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  • 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 […]

  • UAE: Dubai Municipality and Unique System FZE Sets Up Permanent Tide Station

    5 February 2013

    Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, along with The Geodesy and Hydrographic Survey Section of Dubai Municipality established a permanent tidal station at Al Mamzaar. Dubai Municipality’s Geodesy and Hydrographic Survey Section of Dubai Municipality has several components comprising […]

  • 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 […]

  • Willi Balz Appoints Two New Windreich AG Supervisory Board Members (Germany)

    13 January 2012

    The sole shareholder Willi Balz has provided the board with a new course for sustainable growth of Windreich AG. Dr. Ing. Axel Muller, director of Transporter Industry International GmbH, who has been a member of the Windreich Supervisory Board since the founding, will chair the Supervisory Board. His deputy is the former CFO of Bertrandt […]

  • Study Released on US Wind Turbine Systems Market

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    US demand for wind turbine systems is forecast to increase 55 percent annually through 2018 to $18.9 billion, a nearly ninefold increase over depressed 2013 sales. Demand was adversely affected in 2013 by the record number of sales, valued at more than $25 billion, the previous year. The number of new installations in 2012 nearly […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Okays Vattenfall’s Couple

    14 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted permission for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind projects. The decisions come after the assessment of the supplementary environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for the two wind farms. The go-ahead allows Vattenfall to start the projects once the appeal period expires on 11 January 2021. Located nine […]

  • Deepwater Wind Statement on U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Energy’s “A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States”

    8 February 2011
    Authorities

    “We applaud Secretaries Chu and Salazar for their efforts to accelerate the nation’s offshore wind industry. Deepwater Wind has long advocated for consistent federal policies on offshore wind development, so we’re particularly gratified by the steps the Obama administration is taking to establish a coordinated strategy. “But it’s also critical to the nation’s clean-energy future […]

  • 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 […]

  • Four Companies Compete for Horns Rev 3 Construction

    24 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has received a total of four applications from companies that wish to prequalify for construction and operation of Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. The deadline for submission of applications expired yesterday at 1pm, and the Agency will now review the applications and expects to announce the shortlisted bidders within a […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Extends Billhardt’s Contract as Chairman of Board of Directors

    15 May 2012

    The Supervisory Board of Cuxhaven’s wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, passed a resolution to prolong Martin Billhardt’s contract as Chairman of the Board of Directors until April 30, 2018. With this long term contract, the Supervisory Board wishes to ensure the continuing development of the company in the national and international onshore and […]

  • UK: Crown Estate, Centrica to Negotiate over Race Bank OWF

    9 July 2013

    The Crown Estate intends to enter into negotiations with Centrica (RBW) Limited in relation to the grant of further rights over the offshore wind farm project at Race Bank, situated off the Lincolnshire and north Norfolk coasts. The proposed further rights will extend existing arrangements allowing Centrica (RBW) Limited to call for a lease of […]

  • USA: O’Malley Seeks Support for His Offshore Project

    12 March 2012
    Authorities

    Governor Martin O’Malley addressed the state’s congressional delegation on Monday seeking support for his offshore wind project, reports SoMd News. O’Malley said he wants the congressional delegation to support a federal investment tax credit extension necessary for offshore wind power generation that expires at the end of 2012. According to the O’Malley administration, if leases […]

  • Employment in Renewables Sector Reaches 5.7 Million Globally

    23 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    On January 21, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched a pioneering new report on employment in the renewable energy sector, Renewable Energy and Jobs. The first global study of its kind, it features new data on employment within the sector, as well as recommendations for policy makers. In 2012, employment in renewable energy worldwide […]

  • Cape Wind Releases Statement on Court of Appeals Overturn (USA)

    31 October 2011

      Mark Rodgers, Communications Director of Cape Wind released statement on court of appeals opinion regarding the FAA. “The FAA has reviewed Cape Wind for eight years and repeatedly determined that Cape Wind did not pose a hazard to air navigation. The essence of today’s court ruling is that the FAA needs to better explain […]

  • USA: Billions of Dollars Can Flow into New Wind Projects, Says AWEA CEO

    13 January 2013

    The U.S. wind power industry is back at work with renewed momentum following extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) by Congress as part of the Jan. 1 legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff.” The wind energy PTC, and an extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), important to small community and offshore projects, will […]

  • GICON ®-SOF Patent Now Available in U.S.

    4 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    On January 7, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for the GICON ®-SOF (Floating Offshore Foundation). Thus, the GICON ®-SOF ensured patent protection as an invention in the United States as well. The patent grant certificate entitled “Floating foundation supporting framework with buoyancy components, having an open-relief design” will actively protect […]

  • Dutch Government Prolongs Offshore Wind Licenses

    1 February 2012
    Authorities

    Minister Joop Atsma announced that the Dutch government has prolonged the license for the development of offshore wind farms until 2020, reports Dutch News. The licensees for the nine companies that are developing offshore wind farms where due to expire this year. The Dutch government set targets to install the 6 GW offshore wind capacity […]

  • Vattenfall and Ziton Extend O&M Cooperation

    19 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vattenfall Wind Power AB and Ziton A/S have signed an extension of their current framework agreement which will see Ziton providing jack-up vessels for major component replacements at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms for one additional year. As a result, the framework agreement will expire in November 2020, Ziton said. Vattenfall and Ziton signed the initial three-year […]

  • USA Election Results Boost New Bedford’s Offshore Wind Intentions

    8 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New Bedford’s plans to become a hub for the offshore wind industry are closer to their realisation with the President Barack Obama’s re-election according to experts, writes South Coast Today. Cape Wind has announced that it will use multi-million South Terminal, which is awaiting approval by the Environmental Protection Agency, as its base. Also, two […]

  • Building an offshore wind industry (UK)

    30 June 2010
    Training & Education

    Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. David Still, managing director of CBE talked today on Offshore Wind 2010 Conference about building the industry and offshore wind supply chain. Supply chain is all about timing, we can’t relie on given time frames. He also added they are building the Britannia 10MW turbine which is […]

  • UAE: GPC to Construct Levingston’s 320EX Self-Elevating MOU

    9 November 2012

    Levingston Middle East, FZE, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Piping Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, announced today that they have signed a contract to build a Levingston 320EX liftboat with construction to start immediately. The Levingston 320EX Self-elevating, MOU (Mobile Offshore Unit) will be a world class liftboat with 320 feet (97.5 […]

  • Danish Offshore Wind Icon Ready For Life Extension

    5 July 2021
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine towers and foundations at the Middelgrunden wind farm offshore Copenhagen have ”…at least 30 good years left…”, according to initial analysis commissioned by HOFOR. The analysis of the wind farm’s towers and foundations was carried out by R&D Engineering. As previously reported, HOFOR plans to extend the operating lifetime of the 20-turbine […]

  • BorWin Gamma Unites with Its Jacket

    11 October 2018
    Grid Connection

    The BorWin gamma topside has been installed onto its jacket foundation at the offshore site in the German North Sea.

  • Germany: AllCon Introduces New Training Standard

    18 April 2013

    With the 31st March 2013 the transition period for the introduction of new safety and training criteria of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) expired . All the GWO mandatory standard companies therefore train their employees in accordance with these requirements and criteria 1st April 2013. For many of these companies the Allcon GmbH has been […]

  • First US High-Voltage Subsea Cable Plant Opens for Business

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Nexans has officially opened its high-voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, South Carolina, the first such facility in the United States. From the new facility, Nexans will deliver subsea cables up to 525kV HVDC and 400kV HVAC, covering the full range of needed products for export cables for offshore wind and subsea interconnections. The first […]