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  • Environmental Review of New York Bight Lease Areas Completed

    22 October 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised an environmental review to assess potential wind development activities across six lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey in an area known as the New York Bight. BOEM prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyse the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind […]

  • Copenhagen Energy to Fast-Track 4 GW Offshore Wind Projects in Philippines

    21 October 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Copenhagen Energy (CE)’s floating offshore wind projects in the Philippines have been awarded the Green Lane Certificate by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI). According to CE, the certification is designed to streamline the process of securing future permits and licenses, allowing the company to fast-track the development of offshore […]

  • ScotWind Leasing Applications to Include Supply Chain Development Statement

    17 January 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Offshore wind developers who want to participate in the ScotWind Leasing will have to provide a Supply Chain Development Statement laying out the anticipated level and location of supply chain impact from each phase of their proposed project, Crown Estate Scotland said. These commitments will then be formally incorporated into each ScotWind agreement and updated […]

  • Butendiek Owners Seal EUR 950 Million Refinancing Deal

    10 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The joint owners of the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm have announced a successful conclusion of the refinancing for the project valued in excess of EUR 950 million.

  • DONG’s Massachusetts OW Project First in U.S. to Receive Site Assessment Plan Approval

    19 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its first approval of an offshore wind Site Assessment Plan (SAP) to Bay State Wind, a utility-scale offshore wind project in Massachusetts located 15 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Fraunhofer IWES Puts Suction Buckets to the Test

    9 February 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The German Fraunhofer IWES is studying the installation of suction bucket foundations and their tensile behavior at the Test Center for Support Structures at the Leibniz Universität Hannover.

  • Cable Route Survey Required for VIKING Link

    21 October 2015
    R&D

    National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Energinet.dk, which are jointly developing a new HVDC power cable between Great Britain and Denmark known as VIKING Link, have invited tenders for a cable route survey extending across the North Sea between the two countries. The cable route survey will include geophysical survey, geotechnical investigations, cable-crossing investigations with ROV […]

  • RES Offshore Goes to Seawork

    29 May 2014

    RES Offshore will exhibit at Seawork 2014, on the Team Humber Marine Alliance stand (B83). RES Offshore is a provider of integrated development, engineering, construction and Administration, Operations, & Maintenance (AO&M) services for utility-scale offshore renewable energy projects. Its in-house expertise includes resource measurement and prediction, performance optimisation, environmental and consenting capabilities, front-end engineering design, equipment procurement, construction […]

  • ORE Catapult Gets Hat Trick from DNV GL

    1 May 2015

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has achieving internationally recognised standards in quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management. The technology innovation and research centre, established in 2013, was awarded the following accreditations in March 2015 following assessment by DNV-GL: ISO 9001:2008 – Requirement for a Quality Management System ISO 14001:2004 – Requirement for […]

  • Alpiq Joins Siemens Cuxhaven Factory Construction Crew

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Swiss electricity and energy services provider Alpiq has won a contract to provide building technology for Siemens’ new offshore wind turbine production facility in Cuxhaven, Germany. The Heitkamp GmbH and Ballast Nedam construction consortium has awarded Alpiq with the CHF 44 million (EUR 41 million) contract for planning and implementation of the entire building technology. The […]

  • EWEA Awards LR Consulting for Prediction of Underwater Noise

    26 March 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has recognised Lloyd’s Register (LR) Consulting’s poster “New Method for Accurate Prediction of Underwater Noise from Pile Driving” with the Best Poster Award in the joined category: Planning and Environment / Health and Safety. This LR Consulting-headed contribution was recognised above nine other posters at EWEA Offshore 2015. The work […]

  • UK: Alnmaritec Launches Ocean Wind 5

    9 March 2012

    Alnmaritec recently successfully launched a new multi purpose offshore windfarm support vessel. ‘Ocean Wind 5’ is a variant of the extremely popular Wave Commander class from Alnmaritec. She measures 16m x 7m and is fitted with twin Scania DI16 engines giving her cruising speeds of over 24. On deck she is fitted with a payload […]

  • Belgium: European Parliament Votes for Binding Renewable Energy Target for 2030

    15 March 2012

    The European Parliament voted today for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030.  “The Parliament’s vote sends a strong message to the European Council as it prepares its response to the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050”, commented Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the European Wind Energy […]

  • RWE-E.ON Renewables Deal Clears EU Hurdle

    26 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition by RWE of E.ON’s renewable and nuclear electricity generation assets. Under the agreement reached in March 2018, E.ON is to take over RWE’s 76.79% stake in innogy, whereas RWE is to obtain among other things all of E.ON’s major renewable energy activities and innogy’s renewable energy […]

  • USA: GL Garrad Hassan Names CEO for North America

    27 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Carole Barbeau has been announced as the new President and CEO of GL Garrad Hassan North America, with immediate effect. Mrs. Barbeau brings extensive experience of the renewable energy industry and will be responsible for managing the activities of the renewable energy consultancy on the North American continent, working from the Canadian office in Montreal. […]

  • ABPmer Publishes Appraisal About Effect on European Designated Sites (UK)

    22 March 2011

    An appraisal undertaken by ABPmer for Marine Scotland, that considers the effect on European designated sites of planned offshore wind developments in Scottish Waters, has recently been published. The Scottish Government has prepared a draft Plan which considers the potential of Scottish Territorial Waters to accommodate Offshore Wind Energy. ABPmer was commissioned to complete a […]

  • USA: Public Wave Energy Testing System Begins Operation Off Oregon

    22 August 2012

    One of the first public wave energy testing systems in the United States began operation this week off the Oregon coast near Newport, and will allow private industry or academic researchers to test new technology that may help advance this promising form of sustainable energy. The Ocean Sentinel is a $1.5 million device developed by […]

  • The Netherlands: BMO Software Launches Integrated Vessel Movement Monitoring System

    15 March 2013

    BMO Software, a Rotterdam-based supplier of software solutions to the offshore and wind industry, launches an integrated vessel movement monitoring system called Vessel Black Box. Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated and robust vessel movement monitoring system for Crew Transfer Vessels and is based on the design philosophy ‘simple installation, easy maintenance and always […]

  • Largest Offshore Wind Project in UK Reaches Development Milestone

    31 March 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    An application to build the up to 4.1 GW Berwick Bank, the UK’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of providing enough electricity to power more than five million homes, has commenced determination, SSE Renewables said. Located roughly 38 kilometers off the East Lothian coast of Scotland, Berwick Bank is the largest offshore wind farm planning […]

  • Italy to Award Contracts for Difference for Offshore and Floating Wind Projects, EU Greenlights EUR 35.5 Billion Renewables Subsidy Scheme

    5 June 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Italy will award Contracts for Difference (CfD) for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects through a scheme for which the Italian government just received the EU’s go-ahead. The EUR 35.5 billion scheme is comprised in a draft decree, dubbed Decree FER2, which the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) delivered to the EU […]

  • USA Allocates USD 7.25 Mln to Marine & Hydrokinetic Industry

    5 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department has announced $7.25 million for six organizations that will continue to advance water power as a viable resource for America’s clean energy portfolio. Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies convert the energy of waves, tides, rivers, and ocean currents into electricity that can be used by homes and businesses, especially in coastal […]

  • UK: National Grid Launches Consultation on Low-Carbon Energy Sources Connection

    4 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    National Grid has begun its first stage of consultation on proposals to connect new sources of low-carbon electricity generation in North Wales. A new nuclear power station at Wylfa and an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea are being proposed by Horizon Nuclear Power and Celtic Array respectively. These need connecting to the electricity […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Connection Coordination Could Save up to GBP 3.5 Billion

    5 March 2012

    Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have published a report showing how more coordination in the development of offshore links and infrastructure can be achieved. In tandem, Ofgem has launched a consultation on potential changes to the regulatory regime for offshore transmission assets to take some of this work […]

  • Licence Application for Norwegian Floating Wind Project Submitted

    16 December 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The consortium behind the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind farm has submitted the licence application for the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. The consortium consists of Source Galileo Norge, Odfjell Oceanwind, Kansai Electric Power, and ENEOS Renewable Energy. “In order to meet Enova’s deadline and to be competitive globally, we are dependent on a […]

  • Ocean Infinity to Survey Buchan Wind Site

    13 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign taking place later this year, according to FEA. “We are […]

  • RWE Sets Up Offshore Wind Division

    23 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    German energy company RWE has decided to reorganise its renewables businesses and manage the global offshore wind and onshore wind/PV businesses in separate divisions. Sven Utermöhlen will be responsible for the Offshore Wind division, and Silvia Ortín Rios will be in charge of Onshore Wind/PV. Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE AG, said: ”Sven and Silvia […]