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  • Germany: GICON SOF to Conduct Final Tank Tests on Floating Foundation for OWT

    10 June 2013

    Giant offshore wind parks are being developed along the coasts to produce tremendous amounts of green power. The offshore wind power sector is seen as a major renewable energy growth market. Latest expert studies are estimating Europe’s operating offshore wind power generation capacity to be at 40 GW by 2020. The global offshore wind investment […]

  • USA: No Competitive Interest for Maine Offshore Wind Development

    18 December 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its finding that there is no competitive interest in an area offshore Maine where Statoil North America (Statoil NA) has requested a commercial wind lease. The decision clears the way under BOEM’s non-competitive leasing […]

  • Arcadis Ost 1 Order Lands on Vestas’s Desk

    24 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the financial close on the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, Vestas has secured a firm order for Parkwind’s first project in Germany, which will also be the first to use a new floating installation method to erect the wind turbines. Under the contract with Parkwind, Vestas will deliver 27 of its 9.5 MW […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 1 – 7, 2013

    7 July 2013

    China: Ming Yang Completes 6.5MW Wind Turbine Prototype China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that its first 6.5MW prototype super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator (“WTG”) has been successfully completed in June 2013, and installation and testing are expected […]

  • US Sets Date for First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale on West Coast and First-Ever to Support Floating Wind

    19 October 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind lease sale in California on 6 December. This will be the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on the US Pacific coast and the first-ever through which the country will support commercial-scale floating wind farms. On 6 December, BOEM will offer five areas […]

  • BOEM Prepares Environmental Assessment of Oregon’s Offshore Wind Project

    29 May 2014
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts of a proposed wind energy demonstration project off the coast of […]

  • EOLOS Cracks US Offshore Wind Market

    4 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions has signed an agreement for the turn-key campaign of the US Wind developer’s New Jersey concession with option for a follow-on campaign at its South Carolina application.

  • Seagreen Deploys ZephIR LiDAR Tandem

    13 April 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has deployed two ZephIR Wind LiDAR units as part of the ongoing engineering works for the design of the wind turbine generators, their foundations, and the array layout at the 2.45GW Firth of Forth Zone off Scotland. One of the LiDAR units was deployed on a floating buoy within the Seagreen Zone […]

  • Highlights of the Month: January 2017

    1 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ex-Statkraft Engineer Develops New Foundation Installation Solution Arild Bolsø, an engineer who worked for Statkraft in Norway and Forewind in the UK, has developed a new technical concept for offshore wind foundation installation. According to Bolsø, the concept would reduce installation time by 30-50%, compared to current methods. Public Consultation for Borssele V Tender Opens […]

  • Powering up at Sea (Norway)

    10 November 2010

    Statoil has resolved to concentrate even more strongly on offshore wind turbines as part of its strategy for renewable energy. This decision reflects the strong international growth in this segment, combined with the group’s unique offshore experience from the oil and gas industry. As part of its commitment to marine turbines, the group will make […]

  • Master Fined for Wind Farm Vessel Collision with Floating Military Target

    31 October 2014
    Authorities

    The master of a wind farm passenger transfer vessel has today been ordered to pay £9,702 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. Michael Gallagher was in charge when the workboat catamaran Windcat 9 with 15 people on board when it hit a large floating military […]

  • DNV and LS Cable & System Jointly Target Nearshore and Floating Wind

    27 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    DNV has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with power cable manufacturer LS Cable & System to target emerging cabling opportunities in the offshore wind industry. The MOU comes in response to growing global demand for high-voltage, next-generation power cables with dynamic capabilities for nearshore and floating wind farms. DNV and South Korea’s LS […]

  • VBMS Floats New Export Cable Shore Landing Method (VIDEO)

    4 November 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has recently executed the first export cable shore landing for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm utilising its newly invented method for lowering the cable onto the seabed by using a remotely controlled progressive buoyancy release system which eliminates the need for divers, wet riggers or support vessels. The company said that the new […]

  • Reasurchers test floating wind turbines for deep-water installations (USA)

    13 July 2010
    R&D

    Wind turbines may be one of the best renewable energy solutions, but as turbines get larger they also get noisier, become more of an eyesore… [mappress] Source: dcnonl, July 13, 2010;

  • TenneT Floats EUR 22 Billion Budget for Future Projects

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    TenneT, an electricity transmission system operator with activities in the Netherlands and Germany, invested EUR 1,46 billion in grid connections for offshore wind farms in 2015, and announced further EUR 22 billion of investments in onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the next ten years. A part of the investment budget will go towards the realization of an offshore AC […]

  • Wind Assessment Buoy Still Floats After Rough Weekend (USA)

    8 November 2011

    Lake Michigan waters provided Grand Valley State University’s wind assessment buoy a challenging welcome…  (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, November 08, 2011; Image: gvsu

  • UT Dallas Gets USD 3.3 Million for Vertical Axis Floating Wind Turbine

    19 December 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the University of Texas at Dallas with a USD 3.3 million grant for its vertical axis floating offshore wind turbine. The award is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and will be used for designing and building the turbine prototype. Designed by Dr. Todd Griffith, […]

  • Vestas Racks Up Offshore Wind Orders

    1 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has received orders to supply wind turbines for three offshore wind projects, two fixed-bottom wind farms in Taiwan, and one floating wind project in France. The turbine maker has secured a 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng offshore wind project, located off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. The project is being jointly […]

  • Louisiana, California Join White House-Led Partnership to Fast Track Offshore Wind Deployment

    23 February 2023
    Authorities

    The US states of Louisiana and California have joined the White House-led Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, established last year to enable collaboration on building a strong domestic supply chain, advancing the industry’s rapid development, and helping accelerate the country’s offshore wind targets. In June 2022, US President Joe Biden joined East Coast governors to […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister: Offshore Renewables Bar Needs to Be Set High

    23 June 2016

    Speaking at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said that Scotland has the potential to be at the forefront in all stages of offshore renewable energy and that it is important to have high ambitions. He pointed out the fact that the Scottish Government has granted consent for the world’s largest floating offshore […]

  • Top News of the Week, 13 – 19 November 2017

    19 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    BiFab Crisis: Workers Rally at Scottish Parliament as Unions Urge SSE to ‘Rein In’ SHL The trade unions supporting BiFab workers have called on SSE to ‘rein in’ the contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) and save 1,400 jobs in Fife and Lewis. On 16 November, SSE issued a statement saying that, as a 15% shareholder […]

  • GDG to Undertake Ireland’s Port Infrastructure Study

    6 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Offshore engineering and design consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd (GDG) has been commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland to undertake a study of Ireland’s national ports. The assessment will review the current position, as well as identify the strategic port development opportunities for the future where relevant. GDG’s study will focus on enabling both bottom-fixed […]

  • Marubeni Opens First Office in Scotland in Pursuit of Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen

    25 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Marubeni Corporation, a Japan-based company operating globally, took a step forward in supporting Scotland in achieving net zero through the development of offshore wind farms and green hydrogen projects by opening its first office in the country. The premises are situated in Glasgow, where the corporation and its partners aim to establish a Green Energy […]

  • European Commission Approves State Funding for 1 GW French Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, the subsidies that France plans to grant for an offshore wind farm in the Normandy region that could have up to 1,050 MW of installed capacity. The state support will take the form of additional remuneration granted following a competitive call for tenders, based on […]

  • New Floating Hotel to Arrive at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    17 January 2012

    A new floating hotel for wind farm construction workers will arrive at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm next week to replace the previous “floatel”, which is required elsewhere. The 145m Regina Baltica, a former cruise ferry, has been contracted as a hotel vessel for at least six months to provide accommodation for the workers […]

  • Fugro’s FLiDAR Gets Highest Commercial Maturity Rating

    22 February 2022
    R&D

    Fugro’s Seawatch Wind LiDAR Buoy has achieved Stage 3 rating under the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Roadmap for the Commercial Acceptance of floating LiDAR technology. Stage 3 of the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Roadmap focuses on proving consistently high levels of availability. Data accuracy consistently met industry best-practice criteria in verification trials and, in addition, wind speed measurements […]