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  • First Jacket In at 300 MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    21 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 19 March, Shinfox Far East Energy announced that the company installed the first jacket foundation at the 300 MW Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. The jacket, taller than a 20-storey building and heavier than 10 Boeing 747s, will provide solid support for the wind turbines, Shinfox Far […]

  • 6.2MW SEAWIND 6

    1 June 2015

    Dutch offshore wind solutions provider Seawind has developed a novel 6.2MW two-bladed upwind turbine with a 126 metre rotor diameter, plus additional technology for bottom-fixed and floating installations together aimed at driving down the cost of energy decisively. Offshore WIND spoke with chief technical officer Silvestro Caruso about product design philosophy, dedicated technology features and […]

  • China Ming Yang Reports Second Quarter 2013 Unaudited Results

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, has announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Second Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights: Total wind turbine generators (“WTGs”) for which revenue was recognized amounted to an equivalent wind power project output of 161MW, […]

  • Research and Markets Announce ‘Analyzing the US Wind Power Industry’

    8 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The rise of wind energy is no longer being looked upon as an alternate source of energy. The United States is a leader in the field of wind energy and the US in 2010 was the second largest user of wind energy in the world, just behind China. In fact, the US had over […]

  • Germany: Companies Clear Up Offshore Wind Industry Prejudices

    5 June 2012

    WINDREICH, AREVA, ALSTOM, HOCHTIEF, Nordseewerke and the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation clear up prejudices of an allegedly difficult sector and present their successful model for planning, financing, establishment and start-up of offshore wind farms. Thanks to the effective cooperation of experienced partners the opportunities of the energy transition can be utilised. Logistics and cabling challenges […]

  • USA: Obama Administration and Great Lakes States to Spur Offshore Wind Development

    2 April 2012
    Authorities

    As part of President Obama’s all of the above approach to energy, the Obama Administration joined with the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will streamline the efficient and responsible development of offshore wind resources in the Great Lakes. This effort […]

  • France: Round 1

    6 August 2012

    In April 2012 the French Government under President Sarkozy announced the results of the first round for offshore wind energy licences. Companies and consortia had been invited to tender for the licences following the terms and conditions set out by the Commission of Energy Regulation (CRE). The tenders were for a total maximum power of […]

  • Vestas to Repurpose Isle of Wight Factory for Onshore Wind as Recently Launched Offshore Blade Production Line No Longer Needed

    12 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas is ceasing the production of blades for the V174 offshore wind turbine at its Isle of Wight factory as the model is going out of demand. The company has signed an agreement in principle with the UK Government to repurpose the factory for onshore blades since it is unsuitable for next-generation offshore wind turbine […]

  • Cost reduction: Safety is safety in any language

    8 August 2013

    Offshore wind power is about as pure as energy generation gets. However, it is frustrating that statutory regulations in a key area, the deployment of novel vessels that service the industry, muddy these crystal waters. While a wind farm is rooted to the seabed, generating clean energy for decades to come, owners and operators may wish to transport their valuable project experience […]

  • Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Farm Proposal Continues to Divide City (USA)

    22 July 2011

    The latest phase in the debate over an off-shore wind farm in Lake Michigan was played out in a City Council meeting on Monday, when the council reviewed a report from the Mayor’s Wind Farm Committee. City Council voted 5-2 to keep pursuing the wind farm, attempt to place someone on the state wind farm […]

  • IEA: Growing Use of Coal Overshadowing Renewable Energy Deployment

    27 May 2014
    R&D

    Electricity will increasingly power the world’s economies in the 21st century, rivaling oil as the dominant energy carrier, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Actively managing this transformation is the only way to ensure that global energy security and climate goals are met economically, the report says. The report, Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP 2014), offers […]

  • USA: Mammals and Geophysical Survey in Nantucket Sound

    2 April 2013
    Environment

    On December 19, 2012, NMFS received an application from CWA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to high resolution survey activities. NMFS determined that the application was adequate and complete on December 31, 2012. CWA plans to conduct a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. The survey would occur during daylight hours […]

  • UK: Falmouth’s Test Site Gets First Wave Energy Device

    12 April 2012

    The team behind FaB Test, Cornwall’s pioneering marine energy test site in Falmouth, has welcomed the first wave device to be installed in its waters. Fred Olsen’s BOLT “Lifesaver” wave energy converter, which is ultimately capable of producing clean and efficient electricity, is now being tested in the sheltered waters off FalmouthBay, with easy access […]

  • HVDC – Securing supply

    9 October 2013

    When the ‘battle of the currents’ ended in the late 19th century with Westinghouse and the AC lobby victorious over Edison’s DC lobby, AC became the dominant means for transmission of electrical power; a method which was to remain dominant for over a century. AC, with the ability for stepping the voltage up or down […]

  • Canada: T’Sou-ke Nation, AOE to Jointly Develop Wave Energy Project

    23 January 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation (located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada) called the T’Sou-ke Ocean Energy Limited Partnership (TOE LP). AOE is working toward […]

  • Gone with the Wind: Overcoming Europe’s Offshore Project Obstacles

    20 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Environment, Industry, Research & Development

    Offshore wind will be key to the EU’s ambitious plans to double its share of renewables, but challenges including grid connections and supply chain issues may hinder the rapid progress required to achieve this target. Michel Maaskant, Sector Sales Specialist for Offshore Renewables at Aggreko, explores the topic further, and how the sector’s construction and […]

  • Two East of England Firms Win SCORE Funding

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The SCORE (Supply Chain Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy) programme continues to provide grant funding to innovative ideas coming out of the East of England to benefit the offshore renewable energy sector. The latest grant recipients have been announced as offshore and vessel support specialists, Kiss Cranes, and Pager Power, providers of worldwide planning solutions […]

  • KCI’S DOUBLE SLIP JOINT

    8 June 2015

    Grouting or bolting of the connection between monopile and transition piece belong to the past with the introduction of Dutch engineering company KCI’s Double Slip Joint. KCI is completely convinced about this after completing intensive research. The company introduced their new concept at the EWEA OFFSHORE event in Copenhagen last month where it attracted a […]

  • ACCOMMODATION VESSELS: THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

    5 October 2015

    The concept of using vessels as hotels, or floatels, accommodation vessels, or recently, SOVs, or whatever name you give them, has been available in the market for a while. With some of the current and more future projects being built further at sea in harsher sea states this concept is now gaining ‘ground’. Not only […]

  • SUBSEA PROTECTION: Protection solutions against scouring

    30 March 2015

    In the previous article we spoke about the importance of accurate wind measurement for an optimum wind farm design. But also underwater there are elements that need to be taken into consideration when designing the foundation and cable structures for each wind turbine. Waves and currents can cause erosion of the seabed around a fixed […]

  • Wind Bankers III: Meewind

    11 February 2013

    Meewind is aiming to raise funds to realise the second phase of the Belgian offshore wind farm, Belwind, following the success of the first phase completed in 2010. Located at Bligh Bank, 46km from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, Belwind comprises 55 wind turbines providing 165MW and energy for 185,000 households. The first phase of Belwind was finished in December 2010 […]

  • A Win for Coexistence in North Sea | BP and Ørsted Reach Agreement on Offshore Wind-CCS Project Overlap Area

    26 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and BP have reached an agreement on the previously disputed overlap area between the Hornsea Four offshore wind farm and the Endurance carbon storage site, developed by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) that gathers BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies. Quick overview: Ørsted submitted an application for the development consent order (DCO) for the 2.6 GW […]

  • Hellenic Cables, Asso.subsea Land Dunkirk Cable Contract in France

    21 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Hellenic Cables, in a consortium with Asso.subsea, has been awarded a turnkey contract by the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) for the Dunkirk offshore wind farm. Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, and supply 32 kilometres of submarine cables for the double submarine cable link, as well as 38 kilometres of […]

  • “Spin, Baby, Spin” (USA)

    24 December 2010

    With Rhode Island Sound now looming as the next frontier for wind development near the Vineyard, the Ocean State’s Gov. Donald Carcieri summed up his state’s energy policy this month with a single phrase: “Spin, baby, spin!” The governor spoke at Roger Williams University on Dec. 10 at a meeting of the Rhode Island/Massachusetts joint […]

  • Will Trump Venture to Impose ‘No New (Offshore) Wind Turbines’ Policy and Bring US Industry Supporting 120,000 Jobs to Halt?

    8 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    During his presidential campaign in 2024, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to stop offshore wind farms from being built in the US “on day one”. On 7 January, the US president-elect reiterated the plan which now seems to apply to wind energy on land too, saying he would look into implementing […]

  • GCube Insurance: Offshore Wind Needs to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks to Ensure Longevity of Sector

    15 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    While offshore wind has performed strongly during the pandemic, continuing with next to no business interruption, the sector still faces some significant supply chain risks. This is according to an insurance company specialising in renewable energy, one of few businesses with the capability to comprehensively assess the offshore wind industry through this lens. Over the […]