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  • Ørsted Clears German Offshore Wind Farms for Takeoff

    1 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 are expected to be commissioned in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Jörg Kubitza, Managing Director for Ørsted in Germany, […]

  • Ørsted and Partners to Participate in Japan’s First Offshore Wind Auction

    19 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted, Japan Wind Development Co. (JWD), and Eurus Energy have formed a partnership with the aim of jointly developing offshore wind projects in the Akita Prefecture, Japan. The three companies have been developing two designated offshore wind sites under Japan’s Offshore Renewable Energy Act of 2018, both of which are located off the coast of […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Names Ulrich Spiesshofer as CEO

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board. Spiesshofer joined […]

  • USA: Massachusetts Governor Awarded “Green Governor of the Year Award”

    22 February 2013
    Authorities

    Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (D) accepted the “Green Governor of the Year Award” for his innovative environmental leadership in 2012. Patrick earned the honor by driving bipartisan environmental initiatives, public-private partnerships, and visionary legislation that raise the bar for energy efficiency; expand renewable energy infrastructure and usage; grow the clean tech industry and create […]

  • SgurrEnergy Opens Offices in Norway, Brazil

    1 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    This week, SgurrEnergy announced the opening of two new international offices, bringing its total number of global offices to nine. With headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, these recent developments see the company’s reach extend to Norway and Brazil with plans for further growth in Germany in 2013. This comes just weeks after a double win for […]

  • Policies to Spark Greater Financing for Wind Projects (Luxembourg)

    10 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    More confidence-building policy measures are needed to inspire greater amounts of financing for wind power projects, the European Investment Bank says. The EIB said attendees at a wind energy conference it organized in Hamburg, Germany, last week heard that financiers are acknowledging wind power projects as a “low-risk, sustainable” investment and are following through with […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister Welcomes UK Energy Bill

    22 May 2012
    Authorities

      Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed the publication of the draft UK Energy Bill, which outlines plans for Energy Market Reform. Mr Ewing said that the Scottish Government supported the strengthening of market support for renewable electricity as well as carbon capture and storage, but warned that any reform must reflect Scotland’s devolved powers, […]

  • UPDATED: Trump Preparing Executive Order to Stop Offshore Wind Buildout on US East Coast, US Congressman Claims

    15 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    NOTE: This article was updated on 15 January at 21:50 CET following information offshoreWIND.biz received, attributing the drafting of the executive order halting offshore wind activities on the US East Coast to Congressman Jefferson Van Drew instead of the US President-elect Donald Trump himself. The article was further amended to state that lease, rather than […]

  • Californian Port Gets USD 10.5 Million to Prepare for Floating Wind Activities

    11 March 2022
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a USD 10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay to enable handling large heavy cargo vessels, floating offshore wind platforms, and support the activities that will be taking place in an area designated for offshore wind development on the state’s north coast. The upgrades will […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sees Red as Supply Chain Tensions, Onshore Woes Take Their Toll

    21 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has reported a EUR 309 million loss in the preliminary results for the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2022 (October 2021 – December 2021). According to Siemens Gamesa, the company’s performance in Q1 FY 2022 was negatively impacted by supply chain-related disruptions, which are now expected to […]

  • Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Get Political Boost as EU Reaches Agreement on Revised TEN-E Rules

    16 December 2021
    Authorities

    “Now is the time to invest in the energy infrastructure of the future. The revised TEN-E rules will allow clean technologies to be plugged in to our energy system – including offshore wind and hydrogen. We need to update and upgrade now to achieve the Green Deal’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050”, Executive Vice-President […]

  • Frankfurt Airport Operator Buys Offshore Wind Power

    10 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Fraport AG, the publicly listed operator of Frankfurt Airport, and EnBW have concluded a long-term corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for the supply of electricity generated by the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The long-term contract guarantees Fraport 85 MW from this subsidy-free offshore wind farm. The CPPA […]

  • Offshore Wind in Spotlight at 13th EEEGR Awards

    16 September 2016

    East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) held its 13th annual awards on 14 September, recognising achievements and developments that have highlighted the energy sector over the last 12 months. The ‘Made in Lowestoft’ Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Substation designed and manufactured by Sembmarine SLP in its Hamilton Road yard won the EEEGR Best Energy […]

  • Beothuk Proposes 1GW Wind Farm off Nova Scotia

    22 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canada’s Beothuk Energy has revealed plans to build a 1 gigawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of Nova Scotia. The project is estimated to cost CAD 4 billion (USD 2.87bn). Beothuk is proposing to manufacture and install the wind farm in shallow waters off Canada’s southwest coast. The power generated by the wind farm will be exported to New England via a […]

  • U.S. Navy Backs Washington University’s Wave, Tidal Energy R&D with USD 8 Mln

    27 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering […]

  • Investing in Renewables to Save UK Consumers Up to GBP 100 Billion

    24 May 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    In a report on the Electricity Market Reform published yesterday, the Committee on Climate Change presents new analysis showing that there are significant economic benefits from investing in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies through the 2020s rather than investing in gas-fired generation. The report finds that investment in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies could save […]

  • China Has Excellent Chances for 80 Pct Renewables by 2050

    20 February 2014
    R&D

    By embracing conservation measures and renewable energy, China can transition to an 80 percent renewable electric power system by 2050 at far less cost than continuing to rely on coal, according to a new report from WWF-US. As a result, China’s carbon emissions from power generation could be 90 percent less than currently projected levels […]

  • FlanSea (Flanders Electricity from the Sea) Starts ‘Blue Energy’ Research Project (Belgia)

    1 December 2010

    This morning, on the premises of the ‘AG Haven Oostende’ on Esplanadestraat in Ostend, a cooperative agreement is being signed by the University of Ghent and six Flemish enterprises, signalling the start of the FlanSea project – a so-called “blue energy” project that, in the future, is meant to ensure the sustainable and reliable production […]

  • REpower Systems AG Announces Results for First Nine Months of 2010/11 (April 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010) (Germany)

    4 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    • Total performance EUR 804.0 million • EBIT EUR 44.4 million • Order backlog rises to EUR 2.9 billion In the first nine months of the fiscal year 2010/11, REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) achieved a total performance of EUR 804.0 million, compared with a total performance of EUR 936.3 million for the same […]

  • Hi-Tech Survey Completed on Dock Site Earmarked for Proposed Wind Turbine Factory (UK)

    18 May 2011

      A detailed site survey has taken place on a Hull dock as part of preparations for a proposed Siemens wind turbine manufacturing plant. Specialists from civil and structural engineering company Alan Wood & Partners carried out the topographic survey for the Green Port Hull scheme. Energy giant Siemens has chosen the project, at Associated […]

  • RWE, Saitec Expand Environmental Monitoring Efforts at DemoSATH Floating Wind Site

    29 July 2024
    Environment, Floating Wind, R&D, Technology

    RWE and Saitec Offshore Technologies have teamed up to commission enhanced environmental monitoring studies at the DemoSATH floating offshore wind project off the Basque coast of Spain. The two companies have launched the DemoSATH Lab initiative to carry out further environmental monitoring studies around the demonstrator. The research will study the platform’s interactions with the […]

  • WindEurope Expects Over 10 GW of Floating Wind in Operation by 2030

    3 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Based on current targets and tendering activities for floating wind in several European countries, WindEurope expects the continent to have more than 10 GW of installed floating wind capacity by 2030. “Floating wind energy is about to take off big time in Europe. Over 100 MW is already in operation. Governments see it’s working well […]

  • Ørsted Teaming Up with Polish Coal Power Producer to Bid in Offshore Wind Auctions

    15 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted and ZE PAK (Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin), Poland’s second largest producer of energy from coal-fired plants with a strategy for phase-out until 2030, have signed a letter of intent to jointly participate in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in Poland and the country’s Contract for Difference (CfD) tenders in 2025 and 2027. The companies plan […]

  • Weaker Winds Affect EnBW’s Numbers

    10 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG reported a drop in first-quarter earnings in 2021 compared to the previous year, attributed partly to poorer wind conditions than in Q1 2020. EnBW generated revenue of some EUR 6.83 billion (previous year EUR 5.58 billion), and an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 814.1 million, a decrease […]

  • University of New Orleans Launches Louisiana Wind Energy Hub

    9 August 2022
    Industry, Training & Education

    The University of New Orleans (UNO), in partnership with the UNO Research & Technology Foundation, has announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub, which will host an ecosystem for innovation, entrepreneurship, and education in offshore wind energy.  The hub, to be located at the University’s research and technology park, will hold seminars, roundtables […]

  • Data and Digital Technologies Underused in Offshore Wind – Survey

    28 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A survey commissioned by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has revealed that more needs to be done when it comes to adopting and sharing new data and digital technologies. 94% of the participants in the Digital Innovation Priorities Survey said there is a gap between the way in which the offshore wind industry currently operates, and […]