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  • Lake Erie becomes host of first offshore wind farm in USA

    7 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Lake Erie is about to join Cape Cod in hosting one of the first offshore wind farms in the United States. For a while now, plans have been… Timon Singh [mappress] Source: inhabitat, July 07, 2010;

  • USA: North Myrtle Beach Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    15 October 2012
    Authorities

    North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is working on a program to develop offshore wind power, with 12 wind turbines along its coastline and a plan to set more of them out in the sea. These turbines are the first step of an ambitious plan to turn the city into a demonstration site for coastal […]

  • UK: Phase 1 of Walney Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      The first phase of the offshore wind farm being developed in the Irish Sea by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd, in which SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has a 25.1% stake, is now operational. This means that 51 turbines, with a total installed capacity of 183.6MW, have successfully completed commissioning tests and are […]

  • Port of Tyne Sets Up Clean Energy Park

    6 November 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne has launched a new green energy park which will be used as a strategic base for UK North East’s renewable energy sector. The Tyne Clean Energy Park will provide infrastructure catering for all renewable energy production needs, with a total of 200ha of land soon to become available within its perimeters, […]

  • Denmark: Siemens Commences Production of Anholt Wind Farm Components

    7 June 2012

    At the same time as the foundation for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is being installed, Siemens Wind Power has started the production of the elements which will become a wind turbine in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The production of nacelles (wind turbine cabinets) has already begun in Brande, and in Ølgod the production of the […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Becomes First-Ever Classed Offshore Wind Farm

    15 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    WindFloat Atlantic has become the world’s first classed offshore wind farm, after its three 8.4 MW floating turbines were accepted by the ABS Class Committee. The three ABS-classed, semi-submersible floating foundations are designed by Principle Power and are housing MHI Vestas turbines which make a total of 25 MW of capacity. WindFloat Atlantic, of which […]

  • EEW SPC Sends Off First Hornsea One Monopiles

    21 December 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first six monopiles EEW SPC produced for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm were loaded onboard SAL Heavy Lift’s crane vessel Svenja in the Rostock port and will now be on their way to Able Seaton Port in the UK, where they will be stored until the installation starts.

  • USA: Coastal Carolina University to Get Offshore Wind Survey Vessel

    9 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A new vessel, which is worth USD 1.2 million and is primarily purposed to carry out subsea surveying work for the future offshore wind projects in South Carolina, was recently introduced in North Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University (CCU) will take delivery of the new vessel named ‘Coastal Explorer’ by fall, and it will be […]

  • Ørsted to Become First Tenant of New Jersey Wind Port

    31 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved agreements with Ørsted for the development and sublease of up to 34 acres at the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP), which Ørsted will use as a staging and support area for its 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project. With the agreement, Ørsted will be […]

  • J.R. Rix & Sons Becomes Sole Owner of BostonRix Wind

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    J.R. Rix & Sons has agreed to acquire Boston Energy’s 50% stake in their joint venture company BostonRix Wind Ltd, therefore obtaining sole ownership of the business.

  • New Budget Proposal, Harwich to Become Wind Port? (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    A new budget proposal has increased a chance for Harwich to become a wind port. More than 100 MPs have written to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut to the £500 million a year subsidies for onshore wind farms and more influence for the local people to stop them being built. […]

  • Otary Becomes New Knowledge Centre for Wind Energy (Belgium)

    24 February 2011

    Eight Belgian offshore wind specialists are pooling their experience and know-how in a new knowledge centre for wind energy at sea. Otary, as the new partnership is called, will construct and run offshore wind farms in Belgium and possibly abroad, should the opportunity arise. The Otary partnership (via Otary plc RS) comprises the green electricity […]

  • UK: East Anglia Becomes Hot Offshore Wind Topic

    8 May 2012

    The East of England Energy Zone development programme has been put in the place as delegations have been working to raise the profile of the region both in the UK and internationally, according to EDP24. Fendercare, CLS Offshore and Gardline recently joined a group from the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA) at the wind […]

  • Energy Minister Pushes for Scotland to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    16 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In an interview for Bloomberg, Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced intention of reducing corporate tax levied by the UK with an aim of bringing more investors in the oil and gas industry and laying foundations for fast-tracked development of offshore wind power. “The budget was difficult for us. Oil and gas producers want stability […]

  • OWI-Lab’s Researcher Becomes Member of TP Wind Platform

    13 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    One of OWI-Lab’s researchers Dr. Ir. Jan Helsen has became a member of the TP Wind Platform, Working Group 2 – Wind Power Systems. This Working Group focuses on aspects enabling costs reductions on the wind turbine side (onshore and offshore). Key areas in this subject may include: materials, drive-trains, blades, O&M and wind turbine design […]

  • Corio and Fecon to Jointly Build Wind Farm Offshore Vietnam

    22 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation has signed a joint development agreement with Fecon, a Vietnamese construction and infrastructure group, for a proposed 500 MW offshore wind farm in Ba Ria, Vung Tau province, Vietnam. The proposed 500 MW Vung Tau offshore wind farm, located 23-35 kilometres from the coast, could be among the first large-scale offshore wind projects […]

  • UK: OGN Aims at Becoming Large Offshore Wind Player

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle Ltd. (OGN), a Tyneside-based company working within the offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, is looking for ways to become a larger player in the renewables market by spreading its business. “The River Tyne is ideal for wind turbine companies with its location for access to the proposed Round 3 […]

  • Windeed, ASCO Forge Floating Wind Ties

    18 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    Sweden-based Windeed and ASCO, a provider of logistics and materials management, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen their roles in the floating wind sector by improving logistics and operations for floating offshore wind projects. The collaboration will focus on creating a logistics plan to facilitate the construction and deployment of 1 GW […]

  • BOEM Reaches Milestone for Virginia Offshore Wind Demo

    2 December 2014
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the publication of its environmental assessment (EA) of proposed wind energy related research activities offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) has submitted a research activities plan that describes the proposed construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of the Virginia Offshore Wind […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Challenged over Threat to Birds

    26 May 2015
    Authorities, Environment

    Neart na Gaoithe, the €2.1 billion offshore wind project located 30 km north of Torness will face an environmental challenge in a Scottish court this week. According to an assessment by the Scottish authorities the 450-megawatt Neart na Gaoithe along with three other wind energy project are projected to kill about 1,200 puffins and 1,100 gannets a […]

  • UK: WILL wind turbines be a future seascape sight for people on Worthing beach?

    29 April 2010
    Authorities, Environment

    This prospect could become a reality if the E.ON energy giant follows through on outline plans to develop a wind farm off the Sussex coast…   [mappress] Source: worthingherald, April 29, 2010;

  • Evanston’s offshore wind power plant closer to become reality (USA)

    31 August 2010
    R&D

    Evanston’s proposed wind energy power plant off the shores of Lake Michigan is closer to becoming reality. Three developers met this summer’s deadline and have submitted responses to the City of Evanston’s request for information about building such a facility, according to Nathan Kipnis, architect and member of the environmental organization Citizen’s for a Greener […]

  • SGS Becomes Member of Swiss Wind Energy Association ‘Suisse Eole’

    29 October 2010
    R&D

    In September 2010, SGS successfully became a member of Suisse Eole, an association for the promotion of wind energy in Switzerland. For the first time in its capacity as a Suisse Eole member, SGS took part in the meeting of the association held on September 14th, 2010 in Bern. During the one-day event SGS held […]

  • ETI: Floating Wind Could Become Competitive from Mid-2020s

    21 October 2015
    R&D

    Floating offshore wind has the potential to deliver cost effective, secure and safe low carbon energy for the UK from the mid 2020s according to the latest insights report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). With continued technology and supply chain development there is a clear and credible route to delivering commercial offshore wind […]

  • ELA Container and THE BLUE BEACH Come to Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference

    25 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is once again returning to RAI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 26 and 27 October. ELA Container Offshore has been a prominent part of OEEC for years and this offshore accommodation specialist is returning once again in person as one of the exhibitors. We used this occasion to […]

  • Nucore Opens Offshore Wind Season, Kicks Off Walney Extension Work

    24 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Oteac Ltd and HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Ltd, part of the Nucore Group, have begun providing fire and gas detection and suppression services on the Walney Extension wind farm, which represents one in a number of the group’s recent offshore wind contracts.