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  • National Marine Plan ‘Not Fit for Purpose’, Scottish Committee Says

    2 February 2015
    Authorities, Environment

    A draft National Marine Plan for Scotland, developed by the Scottish Government over a five year period is still not ‘fit for purpose’ according to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. The Committee voices strong concerns as it reports on the Scottish Government’s draft National Marine Plan. Rob Gibson MSP, Convener […]

  • South Africa to Get Wave Power Plant

    4 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Blackbird International Corporation (BBRD), a wave energy technology company, through its wholly owned affiliate (WERPO) and Wadamba Technovations Pty Ltd have agreed to set up a joint venture to install a 500 MW power plant in South Africa. Daniel Naimi, head of operations, states: “We are most pleased with not only this joint venture but that this advances […]

  • USA: Every State Holds Renewable Energy Potential, Study Shows

    2 August 2012

    A new study of renewable energy’s technical potential finds that every state in the nation has the space and resource to generate clean energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory produced the study, U.S. RE Technical Potential, which looks at available renewable resources in each state. It establishes an upper-boundary estimate of […]

  • Fendercare Marine to Open Offshore Wind Turbine Support Base in Great Yarmouth, UK

    12 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    On Thursday 19 July 2012, Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine will be hosting a launch event to officially open its Great Yarmouth offshore wind turbine support base. The company’s new facility on the Old Bure Marine site in Cobholm follows on from the success of its first base in Lyness, Orkney and will provide an extensive range […]

  • NaiKun Publishes Year-End Financial Results (Canada)

    27 January 2012

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. yesterday announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2011, a fiscal period during which the Company continued forwarding the NaiKun Wind Project while reducing the Company’s operating costs as compared to the previous year. A substantial restructuring effort was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • LEEDCo to Design Offshore Wind Foundations Optimized for Fabrication in U.S.

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that it is leading an international engineering team to design an offshore wind turbine foundation optimized for fabrication in the United States. The design will catalyze domestic manufacturing growth by removing barriers to entry faced by U.S.-based steel fabricators that want to supply foundations for the […]

  • NHV Completes First Sustainable Aviation Flight in Offshore Wind Industry

    7 October 2022
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    Belgium’s NHV has become the first helicopter operator to carry out a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight in the offshore wind industry, in collaboration with partner TotalEnergies. This project marks the beginning of a long-term collaboration between the two companies to support their commitment to the energy transition, NHV said. The first helicopter flight using […]

  • Rennes Court Dismisses Nass & Wind, Alstom’s St-Brieuc Appeals

    20 February 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    On 16 February, the Administrative Court in Rennes dismissed complaints filed by Nass & Wind and Alstom Wind France, requesting a cancellation of the French government’s authorisation given to Ailes Marines for modification of the Saint Brieuc project and Prefect of Côtes-d’Armor’s decision to allow for one more year to submit applications for the authorisation.

  • Germans Call For 2GW Offshore Wind Tender by Year-End

    17 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    German offshore wind industry associations have called on the government to launch a special tender before the end of the year and offer up to 2GW in capacity to be developed. The industry representatives from BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB said that ”the industry now needs reliable, long-term framework conditions. This involves […]

  • Germany: RWE’s EBITDA Reaches EUR 5 Bln

    14 August 2012

    RWE improved its earnings performance in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the previous year. While revenue remained almost constant at 27.1 billion Euro, the operating result increased by 9 percent to 3.6 billion Euro and EBITDA also rose by 9 percent to 5 billion Euro. However, the first half […]

  • Avangrid Decides to Move Forward with Commonwealth Wind, But Notes PPA Amendments Are Necessary

    16 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has notified the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that it decided to continue with the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its Commonwealth Wind project that are currently undergoing review and approval proceedings. However, the developer has kept its position that under the conditions in the current PPAs the 1.2 GW project would not […]

  • New WTIV Design to Handle Next Generation Wind Turbines

    8 February 2017
    Vessels

    SeaOwls and Ulstein have launched a new heavy lift jack-up vessel design – the SOUL, developed with the installation of next-generation offshore wind turbines (10-12MW) in mind.

  • Berkeley Lab to Develop Fiber Optic Sensor Solutions

    31 March 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in California, U.S., has been awarded USD 3.5 million (approximately EUR 3.2 million) in new grants to develop fiber optics for monitoring offshore wind operations and underground natural gas storage.

  • BlueFloat’s 2.1 GW Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind Farm Gets Major Project Status

    6 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Gippsland Dawn offshore wind project, being developed by BlueFloat Energy, has been granted Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian Government. Gippsland Dawn is one of 16 projects nationwide to receive this recognition and the second offshore wind project being developed to hold this status, following the Star of the South wind farm. The […]

  • Vattenfall Issues Inter-Array Cable Contract Notice for German Offshore Wind Farms

    12 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II Offshore Wind GmbH have issued a contract notice seeking contractors to install inter-array cables for two wind farm projects offshore Germany. The two projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2 and N-6.6 zones. The contract is expected […]

  • EC Nods to EUR 3.5 Billion Boost for Belgian Offshore Wind Projects

    27 September 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules Belgium’s support of a maximum of EUR 3.5 billion for three offshore wind projects in the Belgian North Sea.

  • RSPB vs Offshore Wind: Scottish Court Rules In Favour of RSPB

    20 July 2016
    Authorities

    Scottish Court of Session has ruled in favour of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in a legal challenge against four offshore wind projects in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay, which received consents from the Scottish ministers in 2014.  After a judicial review of the Scottish Ministers’ approval, the court ordered that […]

  • Marine Energy Event Underway in Inverness

    24 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A two-day conference in Inverness is playing host to experts in marine energy at an exciting time for the sector. With the recent green light for MeyGen – a major tidal stream project in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth – the Marine Conference has innovation as a key theme. Working in partnership with […]

  • Ballast Nedam Installs Its 500th Foundation

    13 June 2014

    In just over 2 months Ballast Nedam Offshore has installed 47 out of 80 monopiles on the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The installation works started at the 1st of April and on the 10th of June monopile no. 47 was installed. This demonstrates reliable approach based on one of the proven installation concepts in combination with one of […]

  • UK: SSE Salutes Select Committee’s Report

    25 July 2012

    SSE welcomes the Select Committee’s report, which examines the views of an extremely wide range of stakeholders, including financiers, NGOs, consumer groups and utilities, as an important contribution to the current electricity market reform (EMR) debate. The Report’s conclusions and recommendations, the vast majority of which SSE supports, illustrate the level of concern that many […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Wind Posts Net Loss of CAD 0.5 Million

    25 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2013, a fiscal period in which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • SACE to Present Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities at Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair (USA)

    7 February 2012

    The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will be participating in the Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair sponsored by the Tybee Island Community Resource Committee. Anna Cayce Smit, Clean Energy Associate for SACE, will be leading a workshop on offshore wind energy opportunities in Georgia and will be available to answer questions at SACE’s booth. […]

  • New Technology Reduces Noise During Installation of Offshore Wind Turbines (Denmark)

    10 January 2012
    R&D, Technology

    With a new and innovative technology, it is now possible to comply with exciting legislation on noise reduction during installation of offshore wind turbines. According to legislation from the EU the sound emissions from the installation of windmills at sea must be reduced so the threat to the marine mammals are minimised. Traditionally, the water […]

  • USA: Wind Industry Records Growth in Georgia

    7 July 2011
    R&D

      Georgia’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Peach State. Nearly 2,000 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in Georgia, and another 60,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate enough electricity for up to 300 homes. Modern onshore […]

  • NaiKun Wind Comments on Market Activity (Canada)

    27 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-Venture: NKW) wishes to confirm that the Company’s management is unaware of any material change in the Company’s operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity. NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. is a British Columbia-based renewable energy company with offices in Vancouver, Masset and Skidegate. Located on […]

  • Chancellor George Osborne Announces 2011 Budget (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Chancellor George Osborne today delivered the 2011 Budget, which for the UK’s Green Economy included two key announcements: 1) Green Investment Bank (GIB) – the GIB will launch next year (2012) backed by £3b funding; £1b of Government funding and a further £2b raised from asset sales. The initial £3b capital will leverage a further […]