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  • Denmark: Nysted Offshore Wind Farm Turns Ten

    6 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Nysted Offshore Wind Farm is turning ten and can look back at 10 years with impressive production figures. Thomas Almegaard from DONG Energy, who is responsible for operations and maintenance at Nysted Offshore Wind Farm, praises his employees for their efforts throughout the years. Today, with its approximately 98 per cent availability, Nysted Offshore Wind […]

  • Gamesa Plans Offshore Wind Office in Hamburg (Germany)

    4 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa continues to build on its offshore strategy, announcing plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany that will supply what is set to become one of the world’s main offshore wind energy markets in coming years. The Gamesa outpost, staffed by multi-disciplinary teams (sales, technical staff, etc.) will open in the second quarter of […]

  • Gamesa Opens Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Scotland

    29 September 2011
    R&D

      A new £12.5 million (14 million euros) centre to develop next-generation offshore wind technology in Scotland was officially opened today by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet, Chairman and CEO of leading international turbine manufacturer Gamesa. The Spanish-based company has located its Offshore Wind Technology Centre at Strathclyde Business Park, in Bellshill, some […]

  • Areva and Gamesa to Establish Joint Offshore Wind Business?

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rumor has it that Areva and Gamesa are negotiating the establishment of a new joint venture in offshore wind energy industry. If true, the companies would focus on building offshore wind turbines and would each hold a 50% stake in the new business, according to two sources cited by Reuters that have “direct knowledge of […]

  • BOEM Reviewing Another Hawaii Offshore Wind Request

    3 October 2017
    Authorities

    A fourth company has requested to be qualified to participate in any future wind energy lease sale offshore Oahu, Hawaii, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) confirmed to Offshore WIND. BOEM is now evaluating the fourth party’s application.

  • DOE to host Offshore Wind Public Meeting (USA)

    30 January 2012

      One year ago, DOE, in partnership with the Department of Interior (DOI), released the National Offshore Wind Strategy. The Strategy addresses two critical objectives: reduce the cost of energy through technology development to ensure competitiveness with other electrical generation sources; and reduce the deployment timelines and uncertainties limiting U.S. offshore wind project development. To […]

  • DNV GL Recommends Practice for Offshore HVDC Systems

    18 September 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    New DNV GL guidelines and practices ensure safe connection of offshore wind to the transmission grid using High Voltage DC technology. DNV GL has together with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technologies through a joint industry project. […]

  • Floating Wind Partners Strike Again Offshore Italy

    14 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Falck Renewables/BlueFloat Energy partnership set up to develop floating offshore wind farms off the Italian coast has announced the creation of Minervia Energia, an ad hoc company to develop a floating offshore wind farm off Catanzaro, Calabria. Recognizing the potential for the floating wind technology in Italy, the developers have chosen Calabria as a […]

  • Hexicon Enters Floating Offshore Wind Market in Italy

    29 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Sweden’s Hexicon has created a 50-50 joint venture – AvenHexicon SRL – with Avapa Energy to jointly develop floating wind power projects in waters offshore Italy. In addition, Hexicon will license its patented technology to AvenHexicon for use in its projects and by third parties. Italy is one of the main recipients of the EU […]

  • Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012 Kicks Off

    23 October 2012

    Today Joep Athmer, the Director of Van Oord Offshore and Member of Offshore Energy Committee of Recommendation wished a warm welcome to the visitors of the Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012 on behalf of Navingo. The exhibition is being held in Amsterdam RAI for the second time in a row on a 12,000 m2 […]

  • New Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Project Launched

    10 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of €10million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs. LEANWIND was awarded to a consortium of 31 partners from 11 countries and […]

  • New Offshore Wind Business Initiative Launched in Denmark

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Denmark has launched a new initiative to improve the competitiveness in the Danish offshore wind sector. Innovation groups will push developments, where companies in the offshore industry can meet and cooperatively develop new commercial and technical solution. “The innovation initiative is aimed at all companies affiliated with offshore wind energy in Denmark. This […]

  • USA: O’Malley Signs Offshore Wind Bill into Law

    10 April 2013
    Authorities

    Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, joined by Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, signed important legislation on April 9, which will create jobs and expand opportunity for more Marylanders. Among the bills signed into law are the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, the Employment […]

  • EWEA Confirms UK Leading Position in Offshore Wind

    1 February 2011
    R&D

    The UK is followed by Denmark (854MW), the Netherlands (249MW), Belgium (195MW) and Sweden (164MW). Germany, Ireland, Finland and Norway… (mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress, February 01, 2011

  • Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology Available at Research and Markets

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology” subscription to their offering. Journal of Offshore Structure and Technology (JoOST) is a Journal focused towards the publication of current Research/Review Work carried out in the area of offshore structure and technology. The Journal covers all major areas involved in […]

  • Eneco Applies to Install Offshore Meteorological Mast (UK)

    14 February 2012

    Eneco have submitted an application for a marine licence for a meteorological mast to be erected close to the Development Area for the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park. The meteorological mast will collect reliable and representative wind and other metrological data which will be used to inform the design of the wind farm and provide […]

  • Research and Markets Announces Report on Offshore Wind in France

    14 January 2013
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report Offshore Wind Sector – Can France Keep Up with the Pace? The French government has set a target of achieving 23% of its power generation from renewable sources. The 2020 power generation target from wind is 25 Gigawatts (GW), which includes 6 GW from […]

  • Ramboll Joins 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Project

    17 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy has selected Ramboll to support the development and engineering aspects of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project off Virginia. The 2.6GW offshore wind farm is expected to enter service by the end of 2026. The Denmark-based Ramboll will, as the Owner’s Engineer, provide consultancy to Dominion Energy on all […]

  • Ørsted Recruiting 23 Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians

    13 August 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted has launched a recruitment campaign that will see the offshore wind developer employing 23 wind turbine technicians. The new employees will work out of the East Coast Hub in Grimsby on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including Hornsea Project Two. “Over half of Ørsted’s Grimsby based employees work as wind turbine technicians and are located […]

  • E.ON to reduce costs of offshore wind power (Germany)

    30 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Energy giant E.ON today announced it will be investing into a pioneering industry initiative to slash the costs of offshore wind power.E.ON… (commodities-now) [mappress] Source: commodities-now, July 30, 2010;

  • Rhode Island offshore wind energy and fishing (USA)

    23 May 2010
    Environment, R&D

    The Deepwater Wind Project in Rhode Island makes me proud to be a Rhode Islander. This project further stakes our claim as the Ocean State,…   [mappress] Source: warwickonline, May 21, 2010;

  • Health and Safety Risk in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    2 June 2011

      Leading turbine manufacturers GE and Siemens have come out in full support of a family approach to offshore health and safety today in London. With an estimated 40GW of offshore wind set to be installed by the end of the decade in Europe alone, the potential for employ Wind Energy Update’s research director, Carlos […]

  • NaiKun to Raise $700,000 for Haida Offshore Wind Project

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mr. Joe Houssian, a director and insider of NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc, will complete a non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.07 per Unit for gross proceeds of $700,000. Each Unit shall consist of one common share in the capital of the Company and 0.75 common share purchase warrants. Each […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Farm Proposal Raises Concerns

    21 January 2013

    Many eyebrows have been raised by the Celtic Array’s Rhiannon offshore wind farm, including that of Mark Menzies, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde, who raised concern about the impact of the proposed offshore wind development in the Irish Sea on the fishing industry in Fleetwood. Nevertheless, as the process pushes forward the biggest […]

  • Court Supports Offshore Wind Regulations in Ontario (Canada)

    4 March 2011
    Authorities

    The wind energy industry in Ontario is pleased with today’s Ontario Divisional Court decision to uphold the current regulations for wind turbine setbacks. The application by Ontario resident Ian Hanna suggested, among other things, that the government did not adhere to their own Statement of Environmental Values (SEV) in developing a setback of 550 metres […]

  • Van Oord Acquires Ballast Nedam Offshore Activities

    28 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore. The acquisition consists of the assets of Ballast Nedam Offshore, the dedicated EPCI staff (Engineering, Procurement, Contracting and Installation), heavy lift installation vessel Svanen and the Westermeerwind project (144 MW). The activities will be integrated into Van Oord’s Offshore Wind Projects business unit. The acquisition will […]