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  • Feds Pause Vineyard Wind 1 Operation; Developer Says Damaged Blade at Risk of Detaching

    18 July 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued an order instructing Vineyard Wind to halt electricity production from all wind turbines following a blade failure incident on 13 July. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm is planned to feature 62 GE Vernova’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, each with a […]

  • A&P Scoops Green Award for Offshore Renewables Support (UK)

    8 December 2010

    Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry. The company, based in Falmouth in Cornwall, won the Best Business Innovation Award at the annual Regen SW Green Energy Awards in Bath for its patented Dockmaster pre-cast concrete […]

  • Critical Group Boosts Efficiency of Poseidon, Floating Power Plant (Denmark)

    22 September 2011
    Technology

      Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software (PT) and Critical Materials (PT) are working with Floating Power Plant to help the company adopt a proactive approach to monitoring the condition and structural health of its Poseidon off-shore plant. Critical’s work on the Poseidon prototype, situated off the coast of Lolland in Denmark, will open up […]

  • The Netherlands: Renewable Energy Expansion Requires Large Investments in Electricity Infrastructure

    3 September 2012
    Grid Connection, R&D

    A significant increase in the share of renewable energy to 40-55 percent of the European energy mix by 2050 will place great demands on the European electricity infrastructure. Meeting these demands will require considerable investments in new infrastructure to make more efficient use of existing infrastructure. The EU-funded project “SUSPLAN” (acronym for Planning for Sustainability) […]

  • Germany: Fraunhofer IWES Scientists to Develop New Method to Set Operating Reserve

    24 June 2013
    R&D

      In cooperation with the transmission system operator TenneT TSO GmbH, scientists from the Fraunhofer IWES intend to develop a new method to set the operating reserve on a daily basis. The advantage of this new method is the possibility to include forecasts, e.g. for the power input for wind energy and photovoltaics. With this, […]

  • Atlantic Shores Requests to Terminate 1.5 GW OREC Contract with New Jersey | ‘Presidential Wind Memorandum, Subsequent Actions Directly Impacted Project Feasibility’

    10 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has submitted a request to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), seeking that the existing offshore renewable energy certificate (OREC) order, issued by the NJBPU in 2021 for 1,509.6 MW of generation capacity at Atlantic Shores Project 1, be terminated. The developer, which planned to take the final investment […]

  • PNE WIND’s Working on 13 Offshore Projects

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG has published the results for the second quarter and first half year of 2014.   The rate of growth achieved represents an increase over the first three months of the year and was driven with the completion and sale of various wind farm projects. With new permits […]

  • CARGO TRANSFER SYSTEM: Paving the way for the transfer of larger cargos

    15 December 2014

    In the very first edition of Offshore WIND we reported on access systems as the means for safe transfers of personnel to offshore wind turbines. At that time it was still a relatively new topic in this industry. We discussed the systems by Dutch company Ampelmann Operations B.V. and by Offshore Solutions. Now, five years […]

  • Autonomous Zero-Emission Offshore Fleet to Hit Water by 2030

    14 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    British marine operator Attollo has unveiled designs for USD 100 million zero-emission autonomous hydrogen vessels to support the next generation of offshore marine projects including offshore wind. The futuristic concepts are part of a multi-generational Research & Development mission known as ‘Project Zero’ – with the vessels named after the three pillars of the project: […]

  • USA: South Carolina Offshore Wind Farm Would Generate Thousands of Jobs, Study Says

    4 October 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    A wind farm off South Carolina’s coast could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in wages and state and local government revenues, a Clemson University study says. A report by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute and Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs details the extent of South Carolina’s wind-energy industry in 2012 […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Partner with Mystic Aquarium for Offshore Wind and Marine Life Research

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, have entered a multi-year research partnership with a nonprofit organisation Mystic Aquarium to conduct studies of the effects of offshore wind turbines on marine mammals and sea turtles. “Developing more clean, renewable energy is critical in combatting the impacts of climate change on […]

  • BOEM Holding New York Offshore Wind Auction

    16 December 2016

    [The auction has ended after the 33rd round.] Rounds (reverse chronological order): 16 December: 32nd round (closed at 16:00 CET): asking price – USD 39,469,725; 2 bidders. 31st round (closed at 15:40 CET): asking price – USD 36,469,725; 2 bidders. 30th round (closed at 15:20 CET): asking price – USD 33,469,725; 2 bidders. 29th round (closed at 15:00 […]

  • Offshore Center Danmark Wins Distinguished EU Award

    14 August 2012

    The Danish knowledge center for the offshore sector, Offshore Center Danmark, has been acknowledged in a very distinguished way for its efforts in helping to create collaboration through networks and for making visible Danish competences in the oil, gas and offshore wind turbine sectors. In its capacity as a cluster organization, Offshore Center Danmark has […]

  • Scotland Confident in Its Renewable Energy Sector

    7 January 2013

    According to the report, entitled ‘Scotland’s place in the Renewable Energy World’, prominent players in the Scottish renewable energy sector feel that the UK is the most likely destination for their investment over the next 3 years, while 84% of respondents said that Scotland is the most attractive UK region for investment. The research indicates […]

  • TotalEnergies to Bid in Scotland’s Offshore Wind Auction

    16 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    TotalEnergies has teamed up with the consortium between Green Investment Group (GIG) and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) to bid in the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round. GIG and TotalEnergies have been partners in the offshore wind sector for a while now. In February, they secured seabed lease rights in the UK Round 4 leasing […]

  • US Wind Cleared to Install Maryland Offshore Wind Met Mast

    11 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    US Wind has received its final air emissions permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment to install a meteorological tower in the Maryland Wind Energy Area, with the company set to begin the installation process immediately.

  • RWE Wins Danish ‘Luck of the Draw’ Offshore Wind Tender

    1 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities and the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) have announced that Thor Wind Farm I/S (owned by RWE AG, RWE Renewables GmbH, and RWE Renewables Management UK Limited) has won the tender for the 1,000 MW Thor project, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Earlier this year, the Danish […]

  • Trident Energy Releases White Paper on Auxiliary Power for OWFs

    7 January 2014
    R&D

    Trident Energy has released White Paper on auxiliary power for offshore wind farms. Trident Energy has spotted an opportunity to reduce the risks and costs of providing offshore power. Offshore wind farms are being built in ever deeper, harsher waters. Diesel generators are used to provide power when these are without grid connection – but […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Plans to Power its Offshore Wind Farm by Labor Day 2013 (USA)

    13 January 2012

    A company that plans to build what could be the nation’s first offshore windmills said it was all but ready to break ground and begin construction on its multimillion-dollar project, with a goal of being up and running and turning out power by Labor Day 2013. Fishermen’s Energy of Cape May hopes to obtain a […]

  • UK: Falck Nutec Gets Positive Feedback at All-Energy

    29 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The offshore wind industry is continuing to gather knowledge and awareness of health & safety training, according to renewable energy safety training specialists Falck Nutec. The news follows the firm exhibiting and consulting with delegates at last week’s All-Energy conference at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The firm have recently become the first company […]

  • Ming Yang Signs EPC Contract with Yudean for 48MW Offshore Wind Power Project in Zhanjiang (China)

    25 July 2011

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that it has signed a engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) contract (the “Contract”) with Guangdong Yudean Xuwen Wind Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangdong Yudean Group Co. Ltd. (“Yudean”) for a […]

  • Triton to Become Majority Shareholder of DeepOcean

    24 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Triton, a private equity investment company, will become the largest shareholder of DeepOcean, after the funds advised by Triton signed an agreement to acquire a majority interest in the subsea services provider. The transaction is expected to close around 1 January 2017, subject to regulatory approval in the relevant jurisdictions. The parties have agreed not to disclose the […]

  • RenewableUK Expands to Tidal Lagoon Energy

    2 May 2014

    The trade association representing the wind and marine energy industries, RenewableUK, is expanding its membership to include companies involved in tidal lagoon energy. The organisation has covered wave and tidal stream energy since 2004 and will now take on an additional form of tidal power. Tidal lagoon technology traps water at high tide in vast […]

  • Canada: Nova Scotia Outlines Steps for Marine Renewable Energy

    15 May 2012
    Authorities

    Nova Scotia has taken another step towards turning its abundant ocean energy resources into an affordable supply of clean, renewable electricity. The province released a plan today, May 14, that outlines how it will use local expertise and knowledge to develop the emerging energy sector. The Marine Renewable Energy Strategy contains broad policy, economic and […]

  • Belgium: DEME Wins New Contracts for Energy-Related Projects

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. The assignments will be executed for oil and gas companies and businesses working within the renewable energy sector and represent a total value of 250 million EUR. In Santa Marta, Colombia, Dredging International […]

  • NKT Separating Businesses Following ABB Cable Deal

    21 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    NKT has decided to split the Holding company into two separately listed companies, with the timing of this decision being linked to NKT Cables’ acquisition of ABB’s high-voltage cables business. NKT is the active and long-term owner of three industrial businesses including Nilfisk, NKT Cables, and NKT Photonics. With the acquisition of ABB’s high voltage […]