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  • UK: Carnegie Completes Bermuda Wave Study for CETO

    11 May 2012
    R&D

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the completion of a year-long Bermuda wave study that demonstrates the viability of the Island’s wave regime for a commercial CETO wave energy project. Over the past 12 months, Carnegie, in collaboration with Bermudian company Triton Renewable Energy Ltd, and with the technical support of the Ground […]

  • Poland Gets EU’s Green Light to Prolong Renewable Energy Support Scheme

    1 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an existing scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources in Poland. The measure was initially approved in 2017 with a budget of approximately EUR 9.4 billion (PLN 40 billion), and was set to expire on 30 June 2021. On 17 December […]

  • LEEDCo Signs Revenue Sharing Agreement in Offshore Wind Project With Four Counties (USA)

    27 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      LEEDCo, the non-profit, private corporation spearheading the development of a Lake Erie wind farm, and its four-county members — Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain — today announced the signing of a revenue-sharing agreement that will give each county a percentage of income generated by the annual submerged land lease payment. “This first-of-a-kind revenue-sharing agreement […]

  • Laying of Riffgat OWF’s Last Submarine Cable Section Starts (Germany)

    18 September 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The munitions clearing company and the Lower Saxony munitions disposal service issued the release for the last section of the Riffgat route on September 13. The route was planned by the wind farm operator and approved by the state of Lower Saxony; transmission system operator TenneT was forced to take over the ready-planned and localised […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • GWO: US Needs to Train 25,000 Offshore Wind Workers to Build 9.1 GW by 2025  

    26 August 2021
    Training & Education

    According to the Global Wind Organisation’s (GWO) forecast for the US East Coast, over 25,000 people will require entry-level standard training to work on offshore wind turbines over the next five years.   With 9.1 GW of offshore wind planned to be installed by 2025, the training is necessary for jobs in the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance […]

  • BAM In Charge of Blyth OWF’s Gravity Base Foundations

    7 June 2016

    Royal BAM Group has been awarded a contract for the Blyth Offshore Wind project by EDF Energy Renewables to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations, first of their kind to be built in the world, according to the company.   The foundation design will utilise ‘self-installing’ technology, which has been developed by two […]

  • 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 […]

  • American Wind Power Surmounted Challenges in 2010

    3 January 2011

    Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011. As the year closed, industry leaders appealed to Washington to adopt a long-term energy plan so the benefits of wind energy can continue for decades to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Turbine Switch Comes with No Extra Baggage

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, the developer of the 496MW Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, does not need to carry out a new environmental assessment study for the project following the recently approved switch from the Adwen 8MW to the Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbine.

  • North Carolina Urged to Harness Offshore Wind Potential

    11 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Fifty elected officials, small businesses, community groups, and environmental organizations from North Carolina sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the state’s energy plan.

  • 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 […]

  • New London Pier Operator Targets Offshore Wind

    8 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    The Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) has reached an agreement with Gateway New London LLC for the long-term operation of State Pier in New London.  Under the terms of the 20-year agreement, Gateway assumes operation of State Pier on 1 May 2019, with an option at the end of the term for the CPA to extend […]

  • Mojo Maritime Inks Deal for Hi Flo 4 Offshore Construction Vessel

    21 January 2014

    Mojo Maritime has signed, on 16 January, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a major German ship owner and manager, to finance and build the Hi Flo 4, the first ship in a completely new class of offshore construction vessels. As a result, Mojo and Hammonia, along with other Technology […]

  • California ISO Greenlights Transmission Plan for Offshore Wind Integration

    24 May 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has approved the 2023-2024 Transmission Plan that identifies and plans for key upgrades to California’s transmission system to deliver power from offshore wind turbines to the state’s homes and businesses. CAISO unveiled its draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan last month which identifies a need to invest in 26 transmission infrastructure […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Judge Denies Intervenor Status to Block Island Wind Project Opponents

    4 October 2013
    Authorities

    A Superior Court judge has ruled against Block Island offshore wind project’s opponents, who were trying to get legal intervenor status in the state permitting process for the project, writes the Providence Journal. Judge Michael A. Silverstein said that these individuals “may participate as other members of the public,” but will not be able to […]

  • CS Wind Offshore to Make Job Cuts in Odense

    23 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Denmark-based CS Wind Offshore has announced it is contemplating the layoff of approximately 220 employees at its Odense Port facility due to recent offshore wind project cancellations and market challenges. According to the company, several offshore wind projects are being either postponed or cancelled due to political interventions and unfavourable terms of business cases, which […]

  • Complete Site Safety Opens Training Centre in Liverpool

    4 March 2014
    Training & Education

    Complete Site Safety has moved to its new state of the art health and safety training facility, conveniently located in Liverpool City Centre. The new facility is equipped with a diverse range of environments, each designed to give experience of working in real-world situations. The extensive range of courses provided covers essential health and safety […]

  • Philippines Start Charting Offshore Wind Roadmap

    23 June 2021

    The Philippine Department of Energy has, with support from the World Bank Group, launched the Philippine Offshore Wind Roadmap project. Funded through the World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the project aims to identify areas in the Philippines with high potential for offshore wind development. The roadmap will also establish short and […]

  • USA: NWF’s Report Supports Offshore Wind Development

    13 September 2012
    R&D

    National Wildlife Federation (NWF) issued a new report, which says that mutual effort on building offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean will help avoid climate change. Also, offshore wind turbines are estimated to create up to 300,000 overall working positions. Benefit of the offshore wind industry will affect Maine coastal cities and ports, creating […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sector Specific Trails and Other Key Introductions at All-Energy 2012 (UK)

    30 September 2011

      Helping visitors plan their visit to All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference (Aberdeen, 23-24 May 2012) , and thus make the very best of their time within the show is a priority for organisers, Reed Exhibitions, who are introducing a series of sector-specific trails at next year’s show. These will encompass […]