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  • USA: Maine Offshore Wind Projects to Take Step Forward This Spring

    9 April 2013
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The spring is bringing new steps forward for Maine’s offshore wind development, as two test projects progress toward their next phase. The University of Maine is leading a team that will launch a USD 1 million prototype of its planned Aqua Ventus floating turbine off Castine in May. The prototype, which is one-eighth the size […]

  • Offshore Wind Connects New Bedford and Grimsby

    4 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    New Bedford, US, and Grimsby, UK, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement as the New Bedford port is looking to tap into the offshore wind opportunities same as Grimsby.

  • 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 […]

  • Trump Calls On UK to ‘Get Rid’ of Offshore Wind Farms in Favour of Oil & Gas; Gets Invited to Hull

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Donald Trump has urged the UK government to “get rid of windmills” in the North Sea and open it up for oil & gas, which earned the US president-elect an open invitation from Humber Marine and Renewables, a UK regional industry organisation, to visit Hull and witness the effects of offshore wind on the economy […]

  • USA: Cambridge International Hosted White House Roundtable Renewable Energy Event

    8 May 2012
    Authorities

    Cambridge International was chosen as a host for the White House Roundtable discussion that brought together business and community leaders with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator of Rural Utilities Service. “It was an honor to host the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Utilities Administrator at our headquarters in Cambridge, MD,” said […]

  • 300 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Connects to the Grid

    8 April 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 300 MW Zhuhai Golden Bay offshore wind farm in China has been fully connected to the grid. The project comprises 55 MingYang MySE5.5MW turbines, which can survive a super typhoon of 17th grade, the turbine supplier said. MingYang added that it had delivered all the turbines in a record-breaking 5 months despite Covid-related challenges. […]

  • US Floating Wind Project Planned Near NASA, SpaceX Launch Site Reaches Agreement with DoD

    11 August 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    Floventis Energy, the company developing a 60 MW floating wind project in California’s state waters near Vandenberg Space Force Base – which hosts launch pads for NASA and SpaceX spacecraft as well as for US Air Force’s intercontinental missiles – has reached an agreement with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to enable the operation […]

  • Octopus Energy Buys Stake in 660 MW Wind Farm Offshore UK

    27 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in the 660 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm located in England. Octopus Energy bought the stake in Walney Extension from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension fund PKA and PFA. The wind farm features 87 wind turbines, each taller than the […]

  • Ørsted Seeking New Location for Skipjack Interconnection Hub

    13 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Ørsted has decided against constructing the interconnection facility for the Skipjack wind farm at Fenwick Island State Park in Sussex County, Delaware, US. In July 2019, Ørsted entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to construct the interconnection facility on a […]

  • EWEA: Rising Energy Dependency Endangers Europe’s Economy (Belgium)

    27 May 2013
    Authorities

    The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored. Written by Zoë Casey, EWEA (Additional reporting by Chris Rose) As the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, Europeans […]

  • Lake Erie Wind Farm to Dodge ”Poison Pill” Condition?

    18 September 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Ohio Power Siting Board has unanimously approved an amendment which would eliminate the nighttime shutdown condition for the Icebreaker offshore wind project. The revised ruling has yet to be drafted and voted on. While the final decision is not yet in place, the amendment, offered by Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio Department of […]

  • New Jersey Holds Great Future in Wind Energy (USA)

    25 December 2011

    Delaware’s flagship offshore wind project may be going dormant, but observers say offshore wind is off to a promising start in New Jersey. Legislation passed last year could make the Garden State the new leader in building the first generation of offshore wind turbines off the U.S. coast, said Matt DaPrato, an analyst at IHS […]

  • UK: Professor Bower Advocates Against Wind Power

    12 April 2012

     The determination of the Scottish Government to resume with its goal to produce 100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and thus continue developing wind power received severe criticism for being inefficient and outdated way of generating power, the Scotsman reports. Namely, the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee of the Scottish Parliament is holding […]

  • USA: O’Malley Testifies Before House Economic Matters Committee

    24 February 2012
    Authorities

    O’Malley has testified yesterday before the House Economic Matters committee on the legislation to support the offshore wind energy development in Maryland . The governer said: Chairman Davis, Members of the Committee,… thanks for the opportunity to join you here today.  Progress is a choice; job creation is a choice; strengthening and growing our middle class […]

  • Meet top employers at the Navingo Career Event

    3 March 2020

    The Navingo Career Event takes place on Thursday the 28th of May at the RDM Rotterdam – Onderzeebootloods. Employers will be meeting jobseekers once again to discuss vacancies and career opportunities. Visitors will get a chance to talk to companies such as TenneT, Feadship and Boskalis, and are able to find a job quickly. Moreover, […]

  • JERA Unveils New Offshore Wind Project in Japan

    8 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility JERA has submitted a Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document for a new offshore wind project to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The project site is located in the waters off the city of Tsugaru and the town of Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, where JERA plans to install up to […]

  • UK’s Energy Transformation worth GBP 200 Billion Needs UAE Investments

    21 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    While recently speaking at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi Greg Barker, the UK’s Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, said that British energy transformation to renewables will cost about GBP 200 billion and that it is reliant to UAE’s investments. “The latest energy law [is] going to substantially expand the […]

  • Star of the South Shortlists Five Ports that Could Support Australia’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    Star of the South, Australia’s most advanced offshore wind project, has identified five ports that have the potential and/or capabilities to support the proposed offshore wind farm. For two of the ports, Star of the South has confirmed that they will play important roles in the offshore wind farm’s construction and operation. The developer says […]

  • Insurance Industry Keeps Up with Renewable Energy Development

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    As the need for energy security drives investment in renewable energy, the insurance industry is responding by providing innovative products to mitigate some of the potential volatility. Global investment in renewables fell by 14% during 2013, but the percentage of electricity generated by renewable sources still grew, according to the United Nations Environment Program. Renewables […]

  • Study Demonstrates Mid-Atlantic’s Offshore Wind Power Capacity (USA)

    29 January 2012
    R&D

    Offshore wind farms could generate more than enough energy to meet Maryland’s annual electricity consumption, according to a just-published study by researchers at the University of Delaware. The potential power output is nearly double current energy demands for the state, even when taking into account various limitations on where to place equipment in the Atlantic. […]

  • IKEA Owner Cleared to Buy Stake in 9 GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

    9 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered OX2 has secured regulatory clearance to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The deal is expected to be completed within two weeks. Under the agreement revealed in August […]

  • Developer Says Offshore Wind Project Could Bring USD 25+ Billion in Benefits to US State

    8 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    Attentive Energy One (AE1), a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power, said that its proposal to build an offshore wind farm off New York would, if approved, result in USD 25.6 billion in benefits to New York State. One of the cornerstones of its plans is a flagship manufacturing agreement with General […]

  • The Netherlands: Risk Margin for Offshore Wind Project Increases

    31 January 2012

    Every day newspapers are full of the latest Eurozone crisis. In 2010, Tom Murley from private equity firm HgCapital described the economy to Wind Directions as having had the equivalent of “open-heart surgery”. Today, he says: “Depending on what happens with the Eurozone we may be wheeling the economy back into surgery again.” The offshore […]

  • Maryland Governor Enacts Bill that Enables State to Re-Allocate Ørsted’s Skipjack ORECs to US Wind

    13 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new offshore wind bill on 9 May, under which the State will create a schedule for offshore wind solicitations until 2031 and revise previous solicitations. The latter will allow the State to re-allocate the support awarded to Ørsted’s Skipjack project, from whose power purchase agreement the developer withdrew, to […]

  • SDCL Takes UK Govt to Court Over Naming Macquarie Preferred GIB Bidder

    2 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL), a UK-based specialist investment banking and asset management company, has initiated a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to name Australian investment bank Macquarie preferred bidder for the Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • Ocean Planning Is the Key to Unlock America’s New Blue Economy

    12 May 2016

    Written by Shiva Polefka, Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress’ Ocean Policy program.  The thin coastal fringe of the United States comprises a tiny proportion of the nation’s total land area but supports a huge share of its business. Coastal and Great Lakes counties alone—just 10 percent of U.S. land area, excluding Alaska—generated more […]