his fixed-term contract, which is due to expire in March 2015. The Board of Directors has now begun the process of finding a successor. Vattenfall’s CEO Øystein Løseth: “I have informed the Board that I […]

  • Denmark: MAKE Consulting Releases Global Wind Power Market Outlook Report

    26 March 2012

    MAKE Consulting has published its 2012 Global Wind Power Market Outlook report. MAKE continues to see significant growth in the global wind power markets with an expected compound annual growth rate of 7% – a downgrade from MAKE’s last quarterly forecast of a 10% 5-year CAGR. High growth is expected in new emerging markets and […]

  • New York Plans Offshore Wind Training Institute

    9 January 2020
    Training & Education

    New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has revealed plans for a new offshore wind training institute on Long Island. The announcement comes from Cuomo’s 32nd proposal of his 2020 State of the State which includes expanding on New York’s USD 175 million Workforce Development Initiative to meet emerging job demand. The USD 20 million offshore wind […]

  • SOCAR and Masdar to Jointly Develop 2 GW of Offshore Wind & Green Hydrogen Projects in Azerbaijan

    16 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have entered into a partnership on offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Azerbaijan. Under a joint development agreement, signed in Abu Dhabi on 15 January within the framework of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev’s business visit to the United Arab […]

  • OHT Fleet Flocks to Bring Moray East Jackets from UAE to Scotland

    9 June 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT’s) vessel Albatross arrived at the Port of Nigg on 6 June with the second load of Moray East jacket foundations, after more than 40 days of sailing to transport the six jackets from the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, OHT Hawk is en route to Scotland, carrying the next batch of foundations […]

  • USA: Maine Waits for Congress’ Decision on PTC

    21 November 2012

    Offshore wind industry in Maine is waiting for Congress’ decision on federal wind production tax credit (PTC), which is set to expire on December 31. Maine Governor Paul LePage has urged the state to withdraw its renewable energy portfolio standard, which sets benchmarks for the amount of electricity produced by renewable sources and thus sets […]

  • New Tool to Reduce Negative Impact of Crew Transfer on Offshore Wind Workers

    5 June 2020
    R&D

    A European project coordinated by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been completed with a new tool introduced to reduce the impact of crew transfer in rough waters on wellbeing of offshore wind workers. Along with the sail/no sail decision-support tool for marine coordinators, the project also resulted in a new understanding of seasickness […]