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  • France Selects Offshore Wind Areas in South Atlantic

    29 July 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The French government has selected the areas for the implementation of two offshore wind farms off the coast of the South Atlantic following a public debate. To take into account the conclusions of the public debate, the government has decided to target two development areas. For the first wind farm, the government will launch a […]

  • Australian Port Making Room for Offshore Wind

    15 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contribution, Ports & Logistics

    GeelongPort, located in Corio Bay, Victoria, Australia, has unveiled plans to develop up to 25 hectares of land for a wind farm hub to support Victoria’s renewables industry. Located at Oyster Cove near GeelongPort’s Lascelles Wharf, the precinct will provide facilities for the berthing, laydown, and construction of equipment for onshore and offshore wind projects. […]

  • Vestas Promotes Wind Energy by Entering Volvo Ocean Race

    12 August 2014

    “Vestas Wind,” the first-ever Danish boat to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race, will showcase Vestas’ products and services, enhance customer relations and bolster Vestas’ profitable growth strategy on its race around the world. Starting in October, the Volvo Ocean Race will embark on its 12th edition, calling at 11 ports and taking sailors on […]

  • Rhode Island Offshore Wind Farm Advances Through Federal Permitting System

    30 August 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Revolution Wind project offshore Rhode Island, developed by Ørsted and Eversource. The Notice of Availability for the Revolution Wind environmental analysis will be published in the Federal Register on 2 September, opening a 45-day public comment […]

  • Geoquip Saentis Kicks Off Vineyard Wind Surveys

    25 May 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Geoquip Marine’s vessel Geoquip Saentis has arrived at Vineyard Wind’s 501 North Federal Lease Area offshore Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts to start a geotechnical survey campaign. The site will be the eventual location of the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Using two separate vessels, Geoquip Marine will gather information on the ground conditions […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Seek Superseding Order from MassDEP

    15 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will request a superseding order from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to overturn denial of the project’s application before the Edgartown Conservation Commission. As reported earlier, the Edgartown Conservation Commission denied the permit for cables that would connect the first large-scale US offshore wind farm to the grid in […]

  • IRENA Opens its Africa High-Level Consultative Forum (U.A.E)

    11 July 2011
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its Africa High-level Consultative Forum, one of the year’s largest summits of African energy ministers and experts and the only to concentrate exclusively on renewable energy. Building on the endorsement of IRENA’s 148 member countries for an initial focus on renewable energy deployment in Africa, the Forum […]

  • 50Hertz Opens Environmental Consultancy Tender for Danish Part of Bornholm Energy Island Interconnection

    18 December 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Environment, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has launched a tender for environmental engineering consultancy services for the interconnection between Denmark and Germany, part of Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. The TSO is looking to contract an environmental consultancy provider to prepare the Planning Consent and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), where required, for Bornholm Energy […]

  • HOCHTIEF, Windreich Present Global Tech I Project in Husum, Germany

    21 September 2012

    Windreich AG, initiator of the world’s first offshore project with a punctual start to construction work so far, Global Tech I, is showing that the energy turnaround is already well into its implementation phase and offshore wind energy works with the right partners at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Martin Rahtge, Chair of the Management Board at […]

  • Significant Offshore Wind Growth Brings Fugro Strong Start of the Year

    26 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, reported a 9 per cent revenue growth for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was EUR […]

  • Scotland, Brittany Seal Offshore Wind Pact

    4 August 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Scottish Government has signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brittany, a region in France, relating to the offshore wind industry. With this cooperation agreement, the Government said it aims to strengthen Scotland’s position as a leader in Europe’s offshore renewables industry. The MoU will provide Scottish companies with opportunities to capitalise and […]

  • CIP Sets Up New Fund to Back 10 GW of Renewables in Middle-Income Countries

    5 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched a new fund, which has a target size of USD 3 billion, intending to enable more than 10 GW of renewable energy capacity. Announced during COP28, the Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II) will be focused on developing and building offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, energy storage, […]

  • USA: DWEC Would Reach Maximum Output on Hottest Days of Summer in Northeast

    19 July 2012

    Hot temperatures are a boon for offshore wind energy. Deepwater Wind today released data showing that its planned Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), a 900 MW offshore wind farm planned 30 miles east of Montauk and 20 miles south of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island mainland, would reach maximum output on the hottest days of […]

  • Massive UK Industrial Base for Offshore Wind Moves a Step Closer

    28 August 2013
    Authorities

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s Government announcement that it is minded to grant planning permission for a huge industrial base for the offshore wind sector on the east coast of England as a significant step forward which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs. This is a positive step forward for the £450 million […]

  • First Minister of Wales: Crown Estate Announcement Is Great News

    9 July 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has welcomed an announcement by the Crown Estate, which supports the Welsh Government’s vision of developing a thriving marine renewable energy industry in Wales. The Crown Estate has announced the successful Third Party Managers of two areas of water off the Welsh coast designated for testing and demonstrating wave […]

  • Support for Offshore Wind Gathers Momentum in New York

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    New York’s business, environmental, labor, and community leaders gathered yesterday, 14 August, in Rockaway Beach in support of Governor Cuomo’s plan to make offshore wind a key component of the state’s strategy to increase renewable energy and stimulate economic development. This coalition has come together in advance of a series of New York City public […]

  • Vineyard Power Talks Offshore Wind with Cape Cod Fishermen

    17 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Representatives from Vineyard Power and Vineyard Wind met the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance on Wednesday in Chatham to get the fishermen’s feedback on an offshore wind project planned to be developed off Martha’s Vineyard.

  • First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm to Lower Electricity Bills

    2 August 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm will deliver electricity at a total levelized price of USD 65/MWh for energy and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), lowering the Massachusetts electricity users’ monthly bills by up to 1.5%, the recent filings by the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) show.

  • GustoMSC Kit for Eneti’s Next-Generation Jack-Up

    22 June 2021

    Houston-headquartered NOV has been awarded contracts for the design and the supply of equipment for Eneti Inc’s first wind turbine installation jack-up vessel. The vessel will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for scheduled delivery in the third quarter of 2024. The jack-up is of the GustoMSC™ NG-16000X design by […]

  • Ørsted and Equinor Share New York Offshore Wind Spoils

    19 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The State of New York has selected Bay State Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource Energy, and Equinor to develop two separate offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 1.7GW. Sunrise Wind Bay State Wind’s Sunrise Wind was selected to negotiate a 25-year offshore wind renewable energy certificate (OREC) for an […]

  • Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind Enters Federal Permitting

    30 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate its eleventh offshore wind environmental review with Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, proposed to be built offshore Massachusetts and connected to the grid in New York and Connecticut. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an […]

  • AFRY talks about its increasing presence in offshore wind

    5 July 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Industry, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition

    AFRY and its increasing global presence in Offshore WindIn the past three decades AFRY has actively participated in over 400 wind power projects worldwide, contributing to a total of over 70GW of renewable energy. In this interview, Mariska Jongbloed will engage in a conversation with Peter Plug, Head of Renewables and Thermal Power at AFRY, […]

  • U.S. Atlantic Coast States Choose Renewables over Drilling

    29 January 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently released a draft strategy for offshore oil and gas leasing, which has shown that a significant number of officials representing eastern coastal states disapprove the plan, recommending renewable energy, especially wind power, as a better solution that would create more jobs and energy than drilling.  Atlantic region in the […]

  • RWE Selects Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Two Nordseecluster A Offshore Substations

    19 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the first phase of its Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore […]

  • US Gives Revolution Wind Green Light to Start Offshore Construction

    21 November 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, has secured the final approval needed from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to move the project toward the start of offshore construction. Revolution Wind, being developed by Ørsted and Eversource, has received approval of the project’s […]

  • UK: AJ Woods Engineering Secures GBP 2.28 Million for New Jobs

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    An engineering firm has secured £2.28million to deliver new jobs for Harwich and respond to significant opportunities in the offshore wind sector. AJ Woods Engineering, which is based in the town, is to receive the money from the ‘Growing Places Fund’ following a successful bid to the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The loan […]