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  • USA: Old Warehouse to Become Wind Turbine Test Facility

    27 February 2012

    A cavernous 70-year-old warehouse once used by the Navy is being transformed to play a key role in the nation’s energy future. Sometime this summer, workers will jockey a 150-ton rig designed to test the drive trains of offshore wind turbines into a massive hole in the floor of the testing facility on the campus […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan Construction Summary (UK)

    28 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels.   In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-build, Seajacks Zaratan, in May 2012, […]

  • ORE Catapult, UIUC Team Up on Floating Wind Challenges

    24 February 2022
    R&D

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has partnered with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to support the development of the US floating offshore wind sector. According to ORE Catapult, the floating wind will likely be a primary source of US offshore wind capacity in the coming decades as much of their estimated 2,000 GW capacity […]

  • U.S. Secretary Jewell Sets Out Priorities for Prosperous Energy Future

    18 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In remarks at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out the Department’s priorities for strengthening the nation’s economy with a balanced, prosperous energy future over the next two years. Read the highlights of the speech: Our economy has emerged from recession with a stronger, more stable […]

  • U.S. Navy Invests USD 30 Million in Hawaiian Renewables

    13 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    As the Department of the Navy (DoN) continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy ideas. The program, part of ONR’s Asia-Pacific Technology and Education Program (APTEP), is […]

  • Wind Power Holds Great Potential for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions (Switzerland)

    20 June 2011

      The primary use of wind power of relevance to climate change mitigation is to generate electricity from larger, grid-connected wind turbines, deployed either on- or offshore wind farm. Wind energy offers significant potential for near-term (2020) and long-term (2050) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. A number of different wind power technologies are available across […]

  • Nordsee Ost Ready for Winter after Annual Maintenance Campaigns

    27 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Innogy has completed the annual maintenance of its 295MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany, including inspection of wind turbine blades and foundations, and maintenance of the offshore substation.

  • RWE to Test Floating Solar Tech on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    19 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    RWE has selected SolarDuck as an exclusive provider for offshore floating solar technology with integrated storage in the company’s bid for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) site VII in the Netherlands. A few months ago, RWE announced that it is participating in the Dutch offshore tender for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) sites VI and […]

  • Fishermen Argue Against New York Offshore Wind Lease

    10 February 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., is expected to deliver a ruling on a motion for a preliminary injunction against the lease sale of 127 square miles of ocean off the coast of Long Island, New York, for wind energy development.

  • China: Goldwind Publishes H1 Results

    27 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Goldwind”) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (the “reporting period”). According to unaudited financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, the Group generated revenues of RMB3,451.01 million, net profits of RMB72.07million, basic earnings per share of RMB 0.03 […]

  • AIS Group and Arcon Developing Maryland Offshore Wind Training Center

    24 December 2019
    Training & Education

    AIS Training and Arcon have signed an agreement to develop an offshore wind training center in Maryland, the U.S. The new center will be purpose-built at Arcon’s existing welding training school site in Salisbury to train offshore wind workers in essential skills such as working at height, manual handling, fire awareness, first fid and sea […]

  • Largest US Offshore Wind Energy Area Opened for Bidding

    18 June 2014
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank joined Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to announce more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be available for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed area is the largest in federal waters and will nearly double the federal offshore acreage […]

  • OWIM 2013 Main Focus: Bringing Offshore Wind Costs Down

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The main focus of the OWIM Conference this year was cost reduction in offshore wind installation and maintenance, which would eventually lead toward cheaper electricity generated from offshore wind resources. Two sessions were held under the title Bringing Down LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy), discussing lessons learned in foundation, turbine and cable installation, as well […]

  • Germany: Q3 Strongest for Nordex

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current year, the Nordex Group posted a 7 percent increase in sales to EUR 715.5 million (2011: EUR 668.2 million). Business in Europe, which is the company’s most important region, rose in particular, with sales climbing by 16 percent. With business volume EUR 294.4 million, the third quarter […]

  • BASF and RWE Plan to Build 2 GW, Subsidy-Free Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    21 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Chemicals giant BASF and RWE have presented a project to build a 2 GW offshore wind farm that would power BASF’s chemical site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and enable CO2-free production of hydrogen. No public subsidies would be needed for the construction of the wind farm, which is already in the planning stage, the companies said. […]

  • Ammonit will be presenting the new data logger Meteo-40 at Husum Wind Energy (Germany)

    13 September 2010
    Technology

    We will be presenting our new data logger Meteo-40 at Husum Wind Energy 2010. We look forward to meeting you soon at booth 3E04. To learn more about the new logger visit our website. Ammonit data logger meteo-40 Available in early 2011, the new Ammonit data logger offers many powerful features and will be state-of-the-art. […]

  • ORE Catapult and NIWE Form UK-India Offshore Wind Partnership

    22 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Contribution

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) have announced a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to establish a five-year collaboration programme to support UK and India’s offshore wind industry. The two organisations will work together on innovation and research and development, market and supply chain growth, new technology test […]

  • USA: AXYS Backs Wave Renewable Energy Assessment for NNMREC

    28 August 2012

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) recently delivered an Ocean Sentinel buoy and TRIAXYS™ buoy to the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, or NNMREC, at Oregon State University. This equipment is part of a mobile wave energy test facility that will be used by academic researchers and device developers to test wave energy technologies that will […]

  • Alstom Grid pioneers

    2 January 2012

    Alstom Grid has been pioneering the way for offshore wind grid connections from the very early days when it built the first substations for both UK and Germany. Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids and ranks among the top three in the electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover […]

  • Study Explores Oceans and Lakes as Renewable Energy Resources (Canada)

    22 July 2011

    As the demand for energy increases worldwide, the search for renewable and viable sources of power intensifies. Two Ryerson University researchers have taken that search underwater, and using Iran as a test case, have found that oceans and lakes could make an enormous contribution to global energy production.  “Bodies of water are a huge, untapped […]

  • New Jersey Steps Into Patent Dispute Between GE and Siemens Gamesa

    17 August 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The US State of New Jersey has argued that its residents will be ”irreparably harmed” if the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind project is not exempt from a permanent injunction against the use of GE Haliade-X wind turbines on offshore wind projects in the USA sought by Siemens Gamesa. Back in June, a jury […]

  • RWE Signs Thor Concession Agreement with Danish State

    26 January 2022

    After winning the tender for the construction and operation of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm last month, RWE has now signed a concession agreement with the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Danish Government. The concession grants RWE the right to build and operate the offshore wind farm for 30 years, during which […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Certify Erebus Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    19 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bureau Veritas (BV) has been selected to undertake the project certification of Erebus, the first offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea and one of the largest floating offshore wind projects in the world. Located 44 kilometers from the Pembrokeshire coastline, Wales, and in water depths of up to 75 metres, the Erebus project aims […]

  • UK: Renewable Energy Holdings to Sell Wave Energy Business

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Renewable Energy Holdings plc, the AIM quoted investor in, and operator of, European wind power, announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Subsequent to the year end, the Board of Directors has reached the decision that it would be in the best interests of shareholders to dispose of all of the […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Officially Confirms Further Tidal Project Sites

    14 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has today confirmed that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK. The announcement of these three projects signals the continued growth in both interest in the development of marine renewables across the whole of the UK and in the variety […]

  • UK: Offshore Marine Support Secures Slot for 17m WFSP at South Boats

    1 May 2012

    Offshore Marine Support Ltd. announce that it has entered into an agreement to secure a build slot for a South Catamaran 17m Wind Farm Support Vessel to be built by South Boats Special Projects Ltd. on the Isle of Wight. The South Catamaran 17m WFSV is a unique vessel with capabilities well beyond its size. […]