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  • Scientists Present First Design Basis for Developing 20 MW Wind Turbines (Denmark)

    18 April 2011
    R&D

    The present largest wind turbines have a capacity of 5-6 MW. Following five years of research at the joint European project UpWind, led by… (sciencedaily) [mappress mapid=”3327″] Source: sciencedaily, April 18, 2011

  • New Offshore Wind Assembly Facility Opened at Port of Blyth

    2 July 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Osbit, part of Venterra Group, has opened a new offshore wind assembly and service facility at the Port of Blyth in the UK. The development of the new 3,350-square-metre facility created 33 jobs for the region. Located at the Port’s Wimbourne Quay, the facility boasts a build and test space four times larger than Osbit’s […]

  • Texas Could Beat Cape Wind in Installing Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    17 August 2011

    Cape Wind–the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to receive the go-ahead for construction–has been mired in Kennedy-centered…   By Ariel Schwartz (fastcompany) [mappress] Source: fastcompany, August 17, 2011

  • Special Legislature’s committee to hold first meeting at Niagara County Center for Economic Development (USA)

    10 August 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The county Legislature’s special committee examining offshore wind farming’s effects on the local economy will have its first meeting… By Joyce M. Miles (tonawanda) [mappress] Source: tonawanda, August 10, 2010;

  • First Vestas Turbine Stands at 295 MW Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    14 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of 31 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines has been installed at the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The first turbine was installed by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern. The ship is currently located at the offshore construction site some 13 kilometres off Changhua County, according to the latest AIS […]

  • First Onshore Link Completed for 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm in Poland

    7 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of four directional drills under the coastline, beach, and seabed in the Lubiatowo area, Poland, has been completed, paving the way for connecting the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm to its onshore substation. PKN Orlen, which is developing the project together with Canada’s Northland Power, confirmed that the first onshore connection […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power​ Gets Green Light for Western Isles’ First Wave Farm (UK)

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy company, has secured an agreement for lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wave farm, large enough to power some 7,000 homes on average – more than meeting the average electricity requirements of Stornoway. The 10MW lease is for a site located off the […]

  • Steelwind Sends Off First Monopiles for 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm

    15 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The first set of monopiles for Poland’s 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project has been shipped from Steelwind Nordenham’s manufacturing plant in Germany. The first monopiles have been shipped from Steelwind’s facility in Nordenham and are on their way to the installation terminal. The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of 78 monopiles […]

  • Dominion Confirms First US Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Will Be Completed Later than Planned

    9 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The first US-built and Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Charybdis, will be completed in late 2024 or early 2025, Dominion Energy said in its financial report for the third quarter of 2023, confirming the information that surfaced after the company’s second quarter report in August. Construction of the first US WTIV started […]

  • GDF SUEZ Publishes First-half Robust Results with EBITDA up 8.2 pct (France)

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ reported robust results for first-half 2011, with EUR 45.7 billion in revenues, an increase of +7.9% despite very unfavorable impact of weather conditions in the Group’s domestic markets. Growth in operating activities was solid with EBITDA increasing +8.2%. This strong increase came mainly from the contribution of International Power since February 2011, the […]

  • Europe’s First Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farm Secures All Planning Approvals

    22 April 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have obtained the offshore planning approval for the Green Volt floating wind farm offshore Scotland. With onshore consent announced earlier this month, Green Volt has now received all its planning approvals and remains on track to be the first commercial-scale floating offshore wind […]

  • Siemens Energy Marks a First as EnBW Orders Control System for German Offshore Wind Farm

    27 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Energy will supply its control system for EnBW’s He Dreiht project, the first time Siemens Energy will deliver its system, which has already been established in conventional power plants, for an offshore wind farm, according to the company. Along with the control technology for switchgear and secondary systems, the company is supplying the central […]

  • Elia Plans Several Measures to Boost Biodiversity Around World’s First Artificial Energy Island

    13 November 2023
    Business development, Energy Islands, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Research & Development

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has developed seven measures to boost biodiversity around Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. The artificial Princess Elisabeth Island will be an energy hub 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast connecting new wind farms and additional interconnections, to the UK and Denmark, to Belgium’s onshore power […]

  • First Minister Alex Salmond to Talk at 2011 Scottish European Green Energy Centre Conference

    1 March 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In association with the European Commission, the 2011 Scottish European Green Energy Centre Conference will open in Edinburgh tomorrow with a keynote address by First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, followed by leading experts and practitioners from E3G, Grant Thornton, Aquamarine Power, SSE, National Grid, and the Scottish Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage. Scotland is […]

  • Shell and Ocean Winds’ US Offshore Wind Project Clears First Federal Permitting Step

    14 February 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the SouthCoast Wind project offshore Massachusetts, the 2.4 GW offshore wind project formerly known as Mayflower Wind, developed by a joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds. BOEM will open a 45-day public comment period for the DEIS […]

  • Haizea Manufactures First Monopile for 1.4 GW East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    4 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Haizea Wind Group has manufactured the first monopile foundation for Iberdrola’s East Anglia Three offshore wind project at its facility in Bilbao, Spain. Haizea Bilbao will deliver 50 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm under a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, signed in March 2023. Under the contract, […]

  • Dajin Rolls Out First TP-Less Monopile for Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    11 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first monopile for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark has been completed at Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry’s Penglai facility in China. In April last year, RWE selected Dajin Offshore and EEW SPC to deliver 36 monopiles each, together with secondary structures, for the Thor offshore wind farm. A few months later, the Chinese […]

  • First Siemens Gamesa 14.7 MW Turbine Stands at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2024

    Moray West, an offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, Scotland, has installed the first of 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Supplied with “Power Boost”, each turbine can generate up to 14.7 MW output. The 882 MW wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds. The pre-assembly activity of the 60 […]

  • Macquarie Makes First Offshore Wind Investment Since Taking Over Green Investment Group

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie has provided over GBP 500 million of senior secured debt to fund the acquisition of a 50 per cent share in the Walney Extension project in the UK.

  • Germany: Galion Becomes First Lidar to Be Approved for Low Cost Offshore Power Curve Tests

    10 June 2013
    Technology

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) has verified the accuracy of Galion Lidar’s groundbreaking “remote mast” functionality.  This is the first independent validation of this novel wind measurement methodology within the industry. The leading research institute states that Galion Lidar, a remote wind measurement device developed by international renewable […]

  • Interior Initiates Process to Offer First Commercial Wind Lease off Delaware Coast (USA)

    25 March 2011
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael R. Bromwich today announced that the Department is initiating the process to offer the first commercial wind lease under the “Smart from the Start” Atlantic Offshore Wind program, off the coast of Delaware. The decision […]

  • Austria: First Set of Global Data on Energy Access, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Released

    29 May 2013
    R&D

    About 1.2 billion people – almost the population of India – don’t have access to electricity, 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes, renewable energy accounts for 18 percent of the global energy mix, and the largest energy savings and greatest expansion of renewables happened in […]

  • Damen Launches World’s First Fully Electric SOV Capable of Charging Offshore at OEEC 2023

    28 November 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group officially launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities on 28 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam. The company says that the new SOV 7017 E, said to be the world’s first vessel with offshore charging capabilities, paves the way for significantly reduced […]

  • DNV Issues ‘World’s First’ Certification Guidance for Energy Islands and Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

    19 April 2023
    Industry

    DNV has published an update of its service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190, with the new edition now being the world’s first document which addresses the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland, according to the certification specialist. The new Appendix in the service specification is addressing country-specific requirements for certification defined […]

  • OEEC First Offshore Energy Event with Dedicated Nature Enhancement Content Programme, Exhibition Pavilion

    22 November 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands is a pioneer in including nature enhancement stipulations in offshore (wind) energy tenders. The Dutch event for the international offshore energy and maritime industries, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), has also given nature enhancement a prime spot in this year’s edition, including it more prominently in the conference programme and on the […]

  • WTIV Wind Peak On Its Way to Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Site to Install First Turbines

    21 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak is en route to the site of the Sofia offshore wind farm with the first set of Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD turbine components. The vessel departed the port of Hull on 20 March, according to the available AIS data, and is heading towards the project site […]