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  • GIG Enters Irish Offshore Wind Market, Buys a Relevant Status Project

    9 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), the developer of the Sceirde Rocks offshore wind farm, in Galway, Ireland. Sceirde Rocks is a proposed 400 MW offshore wind farm, capable of generating enough energy to power the equivalent of up to 295,000 homes. The Galway-based renewable energy project has been designated […]

  • Green Shipping Line and DEKC to Design Jones Act Offshore Wind Vessels

    10 June 2021
    Vessels

    The US-based Green Shipping Line (GSL) has signed a Teaming Agreement with the Dutch marine vessel engineer DEKC Maritime to pursue Jones Act-compliant offshore wind vessel solutions in the United States. This announcement follows a string of deals by GSL, including an agreement with Keystone Shipping Company to operate future shuttle vessels in the US […]

  • Highlights of the Month – July 2020

    3 August 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of July 2020. Blade Crashes Into Apollo’s Gangway Offshore Belgium A blade from one of SeaMade’s wind turbines collided with the gangway on DEME Group’s jack-up Apollo at the beginning of July, after which the gangway detached from the vessel and fell into the […]

  • Lithuania, Flanders Ink Offshore Wind MOU

    20 November 2020
    Authorities

    Lithuanian Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 19 November, agreeing to promote renewable energy and identify joint opportunities, especially in offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Under the MOU, Lithuania and Flanders will explore and realise joint investments in renewable energy initiatives […]

  • US Hits Pause Button on Oil & Gas Leasing, Doubles 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    28 January 2021
    Authorities

    US President Joe Biden signed a new Executive Order on 27 January, directing the Department of the Interior to identify steps that can be taken to double offshore wind energy production by 2030 and to pause entering into new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and in federal waters. The Executive Order comes […]

  • Vattenfall Reveals Offshore Wind Research Projects

    20 June 2017
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    Swedish utility company Vattenfall has announced the first successful projects for its EUR 3 million research programme aimed at examining the environmental and socio-economic impacts of offshore wind farms.

  • Siemens Gamesa Secures Formosa 1 Phase 2 Turbine Order

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been contracted to supply an additional 120MW of capacity for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with the installation of the 20 SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines scheduled to start in 2019.

  • GEV to Launch Turbine Maintenance Structure at RenewableUK Event (VIDEO)

    6 November 2014
    Technology

    GEV Wind Power, a division of the GEV Group, is launching its pioneering turbine maintenance structure at this year’s RenewableUK show. Visitors to the show will be the first to experience the structure in action through GEV’s virtual reality simulation, enabling attendees to access the platform, be cocooned in the transparent habitat and undertake their […]

  • UOW Working on Super Efficient Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers from University of Wollongong (UOW) are developing technologies for next generation offshore wind turbines that are one-third the price and 1,000 times more efficient, and they could be installed off the coast of Australia in the next five years. Materials scientist Dr Shahriar Hossain, from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at UOW, […]

  • 2020 Wave and Tidal Energy Forecast Report Published

    27 August 2014

    Wave and tidal energy are methods of harnessing energy of oceans for power generation. Countries around the world are increasingly looking to utilize these forms of renewable energy as they provide a constant and steady source of clean energy. Abundance of ocean surface and significant potential of energy generation in nations across the world has […]

  • Siemens Starts Building Green Port Hull

    22 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Rt Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, today joined Siemens global executives to mark ground-breaking on wind turbine manufacturing and assembly facilities in Hull.  Mr Davey visited Hull’s Alexandra Dock to celebrate the beginning of construction on the site where Siemens will operate blade manufacturing, assembly and servicing facilities. […]

  • BOEM: Fish and Invertebrates Unfazed by Energized Subsea Cables

    24 October 2016
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Burial of submerged power cables would not appear necessary strictly for biological reasons, according to a study funded by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), as the electromagnetic fields (EMF) from energized subsea cables neither attract nor repulse fish or invertebrates. EMF strength dissipated relatively quickly with distance from the cable and approached background levels at […]

  • ESNA Launches New Offshore Wind CTV Design

    28 October 2015
    Vessels

    ESNA AS, a Norwegian company specializing in Surface Effect Ship (SES) design, has introduced its new vessel design – an air cushion catamaran for offshore wind crew transfer, called the Tern. The crew transfer vessel (CTV) is partly supported by an air cushion in addition to the two side hulls. The Tern uses the air cushion not only for […]

  • East of England Calls for Offshore Wind Certainty

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Calls for the UK government to give the offshore wind industry a clear steer on how the next round of developments will be funded were made as Siemens’ turbines were confirmed for East Anglia One. As the UK industry was heartened by ScottishPower Renewables’ opting for as much UK content as possible in the 714MW […]

  • DNV GL: Solid First Annual Results

    19 May 2015

    2014 was the first full financial year of the DNV GL Group AS (DNV GL) following the merger between DNV and GL. “While both managing the ambitious merger and maintaining a full focus on providing premium service to our customers, we also increased our revenues by 10%, achieving an operating revenue of NOK 21,623 million,” […]

  • DONG Energy: No Oil, No Gas, No Coal

    2 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    DONG Energy has decided to entirely phase out the use of coal as fuel at its power stations by 2023. Since 2006, DONG Energy has reduced its coal consumption by 73% and will replace it at the power stations with sustainable biomass to achieve the zero point.

  • US Researchers Developing Multiline Anchors for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    10 March 2016
    R&D, Technology

    A team of US-based researchers has teamed up with industry representatives in developing a new mooring system for floating offshore wind turbines that uses an integrated network of anchors and lines to hold dozens or even hundreds of turbines in place in the ocean in industrial-scale, offshore wind farms. Civil and environmental engineers Sanjay R. Arwade and […]

  • MAKE: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 92GW by 2024

    3 December 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    After an expected contraction in 2016, the global offshore wind market is expected to show strong long-term growth at a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by key European markets and China, according to a ‘Global Offshore Wind Power 2015’ report published by renewables market analyst MAKE. By 2024, […]

  • Highlights of the Month: January 2016

    2 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday […]

  • PML: New Study Unveils Potential Offshore Wind Farm Impacts

    19 May 2016
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    Offshore wind turbines in shelf seas can cumulatively change the local flow of water and alter the heights of tides far beyond the immediate areas around offshore wind farms, according to a new study by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). Overall, the environmental impact of renewable energy is expected to be overwhelmingly positive, via the reduction of […]

  • All-Energy 2015 Moving to Glasgow

    23 May 2014

    After 14 highly successful years in Aberdeen, 2015 sees the UK’s largest renewable energy event move to a new home in Glasgow. Like Aberdeen, Glasgow understands and appreciates the strategic importance of renewable energy and is rapidly emerging as a leading international hub for energy expertise, particularly due to its well-developed R&D and technical engineering […]

  • NaiKun to Raise $700,000 for Haida Offshore Wind Project

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mr. Joe Houssian, a director and insider of NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc, will complete a non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.07 per Unit for gross proceeds of $700,000. Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company and 0.75 common share purchase warrants. Each […]

  • Wales’ First Full-Scale Tidal Energy Generator Awarded GBP 1.6 Million EU Grant

    2 May 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Wales’ first full-scale tidal energy generator has been awarded a £1.6m EU grant to fund its deployment in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire – First Minister Carwyn Jones announced yesterday. The funding from the European Regional Development Fund, administered by the Welsh European Funding Office for Welsh Government, has been provided to Cardiff-based Tidal Energy Ltd for […]

  • Iberdrola Starts Engineering Phase of EUR 1.6 Billion Wikinger Offshore Windfarm in Germany

    13 June 2012

    IBERDROLA has announced it is commencing the detailed engineering phase of Wikinger, the company’s first offshore windfarm in Germany, with a view at starting operations on the €1.6billon project by 2016. UK based engineers, project managers and technicians from IBERDROLA’s Offshore Business Division, based in Glasgow and London will have a crucial role in the […]

  • TenneT Suggests Programme to Facilitate German Energy Transition

    20 February 2012
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The current structure is not suitable to accomplish the ambitions […]

  • Scotland Surpasses Renewable Energy Targets

    29 March 2012
    Authorities

      Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed new figures that demonstrate Scotland will beat the 2011 renewables target. Statistics published today show that the amount of renewable electricity generated in 2011 rose 45 per cent on 2010 to 13,750 Gigawatt hours. Assuming gross consumption in 2011 is similar to 2010, that means around 35 per […]