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  • Germany: HUSUM Wind Presents New Concept of Traditional Trade Fair

    16 August 2013

    HUSUM Wind remains the unconventional meeting place for the wind industry that it has been since it was established in 1989 on the German North Sea coast – literally in the middle of what is a regional wind farm. And nothing has changed, even after it was announced in April 2013 that Messe Husum & […]

  • New York Opens 2 GW Offshore Wind Solicitation

    28 July 2022
    Authorities

    New York State has opened its third offshore wind solicitation, seeking to procure at least 2,000 MW of offshore wind energy. The procurement, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will be open for proposals from developers until 22 December, with solicitation award announcements expected in early 2023. The state’s third […]

  • USA: Council of Narragansett Against Deepwater Wind’s Transmission Line

    12 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Last Monday, the Town Council of Narragansett voted against the Deepwater Wind’s transmission line across Block Island Sound. Council President Glenna Hagopian thinks they need more specification about this matter to make a decision. “I want to see what you are bringing to the table before we move forward,” Hagopian said to South County Independent. […]

  • Turbine foundations installed at Greater Gabbard (UK)

    31 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Greater Gabbard, one of the largest offshore wind farms under construction in the world, has moved a step closer to generating 500MW of renewable electricity. The installation of all the 140 turbine foundations is now complete and thirty wind turbines are now in place. Located approximately 25km off the Suffolk Coast, the wind farm development […]

  • Rhode Island to Open Solicitation for Up to 1 GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity

    7 July 2022
    Authorities

    Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed a bill that seeks to procure between 600 MW and 1 GW of newly developed offshore wind capacity. “Adding offshore wind clean energy capacity is essential for meeting our new 100 percent renewable energy by 2033 goal and our Act on Climate emissions reductions target. It will not […]

  • Turbines to Harness Tidal Energy in Admiralty Inlet (USA)

    28 July 2011
    Environment

    Below the surface of America’s coastal waters could be the energy needed to power your clothes drier and other appliances. Some say the tides have the potential to power about five percent of U.S. households by producing nearly 9 GW of renewable energy. A pilot project to test this potential is in the works in […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Greater Gabbard OWF Opening and Offshore Wind Benefits

    7 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    RenewableUK has welcomed comments made by the Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon about UK job creation in the offshore wind industry, at the official opening of Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, off the coast of Suffolk. At the opening ceremony, Mr Fallon said: “The UK leads the world in offshore wind power generation with […]

  • Mooring Systems Presents New Mobile Spooler (UK)

    4 November 2011
    Technology

    Mooring Systems Ltd has launched what is believed to be the most adaptable offshore, mobile spooler of its kind in the UK, that will offer significant advantages for clients operating in the oil and gas and the renewables markets. The spooler, which was designed and built by Caley Ocean Systems at East Kilbride, has been […]

  • Floating Wind Could Create 52,000 Jobs in Norway, Study Finds

    30 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Floating wind alone could create over 52,000 jobs in Norway by 2050, which is around 25 per cent of the total employment in the oil industry in 2019, according to a report from Menon Economics. The report also finds that Norwegian players could take between 5 and 14 per cent of the global floating wind […]

  • SSE Apprentices Get Practical at Greater Gabbard

    8 December 2014
    Training & Education

    Four young apprentices have begun the practical element of their training at SSE’s Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast. Following a highly competitive selection process which included challenging written assessments and practical aptitude tests, Kyle Pickering (21) and Matthew Grant (17), both from Lowestoft, Connor Delayney (19) from Great Yarmouth and James […]

  • UK: RWE Announces Local Consultation on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

    6 February 2013
    Grid Connection

    The creation of hundreds of jobs and production of huge amounts of home grown renewable energy is one step closer today as RWE npower renewables makes a series of announcements about the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The company, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, is announcing a consultation on the wind farm’s […]

  • Norstec Academy Takes On Three Journalism Students

    16 June 2014
    Training & Education

    The Norstec Academy will engage journalism students from the University of Lincoln and City University, London in a two week-long student tours of the offshore renewables industry. The tour “prize” is the outcome of a student competition launched in May this year and is focused on showcasing the wealth of opportunities offered by offshore renewables. […]

  • Wales Wants to Stop Fracking and Use Its Offshore Renewable Resources

    4 December 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    Wales must have the same powers to ban the controversial practice of fracking for onshore gas as is being proposed for Scotland. That’s the view of Plaid Cymru’s (Party of Wales) energy spokesperson Llyr Gruffydd, who said: “Under the proposals to devolve more powers to Scotland, the Scots will have powers over onshore gas licences. […]

  • Eneco to Hold Public Exhibitions for Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 February 2012

    Eneco, a company behind the 76 sq-mile (200-sq-km) project, will be holding public exhibitions during the following 18 months to give an opportunity to Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight communities to see the project plans. The prospect of the wind farm is to generate power for between 615,000 to 820,000 homes a year. […]

  • Watson, Farley & Williams Advises Dong on Irish Sea Projects

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised Dong Energy on its successful tender in the Isle of Man Offshore Wind Generation Leasing Round. Dong has been selected exclusively as the Isle of Man Government’s preferred partner in respect of the development of a 700MW offshore wind farm, which could power around 400,000 homes. This success […]

  • USA: SGA Backs O’Malley’s Legislation

    1 February 2013

    The University of Maryland Student Government Association (SGA) members are giving their support for Governor O’Malley’s wind energy bill, and they hope it will make it out of the General Assembly, writes The Diamondback Online. If the bill passes, Maryland would see a 200MW wind farm off its Eastern Shore. James Jalandoni, Student Government Association […]

  • Dutch, Japanese Team Up for Offshore Wind

    29 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    On Thursday, June 25, Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) have signed an agreement stipulating how the two parties will act together to develop offshore wind energy in the Netherlands, Japan and possibly beyond. Arjen Schutten, director of HHWE, said: “Japan’s offshore wind market will grow explosively in the […]

  • Van Oord Picks Port of Tyne as Sofia Foundations Base

    23 March 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected the Tyne Clean Energy Park at the Port of Tyne as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm. The site will be occupied from the third quarter of 2023, with the base operational from the first quarter of 2024, as the business […]

  • Aeolus Ready to Go Back to Work at Saint-Brieuc OWF

    12 July 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up vessel Aeolus is set to return to the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site in France, after halting the construction work last month due to a leak of hydraulic fluid in the drilling equipment. The vessel’s return to the project site in France was announced by Ailes Marines, the developer of the 496 […]

  • VIDEO: Greater Gabbard ‒ World’s 2nd Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    12 August 2013

    The recently inaugurated Greater Gabbard is the second largest offshore wind farm in the world. It was officially opened on August 7 by Energy Minister Michael Fallon MP.  Located 23 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk, the wind farm is a 50-50 joint venture between SSE and RWE Innogy. The project is worth £1.6bn and […]

  • BOEM Identifies Four New Wind Areas in Gulf of Mexico, Plans Another Lease Sale

    30 October 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised four new wind energy areas (WEAS) in the Gulf of Mexico that could support offshore wind projects with the potential to produce enough renewable energy to power more than three million homes. The four WEAs include Option J, 495,567 acres located approximately 47.2 miles off […]

  • Quarry to Benefit from Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    7 August 2014

    The Lizard could see 40 new jobs opened due to renewable energy development in Swansea Bay. Shire Oak Energy Limited plans to reopen Dean Quarry near St Keverne where it said it would extract at least 1.5 million tons of material in the first year, according to West Briton news site. The rock will be […]

  • First RWE’ Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Launched (Germany)

    17 March 2011
    Technology

    At the beginning of March, the first of two offshore installation vessels owned by RWE was officially launched after only seven months of construction. The works are thus already a month ahead of the original time schedule. The final large-scale components, the main crane and the jack-up legs, will be installed over the next few […]

  • 2016: When Great Things Happened

    30 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    We are leaving what has arguably been the best year for offshore wind so far with a hope that the one ahead of us will be at least as eventful and successful as 2016 was, if not better. The Eurocents This year, we saw several tenders resulting in remarkably low prices. First, there was Borssele […]

  • UK: Centrica’s Wind Farm Won’t Affect Steam Packet

    15 April 2012

    The traits of the past seemed to be in conflict with the technological development of the future, as the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, the oldest continually operating passenger shipping company in the world objects to the Centrica’s plans for a wind farm in the Irish Sea, outside Manx waters, Iomtoday reports. Namely, the […]

  • SSE Needs Feedback on Orkney’s Electricity Network Reinforcement

    21 February 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    SSE is seeking views from a wide range of stakeholders on the electricity network on Orkney and options for reinforcement. Stuart Hogarth, Director of Distribution said: “The network on Orkney leads the world on its innovative approach to connecting small scale renewables, allowing the harvesting of the significant natural resources that are abundant on the […]