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  • UK Publishes Strategy to Unlock Potential GBP 7 Billion

    1 August 2013

    Government and business have today published a long-term strategy that will strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry. The multi-million pound investment has the potential to unlock £7 billion in the economy by 2020. Investments by the government will include £20 million from the Regional Growth Fund to improve the UK wind industry’s […]

  • Sierra Club: Mass. Clean Energy Bill Needs Major Improvements

    26 May 2016

    Commenting on the new Massachusetts bill seeking to increase the amount of renewable energy, Massachusetts Sierra Club said more is needed from the bill to deliver benefits to the state’s residents.  “While there is some good in this bill, there are still major improvements needed to deliver benefits to Massachusetts residents: doubling the Renewable Portfolio Standard, […]

  • Using experience to execute flawless HV submarine cable repairs

    19 September 2019

    Figure 1. Submarine cable overboarding during repair operations Given the inherent risks associated with submarine power cables, it is essential for their operators to have a rock-solid contingency plan for dealing with the rare event of a cable failure. As those plans become increasingly common and repair timelines are condensed, the criticality of flawless execution […]

  • GDG Presents Innovative Pile Installation Methods in Edinburgh

    23 February 2015
    R&D

    The annual International Conference on Offshore Wind Substructures was held in Edinburgh last week, where the latest trends in foundation design and innovations in substructure technology were discussed. This two day event facilitated lively discussion among attendees from across the supply chain regarding how foundation engineering may contribute to reducing the levellised cost of energy. […]

  • The Crown Estate Awards GBP 5 Million in First Supply Chain Accelerator Round

    10 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has awarded nearly GBP 5 million in funding to 13 organisations across England, Wales, and Scotland in the first round of its Supply Chain Accelerator. According to The Crown Estate, the funding will help kick-start projects drawing down from a GBP 50 million fund established in May this year to accelerate and […]

  • Asia Pacific to Become Largest Wind Market by 2016

    4 December 2013
    R&D

    With an expected addition of 221GW of new wind capacity from 2013-2020, wind development in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remains solid. The lion’s share of capacity growth will continue to be supplied by China and India, but high growth rates will be expected from emerging markets in South-East Asia and the Pacific. Energy produced […]

  • SgurrEnergy Talks Offshore Renewables with Vince Cable

    13 March 2014
    Authorities

    SgurrEnergy met with Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, today to discuss the company’s role of innovation in the offshore renewable energy industry. The meeting is part of Dr Cable’s visit to Glasgow to open the UK Government funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, established to drive technology […]

  • USA: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Reports Strong Fundraising

    22 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) has reported continued strong fundraising for this past year. According to APNS in 2012 a revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported. Read the APNS results below: Revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported in 2012, stable with 2011 levels and up 17 percent since 2010. Of the […]

  • HIE, Scottish Enterprise Launch R&D Funding Call for Offshore Wind Innovation Projects

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise have launched a research and development funding call to support project ideas with the potential to reduce the cost of producing energy from offshore wind. R&D funding is available to support the development of the offshore wind industry in Scotland, which it’s estimated has a direct market […]

  • BZEE Receives First in Wind Industry to Gain ISO 29990 Certificate (Germany)

    4 May 2011

      The end of 2010 marked the release of the ISO 29990 standard, a quality management and service standard dedicated to the quality of learning services. Education and training centres now have a means of having their core business approved and certified according to internationally recognised standards. The new standard is designed to allow objective […]

  • Offshore Wind in Atlantic Ocean to Beat Offshore Drilling

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oceana has released a new report that finds offshore wind would produce twice the number of jobs and twice the amount of energy as offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The report, titled Offshore Energy by the Numbers, An Economic Analysis of Offshore Drilling and Wind Energy in the Atlantic, challenges recent claims by the […]

  • Fixed Met Masts Become History as Floating LiDAR Takes the Stage

    10 December 2013
    Technology

    Offshore WIND Team spoke to FLiDAR’s Bruce Douglas at EWEA Offshore 2013 held in Frankfurt. Mr. Douglas commented on the company’s latest contracts and growth within the offshore wind industry. He also explained the benefits of using a floating LiDAR over a fixed meteorological mast. Offshore WIND: First of all, I would like to congratulate […]

  • Sierra Club Condemns Governor Christie for Offshore Wind Delays (USA)

    29 January 2013
    Authorities

    Sierra Club’s New Jersey chapter condemned Governor Chris Christie for his delay in implementing a program that would provide tax credits to offshore wind energy developers and has issued the following press release: Consultant group Boston Pacific has proposed a funding mechanism plan to the Board of Public Utilities to help make offshore wind a reality […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: We Have Only Scratched the Surface (WindEurope)

    3 July 2017

    The technical and the economically attractive potential for deploying offshore wind in Europe is vast and we have only scratched the surface with the 13GW that we have today, according to WindEurope’s CEO Giles Dickson, who highlighted the key points from WindEurope’s latest report.

  • Minister Davey Opens World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 February 2012

    The £1 billion Walney wind farm, which is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50.1%), SSE (25.1%) and OPW ( 24.8%), is being officially opened by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. With 102 turbines and a total capacity of 367.2 MW, Walney can supply up to 320,000 households a year […]

  • Maersk Training Offers Opportunities in Newcastle

    19 June 2015
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has spaces available on its Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF) course starting on either Monday 22 June or Monday 29 June 2015, with further start dates later in the year, the company has announced. Stuart Cameron, Managing Director at Maersk Training said: “Tough […]

  • Germany: Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven to Be Built

    7 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Bremen’s Senate decided to ensure funding for building of the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB) in an effort to achieve energy turnaround and create jobs. The Senate made the required landmark decision for project’s financing at a meeting on December 4, according to the press release published on its official website. Mayor Jens Böhrnsen said: “The […]

  • Cuomo: Drilling Goes Against New York’s Offshore Wind Plans

    16 January 2018
    Authorities, Environment

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to exempt New York from the draft plan to expand offshore drilling off the Atlantic Coast, due to the plan conflicting with the state’s agenda to develop offshore wind.

  • Building an offshore wind industry (UK)

    30 June 2010
    Training & Education

    Exclusive from Offshore wind 2010 conference in Liverpool. David Still, managing director of CBE talked today on Offshore Wind 2010 Conference about building the industry and offshore wind supply chain. Supply chain is all about timing, we can’t relie on given time frames. He also added they are building the Britannia 10MW turbine which is […]

  • Improving subsea cable detection

    26 January 2015

    One of the major cost elements in developing an offshore wind farm is to be found in the area of cabling and grid connection. There are significant costs incurred with the production of the inter array and export cables, their installation and the related connection activities ensuring the transfer of the energy produced to the […]

  • France: IDEOL Raises EUR 7 Million for Floating Wind Turbine Foundation Solution

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    IDEOL, a company specialized in the design and installation of innovative foundations for the offshore wind industry, has secured a new funding round for the industrialisation of its floating platform solution based on the Damping Pool® patented system. The company is strengthened by the participation of two investment funds:, FCPR Demeter 3 Seed Fund managed […]

  • Fund Managers Support Edinburgh’s Bid to Host Green Investment Bank (UK)

    31 January 2012

    Edinburgh’s bid to host the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has received a significant boost following the endorsement of a group of leading international fund managers. Chief Executives from Standard Life, Baillie Gifford, Kames Capital, Artemis Investment, Martin Currie and Aberdeen Asset Management have written a joint letter to Vince Cable and officials at the Department […]

  • USA: Old Warehouse to Become Wind Turbine Test Facility

    27 February 2012

    A cavernous 70-year-old warehouse once used by the Navy is being transformed to play a key role in the nation’s energy future. Sometime this summer, workers will jockey a 150-ton rig designed to test the drive trains of offshore wind turbines into a massive hole in the floor of the testing facility on the campus […]

  • Three Scottish Universities Establish Offshore Renewables Institute

    22 May 2013
    R&D, Training & Education

    Three of Scotland’s east coast universities are combining their expertise and experience – and advantage of location – to launch a new institute aimed at becoming the recognised global authority on the delivery and implementation of offshore renewable energy. The Offshore Renewables Institute is a new partnership which brings together experts from different disciplines at […]

  • UK Should Cancel Its £1 Billion OW Investment, Says Civitas

    1 December 2014

    The coalition’s industrial strategy amounts to “little more than economic tinkering” and cannot possibly tackle the structural problems facing the UK economy, a Civitas report warns. According to the think-thank the objectives set out by Business Secretary Vince Cable are too easy to achieve and fail to address important issues that must be overcome if […]

  • Scottish Enterprise to Launch New Offshore Wind Initiative (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Authorities

    A new £900,000 offshore wind initiative will be launched today, 31 January 2012 at Scotland’s largest offshore wind conference in Aberdeen to support rapid growth in the developing offshore wind supply chain. To be announced by Scottish Enterprise chief executive, Lena Wilson, during her opening address to more than 600 delegates, the new Offshore Wind […]