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  • Guernsey Looking Into Developing 30MW Offshore Wind Project

    18 May 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    A preliminary feasibility study, carried out by Xodus Group and funded jointly by the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Electricity, has found that offshore wind technology could be viable in several locations off Guernsey and that there are a range of technically feasible options to develop a 30MW offshore wind project.

  • USA: Maryland Offshore Wind Bill Passes Senate

    11 March 2013
    Authorities

    March 8 marks a momentous occasion for Marylanders – Offshore Wind legislation passed in the Senate with a vote of 30-15. Three years of work has paid off in huge dividends – in health benefits, in jobs, and in truly renewable energy options. The bill is now scheduled to go back to the House of […]

  • Park City Wind Homeports in Connecticut

    20 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has signed a lease at Barnum Landing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to use the property as a construction and staging location for the 804 MW Park City Wind project. Vineyard Wind has also selected a location in downtown Bridgeport to serve as the Connecticut headquarters for the company’s offshore wind project. ”We are excited […]

  • REenergy Electric Deploys Ioxus’ Ultracapacitors (China)

    25 January 2012
    Technology

    Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, announced it is providing ultracapacitors for pitch control and main control systems independently researched and developed by REenergy Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of wind turbine power control systems in Suzhou, China. This effort helps […]

  • 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 […]

  • UMaine Connects VolturnUS 1:8 to Grid (USA)

    14 June 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VolturnUS 1:8, a 65-foot-tall offshore wind turbine prototype, has been connected to the Central Maine Power Company yesterday, making it the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North America. The turbine is 1:8th the scale of a 6-megawatt (MW), 423-foot rotor diameter design. It is sited off the coast of Castine, Maine. “Today will constitute […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Backs Offshore Wind-Connected Floating Hydrogen and Ammonia Facility with EUR 3 Million

    25 April 2023
    Authorities, Research & Development, Technology

    The Dutch government has awarded a EUR 3 million grant to BW Offshore, SwitcH2, MARIN, TU Delft, and Strohm to develop a floating hydrogen and/or ammonia production and storage facility which will be connected to an offshore wind farm. The project, named OFFSET, involves building an industrial-scale floating green hydrogen and ammonia facility based on […]

  • Hollandia Offshore, Croonwolter&dros Partner Up for Offshore Wind

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hollandia Offshore and Croonwolter&dros have formed a collaborative partnership to offer the operators of offshore wind farms an ‘all-in’ package.

  • Heerema to Install Dogger Bank C Offshore Substation

    18 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Dogger Bank C offshore substation under a contract awarded to the company by the Dogger Bank Wind Farm joint venture partners SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Eni. For the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, Heerema will transport and install the project’s 3,500-tonne jacket […]

  • UK: Falck Nutec Accredited for GWO and RenewableUK Courses

    22 January 2013
    Training & Education

    Falck Nutec Teesside is celebrating after becoming the world’s only industrial training facility to hold approval to deliver all five Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training modules as well as both of the Renewable UK wind industry specific training courses. The landmark has been reached after Falck Nutec achieved approval to deliver the GWO Basic Safety […]

  • Belgium: Large Climatic Chamber in OWI-Lab Test Facility

    27 March 2012

    Since the beginning of March Imtech and CTS Benelux are building a large climatic chamber in OWI-Lab test facility. This brand new facility located in the port of Antwerp will focus on accelerated lifetime testing of large and heavy wind turbine components such as multi-MW gearboxes, transformers, generators, yaw systems etc. For testing cold starts […]

  • 500 MW for Statkraft and CIP in First Irish Offshore Wind Auction

    11 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    Statkraft and its partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have been selected in Ireland’s first auction for offshore wind under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) to develop the 500 MW North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project. NISA was one of seven offshore renewable projects issued with a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) last December. […]

  • Sierra Club: Offshore Wind to Help Reduce Maryland’s Reliance on Fossil Fuels

    12 May 2017

    Following the approval of offshore wind renewable energy credits to Deepwater Wind and US Wind’s Maryland projects, Sierra Club welcomed Maryland PSC’s decision and said that, in addition to bringing local jobs and economic development, the inclusion of offshore wind in the state’s energy production will help reduce Maryland’s reliance on coal and other fossil fuels.

  • Deputy Head of Research Unit at EU’s DG Energy: ‘Relying on Targets and Assuming Jobs and Growth Will Follow Does Not Work’

    16 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Planning & Permitting

    Relying only on renewable energy targets and expecting the industry and economic growth would follow “does not work”, Mark van Stiphout, Deputy Head of Unit for Research, Innovation, Competitiveness and Digitalisation at European Commission’s DG Energy, said during a panel session about green growth at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in November 2024. Van […]

  • Supply Chain Calls for Narrowing Down Floating Wind Platform Designs

    19 December 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Industry, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Vessels

    “We probably have around 150 different floating wind platform designs at the moment. So how do you design a perfect port for floating wind?”—Tommy Sandtorv, CCO Karmsund Port at Karmsund Port Authority. Sandtorv shared this thought on 26 November at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam, during a discussion about the challenges in […]

  • 2016: When Great Things Happened

    30 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    We are leaving what has arguably been the best year for offshore wind so far with a hope that the one ahead of us will be at least as eventful and successful as 2016 was, if not better. The Eurocents This year, we saw several tenders resulting in remarkably low prices. First, there was Borssele […]

  • 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    3 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, being developed by Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has delivered its first power to the New England grid in Massachusetts. As part of the initial commissioning process, on Tuesday 2 January 2024, one turbine delivered approximately 5 MW of power, with additional testing expected to happen both on and […]

  • Estonian Energy Company Developing 1.2 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Estonian energy group Utilitas is developing an offshore wind project whose first phase would have an installed capacity of 1,200 MW and has now contracted Ramboll to a pre-FEED study for the offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built in the Gulf of Riga. Ramboll will analyse the technical solutions for the project, named […]

  • Iberdola’s Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    6 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, has produced its first green power. The project is Iberdrola’s first in France and only the second offshore wind farm to produce power in the country, according to the press release. […]

  • Ørsted, Highview to Explore Storing Offshore Wind Power as Liquid Air

    6 April 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Ørsted and Highview Power have joined forces to try to prove the feasibility and economic value of co-locating long-duration energy storage with offshore wind. The two companies will carry out detailed technical analysis and an economic assessment during 2023 that will investigate how combining Ørsted’s wind technology with Highview Power’s liquid air energy storage can […]

  • Fraunhofer Commissions Bearing Test Rig for Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 February 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Fraunhofer’s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. The accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable manufacturers and operators to increase the reliability of large […]

  • Germany: Modular Vibrating of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Farm Riffgat

    26 June 2012

    After Seaway Heavy Lifting chose to use a vibratory hammer to install monopile foundations at the Riffsgat offshore wind farm, APE Holland informed that vibrating 30 steel monopiles started mid-June. The piles will be driven with the Super Quad Kong (SQK), a modular vibratory driver/extractor consisting of four APE vibros, which are connected to four […]

  • New York City’s Offshore Wind Terminal Under Construction

    11 June 2024
    Ports & Logistics, Project Updates

    Construction work on turning the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City into an offshore wind hub started on 10 June. The SBMT redevelopment is being performed by Equinor, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and terminal operator Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SSBMT). Equinor, the owner/developer of […]

  • Ulstein Unveils Next Generation Jack-Up Design Series

    26 February 2019
    Vessels

    Ulstein has launched the X-Jack series of heavy lift jack-up offshore wind installation vessel designs. The three jack-up designs, J101, J102, and J103, are 80 metres, 145 metres, and 164 metres long, respectively. The smaller J101 is tailored for maintenance and exchange of wind turbines. The J102 jack up can transport and install up to […]

  • FlyShip Says It Will Soon Roll Out First Crafts. Eyes Offshore Wind Crew Transfer

    15 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    FlyShip, a Germany-based company which made news in 2016 with its novel (air)craft, has announced that it is about to receive its first order and will subsequently start producing first crafts of the FS-100 class. Upon informing of the upcoming order, FlyShip said it was looking at offshore wind crew transfer operations as one of the areas where its technology could be used.

  • TotalEnergies and Shell Join First Hydrogen Area at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference

    28 October 2022
    Industry

    The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of offshoreWIND.biz and organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022, coming up on 29 and 30 November in Amsterdam, will feature a Hydrogen Area for the first time, with TotalEnergies, Strohm, Green […]