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  • Deep-Water Wind Technology Becomes High Federal Government Priority (USA)

    10 March 2011
    Authorities

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is being told that offshore, deep-water wind technology is a high priority for the federal government.   (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, March 10, 2011  

  • GE Vernova to Pay Nantucket USD 10.5 Million for Losses Caused by Blade Debris

    14 July 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The Town and County of Nantucket in Massachusetts and GE Vernova have reached a settlement agreement worth USD 10.5 million (approximately EUR 9 million), which the wind turbine OEM will pay to compensate the Town and local businesses for losses resulting from the failure of a turbine blade on the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind […]

  • Block Island Project to Make R.I. Epicenter of New U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

    12 April 2013

    Rhode Island is on its way to become the epicenter of the new U.S. offshore wind industry, Jeffrey Grybowski, chief executive officer of Deepwater Wind, has written in an Op-Ed in the Providence Journal. The company, which is developing an offshore wind project off Block Island, hopes to obtain all of the required state and […]

  • East of England Business Ready to Fight for Share of Wind Energy Market

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    While the East of England energy industry is poised for a massive portion of the £50bn capital investment over the coming decades, there are signs that the region’s businesses are already spending a small fortune to ensure they are properly prepared to fight for a slice of the cake. “There’s clearly tremendous confidence and professional […]

  • Wind Osprey All Set for Hollandse Kust Zuid Wind Turbines

    8 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel Wind Osprey has undergone seafastening mobilisation and is now ready to head to the Netherlands to start installing turbines on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. Wind Osprey is expected to leave the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark in a few days and head to Sif’s Maasvlakte […]

  • First Steel in Water at World’s Largest Freshwater Wind Farm

    7 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the first of the 89 monopiles at the Windpark Fryslân in the IJsselmeer Lake, the Netherlands. The remaining 88 foundations are expected to be installed by January 2021, Windpark Fryslân said. Unique Installation Approach – Sarens Soccer Pitch The 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân is being built in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer […]

  • Humberside Engineering Training Association Apprentice Could Become Offshore Wind Engineer (UK)

    31 December 2010
    Training & Education

    A FIRST offshore wind apprentice has been taken on in Grimsby – in a move described as “a huge boost” to two Grimsby Telegraph campaigns.   (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, December 31, 2010

  • Virginia Beach Won’t Buy Chesapeake Light Tower to Collect Wind Data (USA)

    17 August 2011

      Spend $50,000 on a wind-energy research study that the governor wants? OK.   By Deirdre Fernandes (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, August 17, 2011;

  • Drilling Vessel to Sample Virginia’s Seabed for Offshore Wind Project

    1 July 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Resources has announced that marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys will be conducted for the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) in state and federal waters off the coast of Virginia Beach. Fugro is conducting seabed surveys by using the liftboat Inez Eymard for bore work near the shore and in deep waters. Additionally, […]

  • 7SeasMed Becomes First Italian Floating Offshore Wind Project to Receive EIA Approval

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Italian Ministry for Environment and Energy Security has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the 250 MW 7SeasMed floating offshore wind project. This is the first EIA approval for a floating offshore wind project, said Copenhagen Offshore Partners, the lead developer for the wind farm. “The EIA Decree is the result of our […]

  • Philippine Company Acquires Shell’s Stake in 3 Offshore Wind Projects, Becomes Sole Owner

    12 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Philippine renewable energy holding company Alternergy Holdings Corporation (ALTER) has acquired full ownership of three offshore wind projects in the Philippines which the company owned together with Shell. Through its subsidiary Alternergy Wind Holdings Corporation, Alternergy bought Shell’s 40 per cent interest in the Tablas Strait Offshore Wind Power Corporation, the company developing the Tablas […]

  • Up to GBP 3 Mln to Become Available for UK Offshore Wind O&M Innovation

    16 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Later this month GROW:OffshoreWind and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will launch a new funding call, which will work to support English companies focussed on accelerating innovation in Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. Up to £3m grant funding will be made available with any English company able to apply for up to £0.5m […]

  • Minimum Wind Turbine Capacity for Hollandse Kust West Set at 14 MW

    27 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The minimum output of wind turbines to be used at the Hollandse Kust West Wind Farm Zone has been set to 14 MW each, according to Camiel van der Hout and Emelie de Wagt from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, who provided updates on the zone and the upcoming tender at […]

  • Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 May 2017

    28 May 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 22 to 28 May 2017.

  • McMurdo Presents Technology Useful for Offshore Wind Sector at SMM, Germany

    5 September 2012
    Technology

    McMurdo, a business of the Orolia Group is showcasing its range of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) at the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair taking place in Hamburg, Germany from 4th – 7th September 2012. The world leading KanAToN range of AIS AtoN Beacons and accessories are on display on the McMurdo stand, […]

  • ABLI Supports Deepwater Wind’s 200 MW Project

    16 May 2014

     The Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) has endorsed a proposal by Deepwater Wind to build a 200 megawatt wind farm some 30 miles off the east end of Long Island, calling it “a strategic response to the challenge of providing clean, affordable energy to Long Island.” “Faced with the burden of utility bills that threatens […]

  • Wind and Solar to Power Green Hydrogen Surge – Report

    12 March 2019
    R&D, Technology

    The increasing penetration of wind and solar power in the years to come will make the hydrogen produced from renewable energy an affordable alternative by 2035, according to DNV GL’s new research paper. According to the report titled ”The economically viable use of green hydrogen”, green hydrogen will become an economic energy carrier to complement electricity and […]

  • The Netherlands: Gemini Permits Irrevocable

    5 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Typhoon Offshore, on behalf of Gemini, announced that the permits for Gemini, the 600MW offshore wind farm that will be built in the North Sea 55 kilometers north of the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, are now irrevocable. The permits had to be amended due to the complete redesign of the project, resulting in a 10% […]

  • The Netherlands: Dieseko Receive Patent for PVE 300MU Vibratory Hammer

    19 July 2013

    Dieseko Group BV proudly announces that it has officially been granted a patent for its PVE 300MU vibratory hammer. This offshore vibro tool represents an innovative time-saving piling solution due its combined upending, lifting and vibrating functions. In the offshore wind market, the vibratory technique for the driving of piles is becoming increasingly popular in […]

  • Port of Long Beach Proposes to Build Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Hub in USA

    30 January 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container seaport in the United States, has proposed to develop the largest facility in the nation specifically designed to accommodate the assembly of offshore wind turbines. The proposed Pier Wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land, located southwest of the Long Beach International […]

  • ScottishPower Names New Member to Board of Directors

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman Ignacio Galán today announced that Professor Susan Deacon has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Board of ScottishPower Limited. Professor Deacon was until recently Non-Executive Chairman of the ScottishPower Renewables Board, which has now been restructured following the full re-integration of the global renewables operation back into the […]

  • Trump Administration Stops Construction on 80-Pct-Complete Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Only days after Ørsted reported in its half-year results that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of completion, the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order halting all offshore construction activities on the 704 MW project that is scheduled to start feeding electricity into Connecticut […]

  • Canada’s First Designated Offshore Wind Zones Located Off Nova Scotia

    30 July 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have designated the first four offshore wind areas to be made available for development, with a call for bids expected by the end of the year. Three of the identified areas are situated south of Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland, while the fourth is located to […]

  • Denmark: Illuminating Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    5 October 2012

    Before the wind turbine installation at Anholt wind farm was commenced, all activities in the wind farm were focusing on the seabed and the water surface, but with the erection of the first wind turbines, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has suddenly started becoming a visible skyline – with a more precise height of 141.6 metres. […]

  • Irish Sea Could Become Crowded with Wind Turbines, Warns Mark Woodward (UK)

    19 September 2011

    The chief executive of the Steam Packet says the growing number of wind farms in the Irish Sea is a cause for concern for the company… (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 19, 2011

  • Siemens to become equity partner in offshore wind park installation specialist A2SEA (Denmark)

    29 June 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens will become shareholder (49 percent) in A2SEA A/S, a supplier of installation services for the construction of offshore wind farms. The Danish energy company, DONG Energy, will continue to be the main shareholder of the company. A2SEA in Fredericia, Denmark, employs about 200 people. Siemens´ goal of the engagement in A2SEA is to advance […]