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  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exports First Power

    21 September 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first CO2-free power is now being fed into the Danish power grid from Anholt offshore wind farm.  The first turbine in the farm was installed on Monday 3 September and today, just under three weeks later, the first turbine has exported power into the Danish power grid. On its completion next year, the farm, […]

  • Germany: Rhenus Ports Prepared for More Wind Energy Projects

    19 September 2012

    The ports in the German state of Lower Saxony and their range of logistics services are crucially important for the successful introduction of the change in energy policy in the country. Matthias Schrell, Managing Director of Rhenus Midgard in Wilhelmshaven, and Björn Wittek, who is responsible for wind energy business development at the logistics services […]

  • Norway: Statkraft Reports Q2 Operating Loss in Wind Sector

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The second quarter of 2012 was characterised by low electricity prices in the Nordic region, but a significant portfolio of long-term power contracts and high production still ensured that the Group achieved satisfactory results. Underlying EBITDA and the pre-tax result were higher than in the same period last year. In the second quarter of 2012, […]

  • USA: New Bedford Plans to Seize Offshore Wind Advantages

    2 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New Bedford sees offshore wind industry as one that can contribute to its employment rate increase. Following the growth in number of proposals for wind farms off the New England coast, the officials plan to make the city a hub for assembling and transporting wind turbines. New Bedford has been chosen in 2010 as a […]

  • UK: SMart Wind Launches Phase 3 of Consultation for Hornsea

    1 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, today announces the launch of its Phase 3 consultation set to take place from 1st August 2012 to 12th September 2012. The consultation relates to the first offshore wind farm project within the Hornsea Round 3 Zone and its associated offshore […]

  • ROC to Boost UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Opportunities

    25 July 2012

    Energi Coast believes that the Government’s announcement of the Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) offshore banding is a major step forward for the UK Offshore Wind Industry. It is predicted that changes to subsidies for generated renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. […]

  • France Far Away from 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    19 July 2012
    Authorities

    The French Senate has published a report regarding the costs of electricity production, which shows an estimation made by EDF, according to which France would not be able to meet its 2020 offshore wind capacity targets. The biggest French renewable energy developer forecasts that the country will be on its way to producing 3,928MW by […]

  • Germany Keeps Leading Position in European Offshore Wind Market

    18 July 2012

    Germany has kept its leading position on the European market, being the sole provider of offshore wind turbines in the first half of 2012, since just three German companies managed to connect their turbines to the grid. Reuters reports. In terms of the installed capacity, Siemens is leading with the 74%, followed by Repower 22% […]

  • UK: Final Decision on Siemens´ Wind Turbine Factory by December

    16 July 2012

    Final decision by Siemens on its proposed new wind turbine factory in Hull is expected by the end of the year, reports the Hull Daily Mail. Planning consent for the ambitious £210 million redevelopment of Alexandra Dock where the factory will be based was granted in May. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is scheduled to sign […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Green Light for Two Offshore Wind Farms

    9 July 2012

    Britain’s ability to generate green electricity from offshore wind has taken huge step forward with the Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead for the construction of two big wind farms off the eastern coast of England. The news has been warmly welcomed by RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Commences Major Offshore Geology Survey

    6 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Cape Wind has commenced a major geotechnical and geophysical survey operation as part of its construction design and engineering process and initial mobilization of the project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound.  This multi-million dollar offshore program begins tomorrow and will continue through September / October, involving up to 50 scientists, engineers, archeologists and geologists […]

  • Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition Opens in Grenaa, Denmark

    5 July 2012
    Training & Education

    The exhibition on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, DjursWindGlobe, officially opened on 25 June where Project Director Flemming Thomsen represented DONG Energy and participated in the official opening of the exhibition. In his opening speech, he pointed out the importance of the local cooperation and told that the construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is proceeding […]

  • First Japanese Offshore Wind Farm to Start Operating in January

    4 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Japanese government officials have revealed that the country’s first offshore wind farm is expected to begin producing electricity in January 2013. It is being jointly developed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Tokyo Electric Power. Due to the Fukushima disaster last year, Japan is strongly working on generating energy from […]

  • UK: Bursary Scheme Available for Budding Offshore Wind Engineers

    2 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Scira Offshore Energy is evolving the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund, operated by Norfolk Community Foundation, to include a Bursary Scheme for young people from low income families who would like to study engineering at one of three Norfolk colleges. Potential students can now apply for a bursary to support their studies following the launch of […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generation Increases 50 Pct in Q1

    28 June 2012
    Authorities

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 28 June 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes, and now includes a section on renewables. Quarterly Energy Prices […]

  • Germany: Modular Vibrating of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Farm Riffgat

    26 June 2012

    After Seaway Heavy Lifting chose to use a vibratory hammer to install monopile foundations at the Riffsgat offshore wind farm, APE Holland informed that vibrating 30 steel monopiles started mid-June. The piles will be driven with the Super Quad Kong (SQK), a modular vibratory driver/extractor consisting of four APE vibros, which are connected to four […]

  • Split Opinion Regarding UK Offshore Wind Finance Gap

    15 June 2012

    The so-called finance gap could be a drag on UK offshore wind deployment, according to a poll conducted at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 Conference in London. The survey, which was conducted by global renewable energy consultant GL Garrad Hassan, revealed that 59% of participants thought that it will have a detrimental effect on […]

  • UK: South Boats Exhibits at Global Offshore Wind 2012

    15 June 2012

    South Boats exhibited at Global Offshore Wind, London Excel from 13th – 14th June, on stand 515. It has been a busy few days on the stand for Clive Jeffery, Ben Colman & Peter Curtis, with existing & potential customers, suppliers, financiers and journalists taking the time to visit. The next exhibition that South Boats […]

  • Scotland Already Leads in Cutting Down Offshore Wind Costs

    13 June 2012
    Authorities

    Scotland is leading the way in driving down the costs of offshore wind, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has told major industry conference. Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind capacity and planned offshore wind projects in the country have the potential to produce up to 10GW of electricity by 2020. Speaking at the Global […]

  • UK: Pupils Learn About Offshore Wind Career Opportunities

    11 June 2012
    Training & Education

    Secondary schools across Yorkshire are involved in a careers education initiative called ‘Champions For Wind’, which has been developed by Forewind and Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA), according to This is Scunthorpe news portal. As a part of the project, pupils are studying career opportunities in offshore wind industry and also making informative videos, which […]

  • UK: Vos Prodect to Exhibit at Global Offshore Wind Event

    4 June 2012

    Vos Prodect Innovations is going to be represented at Renewable UK’s 11th annual Global Offshore Wind event which will be held on 13th – 14th of June 2012, in London. Global Offshore Wind is a dedicated event to share ideas, network, make global connections and do business with sector leaders. In addition to the well-known […]

  • Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Farm Begins Operation in China

    31 May 2012

    The Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Power Plant began operation in May 2012 and is Siemens’ first order for offshore wind power outside Europe. Siemens has installed 21 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines off the coast of the Rudong district in the East China Sea having a total output of approximately 50 megawatts (MW). Completion of the project […]

  • USA: BOEM Identifies Sites for Wind Farms Offshore Massachusetts

    31 May 2012
    Authorities

    As part of Secretary of the Interior’s Smart from the Start Atlantic Offshore Wind Initiative, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is moving forward with the next step to consider commercial wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. Together with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, BOEM has completed […]

  • Denmark: Sailing Restriction Around Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    29 May 2012

    DONG Energy is constructing Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and during the entire sailing season in 2012 and 2013, works will be conducted on establishing the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark, which includes an area of 88km² between Grenaa and Anholt. While construction is ongoing, the construction site is closed off for safety reasons, and […]

  • UK: Moog to Supply Narec with Wind Turbine Test System

    24 May 2012
    Technology

    Moog Industrial Group announced that the company has been awarded a contract to supply a test system to Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) to evaluate and test wind turbine blades at their new 100 m (328 ft) blade testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Opening this summer, the independent facility will be utilized by manufacturers […]

  • 100th Company Signs Wind Energy Charter, Says RenewableUK

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional association for the wind, wave and tidal industries, has announced that 100 companies have now signed up to the first-ever Wind Energy Charter. The Charter sets out the intentions of the industry to invest in the prosperity and energy security of the UK, to provide financial security for families by […]