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  • Natural Power’s International Director Keynote Speaker at AREG’s Trade Reception

    16 May 2014

    Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has confirmed that Natural Power’s International Director, Jeremy Sainsbury OBE will be the Keynote Speaker at their International Trade Reception, on Tuesday 20th May 2014, in Aberdeen. The event is scheduled to take place on the eve on All Energy, and is due to attract over 200 delegates from around […]

  • Good Energy Gets Involved in Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    7 May 2014

    Good Energy is to invest for the first time in a tidal energy project, the Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. The Swansea Bay project is projected to deliver renewable power to more than 155,000 homes in the Swansea area and to save the equivalent of 236,000 tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions a year. Drawing […]

  • U.S. DOI Requires Contractor for Wind Energy Inspection Procedure Assessment

    29 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through its office of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is seeking a contractor who will carry out Wind Energy Inspection Procedure Assessment. The DOI intends to competitively award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) type of contract to one of potential offerors, who must be registered in the System […]

  • RWE Wraps Up Gwynt y Môr Foundation Installation

    28 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of all 160 foundations at the world’s second largest wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, has been successfully completed. The final transition piece was installed on Wednesday 23rd April more than eight miles off the North Wales coast by RWE’s jack up installation vessel, Friedrich Ernestine. The vessel has now completed its scope of […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sylwin Alpha Jacket on Its Way to Construction Site

    28 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Sylwin Alpha jacket leaving Eemshaven on Eide Barge 33. The Sylwin Alpha jacket will be installed by Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnov. The jacket structure is a part of the Sylwin Alpha transformer platform, which will transform and transmit up to 864 MW of energy generated by the […]

  • Research: Can UV Light Help Birds to Avoid Wind Turbines?

    27 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A pilot project in Smøla will examine whether ultraviolet (UV) light can reduce the risk of birds colliding with wind turbines. Researchers are currently conducting a pilot project to test brand new solutions for reducing the negative impact on birdlife in the area. With its 68 wind turbines, Smøla wind farm is the largest wind […]

  • Isle of Man Invites Offshore Wind, Tidal Developers to Express Interest

    3 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Isle of Man Government has invited expressions of interest from parties seeking to develop offshore wind and tidal energy production in Isle of Man territorial seas.  Minister for Economic Development John Shimmin said: “The opportunities for the Isle of Man in renewable energy are significant. For example, we estimate that leasing parts of the […]

  • Typhoon Sells Remaining 5 Pct Interest in Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    30 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Typhoon Offshore B.V. (“Typhoon Offshore”) announced it has entered into agreements with Northland Power Inc. (“Northland”) regarding the sale of Typhoon Offshore’s remaining 5% interest in Gemini, the 600MW offshore wind project currently in advanced development. This will top up Northland’s majority equity stake in Gemini to 60%. Gemini is to be located 85 kilometres […]

  • VIDEO: Tractebel Engineering Presents Its Role in Offshore Wind Sector

    16 April 2013

    Tractebel Engineering is playing a broad and leading role in Offshore Wind Farm design and realisation in Europe; bringing multidisciplinary expertise and added value to its clients at every phase of development. The company is a global engineering consultancy company with more than 100 years of expertise in energy and infrastructure projects. Its services cover […]

  • President Obama Assigns USD 169.4 Million for Development of U.S. Offshore Resources

    11 April 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, announced yesterday, includes $169.4 million to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is charged with managing the Nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources in a way that promotes efficient and environmentally responsible energy development through oil and gas leasing, renewable energy development, and a commitment […]

  • USA: Maine Offshore Wind Projects to Take Step Forward This Spring

    9 April 2013
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The spring is bringing new steps forward for Maine’s offshore wind development, as two test projects progress toward their next phase. The University of Maine is leading a team that will launch a USD 1 million prototype of its planned Aqua Ventus floating turbine off Castine in May. The prototype, which is one-eighth the size […]

  • German Renewable Energy Shift Slowing Down as Large Players Reduce Investments

    5 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is losing her two greatest allies in the renewable energy shift as EON SE (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) announced to slash their combined debt and curb costs of $ 88 billion, writes Bloomberg. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Chancellor Merkel decided to shut down all nuclear reactors […]

  • Denmark: Grenaa Harbour to Celebrate Its 200 Years and 111 Turbine at Anholt OWF in 2013

    4 April 2013

    2013 is a special year for Grenaa. This year, it is 200 years since Grenaa Harbour was established, and 111 is the number of offshore wind turbines which will soon be completed at sea between the island of Anholt and Djursland in Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm yet, which has been shipped from Grenaa Havn […]

  • UK: NOF Energy Welcomes Plans for Neptune Subsea Technology Center

    29 March 2013
    R&D

    The plans for construction of a subsea technology center have been welcomed by NOF Energy’s CEO George Rafferty, informs The Northern Echo. He welcomed the decision to build the Neptune National Center in the North-East on the River Tyne in Newcastle. “The region has one of the most vibrant subsea sectors in the UK made […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Invites Interest for Hunterston Test Centre for Offshore Wind

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise and SSE are investors in a project to develop the Port of Hunterston, for the testing of the latest full scale offshore turbine technology. Scottish Enterprise is developing one of the three test berths and is seeking initial expressions of interest from manufacturers interested in leasing this from July 2015. Hunterston has a […]

  • USA: Pacific Power Set to Fund Local Renewable Energy Projects

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    On March 15, Pacific Power began accepting  applications for the Blue Sky program, which refers to community renewable energy projects that need funding. Deadline for submitting applications is June 15. The eligible projects must be locally owned and within Pacific Power’s service area. They also must have a generating capacity of less than 10 MW. […]

  • UK: Hull City Council to Discuss Wind Turbine Factory Plans

    9 May 2012
    Authorities

    A GBP 200 million wind turbine factory plans are to be discussed by Hull City Council, This is Hull and East Riding news portal writes. If the plans are approved they could create about 800 jobs and lead to 10,000 in the renewables supply chain and support services. Last year in December, Associated British Ports […]

  • UK: Forewind Holds Dogger Bank Teesside Consultation Events This Month

    9 May 2012

    Three consultation events have been arranged by the Forewind consortium to give the Teesside public a chance to see the early proposals for the latest phase of the Dogger Bank development, according to the NeBusiness. The events, scheduled for this month, will take place  near the onshore cable routes and landfall locations. Forewind arranged wider […]

  • Ireland: Research and Markets Presents GlobalData’s Report on Wind Power in China

    9 November 2012
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Wind Power in China, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” to their offering. Wind Power in China, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy […]

  • Germany: Power Transmission Issues with North Sea Wind Farms Burden Siemens

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In fiscal 2012, Siemens achieved a seven percent gain in revenue and a strong profit. Income from continuing operations was €5.2 billion and thus in line with expectations. New orders declined ten percent year-over-year. “A strong fourth quarter enabled us to fulfill our expectations for fiscal 2012 and achieve one of our best years ever,” […]

  • German Offshore Wind Supply Chain Focus of Seminar in Grimsby, UK

    6 November 2012
    Training & Education

    Shortages in key areas of the German offshore wind supply chain will be the focus of a high profile seminar in Grimsby later this month. The German offshore wind market is set to grow from a current 200MW to 25,000MW in 2030, with forecasts of installed offshore output of between 7,000MW and 12,000MW by 2020. […]

  • Dutch Government Plans EUR 400 Million Renewable Energy Fund

    31 October 2012

    The Dutch government has set goals to attain 16% of energy from renewables by 2020, and 100% by 2050. The way they are trying to achieve this is by increasing the fund for renewable energy to EUR 400 million. The grant will be financed by taxes on electricity and natural gas, whereas the companies would […]

  • Offshore Energy 2012: Liebherr Sees Further Growth in Wind Market

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore WIND interviewed Iwan Scholte, Sales Manager from Liebherr, at this year’s Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition in the Netherlands. Regarding the company’s development plans for the offshore sector, Mr. Scholte said that they have built a new offshore crane, which is available for the market this year. The company will hold a Customer Day […]

  • UK: Forewind to Host Meeting on Dogger Bank Onshore Electricity Infrastructure

    23 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    Forewind will this week host the third meeting of the community working group that has been established to assist with the siting of the onshore electricity infrastructure for the proposed Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind development. Following on from meetings held in March and May, this meeting will build on work carried out previously […]

  • DONG Halts Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm Development (Germany)

    22 October 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Development of the German Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm has been suspended by DONG Energy, due to grid connection issues associated with the grid operator TenneT TSO. TenneT has not provided a firm date for laying the offshore cables, DONG Energy says. On the other hand, the grid operator explains that it cannot cover […]

  • UK: OMS, Energy Marine Services Form Joint Venture to Market Various Vessels

    17 October 2012

    Since its creation, 18 August 2010, OMS is continuously looking for ways to expand and enhance what is offered to the industry and it has become apparent, from the many seminars and conferences that have been attended, that the smaller operators need to pool their resources to gain a more forceful presence. Since the start, […]