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  • UK, French Mathematicians to Cut Offshore Wind Cost

    11 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Mathematicians in the UK and France have won €1.8 million funding to find ways of more efficiently transporting off-shore wind farms, which would make green energy more affordable. Experts in logistics from the Universities of Portsmouth, Le Havre and Plymouth are looking at reducing the cost of setting up and maintaining off-shore wind farms as […]

  • Denmark Knights Grimsby’s Offshore Wind Industry Pioneer

    3 July 2012
    Authorities

    A pioneer in Grimsby’s offshore wind energy industry has received one of the highest honours from his home nation. Kurt Christensen has been given a first class knighthood, recognising his continued work as a consul for the Grimsby-area, and also highlighting the efforts in an industry that the Scandinavian country is at the forefront of. […]

  • UK: SgurrEnergy to Advise on Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    26 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    SgurrEnergy has been selected as lender’s technical and environmental advisor to an international banking consortium for the £750m Lincs offshore wind farm.  The high profile project, which is in construction, will comprise 75 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 3.6MW wind turbines when completed, and uses a pioneering wind turbine foundation design. Lincs is the first project financed offshore […]

  • German Developer Focuses on Completion of BARD Offshore 1

    13 June 2012

    The divestiture of Germany’s offshore pioneer BARD has yet to be completed as planned. The reasons for this include a persistently difficult market environment, technological challenges and the high level of complexity involved in the pioneering project BARD Offshore 1. The full divestiture of the BARD Group as a turn-key provider for offshore wind farms […]

  • Polish Businessman Applies for Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Polish businessman Jan Kulczyk has applied for the permission to construct an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, writes thenews.pl news portal. Kulczyk’s energy company, Polenergia, is keeping silent about the four offshore wind projects it has. However, chairman of Polenergia, Dariusz Mioduski, stated that the company has filed an application to the state-owned […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Upsets War Veterans (France)

    20 July 2011

    Even after 67 years, the memory of Normandy’s bloodied waters is still with Major Roy E. Eddy. The 87-year-old war veteran from Mississauga was just 20 on June 6, 1944, when he piloted a landing craft filled with soldiers on Juno Beach. Most of them he never saw again. Eddy — who has returned to […]

  • Major Growth Expected in US Offshore Wind Industry

    11 November 2010

    The United States boasts more installed, on-shore wind power capacity than any other country in the world. Offshore wind power is a… By William Pentland (forbes) [mappress] Source: forbes, November 11, 2010

  • Maine Officials Jet to Decide on Offshore Wind (USA)

    15 June 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Gov. Paul LePage’s top energy official says he may have spoke prematurely when he recently expressed concern over the high price of … By Tom Porter (mpbn) [mappress mapid=”4000″] Source: mpbn, June 15, 2011:

  • Planning For Offshore Wind in Michigan – Divided Opinions of the Locals

    21 February 2011

      The issue of siting wind turbines remains a thorny issue. Planning for on-shore and off-shore wind continues in Michigan. By Saulius Mikalonis (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, February 21, 2011

  • Monroe County Opposing Offshore Wind Proposal (USA)

    21 January 2011
    Authorities

    The New York Power Authority continues to consider proposals to build offshore wind turbines, but a majority of Monroe County legislators… By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, January 21, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Bill Draws Different Reactions (USA)

    30 December 2010

    A bill to promote offshore wind-power projects may cause it’s share of controversy during the next Maryland General Assembly session.   By Ed Waters Jr. (fredericknewspost) [mappress] Source: fredericknewspost, December 30, 2010

  • Port upgrade may be ‘surprise’ for offshore wind budget

    25 March 2010

    Thousands of offshore wind turbines are planned by the government to meet EU targets on renewable energy, and Greenpeace says it expects the   [mappress] Source: guardian, March 24, 2010;

  • Latest Offshore WIND Magazine Now Available Online

    6 March 2018

    The latest edition of the Offshore WIND magazine is now available in a digital format.

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Belgian Offshore Wind Farms

    8 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been chosen as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the Seastar and the Mermaid offshore wind projects in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Milestone 2017 Keeps UK Offshore Wind on Track

    17 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    With 33 fully operational offshore wind farms and further eight under construction at the end of 2017, the offshore wind sector is on track to grow its contribution to the UK’s electricity supply to 10% by 2020, according to the Crown Estate.

  • USA: Offshore Wind Backers to Hold Rally in Annapolis

    2 April 2012

      According to the Associated Press, advocates of offshore wind development are to hold a rally, in order to voice their support to the passing of a Bill, aimed at introducing more favourable conditions for development of offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City. The rally will be held on Monday night, in Annapolis […]

  • USA: New Offshore Wind Research Facility for DOE

    9 January 2013
    R&D

    A new Department of Energy research facility will help eliminate a major hurdle for offshore wind and ocean power development and bring the U.S. closer to tapping the more than the estimated 4,000 gigawatts of wind power blowing along the nation’s coasts and the more than 1.2 terrawatt-hours of energy that could be generated by […]

  • MHI VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND: Off to a Flying Start

    27 April 2015

    As the first anniversary of the creation of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind approaches the company looks back on a pretty good year as it lands its first commercial order for the much heralded V164-8.0 MW® and is named the preferred supplier for the Walney Extension project. The company has already seen employee numbers grow and […]

  • G9 Issues Offshore Wind Health & Safety Statistics

    1 July 2016

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published the 2015 health and safety statistics for the offshore wind sector. When comparing 2015 performance against what was reported in 2014, in Europe the performance is broadly unchanged, whereas there has been an increase in the Total Recordable […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind Backing Letter to Obama Administration

    24 July 2012

    Many environmental groups are urging the Obama administration to continue to push forward for wind development offshore east coast, according to the Associated Press. One of the groups, Environment Virginia, will release a letter today supporting this viewpoint. Besides environmental groups, many business owners, legislators and conservationists are backing this letter. Because the long legal […]

  • Delta Lloyd Keeps Its Interest in Offshore Wind

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Delta Lloyd will continue to invest in its offshore wind insurance portfolio. For that matter Delta Lloyd will further enhance its offshore wind energy team, in that a highly specialized team will stay in place, following the announcement that some wind energy specialists will leave the company. Delta Lloyd is involved in the insurance of 26 offshore […]

  • Major Offshore Platforms EPCI Contract Up For Grabs

    9 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    A European transmission system operator is seeking Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) services for offshore platforms. The scope of works includes the design, procurement, fabrication, transport and installation, and commissioning of offshore substations including the substructures and all the platform systems and their related project management and coordination activities. This is an excerpt from […]

  • Russia Plans 60MW Offshore Wind Farm in Karelia

    29 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese energy service provider Sinomec and the government of the Russian republic of Karelia have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of the 60MW Kem offshore wind farm off Kemsky District. The project is valued at around RUB 9 billion (EUR 131 million) and will be financed by the government of Karelia, Sinomec, […]

  • Correll to Back ZTT on German Offshore Wind Farms

    1 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) has awarded Correll Services with contracts related to subsea cables at the Kaskasi II and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind projects in Germany. Correll Services will provide platform cable routing, termination and testing of 155kV subsea cables for the AC grid connection systems on the two wind farms. To […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Be a Lifeline OSV Operators Need

    2 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Offshore wind has the potential to provide offshore service vessel (OSV) operators with an alternative market and an opportunity for specialisation, offering an escape from other sectors hit hard by low prices of oil and gas, according to shipping and offshore markets analyst Clarksons.   If the developments in November are an indication of things to come, the offshore […]

  • Denmark: Walney Offshore Windfarms Finalises Shareholder Financing

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has successfully supported its partner, OPW, in achieving refinance of the purchase (completed in December 2010) of their 24.8% stake in the 367MW Walney Offshore Windfarms (Walney). OPW, a joint venture between Dutch pension fund PGGM and renewable energy investor Ampere Equity Fund, acquired a 24.8% stake Walney in 2010 from DONG Energy, […]