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  • Norway: Birds Could Avoid Wind Turbines Painted Black and White

    19 September 2013
    Environment, R&D

    Biologist and senior environmental advisor at Statkraft, Bjørn Iuell, believes the contrast between black and white might prevent birds from flying into wind turbines. New knowledge from the Smøla wind farm will set the standard for environmentally friendly wind energy in the future. In a new experiment at the Smøla wind farm, a total of […]

  • UK: Andrew Garrad Speaks at SUPERGEN Wind General Assembly

    3 June 2013

    Andrew Garrad, non executive chairman of GL Garrad Hassan, had a positive message for the future of renewable energy at his keynote address at the SUPERGEN Wind Annual Assembly in Bristol recently. He predicted that, while there may be a few bumpy years ahead, the long-term global outlook for renewables was bright. Mr Garrad looked […]

  • Offshore Wind Noise Reduction Test for Marine Mammals off Travemünde (Germany)

    8 August 2011
    Environment

    Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug boat with work pontoon and […]

  • Dominion Energy Deploys Two EOLOS Floating LiDARs Offshore Virginia

    20 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Two EOLOS floating LiDARs have been deployed offshore Virginia, US, where Dominion Energy plans to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm, the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The CVOW offshore wind farm will be made up of a total of 176 Siemens Gamesa 15 MW turbines, capable of supplying clean power to […]

  • Star of the South Seabed Surveys Impending

    2 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Seabed surveys at Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project, are set to begin in March. According to the project developer, specialists will carry out the seabed studies from Lakes Entrance using the vessel Silver Star. The surveys include mapping the seafloor, measuring water depths and identifying any buried infrastructure such as cables. Data […]

  • Australians Schedule Community Talks Ahead of Site Investigations

    2 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The team behind Australia’s first offshore wind project, Star of the South, is holding a series of consultations with local communities in Gippsland ahead of the site investigation campaigns scheduled to start later this year. The project team will hold a number of information sessions from 12 September to 21 September. Following the community sessions, […]

  • Floating Met Mast Starts Operating Offshore Greece

    26 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Greek companies Streamlined Naval Architects LTD, ETME, ERGOMARE S.A., and Enalios Diving Center have completed the deployment of a FloatMast platform in the Aegean Sea. The first Floating MetMast was installed off the coast of the island of Makronissos, at a sea depth of 65 metres and at a distance of 250 metres from the […]

  • Germany: EnBW Raises EUR 250 Million

    15 March 2012

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe, successfully increased the hybrid bond issued in October 2011, which had an initial volume of € 750 million, by a further € 250 million. The bond met great investor interest and was oversubscribed several times. The terms of the increase correspond to those of the bond issued in October and […]

  • Queen’s Speech Confirms Conservatives’ Energy Plans

    27 May 2015
    Authorities

    Her Majesty The Queen today delivered the speech to the UK Parliament as part of the State Opening of Parliament 2015. The speech sets out the government’s policies and proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session. Regarding the new Energy Bill, it was revealed today that the UK government, led by David Cameron and the Conservative party, would […]

  • North Sea Wind Feeds German Grid with 5.18TWh in H1

    30 September 2016

    In the first half of 2016, German wind power generation amounted to 41.1TWh with a significantly increased share of offshore wind, according to TenneT. TenneT transmitted 5.18TWh of wind power from the North Sea in the first six months, which is 2.3 times as much as in the same period of 2015 when 2.26TWh of offshore wind […]

  • Preparation for Met Mast Installation Underway at Moray Firth

    29 September 2014
    R&D

    Drace Infraestructuras UK Ltd is undertaking seabed preparation work for the installation of a meteorological mast for the Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) offshore wind farms. This work is being undertaken in support of the development of The Crown Estate Round 3 Zone 1 offshore wind licensing on the outer Moray Firth off the East […]

  • Mitsubishi Rebounds with Hitachi after Alstom Bid Failed

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has disclosed its plans for global growth within the energy sector, which it intends to achieve through its joint venture with Hitachi. At an annual company meeting, MHI said that the expansion of its energy business was not reliant on the Alstom bid. The company lost the race for acquisition of […]

  • France Gives Itself Veto Right over GE Offer

    16 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    France has given itself more power over deciding on the fate of its nuclear giant Alstom. The French government has approved a decree allowing it to stop foreign bidders in acquiring assets in “strategic” energy, water, transport, telecom and health sectors. According to the decree, published in France’s Official Journal, the Economy Minister will have […]

  • BMO Offshore Wins Beatrice Contract

    25 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    BMO Offshore has won a new framework contract with SSE to deploy vessel monitor measurement systems on the Beatrice offshore wind farm. 

  • DNV GL Joins Canadian Offshore Wind Project

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has won a contract to provide the Canadian offshore wind developer Beothuk Energy with the constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout for the 180MW St. George’s Bay project off western Newfoundland and Labrador. Beothuk awarded the contract to DNV GL through its engineering […]

  • Semcon and DONG Ink German Offshore Wind Consultancy Agreement

    17 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Semcon has signed a framework agreement with DONG Energy which covers consultancy services for DONG’s German offshore wind power business activities. The agreement between DONG and Semcon focuses on supporting construction, commissioning and operations of offshore wind farms in Germany. “Our expertise from various industries will join together in providing an exciting approach to this assignment. We will be helping […]

  • Marine Energy Industry Drafts Policy Recommendations to DECC

    16 November 2015

    South West Marine Energy Industry informed today that it submitted a draft set of policy recommendations which are intended to  accelerate the commercialisation of wave and tidal energy to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) minister Andrea Leadsom, Regen SW informed. Johnny Gowdy said: “Over 20 South West business and university representatives made the trip up […]

  • BWE to Hold Special Offshore Wind Conference

    22 October 2015

    On November 3 and 4, the Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE) will hold a special conference on the topic “Offshore Wind Energy Operation – Strategies and Experiences from the First Operating Phase”. “We want to especially focus on ‘cost reduction measures’ and ‘offshore experience reports’. For this purpose, we invited some well-respected and competent specialists that […]

  • Ørsted to Use BareFLEET System to Track CTV Ops

    27 July 2020
    Technology, Vessels

    Ørsted will use Reygar’s BareFLEET remote monitoring and reporting platform to track and analyse the performance of its chartered fleet of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs) in Europe. The system will log vessel motion, fuel consumption, and PAX movements, providing an accurate record of events, including transit, push on, transfer, and crane lifts, according […]

  • Sweden’s Newly Approved Offshore Wind Farms Equivalent to One Large Nuclear Power Reactor

    17 May 2023
    Authorities, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    The two offshore wind farms that yesterday (16 May) received the Swedish government’s go-ahead will be able to supply up to 6.5 TWh of electricity per year, which corresponds to the electricity production from one large nuclear power reactor, according to the government. As reported earlier, Vattenfall and OX2 received approval for the construction of […]

  • Dutch Stop Offshore Wind Turbines to Protect Migratory Birds in ‘International First’

    17 May 2023
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbines at Borssele and Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farms were stopped for four hours on 13 May, to help migrating birds pass by safely. According to the Dutch Government, this is the first time such a measure has been applied and is in line with the approach of the government and participating […]

  • BP Enters Offshore Wind Market in South Korea

    15 February 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    BP and Deep Wind Offshore have formed a joint venture to develop offshore wind opportunities in South Korea. As part of their agreement, bp has acquired a 55 per cent stake in Deep Wind Offshore’s early-stage offshore wind portfolio, which includes four projects across the Korean peninsula with a potential generating capacity of up to […]

  • UK: Renewables Set to Boom in Asia, Says Report

    16 May 2012

    Renewable power is set to boom in many Asian countries, according to a new report from energy experts GlobalData. The new report states that government support for renewable generation in the Asia-Pacific is strong, due to growing energy demand, increasing concerns over global warming and the need to diversify energy sources. Australia, Japan and New […]

  • Offshore Energy to Protect Environment

    5 August 2014
    Authorities

    Experts advising the Isle of Man Government on offshore wind energy development have described how developers in the UK and overseas take measures to protect the marine environment. The Government is seeking bids from developers wishing to generate wind and tidal energy for export. A tender process is under way. The move, outlined in the […]

  • Iberdrola H1 Earning Down 13% to EUR 1.5 Bln

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola’s first half net earnings came to €1,503.1 million, down 13%, while Ebitda was in line with the same period last year at €3,744.7 million. Solid business performance, especially international businesses, again mitigated the negative impact of regulatory and fiscal measures in Spain which came to €369 million at gross margin level during the period. […]

  • Pile Driving Nearing Completion at Butendiek

    17 July 2014
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Bremen-situated planner and operator wpd takes positive stock for the construction of the offshore windfarm Butendiek. “We are about to complete pile driving, we are well within our time schedule and we have fallen short of the predefined sound levels”, said Achim Berge Olsen, managing director of Butendiek and wpd offshore. Of the 80 foundation […]