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  • TÜV SÜD PMSS: Investor Diversity Critical to Long-Term U.S. Offshore Wind Success

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The long-term financial viability of US offshore wind is as much dependent on the ability to rapidly secure early-stage construction wins, achieve energy generation success, and foster investor diversity, as it is on the completion on key auction wins and the steady progress towards of research- and-development milestones. This is according to PMSS America, Inc., […]

  • ABB Brings Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Life With Augmented Reality, Scottish First Minister and Energy Secretary Sample AR

    17 November 2010

    ABB Power Systems UK has become the first engineering company to use cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) technology to showcase an example of critical energy infrastructure. Among the first people to try out the new animation were Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne. Produced by leading […]

  • USA: BOEM to Determine Interest in West Coast Offshore Wind Development

    30 September 2013
    Authorities

    As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, cut carbon pollution, and develop domestic energy sources, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore Oregon that Principle Power, Inc. has proposed for a pilot-scale floating wind energy […]

  • No ROI from Oregon Wave Energy Trust, Report Says

    31 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    A new report released by Cascade Policy Institute concludes that the public-private partnership Oregon Wave Energy Trust has failed to achieve a return on public investment. The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is a nonprofit, public-private partnership established by the Oregon State Legislature that works to “responsibly develop ocean energy by connecting stakeholders, supporting research […]

  • EDF Renewables-Led Consortium Starts Building Calvados OWF O&M Base

    19 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Construction works on the operation and maintenance (O&M) base for the French Calvados offshore wind farm have commenced at the port of Caen-Ouistreham. The construction of the building’s foundations and framework are expected to be completed in Spring 2022 with the rest of the construction work following in the summer and works on the interior […]

  • Case Study: T1200 Sheringham Shoal Offshore Cable Trenching (VIDEO)

    7 February 2013
    Technology

    In August 2012, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.’s robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore Limited (U.K.), was contracted to conduct trenching operations with the T1200 water-jet trenching system in the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm off the coast of the United Kingdom. The scope of work comprised of trenching of the inter-array cables with an approximate total […]

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam’s Order Book Increases to EUR 1.8 Billion

    28 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam has succeeded in maintaining its position under challenging market conditions. The revenue and results that it achieved were broadly in line with those for the first three quarters of 2010. The order book increased from € 1.7 billion in mid-year to € 1.8 billion. This puts Ballast Nedam on track to achieve the […]

  • Law Firms Expand Investigation of OPT

    29 July 2014

    Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC is expanding an ongoing investigation to determine whether Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors made false and misleading statements and/or omissions in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The investigation originally involved purchases of Ocean Power through […]

  • Shell-Ocean Winds Joint Venture Submits Offshore Wind Bids in Massachusetts

    24 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and Ocean Winds, has filed proposals as part of Massachusetts’ 83C III offshore wind energy procurement. Mayflower submitted multiple bids, each with an accompanying economic development package. Under the largest scenario, which involves interconnecting 1,200 MW at Brayton Point, Mayflower is committing to […]

  • Cape Wind Bring Opportunities to Insurance Industry (USA)

    21 December 2010

    The federal approval of the first wind farm to be built on water in the United States marks a new era for renewable energy projects, said Peter Mavraganis, who was recently appointed leader of Marsh’s U.S. renewable energy practice. “It’s a great new area for all of us, carriers and brokers,” Mavraganis said. U.S. Interior […]

  • UK Urged to Set Floating Wind Targets

    14 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Friends of Floating Offshore Wind is calling on the UK to commit to a target of 1GW of floating offshore wind by 2025 and 5GW by 2030.

  • Wood Mackenzie: Big Oil to Spend Heavily on Renewables

    13 June 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Renewables could account for over one-fifth of total capital allocation for the most active oil & gas majors post-2030, according to a report by research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.

  • Industry Primer: Wind Energy 2010

    1 February 2011
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Industry Primer: Wind Energy 2010” report to their offering. This comprehensive primer on the wind industry covers the entire wind value chain, from components manufacturers to wind farm owner/operators. The 122-page report is intended to help institutional investors, lenders and private equity professionals quickly get up […]

  • DOE Holds Offshore Wind Webinars

    20 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department held a live webcast titled “Economic Impacts of Offshore Wind−Market, Manufacturing, & Jobs” on Wednesday, November 19.  Bruce Hamilton from Navigant Consulting Inc. presented Offshore Wind Market Report. This presentation summarized the third annual assessment of the U.S. offshore wind market, which includes developments in the offshore wind technology sector and the global development […]

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam’s 2012 Profit Forecast Unchanged

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam is holding up in the still deteriorating market conditions and has achieved a revenue and profit approximately in line with those for the first quarter of 2011. Excellent results have been achieved on several major multiyear projects and in niche markets, while the regional infrastructure companies and property development made a disappointing loss. […]

  • Icebreaker: LEEDCo Switches from Siemens to MHI Vestas Turbines

    27 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    LEEDCo, the developer of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, has decided it will use six MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s (MVOW’s) 3.45MW wind turbines for its Icebreaker project. When asked by Offshore WIND about the decision to switch from Siemens 3MW turbines, Lorry Wagner, President of the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), said: “MVOW is our preferred supplier for Icebreaker, but […]

  • GMS Bags USD 46 Million Contracts in German Offshore Sector

    23 April 2013

    Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won three new contracts worth around $46 million for transformer installation in the German offshore sector for its jackup barge GMS Endeavour. The self-elevating self-propelled E-Class vessel, which has been occupied on wind farm installations and maintenance projects, has just commenced the first of the new contracts with […]

  • Pin Piles for Changfang & Xidao Phase 1 Ready, Offshore Work About to Start

    2 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    CTCI Machinery Corporation (CTCI MAC) has completed the production of all 48 pin piles for the jacket foundations that will be installed on the first phase of the Changfang & Xidao offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company, a subsidiary of Taiwanese engineering services provider CTCI, said that all the 48 pin piles were manufactured […]

  • Could a Kite Solve Offshore Wind Issues? (VIDEO)

    5 August 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Kite Power Solutions (KPS), a British clean-technology company, has embarked on a £10 million funding round to support the commercial development of its kite power technology for deployment in offshore waters. The company is aiming to deploy its first 3MW power system in offshore waters by 2019. Kite Power Solutions says its technology is cheaper to […]

  • Offshore Wind Advances in New England, USA

    23 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    At the end of 2012, New England’s first two offshore wind projects, Cape Wind and the Block Island Wind Farm, each moved steps closer to fruition. Maine’s efforts to stimulate an offshore wind industry comprised of floating wind turbines took several key steps forward, while Statoil, developer of the first planned pilot-scale floating project, awaits […]

  • Study Plan for Tidal Project Off Pembroke Approved

    10 March 2015
    R&D

    On February 24, 2015, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Energy Projects issued its Study Plan Determination letter approving the Revised Study Plan submitted for the Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project. Ted Verrill, President of Halcyon Tidal Power commented: “This is an important milestone for the Pennamaquan Tidal Project. It supports the […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind Forging Ahead

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind energy projects off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts are aiming to start construction next year and bring an energy source familiar in Europe to the U.S. for the first time, company executives said this week in Atlantic City at the industry’s major annual conference. “This is the year it happens,” said […]

  • 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 […]

  • Dry Bulk Shipping Specialist Enters Wind Turbine Installation Market

    4 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Dry bulk shipping company Scorpio Bulkers has signed a Letter of Intent to construct a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), with options for additional vessels. The initial vessel will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc. for delivery that is scheduled in 2023. This WTIV is an NG-16000X design GustoMSC and […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Posts Quarter Results

    28 May 2013

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.  (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a fiscal period in which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • AWS Truepower to Collaborate on Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study with Duke Energy (USA)

    12 January 2012

    AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has been selected to collaborate on the Carolinas Offshore Wind Integration Case Study with Duke Energy, ABB Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC). The project is funded by the Department of Energy and designed […]