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  • 2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland

    11 January 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge year” for wind power in Scotland, with wind turbines providing enough electricity to meet the electrical needs of 97% of Scottish households, according to the data gathered by WeatherEnergy and analyzed by WWF Scotland. Wind turbines generated a record 10,392,439MWh of electricity in 2015, an increase of 16% […]

  • GWEC: Offshore Wind Spreading Like Wildfire

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update, showing a maturing industry successfully competing in the marketplace, even against heavily subsidized traditional power generation technologies.

  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]

  • Minister Ewing Concerned for Scottish Renewable Power

    6 November 2013
    Authorities

    The UK Government’s energy policy reforms could cause blackouts and rising energy prices in Scotland, said Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing. In a letter he wrote to the Secretary of State Ed Davey, he said: “We have examined the UK Government’s proposals carefully, discussing them in detail with the industry and other stakeholders. I believe […]

  • Big Offshore Wind News Come from LORC

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Tomorrow, Torben Lorentzen will be joining LORC as its new CEO. He leaves the post as Head of Research and Development at FORCE Technology. At LORC, Torben Lorentzen will head the continuous build-up of the LORC test centres with a main focus on large components, foundations for offshore wind turbines and HALT testing of wind […]

  • RES Offshore Teams up with EOLE-RES and Iberdrola to Bid for French Offshore Wind Sites

    4 October 2011

      RES Offshore announced that they will be working with EOLE-RES and Iberdrola. This follows today’s exclusive agreement to jointly bid for two of the five offshore areas that the French Government has offered for competitive tender. RES Offshore has a wealth of in-house experience built on participation in UK Rounds 1, 2 and 3, […]

  • Ramora UK to Destroy UXO at Galloper

    7 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist explosive ordnance disposal contractor Ramora UK is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of items previously identified as unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the 336MW Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer. Ramora […]

  • Developers Want 45 Square Miles of Ocean for Wind Turbines (USA)

    6 May 2011

      Two developers want the same approximately 45 square miles of ocean as a place for wind farms, a federal agency said Tuesday. In December, Providence-based Deepwater Wind and Massachusetts-based Neptune Wind told the U.S. Department of Interior they were interested in leasing an area roughly between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard. But Neptune never […]

  • DEME Counts to 2200

    23 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    The first turbines, with a capacity of 1.5MW, were installed in 2000 at the 10.5MW Utgrunden offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in Sweden.

  • A Look Back at Offshore WIND Conference 2018

    1 January 2019

    While Offshore WIND team started preparing for our 2019 conference even before the 2018 one kicked off and the preparations are now well underway, we bring you an overview of the news from our now last year’s event:

  • Scientists to Track Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters for Another Year

    14 March 2013
    Environment, R&D

    Scientists are to extend a popular basking shark tracking project for another year, it was announced yesterday. For the last seven months the public have been able to follow the progress of eight of the giant sharks online, after they were tagged off the west coast of Scotland in July last year. Two of the […]

  • Bulgaria’s Unambitious Energy Plan Puts Green Investments at Risk

    21 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Bulgarian government’s ‘National Renewable Energy Action Plan’ is failing to tap the full potential of Bulgaria’s locally-produced and pollution-free wind power, and failing to harness the full potential of the country’s fast-growing wind energy industry. At the international conference “Wind Power in Bulgaria: gearing up for 2020”, held today at the Sheraton Hotel in […]

  • UK: Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Showcase Its Expertise at Tidal Energy Event

    17 August 2012

    As the famous saying goes “fortune favours the bold” so it is no surprise that Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), a firm who has amassed a wealth of experience in developing and building ocean going vessels, various types of marine structures along with advanced engineering technologies for high-efficiency gas turbine power generation plants have taken the […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Delivers ‘Wave Captain’ WFSV

    27 May 2012

    Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently announced the delivery of the first of its new ‘Wave Captain’ class of Wind Farm Support Vessels. The new design is a derivative of the larger Wave Master class vessels which have proved highly successful in service and features the unique high efficiency hull form […]

  • OW Helps Germany Up Renewable Power Consumption Share

    9 November 2018
    R&D

    Renewable energy covered 38% of Germany’s gross electricity consumption in the first three quarters of 2018, an increase of three percentage points over the same period in 2017.

  • 77 Pct of Atlantic City Residents Support Offshore Wind

    15 April 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    The majority of residents in Atlantic City, N.J., and surrounding communities favor the construction of an offshore wind power project, based on surveys conducted through the Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Article by Teresa Messmore, UDaily Results show that 77 percent of residents are inclined to support a demonstration project of five offshore wind turbines visible from […]

  • Germany: Hauff-Technik Presents Custom-Made Solutions at Husum Fair

    28 September 2012

    Last Saturday marked the end of this year’s HUSUM WindEnergy, in which Hauff-Technik was taking part for the first time and which is recognised internationally as one of the leading trade fairs in the area of renewable energy. This year, with more than 36,000 visitors from 90 countries visiting the 1200 or so exhibiting companies, […]

  • GVSU Completes First Phase of their Offshore Wind Assessment Campaign on Lake Michigan (USA)

    24 January 2012

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) congratulated Grand Valley State University (GVSU) on the successful completion of the first phase of their offshore wind resource assessment campaign on Lake Michigan. The WindSentinel™ has been retrieved from its offshore deployment location and returned to its home base, where it will spend the next 3 months. During this time […]

  • Denmark: SGS Takes Part in EWEA 2012

    21 March 2012

    SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is one of over 400 exhibitors taking part in EWEA 2012 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. The services offered by SGS Renewable Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand E-C79. EWEA 2012 is Europe’s premier wind energy event, combining a comprehensive, […]

  • Maryland: Scientists Investigate OWF Construction Impact on Porpoises

    15 May 2017
    Environment, R&D

    Scheduling wind farm construction activities in the Maryland Wind Energy Area (WEA) to take place during summer months, from June to September, could reduce the likelihood of disturbance to harbour porpoises, according to a new study.

  • Wind Farm in North Sea Positive for Fauna, According to Dutch Research Report

    22 August 2011
    R&D

      A North-Sea wind farm contributes to increased biodiversity and has hardly any negative effects on fauna, according to a Dutch research report. For two years a research team studied benthic organisms (life at the sea bed), fish, birds and marine mammals at the OWEZ offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee. Their study shows […]

  • Europe Installs More Wind than Gas and Coal in 2014

    10 February 2015

    The European wind energy industry installed more new capacity than gas and coal combined in 2014. Across the 28 Member States, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 MW to the grid with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. Moreover, the coal and gas industries in Europe both retired more […]

  • Scottish Government to Speed Up Wave Energy Technology Development

    23 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Scotland is to establish a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry, Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism Fergus Ewing has announced. Wave Energy Scotland will bring together the best engineering and academic minds to collaborate in a research and development programme to accelerate wave technology further. Mr Ewing will provide […]

  • UK: Seaspeed Tests Models of Fast Wind Farm Support Vessel Designs

    8 March 2012

    A series of free-running models of fast wind-farm support vessel designs have recently been tested by Seaspeed Marine Consulting for South Boats in order to develop the most appropriate hull forms for their next generation of vessels. Models of different hull designs, instrumented for performance measurement, were outfitted for self propulsion and run at sea […]

  • UK: DNV Engineer Awarded for Thesis on Offshore Renewable Energy

    6 June 2013

    A senior engineer with DNV has received a prestigious award for his thesis on offshore renewable energy. Philimon Gonidakis was named the recipient of Cranfield University’s Professor John Sharp Prize at a graduation ceremony on June 6. Philimon has just completed an MSc in Offshore and Ocean Technology at the university which was jointly funded […]

  • Holland Shipyards Delivers DP Galyna to Chevalier Floatels

    15 August 2013

    Another fast-track delivery to Chevalier Floatels has enabled the company to yet again deliver a vessel (its third) for service support operations in the 2013 season. With the DP Galyna commencing operations in the offshore wind market, both Chevalier Floatels and Holland Shipyards can boast the delivery of two highly performing vessels that are at […]