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  • Tidal Lagoon Power Submits Application for Development Consent Order

    7 February 2014
    Authorities, Technology

    Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd today submitted its application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, under the Planning Act 2008. Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon would be the largest tidal power plant in the world. As a project of national significance, the application, which has been developed through extensive consultation in Swansea […]

  • USA: OPT Completes Extensive Factory Testing

    19 June 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced the successful completion of extensive factory acceptance testing of the first of its next generation power take-off (“PTO”) units for the Company’s utility-scale PowerBuoy®, the PB150. The PTO has now been shipped from OPT’s facility in Pennington, New Jersey to […]

  • Clarification of Texas Governor’s Announcement of Offshore Wind Fund Award

    10 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Recently announced by the office of Gov. Rick Perry, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2.2 million to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Wind Energy Center for a collaborative project that brings together researchers from universities across the state to develop and increase the capacity of offshore wind energy technology, and help bring […]

  • Australian State to Open Offshore Wind Auction in September

    15 April 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Victorian government will launch an offshore wind auction in September of this year and expects to award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2026. This is according to the Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4), released by Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio on 9 April, which outlines the next steps […]

  • GMI to Support Fishermen’s Energy with Environmental Assessment Efforts (USA)

    20 December 2012
    Environment

    Fishermen’s Energy (FE) has been selected by The U.S. Department of Energy — Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Program to demonstrate next-generation offshore wind technologies. As part of the Energy Department’s broader efforts to launch an offshore wind industry in the United States, these engineering, design, and deployment projects will support innovative offshore installations […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Meet 166% of Texas’s Electricity Demand

    23 March 2021
    R&D

    The U.S. state of Texas has an offshore wind potential in the Gulf of Mexico that could provide the state with 166 per cent of its electricity needs, according to the recently published Offshore Wind for America report, which found that offshore wind could meet 90 per cent of the U.S. projected 2050 electricity demand. […]

  • N-Sea Picks UK Firm to Provide ‘World’s First DNV-Approved’ Cable Repair Equipment

    29 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea has handed out a contract to Osbit, a UK-headquartered offshore wind equipment specialist and a Venterra Group company, for the delivery of a suite of equipment to enable the repair and lay of offshore cables. According to Osbit, this equipment consists of a novel dual concentric carousel, a tower […]

  • USA: FAA Experiences Cape Wind Pressure

    18 June 2012
    Authorities

    Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees felt political pressure to approve Cape Wind, says the Associated Press. Internal documents, obtained by the Cape Wind project opponents, imply it was approved amid internal disagreement over the best way to avoid the turbines interfering with radar and jeopardizing airplane safety. Finally, the FAA decided that the answer to […]

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Target Tops 19GW

    23 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    States along the US East Coast are seeking to procure more than 19,300MW of offshore wind capacity through 2035, according to an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Legislation, regulation and, now, approved power purchase agreements are encouraging the development of the new capacity, though only 30MW of offshore wind resources […]

  • BP to Form Global Floating Wind Team

    14 October 2022
    Business & Finance

    The original article published on 14 October has been updated following the news that BP has qualified as an eligible bidder for the first offshore wind lease sale in California. BP is advertising a new opening in its offshore wind business, this time looking for the Head of Floating Offshore Wind, who will develop and lead […]

  • WindEurope Warns Against Negative Bidding (Again) as Germany, Netherlands Bag EUR 4 Billion Through Offshore Wind Tenders

    27 June 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    European wind energy industry organisation, WindEurope, has warned that the negative bidding approach will lead to the bid costs falling onto the supply chain and/or electricity consumers after Germany and the Netherlands closed their latest offshore wind tenders, securing nearly EUR 4 billion in total through winning bids. “The negative bidding amounts are a straight […]

  • Nine New Offshore Wind Applications Filed in Denmark, Several Projects Top 1 GW

    5 July 2022
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has sent nine new offshore wind applications received through its open door scheme for regulatory consultation. From 4 April to 30 June 2022, the Danish Energy Agency received 43 applications, of which 16 have been rejected due to overlap with state land reservations, as reported last month. Of the remaining […]

  • GE and Siemens Gamesa Settle Their Wind Turbine Patent Disputes

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology

    GE and Siemens Gamesa have resolved their wind turbine technology patent disputes ”in their entirety”, GE said in a statement. ”GE and SGRE have reached an amicable settlement of all their wind turbine technology patent disputes in the United States and Europe on confidential terms and have granted each other and their respective subsidiaries worldwide […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Setting Up Offshore Wind O&M Hub on Long Island

    24 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Sunrise Wind has purchased a facility in Suffolk County, New York, that will serve as the regional Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub the offshore wind joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource. Located in East Setauket, the Town of Brookhaven, the Research Way O&M facility will also be used to help support the joint venture’s portfolio […]

  • Belgium: Offshore Wind Accounted for 10 Pct of Total EU Wind Power Installations in 2012

    8 February 2013

    A total of 105.6 GW is now installed in the European Union, a growth of 12% on the previous year and similar to the growth recorded in 2011. Offshore wind accounted for 10% of total EU wind power installations in 2012, one percent more than in 2011, with 1,166 MW of new capacity grid connected, […]

  • Ørsted’s US, Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects Hit by Vessel Shortages; Sunrise Wind Still Not Out of the Woods

    6 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Several days ago, Ørsted called it quits on the Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US, with some of the main issues leading to the decision to abandon the project being supply chain bottlenecks, primarily vessel shortages. This has affected not only the now-dropped Ocean Wind 1 but also the company’s Revolution Wind […]

  • Offshore wind farm maintenance: High time for a new approach?

    4 January 2012

    Aside from upfront costs, the maintenance of offshore wind farm assets represents a sizeable cost of any project. It is therefore in the renewable industry’s interests to find ways to drive down this cost – while all the time guaranteeing the integrity of its installations. This article explains how a maintenance regime that borrows from […]

  • Residents Disturbed by Noise from Kentish Flats Extension

    18 May 2015
    Environment

    Some residents have experienced disturbance from the piling work currently undertaken 7km offshore Herne Bay and Whitstable in Kent. The Swedish energy giant, Vattenfall, is currently installing foundations at the 49.5MW Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm comprising 15 turbines. Adam Ezzamel, Foundations Package Manager, pointed out the reasons behind noisy work at different times […]

  • Study Recommends Connecticut to Up Its Offshore Wind Game

    23 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    A study into the offshore wind opportunities and challenges in the US State of Connecticut has found that, while the state can already meet many of the industry’s requirements, Connecticut needs to quickly add other elements to attract and fully accommodate the industry, and to position itself higher on the ladder as some other states […]

  • Breckland Council to Re-Examine Electricity Substation Decision

    5 April 2012

    According to EDP 24, the High Court ordered the Breckland Council to re-examine the decision to reject planning application for construction of a huge electricity substation, to be located 0.5km south of Little Dunham. As a result of resolute protests of the villagers, in October 2010 the Breckland councillors supported the voice of the people […]

  • Six Project to Receive USD 7.5 m for Wind Turbine Drivetrain Development (USA)

    29 June 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox and generator, are at the heart of the turbine and […]

  • New Jersey Sets 7.5GW Offshore Wind Solicitation Schedule

    3 March 2020
    Authorities

    The State of New Jersey has announced the solicitation schedule to meet the 7,500MW offshore wind capacity goal by 2035, with the earliest solicitation expected to be opened by September 2020. The winner of this 1,200MW solicitation round is to be selected by the second quarter of 2021. In total, New Jersey plans to hold […]

  • Keel Laid for Second Atlantic Wind Transfers Jones Act Compliant CTV

    24 January 2023
    Vessels

    St. Johns Ship Building has held a keel laying ceremony for the second of the series of aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that the company is building for Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT). The company placed an order for the vessels in August 2022, saying that the first two CTVs are expected to be delivered in […]

  • US Wind Gathers Momentum in Maryland

    4 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Baltimore-headquartered offshore wind developer US Wind has initiated a number of steps in the development of offshore wind energy for the US State of Maryland. These include major labor agreements to support US Wind’s first offshore wind project for Maryland, the 22-turbine MarWin project, and all other future projects; a new port facility agreement with […]

  • USA: Department of Public Utilities Holds Cape Wind Hearing

    29 May 2012

    As the Cape News reported, more than 100 people attended the Department of Public Utilities hearing regarding Cape Wind on Wednesday night, which took place in the Knight Auditorium at Barnstable High School. Proponents for Cape Wind were outnumbered by three to one. State regulators will hold a total of three hearings for the Nstar […]

  • Schatz Energy Probes California’s Offshore Wind Feasibility

    31 July 2019
    R&D

    The Schatz Energy Research Center is carrying out a study on the wind resource and transmission constraints related to offshore wind in California. The research is part of three complementary studies that the U.S. center is conducting to assess offshore wind feasibility for the northern California coast. It is being funded by a USD 150,000 grant […]