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  • Finland to Build 40 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    27 January 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Finnish wind energy developer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy will start building a 40 MW offshore wind farm in Pori this spring, the company informed this morning. The project, worth almost EUR 120 million, is the world’s first offshore wind farm suitable for icy conditions, according to Suomen Hyötytuuli. Siemens will supply, install and commission ten of its 4 MW turbines, […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Opens Hamburg Operating Base

    20 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) officially opened its Hamburg office yesterday, which will serve as an operating base in Germany for both OWC and Aqualis Offshore. Offshore Wind Consultants was acquired by Aqualis ASA in June 2014, and its newly established German company will trade under the name of OWC (AQUALIS) GmbH. Ian Bonnon, managing director of Offshore […]

  • New Jersey Governor Shelves Offshore Wind Bill

    20 January 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    New Jersey governor Chris Christie chose not to sign Senate Bill S-2711, which would have instructed the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to open a new window for applications for small offshore wind projects off the coast of Atlantic City. The bill, which got the green light from the New Jersey’s Senate at the beginning of this […]

  • Precision Drilling Benefits from Offshore Wind Development

    3 September 2015

    Precision Drilling has won a raft of new construction and demolition jobs stemming from increased offshore wind and green energy related contracts. The Hull-based specialist contractor has recently invested £100,000 in new equipment, machinery, vehicles and business development. Ian Wilkinson, managing director, said: “Since purchasing Precision Drilling in 2013, we have invested more than a […]

  • Statkraft Says No More New Offshore Wind Projects

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statkraft AS will no longer invest in new offshore wind projects, the Norwegian utility said in its adjusted investment plan today. The Oslo-listed company said that the new investment plan was adjusted ”to balance the goal of profitable growth within renewable energy with Statkraft’s financial solidity.” “Offshore wind power is capital intensive. The reduced financial terms […]

  • Australian Multi-Billion Fund to Focus on Offshore Wind

    14 December 2015
    Authorities

    Australian Federal Government will include wind power in the new investment mandate of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with a special focus on offshore wind energy, the national media reported. With this move, the country’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made a U-turn on the energy policy of his predecessor Tony Abbott, who had banned investment in new wind […]

  • EU 2015 Offshore Wind Market Report Available

    1 December 2015
    R&D

    Research and Markets has added a new report to its offering, which analyzes the EU offshore wind power market in 2015. The report, Analyzing the Offshore Wind Power Market in EU, starts off with an analysis of the basics about wind power and then takes a look at the various factors driving the wind power industry […]

  • “Offshore substations should have a standard size of 900MW”

    13 August 2012

    This is key to a responsible realisation of the Energiewende” says Lex Hartman, Director Corporate Development of TSO TenneT. “After all, the German ambition implies building one turbine every day.” The recent Atomausstieg and the subsequent Energiewende brought about a revolution in the German offshore wind sector. Over the next ten years, 13GW of offshore […]

  • ‘Scotland: A Major Destination for Offshore Wind’ Report Available

    27 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Scotland: A Major Destination for Offshore Wind” report to their offering. The Offshore Wind Industry Group has estimated Scotland’s offshore wind energy potential to be around 25% of the entire European offshore wind potential. This means that Scotland has the highest offshore wind energy potential of […]

  • Offshore Energy Conference: Developments in Wave and Tidal Energy

    9 October 2014

    There is a lot to tell about marine renewable energy. The industry is developing fast, promising initiatives are being undertaken and there is a great need for renewable energy. Delegates of Offshore Energy have the opportunity to be informed in half a day about recent technical inventions, field experiences of a number of partnerships as well […]

  • Nordseewerke Struck by Delays in German Offshore Wind Development

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Nordseewerke GmbH, one of German leading manufacturers of wind turbine foundations, has been bought by DSD Steel Group GmbH after filing for bankruptcy last year, due to a slowdown in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s energy shift plan. After Chancellor’s announcement that Germany would begin a massive project to install 25,000 MW of offshore wind power by […]

  • Germany: Offshore Operations Centre in Emden Nearing Completion

    10 April 2013

    OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre in Emden is almost finished. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintenance and logistic activities. Launching customer is Trianel for wind farm Borkum West II that is currently under construction. The construction of this centre began in […]

  • Denmark Achieves 1 GW Offshore Wind Milestone

    18 March 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Today, the 36th wind turbine will be connected to the grid at the Anholt offshore wind farm, which will bring Denmark’s connected offshore wind capacity to 1 GW, the Danish Wind Industry Association announced in a press release. This milestone cements Denmark’s central position in this field and leads the way towards 50% of wind […]

  • Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Is Project-Certified

    3 May 2013

    When the Danish Energy Agency gave DONG Energy a concession to construct Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, one of the conditions were for DONG Energy to undergo a third-party certification of the entire construction project to demonstrate that the offshore wind farm is designed and constructed according to applicable standards and is expected to last for […]

  • Denmark: Aluwind Scores Deal in Offshore Wind Industry

    25 April 2013

    Aluwind is the leading manufacturer of aluminum components and platforms for the wind industry and have now brought aluminium to a place where it can fully shine. With a newly signed agreement between Bladt Industries A/S and Aluwind A/S, 108 concrete platforms will be shipped from Bladt in Aalborg, to East Irish Sea, equipped with […]

  • Germany: Integrating Offshore Wind Farms in Tourism Concepts

    19 April 2013
    R&D

    Wind energy and tourism can benefit each other, says the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE), which has published a study on this matter. Under the title “The Impact of Offshore Wind Energy on Tourism – Good Practices and Perspectives for the South Baltic Region”, the study shows how offshore wind farms can be […]

  • The Netherlands: Registration Live for Offshore Energy & OWIM 2013

    26 August 2013

    With less than 2 months to go the registration for both Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) 2013 is now open at www.offshore-energy.biz. Hosted in Amsterdam RAI on October 15 & 16 the events expect some 500 exhibitors, 8,500 visitors and 900 conference delegates. Attendance at the exhibition is […]

  • Offshore Wind Workshop to Be Held in Ocean City, USA

    8 August 2013
    Training & Education

    Maryland industrial operations and supply chain leaders will gather in Ocean City from 9:30-11:30am for workshop titled, “Offshore Wind: Opportunities for the Eastern Shore, Ocean City and Maryland’s Maritime Industry”. The workshop will provide business professionals with the ability to learn more about what Maryland offshore wind energy will mean for their business. The workshop […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Constructed in LEGOLAND

    14 June 2013

    Soon, almost 40,000 LEGO® bricks have been used for building a miniature version of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in the area ‘Energy in Denmark’ in Miniland in LEGOLAND®. Together with LEGOLAND®, DONG Energy has built the offshore wind farm in Miniland consisting of seven wind turbines, which will be ready in August. The seven […]

  • China to Host Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Event

    13 June 2013

    The number of firms in China exiting or reducing their exposure to the wind power sector is expected to significantly level off, as new policies supporting renewable energy being developed at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) come on line. At the end of last year, China Longyuan […]

  • France Aims for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power

    28 May 2013

    At the National Wind Energy Conference in Kalmar of 22-23 May Jean-Yves Grandidier, Secretary-General of FEE (French Wind Power Association), presented the French program for offshore wind power. Under the theme “Offshore Wind Power Creates regional growth in France” Jean-Yves Grandidier presented the ambitious French program to introduce large-scale offshore wind power off the coast […]

  • India Forms Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee

    6 March 2013

    The Government has constituted an Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, M/o New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) associating the stakeholder Ministries to steer the offshore wind energy development in the country in a directed and focused manner including modality for inter-agency coordination. The development of offshore wind energy projects also depends […]

  • TenneT Requires Offshore Technical Advisory Services (Germany)

    25 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Offshore GmbH is looking for a provider of technical advisory services in support of the purchaser-risk management in the operation of offshore grid connection systems. Specifically, this involves providing measures for the systematic identification, analysis, assessment, monitoring and control of operational risks. The services in the context of risk management extend to: Create and […]

  • The Crown Estate Launches Offshore Wind Transmission Study

    21 November 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    The Crown Estate has commissioned a study into best practice in offshore transmission for offshore wind, building on recommendations from the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force made last year. It is envisaged that information gathered from a range of developers, OFTOs, OEMs and other stakeholders such as the ORE Catapult will be collated in […]

  • GL RC Certifies CG’s Transformer for Offshore Application

    21 November 2013
    Technology

    Transformer manufacturer CG has received certification from GL Renewables Certifcation (GL RC) for its liquid immersed SLIM® and “Bio-SLIM® distribution transformer”. The hermetically sealed transformer is also available with a bio-degradable transformer fluid which reduces the risk of pollution at environmentally sensitive locations, such as offshore. The certification was carried out according to GL’s Guideline […]

  • UK: Importance of Acoustic Surveys in Offshore Wind Industry

    26 September 2013
    Technology

    It is important to understand the status of marine mammals in an area prior to any development and understand potential impacts during and after development. Offshore wind developments may adversely affect species, including those protected by European and domestic law. Mitigation of such impacts forms an intrinsic part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process […]