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  • BNEF: Q3 Clean Energy Investments Plunge as Offshore Wind Investors Take the Summer Off

    10 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in offshore wind financings in Europe and a further stage in the slowdown seen this year in project funding in China and Japan, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investment in renewable […]

  • Hydro Group Puts Cables in Shiny Armour

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Aberdeen based Hydro Group Plc, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications for the Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Defence and Aerospace Industry, has boosted its portfolio with state-of-the-art machinery, following a £300,000 investment. The company has installed and commissioned an advanced armouring line at its […]

  • ODS-Petrodata Forecasts Global Offshore Wind to Power 60 Major Cities by 2020 (UK)

    15 October 2010
    R&D

    ODS-Petrodata today announces the release of the International Offshore Wind Market Report: 2010-2020. This report presents key demand and supply information and draws conclusions about how this market will evolve over the next decade, including the forecast that global offshore wind market capacity could reach 59.8 GW – enough to power 60 cities the size […]

  • All Veja Mate Foundations In Place

    28 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    All 67 foundations are now standing in place at the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea after Offshore Wind Force (OWF) VM installed the last transition piece at the site in the early morning hours of Thursday, 27 October.  Construction began in April 2016 when OWF, part of Boskalis, installed the […]

  • Norfolk Boreas DCO Examination Period Extended Due to COVID-19

    12 May 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The deadline for the close of the examination period for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm has been pushed back to 12 October 2020. The UK Planning Inspectorate submitted a request to extend the examination period for the Norfolk Boreas development consent order (DCO) application to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) […]

  • Ideol and Elicio Preparing Joint Offer for ScotWind Leasing

    31 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ideol and Elicio have partnered ahead of Crown Estate Scotland’s upcoming offshore wind leasing round to offer to co-develop floating wind farms off Scotland. On October 31, the two companies informed that they were preparing a joint offer for ScotWind leasing, adding that they aim to co-develop floating wind projects with the highest level of local added-value. “Combining […]

  • New Wind Power Contracts ‘Death Knell for Cape Wind’, APNS Says (USA)

    24 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The following is a statement of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS), released after the news that the biggest utilities in Massachusetts have signed long-term contracts to buy 565 MW of electricity from wind farms in Maine and New Hampshire at prices competitive with conventional sources: The announcement today that Massachusetts utilities will be […]

  • Germany: Throttling Wind Power Industry Completely Wrong Signal for Investors

    13 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Industrial Union of Metalworkers from Küste district, IG Metall Küste has urged the North German federal states to push the coalition negotiations between CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and the SPD Social Democrats toward further expansion of offshore wind power. “The announced reduction is a completely wrong signal to the Küste district. Instead, we need clear statements […]

  • Canada: Trillium Power Appeals Offshore Wind Motion Decision

    6 November 2012

    Trillium Power Wind Corporation (Trillium Power) has served its Notice to Appeal regarding the Rule 21 Motion decision (a mechanism to summarily dispose of an action) delivered by Mr. Justice Robert Goldstein last month. The Trillium Power Notice of Appeal cites both errors in points of law and evidence in the decision rendered in October. […]

  • Offshore wind farm create artificial reef (Germany)

    22 September 2010
    Environment, R&D

    A slew of non-native marine species have made their home on the Alpha Ventus wind turbines off the German coast in the North Sea. Scientists say the oysters and crabs, among others, have not affected the structures.

  • Borssele III & IV Tender Winner(s) to Be Revealed Today

    12 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    For the latest article on Dutch tender, see: Oil & Gas Giant to Build Dutch Borssele III & IV Offshore Wind Farms The Dutch government will announce the result of the second Borssele Zone tender at 6 p.m. (CET) today, 12 December. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) received 26 applications for Borssele III and IV offshore wind […]

  • OrbisEnergy Spotlights Oil & Gas Businesses Diversifying into Offshore Wind

    17 August 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    After the launch of a GBP 6 million grant fund in July, OrbisEnergy today emphasised the opportunity for oil and gas businesses to use the fund to diversify into the renewables industry amidst the downturn in their main playing field, through adapting their ideas to offshore wind, wave and tidal power. “We know we have some amazingly talented […]

  • UK Firms On Track to Take Half of Local Offshore Wind Cake

    17 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A growing number of UK companies are getting involved in the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms in British waters, with 43% of the expenditure incurred in planning, building and running offshore projects already going to local companies, according to a new report issued during the UK’s first Offshore Wind Week. During the Offshore Wind Week, the […]

  • Belgium: EU Wind Power Grows in 2012

    8 February 2013

    The EU wind energy sector installed 11,566 MW of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).  Of the 11,566 MW installed in the EU, 10,399 MW was onshore and 1,166 MW offshore. Investment in EU wind […]

  • HOCHTIEF Orders Wind Farm Installation Vessel (Poland)

    21 February 2012

    HOCHTIEF Solutions has commissioned the construction of a further heavy-lift jack-up vessel from the Crist shipyard in Poland for the installation of offshore wind farms. The vessel, dubbed “VIDAR,” is to start operating in 2013 to meet the huge demand for special-purpose equipment in this booming market. The VIDAR will be HOCHTIEF’s fourth heavy-duty craft, […]

  • CanWEA Disappointed With Government’s Decision on Offshore Wind (Canada)

    14 February 2011
    Authorities

    The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) today expressed its disappointment with the Ontario government’s decision to pause offshore wind energy developments. “Ontario is proving itself a leader in driving a new clean energy future that delivers emission-free power and new jobs for our skilled trade workers,” said CanWEA president Robert Hornung. “This is an unfortunate […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Grid Connection Could Cost Consumers GBP 17 Billion

    14 January 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    Public Accounts Committee (PAC) publishes report on offshore electricity transmission – a new model for infrastructure. “Not only is it unlikely that this new licensing system for bringing electricity from offshore wind farms onto the national grid will deliver any savings for consumers, it could well lead to higher prices. Indeed the terms of the transmission licences […]

  • Germany: Siemens’ Renewables Business Generates Highest Revenue Growth

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Siemens felt the impact of a more difficult global market environment in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Thanks to a solid order backlog and positive currency translation effects, revenue was up ten percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011. On the other hand, new orders were down 23 percent due to a […]

  • “UK – Netherlands Offshore Wind Roundtable: Aligning supply chains in the North Sea for a better energy transition” (VIDEO)

    28 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The United Kingdom and the Netherlands have shared ambitions when it comes to renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular. Considering this, how can we collaborate and find synergy within the different projects that the two countries are developing in the North Sea? During this round table, hosted by Coco Kossmann, we discussed […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Bring GBP 2.9 Billion to UK Economy by 2030

    28 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    ORE Catapult published a new report on 28 March, highlighting the economic benefits of a strong UK offshore wind industry, which could be worth as much as GBP 2.9 billion to the UK economy by 2030.

  • Dutch Consortium Studies Far Offshore Airborne Wind Energy Systems

    9 April 2018
    R&D, Technology

    Ampyx Power, a Netherlands-based developer of airborne wind energy technology, has published a report with the results of a research into the offshore floating application of its system, performed by a consortium of Ampyx Power, ECN (Energy Research Centre Netherlands), MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) and Mocean Offshore. The consortium researched the offshore application of floating […]

  • Offshore Wind Investments Drop in Q1 2017

    12 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The first quarter of this year saw a 60% year-on-year decrease in offshore wind financings, from USD 11.5 billion in Q1 2016 to USD 4.6 billion in Q1 2017, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) report on global clean energy investment.

  • UK: Norstec Network Appoints First Chairman

    12 June 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed the appointment of Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, as the first chairman of the industry-led Norstec network. Mr Brown is a main Board Director of RenewableUK and brings a wealth of experience to this key role. The news was announced at RenewableUK’s annual Offshore Wind conference in Manchester. […]

  • UK: Majority Backs Financial Support for Wind and Tidal Power

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed a new YouGov poll commissioned by the Sunday Times which shows strong backing for financial support for wind and tidal power, with a majority of each of Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP voters saying that the Government should continue incentivising the […]

  • European Institutional Investors Hungry for More Renewables

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    More than six out of ten (61%) institutional investors in Europe expect to increase their exposure to renewable infrastructure, with nearly half of them (48%) expecting further investments into offshore wind, according to a new study commissioned by alternative investment firm Aquila Capital. A further 30% of investors plan to maintain their exposure to renewables over the next three […]

  • UK Appeases Scotland’s Worries Over Green Investment Bank Privatisation

    20 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, has received assurances from the UK government that the strategic importance of the Green Investment Bank  (GIB) to Scotland will be fully considered as part of ongoing discussions around its privatisation. “The Green Investment Bank plays a unique strategic role in funding innovative and […]