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  • Federal Permitting Process Starts for 2+ GW Offshore Wind Project in US

    29 June 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on 28 June that it would begin conducting an environmental review of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind South wind project, which could add up to 2.3 GW of offshore wind capacity to the US. The project has been proposed to be […]

  • Three East Anglian SMEs Win Offshore Energy Cash

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Grant scheme Supply Chain Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) has named the first three East Anglian SMEs to bag funding. North-Norfolk based offshore wind farm specialist Tidal Transit will pocket £48,000 from the grant programme to back the development of the latest addition to its fleet. The vessel is being developed in collaboration with […]

  • US Identifies New Offshore Wind Areas in New York Bight

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified new priority wind energy areas in the New York Bight covering nearly 800,000 acres of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The agency will now initiate an environmental review, with public input, on these areas in federal waters for potential offshore […]

  • Seiche on Marine Mammal Safety Mission at Hornsea Two

    5 November 2020
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Seiche Ltd. has mobilized onboard two vessels at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm to support marine mammal safety during project construction. The Seiche team is in charge of ensuring compliance with procedures that seek to minimize the effects of construction noise on the local marine population. Key species known to occur in the project […]

  • Natural Power Bolsters Offshore Team

    20 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Rick Campbell as Head of Offshore. Campbell will lead the development of Natural Power’s offshore business and explore new opportunities both within the UK and internationally. He is joined by Erlend Christiansen as Offshore Consents Lead in Ireland. “Offshore wind plays a crucial role in achieving […]

  • Postgraduate student from AIBS does research with London Array (UK)

    28 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Training & Education

    Postgraduate student Nathalie Kolasa who is currently studying for an MSc in Management at the Ashcroft International Business School (AIBS) at Anglia Ruskin University has secured a research project with a difference – she is set to work with the London Array offshore wind farm project. Nathalie approached the London Array project and has successfully […]

  • Vattenfall Wraps Up First Ever Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning

    25 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s Yttre Stengrund wind farm has disappeared from the horizon in Kalmar Sound, Sweden, the power company said in a statement. Work on dismantling the five wind turbines with a total capacity of 10 megawatt (MW) which made up the Yttre Stengrund wind farm in Kalmar Sound began at the end of November. The job of […]

  • BOEM to Start Environmental Review of 2+ GW Empire Wind

    17 June 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting an environmental review of the Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey. On 18 June, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Empire Wind, LLC, […]

  • Iberdrola Secures EUR 1 Billion Loan to Buy Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Wind Turbines

    24 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    EKF Denmark´s Export Credit Agency (EKF) has approved a EUR 1 billion credit facility to the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the purchase of wind turbines from Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. This is the largest credit facility ever granted by EKF and was done in cooperation with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB). The […]

  • Boskalis to Turn Crane Vessels into Hybrids with Power Pack Retrofits

    11 April 2022
    Environment, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Vessels

    Boskalis will convert a number of vessels within its Offshore Energy division, including the crane ships Bokalift 1 and Bokalift 2, into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy storage systems, or ‘power packs’. The modifications will be completed over the next two years and will also be carried out on two construction support vessels […]

  • RenewableUK Comments on CfD Auction Results

    26 February 2015
    Authorities

    RenewableUK today commented on the results of the first auctions for renewable power held under the Contract for Difference regime. Commenting on the results of the auctions, RenewableUK Chief Executive Maria McCaffery said: “We are pleased to see these projects, which between them could power over 1.2 million homes, and create substantial numbers of jobs, […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway at South Irish Sea Offshore Wind Farm

    15 July 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Infinity has started a geophysical survey campaign at the South Irish Sea offshore wind farm in Ireland, off the coasts of Wexford and south Wicklow. The survey, which is carried out by the vessel Northern Maria, will last until 30 August, subject to weather conditions. For the survey, Ocean Infinity will utilise a multibeam […]

  • North America’s First Offshore Wind Assessment Buoy (USA)

    15 March 2011

    Fishermen’s Energy, LLC has recently confirmed their reputation as a leading innovator in the field of offshore wind farm development by purchasing the first of AXYS Technologies’ WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoys to be deployed in North America. The million dollar WindSentinel™  represents a substantial cost saving over ocean-based meteorological masts, which cost $5 – […]

  • The Carbon Trust: Floating LiDARs Prove Their Worth

    30 May 2017
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has announced the completion of the world’s largest trial of floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems.

  • USA: Offshore Helicopter Operators to Jointly Review Safety Practices

    25 September 2013

    Offshore helicopter operators Avincis Group, Bristow Group and CHC Helicopter announced they have launched a review of safety practices that will deepen their commitment to share best practices and consistently operate at the highest possible level of safety. The three companies leading this effort will reach out to other helicopter operators to encourage them to […]

  • RWE Places 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Bid in Poland

    6 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has submitted a bid to build an offshore wind farm at the up to 1.5 GW site in the Polish Baltic Sea which the Polish Government has opened for competitive process for a seabed permit. The Germany-based developer has filed a proposal for the 53.E1 area offshore Poland, located around 75 kilometres off the […]

  • US Advances Offshore Wind Plans in Gulf of Maine

    18 August 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Industry

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Federal Register for public comment to advance offshore wind planning and leasing in the Gulf of Maine. The two separate 45-day comment periods will close on Monday, 3 October 2022. The […]

  • First Hybrid Chartwell 24 CTV Heads to East Anglia 1

    13 August 2021
    Vessels

    HST Marine has taken delivery of HST Ella, a new hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by Chartwell Marine. HST Ella is the first hybrid Chartwell 24 vessel to hit the water, following her completion at the Isle of Wight shipyard Diverse Marine. ”Rapidly maturing hybrid technology means that environmental consciousness can sit hand in […]

  • BOEM Designates First Gulf of Mexico Lease Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    1 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind development, with the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly three million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The area […]

  • BOEM and NOAA Join Forces on US Offshore Wind

    20 January 2022
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have signed an interagency memorandum in support of the country’s offshore wind energy ambitions. The new agreement underscores the two agencies’ commitment to responsibly deploy 30 GW of wind energy production capacity in federal waters by 2030 while protecting […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Boosts Green Guarantee Line

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has expanded its green guarantee line to EUR 1.25 billion which the company will use to fund its business of manufacturing and selling onshore and offshore wind turbines worldwide. In a deal arranged with BNP Paribas, the company converted a EUR 240 million guarantee line into a “green” line and signed an additional line […]

  • East of England Ideally Placed to Support Massive Offshore Wind Development

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Delegates to the EEEGR2013 conference went home enthused by more evidence of the renewed dash for gas and a fresh blast of windpower to boost the East of England energy industry. Experts from three world-leading wind turbine producers agreed that the East of England was ideally placed to support the development of the massive wind […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Accepts Equinor’s UK Offshore Wind Farm Extensions Application

    4 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has accepted for examination the application submitted by Equinor on behalf of its partners to develop the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon offshore wind farm extensions situated off the North Norfolk coast. After the application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) was submitted by Equinor in September 2022, the Planning Inspectorate […]

  • Basque Companies Launch Floating Offshore Wind O&M Optimisation Project

    6 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    15 Basque companies led by Saitec Offshore Technologies have launched the FLOAT&M project to research and develop new solutions to improve operations & maintenance (O&M) of floating offshore wind farms. The project kicked off in 2021 and was officially launched this week during the WindEurope Bilbao event. The three-year project is financed by the Basque […]

  • Offshore Technicians Get Special IMO Treatment

    28 November 2016
    Vessels

    On Friday, Maritime Safety Committee of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted interim recommendations on safe carriage of offshore technicians and agreed on a definition of these technicians – so-called industrial personnel – under which wind turbine technicians and installation personnel with proper training in maritime safety are no longer considered as ordinary passengers. The […]

  • Drillship-Turned-Crane Vessel Gearing Up for Three US Offshore Wind Projects

    9 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Boskalis’s new offshore wind foundation installation vessel Bokalift 2, which went into service last year after being converted from a drillship into a crane vessel, is currently undergoing modifications in the Netherlands before its scheduled work in the United States. Bokalift 2 arrived in the Port of Rotterdam in mid-February for the final outfitting ahead […]