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  • Germany: Nordic Yards Wismar Wins ‘TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011’ Award

    2 May 2012
    Training & Education

    After the recent success of Nordic Yards Warnemünde in this field, it is now Nordic Yards Wismar who is delighted to be awarded “TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011”. The Schwerin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) handed over the quality seal to the yard on 19th April for its high quality of training and education. The […]

  • USA: DOE, Treasury Announce Availability of USD 150 Million in Tax Credits for Clean Energy Manufacturers

    11 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    As part of President’s Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the U.S. Departments of Energy and the Treasury today announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy and energy efficiency manufacturing projects across the United States. This important tax program is focused on strengthening America’s global competitiveness in […]

  • Long-Range Wake Losses Offshore Much Greater Than Expected, New Study Shows

    18 August 2022
    R&D

    Commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes, the US-based technical services provider ArcVera Renewables has found in a new study. According to ArcVera Renewables, the study confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake losses by engineering wake loss models in common use and investigates long-range wake loss potential at […]

  • Gamesa, NREL Join Forces on R&D Project (USA)

    30 January 2012

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc. will study and test a variety of components and systems that will guide development of the next generation of wind turbines designed specifically for the U.S. marketplace. The public-private partnership expects to focus on innovations that will enhance the capabilities […]

  • SSE: Ireland Needs 1 GW of Offshore Wind by 2025 to Meet 5 GW by 2030 Target

    1 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ireland needs to install 1 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2025 if it is to meet the new Irish government’s target of 5GW of installed offshore wind by 2030, SSE Renewables said. Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects at SSE Renewables, told the Energy Ireland ‘Offshore Energy Conference’ that the new Coalition Government’s […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Reviews Offshore Wind Over Last 10 Years

    23 October 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest renewable energy advisory organisation and part of the recently merged DNV GL Group today published a landmark document providing exclusive insight into the last ten years of offshore wind. ‘10 Years: 10 Lessons’ is a series of ten thought-provoking essays from experts with personal experience of a decade of […]

  • Fabrication yards: Heerema Fabrication Group

    3 October 2012

    Dutch engineering and fabrication company Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) was already a well known player in the oil & gas industry, when around five years ago, the offshore wind industry was just really setting off. Then HFG was asked whether they could build some small platforms for this new industry. With the company’s vast experience […]

  • USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media this evening.  The installation of wind turbines at the first American offshore wind farm was completed today with the last blade attached to the fifth GE Renewable Energy Haliade 150-6MW turbine. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern installed the first wind […]

  • Offshore Monitoring Services Required for Sandbank OWF

    6 June 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH has invited tenders for offshore monitoring work. The work involves monitoring the condition of foundations in the Sandbank offshore wind farm. The foundation monitoring concept is based on online monitoring of two representative wind turbine foundations. The online monitoring approach includes: end moment at two cross sections above and below the […]

  • Tidal Transit Stays on Gwynt y Môr

    14 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norfolk-based Tidal Transit has secured an extension of the charters for its two crew transfer vessels (CTVs), Tia Elizabeth and Kitty Petra, which will continue servicing the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.

  • Wind Industry Hails New Era of Development (UK)

    31 October 2012

    The wind industry is on track to power 1 in 10 homes by 2015, coming second only to natural gas as the largest single source of UK electricity by 2020. The latest projections, released by the trade association RenewableUK in its annual State of the Industry report, come during a record breaking year for wind […]

  • Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, Attentive Energy Submit Bids in New Jersey’s Fourth Solicitation

    11 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Attentive Energy and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind have submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation. The NJBPU announced on 30 April the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 GW to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window remained […]

  • OWC 2016 to Gather Offshore Wind Experts in Amsterdam

    22 April 2016

    This year’s Offshore WIND Conference will focus on business opportunities in the offshore wind energy industry and how, together, we can reach potential. On 24 and 25 October 2016 the seventh edition of the Offshore WIND Conference will be held at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands as part of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) […]

  • Connecticut Senate Greenlights 2GW of Offshore Wind

    6 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Connecticut State Senate has unanimously approved the procurement of an additional 2,000MW of offshore wind energy. The House Bill 7156, An Act Concerning the Procurement of Energy Derived From Offshore Wind, will now be referred to Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont for signature into law. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is then expected to issue a request for proposal […]

  • Government’s Uncertainty Worries Hull Council Leader (UK)

    9 October 2012
    Authorities

    Steve Brady, Leader of the Hull City Council, expressed his concerns over the Government’s uncertain support for the renewables. Since Siemens is one of the signatories of the letter sent to the British Government regarding energy policies, Mr. Brady is worried about the company’s plan to build a GBP 60 million offshore wind turbine assembly […]

  • Geckotech Solutions Expands into Renewables (UK)

    19 July 2011

    Geckotech Solutions is planning to expand into the renewable energy sector after agreeing a new financing package. The Edinburgh business is a specialist in industrial rope access and confined space engineering services with clients ranging from the Forth Bridge to oil and gas companies. Now it has secured £225,000 of funding from Clydesdale Bank to […]

  • Canada: Trillium Fights Government on Offshore Wind Projects

    15 August 2012
    Authorities

    In February, 2011, the Ontario Government imposed a moratorium on four Trillium Wind Power’s proposed offshore wind power projects. While speaking at a court hearing on Tuesday, the company’s lawyer Morris Cooper said that the Government’s move involves political science, not the environmental one. A 420 MW project on Lake Ontario almost acquired $26 million […]

  • Scotland Could Lead Floating Wind Industry, Report Says

    25 June 2015

    A new Carbon Trust report, launched yesterday by Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing MSP at Global Offshore Wind 2015 conference, sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to make it a commercial reality. The study, commissioned by the Scottish Government, is the most […]

  • VIDEO: Inauguration of London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2013

    On July 4, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, alongside other dignitaries. Over 350 people attended the inauguration at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  London Array first started generating power in October 2012. The 175th turbine was […]

  • UK Signs MoU with Japan for Investment in Energy Generation Projects

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), secured the UK considerable funds for low-carbon energy generation and transportation projects, including that aimed at offshore wind industry development. Taking into account the UK’s plan to cover 21% of its power needs […]

  • RWE in Talks over Galloper Wind Farm

    25 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Plans are still underway to build the 68-turbine offshore East Anglian windfarm, Galloper – estimated to be worth £20million and 850 jobs to the local economy. RWE Innogy said it hoped to make an announcement in the spring on the future of the 340MW windfarm, despite announcing two months ago it would not continue with […]

  • Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone

    5 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government has invited the public to comment on the notice for the […]

  • DEME Offshore Main Sponsor of Offshore Wind Conference 2019

    18 April 2019

    The Offshore Wind Conference 2019 team is proud to announce that leading provider of services and solutions for the offshore energy industry DEME Offshore is the main sponsor of this year’s conference on 7 and 8 October at the Amsterdam RAI. DEME Offshore provides the most comprehensive offering to offshore energy customers. In the renewables […]

  • North Holland Urges Govt to Clarify OW Procedures

    10 March 2016
    Authorities

    Dutch province of North Holland said that the government is not giving its best to provide insight into the various procedures for wind farms. Currently, it is not made clear for residents and businesses when the government decides something, said Provincial Executive for Economic Affairs, Jaap Bond. According to the province, it is important that the construction of […]

  • Danish Consortium Raring to Bankroll North Sea Energy Island

    24 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    A consortium including three of the largest Danish pension and energy companies is ready to finance and operate the recently approved energy island in the Danish North Sea. Earlier this week, the Danish parliament approved a new Climate Action Plan which calls for the development of two energy islands, one in the North Sea and […]

  • Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable

    8 February 2023
    Business development, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development

    A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused in new wind turbine blades. The wind turbine manufacturer has revealed plans to scale up the newly discovered chemical disassembly process into a commercial solution by teaming up with […]