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  • China Introduces Offshore Wind Feed-In Tariffs

    17 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has been working with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) tariff department for months to determine the feed-in tariff for offshore wind, and the discussions between the two agencies are nearly finalised.  It is said that inter-tidal projects will enjoy a tariff of RMB 0.85 (USD 0.14) per kilowatt hour while the nearshore […]

  • Seabed Survey Completed for 1 GW Irish Offshore Wind Project

    14 December 2022
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    XOcean has completed a seabed survey for SSE Renewables at the proposed Setanta Wind Park site, formerly Braymore Wind Park, off the coast of Ireland using its fleet of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs). The survey, utilising multi-beam echo-sounder sensors, will be used to characterise the seabed in this area of the Irish Sea and will […]

  • Iberdrola Forms Partnership for 1 GW French Auction

    7 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Iberdrola and AXA IM Alts have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in the offshore wind sector in France. With the agreement signed between the two companies, both parties will negotiate terms where AXA IM Alts on behalf of clients would join Iberdrola’s project as a minority shareholder if awarded in the […]

  • US Awarding USD 14.5 Million for Offshore Wind Environmental Research

    18 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is allocating up to USD 14.5 million for environmental research to support U.S. offshore wind development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support regionally-focused, coordinated research efforts to increase understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore wind, as well as projects that advance and validate tools to monitor and minimize impacts. […]

  • Northland Power to Bid in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Auction

    10 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power is planning to submit applications for two new proposed development sites in the upcoming Round 3 offshore wind auction in Taiwan. Referred to as NorthWind and CanWind, the proposed sites can accommodate a total capacity of up to 1,800 MW and are located off the coasts of Taichung county and Chunghwa, respectively. Northland […]

  • Aquaterra, Seawind Working on 1 GW Offshore Floating Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    26 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Aquaterra Energy and Seawind Ocean Technology have signed an agreement for the development of what the companies say will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind and green hydrogen production project in Italy. The project, named HyMed, is currently in its first phase of permitting, with the grid connection and the environmental impact assessments well […]

  • DEME to Install Vineyard Wind 1 Turbines Offshore Massachusetts

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has chosen DEME Offshore US for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 project site, located some 24 kilometres off Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. For the project, DEME Offshore US will team up with FOSS Maritime Company, a U.S. maritime service contractor, which will provide skilled personnel […]

  • Cadeler’s Wind Maker Arrives in Taiwan Ahead of Work at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Sites

    19 March 2025
    Vessels

    Cadeler’s recently delivered wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Maker, has arrived in Taichung, Taiwan, from where it will sail out to the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project sites. Wind Maker set sail from Singapore and has arrived in Taichung, marking an important milestone for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind […]

  • UK: Wello’s Penguin Wave Energy Converter Performs Successfully

    27 August 2012
    Technology

    Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has released first testing results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter is a floating device connected to mooring system and to the grid with 11kV cable. Initial results confirmed efficient rotating movement of the device even in smaller waves than […]

  • Offshore and Nearshore Survey Work Complete for 2 GW Scottish Wind Project

    31 October 2022
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have completed its 2022 offshore and nearshore surveys for the project area, located around 25 kilometres off the Sutherland coast in Scotland. This milestone achievement covered geophysical and benthic surveys of the seabed across the 675 km2 offshore option agreement area, with the objective of establishing the […]

  • Construction Starts on First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm

    19 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has broken ground for its 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project in Barnstable, Massachusetts, setting the US on a road to its first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, which is also the first such project in the Americas region. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 18 November at Covell’s Beach, where the offshore wind […]

  • New US Offshore Wind Guidance Document Approved, Said to Speed Up Development

    14 October 2022
    Industry

    The US offshore wind sector has gotten its new official guidance that can be used in the regulatory approval process. The document contains best practices and is said to help accelerate development of the offshore wind industry, shorten regulatory timelines, and increase worker safety. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review approved […]

  • Bill Expediting California’s Offshore Wind Development Signed into Law, New Legislation Said to Cut Permitting Timeline by Five Years

    10 October 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new offshore wind bills into law on 7 October. Coming into effect on 1 January 2024, the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (bill SB 286) is set to shave five years off of the offshore wind permitting timeline, while under the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (bill AB 3), relevant […]

  • Denmark: Swire Blue Ocean Names DanTysk Installation Vessel

    5 April 2013

    One of the world’s largest installation vessels will be used to install offshore wind farm DanTysk’s 80 turbines in the North Sea. The Pacific Osprey operated by Danish company Swire Blue Ocean was named in a ceremony on 3 April. Vattenfall and its partner Stadtwerke München are investing a little over EUR 1 billion in […]

  • UMaine’s DeepCLiDAR Ready for the Market

    26 October 2016
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    DeepCLiDAR, a floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has completed a new deployment performance test 12 miles off the Maine coast in 65 meters of water. AWS Truepower validated DeepCLiDAR’s data recovery and measurement accuracy against Carbon Trust’s industry-standard performance criteria. With the third-party […]

  • Organisers of Dutch, US Offshore Energy Events Ink New Agreement

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance

    PRESS RELEASE BY NAVINGO BV, Amsterdam, 27 November 2024 – The US industry organisation for offshore renewable energy, Oceantic Network, and Dutch media company Navingo today signed a new agreement to cross-promote each other’s events, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in the Netherlands and the International Partnering Forum (IPF) in the United States. The agreement […]

  • Carnegie Welcomes United States Department of Energy’s Wave Energy Report

    30 January 2012

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited welcomes the release of an independent report from the United States Department of Energy (DoE) estimating the total available ocean wave energy resource at 2,640 TWh/yr. The report, “Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource”, was undertaken by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), […]

  • Alstom’s Oceade Tidal Turbine to Prove Its Performance at Raz Blanchard

    3 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made as part of the “Programme des Investissements d’Avenir”, for which […]

  • Bay State Wind Offers Environmental Grants

    11 April 2018
    Environment

    Massachusetts-based offshore wind developer Bay State Wind plans to provide more than USD 2 million in grants for research and programs to protect New England’s fisheries and whale populations.

  • USA: NOAA Plans to Expand Michigan Research Lab

    6 April 2012

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its plans to expand the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory on the Muskegon Channel, the Republic informs. The expansion stipulates $1 million worth renovation of the edifice, intended for maintenance and operation of vessels and its equipment. The construction works are expected to be completed by fall. […]

  • Reetec Swoops On Offshore Wind Solutions

    6 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Reetec GmbH, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has acquired the German company Offshore Wind Solutions GmbH (OWS), a specialist in the offshore wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

  • Bonheur Offshore Wind Division Q3 EBITDA Plummets

    2 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Bonheur ASA, Norwegian holding company that operates in the offshore wind sector, among other activities, released its financial results for the third quarter. The group’s operating revenues marked a slight drop from NOK 3 411 million (EUR 365 milion), last year, to NOK 3 402 million (EUR 364.2 million), the same period this year. Shipping […]

  • ‘Self-Orienting’ Floating Wind Turbine Prototype Christened

    26 November 2021
    R&D, Technology

    X1 Wind has christened its PivotBuoy ‘downwind’ floating offshore wind turbine prototype at the Port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. The X30 prototype will be installed at the Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) test site in the coming weeks, once the placement of the dynamic cable that will connect the prototype to the test […]

  • Belgium: DCNS Participates in Ocean Energy 2012

    27 June 2012

    On 26 and 27 June, in Brussels, DCNS will participate in the 3rd annual Ocean Energy Association (EU-OEA) conference: Ocean Energy 2012. This convention represents an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the field of marine energies in Europe for all the sector’s stakeholders. DCNS invites you to attend the conference entitled “reducing technology […]

  • USA: Ocean Energy Development with Less Sound

    25 June 2012
    Environment

    The rise of ocean infrastructure development to tap energy sources such as tides, offshore wind and natural gas will require more pile driving, the practice of pounding long, hollow steel pipes called piles into the ocean floor to support energy turbines and other structures. But pile driving creates loud, underwater booms that can harm fish […]

  • South Australian Gov’t Rejects Offshore Wind Project Application, Asks Federal Gov’t to Move Declared Development Zone Out of State Waters

    5 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Wind Farm Update

    The South Australian (SA) government has rejected a proposal by Skyborn Renewables and Australis Energy for an offshore wind farm to be built off the state’s coast and has also submitted a document to the federal government in which it expresses its opposition to the Southern Ocean offshore wind development zone being in the state’s […]