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  • Penta-Ocean Orders First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have signed a contract for the construction of one multi-purpose self-elevating platform vessel suitable for marine civil engineering works or offshore wind turbine installation in harsher weather and marine conditions. The basic design of the jack-up vessel, the first of its kind to be built in Japan, […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Pilot to Apply for SCC Approval

    25 July 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Virginia-based Dominion Energy plans to seek approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for its proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project later this summer.

  • Triton Knoll Wind Turbine Installation Completed

    17 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 90th and final wind turbine has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located 32 kilometres off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK. Wind turbine installation works commenced in January 2021 after Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Osprey arrived at the site loaded with the first sets of Vestas […]

  • Monitor JIP Consortium Creating Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Wind Farms

    16 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Monitor JIP, a consortium consisting of Gemini Windfarm, Van Oord, Keppel Verolme, Mecal, ECN and TNO, is working on developing a solution which would allow monitoring the health of offshore wind support structures.  Many offshore wind stakeholders acknowledge the relevance of monitoring offshore wind support structures, the consortium said. However, a dedicated standard for the design and installation of a […]

  • Irish Minister and Secretary Welcome Next Stage of Wind and Tidal Energy Development

    20 December 2011
    Authorities

    The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D. and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. Owen Paterson M.P., today welcomed the announcement of the next stage of offshore wind and tidal energy development off the coast of Northern Ireland. This was made possible by the recent Memorandum of […]

  • USA: Meredith College Hosts Offshore Wind Forum

    19 April 2012

    Meredith College hosted a forum on Wednesday, April 18, in Raleigh. A panel discussion was held on North Carolina’s offshore wind power as well as energy competition for Meredith residence halls, according to NC Policy Watch. Marcilynn Burke, Acting Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior, who oversees the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, […]

  • Gwynt y Môr: Construction Phase Done

    25 November 2014
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The final array cable has been installed at RWE Innogy’s flagship 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, completing the construction phase of the project. The project is now progressing towards its ultimate milestone, the final commissioning and operation of all remaining 41 turbines. The completion of the construction phase […]

  • Ørsted Targets Carbon Neutral Supply Chain by 2040

    4 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted is launching a program aimed at engaging its supply chain in becoming carbon neutral by 2040.

  • James Fisher Supports Balfour Beatty’s UK OFTO Assets

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, announces the signing of a strategic agreement with Balfour Beatty to become the exclusive integrated marine service provider for its OFTO asset portfolio in offshore wind farms around the UK. The agreement will see James Fisher provide a fully managed service for the […]

  • USA: Oregon Plans Proposal for Marine Renewable Energy Areas

    5 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Oregon Department of Land Conservation(ODLC) is planning an amendment to the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan, which will include specification of areas for development of marine renewable energy. So far, the proposed sites include offshore areas of Langlois, Gold Beach, Lakeside, Reedsport, Waldport, Newport and Pacific City. Several more will be selected before voting on […]

  • First Monopile Foundation Stands in US Federal Waters

    28 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first monopile foundation has been installed at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the first in U.S. federal waters. CVOW will comprise two Siemens Gamesa 6 MW turbines installed some 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. Ørsted’s spokesperson told that the second monopile foundation is also due to be installed in […]

  • USA: Submarine Cable Market to Lack Suppliers, Study Says

    15 August 2012
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Demand for submarine cables for electricity transmission is growing steadily, as national governments and regional organizations ramp up efforts to build offshore renewable power generation facilities, link remote landmasses, and interconnect their national grids. Even the most conservative models of existing and planned cables show that the industry will continue to experience substantial growth. According […]

  • New York State Must Champion Offshore Wind to Meet 2030 Renewables Goal

    11 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to promote the state’s offshore wind power potential in his State of the State address on Wednesday, seeing that without its ”tremendous offshore wind power resource,” New York most likely will not meet the 50% renewables goal set for 2030, according to Kit Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). […]

  • Iberdrola Plans to Build 400 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore Wind Farm

    28 February 2012

    IBERDROLA Chairman Ignacio Galán met today with IBERDROLA Group professionals at the 10th annual meeting with employees. At the meeting, Galán discussed the projects to be carried out in 2012. Highlights here included ongoing deployment of smart grids in Spain, which will be extended to a further 11 areas in 2012, and will entail the […]

  • UK: Cammell Laird Could Hire 2,000 People if It Wins Offshore Wind Contracts

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cammell Laird shipyard is waiting to win profitable wind farm construction contracts this autumn, which would triple its workforce and raise turnover to half a billion pounds a year, Liverpool Daily Post writes. Contracts for the UK Round 3 wind farms will be announced by the end of this year and total investment in these […]

  • RenewableUK Issues Offshore Wind Career Guide for the Youth

    20 June 2018

    RenewableUK has launched a new guide aimed at young people looking for a career in the offshore wind sector.

  • CWind Boosts Its Sales Team

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind has appointed Ben Hooker as Sales Manager UK and Stefan Marschner as Sales Manager Germany. Both Ben and Stefan will play key roles in developing CWind’s customer relationships and will support the delivery of the business’s portfolio of services, which includes continuing the development of integrated solutions across the development, construction and O&M phases […]

  • Denmark: Fyns Kran Udstyr Makes Handling of Wind Turbine Nacelles Easy

    18 September 2012
    Technology

    Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has developed a hydraulic yoke that makes lifting, maneuvring and mounting wind turbine nacelles quicker and safer. Wind turbines present a viable source of energy, but lifting and handling the large wind turbine nacelles requires finesse. Assembling the wind turbines can be a difficult venture without the proper equipment which […]

  • Danish Wind Turbines Smash Annual Production Record

    8 January 2018

    Wind farms across Denmark, both on land and those in Danish waters, broke record in 2017 by producing electricity equivalent to 43.6% of the country’s total consumption. Until the end of 2017, the record year was 2015, when wind power delivered an equivalent of 42% of Danish electricity consumption, according to Dansk Energi. 

  • Wind farms causing temperature to rise

    15 March 2010
    Environment, R&D

    MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years — one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association estimates that only about […]

  • First Saint-Nazaire Blades Touch Down in France

    31 May 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of wind turbine blades for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm has arrived in France. United Wind Logistics’ module deck carrier Vestvind arrived at the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port loaded with six sets (18 units) of wind turbine blades. The 480 MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, also known as Parc du Banc de Guérande, […]

  • Virginia SCC Reluctantly Nods to Offshore Wind Demo

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia has approved a prudency petition from Dominion Energy Virginia related to the 12MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind demonstrator project (CVOW).

  • Seacat Ranger Heads to Westermost Rough after Naming Ceremony

    10 June 2014

    Following completion of inaugural sea trials in May, Seacat Ranger will embark on a string of European offshore wind farm charter contracts that will keep her under continuous, active charter until May 2015. Seacat Ranger is the latest 24-metre catamaran to join Seacat Services, a class leading offshore energy support vessel operator that now operates […]

  • BNEF: Offshore Wind to Hit 115GW Mark by 2030

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The global offshore wind market is set to grow at a 16 percent compound annual rate from 2017 to 2030, reaching a cumulative capacity of 115 gigawatts compared with 17.6 gigawatts today, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

  • Seawork Participants to Learn More about BIMCO’s Windtime

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Grant Hunter and Mark Meade will participate in this year’s Seawork conference on 12 June, where they will give an insight in BIMCO’s Windtime, a specialized time charter party designed for the offshore wind farm sector. Windtime was specially developed for crew transfer vessels and the like operating in the Offshore Wind Farm industry by a BIMCO […]

  • Dominion Energy Files COP for 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    21 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has submitted a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The COP includes information about the construction, operations and conceptual decommissioning plans for the wind farm to be installed within a 112,800ha area located 27 miles […]