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  • Block Island Wind Farm Takes Another Step Forward

    4 April 2014
    Authorities

    The wind energy project offshore Block Island has received another thumbs up by a subcommittee of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), reports the Providence Journal. Yesterday, the CRMC unanimously voted in favor of the Deepwater Wind’s 30MW Block Island wind farm at a meeting held at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett […]

  • Iberdrola to Continue Investing in Wind Energy Projects

    31 March 2014

    Ignacio Galán, the Chairman of Iberdrola and ScottishPower, has called for a pan-European energy regulator to be established to create an environment that can attract the major investment needed to deliver energy supply security and cut carbon emissions. Speaking at Iberdrola’s annual general meeting in Bilbao, Galán also confirmed investments in wind power through its […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • Forewind Submits Application for 2.4 GW Dogger Bank Teesside A&B

    28 March 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Forewind submitted its development consent order application for the 2.4 GW Dogger Bank Teesside A&B offshore wind energy proposal to the Planning Inspectorate today. The single application for the development of two offshore wind farms, each with an installed capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts (GW), was submitted after almost four years of offshore and […]

  • RTE Invites Tenders for Cable Laying Safety Consultancy Services

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    French Electricity Transmission Network (RTE) is inviting tenders for safety consultancy services. Namely, RTE is seeking a contractor to coordinate health and safety protection during the cable laying in waters off French coast. Covered by this tender are four offshore wind projects awarded during the first offshore wind round in France’s Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) […]

  • Workshop on Design Tools for Offshore Wind Farms to Be Held in Amsterdam

    15 July 2014
    R&D

    ClusterDesign and DTOC project partners will organize a workshop where the design tools for future offshore wind farms will be revealed. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 in Amsterdam. The project partners have been working together to make designs more efficient and less damage-prone and will present their latest results. The workshop […]

  • RWE Seeking Gwynt y Môr Fund Manager

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bids are being formally invited to help manage a multi-million pound pioneering wind industry community fund, on behalf of the coastal communities of North Wales. RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, has launched a major tender process to identify a suitable organisation to administer its £19million Community Fund. The 160 turbine wind farm, being constructed […]

  • CWind Presented Second Health & Safety ROSPA Gold Award

    9 July 2014
    Training & Education

    CWind Ltd is once again among the winners at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014.   The Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL London, on June 17, 2014. Through the scheme, which is open to businesses […]

  • Dogger Bank Creyke Beck’s Examination Period Coming to an End

    9 July 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate now has just over a month left of its examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application with one final set of hearings remaining. This final set of hearings will be held at the KC Stadium in Hull, on July 16 and 17. Should all matters be dealt with on day one, […]

  • David Cameron: Green Port Hull Investment Strengthens UK’s Economy

    25 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Prime Minister is welcoming the decision by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) today to invest £310 million in wind turbine production and installation facilities in Yorkshire. Providing a huge boost to the UK’s offshore wind industry and the local area, this investment will create up to 1,000 jobs directly, with additional jobs during […]

  • ABP: Humber Plays Critical Role in Servicing UK Energy’s Needs

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Associated British Ports (ABP) commented on today’s announcement by Siemens. Siemens is investing £160 million across the two locations and its port partner ABP is investing a further £150 million in the Green Port Hull development. The companies will be submitting planning applications to Hull City Council and East Riding Council over the next few […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power to Discuss Wave Farm at Farr Point with Local Residents

    20 March 2014
    R&D

    Pelamis Wave Power is holding a series of public consultation events next week for local residents and stakeholders to hear about plans for a proposed wave farm at Farr Point, off the north coast of Sutherland. The Farr Point project represents the next development phase for Pelamis after testing machines at the European Marine Energy […]

  • EMEC, ORE to Host Workshop on Marine Renewables Standards Update

    4 March 2014
    R&D

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will host a workshop on 25th March 2014 to review the existing suite of marine renewable energy standards (wave & tide) and identify areas where new standards require to be developed. A full workshop programme with input from acknowledged experts […]

  • Welsh Marine Energy Project Gets GBP 1 Mln from EU

    12 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    An EU scheme pioneering collaborative research projects in marine science between business and universities has been given a £1m EU boost, Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced.  Bangor University’s £23.6m SEACAMS project, delivered in partnership with Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities, is helping to develop the coastal marine economy in Wales. It has already worked […]

  • Offshore Wind to Meet 10 Pct of UK Electricity Demand by 2020

    11 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Crown Estate has published two reports at this year’s Global Offshore Wind conference, painting a picture of an industry maturing and on course to double its capacity by 2020 to 10 GW or more – around 10 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand. ‘Offshore wind operational report 2014‘ highlights the sectors continuing growth […]

  • Glasgow Hosts Global Offshore Wind 2014

    11 June 2014

    Around 3,000 delegates from around the world descended on Glasgow today to discuss the growing offshore wind sector, generating £2.4 million for the city in the process. Fergus Ewing MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, and Michael Fallon MP, Business and Energy Minister, will be among those to address offshore energy experts from as […]

  • EMEC, Ocean Energy Europe Join Forces to Bring Energy Day to Orkney

    4 June 2014

    On 3 June 2014 the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) hosted the first EU Energy Day dedicated to ocean energy in partnership with Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewables in Europe.  At the Orkney Ocean Energy Day, as part of the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week calendar of events, representatives from the European […]

  • All Turbines Up at Trianel Windpark Borkum’s First Phase

    3 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    All 40 wind turbines of the first phase of Trianel Windpark Borkum (formerly known as  Borkum West II) offshore wind farm are now installed. MPI Adventure jack-up vessel has been working for eleven months to install forty Areva M5000-116 wind turbines, with a total capacity of 200 MW. “Now, the only thing missing is the […]

  • Tekmar Scores Cape Wind Cable Protection Contract

    3 June 2014
    Grid Connection

    Tekmar Energy has marked a major business milestone after winning a contract on the first US offshore wind farm, Cape Wind. The contract award underlines the cable protection specialist’s industry-leading track record for delivering custom cable protection solutions to the offshore industry. At Cape Wind, Tekmar will design, manufacture and supply over 200 of its […]

  • Public Information Days to Be Held for East Anglia Three OWF

    28 May 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    East Anglia THREE Limited, a subsidiary of East Anglia Offshore Wind and a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, has announced dates of Public Information Days being held as part of the formal consultation process for the proposed East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm. The development of up to 1,200 megawatts (MW) is the […]

  • KIC InnoEnergy Issues Report on Future Offshore Wind Power Costs

    27 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    As an innovation promoter, KIC InnoEnergy is interested in evaluating the impact of visible innovations on the cost of energy from various renewable energy technologies. For this purpose, KIC InnoEnergy is developing credible future technology cost models for four technologies using a consistent and robust methodology. KIC InnoEnergy has released the first in a series of […]

  • GMS Provides High-Tech Maintenance and Safe Guano Removal for OWFs

    14 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Green Marine Solutions (GMS) has issued a high-tech maintenance and safe guano removal in a single efficient package. Long-term and, in some cases, permanent solutions are available. As part of an integrated efficiency-improvement package designed to take the strain out of operational maintenance, GMS working teams can remove both guano from wind turbine working areas […]

  • CRMC OKs Block Island Offshore Wind Farm

    14 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Deepwater Wind has received another permit for its project off the coast of Block Island. Namely, the Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) voted unanimously to approve the Block Island offshore wind energy project last night, according to the Providence Journal. The $300-million project comprises of five Alstom 6MW turbines, capable of producing enough […]

  • Alstom to Pioneer U.S. Offshore Wind with Dominion Virginia Power

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alstom is part of a team to receive a $47M grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for phase II of the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) led by Dominion Virginia Power. This next phase includes the completion of Front End Engineering Design (FEED), installation and testing of two Alstom Haliade 150-6MW (megawatt) offshore wind turbines […]

  • Green Marine Solutions Teams Up with Sunderland Software Centre

    7 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    When Green Marine Solutions (GMS) saw the market need to develop ROAM, it came to Sunderland, a community with a strong maritime history and an equally impressive reputation for IT excellence at the Sunderland Software Centre.  Backed by Government innovation funding, the high-specification Centre is supported by Sunderland City Council, which recognizes GMS’ unique position […]

  • Bureau Veritas’ Type Certification of Wind Turbines to Comprise GL Guidelines

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bureau Veritas has announced it has successfully extended its current COFRAC accreditation to undertake Type Certification of wind turbines and components to include the GL Guidelines. This development extends Bureau Veritas capability to offer certification services to clients in the wake recent certification consolidation in the sector. Bureau Veritas is already accredited to the IEC […]