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  • USA: Decision on Cape wind boosts other offshore projects

    7 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Last week’s approval of a wind farm off the Massachusetts shore has wind energy developers in other states riding a wave of new momentum,…   [mappress] Source: stateline, May 06, 2010;

  • UK: Atlantic Array OWF Application Accepted for Examination

    12 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The Planning Inspectorate has announced that the application from Channel Energy Ltd for the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm has been accepted, by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for examination. The application for the proposed offshore wind farm was submitted on 14 June 2013 and the decision to accept the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Restructuring, Offshore Business Area Goal to Ramp Up Production Capacity

    8 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has initiated comprehensive measures for the operational restructuring of the company with the aim of achieving break-even by 2026 and then returning to profitable growth. As part of the long-term strategic development plan, the company will streamline its onshore business and focus on ramping up the capacities in the offshore business area. “The […]

  • Great Lakes Could Host First Offshore Wind Turbines in USA

    22 June 2011

    States along the Atlantic Coast are racing to be first in the country to put wind turbines offshore. But a group in Ohio says the first … Read more at WKSU [mappress] Source: WKSU, June 22, 2011;

  • Belgium: Technological Advances Bring Pan-European Electricity Grid Closer to Reality, EWEA Says

    17 March 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Recent technological advances by leading engineering companies to improve the integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, within Europe’s power grid by 2020, will bring a pan-European electricity grid closer to reality. Last year, the Swiss-based engineering company ABB announced the development of the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). “This […]

  • Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significance, offshoreWIND.biz is bringing […]

  • Oleg Strashnov Installs Two Substations at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    16 May 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      The two large offshore substations, each weighing nearly 1,000 tonnes, arrived off the North Norfolk coast at 22:00 the 3rd. of May to be installed at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The substations will channel the energy generated by the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind farm to the onshore substation at Salle for distribution […]

  • UK ESO Unveils GBP 58 Billion Grid Investment Plan to Reach 86 GW of Offshore Wind by 2035

    20 March 2024
    Grid Connection, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO) has proposed a GBP 58 billion (approximately EUR 68 billion) investment in the electricity grid. The proposal outlines a vision for incorporating an additional 21 GW of offshore wind into the grid by 2035, which would bring the country’s total offshore wind capacity to a potential 86 GW. The […]

  • Governors Ask President to Focus on Wind Energy Deployment (USA)

    25 August 2011
    R&D

      A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take a series of steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy, starting with a seven-year extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit […]

  • DeepCwind Consortium Announces Winners of Windstorm Challenge 2011 (USA)

    16 May 2011

    The University of Maine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center welcomed students from schools all across Maine to the first DeepCwind Consortium’s Windstorm Challenge on Friday, May 13. The events took place throughout the day in the University of Maine’s Memorial Gym, Wallace Pool, and Field House, and in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Maine […]

  • TLP Floating Platform Heading to Commercial Test

    27 June 2016
    Technology

    A new design of floating turbine has been demonstrated as the collaboration behind it says it is nearing readiness for a full commercial test. The TLPWIND project, led by Iberdrola Engineering & Construction (IEC) with project partners the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the University of Strathclyde, saw the development of a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) […]

  • TotalEnergies to Bid in Another US Offshore Wind Auction This Year

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies, together with its Castle Wind LLC joint venture partner, Trident Winds, will participate in the US offshore wind lease sale in California in late 2022, the company said in a press release on 2 March, after taking over the stakes EnBW had in US offshore wind projects. The Castle Wind joint venture was established […]

  • UK Needs Supply Chain to Reap Benefits of Wind Energy

    15 June 2011

    The UK needs to create a supply chain in order to reap the economic benefits of the wind energy revolution, according to a report published today. Making green growth real: UK offshore wind supply chain outlines the conclusions of a meeting of the offshore wind industry convened by the Royal Academy of Engineering and OrbisEnergy, […]

  • Japanese corporation to supply electricity transmission cable for Deepwater Wind project (USA)

    22 July 2010
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A Japanese corporation in talks to supply electricity transmission cable to Deepwater Wind says in a letter to state regulators that it is… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 22, 2010;

  • Cape Wind Foes Challenge State’s OK of Power Contract (USA)

    24 May 2011

    Cape Wind foes have launched their legal challenge to state regulators’ approval of the electricity deal between National Grid and the… By Greg Turner  (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 24, 2011

  • Cape Wind a way to reach renewable targets (USA)

    20 September 2010
    Authorities

    National Grid has testified that its contract with Cape Wind is the best way of meeting new state requirements that a portion of electricity… (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, September 20, 2010;

  • Belgium: Wind Energy Will Help Europe’s Economy Set Sail Again

    7 May 2013

    The 1 May celebrations in Europe last week were tainted by historically high unemployment levels, a miserable macroeconomic outlook and a battered climate and energy policy.  Written by Thomas Becker, CEO at European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)  The challenges facing Europe’s economy are many. But it is beyond doubt that a thorough modernisation of our […]

  • Lawsuit Filed to Stop Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Several fishing and environmental groups in the US have filed a suit in federal court saying that the Departments of Interior and Commerce and their sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. A consortium comprising ACK for Whales, environmental […]

  • Austria: Record Number of Participants Registered to Attend EWEA 2013

    14 December 2012

    Despite the uncertain global economy, attendance figures for EWEA 2013 are looking positive. The December statistics for registered conference delegates are 25% higher compared with registration figures at the same stage before EWEA 2012. EWEA 2012 took place in Copenhagen and was a huge success, attracting over 10,000 participants from more than 80 countries. Now, […]

  • Maryland Ups US Wind’s Capacity Award to 1.7 GW

    29 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has awarded US Wind additional offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) for the company’s projects off the Maryland coast, which now total 1.7 GW in generation capacity. The PSC announced on 24 January that it approved US Wind’s rebid application and awarded the developer the additional ORECs under a […]

  • Rhode Island to Review Revolution Wind Power Contract

    8 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has filed for regulatory approval of a 20-year contract for energy from Ørsted’s 400MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The contract price for energy and environmental attributes is a fixed, nominal price of US 9.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (US 7.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 […]

  • Offshore wind farm has good environmental impact says IUCN (Switzerland)

    6 July 2010
    Environment

    As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an impact on marine […]

  • Eni Buys More of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Italian oil and gas major Eni has agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore the UK. Eni will buy a 10 per cent stake in the project from Equinor, and the remaining 10 per cent stake from SSE Renewables. The transactions have a combined […]

  • State officials narrow down possible sites for offshore wind farm (USA)

    26 September 2010
    Authorities

    State officials say they’ve narrowed the geographical area where a proposed 200-turbine wind farm could be built off the Maryland coastline… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, September 27, 2010;

  • US Wind to Use 6MW Turbines on Jackets, Deepwater Wind 8MW on Monopiles

    26 May 2017

    US Wind, which plans to set up a 248MW wind farm off Maryland, stated in its application to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) that it intends to use Siemens 4MW turbines, but during the evidentiary hearings the company noted that it is also considering 6MW turbine class, according to PSC’s order published earlier this month.

  • USA: Global Wind Power Reached New Record in 2011

    14 March 2012

    Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity needs of 380 million people at the European level of consumption. China led […]