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  • USA: O’Malley Testifies in Favor of Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013
    Authorities

    The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, Senate Bill 275, was put before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, where Governor Martin O’Malley gave his testimony in favour of offshore wind. The first thing that Governor O’Malley highlighted was the offshore wind’s impact on employment in Maryland. Governor O’Malley told the Committee: “Off-Shore wind would […]

  • Crown Estate’s Study Confirms Offshore Wind Sector Can Deliver Government’s Ambition (UK)

    1 March 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of deploying up to 18 GW of capacity by 2020, […]

  • Siemens Installs Prototype of 4 MW Offshore Wind Turbine (Denmark)

    19 December 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Energy has installed the prototype of a new four-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The new wind turbine type is a designated SWT-4.0 and is based on the proven technology of the SWT-3.6, the world’s most popular offshore wind turbine. The prototype 4.0 MW turbine is initially equipped with the standard 120 meter […]

  • Ocean Energy Europe: EU Leaders Lacking Industrial Leadership with Energy Framework

    27 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    EU Heads of State have agreed upon a climate and energy framework, which fails to provide industrial leadership for Europe. The framework’s new targets for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency will do little to capitalise on the security, employment and export potential of new sectors such ocean renewable energy, according to Ocean […]

  • Safety for Offshore Industry from Bremen, Germany

    21 June 2012

    A new centre for safety at sea is being created in Bremen in the form of the “European Offshore HSSE Centre”. “HSSE” is the acronym for “Health, Safety, Security and the Environment”. The Centre is being developed by Bremeninvest (WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH) and Europe-CENTER AG at City Airport Bremen. Also on board is the […]

  • UK Regional Construction Hotspot Marked by EA1

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    East Anglia ONE has put Norwich and East Norfolk in a leading position among districts across the UK in 2016, with more than GBP 2.7 billion worth of construction contracts, helped greatly by the year’s largest contract award, the GBP 1.8 billion East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • UK Starts Year with Record-Breaking Wind Energy Generation

    3 February 2015

    New official figures from the UK National Grid for January show that wind energy broke new records for weekly, monthly and half-hourly generation, highlighting the central role wind now plays in the UK’s energy mix. January was the most productive month ever for wind energy, providing 14% of Britain’s electricity (4.13 terawatt hours) – enough to […]

  • EU Offshore Wind Energy Sector Posts Solid 2012

    27 January 2013

    Europe installed and grid connected 293 offshore wind turbines in 2012 – more than one per working day. This brings the total to 1,662 turbines, in 55 offshore wind farms in ten European countries. The 293 turbines installed in 2012 represent 1,165 Megawatts (MW), an increase of 33% compared to 2011 installations of 874 MW. […]

  • Administrators Set Pelamis Closing Date

    5 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Interested parties have until 10:30am on Tuesday to submit their offers for Pelamis Wave Power Limited’s business and its assets.  Mr Nimmo, head of restructuring at KPMG in Scotland, said: “We have been encouraged by the level of initial interest in Pelamis and we believe there is the will and desire to see the continuation […]

  • Centrica Opens O&M Base in Grimsby, UK

    6 September 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    British utility company has opened an operations and maintenance base at Grimsby dock for its onshore and offshore wind farms, reports Yorkshire Post. Centrica Energy has invested more than GBP 3 million in the facility that will house more than 100 employees. Centrica will likely operate its 270MW Lincs wind farm, which is expected to […]

  • KSB: Pumps Increase Efficiency of Wind Energy Systems (Germany)

    25 September 2012

    At Husum WindEnergy 2012, the trade fair held in Husum from 18 to 22 September, German pump and valve manufacturer KSB presented its products and services for suppliers and original equipment manufacturers of wind energy systems. Etaseco canned motor pumps were one of the highlights at the fair. They are installed in the wind turbines’ […]

  • Half of 48 Nordsee Ost’s Turbines Up (Gallery)

    13 October 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The final rotor blade of the 24th wind turbine was successfully installed at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the weekend. This marks the halfway milestone of the total 48 wind turbines at RWE’s offshore wind farm, three months after the installation kicked off. “In a football match we would now have reached halftime. […]

  • 2021 Construction Season Ends at Saint-Brieuc

    1 November 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first phase of construction has been completed at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with the work scheduled to resume on 1 March 2022 at the latest, Ailes Marines, the developer of the 62-turbine project, said. The operations are fully completed, and Van Oord’s Aeolus is ready to leave the area. Aeolus is waiting […]

  • Samkang M&T Wins EUR 426 Million Offshore Wind Contract

    23 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has selected South Korea’s Samkang M&T to manufacture and deliver the jacket foundations for the Hai Long 2b and Hai Long 3 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the Exclusivity Capacity Agreement (ECA), Samkang M&T will produce and deliver a total of 52 jacket foundations for the two wind farms. The […]

  • Polish Utility Sets 6.5 GW Offshore Wind Target

    20 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Polish energy company PGE plans to develop 6.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea as part of the strategy to become climate neutral by 2050. As part of its transformation plan, PGE intends to build two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 2.5 GW by 2030. The utility said that […]

  • Wind Unit Bright Spot of Vattenfall’s Q2, as Company Reports Loss

    21 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has reports a substantial second quarter loss due to impairment losses of approximately SEK 36 billion (EUR 3.8 billion). Higher provisions and low electricity prices also have a negative impact. The company added that wind power generation is rising in line with its strategy to shift to a more sustainable energy portfolio. Very low electricity prices […]

  • DEME, Windreich Join Forces for Merkur Offshore

    18 June 2015

    DEME and Windreich have formed a new joint venture for the development of Merkur Offshore offshore wind project, formerly known as MEG I. “Today’s announcement underlines our confidence in this project”, noted Alain Bernard, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DEME group. “We are very pleased with the progress made to date, and look […]

  • Maersk Presents First Aid Course with MHI Vestas

    8 October 2015
    Training & Education

    In response to growing industry demand, Maersk Training, in partnership with offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, has become the first to offer an Advanced First Aid course specifically tailored to the needs of personnel working in the wind energy sector. Due to the increasing distance from shore to turbine and the prolonged […]

  • France Starts Competitive Dialogue on Dunkirk Offshore Wind

    12 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D

    French Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea has started the so-called ”competitive dialogue” procedure to select potential developers and define an area best suited for development of offshore wind farms off Dunkirk. Dunkirk is part of France’s third round of tenders for the development of offshore wind selected for its favourable conditions and supported […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Parliament’s Findings

    23 November 2012

    Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables, welcomed many of the Economy, Energy and Tourism committee’s findings. She said: “This has been one of the most detailed and debated committee inquiries in the Scottish Parliament’s history and it has confirmed what we have said for some time; that the ambitious targets for the renewables industry are […]

  • Scottish Island Leading Renewable Energy Revlolution

    22 May 2012

    The islands of Scotland are leading the renewable energy revolution, according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board member, Steve Thomson. Mr Thomson will be delivering a presentation titled “Energy and the Islands” at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen tomorrow [Wed 23 May]. There are more than 50 inhabited islands in Scotland with a total […]

  • Global Wind Capacity Increases by 22% in 2010 – Asia Leads Growth

    2 February 2011

    Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council today. This brings total installed wind energy capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW installed at the end of 2009. The new capacity added in 2010 represents investments worth EUR […]

  • Spain: Iberdrola to Focus on Network and Renewables

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA projects average Ebitda and net earnings for the 2012-2014 period in line with the €7.65 billion and €2.8 billion recorded in 2011, enabling it to continue remunerating shareholders at a gross annual average of about €0.3 per share. The Group will achieve this through a strategy focused on moderating investments, which will be directed […]

  • Roxtec’s UK Division Reports 45 Pct Growth

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Greater Manchester-based Roxtec is reporting a 45 per cent growth from its UK operation with sales hitting £5m, representing a four-fold increase in sales over the past eight years. The UK subsidiary of a Swedish based firm, said recent work on North Sea platforms, petrochemicals, renewable energy and construction were among key sectors for booming […]

  • Belgium: Wind Energy to Face Shortage of Skilled Workers

    25 January 2013
    Training & Education

    Wind energy is expanding across Europe – currently the continent has over 100 GW of wind energy capacity with levels set to rise as the EU continues on its path to a 20% share of renewable energy by 2020, but the expansion in the number of skilled workers the sector requires is not keeping up. […]

  • Danish Tariffs for Wind Energy Increase to 4.6%

    6 March 2014
    Authorities

    In 2013, tariffs supporting wind energy made up 4.6 pct. of Danish utility bills – a slight increase from 2 pct. in 2012. Calculations by the Danish Wind Industry Association show that the increase can be attributed to Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, which was completed in 2013. In March 2012, the National Energy Agreement […]