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• Thumbs up for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (UK)

  

  30 January 2012

  Aberdeenshire Council has given the offshore wind farm proposal near Aberdeenshire the thumbs up. The proposal, as well as the details of all project related concerns will be sent to the body that manages Scotland’s waters, Marine Scotland. Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), a GBP 150 million joint venture behind the cutting […]

• Scottish Offshore Wind Event Gears Up for Record Number

  

  26 January 2012

  Scotland’s largest ever Offshore Wind conference will take place in Aberdeen next week bringing together more than 600 of the most influential business leaders in oil & gas and renewable energy from across the UK and Europe. Organised by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise, the two-day event is established as a key highlight in the […]

• O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Plan Faces Another Hurdle (USA)

  23 January 2012

  Authorities

   Organized labor wants a guaranteed role in the offshore wind project Gov. Martin O’Malley is expected to propose — and the unions want… By Michael Dresser (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun, January 23, 2012

• RenewableUK: Policy Exchange ‘Wrong to be Worried About Offshore Wind’

  19 January 2012

  Authorities

  RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has highlighted some misunderstandings and confusions in a Policy Exchange paper ‘The Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies’. The paper attempts to estimate the cost to households of current Government energy policies, but fails to account for the reforms to the electricity […]

• Cape Wind Unlikely to Start with Production by Mid-2015 (USA)

  

  16 January 2012

  New England’s power grid manager said that the Cape Wind offshore wind project is unlikely to start producing electricity by mid-2015, even though Cape Wind officials think otherwise, reports The Associated Press. Proposed in 2001, Cape Wind is still seeking buyers for the unsold half of its power. For the sold part of projects power, […]

• CG to Supply Substations for E.ON’s Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

  

  11 January 2012

  CG has been awarded the contract for the design, engineering, supply and installation of the Onshore and Offshore Substations at the 219 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in UK. Humber Gateway is a Round 2 Offshore Wind Project owned by E.ON. The scheme is based on 73 multi megawatt turbines, power from which will […]

• Great Yarmouth’s Population to Grow for Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

  4 January 2012

  Great Yarmouth could see increase in its population of up to 120,000. This increase would be the prospect of East Anglia Array offshore wind farm construction. Barry Stone, from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said that increasing the number of houses would be the best way to attract businesses to the town and the area, reports […]

• Maritime Industry Also Relies on Offshore Wind Energy (Germany)

  

  23 December 2011

  Shipyards, suppliers, shipping companies and ports do not have a really good year behind them. The expansion of offshore wind energy will bring a turnaround. But this can take time. According to the official announcement, by the year 2025 wind energy at sea is to cover about 15 percent of German electricity demand today. Goals […]

• IPC Accepts Application for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

  

  20 December 2011

  Jobs & Recruitment

  Suffolk could see thousands of jobs created by Galloper offshore wind farm. Yesterday, Independent Planning Commission (IPC) accepted the application from Galloper Wind Farm Ltd for the wind farm development off Surffolk coast. GWF submittedthe Development Consent Order (DCO) to the IPC in November 2011. The Offshore wind farm consists of up to 140 turbines […]

• North Carolina Holds Great Potential in Offshore Wind (USA)

  

  16 December 2011

  The United States has no offshore wind projects in place, but experts are taking a very close look at North Carolina.   By Suzanne Ulbrich (jdnews) [mappress] Source: jdnews, December 16, 2011

• Offshore Wind Energy Plans in Maryland Gaining Momentum (USA)

  8 December 2011

  As the Maryland General Assembly prepares for its 2012 session, environmental groups are encouraging elected officials to support… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, December 08, 2011

• BOURBON Installs Semi-submersible Wind Turbine Offshore Portugal

  

  2 December 2011

  Capitalizing on its experience and leadership in offshore oil and gas marine services, BOURBON continues to extend its range of services and strengthen its positions in the offshore wind industry. BOURBON has just installed an innovative offshore wind structure in the Atlantic. In perfect conditions off the coast of Portugal at Aguçadoura, BOURBON has installed […]

• The Netherlands: SSB Wind Systems Exhibits at EWEA Offshore 2011

  

  1 December 2011

  SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG, a leading supplier of electric pitch systems for wind turbines (WTGs), will be presenting itself at the EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam. The company offers decades of expertise in offshore wind energy and will be showcasing its control and pitch solutions for offshore turbines. Offshore wind energy projects […]

• Vestas to Produce Nacelles for their 7MW Wind Turbine at Lindø, Denmark

  

  24 November 2011

  Vestas has announced that the nacelles for prototype and pre-series versions of their new dedicated offshore turbine, the V164-7.0 MW, will be assembled at Lindø, Denmark. For these purposes, Vestas has signed a fixed period business lease agreement with Lindø Industrial Park. The agreement, which takes effect on 1 January 2012, covers the lease of […]

• Tentec Launches New Wind Turbine Bolt Tensioners (UK)

  

  16 November 2011

  Technology

  Tentec has launched a new electric-driven, high-pressure hydraulic pump for use with its renowned Aero range of bolt tensioning equipment. The WTP3, a self-contained unit with the ability to generate pressures up to 1600 bar, features an innovative handheld controller that enables engineers to operate the pump remotely. It has been specifically designed for global […]

• SES to Build Two Wind Turbine Testing Facilities (UK)

  

  11 November 2011

  BUILDING services contractors SES has secured two multi-million pound contract wins for its North East office.   By Iain Laing (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, November 11, 2011; Image: narec

• US Wind Market to Peak in 2012, Says Vestas CEO

  

  9 November 2011

  The U.S. wind turbine market is likely to peak in 2012 and decline significantly in 2013 due to the expiry of tax credits, the head…  (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 09, 2011

• Conference in Estonia Focuses on Wind Power Around Baltic Sea

  3 November 2011

  Initially planned as a modest information exchange seminar, the Wind Power Conference held in Estonia in the end of October turned into an international wind energy conference. More than 150 people visited the event during the two days dedicated to wind energy in Tallinn. In addition to local participants there were visitors also from Sweden, […]

• Cape Wind Releases Statement on Court of Appeals Overturn (USA)

  31 October 2011

    Mark Rodgers, Communications Director of Cape Wind released statement on court of appeals opinion regarding the FAA. “The FAA has reviewed Cape Wind for eight years and repeatedly determined that Cape Wind did not pose a hazard to air navigation. The essence of today’s court ruling is that the FAA needs to better explain […]

• KR Wind Sees Great Opportunities 2011 Conventions (Denmark)

  26 October 2011

    KR Wind has recently participated at China Wind Power 2011 as well as the CanWEA convention in Vancouver. China is an important up-and-coming market. The growth in Asia is mainly driven by India and China where there has been continuing impressive growth in the wind sector, not only in terms of manufacturers and sub […]

• BPU Hashing out Rules for Offshore Wind Subsidies (USA)

  20 October 2011

  Authorities

  As federal officials work to clear a permitting path for offshore wind farms, experts at the Board of Public Utilities are hashing out rules… By Eliot Caroom (nj) [mappress] Source: nj, October 20, 2011

• The Netherlands: PhD Student Wins Floating Wind Turbine Challenge

  18 October 2011

  R&D, Technology

  Ciaran Kennedy, a PhD student in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway, was recently presented with two prizes at the 30th… (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, October 18, 2011

• NC Could be First to Bring Offshore Wind Power to US

  7 October 2011

    Advocates of off-shore wind say North Carolina’s steady off shore winds are an ideal transformative source of energy. The green topic gathered a standing crowd during the Cape Fear Sierra Club and Oceana’s community forum on Wednesday night at UNCW. Panelists included representatives from Apex Wind Energy and the North Carolina Off-Shore Coalition. All […]

• Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Nears Completion (UK)

  27 September 2011

  Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, being constructed between 10 and 13 miles north of Sheringham, is due to be completed… By Adam Lazzari (edp24) [mappress] Source: edp24, September 27, 2011

• Canada Expects 2011 to be Record Year in Wind-Capacity Installations

  27 September 2011

  Canada will likely install a record amount of wind-power capacity this year, led by Ontario where developers have benefited from… By Jeremy van Loon (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 27, 2011

• Chinese Offshore Wind Delegation Explores East Anglia (UK)

  15 September 2011

  A high level delegation from the Chinese offshore wind industry sailed into Harwich for a masterclass on what has become known globally…   (businessweekly) [mappress] Source: businessweekly, September 15, 2011