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  • Natural Power to Manage EIA on Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme

    30 November 2010

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) co-ordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf. The Demonstrator will be located offshore from Narec’s Blyth headquarters, and will enable turbine […]

  • Offshore wind development is vital for UK to meet its EU 2020 targets

    6 July 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The development of offshore wind and linked infrastructure is vital to the UK meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets, the country’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy report handed to the European Commission late Monday. Up to 33 GW of offshore renewable generation may be developed and […]

  • Global Wind Energy Industry to Meet at HANNOVER MESSE 2013 (Germany)

    27 February 2013

    The global wind energy industry will meet once again at the Wind Trade Fair the HANNOVER MESSE 2013 (from April 8 to April 12). All major manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, operators, service providers and measurement services, energy businesses, research institutions and developers from the wind industry will be present. They will show the latest concepts […]

  • Germany: EnBW Revenues Up by 4.4 Pct to 14.4 Billion

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2012, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG increased its revenue by 4.4% to € 14.4 billion. A sharp fall in revenue in the electricity generation and trading segment (down 26.7%) was offset by equally sharp revenue growth in the electricity grid and sales segment (up 15.8%), gas […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Opens New Office in Singapore

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Building upon its strong track record in South East Asia, GL Garrad Hassan has opened a new office in Singapore. Senior Investment and Strategy Advisor Ragna Schmidt-Haupt has been appointed to drive renewable energy services in the country, with a strategic focus on solar investment. Singapore has been targeted as an area for further expansion […]

  • Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Project Enters Permitting Process

    7 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of US Wind’s offshore wind project in Maryland, the first proposed wind energy project offshore the state’s coast and the tenth offshore wind review of this kind initiated under the Biden-Harris administration. The company is proposing to install up to 121 turbines […]

  • Wind First! Bibby WaveMaster 1 Hired for Galloper OWF

    20 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Marine Services, main offshore marine services contractor for the Galloper project, has chartered the new Bibby WaveMaster 1 service operations vessel (SOV) to support the commissioning works on the wind farm.

  • MAKE: Political Turmoil Dents Global Wind Growth Outlook

    16 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A host of political events have had a negative impact on global wind power growth expectations through 2025, MAKE said in its Q4/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update. Anticipated cuts to wind power targets in China under the country’s upcoming Thirteenth Five-Year Plan headline the most impactful of recent decisions that reduce capacity over […]

  • DNV GL and Partners Tackle Outdated Turbulence Models

    10 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    DNV GL has, together with global partners, launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP)  aimed at creating a better understanding of turbulence modelling to reduce uncertainty in the design of wind farms.  The JIP “Validation of Turbulence Models” will focus on developing a new Best Practice for the validation of turbulence models. By jointly developing guidelines in […]

  • Germany: ContiTech Presents Scour-Protection System

    7 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    The new offshore rubber mats from ContiTech fit the contours of the seabed perfectly, and their elasticity allows them to absorb the energy of waves and vortices to prevent sand from being washed away around the foot of the turbine. These firm foundations for the piles that support them are absolutely vital. Electric power from […]

  • ECN Carries Out Wind Studies for Two Borssele Bidders

    19 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Two unnamed offshore wind developers bidding for the 700MW Borssele I and II projects asked the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) to assess their designs in advance to further solidify their business cases and instill confidence in investors. Ten project developers are in the running for a permit to develop the two 350MW wind farms off the coast of Zeeland, […]

  • Wind Power Poland 2016 Kicks Off

    8 March 2016

    The Wind Power Poland 2016 event, organised by the Polish Wind Energy Association and supported by EWEA, opened its door today.  GE and Vestas are headlining as the two event ambassadors. Poland has installed a total of 1.3GW in new capacity as developers pushed forward on projects. To date, the wind industry in Poland supports […]

  • IRENA: Limit Global Temperature Rise with Renewables

    23 November 2015

    Emission reductions from renewables, coupled with energy efficiency improvements, must be at the heart of any effort to limit global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). REthinking Energy 2015 – Renewable Energy and Climate, finds that achieving a 36 per cent share of renewable […]

  • Germany Contemplates Electricity Market

    10 July 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy last week published the White Paper “An electricity market for the energy transition”. The Ministry advocates a further development of the electricity market to become an electricity market 2.0, and argues against the introduction of a capacity market. In the electricity market 2.0, the necessary capacities can […]

  • JDH Gets Wind Beneath Its Wings

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    John D Hotchkiss Ltd (JDH), an engineering company based in Kent, has succeeded in the subsea cable market after GROW:OffshoreWind gave the company a push to develop its business in the energy sector. JDH, which employs 22 people at its base in Kent, provides a complete engineering service through a combination of workshop-based heavy engineering, […]

  • E.ON Goes with 116 Turbines for Rampion

    24 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has announced the final design for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project, after receiving consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in July this year. Situated 13km off the Sussex coast at its nearest point, the 72km2 final wind farm would feature 116 turbines, each measuring around 140m high to […]

  • Chinese Tidal Energy Industry Advancing

    7 November 2014

    Under the serious pressure of energy shortages and environmental pollution, China has formulated various strategy measures to accelerate the development of renewable energy technologies. Among them the medium and long-term China’s target, increasing the portion of renewable energy in the final primary energy consumption to 15 per cent by 2020, was set in Medium and […]

  • Germany: Fraunhofer IWES Scientists to Develop New Method to Set Operating Reserve

    24 June 2013
    R&D

      In cooperation with the transmission system operator TenneT TSO GmbH, scientists from the Fraunhofer IWES intend to develop a new method to set the operating reserve on a daily basis. The advantage of this new method is the possibility to include forecasts, e.g. for the power input for wind energy and photovoltaics. With this, […]

  • 1 GW Offshore Wind Project in Australia Planned to Power Aluminium Smelter

    7 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Australian renewable energy company Alinta Energy has revealed plans for a 1,000 MW wind farm offshore Portland in southwestern Victoria, which would supply electricity to the Portland Aluminium Smelter and the east coast grid. The project, named Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm and valued at AUD 4 billion (approx. EUR 2.5 billion), would connect to the […]

  • US Approves First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project

    11 May 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo have announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. The Record of Decision (ROD) grants Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines […]

  • Consortium with Nass&Wind Wins Tender for Three French Wind Farms

    19 April 2012
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the official announcement by the French government of the results of Round 1 of the tender concerning the building of wind farms off the coasts of France, Nass&Wind Offshore is proud to report that the consortium comprising EDF Energies Nouvelles, DONG Energy, Alstom, WPD Offshore and Nass&Wind Offshore has successfully won three out of the […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • UK: Household Energy Bills Lower because of Green Policies, DECC’s Report Says

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    New analysis published today highlights the extent to which the government’s energy and climate change policies are tempering the impact on household energy bills of global gas prices and network costs. Although global gas prices and network costs have driven household energy bills up in recent years, and are predicted to continue to do so, […]

  • ‘Build Back Better Act’ Reaches US Senate Floor. Bill Would Mobilise Federal Funds to Back Offshore Wind Development

    3 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Build Back Better Act, a comprehensive legislative package proposed in the US that also includes funding for governmental bodies to speed up offshore wind permitting and buildout, was introduced in the US Senate on 2 August. The package, which was first proposed to cost USD 3.5 trillion and later got cut to USD 1.7 […]

  • First Monopile Stands at Largest US Offshore Wind Farm

    23 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group’s heavy lift vessel, Orion, has installed the first monopile foundation for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the US. The first six monopiles were loaded onto DEME Group’s Orion this month, and the vessel headed to the offshore construction site approximately 43 […]

  • Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind Offshore Project Gets Federal Approval

    22 November 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind, the sixth commercial-scale offshore wind farm to receive federal approval. Empire Wind US LLC, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, plans to develop two offshore wind farms known as Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2. Located approximately 12 nautical miles […]