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  • California Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Goal, Targets 25 GW by 2045

    3 August 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The California Energy Commission (CEC) has expanded the state’s offshore wind planning goals from 3 GW to 2-5 GW by 2030, with an aim to have up to 25 GW installed by 2045. This move comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom called for the increase in the state’s offshore wind target to at least 20 […]

  • Amrumbank West Rescue Teams Spring Into Action

    17 October 2016
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    E.ON, Siemens, Northern HeliCopter GmbH and Offshore VENTUSmedic medical control centre have recently carried out an unannounced alarm exercise at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. The deployed personnel, the crew of Northern HeliCopter GmbH’s offshore rescue helicopter and the Offshore VENTUSmedic medical control centre operated by the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe accident assistance organization, were given no advance information, and […]

  • DW: Cumulative Offshore Wind Capacity Expected to Reach 74GW by 2025

    23 March 2016
    R&D

    Following a record 2015, the offshore wind industry will see fewer additions in 2016. However, the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected in 2016 bodes well for a larger global market in the years to come, Douglas-Westwood (DW) said. Capacity additions will grow significantly post-2016, peaking at 9.2GW in 2022, according to DW’s […]

  • Global Marine Group Orders New Osbit Plough

    28 February 2019
    Technology

    Offshore technology and engineering company Osbit Limited has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough –  Scion 240. The Scion 240 plough is being designed and built in North-East England and will be delivered from Osbit’s Blyth works at the end of May 2019. Osbit will support […]

  • 17 U.S. State Governors Commit to Renewables

    19 February 2016
    Authorities

    A bipartisan group of 17 U.S. state governors signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future on 16 February. By signing the accord, the governors have committed that their states will work together to continue diversifying energy generation, expanding clean energy sources, modernizing energy infrastructure, encouraging clean transportation options and securing a stronger national […]

  • Obama Focuses on Clean Energy in His State of the Union Address

    15 January 2016
    Authorities

    Investing in clean energy and thus reducing reliance on fossil fuels, especially imported, was one of the major points U.S. President Barack Obama focused on in his State of the Union address delivered on January 12. Obama said the country needs to accelerate the transition away from “dirtier” energy sources and increase its level of commitment in developing […]

  • Developing Economies Take Lead in Clean Energy Investments

    23 November 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Developing nations eclipsed the world’s wealthiest countries in 2014, attracting more clean energy investment and building more wind, solar, and other renewable power generation than ever before, according to a global assessment released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance today. Climatescope, the clean energy country competitiveness index, interactive report, and online tool supported by the UK government, […]

  • Dong Greenlights Behemoth Hornsea Project One OWF

    3 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy has made a final investment decision to build the 1,200 MW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Hornsea will on completion be the world’s first offshore wind farm to exceed 1,000 MW in capacity and by a large margin become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. It will be able to […]

  • BOEM to Carry Out Vineyard Wind Environmental Review

    30 March 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) of Vineyard Wind’s proposed 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts.

  • UK Investor Takes Stake in Hornsea Two Transmission Assets

    28 September 2023
    Business & Finance

    London-based international investor and manager, John Laing Group, has acquired a stake in the transmission assets for the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, as part of a portfolio acquisition from HICL Infrastructure. John Laing Group has agreed to acquire HICL Infrastructure’s entire equity interest in four UK public-private partnership projects, […]

  • Mainstream Renewable Power Gets Board Level Membership on OWDC in USA

    21 June 2011

      Leading offshore wind developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, today announced its Board level membership of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition in the U.S. The company, which is already actively developing over 7,600MW of offshore wind projects in Europe, recently expressed an interest in developing a major wind farm as part of New Jersey’s offshore wind […]

  • STW Awards EUR 6.2 Mln for TU Delft Research

    27 November 2014
    R&D

    The STW Technology Foundation and the business community will make a total of 6.2 million euros available to the UPON (Understanding Processes Using Operando Nanoscopy) and EUROS (Excellence in Uncertainty Reduction of Offshore wind Systems) research programmes. The first programme focuses on using electron microscopy to study material properties more accurately at the atomic level, […]

  • Australia: Tropical Tidal Energy Research Centre to Be Based in Darwin

    13 November 2012
    Technology

    A ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding to create the world’s first tropical environment focussed tidal energy research centre in Darwin has been signed by Tenax Energy Pty Ltd (“Tenax Energy”) and Charles Darwin University (CDU).  The Testing Centre (and associated Pilot Plant), is the first step towards delivering affordable tidal energy to Darwin by the end […]

  • Robots and AI Beat Humans by 14 Pct in Detecting Turbine Fault in Innovate UK Project

    16 May 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Perceptual Robotics and the University of Bristol have announced the results of an Innovate UK data analysis project which show that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are 14 per cent more accurate in detecting faults in wind turbines than expert humans carrying out the same inspections. The Innovate UK Research and Development project involved incorporating […]

  • Reportlinker Announces China Wind Power Equipment and Parts Industry Report

    28 May 2012

      The flying capacity expansion of wind power equipment manufacturers in recent years has caused increasingly intense competition; in 2011, Chinese wind power equipment manufacturers witnessed decline in profit to varying degrees. Among equipment manufacturers, in 2011, Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. reached net income of RMB607 million, a YoY decline of 73.5%; Sinovel […]

  • The Netherlands: Mercon and ALE to Present New Metmast Installation Concept

    28 November 2011
    R&D, Technology

    During the EWEA conference this week in Amsterdam, Mercon and ALE will introduce a new concept for installing offshore mestmasts named EMI, for Eco Metmast Installation. Mercon and ALE have decided to team up to introduce EMI. Willem Griffioen, Managing Director at Mercon feels the two companies are the right combination. “Mercon is a renowned […]

  • Japanese Delegation Picks BOEM’s Brain on OW Environmental Review

    7 December 2017

    With Japan’s PREC Institute currently evaluating various approaches to preparing offshore wind Strategic Environmental Assessments, representatives from the institute and Japan’s Ministry of the Environment met with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on 4 December to discuss BOEM’s approach to offshore wind planning and environmental review.

  • Wood Mackenzie: Japan to Hit 4GW of Offshore Wind by 2028

    14 February 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Japan’s offshore wind capacity is expected to reach 4GW in 2028, a 62-fold increase from 2018, according to a new research by Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie estimates that Japan will see a power generation shortfall of more than 10GW by 2030, as it struggles to restart 30 nuclear reactors to meet the national nuclear target, and […]

  • Bond Dickinson’s Lawyers Secure Consent for East Anglia OWF

    23 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Bond Dickinson LLP Planning & Infrastructure lawyers have advised East Anglia offshore wind farm, a ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall joint-venture, on the full consenting matrix for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm in East Anglia. Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change granted consent for the development to go […]

  • UK: Alicat Workboats Supplies Two Crew Transfer Vessels to Dalby Offshore Renewables

    23 March 2012

    Following exhaustive evaluation and various sea trials, Dalby Offshore Renewables have purchased two new crew transfer vessels from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth. The 20 meter propeller driven vessels are powered by twin Caterpillar C32 1319Hp engines that deliver a top speed of over 30 knots. The well thought out interior of the vessels is […]

  • Siemens’ New 6MW Wind Turbines Enter German Offshore Market

    21 November 2013
    Technology

    Siemens will supply 97 wind turbines, each with a rating of six megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, to the Danish energy provider DONG Energy. This will mark the first time that Siemens will be supplying its new six-megawatt wind turbines for offshore in Germany. The Gode Wind 1 (252 MW) and […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes UK Renewable Energy Roadmap Update

    27 December 2012

    RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of the UK Renewable Energy Roadmap Update by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Update states that the UK is on track to meet its first interim target on the way towards generating 15% of all energy (electricity, heat and transport) from renewable sources by 2020. This means […]

  • Eni Completes Dogger Bank Stake Buy

    26 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Italian oil and gas major Eni has completed the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank A and the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank B offshore wind farms in the UK. Eni bought the stakes from Equinor (10 per cent) and SSE Renewables (10 per cent). Following this transaction, the […]

  • Vattenfall Reports EUR 0.9 Bln Q1 Profit

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall reports profit after tax of SEK 8.2 billion and an underlying operating profit of SEK 9.1 billion for the first quarter of 2014. The company reported high availability in all production plants – nearly 100% for nuclear power, with a significant increase in wind power generation. Several divestments were carried out, including the electricity […]

  • Iceni Defiant to Focus on London Event (UK)

    30 January 2012

    On Friday 27th January, following successful sea trials in Southampton Water, the latest South Boats 17m LS WFSV ‘Iceni Defiant’ was handed over to Iceni Marine Services Ltd, based in Great Yarmouth. Prior to the vessel commencing work on the Great Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm on 1st February, ‘Iceni Defiant’ will be sailed up the […]

  • REpower Presents 3MW Wind Turbine at EWEA Anual Event (Belgium)

    4 March 2011
    Technology

    At the EWEA Annual Event, REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) introduces a turbine of the three-megawatt class with a hub height of 143 meters. With its 114 meter rotor diameter and a rated power of 3.2 megawatts (MW), the REpower 3.2M114 can optimally utilize the potential of low-wind locations. With the powerful 3.XM series, REpower […]