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  • UK Invests GBP 10 Million into Wave and Tidal Energy Research

    12 January 2012
    Authorities

    The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs. Marine Energy – Supporting Array Technologies is a competition for collaborative R&D funding that will support the applied research, experimental development and demonstration […]

  • French Ports to Support Offshore Wind Projects

    15 September 2011
    Ports & Logistics

      Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA), the port authority of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham, has just finalised its comprehensive proposal to assist in the development of offshore wind energy in the Channel. PNA has published information concerning the capacity and characteristics of the ports it owns, with a view to supporting a European-level wind-energy sector that […]

  • EUR 9 Billion Fund to Reduce EU Dependency on Offshore Wind Power

    20 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Total spending on the plan from 2014 and 2020 would amount to just 0.4 percent of EU annual GDP, but the European Commission said it expected the funds to attract extra public and private money by lowering the risk profile of key infrastructure projects. “Today we are making a down payment for Europe’s future growth […]

  • EnBW Secures Another Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Subsidy-Free He Dreiht

    3 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German chemicals company Evonik has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EnBW for electricity generated at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The PPA provides Evonik with 100 MW of electricity per year from He Dreiht, enabling Evonik to cover around a quarter of its electricity […]

  • Seagreen to Offer Shorter-Term Corporate Power Purchase Agreements

    2 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.14 GW Seagreen wind farm, soon to be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, is launching its offshore corporate purchase power agreement (cPPA) offerings. The Seagreen terms significantly shorten the typical cPPA length, providing buyers with an alternative option to standard longer-term cPPAs which are typically ten years or more in duration, Seagreen Wind Energy, […]

  • Green Alliance Makes Suggestions for 2020s

    13 November 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    Matthew Spencer of Green Alliance, a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment, in a recently published report stressed the importance of policy decisions made and their effect on offshore wind industry through the 2020s. The UK is likely to need a minimum of 25GW of offshore wind to decarbonise its power […]

  • UK: Energy Bill to Boost Offshore Wind Sector

    23 November 2012

    Energi Coast, North East England’s Renewables Group, believes the upcoming Energy Bill will inject confidence into the offshore wind sector, but warned that delaying setting decarbonisation targets could jeopardise investment after 2020. Ahead of the publishing of the Energy Bill, due next week, the Government has revealed it will provide £7.6billion towards low carbon electricity […]

  • Beothuk Energy to Merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp.

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. Under the terms of the LOI, CIVC will issue one common share for every issued and outstanding share of BEI, up to a maximum of sixty-two million common shares. Over the last several years, BEI has […]

  • Lamprell Reveals Client Behind ‘Very Large’ Offshore Wind Contract

    22 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has signed a capacity reservation agreement for the Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The agreement is in furtherance of the exclusivity agreement announced back in January when Lamprell did not reveal the client. The reservation agreement secures capacity in Lamprell’s Hamriyah yard for the […]

  • Energinet Issues EUR 30 Million Tender Call for Technical Consultancy for North Sea Energy Island HVAC/DC Equipment

    20 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has opened a qualification period for a tender seeking technical consultancy services for the power equipment of the artificial island Denmark plans to build in the North Sea. The North Sea Energy Island will connect 3 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2033 and 10 GW by 2040, and […]

  • UK: New Installation Technique Used at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Zone

    27 March 2013

    The Dogger Bank offshore wind zone is proving to be a site for innovation as a new and safer installation technique has been used to lift Forewind’s initial meteorological mast tower on top of the innovative suction-installed bucket foundation. The use of the Bucket Foundation was also a UK industry first when placed on site […]

  • DEME in 2010 – Nearshore and Offshore Marine Works (Belgium)

    26 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    DEME is one of the largest marine engineering companies in the world. From its core activities, dredging and civil marine engineering, the group has developed complementary activities such as environmental engineering (treatment of soil and sludge), services for the oil and gas sector and extraction of construction aggregates from the sea. Financial overview 2010 For DEME, 2010 can rightly be called […]

  • Scottish Green Energy Awards 2012 Held in Edinburgh

    7 December 2012

    The eleventh Scottish Green Energy Awards celebrated the successes of the renewables industry last night with its largest ever ceremony. Among the winners were MSP Rob Gibson SNP for Best Politician and Judith Patten, founder of All-Energy for her outstanding contribution to the industry. The Scottish Green Energy Awards, sponsored by RWE npower renewables and […]

  • Investing in Renewables to Save UK Consumers Up to GBP 100 Billion

    24 May 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    In a report on the Electricity Market Reform published yesterday, the Committee on Climate Change presents new analysis showing that there are significant economic benefits from investing in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies through the 2020s rather than investing in gas-fired generation. The report finds that investment in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies could save […]

  • Inverness Hosts Scotland’s Largest Marine Energy Conference

    17 September 2013

    Scotland, and in particular the Highlands and Islands, is continuing to lead the world in the development of marine energy devices – according to the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Alex Paterson opened the annual Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference at Eden Court, Inverness yesterday (16 September). Up to 300 delegates and […]

  • BOEM Releases Environmental Assessment of New York Offshore Wind Lease Area

    8 June 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for commercial wind lease issuance, site characterization activities, and site assessment activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York. The EA considers the potential impacts of the proposed action and an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed […]

  • Date Set for Next Offshore Wind Tender in the Netherlands, Financial Bids Included

    24 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Government of the Netherlands plans to open the next offshore wind auction for bids on 14 April 2022. The offshore wind sites to be put out to tender in this round are the Hollandse Kust (west) Sites VI and VII. The tender will close on 12 May and the winner or winners are expected […]

  • Cromarty Selected as Home Port for Two Offshore Wind Projects

    10 July 2014

    The Port of Cromarty Firth has announced that its deepwater engineering port facility at Invergordon Service Base has been chosen to fulfil the next phase of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms. On Wednesday 9th July, the Chinese heavy lift vessel, the Xia Zhi Yuan 6 arrived into Port from Cartagena, Spain, carrying […]

  • France Creates Largest European Sea Trial Center for Marine Renewables

    23 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies, called the OPEN-C Foundation, has been set up in France by major industry players. The creation of OPEN-C Foundation has been announced by 10 public and private founders including Ifremer, Centrale Nantes, ITE France Énergies Marines, EDF, RTE, […]

  • UK: Safety Technology Opens New Training Facility

    16 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Leading provider of safety training to the Wind Energy Sector, Safety Technology, have announced the opening of their new training facility in South Shields this week. With world class training facilities already located in South Wales and Great Yarmouth, Safety Technology has now expanded their operations to the North East in response to the growing […]

  • 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 […]

  • BOEM Issues EA for Offshore Wind Development off Georgia

    2 April 2014
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced the publication of its environmental assessment (EA) of an application for a wind energy resource assessment lease offshore Tybee Island, Georgia. Southern Company would like to […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Foundation Manufacturer Put Up for Sale One Last Time

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    The Official Receiver of the insolvent Polish manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, ST3 Offshore, is putting the company up for sale once again. This is most likely the last time buyers are invited to take over ST3 Offshore as a complete entity, following several earlier attempts to sell the company over the past few years. The […]

  • LIPA Says Yes to First Offshore Wind Farm in New York

    26 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has received a unanimous approval from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) for the 90MW Deepwater ONE South Fork wind farm, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm and the first one to be built off New York. Speaking ahead of the vote and to a room packed with the supporters […]

  • Belgium: EU Member States Should Undertake National MSP, Report Says

    3 October 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    Delivering power from offshore renewable energy – wind, wave and tidal – in European sea basins will require more integrated and cross-border maritime spatial planning (MSP). This could be achieved through a new directive on MSP. Such a directive could require legislation in Member States without being prescriptive on form and content, and lay a […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Makes Progress on Commercial Demonstration Project

    30 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited made significant progress on its commercial demonstration project, the Perth Wave Energy Project. In addition, Carnegie continued to make technical and commercial progress on its proprietary CETO wave energy technology and commercial site development. Highlights from this quarter include: $9.9m in grant funding from the Australian Government’s Emerging […]